Podcast appearances and mentions of Duane Elgin

What is this Universe about? Are we separate from it or somehow intertwined? Einstein has a very famous question asking if the Universe is friendly or not and science has been studying this. Our guest today is Duane Elgin, an internationally recognized speaker, author, and social visionary who looks beneath the surface turbulence of our times to explore the deeper trends that are transforming our world. Duane received the Japanese “Goi International Peace Award” in recognition of his contribution to a global vision, consciousness, and lifestyle that fosters a “more sustainable and spiritual culture.”  In today's interview, Duane explains how the Universe has evidence of consciousness at every level – it's a unique living system. He talks about the “Miracle of Aliveness” and how what appears to be a quiet world around us is teeming with energy. We can find this aliveness in our relationships, in our connection with nature, in poetry and art, etc. It's about our connection with others, and how it enriches our lives. Duane is the author of “The Living Universe” which dives deep into scientific evidence of what the universe really is – uniquely alive – and how we are a part of it. He discusses the environmental planetary crises and how the viewpoint of separation created it. If we can switch to the belief that the universe is living, we can move more effortlessly into sustainability. Will we have a vision of conflict? Or we will vision a collaborative, cooperative future? It is our choice. Info: www.awakeningearth.org

Humanity is straddling unprecedented, threshold times. This situational crisis is more than climate change. It's a whole system change. Yet, despite the extreme nature of our situation, we're also living in a moment of immense possibility. We live in an immense sea of a living universe within a domain of aliveness with new kinds of potentials that are going to emerge. Duane Elgin, Ph.D.(hon) is a visionary futurist, educator, and Citizen-Voice Activist who received the Goi Pace Award in Japan in recognition of his contributions to a global vision that fosters a “more sustainable and spiritual culture”. Duane is currently the Co-director of the Choosing Earth Project. He is the author of many books including Awakening Earth: Exploring the Evolution of Human Culture and Consciousness (William Morrow 1993), Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a Way of Life That Is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich (Harper 2010), The Living Universe: Where Are We? Who Are We? Where Are We Going? (Barrett Koehler Publishers 2009), Promise Ahead: A Vision of Hope and Action for Humanity's Future the Living Universe (William Morrow 2000) and Choosing Earth: Humanity's Journey of Initiation through Breakdown and Collapse to Mature Planetary Community (Revised Edition) (Duane Elgin 2022)Interview Date: 10/20/2023. Tags: Duane Elgin, initiation, Christopher Alexander, mutual symbiosis, pocket neighborhoods, eco-villages, digital authoritarianism, digital dictatorship, electronic meetings, ETMs, electronic Town Meetings, The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Personal Transformation, Psychology, Community, Social Change/Politics, Ecology/Nature/Environment, Global Culture

Duane Elgin, Ph.D.(hon) is a visionary futurist, educator, and Citizen-Voice Activist who received the Goi Pace Award in Japan in recognition of his contributions to a global vision that fosters a “more sustainable and spiritual culture”. Duane is currently the Co-director of the Choosing Earth Project. He is the author of many books including Awakening Earth: Exploring the Evolution of Human Culture and Consciousness (William Morrow 1993), Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a Way of Life That Is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich (Harper 2010), The Living Universe: Where Are We? Who Are We? Where Are We Going? (Barrett Koehler Publishers 2009), Promise Ahead: A Vision of Hope and Action for Humanity's Future the Living Universe (William Morrow 2000) and Choosing Earth: Humanity's Journey of Initiation through Breakdown and Collapse to Mature Planetary Community (Revised Edition) (Duane Elgin 2022)Interview Date: 10/20/2023. Tags: Duane Elgin, collective adolescence, maturing adult collective, population overload, collectively growing up, aliveness, collective initiation, community, Ubuntu, communication, widening our lens of perception, mass media encourages separation and division, no safe havens, Earth is our collective greenhouse, Personal Transformation, Psychology, Community, Social Change/Politics, Ecology/Nature/Environment, Global Culture

Earth Day is a special time to commemorate our precious Mother Earth. Mitchell and Scott come together in this dialogue to discuss Earth Day in general, its significance, and the line-up of speakers and musicians Mitchell put together for this year's Earth Day. It opens with a Native American blessing by Chief Phil Lane, an intro of Mitchell as MC/Host by co-sponsor Rick Ulfik, founder of We, The World, and then into the speakers, who consist of Lynne Twist (Pachamama Alliance & Soul of Money Institute), media activist, author, social scientist Duane Elgin, journalist and author of The End of Ice, Dahr Jamail, the founder of The World Food Bank Richard Lackey, co-founder of the Eco-Restoration Alliance Jon Schull, co-sponsor, founder of Planet Heart Andrew Kaen with a poem, and Host/Producer of A Better World Radio & TV, host of the evening, Mitchell Rabin. Musicians are the awesome Kristin Hoffman, bansuri player John Wubbenhorst and flutist Premik Russell Tubbs. The full video version will be available on www.youtube.com/abetterworldtvshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abwmitchellrabin/support

Do you sometimes wish that someone would just tell you the right thing to do when it comes to taking environmental action? It can be so darn complicated it seems. Every day there is another new campaign or cause, and they all seem important.Easy to feel torn in multiple directions. And it doesn't help with the Eco-overwhelm! So I want to show you how to apply the concept of Voluntary Simplicity to direct your actions. What is Voluntary Simplicity?Voluntary Simplicity, despite being linked to the simple living and minimalism trends of de-cluttering and creating homes that look like no one actually lives in them, it is actually an idea rooted in the environmental movement.Back in 1981, the Book Voluntary Simplicity, by Duane Elgin, helped people to address their over-cluttered lives, looking at the environmental and social issues of consumer culture, and finding ways to approach family life, work, and our inner lives.The premise then which still holds today is that consumer culture is not only disastrous for the planet, it also leaves us deeply unhappy and longing for something better. The basic principles are to first pare down - in terms of possessions, but also our schedules, and to-do lists, in an effort to free ourselves up to make more connections.We can then have the time and space to foster deeper, more meaningful and rewarding connections to others, to ourselves, our communities and to nature.Voluntary Simplicity is described as “life that is outwardly simple yet inwardly rich.”The term, however, was first coined by social philosopher Richard Gregg, in his 1936 essay on the topic. In which he writes:"Voluntary simplicity involves both inner and outer condition. It means singleness of purpose and sincerity and honesty within, as well as avoidance of external clutter, of many possessions irrelevant to the chief purpose of life. It means an ordering and guiding of our energy and our desires, a partial restraint in some directions in order to secure greater abundance of life in other directions. It involves a deliberate organization of life for a purpose. Of course, as different people have different purposes in life, what is relevant to the purpose of one person might not be relevant to the purpose of another...The degree of simplification is a matter for each individual to settle for himself.”What if doing the work that matters involves only two things? First, and foremost, take care of your body (mind included), and do the work where you can have the most impact. (Yes, I am talking about the Eco-Ikigai principle covered in EP 79.)What if it is just that simple?take care of yourselfdo the work where you can have the most impactIf you want more on Voluntary Simplicity and how to apply it to all aspects of your life, head back to EP 39 Simplify to Amplify.If you are interested in exploring these issues further, head on over to my website, KristinaHunterFlourishing.com.Hit the “let's chat button” if you are a professional woman and are deeply concerned about climate change and the state of the world that we are leaving to future generations and want some guidance on the best steps to take. I would LOVE to connect with you!While you are there, sign up for the Flourishing Fridays newsletter. It is your weekly guide to Sustainable Wellbeing and effective environmental action.

