WHAT'S NEW
Here are some recent initiatives we are working with that we recommend:

Meditation for Peace and Healing in the Middle East  We invite you to join a group of concerned people from around the world who are focusing their united thoughts, love and goodwill towards a peaceful resolution of the Middle East crisis, by uplifting the energetic conditions in the region to create a better life for all people living there.

There are hundreds of individuals and groups around the world contributing to this meditative service, and we invite you to participate in this world experiment.  We seek to prove that group thought and intent can be a positive force in creating right conditions for solutions to emerge to seemingly intractable problems. 

There will come a time in the future when we, as humanity, will have learned much about the immense power for good we have through a united focusing of our goodwill for all people in the world. What we are offering on this website is an opportunity for you to contribute to a worldwide meditation that is an expression of love and concern for the people and nations of the Middle East.

Because this is a world problem that affects the entire planet, it requires people from all around the world to contribute to its solution.  The power of our united thoughts, love and goodwill, focused towards the good of humanity is still a new realization for many people. Many in their own lives have proven the truth that "energy follows thought," and have seen how our thoughts, emotions and attitudes create conditions in our lives. However, the application of this truth to world issues by large numbers of people in a coordinated manner is still a largely unproven hypothesis.

Changing the energy field in the Middle East will support all those individuals and groups on all sides working for peace, conflict resolution and goodwill in the region. To accomplish this, we have been visualizing a vortex or funnel for the inflow of light, love and harmonious energies into the region. These energies, clearly and powerfully flowing into the region, are being circulated to the cities of the Middle East, through specific pathways. The goal is to purify and uplift the energetic field of the Middle East region, to contribute to a positive and solutions-oriented field of energy, so that new approaches to political and religious issues can be considered and adopted.

If you would like to contribute your energy to this endeavor, please go to the www.worldmeditation.org, and click on the section for diagrams and instructions for these meditations. There are two possible levels of participation: a simpler version where you can visualize the energy flowing down the vortex and circulating to the cities, and another where you can visualize a series of triangles between three cities at a time.

Your participation for just 5 minutes a day with either version will substantially contribute to building a positive energy field in the Middle East. We welcome your interest and participation in this work to help resolve some of the most challenging problems in our world today. Thank you for whatever attention and energy you can contribute to this worldwide effort.

Meditations to Honor the Heart and Soul of America  WiseUSA 2008 is a global non-partisan program to bring the world together in meditation and prayer before, during, and after the critical US elections in November 2008. From Oct 25 - Nov 6, join hundreds of thousands around the world in meditating and praying for wisdom and compassion to emerge in America, for the benefit of the entire Earth community. The highlight of the program will be a two-hour Global Ceremony on Sunday Nov 2, during which people worldwide will join together simultaneously in silent meditation, contemplative music, spoken and silent prayers, and celebration. This ceremony will be centered on large public gatherings in four major US cities that will be linked by videoconference and broadcast live online, with Emmy award-winning composer Gary Malkin as artistic director.  WiseUSA is a collaborative project initiated by the Gaiafield Center for Subtle Activism at California Institute of Integral Studies. For more information: http://www.gaiafield.net.

World Peace Intention Experiment: Sunday, Sept 14-21  At  9am PDT (12pm EDT), a 7 day event billed as “the world’s largest mind over matter experiment” will take place around the world: a scientifically controlled, web-based experiment to use the power of intention to create world peace.  Leading scientists will  test the power of group intention to lower violence in hot spots around the world.  Based on the work of Lynn McTaggart in her popular book, The Intention Experiment, the experiment will test the power of our thoughts to change the physical world.  The final day is the International Day of Peace, Sept. 21. For information:  www.theintentionexperiment.com

A National Solutions Council The Citizens Solutions Council proposes that the next President of the United States establish a National Solutions Council that will identify, connect, communicate and support what is working in America. This Council will inform and guide government officials and citizens about proven solutions to the challenges we face. The Council will be a model of bottom-up citizen input for a new government of the people. The Solutions Council could add a function to the office of the Vice Presidency, focusing on innovations that provide the change the public is demanding.  It can offer a participatory website which encourages Americans to share and learn from breakthrough solutions in each sector of society.

The Solutions Council will be a clearinghouse to identify, communicate and support solutions and projects like these that are already working in fields such as education, health, environment, energy, economics, and security. It will seek common goals and match needs with resources to foster greater cooperation and effectiveness. It will offer a participatory website which encourages Americans to share and learn from breakthrough solutions in each sector of society.

For more information, contact Eleanor LeCain at The Citizens Solutions Council and sign the petition:  emlecain@aol.com; www.citizenssolutionscouncil.net

NEW BOOKS:

Global Shift: How a New Worldview Is Transforming Humanity by Edmund Bourne, Ph.D. (published by Institution of Noetic Sciences and New Harbinger):  A sweeping survey of key ideas and books of the last few years that reflect an astounding shift in consciousness.  It provides a wonderfully synthetic overview of wholistic trends emerging in all fields, such as the synthesis of science and spirituality, conflict transformation and the greening of business. Available Jan. '09 from www.newharbinger.com; www.noetics.org

When the Soul Awakens by Nancy Seifer and Martin Vieweg:  A clear and intelligent synthesis of the ageless wisdom teachings that is very accessible to those new to this wisdom, as well as long time students.  The authors provide an in-depth understanding of the soul, from Plato and Emerson to Teilhard de Chardin and Gary Zukav. Their brilliant insights illuminate the mysteries of the spiritual path and how we can each find our higher purpose and aid humanity at this time of world crisis. Available from www.amazon.com and www.whenthesoulawakens.org