Podcast: From Here Through 2012
February 6, 2010
This is a recording of a lecture to the Astrological Society of North Texas from December 2009. In it we look forward to themes that are big for the coming several years.
New IONS Podcast
November 28, 2009
Look under the PODCAST heading on the menu bar for the entire series of IONS lectures for 09. The podcasts for Mark Sebasta’s Shamanism and Shapeshifting into a New Era is up, as well as October’s Mary Mansfield, Bridging Science and Spirit.
Gene Keiffer IONS/0709
August 9, 2009
Kundalini
The Evolutionary Energy Shifting our Lives Consciously? Or Not?
The podcast of the IONS meeting and live conversation with Gene Keiffer is here, with background information below.
Chuck and Karen Robison, of What If It Works Internet Radio, conduct a telephone interview with Mystery School Teacher Gene Kieffer, author of The Secret Teachings: Unveiling the Luminous Sun Within who is a Gopi Krishna scholar.
Chuck and Karen Robison, a Church of Religious Science practitioner and spiritual guide, and authors of the Quantum Conspiracy, and presenters at the IONS Austin Chapter. They will initially share an interview, with Gene Kieffer, an internationally published author and president of the Kundalini Research Foundation, who worked with Gopi Krishna, who authored: Kundalini: the evolutionary energy in man. Since the 1960’s, Kieffer has been recognized as an authorized scholar of this Indian mystical adept. Gopi Krishna’s pioneering writing on the raising of the kundalini energies and expanding of consciousness and Kieffer’s have each been recognized as a master spiritual teacher and researcher.
An interview with Gene Kieffer is available on What If It Really Works Radio, accessed at website: www.whatifitreallyworks.com. The assembled IONS audience at the meeting was invited to ask questions of Gene Kieffer, via telephone, with Chuck and Karen Robison as hosts.
| Questions:We are going through what is called a historically significant evolutionary shift in consciousness. Some are calling it the paradigm shift, others going beyond the turn of the millennium, so we call on the wisdom of the mystics to guide us.I. What are the main characteristics of the shift that is occurring and how can we prepare to live through this historic change, which is proving difficult for some……..?
II. Some people are having unusual experiences, and their perceptions of life are shifting rapidly and even expanding… Sometimes these people have trouble talking with others about their expanding consciousness moments, since their shifts are do deeply personal? What recommendations do you have for such people? III. Once someone accesses a wider field of knowing, not just knowledge, but deeper and wider levels of knowing, such as accurate intuition, pain can come with that knowingness? As one integrates these new levels of knowing, how does one live with expanded consciousness and what responsibility do they have to others to share that new level of knowing with others? IV. How do we all evolve in such a way that we can all celebrate life, dance, sing, pray and feast together, with everyone’s needs met and everyone being happy together? |
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| References:1) Kundalini: The Evolutionary Energy in ManForward by Gene Kieffer
http://www.shambhala.com/html/catalog/items/author/614.cfm 2) Interview of Gene Kieffer: http://www.ascentmagazine.com/articles.aspx?articleID=102&issueID=7 3) Branded by the Spirit: Founding of the Kundalini Research Foundation: article http://www.elcollie.com/st/chap6.html 4) Gopi Krishna reference site http://gopikrishna.us/books/tapes.html Contact: 512-456-3614 and for more information. |
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IONS Panel Podcast: Nature of Time
May 27, 2009
New Podcast: IONS Panel Discussion on Time. This was a phenomenal presentation by five panelists: The podcast link is below. Apologies for audio quality, as there were many speakers, but I think you’ll get the drift. Feedback was fabulous. (Podcast click-on is at the bottom of the screen.)
The Panelists:
On the importance of studying shift: Mark Iberg, lecturer on humor and humanity, from multiple perspectives. Mark encourages us into action and asks, “What does shift mean to you?” His website http://www.lcsvs.com/ presents his perspectives on how to keep one’s health strong for any shifting that may take place.
Overview of paradigm shift, from a timeline perspective, both horizontal and vertical: Looking at times past, Roberta Shoemaker-Beal will give an overview of the predictions for paradigm shifts around the dimension of time, from various wisdom teachers who have alerted us to anticipate changes in this decade, especially. She will talk of the work of Edgar Cayce for a long horizontal view of a timeline. The vertical view of time is from the ancient Greeks who wrote of and defined different “kinds of time” such as chronos and chiaros. How do we shift to accommodate to the changing nature of time? Is life things speeding up? Is that a good thing?
The Nature of Time: Katya Walter will speak on the “nature of time, now and anytime,” as a core element in our reality. Her books have defined dimensions of time at the core of our reality, down to the Planck level, where time and space interact in the space~time continuum. Her book and web site, http://doublebubbleuniverse.com/ give extensive information on “the nature of time.”