Inspiring teachings centered on navigating our world's collective challenges with indigenous wisdom and the power of psychedelics• With contributions from Christopher Bache, Zoe Helene, Dennis McKenna, Martina Hoffmann, The Dank Duchess, Jamie Wheal, Grandmother Maria Alice, and others• Explores the immense healing intelligence of nature, the wisdom of ancient Indigenous prophecies and shamanic practices, the importance of the Divine Feminine for environmental regeneration, and the crucial role of psychedelic and entheogenic plants in initiating transformations of consciousnessExploring the way forward for humanity in the face of unprecedented crisis, more than 25 contributors show how the wisdom of Indigenous peoples and the power of psychedelics can help us enact the radical shift in consciousness necessary to navigate the collapse of the old world order and the birth of a new consciousness.We hear from psychedelic visionaries Christopher Bache, Zoe Helene, Wade Davis, Chris Kilham, Laurel Sugden, and others on the promise of psychedelic medicines for spiritual and healing work. We learn about Indigenous stories to support our transformation from Native American leader Solana Booth, ancestral memory from Grandmother Maria Alice Campos Freire, cannabis's role in world building from Minelli Eustàcio-Costa, the ritual roots of talking plants from Michael Stuart Ani, and alchemy across the arc of time from shaman Ya'Acov Darling Khan. We also hear from cannabis grower The Dank Duchess; Tyson Yunkaporta, Australian Aboriginal artist and scholar; visionary artist Martina Hoffmann; activist Duane Elgin; Kohenet Rachel Kann, ordained Jewish priestess and ceremonialist; and several other wise leaders for our time.Throughout these profound essays we are reminded of the immense healing intelligence of our plant allies, of the wisdom of shamanic practices, of the importance of the Divine Feminine for environmental regeneration, and of the crucial role of entheogenic plants in initiating transformations of consciousness and healing our world's collective disconnection from Spirit.Stephen Gray is a teacher and writer on spiritual subjects and sacramental medicines. He has worked extensively with Tibetan Buddhism, the Native American Church, and with entheogenic medicines. He is also a conference and workshop organizer, leader, and speaker. The editor of Cannabis and Spirituality, he lives in Vancouver.

Conversation starts @ 4:36 In this episode I meet with Dr. Stephen Gray to discuss his latest book, How Psychedelics Can Help Save The World: Visionary and Indigenous Voices Speak Out. We begin by noting the cultural and individual issues that that psychedelic medicine is positioned to treat, we continue with the ways that we have lost our mythic and symbolic root and religious systems, overpopulation, planetary sickness, the universality of change and transformation, the Dunbar number and social systems, the nature of these reality revealing medicines, explore indigenous traditions as revelatory to the hegemony, healing cultural wounds, cultural dynamics exposed by psychedelic practice, psychedelic capitalism, medical and pharma intervention with psychedelics, the lost Mystery Schools, trusting what is, surrender as an attitude nourished by working with entheogens, and more. Bio: Stephen has been involved in spiritual work and psychedelics for 50 years. This includes more than 20 years as a student and occasional teacher of Tibetan Buddhism; a dozen years actively involved with Native American Church peyote prayer ceremonies; “guest” membership in the ayahuasca-using Santo Daime Church, and experience with a number of other entheogens. He is also the author of Returning to Sacred World: A Spiritual Toolkit for the Emerging Reality, and editor as well as one of 18 contributors to the popular Cannabis and Spirituality: An Explorer's Guide to an Ancient Plant Spirit Ally. Stephen teaches people about the spiritual benefits of intentional cannabis use and conduct cannabis meditation and sound-journeying ceremonies. Perhaps most relevant to the mission of StephenGray Vision, for the past 10 years, he's co-organized the influential Spirit Plant Medicine Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. That work has connected him to dozens of remarkable spokespeople on behalf of the skillful understanding and use of psychedelic/entheogenic sacramental medicines. About the book: Exploring the way forward for humanity in the face of unprecedented crisis, more than 25 contributors show how the wisdom of Indigenous peoples and the power of psychedelics can help us enact the radical shift in consciousness necessary to navigate the collapse of the old world order and the birth of a new consciousness centered on awakened-heart interconnectedness. We hear from psychedelic visionaries Christopher Bache, Zoe Helene, Wade Davis, Chris Kilham, Laurel Sugden, and others on the promise of psychedelic medicines for spiritual and healing work. We learn about Indigenous stories to support our transformation from Native American leader Solana Booth, ancestral memory from Grandmother Maria Alice Campos Freire, cannabis's role in world building from Minelli Eustàcio-Costa, the ritual roots of talking plants from Michael Stuart Ani, and alchemy across the arc of time from shaman Ya'Acov Darling Khan. We also hear from cannabis grower The Dank Duchess; Bruce Damer, a “mystic scientist” working on the question of life's origins and its future in space; Tyson Yunkaporta, Australian Aboriginal artist and scholar; visionary artist Martina Hoffmann; professor of religious studies G. William Barnard; activist Duane Elgin; Kohenet Rachel Kann, ordained Jewish priestess and ceremonialist; and several other wise leaders for our time. https://www.stephengrayvision.com John's Esalen Workshop: https://www.esalen.org/workshops/portals-and-pathways-ecstatic-experience-music-and-the-red-book-022723 Website for The Sacred Speaks: http://www.thesacredspeaks.com WATCH: YouTube for The Sacred Speaks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOAuksnpfht1udHWUVEO7Rg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesacredspeaks/ @thesacredspeaks Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesacredspeaks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesacredspeaks/ Brought to you by: https://www.thecenterforhas.com Theme music provided by: http://www.modernnationsmusic.com

Stephen Gray is an author, editor, event organizer and speaker, and ceremony leader. He has been deeply involved with spiritual practices and sacramental (psychedelic) medicine work for over 40 years, including Tibetan Buddhism, the Native American Church (peyote prayer ceremonies), and ayahuasca. We hear from psychedelic visionaries Christopher Bache, Zoe Helene, Wade Davis, Chris Kilham, Laurel Sugden, and others on the promise of psychedelic medicines for spiritual and healing work. We learn about indigenous stories to support our transformation from Native American leader Solana Booth, ancestral memory from Grandmother Maria Alice Campos Freire, cannabis's role in world building from Minelli Eustàcio-Costa, the ritual roots of talking plants from Michael Stuart Ani, and alchemy across the arc of time from shaman Ya'Acov Darling Khan. We also hear from cannabis grower The Dank Duchess; Bruce Damer, a “mystic scientist” working on the question of life's origins and its future in space; Tyson Yunkaporta, Australian Aboriginal artist and scholar; visionary artist Martina Hoffmann; professor of religious studies G. William Barnard; activist Duane Elgin; Kohenet Rachel Kann, ordained Jewish priestess, and ceremonialist; and several other wise leaders for our time.More Psychedelic Radio at Cannabisradio.com

Ahh, now here's one guest that I've been after for a long time. Cosmologist, Planetary healer, futurist, best-selling author, and co-founder of WholeWorld-View, Jude Cerrivan joins me to share her 10 Best List which features Neale Donald Walsch, John O'Donahue, Duane Elgin, HH Dalai Lama, and Desmond Tutu, among others. Join us and learn more about Jude's fascinating life story from coal miner's daughter in the north of England to leading-edge science, research into consciousness and universal wisdom, and enabling transformational and emergent resolutions to our collective planetary issues. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sandie-sedgbeer/support

Face to Face with Jude CurrivanLive on OMTimes Radio Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 10:30 PST / 1:30 PM ESTWatch the Livestream on the No BS Spiritual Book Club on Facebook, OMTimes Radio & TV Facebook, or OMTimesTV YoutubeThis week on the NO BS show, Cosmologist, Planetary Healer, futurist and author Jude Currivan shares the 10 Best Spiritual Books that influenced her life journey and her 10 Best list.Now here's one guest that I've been after for a long time. Cosmologist, Planetary healer, futurist, best selling author, and co-founder of Whole World-View, JUDE CURRIVAN joins me to share her 10 Best List which features Neale Donald Walsch, John O'donahue, Duane Elgin, HH Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu, among others. Join us and learn more about Jude's fascinating life story from coal miner's daughter in the north of England to leading edge science, research into consciousness and universal wisdom, and enabling transformational and emergent resolutions to our collective planetary issues.You can view JUDE CURRIVAN's10 Best List HERE.Connect with Sandie Sedgbeer at https://www.sedgbeer.com#JudeCurrivan #SandieSedgbeer #NoBSSpiritualBookClubSubscribe to our Newsletter https://omtimes.com/subscribe-omtimes-magazine/Connect with OMTimes on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Omtimes.Magazine/ and OMTimes Radio https://www.facebook.com/ConsciousRadiowebtv.OMTimes/Twitter: https://twitter.com/OmTimes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omtimes/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2798417/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/omtimes/

