Guy Spiro: Greg, we haven’t talked in quite some time. You’ve written several books and covered a lot of ground since then.
Gregg Braden: Books on specific topics that appear to be different but all speak to a common theme. This is a pivotal moment in the history of our planet, our civilization and our lives right now.
GS: It’s quite a time.
GB: It really is and the best minds are very clear, science is very clear, this is a time of crisis. We don’t have to look very far to see how these crises are playing out, whether we’re talking about climate...
'); break; case '01' : setPvText(idNum, 'Conversation with James Twyman','by Guy Spiro','Guy Spiro: Jimmy, I was surprised to see that it’s been over ten years since we last spoke like this. A lot has happened with you since then.
James Twyman: I’m surprised by that as well. You and I go way back and being from Chicago, I think of The Monthly Aspectarian and how long you guys have been in existence. It’s hard to believe that it’s been ten years.
GS: As I looked over your site for this conversation, it was clear that you’ve been busy.
JT: The last fifteen years or so, a certain momentum has overtaken me and it has been an amazing...
'); break; case '10' : setPvText(idNum, 'Second Sight: Dr. Judith Orloff’s Intuitive Journey','by Dr. Judith Orloff','I’m a psychiatrist and intuitive in Los Angeles. What I do isn’t my job. It’s my life’s passion. With patients and in workshops, I listen with my intellect and my intuition, a potent inner wisdom that goes beyond the literal. I experience it as a flash of insight, a gut feeling, a hunch, a dream. By blending intuition with orthodox medical knowledge, I can offer my patients and workshop participants the best of both worlds. Now, listening to intuition is sacred to me, but learning to trust it has taken years. I’ve described the details in my memoir Second Sight which is meant to assure anyone who ever thought they...
'); break; case '20' : setPvText(idNum, 'My Current Opinion','by Guy Spiro','Not long ago, I wrote a piece on all of the gloom and doom and end of the world fears and scenarios that are floating around in mass consciousness. I’m still of the opinion that none of these things are going to happen, at least not in the time frame some suggest or at the magnitude. Of course, if you wait long enough, everything will happen. If you wait long enough, any and all of the things that too many people are worrying about will occur. Due to the cyclic nature of everything in manifest existence, there will inevitably be an end to our civilization. A comet will at some point hit the planet again. The...
'); break; case '21' : setPvText(idNum, 'Guy Spiro’s Original Astro-Weather Report','','As March begins, Jupiter has moved almost out of orb to the sextile to Pluto and quincunx to Saturn that provided much of the entertainment of last month. Conservatism should be reeling and liberality realizing its ascendancy, but much remains to be done. While conservatism is by nature more disciplined and that is one of its great strengths, liberality has a long sad history of eating its young and blowing its opportunities. The far left will have to get its act together, cooperate with the middle, take what gains are made and not make trouble to the point of impeding progress. The far left needs to...
'); break; case '22' : setPvText(idNum, 'From the Heart - The Great Harvest','by Alan Cohen','As a farmer lay dying, his four sons sat by his bedside awaiting his final words. “There is a vast treasure buried in the family’s field,” he whispered.
“Where is it, father?” the sons pleaded. But it was too late. Their father was gone.
Soon after his passing, the sons set to the field, trying to unearth the treasure. For many days the sons desperately worked pick and shovel, digging everywhere in search of their promised legacy. Eventually they turned over every inch of the field, but alas, no treasure was to be found. Finally, dejected and discouraged, they gave up their...
'); break; case '23' : setPvText(idNum, 'Sound Perspectives','by Steven Halpern','Sacred Sounds Inside the Great Pyramid, World Sound Healing Day, and at the Grammys?
If you watched the Grammys the other night, you probably know that the field of healing music is not considered one of the major genres in which awards are given. Despite that fact, and the general lack of awareness or interest in most of the voting members and staff, one of the only albums to embody healing music as I have discussed it since 1985, actually won this year.
Namaste and congratulations to David Darling!
'); break; case '24' : setPvText(idNum, 'The Shared Heart: New Dimensions ofWho Are You With ... Really?
Thirty-three years ago, I had an experience that powerfully changed the way I perceive and love my husband Barry. I have shared this experience only with Barry and a few friends. Today I want to share this gem of a story in the hopes that perhaps it can change the way you perceive your loved ones.
Three years into our marriage, in 1972, we had a very difficult and challenging time. We separated for a while and it didn’t look like our marriage could survive, even though we tried to heal the major issue. We realized that in order to truly heal, we...
'); break; case '30' : setPvText(idNum, 'In Print','','Breathing in the Buddha: A Photographic Exploration of Buddhist Life in Indochina by Alan Brigish. (BrigishEye, $99.50, Hardcover.)
This book tells two parallel stories. The first explores with images and extended captions, the daily life of people in four countries of Indochina. The second story is an exploration of the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths and the Noble Enlightened Path. The intent is for us to explore Buddhist philosophy in the context of the daily existence of people in the most densely populated part of the world that still practices Buddhism. In order to explore how...
