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Psyche

2012 Apocalypse: A Rorschach Inkblot Test of Consciousness

Mark Heley

To understand why we project the apocalypse onto 2012, we have to understand where we are in the evolution of human consciousness. Despite our ipods and helicopters, we are still embedded in a cosmology that not long ago thought the Earth was flat. (more)

11-20-09

Commons

Tribal Revival

Erik Davis

Every summer, tens of thousands of participants descend upon dozens of festivals and gatherings, great and small, that occur on the West Coast of North America: Shambhala, Oracle, Moontribe, Lightning in a Bottle. The first thing you learn about the festival is: to get there, you must leave here. You must cross a threshold. (more)

11-19-09

Psyche

What is Reality?

Richard Smoley

What is accounted as real must, among other things, accord with our preconceptions. Nonetheless, the content of our preconceptions may differ wildly according to time and place. Many cultures give far more credence than we do to ghosts, spirits, good and evil, possession, and witchcraft. So did Western civilization five hundred years ago. (more)

11-18-09

Commons

Empty Illinois Prison Considered for Gitmo Detainees and Military Tribunals

Charles Shaw

The Obama Administration is considering transferring Gitmo detainees to an empty prison in a struggling Illinois town, an idea Republicans hate, but the people of economically devastated Thomson are praying for. (more)

11-18-09

Arts

The FIX is On

Daniel Pinchbeck

Director Tao Ruspoli's first feature film, opening in New York City on November 20, takes on the subject of heroin addiction. In this interview, the founder of the Los Angeles Filmmakers Cooperative (LAFCO) discusses his work, his vision, and his views on filmmaking in a time of media transformation. (more)

11-17-09

Psyche

Transparency is the Only Shield Against Disaster

Brian George

The lost world that imagines us does not need to be created; we, who are not other than its shadow, must learn how to approach it through the prism of our fear, whose force-fields we must navigate. A hair's breadth of a difference separates discovery from destruction. (more)

11-16-09

Commons

2013: Or, What to Do When the Apocalypse Doesn't Arrive

Gary Lachman

There are two stereotypical responses to the crisis points in civilization. One is the desire to return to some previous golden age; the other is the urge to leap into a dazzling future. The 2012 scenario seems to partake of both camps. Is there more to it than escapism?  (more)

11-13-09

Eco

Our Evolving Solar System: Plasma, Polar Reversals, and 2012

Mark Heley

The year 2012 coincides with the next predicted solar sunspot maximum. A dramatic increase in cosmic radiation is likely to affect Earth's magnetic fields and the atmosphere of the planet in unpredictable ways. The question is to what extent and how these changes will manifest. (more)

11-12-09

Arts

Crumb and the Matriarchs

Kelpie Wilson

There's a lot to like in the work of Robert Crumb. How could I not love an artist so dedicated to portraying the bodies of real women? Now this defender of the flesh has produced an illustrated version of Genesis. The most interesting scenes revolve around struggles over vestiges of goddess worship, for clearly these stories are about a people in transition. This is where Crumb's work becomes important. (more)

11-11-09

Psyche

When Prayer Meets Medicine

Stephen Gray

When the peyote takes effect and the energy really gets rolling, the songs begin to sing the singers, the drum is a living spirit, and the fire has things to show us. It's a radically different way to pray. If we can find skillful ways to combine the visionary, teaching, healing medicines with our intentions, with our prayers, a whole new landscape of possibility opens up. (more)

11-11-09

Psyche

Spirituality and States: Getting Beyond the Good Stuff

Jay Michaelson

For most spiritual folks, state change is what it's all about.  Spiritual states have the power to open the mind, nourish the heart, and change the world.  They are, I think, the most important force for social and environmental sustainability on the planet.  And they can be lots of fun, too. (more)

11-10-09

Psyche

Soulshaping: A Journey of Self-Creation

Jeff Brown

By the time we retire at sixty-five many of us cannot even begin to access our real self. With our God-seeds planted in the wrong fields, we have become too tired or ill to really touch the moment. If we don’t shape up, we may be shipped out.  (more)

11-9-09

Commons

Networks of Grace

Andrew Harvey

From my study of terrorist and fundamentalist organizations, I had learned that they rely on small cells of people who sustain and inspire each other. I envisioned a network of individual cells of people praying, meditating, and acting together for positive change on local or international issues. Now there are a dozen "Networks of Grace" cells around the country. (more)

