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This is a list of presentations that have been announced on the News page.

The NDE Zone: Connected by the Light from the Cosmic to the Subatomic

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FREE WEBCAST Thursday, October 14, 7:00 p.m. CDT

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Since the dawn of human history, people have reported near-death experiences, shared-death experiences, deathbed visions, and after death communication. These phenomena happen when the energy of the human soul interfaces briefly with the higher vibration of the Afterlife Frequency. This inter-dimensional communication occurs in the NDE Zone—between our material world dimension and the Other Side dimension.

One of the most profound aspects of these phenomena is encountering the Light. Since ancient times, belief systems worldwide describe an encounter with the Divine Power known as God in terms of light. Albert Einstein said, “We are all Light Beings.” Light is also the only form of electromagnetic energy visible to the human eye.

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A New Scientific Paradigm to Accommodate Matter, Mind, and Spirit

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FREE WEBCAST Thursday, October 7, 7:00 p.m. CDT

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A new paradigm of physics is presented, based on the notion that a common feature of many mental and spiritual phenomena is that they involve some form of space, albeit different from physical space. It is argued that even a description of physical perception requires a 5-dimensional model, with the 5th dimension being associated with mental time.

This proposal may relate to recent developments in brane cosmology and impinges on two problems on the borders of physics and philosophy: the relationship between physical space and perceptual space and the passage of time. A description of non-physical perception, including dreams, OBEs, NDEs and some mystical states, may require further dimensions, suggesting a higher-dimensional “reality structure”, which is reminiscent of some ideas already proposed by modern physics. A description of consciousness must entail a proper understanding of the specious present, the minimum timescale of conscious experience, and this may also relate to higher dimensions.

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How Theosophy and a “WholeWorld-View” Can Empower Our Conscious Evolution

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FREE WEBCAST Thursday, September 30, 7:00 p.m. CDT

how theosophy and the wholeworld view can empower our conscious evolution with dr jude currivan 9 30 21

Recent scientific evidence at all scales of existence—from the tiniest so-called Planck scale to the entire Universe, and across numerous fields of research, are discovering that our Universe exists and evolves as a unified entity. Dr. Jude Currivan calls this a WholeWorld-View, which integrates a unitive understanding of the nature of reality, shows that the appearance of our Universe emerges from deeper levels of causation, and that mind and consciousness aren’t what we have but what we and the whole world are. It reveals a Universe of meaning and purpose that embodies an impulse to evolve from simplicity to complexity and ever-greater self-awareness. Synergizing with universal wisdom teachings such as Theosophy has the potential to help heal our fragmented perspectives and empower our conscious evolution.

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The Wisdom of Hungry Ghosts

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FREE WEBCAST Thursday, September 23, 7:00 p.m. CDT

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In the Buddhist cycle of existence, the realm of hungry ghosts is one of the unfortunate realms of rebirth, and those reborn there are often described as having enormous stomachs and tiny mouths, forever thwarted in their search for food. But hungry ghosts know the error of their ways, and they sometimes appear among humans — like the ghosts that haunt Ebenezer Scrooge — as augurs of what may await. Humans, they know, have a tendency to cultivate meanness (mātsarya), which makes those people cruel, immoral, and oblivious to their own self-righteousness. That meanness can lead to madness and misery. Thankfully, hungry ghosts offer unique insight into the human condition, and can provide us with the solution to this problem.

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Contemporary Paganism, Wicca, and Witchcraft: Foundations of the Craft of the Wise

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FREE WEBCAST Thursday, September 16, 7:00 p.m. CDT

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There is a great deal of misunderstanding and confusion about Paganism and Wicca, often with some negative historical Christian connotations. However, the traditions under this umbrella comprise one of the fastest growing new religious movements in the country. Wiccan High Priestess Gwendolyn Reece will introduce these traditions and the ways in which practitioners can seek to create a generative new vision by daring to live a magical life.  

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Extraordinary Awakenings: When Trauma leads to Transformation

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FREE WEBCAST Thursday, September 9, 7:00 p.m. CDT

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For 15 years, the transpersonal psychologist Steve Taylor has been researching cases of spontaneous spiritual awakening that occur in the midst of intense psychological turmoil. In times of bereavement, serious illness, addiction, deep depression, and intense stress, a miraculous transformation sometimes occurs: the death of an old identity and the birth of a new, spiritually-awakened Self. Steve will share some examples of these extraordinary awakenings from his research and explain the reasons why intense suffering can cause them. He will also explain what we can learn from the phenomenon and teach some principles that can apply to our own spiritual development. 

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Letting Go: The Essence of Spiritual Awakening

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FREE WEBCAST Thursday, September 2, 7:00 p.m. CDT

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The call to let go lies at the heart of all the world’s spiritual traditions. Non-attachment to outcomes, surrendering desires, accepting the present, opening to a higher power, relinquishing the ego, forgiveness … these all require us to let go. But letting go is not always easy, especially when we think of it as getting rid of a disturbing thought or feeling. Best-selling author and meditation teacher Peter Russell re-frames letting go not as another task we need to do, but as a letting go of any expectation or control. The beauty of this approach is that nothing needs to be changed or eliminated.

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Can an Extended Science Bridge the Worlds of Matter, Mind, and Spirit?

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FREE WEBCAST Thursday, August 26, 7:00 p.m. CDT

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A full understanding of the universe must encompass the three worlds of matter, mind and spirit, as well as building bridges between them. While physics has been remarkably successful in describing the material world, from the smallest scales of particle physics to the largest scales of cosmology, it currently makes no reference to consciousness and associated mental or spiritual experiences. Indeed, most physicists adopt a materialist and reductionist view in which consciousness is just an incidental by-product of the brain. However, many arguments from physics itself suggest that consciousness is a fundamental rather than incidental feature of the Universe, so it is natural to extend physics to accommodate it. This is especially true if one believes in certain anomalous interactions between consciousness and the physical world. However, this will require a radically different physical paradigm from the one that currently prevails.

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The Plant Kingdom and The Shaman

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FREE WEBCAST Thursday, August 19, 7:00 p.m. CDT

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The Shaman works with the natural world – particularly with the healing and blessing energy of the Plant Kingdom. Native elders connect with the spirit of the plant and have a reverent and deep respect for the apothecary of medicine – not just in their food, but in their powerful healing ceremonies.  

The Plant Kingdom and the Tree Nation are the lungs of our world and the apothecary of sustaining food, healing medicine, and ceremonial medicine. They also carry great wisdom and provide cleansing energies, as in the smudging ceremony. Learn about the many beautiful, specialized purification plants and how to respectfully harvest them, as well as how to use them for meditation, aura cleansing, and even cleansing our life’s journey.

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What’s Wrong with Everything?

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FREE WEBCAST Thursday, August 12, 7:00 p.m. CDT

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Human beings seem to be animals who believe something is wrong. Often we connect this sense with personal, political, or social issues, but if we look deeper, we realize that there is an inner anxiety that underlies all of these problems.

What’s the cause of this anxiety? Richard Smoley suggests that it is spiritual and metaphysical in nature. He will discuss the question of why we think things are wrong in terms of traditions including Theosophy, Gnosticism, A Course in Miracles, and the psychology of C.G. Jung.

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