'); break; case '31' : setPvText(idNum, 'CyberWeave: Spirituality and the Internet','by Mary Montgomery','Good News!—Read All About it!A long time ago, when I was first starting out in the news business, I visited the night editor at the Chicago Sun-Times. He told me the story of a woman who called one night complaining bitterly that the Sun-Times never printed any positive news. The editor asked her to give him some examples of positive news and the lady quickly supplied a list of them. Then editor asked, “Where did you find out about those stories?” There was a long pause, followed by a sigh and the admission that the woman had read about those positive stories in...
'); break; case '32' : setPvText(idNum, 'Science Fiction & The Art of Storytelling','by Jacqueline Lichtenberg','Group Mind & Media Part III – Mystery
Desert Magic by Dana Davis. (iUniverse, 2008.)
Strong Enough To Die by Jon Land. (Forge, May, 2009.)
Dying By The Sword by Sarah D’Almeida. (Berkeley Prime Crime Mystery, 2008.)
Peace, Love and Murder by Nancy Holzner. (Gale Five Star, August, 2009.)
The Sword-Edged Blonde by Alex Bledsoe. (Tor Fantasy, July, 2009.)
Since January, we’ve been looking at a chicken/egg...
'); break; case '40' : setPvText(idNum, 'The Pulse Calendar','','Tuesday, March 2
AVATAR ADI DA SAMRAJ video and presentation on this extraordinary Master. An introduction to His Life, Teaching, and Legacy. Tuesdays, 7:30, Adidam Midwest Center, 3301 Fullerton, Chicago. 773-661-0127. adidamchicago.org.
URANTIA BOOK study group, Urantia Foundation, 533 Diversey Pkwy., 7pm.
Wednesday, March 3
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ANIMAL COMMUNICATOR Carol Schultz. Interactive conversations with your pets. Teleclasses and on-site courses in animal wellness through Animal Spirit Healing & Education® Network. animalspiritnetwork.com. Private consultations with Carol at 815-531-2850 or carolschultz.com.
BODYWORK
LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST, Reiki Master...
'); break; case '50' : setPvText(idNum, 'The Brain Thief','by Alexander Jablokov','“No one’s home?”
“Nah, they’re all down in Hilton Head. Coming back tomorrow.” He checked his watch. “Today, I guess. Do you know who the hell took my car?”
He was being remarkably calm about it, Bernal thought. He was a kind of young-old guy, with graying hair but a slim build. He wore white running shoes, gray wool pants, and a sweatshirt from a music school with a picture of a harpsichord on it. The man picked the metal dog back up and cradled it in his arms.
“Friend of mine,” Bernal said. He decided not to...
'); break; case '51' : setPvText(idNum, 'Ashtanga Yoga','by Gregor Maehle','Origins of Ashtanga Yoga
Most Indians identify the ancient seer Patanjali as the father of all yogas. Traditionally, they have viewed Patanjali as a semi-divine being, a manifestation of Ananta, the serpent of infinity. Patanjali displayed an incredible level of mastery in compiling the Yoga Sutra; he also published texts on Sanskrit grammar and Ayurvedic medicine. Thus you can think of Patanjali as a master of advanced yoga techniques, a professor of various branches of classical knowledge, and a mythological, semi-divine being all wrapped in one. The Indian masters I have studied with report...
'); break; case '52' : setPvText(idNum, 'Secrets of Great Marriages','by Charlie and Linda Bloom','The idea for this book began about ten years ago after we heard countless clients, students, friends, and colleagues lament that “there are just no good, available men/women out there, and hardly anyone has a decent relationship anyway,” or words to that effect. We decided that someday we would write a book that would disprove the many naysayers who seemed determined to confirm their belief that good relationships are simply impossible for any save the fortunate few who, for unknown reasons, were lucky enough to have found their soul mates.
We vowed that we would even reveal the secrets...
'); break; case '53' : setPvText(idNum, 'Our Organizing Principles','by Steven J. Fogel','The Conscious and Unconscious Beliefs
That Cause Us to Act as We Do
The patterns of behavior we form in early childhood are generally triggered by our reactions to how we are received by parents, siblings, and others close to us. Take for an example a child who spills her milk and experiences her dad’s response of getting furious, versus that same child if Dad responded by saying, “Don’t worry, it’s easy to clean up” and reassured her of his love for her. Each of the father’s possible reactions and the child’s reaction to his reaction can start a lifelong pattern of behavior.
'); break; case '54' : setPvText(idNum, 'Universal Vision: Transcending the Here and Now','by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev','“At any given moment in life, if you go by past experience, or if you trust your mind to decide what is possible and what is not, then you will end up settling for mediocrity.”
Human experiences are commonly a cacophony of voices, thoughts and emotions. Most of us are in this state of confusion, where the mind is captivated by wrong perceptions of reality. This is why pain and suffering are integral to our lives, in spite of material conveniences and facilities that science and technology have provided us with. The noise that...
'); break; case '55' : setPvText(idNum, 'Breathing in the Buddha','by Alan Brigish','A Limited Edition Photo-Documentary Book Captures Daily Life and Lessons Learned In Buddhist Indochina, Especially Myanmar. 100% of Profits from Book are Redirected to Educate Children in South East Asia.
“It reads like a journal, the intimate record of a journey and the meanings [the author] discovered. His inclusion of the Buddhist teachings feels more like an act of personal realization than a need to preach some pre-established dogma or illustrate a point.” ~ Peter Clothier, author and blogger, The...
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