11-5-09

Psyche

Polyamory on Parade

Amy George

It happened in a moment of compassion for my friend. I somehow spontaneously channeled a higher-worldly force that moved through me to sexually heal her. I couldn't stop saying, "There's enough of me to go around." It was beautiful and amazing. How can this be wrong? Is this "cheating"?  (more)

11-4-09

Life

Glory in the Highest (Part Three)

Rob Brezsny

But wait a minute. What about all the people who don't have enough to eat and a comfortable place to sleep? How about the victims of war and epidemics, and the oppressed who live under the rule of tyrants, and the innocents whose lives are distorted by bigotry? Where's their glory in the highest? Why should they feel grateful? Part Three of a three-part series. (more)

11-3-09

Life

Glory in the Highest (Part Two)

Rob Brezsny

I'm arguing against the grain, compiling evidence that the cynics' hypothesis is a delusion. I'm insisting that we are not pitiable actors in the most hellish chapter in history. I'm even inclined to entertain the possibility that the reverse is true: We may be living in the best of times. Part Two of a three-part series. (more)

11-2-09

Life

Glory in the Highest (Part One)

Rob Brezsny

What's your position on making love? Do you regard it as one of the nicer fringe benefits of being alive? Or are you more inclined to see it as a central proof of the primal magnanimity of the universe? I'm more aligned with the latter view. Imagine yourself in the fluidic blaze of that intimate spectacle right now. . . Part One of a three-part series. (more)

10-30-09

Psyche

Ayahuasca Pilgrimage?

Robert Tindall

As a writer on ayahuasca shamanism, and a leader of small groups down to the rainforest to encounter the practice of traditional medicine, I have watched the rising of the phenomenon labeled "ayahuasca tourism" with apprehension. (more)

10-29-09

Commons

Sweat Lodge Tragedy

Carl Hammerschlag

I put off writing about the Sweat Lodge tragedy at a spiritual retreat center near Sedona, Arizona, that left three people dead. I didn't want to write until I heard the man in charge explain what happened. But James Arthur Ray, a best-selling self-help entrepreneur and promoter of financial abundance, is not talking. (more)

10-28-09

Psyche

Ascension, Entheogens & Inter-dimensional Exploration: The RS Retreat

Marisa Smith

RS's latest retreat, The Supernatural: Exploring Other Dimensions, brought together brilliant hearts and minds on some of today's most intriguing topics.  If you've ever wondered what do you'd get if you mixed 2012, ascension, entheogens & inter-dimensional exploration, this retreat just might have offered an answer. (more)

10-27-09

Psyche

The Spiritual Nomad

Lisa Renee

When one enters a major spiritual transition, it can be so painfully unnerving that it not only devastates one's self esteem, it also undermines our ability to fulfill even our most basic survival needs. This process is designed to cultivate the inner strength needed to face your deepest fears and learn how generous the universe really is. (more)

10-24-09

Life

How Shipibo Healers Cured My Brain Tumor

Aprile Blake

From a Chinese perspective, my condition is conceived as a stagnant one, and this is exactly what I felt was being cleaned out of me; old, stale and putrefied energy.  Somewhere deep in the midst of this strong physiological flushing, I understood that I had found not merely facilitators, but people who could actually cure. (more)

10-23-09

Life

The Ethics of Food

Maya Joseph and Marion Nestle

Today, so many Americans are demanding a food supply that is healthier for people and for the environment, that attempts to improve food policies can be considered a new social movement focused on community food security, organic production, local food, worker rights, animal welfare and fair trade.   (more)

10-22-09

Life

The Spooky World Of Quantum Biology

Michael Garfield

It wasn’t until the nineties that anyone suggested biology could be better understood by looking at it through the lens of quantum theory. Now, a new kind of science, called “quantum biology,” is beginning to emerge -- and it could change everything we know, again. (more)

10-21-09

Life

My Reconciliation with Christianity

Christophoros

Any tradition with a rigid, circumscribed, dualistic, dogma-based identity is, in my opinion, inadequate and inappropriate for the present conditions we face as a planet. I could not stand to have my beliefs handed to me. I had to construct them from the ground up for and by myself. (more)

10-20-09

Arts

Sell Ads for Reality Sandwich

Ken Jordan

RS is looking for experienced ad sales reps to join our team of dedicated evolutionaries.  Connect with great people while helping your favorite web magazine pay some bills (more)

10-10-08

Psyche

The Great Pyramids of Russia

Jennifer Flynn

Russian Inventor Aleksandr Golod explores both modern and ancient healing technologies with two dozens pyramids that include "The New World Wonder." (more)

