New Dimensions

Johnson is an African American daughter of a preacher. She grew up initially in Louisiana and later in Northern California. Here she tells her story of a severe childhood which left her feeling shame, guilt, bitterness, and a general sense of unworthiness. She shares her journey from a devastating childhood to one of forgiveness and wholeness. She is the author of Coming To Forgiveness: A Daughter’s Story of Race, Rage, and Religion (Ronita Johnson & Associates 2012)Interview Date: 4/6/2012       Tags: abuse, African American, church, circles, daughter, deep listening, forgiveness, Personal Growth

Lake offers a frank inquiry into the causes leading to our current global peril and provides a deep well of hope and profound insight. She regales us with many stories of her adventures in nature including taking inner city young people to the desert where, for the first time in their lives, they experienced the full measure of the night sky filled with stars. She is the author of Uprisings for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with Nature (White Cloud Press 2010) Interview Date: 1/11/2012        Tags: Osprey Orielle Lake, water, climate, change, new narrative, new story, television, TV, nature, stars, deep ecology, children, vision quest, fracking, Thomas Paine, Ecology/Nature/Environment, Indigenous Wisdom, Social Change/Politics

The death of someone close to us can trigger questions such as: What is death? Why do people die? Why did this happen to me? Allen Klein has experienced such a loss and the deeply personal inquiry triggered by his grieving process lead him to see anew the preciousness of life and the therapeutic power of humor. 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's 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) Interview Date: 12/17/2011      Tags: Allen Klein, forgiveness, grief, grieving, hospice, humor, isolation, laughter, letting go, loss, smile, smiling, Death & Dying, Health & Healing, Personal Transformation, Self Help

When Jan was about to quit graduate school her friend and mentor asked her three questions: “Are you eating and drinking moderately? Are you doing something for your physical well-being? Do you have a spiritual practice?” Her answer to all of them was no. She then said to Jan, “Before you quit school take two weeks and get those things under control and call me.”  That put Phillips in pursuit of her spiritual practice, which involves deep listening and resulted in a flood of creative outpouring as her imagination was fueled. This far-ranging conversation ranges from quantum physics to fear, from “erosphere” to “infosynthesis.” Phillips vibrates with enthusiasm and practical advice for our positive, evolutionary future.  Jan Phillips is an award-winning photographer, writer, multimedia artist, and national workshop leader. She is co-founder and Executive Director of the Livingkindness Foundation, a global network for grassroots philanthropists. She is the author of many books and CDs including The Art of Original Thinking (9th Element Press 2006), Marry Your Muse (Quest Books 1997), God is at Eye Level--Photography as a Healing Art (Quest Books 2000), Born Gay (Jan Phillips 2003),No Ordinary Time: The Rise of Spiritual Intelligence and Evolutionary Creativity – A Book of Hours for a Prophetic Age (Livingkindness Foundation 2011)Interview Date: 11/4/2011       Tags: Jan Phillips, spiritual practice, listening, awe, childhood bliss, joy, being present, fear, infosynthesis, prophetic action, homosentiens, erosphere, negativity, diversity, inherited beliefs, Personal Growth

Explore the resilience and strength of the Artemis archetype in navigating life's challenges. Discover how Greek myths offer inspiration to persevere. Dr. Jean Shinoda Bolen shares insights on embracing inner archetypes and advocating for authenticity. Reflect on the indomitable spirit of Artemis in women and the evolution of gender roles in relationships.

Even though Valentine was beyond busy with a premature baby she said yes to co-founding a global business that partners and builds alliances with women artisans around that world to rewrite their futures through jewelry making and fabric art. Threads Worldwide offers a way for many mutually beneficial partnerships to blossom and share in the wealth. Interview Date: 9/27/2019       Tags: MP3, Kara Valentine, premature baby, Threads Worldwide, next indicated step, anxiety, depression, greater purpose, joy makes life sustainable, fair marketplace, artisan partners, together we rise, trunk shows, Business, Art & Creativity, Social Change/Politics, Personal Transformation, Global Culture, Community, Women’s Studies

Post shares a prophetic dream he had as a teenager that became his life’s guiding force. He shares how Divine Mind is the underlying, ultimate reality that resides both within and without all existence. This deep dialogue is filled with awesome stories to fill your heart with inspiration and wonder. He is the author of Why Good Things Happen to Good People: How to Live Longer, Healthier, Happier Life by the Simple Act of Giving (Broadway Books 2008), The Moral Challenge of Alzheimer Disease: Ethical Issues from Diagnosis to Dying (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2nd edition 2000) and God and Love on Route 80: The Hidden Mystery of Human Connectedness (Mango 2019)Interview Date: 10/31/2019     Tags: Stephen G Post, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Oversoul, nonlocal mind, Dr. Rod Welles, Divine Mind, prophetic dreams, the Blue Angel, Sir John Eccles, Paul Davies, synchronicity, Larry Dossey, ordinary mind, morphic field of love, Alice in Wonderland, Rockwell cover of Post magazine, Golden Rule, Personal Transformation, Spirituality, Meditation, Dreams

