New Dimensions

Russell explains the difference between a paradigm and a metaparadigm and why consciousness cannot be explained within our current systems. He describes how all of life, and the universe as a whole, has the capacity for consciousness. His insight into the essence of “I am” points to how our seeking is actually obstructing our natural state of contentment. Peter Russell, D.C.S. is an author and meditation teacher focusing on consciousness and spirituality. His studies include theoretical physics, mathematics, experimental psychology, and computer science. His principal interest is the deeper, spiritual significance of the times we are passing through. His work seeks to distill the essence of the world’s spiritual traditions and present them in ways relevant to current times. In 1982, with his bestseller of the same name, he coined the term “global brain” and predicted the Internet and the impact it would have on our culture. His many books include: Waking Up in Time: Finding Inner Peace in Times of Accelerating Change (Origin Press 1992), The Global Brain (3rd Edition, Floris Books 2008), From Science to God: A Physicist’s Journey into the Mystery of Consciousness (New World Library 2001) and The Brain Book: Know Your Own Mind and How to Use It (Routledge and Kegan Paul 1979).Interview Date: 2/10/2015     Tags: Peter Russell, paradigm, metaparadigm, matter, consciousness, self-awareness, self-aware, awareness, mind, Copernicus, Descartes, brain, mind, recognition, essence of the universe, panpsychism, I am, effortless being, Science, Spirituality, Philosophy

Dr. Powell describes how her curiosity about human consciousness led her to study the extent of human extrasensory abilities. Her research drove her to focus largely on autism, savant syndrome and abnormal brain function, among other things, to support the existence of extrasensory phenomena such as telepathy, remote viewing, and ESP. Diane Hennacy Powell, M.D. is a neuroscientist and psychiatrist who completed her training in medicine, neurology, and psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is a former member of Harvard Medical School’s faculty and of a think tank on consciousness at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, and has published articles in neuroscience and neuropsychiatry journals. She is the author of The ESP Enigma: The Scientific Case for Psychic Phenomena (Walker & Company 2009) and Seriously Strange: Thinking Anew About Psychical Experiences (contributor) (Viking 2012) Interview Date: 12/4/2014     Tags: Diane Powell, ESP, telepathy, holograph, hologram, autism, remote viewing, brain science, savant, clairvoyance, twins, intuition, out of body, Parapsychology/Paranormal, Science

Here we explore a larger picture of human life as relating to the cosmos. Steinfeld says, “I think the opportunity, that meeting the others, making contact, expands our consciousness. It expands the potential of our humanity. I think that's what's so important. We have to open another part of our mind in order to relate to the possibility.” Alan Steinfeld is an explorer of consciousness. For over 30 years he has hosted and produced the weekly television series New Realities in New York City. The series includes interviews with luminaries in the field of health, spirituality, UFOs, human potential, remote viewing, and the nature of alien contact. For five years he has emceed the largest UFO event in the country, Contact in the Desert. He is the editor of Making Contact: Preparing for the New Realities of Extraterrestrial ExistenceInterview Date: 3/27/2021  Tags: MP3, Alan Steinfeld, Francis Crick, DNA, human hybrids, extraterrestrials, UFOs, aliens, ETs, dormant DNA, Bashar, Darryl Anka, Neanderthals, Ray Bradbury, Star Trek, Whitley Strieber, Colin Andrews, crop circles, Lynne Kitei, John Mack, Harmonic convergence 1987 in Sedona, AZ, Budd Hopkins, alien abduction, Einstein-Rosen Bridge, Hal Puthoff, aerial phenomena, parapsychology/paranormal, intuition/psychic