Duane Elgin is an internationally recognized speaker, author, and social visionary. He has an MBA in business and an MA in economic history  He has worked as a senior staff member of the Presidential Commission on the American Future, and a senior social scientist co-authoring numerous studies of the long-range future for clients such as the President's Science Advisor; the National Science Foundation; and others. Duane has also co-founded three non-profit organizations working for media accountability and citizen empowerment. He received the Peace Prize of Japan, the Goi Award, in recognition of his contribution to a global “vision, consciousness, and lifestyle” that fosters a “more sustainable and spiritual culture.” Duane is the Co-director of the Choosing Earth Project. His books include: Choosing Earth: Humanity's Journey of Initiation Through Breakdown and Collapse to Mature Planetary Community "The Living Universe: Where Are We? Who Are We? Where Are We Going?"; "Promise Ahead: A Vision of Hope and Action for Humanity's Future"; "Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a Way of Life That Is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich"; and "Awakening Earth: Exploring the Evolution of Human Culture and Consciousness" (Also available as a free download on Duane's site.) He co-authored the book "Changing Images of Man" with Joseph Campbell and other scholars. In addition, Duane has contributed chapters to twenty-three books and has published more than a hundred major articles. Websites: choosingearth.org duaneelgin.com Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview First interview with Duane Interview recorded June 4, 2022. Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

There has never been a moment in history when humanity has faced such a range of vitally critical choices as we have before us today. In this VoiceAmerica Special “HUMANITY'S MOMENT OF CHOICE: VOICES FOR A THRIVING FUTURE”, six New York Times best-selling authors, and other noted authors and filmmakers, join THE CONVERGENCE to discuss our current global moment of choice. Guests, in order of appearance, are Duane Elgin, Bruce Lipton, Deepak Chopra, Jude Currivan, Elisabet Sahtouris, Eben Alexander, Karen Newell, Diane Marie Williams, Claudia Welss, John Perkins, Lori Leyden and Loch Kelly. All are contributors to the Nautilus, and the other awards, winning book OUR MOMENT OF CHOICE: EVOLUTIONARY VISIONS AND HOPE FOR THE FUTURE recently released in paperback edition by Beyond Words/ Simon and Schuster. All are also members of The Evolutionary Leaders Circle, a project of the Source of Synergy Foundation synergizing global thought leaders and activists for a global impact. Cohosts for the program include the books co-editors Deborah Moldow, Robert Atkinson and Kurt Johnson and evolutionary leader Julie Krull. Join us for the inspiring and informative program with these global leaders. Their holistic perspective is needed more than ever now, and Our Moment of Choice offers the framework for a new story that contributes to restoring the world to its inherent wholeness. As Deepak Chopra says in his contribution to the book: “The road to wholeness begins by knowing what's at stake: a complete shift in the way we relate to reality.” Learn more at https://www.ourmomentofchoice.com and https://www.evolutionaryleaders.net. https://www.evolutionaryleaders.net/

It was an honor to chat with the extraordinary Duane Elgin - internationally recognized speaker, author, activist and social visionary. We discuss earth as a living system with which we are not only connected, but also forms part of a totality that is regenerating itself moment to moment. As Joseph Campbell once said, “People say that what we're all seeking is a meaning for life. I don't think that's what we're really seeking. I think that what we're seeking is an experience of being alive”. When we can shift our sense of identity to something much larger than our individual selves and learn to be a part of the living universe, we become part of this field of aliveness that transforms our cultural narrative toward a sustainable and meaningful future. Duane talks about how we, as humanity, are in our adolescent phase going through this realization moment, rebelling against nature and human nature. Both humility and courage are necessary to choose alternate paths to functional extinction and authoritarianism. We go through Duane's “7 Uplifting forces” of how to nurture both resilience and aliveness so that humanity can move from a whole systems crisis to viable and abundant future. About Duane: Duane Elgin is an internationally recognized speaker, author, citizen activist and social visionary who looks beneath the surface turbulence of our times to explore the deeper trends that are transforming our world. In 2006, Duane received the International Goi Peace Award in Japan in recognition of his contribution to a global “vision, consciousness, and lifestyle” that fosters a “more sustainable and spiritual culture.” Duane is currently the Co-director of the Choosing Earth Project. His many books include: Choosing Earth: Humanity's Journey of Initiation Through Breakdown and Collapse to Mature Planetary Community; The Living Universe, Promise Ahead: Voluntary Simplicity, Awakening Earth . And With Joseph Campbell and other scholars he co-authored the book Changing Images of Man . In the early 1970s, he worked as a senior staff member of a joint Presidential-Congressional Commission on the American Future, and as a senior social scientist with the think-tank SRI International. Over the past thirty years, Duane has co-founded three non-profit organizations working for media accountability, citizen empowerment, and a trans-partisan ‘community voice' movement. For the past three years, he has been the executive director of a project that has brought together more than a dozen “Great Transition Stories” that offer new cultural narratives toward a sustainable and meaningful future. Learn more at duaneelgin.com and choosingearth.org

Duane Elgin, is an internationally recognized author, speaker, and media activist. He is the co-director of the Choosing Earth Project. His books include, Choosing Earth, The Living Universe, Promise Ahead, Voluntary Simplicity, and Awakening Earth. He received the Peace Prize of Japan—the Goi Award—in Tokyo in 2006 in recognition of his contribution to a global “vision, consciousness, and lifestyle” that fosters a “more sustainable and spiritual culture.” His personal website is: www.DuaneElgin.com and project website is: www.ChoosingEarth.Org'Compassion will no longer be seen as a spiritual luxury for a contemplative few; rather it will be viewed as a social necessity for the entire human family.' ~Duane ElginFor more information on the Well of Light Global Community, Programs, Radio shows and Services go to www.welloflight.comTo access other great interviews and offerings: www.patreon.com/welloflightYour donations are gratefully received and make it all possible!

The first program in this new series HUMANITY'S MOMENT OF CHOICE is CHOOSING EARTH, timed for the season of celebrations around Earth Day. Joining from the Ecological Civilization Synergy Circle of the Evolutionary Leaders (https://www.evolutionaryleaders.net/) are renowned authors Duane Elgin and David Korten, known for their many important books on this theme, and, from the original Earth Charter Commission, Dr. Richard Clugston. Also joining are cosmologist and author Jude Currivan, author and thought leader Laura George, and-- from recent Earth Day celebrations in California and New York City-- Scott Catamas of Awakening World and Mitchell J. Rabin from A Better World. Then we are blessed with a closing from two spiritual leaders, Beth Shaw and Karuna, especially in the spirit of our indigenous peoples. Building from Duane Elgin's inspiring vision in CHOOSING EARTH, David Korten's THE GREAT TURNING, and further inspiration from the Earth Charter and our world's most current views of cosmology, join us for this informative and uplifting vision of Earth and US!

Duane Elgin is an internationally recognized speaker, author, and social visionary who looks beneath the surface turbulence of our times to explore the deeper trends that are transforming our world. In 2006, Duane received the International Goi Peace Award in Japan in recognition of his contribution to a global “vision, consciousness, and lifestyle” that fosters a “more sustainable and spiritual culture.” Duane is currently the Co-director of the Choosing Earth Project.  Over the past thirty years, Duane has co-founded three non-profit organizations working for media accountability, citizen empowerment, and a trans-partisan ‘community voice' movement using the television airwaves legally owned by the public. www.DuaneElgin.com  www.ChoosingEarth.org ________________________________ Awakenings with Michele Meiche is your place for information and insight to understand the Global Shift of Awareness and Awakening to live a more Soul fulfilling life and experiencing Soul fulfilling relationships. Awakenings broadcasts ‘Live every Wednesday 12pm -1:30 pm PT    Call in for Intuitive and Numerology Readings  # 347-539-5122  Michele answers questions about Awakening, Spirituality, Metaphysics, Dreams, Self Development and the Soul Path.  You can also connect with Michele on the app @MentorCam where she can answer your questions psychically, as well as help you via her Soul Insights and life advice. Email awakeningspodcast@gmail.com for guest and topic suggestions, as well as to have your questions answered ‘On Air'.

If things go wrong and we fail to overcome the climate crisis there will be profound consequences for society and humanity. My guest is Fernando Garcia Ferreiro from The Deep Adaptation Forum, which exists to help people prepare for this worst case scenario.  

Duane Elgin is a visionary author, speaker, educator, consultant, futurist, and media activist. For more than three decades, he has defined the cutting edge in consciousness research, in the ecology movement, and in future studies. He pioneered the Voluntary Simplicity Movement with his now-classic first book, titled by the same name, published in the 1980s. An updated version is about to be released.His other books include Promise Ahead, Awakening Earth, and The Living Universe.www.awakeningearth.orgFor more information on the Well of Light Global Community, Programs, Radio shows and Services go to www.welloflight.comTo access other great interviews and offerings: www.patreon.com/welloflightYour donations are gratefully received and make it all possible!

