COMMUNICATING THE WISDOM
THAT'S CHANGING THE WORLD
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awareness of the interconnectedness of all life, and the infinite
possibilities available through creative insights, innovative
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Horses As Teachers
by Justine Willis Toms
 Through the years horses have been my teachers in life. The hours I spend on horseback dissolve into a timeless void as in sleep or meditation. There is no ticking of the clock, just fluid movement, single-minded focusing, two living forms becoming one as if in a dance.
I've often wondered why riding is primarily a woman's sport. Through many years of working in circle with women, I'm beginning to realize that women's power is the power to connect, rather than "hold power over" as is the case in a hierarchical social order. Horseback riding is a place where this gift for connecting shines. The best riders work in partnership with their horses. When this is done well, one can feel the horse striving to meet the rider in a celebratory equine dance.
One of my most treasured highs in riding is jumping over a course of fences. I'm constantly amazed at the willingness of horses to commit themselves to flying through the air with riders on their backs. Jumping combines in a practical way so many of the qualities I learn from my meditation practice: focus, balance, trust, letting go, being in the moment, and, greatest of all, unity with another living creature.
In nature what is the most beautiful is also the most effective and the most efficient. The same is true of riding a horse over fences. The perfect jump includes a minimum expense of energy for maximum effectiveness. One must be traveling at the right speed and take off at the right moment, all determined by the size of the fence, the terrain, and the stride and impulse of the horse. No two jumps are exactly alike. Even the same jump is different depending on the mood of the horse, the weather, the time of day, and the attitude of the rider. When horse and rider are thinking and moving as one, making instantaneous judgments about all these factors, it's magic. When I experience a good jump it's like a pas de deux performed with perfect harmony. (Read more...)
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The Chris and Michael Show
Join us for a romp through the news of the day from a fresh perspective. You’ll hear original and insightful views, sometimes serious, sometimes humorous, but always provocative.
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SUMMER LISTENING SALE
We all know that summer is a great time for catching up on our reading, but did you know it's also a great time for catching up on your listening? To help make it truly easy and very affordable we are offering a superb Summer Listening Special Sale. All New Dimensions’ MP3s will be slashed in price to $1.99 each. That’s a 60% reduction on over 600 programs. This is the perfect time to add New Dimensions’ gems to your personal library. Happy summer listening from New Dimensions! |
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Flagship Series
New Dimensions Media airs the
flagship program, heard in over 400 communities on radio stations around
the U.S., and many more around the world including Canada and
Australia.
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August Broadcast Schedule
The Broadcast Week Beginning
Wednesday, August 8-14, 2007
Caroline Myss has worked as a medical intuitive, one who sees illness in a patient's body by intuitive means and specialized in helping people understand the emotional, psychological, and physical reasons why their bodies develop illness. In 2003 she founded the CMED Institute, an educational program that specializes in intensive classes on archetypes, personal power, mysticism, and sacred contracts. She has appeared in two highly successful television programs: Why People Don't Heal and How They Can, and Three Levels of Power and How to Use Them. She's the author of the New York Times bestselling books Invisible Acts of Power (Free Press 2004), Sacred Contracts (Harmony 2001), Why People Don't Heal and How They Can (Harmony 1997), Anatomy of the Spirit (Harmony 1996), and Entering the Castle: An Inner Path to God and Your Soul (Free Press 2007).
- Why the intellect has been taking precedence over mystical experiences.
- How we've substituted therapy for devotion.
- How you can be a mystical activist.
- How we are controlled by fear of humiliation.
- Why the mystics in monasteries change the world with the power of their soul.
- How the 1960's were too relaxed and casual with the sacred.
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The Broadcast Week Beginning
Wednesday, August 15-21, 2007
Ervin Laszlo was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 and 2005, and received the 2001 Goi award, also known as the Japan Peace Prize, and the 2005 Mandir of Peace Prize. He is a former professor of philosophy, systems theory, and future studies, and is founding president of the international think tank, the Club of Budapest. Dr. Laszlo is the author of more than seventy books, including The Chaos Point: The World at the Crossroads (Hampton Roads 2006), Science and the Reenchantment of the Cosmos (Inner Traditions 2006), and Science and the Akashic Field: An Integral Theory of Everything (Inner Traditions 2007).
- How your beliefs can be dangerous.
- What is consciousness.
- Why community is more important now than ever before.
- How you can make sense of the universe, the world you live in, and your life.
- Why the year 2012 may be a turning point for us all.
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The Broadcast Week Beginning
Wednesday, August 22-28, 2007
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THE INTEGRAL PERSPECTIVE with Ken Wilber
Program #3197
(MP3 will be available for download by Aug. 15th)
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Ken Wilber is the world's leading integral philosopher. He is the author of over 20 books on consciousness, spirituality, science, psychology, and what he has come to call "integral philosophy." His books include such celebrated works as The Spectrum of Consciousness, Grace and Grit, A Brief History of Everything, The Marriage of Sense and Soul, and the recently released Integral Spirituality. Ken is also the founder of Integral Institute, a visionary think-tank for studying issues of science and society, Integral Naked, an online multimedia portal exploring integral consciousness, and Integral University, an accredited online learning center featuring courses from today's leading integral thinkers.
