The Current Global Crisis and the Future of Humanity
Modern science could solve most of the urgent problems in today's world. Yet the problems that stand in the way are not economical or technological; their deepest sources lie inside the human personality. After more 50 years of intensive study of holotropic states of consciousness, I have come to the conclusion that the theoretical concepts and practical approaches developed by transpersonal psychology could help alleviate the current global crisis. These observations suggest a radical psychospiritual transformation of humanity is not only possible, but is already underway.
Global Grooves
2008's Global Sound Conference in L.A. will explore how we can utilize the power of sound as a positive agent for good.
Gringo Ayahuasca: Meet Carlos Tanner
The debate over westerners and Ayahuasca retreat centers in Iquitos has heated up since the Peruvian Government has begun proposing legislation that would demand that local shamans be certified. After drinking Ayahuasca in Iquitos this past month, I interviewed another lodge owner, Carlos Tanner. We spoke about how the west is beginning to influence traditional Ayahuasca medicine practice in Peru.
Souldish: NYC Events Dec. 15-19
Energy Psychology, Reiki III, Jung's Practical Insights, Yoga and Mudras, and Full Moon and Winter Solstice are awaiting New Yorkers this week.
Diamond Solitaire: Washing Beets with God
A little over a decade ago, I had a bona-fide, Grade A, no-shit “mystical” experience – or at least something that felt a hell of a lot like one.
Magnetic Field Music
A blind geophysicist reveals the history of Earth's magnetic field reversals through a curious sound interpretation.
Healing the Galactic Womb
No surprise that the jovial, outgoing energy of the holiday season coincides with the sun's transit thru optimistic, wide-eyed Sagittarius. But what infuses this new moon with shamanic adrenaline is its conjunction with both the Galactic Center and the Lord of the Underworld, Pluto.
Nights of Noise
Across the globe, Phil Kline's Unsilent Nights challenge conformity and blur the line between music and noise.
Hollywood: The Next Record Industry
To watch the AMPTP (movie and TV producers) disinformation campaign against the Writers Guild of America (screenwriters) is to watch a replay of the record industry's profit-motivated suicide of the 1990's.
The Ecstatic Brain
Scientists hope to treat post-traumatic stress disorder with a little white pill: ecstacy.
