
MASKED DANCERS: A Cross Cultural Tradition – Christine & Todd VanPool
We begin with a report on our activities at CI’s HQ in Santa Fe, where we engaged the land and the sky in our honoring
We begin with a report on our activities at CI’s HQ in Santa Fe, where we engaged the land and the sky in our honoring
“Climate healing is the largest engineering project in the history of humanity.”
So says our guest, systems engineer Dr. Sailesh Rao. “Any project involving a large
Tony Hull, Adjunct Professor of Physics & Astronomy at UNM. The solar and lunar cycles, so meaningful to the astronomers of old, were writ upon
Douglas Wolk, author of “All the Marvels” read all 27,000 Marvel comic books, what is in effect, the largest/longest running and expanding mythic saga of
Corinne Dempsey, Assoc Professor of Religious Studies
Joi Sigurdsson, Icelandic Healer
Corinne Dempsey, author of Bridges between Worlds: Spirits and Spirit Work in Northern Iceland
It was his work with San Bushmen in his native South Africa that expanded this western-trained medical doctor’s perspective on what healing is. David Cumes
The exploration of the shamanic origins and power of live theatre continues with a slideshow of rituals around the world. Thomas shares his work with
Joel Primack & Nancy Abrams’s illustrated tour through the Cosmos highlights how we humans enjoy the very rare gift of being aware of not only
The Cuyamungue Institute hosted a collaborative project of the ancestral Tewa site on our land, with our neighbor, the Pueblo of Pojoaque, and the project
The frame drum is among our most ancient musical instruments and one of the first percussive instrument invented and used widely, for prayer, ritual, ceremony,
Guest: Shane Farnsworth – Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics.
Let’s explore the idea of a multi-dimensional universe! In some models, mathematical consistency hints at many
Here we are challenged to reopen the playground inside yourself, to rediscover the spontaneous, natural flow of rhythm, sound and voice that you’ve been carrying
Metapatterns: Tyler Volk, Professor Emeritus of Biology & Environmental Studies.
Tyler returns to go deep in his research on Metapatterns which embrace both nature and
After the Light: The Spiritual Path to Purpose. Guest: Kimberly Clark-Sharp, MSW, LCSW. What have we learned over the last few decades, with
Panel Discussion:
Christine VanPool, Professor of Anthropology
Fredrick Smith, Professor of Religious Studies
Thomas Riccio – Professor of Visual and Performing Arts
Encounters with the Unexplained:
Underlying Patterns of the Universe, Tyler Volk, Professor Emeritus of Biology & Environmental Studies. Can we correct course by getting a new view of big
Corinne Dempsey was a skeptic before a friend insisted she visit Iceland’s community of healers and seers. Impressed and intrigued, she spent months looking into
Harnessing the Power of Intention – Bianca Harle. Intention, is more than making goals. A goal is more mind-orientated where as the true power of
Guests: “Jee” Dhamindra Jeevan, Christa Pusateri. The Metaverse has dramatic implications that call us to claim a role in shaping the worlds within the
Sound is all around us, and inside of us. Ancient cultures and indigenous peoples have used sound to heal and to transform and today there
Sonic driving plays a key role in the ritual used by the Cuyamungue Institute, and in rituals around the world. Traditional cultures around the world
Bill wrote Beyond Knowledge: How Technology is Driving an Age of Consciousness and his TechCastProject newsletter as a roadmap to define and usher in the
Celebrating the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes. Our Panel of Astronomers all have a hand in the mission of the Webb Space Telescope
Buckminster Fuller, futurist, designer, engineer, architect, innovator may be best known for the Geodesic Dome, but his legacy spans so much more. Steven Sieden says,
How does ritual work? What are the active elements and dynamics that lend ritual its transformative power, that allows us to go further and deeper?