Spring communicates telepathically with Dr. Frances Vaughan about what life is like on the other side of death. They cover subjects such as spirit guides, suicide, who is “God?”, how death is a continuing learning process, can we collaborate with loved ones who have died and do they want to be contacted? This deep dialogue explores these subjects and much more. Cynthia Spring is a media producer and for 20 years was deeply involved in local ecology in the San Francisco Bay area. Her most recent book is a collaboration beyond the veil of death between herself and the late Dr. Francis Vaughan who passed from this life in 2017. Books by Cynthia Spring include: The Wave and The Drop: Wisdom Stories About Death and Afterlife. (Wisdom Circles Publishing 2018)and Seven Questions About Life After Life: Book One (Frances Vaughan)(Wisdom Circles Publishing 2019)Interview Date: 9/30/2019         Tags: MP3, Cynthia Spring, Matthew McKay, Willis Harman, Ketut Liyer, soul, Awakening Intuition, telepathy, Jane Roberts, Seth Speaks, Helen Greaves, angels, spirit guides, Bob Monroe, Robert Monroe, Raymond Moody, NDEs, Near Death Experiences, Mary Neal, social justice, collective consciousness, suicide, right to die, Stephen Schwartz, Russell Targ, psychic abilities, intuition, Personal Transformation, Death & Dying, Parapsychology/Paranormal, Intuition/Psychic, social change/Politics, 

Even though it may seem like the end of things, Meade reminds us there are always beginnings embedded in the endings. He takes us on a mythological journey that tips the world towards renewal and says, “Why not find our own thread even in the midst of uncertainty and pain and learn how to weave and create?” Michael Meade is a renowned storyteller, author, scholar of mythology, and student of ritual in traditional cultures. He has scoured the world to bring to us meaningful folk tales that tap into ancestral sources of wisdom and acts as a guide to connect them to the stories we are living today. Meade is the founder of Mosaic Multicultural Foundation. He distributes regular podcasts and his many books include: The Genius Myth (GreenfirePress 2016), Why the World Doesn’t End: Tales of Renewal in Times of Loss (GreenfirePress 2012), Fate and Destiny: The Two Agreements of the Soul (GreenFire Press 2012) and Awakening the Soul: A Deep Response to a Troubled World (GreenFire Press 2018)Interview Date: 8/13/2012     Tags: Michael Meade, renewal, recreation, destruction, apocalypse, cosmic cycle, myth, old woman in the cave, creation,  lived time, evolution, devolution, wisdom, thread of eternity, elders, Book of Revelation, revelation of tragedy, innovation, nature, recreation stories, initiation, genius, confidence, courage, games, on-line games, virtual worlds, Jane McGonigal, elder bloom, Mythology, Global Culture, Philosophy, Social Change/Politics, Death & Dying

This deep dialogue is dense with pertinent information about our food supply that is critical to the overall health of all people and most especially children. Honeycutt is a wealth of knowledge that has direct impact on all of us. She is a living example that together we can make a huge difference in the way people eat, their health, and the health of the planet. Zen Honeycutt is the mother of three boys and Founding Executive Director of Moms Across America, a national coalition of unstoppable moms. Their motto is “Empower Moms, Healthy Kids.” She is the author of Unstoppable: Transforming Sickness and Struggle Into Triumph, Empowerment and a Celebration of Community (Create Space 2018)Interview Date: 9/12/2019    Tags: Zen Honeycutt, Robyn O’Brien’s TED talk, food supply, Roundup, Patriotism on a Plate, Jeffry Smith’s movie, Genetic Roulette. California Proposition 37, food labeling, GMOs, glyphosate, BT Bacillus thuringiensis, HT herbicide tolerant seeds, Caius Rommens, Pandora’s Potatoes the Worst GMOs, autoimmune disease, allergies, glyphosate as a drying agent, autism, wheat, learning disorders, behavioral disorders, bacteria in gut, fungus in gut, C Diff, clostridium difficile, bacteria overgrowth, microbiome, sauerkraut, kombucha, apple cider vinegar, Cheerios, Bayer AG, Advancing Eco Agriculture, Regenerative Agriculture, Impossible Burger, Social Change/Politics, Health & Healing, Ecology/Nature/Environment