Focus on time to prepare: Anne Beverdorf, local educator and astrologer will share current predictions defined by those who looks at vast timelines, with the ability to predict the nature of timely events, we can anticipate through astrological studies. The use of time awareness, by studying cycles of time, can be used to plan our lives. Anne will share predictions for upcoming events for May 2009 and other relevant time we need to consider for the future. Her website at http://www.stariel.com/ leads us to more information.
Planning for the future: Jan Blevins will be traveling to Peru this summer to study about a suggested change from the Gregorian to the Mayan calendar, as suggested by Dr. Jose Arguelles. His studies demonstrate that the Mayan calendar is a more accurate time keeping system than the Western European one used by the majority of our population. Read “Open Your Mind to a New Time” on the Internet at http://www.philzone.com/interviews/jose/jose.html for an Arguelles interview on this dynamic and controversial topic.
Consider: What shifts in our foundational paradigms, for time and space, are we ready to shift? Is the ancient pairing of Mother Nature and Father Time offering us an opportunity?
05/05/09 [Podcast] Chiron: The Lecture
May 5, 2009
Here is the podcast for the lecture on Chiron, for the Astrological Society of Austin on April 27. And here too are the images of centaurs that should accompany the lecture.
I referred several times to my wonderful brother-in-law who wrote his dissertation on Chiron–but I failed to give you his name: Krin Gabbard. He’s written several books that movie and jazz lovers will enjoy. Krin is an incredible writer–entertaining, unexpected, iconoclastic, intelligent. His most recent book, “Hotter Than That” is a socio-cultural history of the trumpet and American Jazz. Krin’s writing can make ANY subject fascinating, but don’t just take my work on it. Check out the reviews here on www.Amazon.com. I’ve never seen so many over-the-top-raving reviews. His previous book is Black Magic which is about how Hollywood has and does portray African Americans in the cinema. The latest incarnation?–the amazingly wise confidante/protector/nurturer.
OK: Here are the basic Centaur image types. BTW, Nessos was the old type, and Pholos may have been the new type–at least according to some greek art. Pholos was NOT an Ixion centaur. The podcast is below.
Chiron: Centaur with two human legsOK. Here are the pictures:
Ixion's centaurs: four horse legs (Old centaurs)
PODCAST: IONS Lecture: The Wild Ride to 2012
January 30, 2009
Image of a "Strange Attractor"
LECTURE for
Institute of Noetic Sciences, Austin Chapter
The Wild Ride to 2012: Astrology and the Convergence of Multiple Non-linear Systems.
Wow.
Handouts to this lecture and raw notes are available in previous blogs.
Thanks for listening!
Note: This podcast is about 100 minutes long. The first 40 minutes are the astrological framework for the next several years, the rest is about converging systems all hitting chaotic levels. If you start listening and don’t have time to finish, press the pause button and leave your machine on. When you come back you can just press play and it will pick up where you left it.
PODCASTS: Jyotish Conversations (Vedic Astrology)
January 22, 2009
This is a series of podcasts on the rich subject of Indian astrology, known as Jyotisha, and sometimes called Vedic Astrology. You can listen to more podcasts about Jyotisha at www.puja.net. This page is podcasts 1-5.
First, a brief description of each podcast, followed by the podcasts. I hope you will enjoy these.—————–
PODCAST ONE: Astrology Across Cultures
When reading an astrological chart, the chart is not the only thing to examine. You also have to think about the cultural background of the person and the opportunities in their country and larger culture. Astrology trends change over the course of history, too. Listen to learn more!——————-
PODCAST TWO: The Role of the Moon in Jyotish (Vedic Astrology)
The Moon is the most important single planet in the India-n system astrology. This podcast will tell you why.————————–
PODCAST THREE: Predictive Astrology: What’s Involved?
What’s most important–transits, dasas, or something else?—————-
PODCAST FOUR: Astrological Omens and Remedies
One of the brilliant parts of Vedic Astrology is the deep system of remedies for astrological “problems”. The problems can be in the birth chart, or they can be a temporary situation, but with resonant energy systems we can tweak the energies. This one is fun.————–
PODCAST FIVE: Divisional Charts
Jyotish includes a technique for extrapolating from the birthchart a different chart for many large subject areas of life. We’ll talk about them. CORRECTION: At the beginning I mention the Drekkana chart. It’s about SIBLINGS, not children. Foot-in-mouth problem!
PODCAST SIX: Looking at 2009
Here we look at the year 2009, applying techniques from jyotish. The innauguration of Barack Obama, the chart of the United States, and more!
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