New Dimensions

Change is going to come no matter what. Pinchbeck is advocating nothing less than the need to embrace our responsibility for understanding what’s happening and play an active part in caring for the world. He feels this time in our human history can serve as our initiation to the next level of consciousness: ecologically, socially, politically, and spiritually. He is the author of: Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism Broadway Books 2003), 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl (Tarcher/Perigee 2007) and How Soon is Now: From Personal Initiation to Global Transformation (Watkins Publishing 2017)Tags: Daniel Pinchbeck, ecological crisis, methane gas, post-work society, agriculture, topsoil, farming practices, permaculture, Sahel Region in Africa, desertification, William McDonough, Cradle to Cradle, social systems, political systems, economic systems, debt, money, artificial scarcity, Bernard Lietaer, evolutionary biology, Time Republic, cryptocurrency, blockchain, private property, Rousseau, Tamera in Portugal, elder woman, Berlin wall, RegenVillages, Buckminster Fuller, participatory democracy, capitalist democracy, loomio.org, Podemos, DemocracyOS platform, psychedelics, Ayahuasca, Peyote, mushrooms, the internet, hippies, Mark Zuckerberg, Timothy Berners-Lee, cooperation, competition, Community, Ecology, Nature, Environment, Global Culture, Indigenous Wisdom, Money, Economics, Philosophy, Social Change, Politics

What would lead a person to choose to live alone for a year on a small, remote island on the coast of southern Chile? What is it like to truly notice how, as humans, we are constantly shifting from a sense of isolation into the experience of freedom and belonging?  Robert Kull discusses these questions, and more. Tags: MP3  Robert Kull, Solitude,  Wilderness,  Patagonia,  Storytelling,  Journaling,  Mindfulness,  Alon,  Wind, Ecology/Nature/Environment, Buddhism, Meditation, Spirituality, Travel

When stress feels overwhelming, we struggle to find the balance we desperately need to get through it all. Borysenko guides us through the warning signs of pessimism and the pitfalls of optimism, and offers up a wealth of suggestions for how to develop what she calls “stress-hardiness”—to handle all of life’s challenges with resilience, equanimity, and inner peace.Tags: Joan Borysenko, optimism, pessimism, fear, stress, realism, realist, optimist, pessimist, faith, discernment, judgment, Ilya Prigogine, Martin Seligman, Positive Psychology, commitment, Personal Transformation, Health, Healing, Psychology, Self Help, Spirituality

Matthew Fox, Ph.D. has had his finger on the pulse of western spirituality for decades. When he casts his keen eye on the state of spirituality among men in the twenty-first century, you can be sure he’ll discern the unspoken woundedness, yearning, and passion of the modern warrior. (This program was originally Broadcast in 2008.)Tags: MP3, archetypes, arts, creativity, dark goddess, feminine, Glue Men, green man, Hunter-Gatherers, masculine, Matthew Fox, Men’s Studies, philosophy, Sacred Marriage, spirituality, warrior

Dr. Judith Orloff says intuition comes through being entirely receptive, open, playful, and as spontaneous as possible. She offers a wealth of suggestions for how you can expand your inner knowing—and in the process discover a more loving, inspired way of living.Tags: Judith Orloff, intuition, psychic, synchronicity, Déjà vu, premonitions, fear, Intuition/Psychic, Dreams, Self Help

Does our present system of economics truly serve the needs of the 21st century world? What are the stepping stones to a new economic structure? Lietaer and Dunne give many examples of successful, large scale, cooperative and complementary currencies in place today offering various communities resilience and sustainability and making for more robust economic systems. Tags: Bernard Lietaer, Jacqui Dunne, IKung people, Bali Banjar system, barter, complementary currencies, cooperative currencies, Curitiba Brazil, debt, demurrage, Deutsche Bank, Frequent Flyer Miles, Fureai Kippu, interest, social capital, WIR, World Bank, Business, Community, Global Culture, Money/Economics, Social Change/Politics 