The deepening of personal transformation is an ongoing act of self-discovery and we're standing on the shoulders of the many pioneers in the study of the astonishing capacities of the human mind and spirit. One such pioneer is the late Joseph Chilton Pearce, whose work has encompassed many decades of extensive research and inquiry into human consciousness. Michael Mendizza is an entrepreneur, author, educator, documentary filmmaker, and founder of Touch the Future, a nonprofit learning center focused on optimizing human potential beginning with the parent-child relationship. His books include Magical Parent-Magical Child (co-author Joseph Chilton Pearce) (North Atlantic 2004) and The Life and Insights of Joseph Chilton Pearce: Astonishing Capacities and Self-Inflicted Limitations (Editor) (Park Street Press 2021Interview Date: 3/19/2021    Tags: MP3, Michael Mendizza, David Bohm, Robert Lanza, The Grand Biocentric Design, Crack in the Cosmic Egg, materialism science, magical child, nurturing, bonding, consciousness, Marcelle Gerber, field effect, savant, play, childhood, Ashley Montagu, reading to children, television, computers, smartphones, Personal Transformation, Science, Psychology, Social Change/Politics

Nelson-Isaacs shares the good news that the cosmos is responsive and synchronicity occurs to help us come into our wholeness. Here we explore some of the filters that hold us back from being our whole, vibrant, creative selves and some tools to help us achieve it. Sky Nelson-Isaacs is a physicist, musician, teacher, parent, and activist. He has many years of experience as a physics and math instructor and has also worked in the software industry. His current work involves research in the field of quantum foundations and he has published a growing body of peer-reviewed work developing the foundation of a theory of synchronicity. He has also earned recognition as a singer, songwriter, and performer. His books include Living in Flow: The Science of Synchronicity and How Your Choices Shape Your World (North Atlantic Books 2019) and Leap To Wholeness: How The World is Programmed to Help Us Grow, Heal, and Adapt (North Atlantic Books 2021) Interview Date: 3/19/2021   Tags: MP3, Sky Nelson-Isaacs, Big Bang Theory, quantum field theory, wave function, abundance, synchronicity, shame, psychological wounds, self compassion, forgiveness, curiosity, Night At the Museum Movie, feelings, isolation, Black Lives Matter, grief, sadness, Personal Transformation, psychology, Health & Healing

This is an edited talk that Justine Willis Toms gave in the summer of 2014. She includes the four keys to thriving in chaotic times and compares this time to that of a caterpillar inside the cocoon where it liquefies and the imaginal cells begin to coalesce, soon to emerge as a butterfly. She suggests that we are the imaginal cells of the changing of an age. Since 1973, Justine Willis Toms has been exploring personal, social and spiritual transformation through her work as an electronic journalist, editor and writer. She is co-founder, executive director and host of New Dimensions Radio. She is a founding convener of The Millionth Circle Initiative and has been actively involved in circle work since 1980. She serves on the board of World Prayers as well as Women’s Perspective. In June 2004, she was one of 30 people in the world invited to participate in The Synthesis Dialogues with his holiness the Dalai Lama. She was inducted into the Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2011. She is the author of: True Work: Doing What You Love and Loving What You Do (Michael Toms) (Harmony Books 1999) and Small Pleasures: Finding Grace in a Chaotic World (Hampton Roads 2008) Recorded 6/29/2014     Tags: Justine Willis Toms, Justine Toms, Dr. Haridas Chaudhuri, Cultural Integration Fellowship, CIF, optimism, curiosity, circles, friends of the heart, isolate, isolation, circulate, butterfly, cocoon, chaotic times, GNP, GNH, Gross National Happiness index, media fast, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight, Joseph Campbell, Dalai Lama, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Jennifer Louden, certainty, Chinese Bamboo metaphor, Personal Transformation, Self Help

Here we explore the complex emotion of awe which frequently involves a sense of surprise, unexpectedness, or mystery. Wonder and awe have many benefits and here you’ll find many ways to invite more of these most positive emotions into your life. Klein shares many inspiring examples of how we can tap into the power and benefits of awe. Allen Klein is the former Director of Life and Death Transitions in San Francisco. He's a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor. He is the author of many books including The Healing Power of Humor (Tarcher/Putnam 1989), The Courage to Laugh, Change Your Life: A Little Book of Big Ideas (Tarcher 1998), Learning to Laugh When You Feel Like Crying: Embracing Life After Loss (Goodman Beck Publishing 2011), Embracing Life After Loss: A Gentle Guide for Growing through Grief (Mango 2019) and The Awe Factor: How a Little Bit of Wonder Can Make a Big Difference in Your Life (Mango Publishing Group 2020 or Conari Press 2020)Interview Date: 2/26/2021     Tags: MP3, Allen Klein, wonder, awe, Cirque du Soleil, Beau Lotto, stress, creativity, Dacher Keltner, Khrushchev, intention, synchronicity, Jenny Odell, John Cage concert, Sam Keen. Personal Transformation

