Joanna presents a blessing ceremony by Dave Courchene (Nii Gaani Aki Inini), Elder and spiritual advisor from the Anishnabe Nation, Eagle Clan. Dave is the visionary behind The Turtle Lodge the First Nation’s Center for Learning and Healing in Sagkeeng, Manitoba, Canada. A documentary about his vision and journey The 8th Fire made by Cindy and Andy Pickard premiered October 13, 2007 in Austin, Texas.

 Blessing ceremony by Dave Courchene [16:20m]: Download

Craig Barnes is an author, essayist, playwright and international mediator. In the 1980s he negotiated nuclear issues with leaders in the Academy of Sciences in the Kremlin, in the 1990s he facilitated talks between opposing sides in the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan and thereafter led talks to knit together transboundary water agreements between Kazakhstan, Uzbeckistan, Tajickistan, and Kyrghizstan. His books include In Search Of The Lost Feminine, Decoding the Myths that Radically Reshaped Civilization, an analysis of the roles of women as they appear in archeology and myth before the patriarchy. kyocera ringtones tracfone ringtones free motorola ringtones free boost mobile ringtones cell phone ringtones verizon info personal phone remember ringtones mp3 ringtones converter totally free ringtones make your own mp3 ringtones download free cricket ringtones 2366i nokia ringtones alltel ringtones free verizon wireless ringtones bollywood free ringtones nextel ringtones cd free t mobile ringtones for cell phone ringtones for nextel phone free phone ringtones info nokia remember ringtones ringtones software

 Interview with Craig Barnes [51:46m]: Download

Daniel Pinchbeck is the author of Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism and 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl and advocate of the use of psychedelic substances for enriching people’s intellectual, psychological and spiritual beliefs through the psychedelic experience.
John Lash is the author of Not in His Image and Quest for the Zodiac, co-founder and principal author of the Metahistory.org and one of the foremost exponents of the power of myth to direct and shape an individual’s life, as well as history itself.

 Daniel Pinchbeck and John Lash at the World Psychedelic Forum 2008 [1:04:16m]: Download

Kajuyali Tsamani  (COL) - Shaman, initiated by Bernardo Moscote, Master Shaman of the Kogi Nation, indigenous people of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.

 Colombian Mama at the World Psychedelic Forum 2008 [18:50m]: Download

Stanislave Grof is one of the founders of the field of transpersonal psychology and a pioneering researcher into the use of altered states of consciousness for purposes of healing, growth, and insight. Grof received the VISION 97 award granted by the Foundation of Dagmar and Vaclav Havel in Prague on October 5, 2007. He developed a form of psychotherapy called Holotropic Breathwork believed to allow access to nonordinary states of consciousness.

 Stanislav Grof at the World Psychedelic Forum 2008 [42:34m]: Download

Jeremy Narby is anthropologist and writer who spent several years living with the Ashaninca in the Peruvian Amazon cataloging indigenous uses of rainforest resources to help combat ecological destruction. Narby has written three books, as well as sponsored an expedition to the rainforest for biologists and other scientists to examine indigenous knowledge systems and the utility of Ayahuasca in gaining knowledge. Since 1989, Narby has been working as the Amazonian projects director for the Swiss NGO, Nouvelle Planete.

 Jeremy Narby at the World Psychedelic Forum 2008 [10:43m]: Download

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 Second interview with Genoa Bliven [49:37m]: Download

Introducing the idea that Genius can be inherited, but not from blood-relations. In third talk John defines the “endowment” or genomic inheritance we each carry, and demonstrates how to read “Star Base,” his unique format of constellational astrology. In conclusion he proposes “biographic empathy,” and discusses the possible applications of this alternative system.

 Destiny in the Stars talk 3 [30:22m]: Download

Sign Zodiac and Star Zodiac: In the second talk John Lash details in simple language the difference between the two Zodiacs and proposes what he calls the genotype to contrast with the horoscope. Discussing tropical, sidereal, Vedic versions of astrology, he explains the implications of the true star zodiac (the circle of thirteen constellations), for our notion of destiny.

 Destiny in the Stars talk 2 [42:26m]: Download

In the first talk John Lash describes his struggles and conflicts working as a consulting astrologer for 30 years, explaining what led him to formulate an alternative Zodiac based on observation of actual star-patterns. He points out why the word astrology is misleading, although astrology itself is valid on its own terms.

All talks refer to John’s book, Quest for the Zodiac recently reissued by the Marion Institute.

More information on the book can also be found on the Metahistory page with that name.

 Destiny in the Stars talk 1 [39:09m]: Download