Frankel recommends that we not make a habit of focusing on the obstacles on our life paths. Rather, we should consider the open spaces before us as our guides. She further suggests that we designate some time each month to take a “wordfast” and points out that “Silence is a precious commodity and if we don’t create space for ourselves we’re going to drown in our words.”Tags: Estelle Frankel, uncertainty, worry, anxiety, Antonio Machado, faith, fear, Judaism, Passover, Moses, Exodus, the farmer’s good luck and bad luck story, teleological questions, logotherapy, Rilke, The Tower, Yod Hey Vav Hey, YHVH, Eheyeh, Ishbitzer, courage, imagination, mourning, silence, Dr. Laura Stachel, Naomi Newman, Snake Talk, Psychology, Philosophy, Religion, Relationship

Lane drew a circle on a map that represented a one-mile radius from his home, and explored every facet of the place including the topography, history, ancient and current citizenry, and industry. This exploration sharpened his sense of place, and serves as a model for how we might look at our own homes, terrain, and communities. John Lane is an associate professor of English at Wofford College. His writing has been published in Orion, American Whitewater, Southern Review, Terra Nova, and Fourth Genre. He's the editor of the digital newsletter "Kudzu Telegraph."  His books include: Waist Deep in Black Water (University of Georgia Press 2004), The Woods Stretched for Miles (University of Georgia Press 1999), Chattooga: Descending Into the Myth of Deliverance River (University of Georgia Press 2005), Weed Time: Essays from the Edge of a Country Yard (Hub City Press 1996), As the World Around Us Sleeps (Briarpatch Press 1992), Circling Home (University of Georgia Press 2007), My Paddle to the Sea: Eleven Days on the River of the Carolinas (Wormsloe Foundation Series) (University of Georgia Press 2012)Tags: John Lane, community, History, Travel, Spartanburg SC, Spartanburg, South Carolina, Geography, Pacolet River, Home, South Carolina Piedmont, Clovis Point, Circling Home, Paleo Indians, Community, Ecology, Nature, Environment, History, Travel

There is much opposition to the programs reintroducing wild wolves into their natural habitat, at least some of which stems from our mythological view of wolves as standing for all that is vicious, dangerous, and savage. The recovery activity for this endangered keystone species is a long game. Here Peterson outlines this uphill endeavor on their behalf. Brenda Peterson is a novelist, nature writer, and writing teacher. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Orion Magazine, and O: The Oprah Magazine. She’s a regular commentator for Seattle NPR and the Huffington Post.  She is the author of eighteen books, including Build Me an Ark: A Life with Animals (W. W. Norton 2001), Duck and Cover (Backinprint.com 2004), I Want to Be Left Behind: Finding Rapture Here on Earth (Da Capo Press 2010), Wolf Haven: Sanctuary and the Future of Wolves in North America (coauthor Annie Marie Musselman) (Sasquatch Books 2016), Wolf Nation: The Life, Death, and Return of Wild American Wolves (De Capo 2017).Tags: Brenda Peterson, keystone species, wolves, trophic cascades theory, Christina Eisenberg, coyotes, wild dogs, OR7, Amoruk Weiss, Yellowstone, alpha wolf pair, Lobo and Blanca, Aldo Leopold, Gifford Pinchot, wolf howling, wolf song, Rick McIntyre, Mexican Gray wolf, Wolf Haven, Community, Animals, Ecology, Nature, Environment

Robert Atkinson offers a deeply thoughtful view of conscious evolution drawn from the continuous wisdom of the world’s religions. He inspires hope as he traces love’s unifying power throughout history, and encourages us not to be distracted by seeming setbacks. He says, “love is the spiritual activism of our time.”  Robert Atkinson’s books include: The Gift of Stories: Practical and Spiritual Applications of Autobiography, Life Stories, and Personal Mythmaking (Praeger 1995), The Life Story Interview (Sage 1998), Remembering 1969: Searching for the Eternal in Changing Times (Baha’i Publishing 2008), The Story of Our Time: From Duality to Interconnectedness to Oneness (Sacred Stories Publishing 2017)Tags: Robert Atkinson, sacred story, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Pete Seeger, Joseph Campbell, mandala of Earth, unity in diversity, the golden rule, Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í, Charles Darwin, equality of women, earth stewardship, Mythology, Religion, Science, Spirituality,