Duane Elgin is a visionary author, speaker, educator, consultant, futurist, and media activist. For more than three decades, he has defined the cutting edge in consciousness research, in the ecology movement, and in future studies. He pioneered the Voluntary Simplicity Movement with his now-classic first book, titled by the same name, published in the 1980s. An updated version is about to be released. His other books include Promise Ahead, Awakening Earth, and The Living Universe.www.awakeningearth.orgFor more information on the Well of Light Global Community, Programs, Radio shows and Services go to www.welloflight.comTo access other great interviews and offerings: www.patreon.com/welloflightYour donations are gratefully received and make it all possible!

Social scientist, prodigious author, activist, environmentalist, media expert Duane Elgin recently wrote a provocative book Choosing Earth. His wife, renowned filmmaker, Coleen Elgin, directed a film based on the book. Both are Mitchell's guests today on A Better World Radio & TV. The messages of the book and film are unambiguous: we are at an eco-systemic tipping point--we either get 'out act together' or our future is literally dimmed and the 6th Extinction proceeds as extinctions have over the course of millennia on Earth. There is light at the end of the tunnel however, if humanity really 'gets the message' and changes its values, habits, lifestyles and ways. Tune in for a fuller take on it and get the education--and ultimately inspiration--we all need! Join our free newsletter for latest podcasts: www.abetterworld.tv --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abwmitchellrabin/support

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In this episode, our deep dive into the Axial Age meets the podcast theme of the importance of scale. The themes of thinking at different time scales, our effort of following a "thoughtline" through changing historical scales, is provided its psychological underpinning: scaling up is an identity-project undertaken by the human ego. To shift away from operating at global industrial scale, which operates above all through a consumptive appeal to the ego, towards instead thinking, living, and investing in our local communities, requires massive political reorienting premised on a deep economic transformation away from consumption. Beneath these massive changes, is a correspondingly powerful spiritual and psychological challenge to deny ourselves – a challenge which makes the inward turn of spiritual practice and its transformative potential indispensable. References: Alternative economic models were mentioned, Schumacher's “Small is beautiful” explicitly: Schumacher, E. F. (1973) Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if people mattered. http://www.smallisbeautiful.org/ A contemporary proposal is Kate Raworth's “doughnut economics”: https://www.kateraworth.com/doughnut/ Samuel Alexander has done a great amount of work on “degrowth” and “sufficiency economy”: http://samuelalexander.info/ Helena Norbert-Hodge has articulated a powerful defense of “local futures” and a focus on the “economics of happiness” (along with a 2011 film of that name) https://www.localfutures.org/ “Voluntary simplicity” is a theme that interweaves all of the above; see http://simplicitycollective.com/or the 1981 book of the same name by Duane Elgin.

In Part Two of Choosing Earth, Duane Elgin shares the foundations of the Great Transition as a pathway forward—a beautiful, meaningful and valiant path of radical, prescriptive change that can consciously move us toward healing and wholeness. He’ll share a plethora of inspiration, encouragement, and tangible ideas and suggestions. You will feel encouraged and supported to CHOOSE EARTH and be a part of the radical solutions

Choosing Earth takes us on a journey that extends a half-century into the future to explore our world in a time of unprecedented transition. We will explore a whole-systems view of the converging adversity trends facing humanity and three major scenarios for the future that are most likely to emerge from these powerful trends. By illuminating deep changes that are already underway, we find hope for the emergence of a mature, planetary civilization beyond our times of crisis. Duane Elgin invites us to actively shape our future rather than be passive victims of denial and delay.

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) James' special guests are wisdom teacher Duane Elgin (author of the classic Voluntary Simplicity) and his partner, Coleen LeDrew Elgin, share his realistic but hopeful vision of where we could be heading the next fifty years. His new book Choosing Earth: Humanity's Great Transformation to a Mature Planetary Civilization discusses the possibilities that lie ahead and the vision for how we can use this time to wake up as a species.

Chief Seattle once said, “All things are connected. What befalls the earth befalls the sons of the earth… Man does not weave this web of life. He is merely a strand of it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.” Restoring ecological balance begins with regarding not only the earth, but the entire universe, as alive and conscious.

Nesse episódio trouxe não só o meu ponto de vista mas também algumas outras ideias que podem nos ajudar a entender melhor o que o conceito de vida simples nos propõe. Minimalismo e simplicidade voluntária, por exemplo, são duas ferramentas que nos ajudam a implementar mudanças significativas em nossas vidas. O segundo, em especial, aprofunda o questionamento e nos faz refletir sobre como as coisas estão conectadas. Dicas e sugestões devem ser enviadas para: contatoumavidamaissimples@gmail.com no insta você me encontra como @virandovegana Meu blog: www.umavidamaissimples.com.br Livros usados: Por uma Vida mais Simples (André D'Angelo Cauduro) Simplicidade Voluntária (Duane Elgin)

About ReHumans ReHumans are inspiring leaders committed to understanding what it means to be human in the 2020s and beyond, as our times are complexifying and our spirit is uniting. Together we are reimagining the new narrative and redefining what success means. About Duane Elgin Duane is an internationally recognized author, educator and speaker. His books include: Voluntary Simplicity, The Living Universe, Promise Ahead, and Awakening Earth. With Joseph Campbell and a small team of scholars, he co-authored Changing Images of Man. He has co-authored numerous studies of the long-range future since the early 1970s—first while working as a social scientist on a Presidential Commission on the American Future, and then with the futures group in the think-tank, SRI International with clients such as the President’s Science Advisor and the National Science Foundation. Since 1981 he has co-founded three non-profit and trans-partisan organizations working for media accountability and citizen empowerment. Duane received the Peace Prize of Japan, the GoiAward, in Tokyo in 2006 in recognition of his contribution to a global “vision, consciousness, and lifestyle” that fosters a “more sustainable and spiritual culture.” He is currently the co-director of the “Great Transition Project” that is exploring the deep future and a new paradigm pathway to a sustainable future. See the developing website: www.GreatTransition.Earth

Duane Elgin is a member of the Evolutionary Leaders circle, which brings together visionaries committed to the acceleration of the conscious evolution of humanity in these critical times.  Duane Elgin is an internationally recognized speaker and bestselling author.  His books include: The Living Universe, Voluntary Simplicity, and Awakening Earth.  He has worked as a senior staff member of the Presidential Commission on the American Future and as a senior social scientist with the think-tank SRI International where he co-authored numerous studies of the future.  In 2006, he received the peace prize of Japan, an international award in recognition of his contribution to a global “vision, consciousness, and lifestyle” that fosters a “more sustainable and spiritual culture.” Since 2010, Duane has been the executive director of Great Transition Stories - a project whose mission is to gather, understand and share the great stories that can guide humanity through our time of profound transition. Visit www.DuaneElgin.com. Visit www.americameditating.org. Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android.

Duane Elgin grew up on a farm in Idaho and has become an internationally recognized author, educator, speaker and media activist. He has an MBA from the Wharton Business School, and an MA in economic history from the University of … Continue reading →

