Colleagues, So much bubbling right now. And our "movement" needs to be part of it if we are to find the relevant niches/roles for our unique experiences going forward. I've been very interested in the list serv discussion of Charles Taylor's "The Secular Society" - along with Michael Dowd's "Thank God for Evolution". Some familiar names, along with some perhaps not so for all of us, are coming up on a phone call this Saturday. Ken Wilbur's ideas have been discussed by many of us - we read Riane Eisler's book "The Chalice and the Blade" - and I remember hearing Barbara Marx Hubbard at 4750 the summer we heard people like Jean Houston. Laszlo's book "The Chaos Point" we studied here in Binghamton the year it came out. For those interested in the deeps of current reality, including the role of consciousness, this phone call might be worth checking out. Janice Ulangca ------------------- Saturday, July 20, 2013 12pm US Pacific / 3pm US Eastern Sign up to listen live or receive the recording The evidence is mounting from every direction: the materialist paradigm of science is breaking down. Data that traditional scientists tried to ignore or dismiss has become more robust every day. What will replace the materialist paradigm? And how will that new paradigm change how we think about... everything? In this groundbreaking online event, some of the foremost thinkers of our day will look at the implications of startling evidence that materialistic science cannot explain, such as non-locality - that consciousness is connected at a distance, instantly - and what they are calling the Akashic Field - a kind of record-keeping function for the cosmos. They will look at how the cumulative body of evidence forces a major, even historic shift in how we see the nature of reality. Consciousness comes to the foreground, not as an evolutionary afterthought but a prime mover and causative factor. How might this reshape the paradigm at the very foundations of science? And how might it lead to the evolution of our culture and our consciousness? Join us for scintillating insights, powerful dialogue, and a spirit of adventure into the unknown. You'll hear powerful insights from pre-eminent panelists, including scientists, philosophers, and futurists who are in public dialogue for the first time: a.. Ervin Laszlo - Author of more than 80 books and one of the most prodigious, systemic thinkers of our day b.. Ken Wilber - Renowned integral philosopher who has bridged worlds from spiritual practice to complexity theory to create a comprehensive map of our Kosmos that includes our interiors c.. Barbara Marx Hubbard - Celebrated as a visionary and futurist for her ability to see future trends and possibilities d.. Riane Eisler - Bestselling author, social scientist, pioneer of the "partnership paradigm" e.. Duane Elgin - Futurist, social visionary, author of five books, former senior social scientist with Stanford Research Institute This teleseminar event is completely free. So invite your friends and allies and skeptics as well to join you for what is sure to be 60 minutes of brilliant and provocative insights that give you a powerful glimpse of what the science of the next millennium just may look like. Even if you can't make the call live, do sign up and you'll receive access to a recording.