9-16-08

Arts

Moderators Wanted

Jonathan Phillips

With over 300 comments each week and growing, RS is looking for volunteer moderators to help foster a healthy transformational community. (more)

1-30-09

Arts

Twittering the Sandwich

Jennifer Palmer

Catch daily updates of the ongoing evolution by joining RS on Twitter, or add us as a friend on Facebook and MySpace. (more)

10-30-08




Tech

Big Bang Rebooted

Kyle Davis

The European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, is ready to give the Large Hadron Collider another run after last year’s complications. (more)

11-20-09

Commons

Top News on Evolver

Zachary Koval

The future of evolution, water on the moon, a new dream theory, and the Vatican joining the search for alien life are among Evolver's top new stories. (more)

11-20-09

Arts

Souldish NYC: 11/20-26

Salma

This week's events on Souldish include a debate between Daniel Pinchbeck and Howard Bloom, an all-out, all-night art party at Seed, Rebirth's trippy Winter Wonderland, and The Money Fix screening and filmaker Q&A. (more)

11-20-09

Arts

Van Gogh Letters Illuminated

Bill Machon

For the next few months, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam will have on display a collection of rare letters and sketches by the legendary artist. (more)

11-19-09

Psyche

Burner Biology

Michael Garfield

At this year's Burning Man, four evolutionary biologists came together to discuss the deeper issues of evolution. (more)

11-19-09

Life

Pablo Amaringo Passes

Morgan Maher

Legendary shaman, teacher and artist Don Pablo Amaringo died on the 16th of November, after a lengthy battle with illness. (more)

11-18-09

Arts

Digital Cloud on the Horizon

Kovvy

In 2012, a digital cloud is scheduled to be erected over London consisting of interconnected plastic bubbles that can display information and also be used as an observation deck and park. (more)

11-18-09

Tech

Mars or Bust

Zachary Koval

Russia has high hopes of getting humans to Mars and beyond in a nuclear reactor powered rocketship.

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11-18-09

Commons

Evolver Spores: Take Back the Power

Jonathan Phillips

On Wed, Dec 16, thirty Evolver regionals will discuss the future of energy in hopes of navigating a soft landing for the fossil fuel power-down.  Find your local Spore or start your own. (more)

11-17-09

Commons

U.S. Cannabis Cafe

Chris Kaplan

The U.S. makes an important first step towards the legalization of marijuana. (more)

11-17-09

Arts

Lennon's Legacy Lives

Sue Dougherty

Twenty-nine years after the tragic murder of beloved Beatle John Lennon, his legacy of love lives on as artists, actors, and musicians come together to celebrate his life and raise money for children's charities.   (more)

11-17-09

Life

Lucid Food

Kyle Davis

Featuring over 85 recipes, chef Louisa Shafia's first book, Lucid Food: Cooking For an Eco-Conscious Life demystifies contemporary food issues for the home cook and presents simple, seasonal dishes that follow nature’s cycles. (more)

11-16-09

Commons

Re-Visioning Capitalism

Remi Gurak

RS invites you to to hear Howard Bloom and Daniel Pinchbeck debate the perils and opportunities the current state of the capitalist system may provide for the American way of life. (more)

11-16-09

Life

Woody Plays Daniel?

Jennifer Palmer

In its review of the newly released 2012 disaster movie, The NY Times interprets Woody Harrelson's "doomsday prophet and radio broadcaster" as being based on Daniel Pinchbeck. (more)

11-13-09

Commons

Swine Truth

Chris Kaplan

A Spanish doctor discloses the truth behind the H1N1 virus and vaccine. (Video) (more)

11-13-09

Life

Sixth Sense Migration

Bridget Algiere

A new study suggests a visual center in the brain tied to light-sensing cells in the eyes guides birds on their migratory journey. (more)

11-13-09

Arts

Souldish NYC: 11/13 -18

Salma

This week on Souldish you can Illuminate with Parashakti, learn the delicate art of Kimchi with Evolver, join Souldish for The Money Fix, Dance to Tryptophanatic Vibes at Seed, and much more!

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11-13-09

Tech

Screening Thought

Stephen Hershey

Scientists have discovered how to decode a person's thoughts and present them as virtual images on a screen. (more)

11-12-09

Arts

This is the Life

Propaganda Anonymous

One of the greatest open mics in hip-hop history finally gets its story told. Filmaker Ava DuVernay shows us the love in "This is the Life".(Video)

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11-12-09

Eco

Evolution River

Chris Kaplan

The Lower Congo River dramatically expands our knowledge of evolutionary systems.

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11-11-09