We humans have long been opening the doors of perception, widening our bandwidth both internally, from direct experience and the arts, and externally, with the
We have turned the corner of the seasons, and with the days getting longer, its time to celebrate the return of the light. Let’s do
We celebrate the season with a Tour of the Cosmos with Professor Ed Turner. It’s an exciting, wondrous beat: The birth and death of stars
How does our physiology support altered states of awareness? What dynamics are activated in our physical anatomy to activate this remarkable ‘inner technology’? Surely the
Hazel Henderson, Futurist and Economic Iconoclast
William Halal, Prof of Tech & Innovation, George Washington U
Hazel Henderson and William
Continuing our exploration of the shamanic origins and transcendent power of live theatre, Thomas Riccio returns with a report on his work with the Miao’s
Lawson’s illustrated, in-depth report on his online survey into specific and nuanced characteristics — the beat, rhythm, pitch, frequency, timbre and more — of ritual’s
Bernie Beitman’s Coincidence Project is an online repository of real life, self-reported incidents, and here he defines coincidence, synchronicity, serendipity, and seriality, cites the range
Every human is born to track, says Alex Van den Heever. He cofounded the Tracker Academy of South Africa, wrote “The Tracker Manual: A Practical
What happens when a psychologist analyzes Munich’s favorite beer festival? Brigitte Veiz put two years of research and decades of self-experience on the Oktoberfest and
“It would be arrogant to think we’re alone in the Universe,” says Harvard Professor Avi Loeb, theoretical astrophysicist. His conjecture on the anomalous, shiny, elongated
The power and spirit of the indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest has a long, deep history, and continues today. Tribes in British Columbia, Alaska,
Bonnie shares her research and field work with female shamans in Peru and their spirituality and healing practices, past and present. Male shamans, she observes,
To find sacred aspects within Western art, we turn to Kurt Wenner, a self-taught artist who learned classical drawing directly from the Renaissance masters by
One of the world’s largest rock art collections, dating from 5,000 BC to 1400 AD, can be toured on a private cattle ranch near Winslow
What is Ecstatic Trance? Professor of Anthropology and husband-wife team, members of the CI COmmunity Todd and Christine Van Pool share the historical journey as
Myth and story is one way our ancestors kept wisdom traditions alive and intact. “Story is the operating system of human consciousness,” says Richard Schwab.
As IONS Chief Scientist, Dean puts psi phenom to the test in various lab experiments. “Magic is a natural aspect of reality, and what was
When will science offer theories that fully contain and explain all our experiences and the questions that arise — Is there life or consciousness after
A green entrepreneur and consultant to government and business, Morgan Brown shares real-life insights and examples from his extensive work with solar, sustainable water systems,
We’re undergoing a cultural revolution, with gender playing a key role. Women reclaiming power roles at all levels of society. Gender fluidity with new pronouns.
As a young man piloting a small sailboat across the Pacific, Steve Thomas developed a fascination with ancient methods of navigation. With team members Jet
A lively conversation on Jeff Volk’s four decades with the art and science of making visible, the invisible hidden patterns of Nature. As publisher of
UW Prof Gerald Pollack, author of The Fourth Phase of Water: Beyond Solid, Liquid, and Vapor, shares revolutionary secrets on the nature of water that
Methods of timekeeping are as old as the hills, which were often employed as solar calendars marking the passage of the year with the Solstices
Fredrick Smith, Professor of Religious Studies, Sanskrit & Classical Indian Religions and Christine VanPool, Professor of Anthropology joined us and together we examined sound, symbol
Cam McConnell shares his original research to decode a 1500 year old disc from the Spiro Mound part of the vast Mississippian network of villages
We view our experiences with Altered States of Consciousness (ASC) as a means to temporarily ‘drop the blinders’ to glimpse the larger Universe. We’re able
People who report having a near-death experience share similar stories. They recount the sensation of their consciousness being pulled upward out of their body, seeing
The connections between the Earth’s resonant frequencies, Sacred Sites & Human Consciousness. Guest David Elkington. The Earth resonates at an extremely low frequency. Known
While fairies have been relegated to folklore, or considered fantasy, some researchers now consider the origins to be religious/spiritual experiences, spirit journeys, and transformations. A
Guest: Thomas Riccio. With work spanning the contemporary and the shamanic indigenous roots of Theatre, Thomas will recounts his work with indigenous cultures in Alaska,
GUEST: Christine VanPool, Anthropologist, University of Missouri
What is animism? Broadly defined, animism is the belief that everything has a spirit: trees, birds, rainstorms, rocks.
Guest: James Tyrrell, Safari Ranger/Photographer/Blogger, Londolozi Game Reserve, Skukuza, South Africa
We once lived among the wild animals, knew their stories and habits, enjoyed a
Guest: Ellie Nichols. The Bard endures for the many attributes of his genius, one of which is his memorable, daring female characters, which Ellie will
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