- Why "holistic" approaches to truth often leave out important aspects of reality.
- What it means to take a truly integral or "superholistic" approach to life.
- How consciousness evolves through distinct, predictable stages.
- Why an integral perspective is necessary to resolve the culture wars.
- Why science and religion don't get along-and how they could.
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The Broadcast Week Beginning
Wednesday, August 29-September 4, 2007
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EVOLVING SPIRITUALLY with Ken Wilber
Program #3198
(MP3 will be available for download by Aug. 15th)
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Ken Wilber is the world's leading integral philosopher. He is the author of over 20 books on consciousness, spirituality, science, psychology, and what he has come to call "integral philosophy." His books include such celebrated works as The Spectrum of Consciousness, Grace and Grit, A Brief History of Everything, The Marriage of Sense and Soul, and the recently released Integral Spirituality. Ken is also the founder of Integral Institute, a visionary think-tank for studying issues of science and society, Integral Naked, an online multimedia portal exploring integral consciousness, and Integral University, an accredited online learning center featuring courses from today's leading integral thinkers.
- What an all-inclusive or "integral" spirituality looks like.
- What spirituality and psychology can learn from each other.
- How spirituality has evolved over time.
- Why spiritual experience doesn't necessarily lead to transformation.
- Why a truly integral spiritual path needs to include all "3 Faces of God".
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Music Playlists
We do try and take in what our listeners are telling us and many of you have been requesting our music playlists. From now on we will provide you with a list of the previous month's program music selections. For the August 2007 music played on New Dimensions' programming click here. Within the next few weeks we should have the entire 2007 music playlist up on our website.
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NDIR - New Dimensions Internet
Radio 24/7
Each week we broadcast six New
Dimensions programs four times a day. Click here for this weeks
listening schedule.
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Outsourcing Citizenship:
Sure Formula for a Has-Been Nation
An op-ed by futurist John Renesch, author of Getting to the Better Future
Americans have been outsourcing jobs for years, a matter of great debate among those concerned about the reliance of our nation on the output of other countries, many of whom we owe great deals of money. Our national dependence upon China, India and other countries who could hold our economic fate in their hands is really scary to many Americans.
But there has been an outsourcing of a more personal nature going on for much longer here in the U.S. Our culture has included outsourcing many of our responsibilities long before the verb became popular in contemporary lexicon. For many generations we have outsourced the education of our children and the responsibility of our health. We outsource some of our domestic responsibilities hiring nannies and housekeepers, dog walkers and personal trainers. This allows us to focus on earning more money to buy more things, pay off debt, give us enough free time to watch American idol, play some poker and keep up with the exploits of Paris Hilton.
We have become an outsourcing culture. When people are wealthy enough this is their right and privilege. But, I would contend, there are two areas of responsibility that cannot and should never be outsourced: parenting and citizenship. The former puts our children at risk and the latter does the same for our country.
We outsource some of our responsibilities as citizens when we give our power to elected officials at the voting polls and wash our hands of the consequences of our votes. We outsource more of our responsibilities when we forego service to our country and rely on a paid militia to perform that role for us, whether an all volunteer military or paid mercenaries like we have in Iraq.
Our founders were true citizens. They responded to the call when they were needed to serve in the military, rallying to the needs of the country. They recruited the best and the brightest and asked them to serve as their elected officials; rarely did anyone announce themselves as a candidate for that was consider in poor taste in those days. In today's jargon, they were all "drafted" by an informed citizenry. They regularly attended town hall meetings, even if it meant a three hour horse ride into town and an overnight stay. They picked their candidates and the candidates were willing to serve when they were drafted. This was all part of being a proactive citizen in this new democracy. They didn't take their citizenship for granted. They cherished it!
Today, the vast majority of us sit back in our TV chair and vote with our remotes, form an opinion after listening to a few sound bytes and consider ourselves "informed." If we vote we consider ourselves good citizens. But have we been willing to be inconvenienced at all? How much have our lives changed since our nation went to war? Have we endured a fraction of the inconvenience of our WWII era parents and grandparents?
What price have you paid for these wars? Did you vote in the last election? Have you been in touch with those you elected? Do they know how you feel about the job they are doing? Have you talked with or written your senator or representative lately. Do you know what is going on in the rest of the world in your name as a citizen of these United States?
A nation with such passive citizenry has frequently fallen of its own weight... imploded through complacency. Could this happen to America? Will we even know it is happening if it was?
John Renesch is a businessman-turned-futurist, author of several books and international keynote speaker. His website is www.renesch.com
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Upcoming Events
IONS 12th Annual International Conference:
Consciousness in Action - The Science and Practice of Transformation
August 8-12, 2007
Palm Springs, CA
www.noetic.org
Green Festivals
A celebration of what's working in our communities
for people, for businesses and for the environment.
October 6-7, 2007
Washington, DC
November 9-11, 2007
San Francisco, CA
April 12-13, 2008
Seattle, WA
May 17-18, 2008
Chicago, IL
www.greenfestivals.org
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