Here we explore an alternative to looking at our bodies through the lens of the brutal forces of cultural bias that highlight the personal shaming that tears down the expression of our intelligence, power, and beauty. Bedrick gives many enlightened examples of women he’s worked with. He takes us into the deeper mysteries of the deeper hungers we are going for. David Bedrick JD, DIPL PW is an attorney, educator, and process worker. He founded the Santa Fe Institute for Shame-Based Studies where he teaches and works with individuals from around the world. He is the author of Talking Back to Dr. Phil: Alternatives to Mainstream Psychology (Belly Song Press 2013), Revisioning Activism: Bringing Depth, Dialogue, and Diversity to Individual and Social Change (Belly Song Press 2017) i You Can’t Judge a Body By Its Cover: 17 Women’s Stories of Hunger, Body Shame, and Redemption (Belly Song Press 2020)Interview Date: 2/23/2021   Tags: MP3, David Bedrick, body image, shame, dieting, weight loss, hunger, lose weight, sexism, racism, body positivity, Psychology, Personal Transformation, Health & Healing, Women’s Studies

Here we explore the Native American influence on the founding of the United States and how putting our country back together in full integrity requires us to remember and respect the living roots of our nation. Parry states that the ultimate reason he is interested in politics is so that we can get to more kindness, compassion, and respect for Mother Earth. Glenn Aparicio Parry, Ph.D. is an educator, international speaker, entrepreneur, and visionary whose life-long passion is to re-form thinking and education into a coherent, cohesive whole. He's the founder and past president of the SEED Institute, and is currently the president of the think tank The Circle for Original Thinking. Parry organized and participated in the groundbreaking Language of Spirit Conferences from 1999 - 2011 that brought together Indigenous Native Elders and Western scientists in dialogue. This series of conferences was moderated by Leroy Little Bear. Parry is an avid outdoorsman and makes his home in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains in Albuquerque, NM, with his wife, dog, and cat. He is the author of Original Thinking: A Radical ReVisioning of Time, Humanity, and Nature (North Atlantic Books 2015) and Original Politics: Making America Sacred Again (Select Books 2020)Interview Date: 2/19/2021  Tags: Glenn Aparicio Parry, Paula Gunn Allen, sacred, genocide, Pilgrims, Plymonth Rock, Haudenosaunee, The Peacemaker, Roger Williams, Benjamin Franklin, Chief Canasatego, caucus, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Matilda Gage, Women’s movement, suffragists, Vandana Shiva, Turtle Island Renaissance, Leroy Little Bear, reconstruction, Van Jones, John McCain, Ramana Maharshi, Know-Nothing Party, Social Change/Politics, History, Indigenous Wisdom

At a very young age, Gendler became enamored with elements of creativity such as words, colors and beauty. After years of writing, painting and teaching, she has come to know herself as an “Anthropologist of the Imagination.” She offers insight into qualities that make us human, such as joy, beauty, curiosity, and courtesy. She suggests some ways to spark our creativity.  J. Ruth Gendler is an artist and a writer, and has been a teacher of writing and art for more than twenty years. She leads workshops in writing and creativity throughout the United States, and has been an artist in residence with California Poets in the Schools and Young Audiences of the Bay Area. She has worked with elementary, middle school and high school students teaching through California Poets in the Schools, and writes about the transformative power of art. In October 2007 the Lineage Dance Company presented a theater piece based on her book The Book of Qualities (Harper Perennial 1988), now in its 52nd printing. Her books also include Changing Light: The Eternal Cycle of Night and Day (Editor) (Harper Collins 1991) and Notes on the Need for Beauty: An Intimate Look at an Essential Quality (Marlowe & Company 2007)Interview Date: 9/17/2014  Tags: MP3, Ruth Gendler, creativity, writing, self-publishing, art, anthropologist of the imagination, beauty, imagination, inspiration, color poems, efficiency, writing letters, Arts & Creativity