The End of Occupy Radio   That clip you just heard was March 14th, 2012, Occupiers. Left Out became Occupy Radio, and in the four years since, we’ve kept an eye on the corporate takeover of America, and the rise of the police and surveillance states.   Join us for a final retrospective on the time Rivera and I have shared, on this final episode of Occupy Radio.   March 14th, 2012 Episode of Occupy Radio https://occupyeugenemedia.org/mediagroup/2015/03/14/occupy-radio-march-14-2012-3/   Christopher Mitchell Director of Community Broadband networks for the Institute of Local Self Reliance out of Minneapolis, Minnesota Chris is also the host of the podcast Community Broadband Bits   Community Network Map http://www.muninetworks.org/communitymap Institute for Self-Reliance Community Broadband Networks: http://www.muninetworks.org/ Wikipedia Community Broadband: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_broadband FCC on the verge of killing state laws that harm community broadband: http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/02/fcc-on-verge-of-killing-state-laws-that-harm-municipal-broadband/ Obama calls for an end to 19 state laws that harm community broadband: http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/01/obama-calls-for-end-to-19-state-laws-that-harm-community-broadband/ ISP lobby has already won limit on public broadband in 20 states:http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/02/isp-lobby-has-already-won-limits-on-public-broadband-in-20-states/   Duane Elgin MBA from Wharton College Author of Voluntary Simplicity A proponent of a living universe, and a global awakening mind and the idea that we are just around the corner from massive global communication on the grassroots level. http://duaneelgin.com/ http://duaneelgin.com/about/ Great Transition Stories http://www.greattransitionstories.org/wiki/Duane_Elgin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane_Elgin YouTube: Duane Elgin – The Living Universe Pt 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYl96iEya9E 8 Expressions of Simplicity for Healthy Living http://www.huffingtonpost.com/duane-elgin/types-of-simplicity_b_918970.html 6 Corporations that Control Your Perception https://rhymageddon.wordpress.com/2013/12/05/mediabig6/   Mary Wood Law professor, and faculty director of the Environmental Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Oregon School of Law Author of Nature’s Trust: Environmental Law for a New Ecological Age We discussed the doctrine of public trust, and how deeply its roots run in our legal system. We also discussed the Our Children’s Trust court case which has reached one ruling calling for the State of Washington to protect future generations   Discovering a Legal Tool To Curb Climate Change http://www.onthecommons.org/magazine/discovering-legal-tool-curb-climate-change David Bollier's Blog: Mary Wood's Crusade to Reinvigorate the Public Trust Doctrine http://bollier.org/blog/mary-wood%E2%80%99s-crusade-reinvigorate-public-trust-doctrine Huff Post: Nature's Trust Parts 1,2, & 3 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-neill/natures-trust-part-1_b_7018474.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-neill/natures-trust-part-2_b_7057158.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-neill/natures-trust-part-3_b_7119072.html Professor Mary Wood at University of Oregon Law School http://law.uoregon.edu/faculty/mwood/   Earth Overshoot: Mathis Wackernagel, Ph.D. is the President of the Global Footprint Network You can find them at www.footprintnetwork.org Mathis Wackernagle joins Occupy Radio this week to talk about Earth Overshoot Day. It's the day each year when the human species uses more resources than the Earth can restore. That day keeps coming earlier and earlier every year. www.overshootday.org www.footprintnetwork.org www.footprintnetwork.org/states (State of the States report). https://www.facebook.com/GlobalFootprintNetwork?fref=ts https://twitter.com/EndOvershoot https://plus.google.com/u/0/+GlobalFootprintNetwork/posts   Jeff Clements Author of the book: Corporations Are Not People Immediately, after the 2010 Citizens United ruling, author Jeff Clements published a series of predictions about the decision's impact. Three year later, his projections have come true. This week on Occupy Radio, we interview Clements about the updates to his book, Corporations Are Not People, and one thing he didn't foresee - the widespread, determined citizen opposition to corporate personhood. http://www.clementsllc.com/home/Welcome.html http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/6411:corporations-are-not-people http://freespeechforpeople.org/Corporationsarenotpeople http://corporationsarenotpeople.com/ http://corporationsarenotpeople.com/author/jeffclements/ http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-supreme-court-citizens-united-20140811-story.html   Philippe Duhamel Community Organizer for strategic nonviolent civil resistance and a contributor to numerous journals and publication on movement-building and nonviolent organizing. Frackers tried to move into Quebec’s St. Lawrence River Valley, and they were chased back out again by an activated populace. But one victory isn’t enough. With a grassroots surveillance system set up throughout the valley, the Anti-Frackers will know as soon as the industry tries to make its return.   Erica Chenoweth Co Author “Why Civil Resistance Works” Assoc Professor at Josef Korbel School of International Studies To be or not to be nonviolent . . . that is the question many of us have dealt with as we work to make change in our communities. Erica Chenoweth, coauthor of the groundbreaking book, Why Civil Resistance Works, joins us on Occupy Radio to give us some empirical facts and evidence of the power of nonviolent methods.   EricaChenoweth.Com http://www.ericachenoweth.com/ The success of nonviolent civil resistance: Erica Chenoweth at TEDxBoulder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJSehRlU34w Rational Insurgent http://rationalinsurgent.com/ University of Denver: Joseph Korbel School of International Studies http://www.du.edu/korbel/faculty/chenoweth.html Erica Chenoweth on Political Violence at a glance http://politicalviolenceataglance.org/about/erica-chenoweth/ Erica Chenoweth at Foreign Affairs.com http://www.foreignaffairs.com/author/erica-chenoweth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erica_Chenoweth https://twitter.com/ericachenoweth Why Civil Resistance Works http://cup.columbia.edu/book/why-civil-resistance-works/9780231156820 Thanks to everyone who has been a part of Occupy Radio. Keep an eye on OccupyRadio.org. We will be making it a fully searchable website full of activist information, based on hundreds of interviews with activists for social, economic, environmental, and legal justice.

In this week’s episode Duane Elgin speaks with Joanna about: living in an unprecedented global transition; a new relationsip with people, Earth and Cosmos; the global brain is waking up; a dead-universe perspective generates alienation, environmental destruction, and despair; awakening to the three miracles; dancing with the emergent moment; using the tools to deepen democracy […] The post The Global Brain is Waking Up appeared first on Future Primitive Podcasts.

Traditionally, science has regarded the universe as made up of inert matter and empty space. Duane Elgin brings together extraordinary evidence from cosmology, biology and physics to show that the universe is not dead but rather uniquely alive, an insight which, he describes, is in harmony with all of the world's major spiritual traditions. Explore with us how this view radically transforms our concept of ourselves, our place in the cosmos, and the evolutionary trajectory of our human family.

Join 'She' for the GivingTree. ‘She' will shine a light on (MORE) ground work. Work that builds, regenerates and grows community. Exploring being of service with the earth, heart, hands and community. In this segment: Simplicity...Voluntary. We will discuss and explore Voluntary Simplicity and its feedback loop. Shining a LightVoluntary Simplicity by Duane Elgin Article:What is Voluntary Simplicity Music String Chesse Incident Album Song in My Head Song So Far From Home Hand to Hand  Giving...Simply make a little extra food tonight and give some to a neighbor or a local homeless person. Service Space Suzanne Toro Sessions with 'She'

Duane Elgin The Living Universe Join Michael Lerner in conversation with social visionary Duane Elgin, best selling author of Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a Way of Life that is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich; and Changing Images of Man, which was co-authored with Joseph Campbell. For more than three decades, Duane has defined the cutting edge in consciousness research, in the ecology movement and in future studies. Duane Elgin pioneered the “Voluntary Simplicity” movement with his now classic first book of the same name. Duane Elgin Duane is a social visionary who looks beneath the surface of the turbulence of our times to explore deeper trends transforming our world. In 2006, Duane received the International Goi Peace Award in Japan in recognition of his contribution to a global “vision, consciousness, and lifestyle” that fosters a “more sustainable and spiritual culture.” His books include: The Living Universe: Where Are We? Who Are We? Where Are We Going? (2009) and Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a Way of Life that is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich (2010). With Joseph Campbell and others he co-authored the book Changing Images of Man (1982). He worked as a senior social scientist with the think-tank SRI International where he coauthored numerous studies of the long-range future. He has also studied ESP and human consciousness in depth. Find out more about The New School at tns.commonweal.org.

Dr. Kurt Johnson has worked in science and spirituality for over 40 years.  This dual career in science and spirituality is detailed at WIKIPEDIA.  In spirituality, Kurt is co-author of the recently published book The Coming Interspiritual Age, with David Robert Ord, the Editorial Director of Namaste Publishing (publishers of such spiritual teachers as Eckhart Tolle and Michael Brown). As a New Release, the book has been in Amazon’s Top Ten in Spirituality. Kurt was originally a Christian monk and founded, with Br. Wayne Teasdale and others, the InterSpiritual Dialogue Association for discussion of contemplative experience across traditions. Ordained in three spiritual traditions, he works also with The Contemplative Alliance and Integral Communities. In science, Kurt is the co-author of the best-selling Nabokov's Blues: The Scientific Odyssey of a Literary Genius, with Steve Coates of The New York Times, which was a Top Ten Book in science in 2000. Kurt’s PhD is in evolution, ecology, systematics and comparative biology.  Associated with the American Museum of Natural History (30 yrs.). He published 200+ articles on evolution and ecology, including the 2011 Harvard DNA sequence study vindicating Vladimir Nabokov’s views of evolution. He is currently completing another book on Nabokov’s science and art for Yale University Press.  However, Kurt’s primary interest is the simplicity of nondual spiritual practice. Kurt now hosts The CONVERGENCE SERIES on VoiceAmerica, a series joining the millennial message of the Wisdom Traditions and the many passion areas of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, spirituality and science.  Ken Wilber frames the Series and guests well known to BATGAP include Deepak Chopra, Rob Bell, Brian McLaren, Karenna Gore, Michael Dowd, Duane Elgin, Gregg Braden, Fr. Thomas Keating, Steve Farrell, Karuna, Patricia Albere, David Nicol, Loch Kelly and Grammy Nominees Pato Banton and Ras I Ray.  The website provides information on every episode including additional materials from the co-hosts and guests. Other organizations with which Kurt is involved: UNITY EARTH The Interspiritual Network Light on Light Magazine Interspiritual Dialogue 'n Action The Coming Interspiritual Age From Self-Care to Earth-Care Convergence Magazine Interview recorded 1/12/2013 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

