I'd love to write more often here at The Secret Of Life about the intriguing interface between science and spirituality but the honest truth is that most of my time I can't get my head round it! Fortunately Apollo astronaut Edgar Mitchell foresaw my shortcomings and created IONS (the Institute of Noetic Sciences) to carry out research and provide information in this fascinating area, which it describes as "the frontiers of consciousness".
The IONS web site has a wealth of material, some of it always freely available, some of it normally accessible by subscription only. As a special offer, however, the entire library is now available on free download until 24th December 2007. There are audios and videos from a wealth of contributors including Neale Donald Walsch, Rupert Sheldrake, Deepak Chopra, Bernie Siegel, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Marianne Williamson, Ervin Laszlo, Lynne McTaggart, Dean Radin, Candace Pert, and Edgar Mitchell himself. The only thing they don't seem to be able to provide is the time to listen to it all...
(If you'd like to take a look at my own explorations of science and spirituality, please check out these previous posts: The Nature Of The Universe and What The Bleep Do We Know?)
Hi Simon,
Ahhh I didn't know you were an IONS fan!
I've been a member for years... it is my favorite organization to which I belong! :-)
Fun to find a IONS friend!
Hugs,
Jennifer
Posted by: jennifer | December 07, 2007 at 12:30 AM
Hugs to you too, Jennifer, and it's great to hear from you! In view of the scientific content of some of your posts, I kind of thought you might be in IONS too. As I suggested in the post, the only problem for me is finding the time to take all the stuff in. I'm hoping to dip into the 'intention downloads' over Christmas...
Posted by: Secret Simon | December 09, 2007 at 12:59 AM
I've visited their website a few times :) Thanks for the info, Simon...I'll check it out again!
Posted by: Grace | December 09, 2007 at 03:15 PM
No problem, Grace. Happy downloading!
Posted by: Secret Simon | December 09, 2007 at 11:05 PM
Thanks for sharing this truly uplifting information, Simon. As you spread sources of joy, you will find that it comes back to you in abundance, and from many unexpected sources.
Love & Light,
L.
Posted by: Liara Covert | December 10, 2007 at 12:15 PM
Great to hear from you, Liara. Thanks for your encouragement! Love and light to you too...
Posted by: Secret Simon | December 15, 2007 at 10:33 PM