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eNewsletter
- June & July 2003
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Join us in the beautiful, serene surroundings of the Rangeley Lakes Region of Maine on Sept 6th for a conference that will surely make you look at the universe, and your place in it, in a completely new way. Cosmos and Consciousness features three pioneering researchers--Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell; Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Harvard psychiatrist John E. Mack and Harvard-Smithsonian astrophysicist Rudy Schild--who will share
with us their leading edge investigations of the interconnectedness of
cosmos and consciousness; and envision the new worldview that is
emerging to challenge our present-day conception of reality.
These three investigators have undergone their own personal
transformations because of the new knowledge they are discovering at
the frontiers of scientific exploration. When the ideas and findings of all
three are combined, the foundation for a new understanding of ourselves
and the universe we inhabit begins to take shape. In the days, weeks and
months that follow Cosmos and Consciousness, you may find
that you are beginning to look at things differently as well.
Registration: $75 general admission; $45 student admission; ($85 at door, cash only); some limited-income seating available. For more information or to register, email The Mindshift Institute at Info@mindshiftinstitute.org; call 212-721-6785; or visit our website at mindshiftinstitute.org. Credit cards accepted online for advance registration only.
ADDITIONAL EVENTS
Visit the Center's website for information about other events, including the Star Wisdom & Ancestral Energies event being held Aug 15-17 in Western Massachusetts
CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE COSMOS
Terrorism and Consciousness Explored by Dr. John Mack in Latest Noetic Sciences Magazine
The Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) June quarterly science magazine, IONS REVIEW, includes an article on terrorism and its link to consciousness and worldviews. In this difficult time of violent chaos and widespread outburst of hatred and destruction, is it possible to search beyond the acts of evil to gain an understanding of these behaviors? Can a search for new knowledge and insight help generate a more just and secure world for future generations?
John E. Mack,M.D., professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, writes in his article, "Deeper Causes: Exploring the Role of Consciousness in Terrorism," that "terrorism does not arise in a vacuum, or from some inchoate reservoir of evil out of which particular bad people may spontaneously emerge at certain times in history." A broader, more complex worldview needs to be explored that allows a deeper understanding about the causes of this terrorism. "Without understanding what breeds these acts and drives the terrorists to do what they do ... we have little chance of preventing further such actions, let alone of 'eradicating terrorism.'"
James O'Dea, president of IONS said, "In this courageous and insightful article, Mack quotes former Governor Cuomo: 'The only way to solve the terrorist problem is to change the minds of those who practice terrorism.' In order to change their minds and murderous hatred in their hearts, we must demonstrate a greater understanding about how we are perceived by the growing numbers of suicidal terrorists and also better understand the roots of their rage."
Dr. Mack writes that humanity is "at a turning point...a kind of race to the future between the forces of destruction and creation." He concludes that what will be required is no less than a worldwide shift of consciousness that "enable the citizens of the Earth to become a genuine family of people...in which each of us can come to feel a responsibility for the welfare of all."
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THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY & SOCIAL CHANGE
The Center's online Journal features contributions from some of the leading experts in the fields of psychology, spirituality and social change.
Submissions are welcomed! The latest articles include:
Writing on the Wall: A Sermon
by James Ishmael Ford
"...Our liberal faith is always focused on how we live, it is a constant reflection on those principles by which we live, examined and re-examined. And so as a natural consequence of this spiritual way of ours, as citizens of a republic and in these dangerous times we must not turn from considering our public policy decisions. It is a calling of our faith to do so. This is a call to spiritual maturity, to integrity. Unfortunately as we consider our public life, the life of politics, it is often hard to remember that term 'integrity'..."
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AUDIO CD OF DR. JOHN MACK'S BEST PRESENTATION
Studying Intrusions from the Subtle Realm: How Can We Deepen Our Knowledge?
by John E. Mack, M.D., is now available on audio CD as part of our new Signature Series, which presents the best talks given by Center staff. On this CD, Dr. Mack speaks about the larger cultural implications of the alien encounter experience: "In the focus on the material realm to the exclusion of the subtle realms, we have virtually rid the cosmos of nature, rid nature of spirit and, in a sense, denied the existence of all life other than that which is physically observable here on Earth..."
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About the Center for Psychology & Social Change
Founded in 1982 by Harvard professor of psychiatry John E. Mack, M.D., the Center runs programs in a wide variety of areas, such as ecopsychology, spirituality and health, therapeutic counseling and extraordinary experience research. The Center's efforts are designed to invite a new way of looking at the world that could lead to sustainable, equitable, and peaceful ways of living.
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