Humanity faces many challenges, such as climate disruptions, species extinction, shortage of cheap oil, overpopulation, limited resources – a list that could go on and on. But Jason Hartman's guest on this episode, internationally recognized author Duane Elgin says the biggest concern is how urgent we see our situation. What Duane sees developing are these trends converging into the “perfect storm,” a crisis of all of the world's systems. This means political systems, economic systems, social systems, spiritual and religious systems that have overextended themselves, requiring humanity to pull together. He feels this will happen around the 2020s. Duane explains humanity's separation from nature and from one another, stating we have succeeded so well that we've run into our limits and undermined our future success. His stories suggest ways for the human race to pull together, to create sustainability, stressing that system breakdown is actually good news in order to move into a new relationship with one another and the Earth. Please visit www.HolisticSurvival.com for more on Duane and Great Transition Stories. DUANE ELGIN is an internationally recognized speaker, author, and media activist. His books include: The Living Universe, Promise Ahead, Voluntary Simplicity, and Awakening Earth. With Joseph Campbell and other scholars, he co-authored Changing Images of Man. He has worked as a senior staff member of the Presidential Commission on the American Future (looking ahead from 1970 to 2000) and as a senior social scientist with the think-tank SRI International where he coauthored numerous studies of the long-range future. In 2006, Duane received the international Goi Peace Award in recognition of his contribution to a global “vision, consciousness, and lifestyle” that fosters a “more sustainable and spiritual culture.” Duane received an MBA from the Wharton Business School, and an MA in economic-history from the University of Pennsylvania. Duane's personal website is: www.DuaneElgin.com His professional site is: www.GreatTransitionStories.org. 

In this inaugural program, a wide-ranging discussion with futurist and eco-visionary Duane Elgin touches on some of the primary topics of Eco Evolution: changes in our global systems to align with those of the biosphere, empowerment of local communities, and the worldwide movement of initiatives and organizations that are already creating solutions that can be rapidly scaled up as the … Read more about this episode...

Holistic Psychotherapist Mitchell Rabin interviews the sung and unsung heros of society in the diverse areas of psychology, wellness, consciousness, the New Politics & Economics, energy healing, relationships and world transformation. Mitchell's guest for the hour is Duane Elgin, well-known author, speaker, educator, consultant and media activist. For more than three decades, he has defined the cutting edge in consciousness research, in the ecology movement, and in future studies. He pioneered the “Voluntary Simplicity” movement with his now classic book, titled by the same name, published in the 1980s. Tune in as these two thoughtful minds comb through some of the key assumptions made in today's society, key areas of media black-out and what we can do about them. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abwmitchellrabin/support

12pm PST ---  Host MICHELE MEICHE shares her weekly Soul Insights, Meditations, Healing, Activation and Acceleration work for Soul Alignment. What is your Soul's Purpose & how can you actualize this? What is your role, your path, and what are the signs in your life and in the world telling you? Call in for channeled guidance readings, and psychic mediumship readings. Michele is the author author of the DailyOM course to Learn how to align to your Soul's Purpose and create from your Soul Blueprint  2012:  Navigate Through Your Greatest Soul Shift http://bit.ly/izvzS1 Call in and share your path of awakening and Soul Alignment. Email your questions to be covered on air at awakenings@selfinlight.com. The second portion of the show is Conversations with Awakened Guests. Michele dialogues with spiritual teachers, healers, conscious experts, visionaries, awakened leaders, authors, conscious beings and all that are focused on living consciously. Our guest - DUANE ELGIN is an international speaker, author, and media activist. His books include: The Living Universe, Promise Ahead, Voluntary Simplicity, and Awakening Earth. He worked as a senior staff member of the Presidential Commission on the American Future and as a senior social scientist with the think-tank SRI International where he coauthored numerous studies of the long-range future. In 2006, he received the international Goi Peace Award in recognition of his contribution to a global “vision, consciousness, and lifestyle” that fosters a “more sustainable and spiritual culture.” www.GreatTransitionStories.org

4/4/10 SUNDAY HOUR ONE (8-9 PM Eastern) Duane Elgin The Living Universe: Where Are We? Who Are We? Where Are We Going?, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2009 http://www.awakeningearth.org/

Episode Description: “For human evolution to continue, the conversation must deepen.” – Margaret Mead This is the seventh and last in a seven-part series of “Pilgrimage Dialogues” forming part of and leading up to a Conference Gathering in Fort Collins, Colorado on May 29-30, 2009, entitled “2012 NOW – Empowering the Transformation”, for which I am serving as the Master of Ceremonies and opening presenter. Past Living Dialogues in this series have included dialogues with myself and Robert Sitler, John Major Jenkins, Stanislav Grof, Richard Tarnas (parts 1 and 2), and with Sobonfu Some’. Details and registration information available at www.unveiling2012.org. Duncan Campbell: 2012 Now: Empowering The Transformation, a uniquely innovative, interactive and affordable gathering in this time of global uncertainty, will take place Friday night and all day Saturday May 29 and 30 at the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts in Fort Collins, Colorado. Beyond just information, to practical tools for change and direct experience of participating in the ongoing transformation of our times. Now is the time and the opportunity to synchronize consciousness with the evolutionary pulse of the cosmos. Join participants bringing stories from around the planet as we explore, co-create, and experience together the transformative dynamics necessary for a successful transit from now through the year 2012 and beyond. More information available on the Conference website, www.unveiling2012.org. See you there.The meaning of the Greek word “Apocalypse” is “lifting the veil” or “revelation”. These seven “pilgrimage dialogues” in advance of the Gathering – contemporary 21st century versions of the medieval Canterbury Tales – are examples of such revelatory “shared stories” on this Road of 2012 NOW.Here is a summary dialogue excerpt describing the Conference between myself and Sobonfu Some’, who will conduct the concluding ritual of celebration:Sobonfu Some’: Well I really believe that initiation is a necessity, you know, much like, you know, 2012 is saying “here is a big initiation”. It, initiation, is a necessity because we have to initiate in order to be able to move forward, to be able to tap into our essence, into our gift and so on. And, you know, in my African tradition the first initiation that we all go through is that of being born, because we are coming from being full of spirit to taking on this human tool that we call the body. And, you know, also, we’ll go through many, many initiations. And I think what we’re talking about in the Conference is that we’re going to get to the place where we are basically going to celebrate being able to give birth to our self and to whatever new vision is going to come out of this Conference Gathering -- so that we can together welcome each other and celebrate together. And I think that is the icing on the cake, you know, that is awaiting us.Duncan Campbell: I think absolutely that’s the case, and myself as Master of Ceremonies and yourself as the person who will be leading us in the concluding celebratory ritual are both involved in helping the entire gathering to activate, all of us together, a kind of transformational space -- including not only the presenters who will be articulating on the stage, but all of the participants with their deep listening who are evoking the insights that are articulated coming out of the group energy field. And this opportunity for expression will also be something we can all look forward to at the extended lunch time on Saturday, when there’s going to be a large and deliberate space for people in very small groups to share stories, deep stories, with each other and evoke and integrate their experience. This is very essential to a true initiation -- that is not just a one way transmission of information, but is actually a transformative initiation -- where together we can evoke an experience that is both intimate and personal in our sense of shift, as well as a kind of collective amplification that allows all of us to celebrate, as Barack Obama suggested in his Inaugural Address, “our common humanity”. And that experience has a great carry over effect into our everyday lives and relationships.Sobonfu Some’: Now how amazing is that, because, you know, a lot of people go into conferences and never really get to put in their voice; and, you know, in my Dagara people’s African tradition, when you go anywhere we are always trying to get our voice in, you know, to express yourself with and to others, because it’s like we are all making this huge cauldron and the stories that we bring, everything we share of our self, is part of what is going to make whatever we’re cooking really delicious. And for people to be able to have this opportunity as a gift, not only to themselves but a gift to the community, I really believe is amazing.Duncan Campbell: That’s beautifully put. I love the image that you give here of together we’re collectively creating a crucible or a great cauldron, not only a crucible for the water of life, but a great cauldron in which to cook and use the fire of life to transform our experience, because these are transformative elements, all of the elements are: Earth is nurturing, Wind is empowering, a Fire literally is transforming, and Water is liquid and fluid and moves between the solid state of ice to the evaporated state of the clouds. And so every one of the elements will be involved here. We will be having time outdoors; we will be celebrating the natural world in a beautiful natural environment in Fort Collins, Colorado. And I think that these “pilgrimage dialogues” are pointing to that transformation as they are evolving here. In my first dialogue, with Robert Sitler, he emphasized the joy and the wisdom that is accessible in everyday life that he himself has experienced in the Mayan culture and which he shares so beautifully. Next has been John Major Jenkins, whose great research into the galactic alignment and embedding it and situating it in connection to the primordial tradition, sometimes called the perennial philosophy, has shown how we can bring all of this that 2012 is pointing to into the Now; that this “2012 phenomenon” is not an event that we’re waiting for, that we’re going to have to be acted upon at some time in the future, but it is an atmosphere of opportunity that is present right here, right now…And that energy field is present right now in helping germinate and evoke from you and I what we’re saying and inviting people to; so that in a sense you and I are acting here as inviters and embodiments of the kind of dialogue and transformation that we can anticipate will be happening among us all and amplified at that particular moment on May 29 and May 30 of the Gathering. But that’s only a moment in a continuum of many moments before and after, that we’re all already uncovering and witnessing being unveiled in people all over the world.Sobonfu Some’: Yes, and, you know, as you speak and you share that it makes me think about today being this energy that renews itself time and again, which gets stronger every time, as the energy is being shared every time. So as people today listen to this dialogue, and share it with other people, it is renewed and it gets stronger and so on. That’s the image that came to me.Duncan Campbell: Well, I have to say, Sobonfu, it’s been just a wonderful opportunity here for myself and our other deep listeners, and yourself for that matter, for us to have this chance and opportunity to engage in this dialogue together, and I have always so appreciated the great joy and cheerfulness that you embody and bring to any time that I’ve ever had the pleasure and privilege to encounter you. And so I’m very much looking forward to this conference, even as I’m deeply appreciating the present moment here, because the gift I think of this very dialogue is not only to inspire that more such moments can happen between us, but in one’s own life everyday, today for instance, and the moments that follow.Sobonfu Some’: Yes, and I’m very grateful for you, for the gift of yourself to the world really and for having such a strong and powerful vision that you can not only share with the world, but that you can get other people be a part of the dance of that vision as well. And I think that is, that is a gift that not everybody has, and I thank you for holding that for all of us.Duncan Campbell: Well thank you very much Sobonfu, and I want to thank our co-producers Larraine Tennison and John Major Jenkins and everyone involved with this project, all the presenters that are part of this pilgrimage series that is now leading us, as it were, like milestones toward the Conference Gathering on May 29 and 30. If people are wanting further information, they can go to www.unveiling2012.org. And we really extend an extraordinarily warm and intimate invitation for your continued participation. If you cannot physically put yourself in that Fort Collins environment, you’re very much invited to participate through your deep listening to not only these dialogues, but to the continuation of Living Dialogues after that, and also to honor the fact that really it is true -- and we’re experiencing it with great gratitude for our listenership and their Website Contact emails from around the world -- that as the world becomes smaller, “yes, we can” and do experience in greater depth and greater joy our own common humanity. We invite you and look forward to seeing you at the conference on May 29 and 30, 2009 in the natural beauty of Fort Collins, Colorado, entitled “2012 NOW - Empowering the Transformation”. For further information and registration you can go to www.unveiling2012.org.“We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth…. and we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself....For the world has changed, and we must change with it…why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration…" -- Barack Obama Inaugural Address, January 20, 2009 And as we say on Living Dialogues: “Dialogue is the Language of Evolutionary Transformation”™.Contact me if you like at www.livingdialogues.com. Visit my blog at Duncan.personallifemedia.com. ”. (For more, including information on the Engaged Elder Wisdom Dialogue Series on my website www.livingdialogues.com, click on Episode Detail to the left above and go to Transcript section.) Among other heartful visionary conversations you will find of particular interest on these themes are my Dialogues on this site with Robert Sitler, John Major Jenkins, Sobonfu Some, Stanislav Grof, Richard Tarnas, John O’Donohue, Michael Meade, Eckhart Tolle, Ted Sorensen, Frances Moore Lappe, Angeles Arrien, Matthew Fox, David Mendell, Deborah Tannen, Gangaji, Michael Dowd, Duane Elgin, and Joseph Ellis, among others [click on their name(s) in green on right hand column of the Living Dialogues Home Page on this site]. After you listen to this Dialogue, I invite you to both explore and make possible further interesting material on Living Dialogues by taking less than 5 minutes to click on and fill out the Listener Survey. My thanks and appreciation for your participation.

Episode Description:“For human evolution to continue, the conversation must deepen.” – Margaret Mead This is the sixth in a seven-part series of “Pilgrimage Dialogues” forming part of and leading up to a Conference Gathering in Fort Collins, Colorado on May 29-30, 2009, entitled “2012 NOW – Empowering the Transformation”, for which I am serving as the Master of Ceremonies and opening presenter. Past Living Dialogues in this series have included dialogues with myself and Robert Sitler, John Major Jenkins, Stanislav Grof, Richard Tarnas, and with Sobonfu Some’. The final Living Dialogue in the series will be with Christine Page. Details and registration information available at www.unveiling2012.org. Duncan Campbell: 2012 Now: Empowering The Transformation, a uniquely innovative, interactive and affordable gathering in this time of global uncertainty, will take place Friday night and all day Saturday May 29 and 30 at the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts in Fort Collins, Colorado. Beyond just information, to practical tools for change and direct experience of participating in the ongoing transformation of our times. Now is the time and the opportunity to synchronize consciousness with the evolutionary pulse of the cosmos. Join participants bringing stories from around the planet as we explore, co-create, and experience together the tranformative dynamics necessary for a successful transit from now through the year 2012 and beyond. More information available on the Conference website, www.unveiling2012.org. See you there.The meaning of the Greek word “Apocalypse” is “lifting the veil” or “revelation”. These seven “pilgrimage dialogues” in advance of the Gathering – contemporary 21st century versions of the medieval Canterbury Tales – are examples of such revelatory “shared stories” on this Road of 2012 NOW.Here is a summary dialogue excerpt describing the Conference between myself and Sobonfu Some’, who will conduct the concluding ritual of celebration:Sobonfu Some’: Well I really believe that initiation is a necessity, you know, much like, you know, 2012 is saying “here is a big initiation”. It, initiation, is a necessity because we have to initiate in order to be able to move forward, to be able to tap into our essence, into our gift and so on. And, you know, in my African tradition the first initiation that we all go through is that of being born, because we are coming from being full of spirit to taking on this human tool that we call the body. And, you know, also, we’ll go through many, many initiations. And I think what we’re talking about in the Conference is that we’re going to get to the place where we are basically going to celebrate being able to give birth to our self and to whatever new vision is going to come out of this Conference Gathering -- so that we can together welcome each other and celebrate together. And I think that is the icing on the cake, you know, that is awaiting us.Duncan Campbell: I think absolutely that’s the case, and myself as Master of Ceremonies and yourself as the person who will be leading us in the concluding celebratory ritual are both involved in helping the entire gathering to activate, all of us together, a kind of transformational space -- including not only the presenters who will be articulating on the stage, but all of the participants with their deep listening who are evoking the insights that are articulated coming out of the group energy field. And this opportunity for expression will also be something we can all look forward to at the extended lunch time on Saturday, when there’s going to be a large and deliberate space for people in very small groups to share stories, deep stories, with each other and evoke and integrate their experience. This is very essential to a true initiation -- that is not just a one way transmission of information, but is actually a transformative initiation -- where together we can evoke an experience that is both intimate and personal in our sense of shift, as well as a kind of collective amplification that allows all of us to celebrate, as Barack Obama suggested in his Inaugural Address, “our common humanity”. And that experience has a great carry over effect into our everyday lives and relationships.Sobonfu Some’: Now how amazing is that, because, you know, a lot of people go into conferences and never really get to put in their voice; and, you know, in my Dagara people’s African tradition, when you go anywhere we are always trying to get our voice in, you know, to express yourself with and to others, because it’s like we are all making this huge cauldron and the stories that we bring, everything we share of our self, is part of what is going to make whatever we’re cooking really delicious. And for people to be able to have this opportunity as a gift, not only to themselves but a gift to the community, I really believe is amazing.Duncan Campbell: That’s beautifully put. I love the image that you give here of together we’re collectively creating a crucible or a great cauldron, not only a crucible for the water of life, but a great cauldron in which to cook and use the fire of life to transform our experience, because these are transformative elements, all of the elements are: Eaarth is nurturing, Wind is empowering, a Fire literally is transforming, and Water is liquid and fluid and moves between the solid state of ice to the evaporated state of the clouds. And so every one of the elements will be involved here. We will be having time outdoors; we will be celebrating the natural world in a beautiful natural environment in Fort Collins, Colorado. And I think that these “pilgrimage dialogues” are pointing to that transformation as they are evolving here. In my first dialogue, with Robert Sitler, he emphasized the joy and the wisdom that is accessible in everyday life that he himself has experienced in the Mayan culture and which he shares so beautifully. Next has been John Major Jenkins, whose great research into the galactic alignment and embedding it and situating it in connection to the primordial tradition, sometimes called the perennial philosophy, has shown how we can bring all of this that 2012 is pointing to into the Now; that this “2012 phenomenon” is not an event that we’re waiting for, that we’re going to have to be acted upon at some time in the future, but it is an atmosphere of opportunity that is present right here, right now…And that energy field is present right now in helping germinate and evoke from you and I what we’re saying and inviting people to; so that in a sense you and I are acting here as inviters and embodiments of the kind of dialogue and transformation that we can anticipate will be happening among us all and amplified at that particular moment on May 29 and May 30 of the Gathering. But that’s only a moment in a continuum of many moments before and after, that we’re all already uncovering and witnessing being unveiled in people all over the world.Sobonfu Some’: Yes, and, you know, as you speak and you share that it makes me think about today being this energy that renews itself time and again, which gets stronger every time, as the energy is being shared every time. So as people today listen to this dialogue, and share it with other people, it is renewed and it gets stronger and so on. That’s the image that came to me.Duncan Campbell: Well, I have to say, Sobonfu, it’s been just a wonderful opportunity here for myself and our other deep listeners, and yourself for that matter, for us to have this chance and opportunity to engage in this dialogue together, and I have always so appreciated the great joy and cheerfulness that you embody and bring to any time that I’ve ever had the pleasure and privilege to encounter you. And so I’m very much looking forward to this conference, even as I’m deeply appreciating the present moment here, because the gift I think of this very dialogue is not only to inspire that more such moments can happen between us, but in one’s own life everyday, today for instance, and the moments that follow.Sobonfu Some’: Yes, and I’m very grateful for you, for the gift of yourself to the world really and for having such a strong and powerful vision that you can not only share with the world, but that you can get other people be a part of the dance of that vision as well. And I think that is, that is a gift that not everybody has, and I thank you for holding that for all of us.Duncan Campbell: Well thank you very much Sobonfu, and I want to thank our co-producers Larraine Tennison and John Major Jenkins and everyone involved with this project, all the presenters that are part of this pilgrimage series that is now leading us, as it were, like milestones toward the Conference Gathering on May 29 and 30. If people are wanting further information, they can go to www.unveiling2012.org. And we really extend an extraordinarily warm and intimate invitation for your continued participation. If you cannot physically put yourself in that Fort Collins environment, you’re very much invited to participate through your deep listening to not only these dialogues, but to the continuation of Living Dialogues after that, and also to honor the fact that really it is true -- and we’re experiencing it with great gratitude for our listenership and their Website Contact emails from around the world -- that as the world becomes smaller, “yes, we can” and do experience in greater depth and greater joy our own common humanity. We invite you and look forward to seeing you at the conference on May 29 and 30, 2009 in the natural beauty of Fort Collins, Colorado, entitled “2012 NOW - Empowering the Transformation”. For further information and registration you can go to www.unveiling2012.org.“We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth…. and we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself....For the world has changed, and we must change with it…why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration…" -- Barack Obama Inaugural Address, January 20, 2009 And as we say on Living Dialogues: “Dialogue is the Language of Evolutionary Transformation”™.Contact me if you like at www.livingdialogues.com. Visit my blog at Duncan.personallifemedia.com. ”. (For more, including information on the Engaged Elder Wisdom Dialogue Series on my website www.livingdialogues.com, click on Episode Detail to the left above and go to Transcript section.) Among other heartful visionary conversations you will find of particular interest on these themes are my Dialogues on this site with Robert Sitler, John Major Jenkins, Sobonfu Some, Stanislav Grof, John O’Donohue, Michael Meade, Eckhart Tolle, Ted Sorensen, Frances Moore Lappe, Angeles Arrien, Matthew Fox, David Mendell, Deborah Tannen, Gangaji, Michael Dowd, Duane Elgin, and Joseph Ellis, among others [click on their name(s) in green on right hand column of the Living Dialogues Home Page on this site]. After you listen to this Dialogue, I invite you to both explore and make possible further interesting material on Living Dialogues by taking less than 5 minutes to click on and fill out the Listener Survey. My thanks and appreciation for your participation.

"The Universe is deeply alive as an evolving and learning system and we humans are on a journey of discovery within it"_____ We are the Uni-Verse & each person has their own song that melds & resonates into the whole of our being. Duane Elgin is an internationally recognized speaker, author, and social visionary who looks beneath the surface turbulence of our times to explore the deeper trends that are transforming our world. In 2005, Duane received the Japanese “Goi International Peace Award” in recognition of his contribution to a global “vision, consciousness, and lifestyle” that fosters a “more sustainable and spiritual culture.” His books include: THE LIVING UNIVERSE: Where Are We? Who Are We? Where Are We Going? (2009); PROMISE AHEAD: A Vision of Hope and Action for Humanity's Future (2000), VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY: Toward a Way of Life that is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich (1993 and 1981), and AWAKENING EARTH: Exploring the Evolution of Human Culture and Consciousness (1993). With Joseph Campbell and other scholars he co-authored the book CHANGING IMAGES OF MAN (1982). In addition, Duane has contributed chapters to sixteen books, and has published more than seventy articles. In the early 1970s, Duane worked as a senior staff member of a joint Presidential-Congressional Commission on the American Future. He then worked as a senior social scientist with the think-tank SRI International where he coauthored numerous long-range, futures studies, such as: Anticipating Future National and Global Problems (for the President's Science Adviser), Alternative Futures for Environment. www.awakeningearth.org Per Deepak Chopra: "Duane has written an important book because at this pivotal time when we are separated by so many differences, it is vital that we discover our common ground as species.

About Duane Elgin: Author of Voluntary Simplicity and The Living Universe Awakening Earth.org Awakening Earth is the website of Duane Elgin. It offers books, articles, and videos in four major areas: 1) the big picture of the human journey with the world at the tipping point; 2) the importance of simplicity, sustainability, and community for building a green future; 3) the universe as a living system and how we can live in conscious relationship with it; and 4) the role of media accountability and citizen empowerment to respond to the challenges and opportunities we now confront. Duane ElginDuane Elgin Duane Elgin is an internationally recognized speaker, author, and social visionary who looks beneath the surface turbulence of our times to explore the deeper trends that are transforming our world. In 2005, Duane received the Japanese “Goi International Peace Award” in recognition of his contribution to a global “vision, consciousness, and lifestyle” that fosters a “more sustainable and spiritual culture.” His books include: THE LIVING UNIVERSE: Where Are We? Who Are We? Where Are We Going? (2009); PROMISE AHEAD: A Vision of Hope and Action for Humanity’s Future (2000), VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY: Toward a Way of Life that is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich (1993 and 1981), and AWAKENING EARTH: Exploring the Evolution of Human Culture and Consciousness (1993). With Joseph Campbell and other scholars he co-authored the book CHANGING IMAGES OF MAN (1982). In addition, Duane has contributed chapters to sixteen books, and has published more than seventy articles. In the early 1970s, Duane worked as a senior staff member of a joint Presidential-Congressional Commission on the American Future. He then worked as a senior social scientist with the think-tank SRI International where he coauthored numerous long-range, futures studies, such as: Anticipating Future National and Global Problems (for the President’s Science Advisor), Alternative Futures for Environm

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Voices from 2020, Vol. 4, Published November 12, 2006. In our fourth installment of the “Voices from 2020” series, our guest is Duane Elgin, a visionary social scientist and evolutionary activist. In his books Voluntary Simplicity, Promise Ahead, and Awakening Earth, he showed us all paths for how individual and collective will can be harnessed to create a more sustainable future for the universe. In this episode of “Voices”, listen and learn how individuals, societies, and businesses can develop deeper and more meaningful relationships with each other, with the earth, and with the universe as a whole, and will have created a much brighter future for all by 2020.