Current Mission of the Institute of Noetic Sciences
"Advancing the science of consciousness and human experience to serve individual and collective transformation"
The St. Louis IONS Community Group is a local affiliate of the Institute of Noetic Sciences. We draw on the resources of IONS and Shift in Action as well as others to extend our understanding of topics such as consciousness, spirituality, energy fields, emerging world views and related ideas.
Operating on the Ghandi statement “You must be the change you want to see in the world”, we consider that our growth in understanding may add to an ever greater understanding among all people in the world.
Currently, we meet twice a month. Our General Meeting features a program on the second Saturday morning of the month. Our Saturday morning meetings are usually in a basement conference room at the Buder Branch Library (4401 Hampton Avenue, St. Louis -south of the Hampton & Chippewa intersection), 9:30 a.m. to noon, 314-352-2900. The program is expected to last about an hour and a half.
Our Book Discussion meets in a private home on the fourth Wednesday evening of the month at 7:00. We discuss our selected book a few chapters at a time. Upon completion of one book, we have a selection session and choose the next book.
SUMMARY OF UPCOMING LOCAL IONS MEETINGS:
Saturday July 11, 9:30 am – 11:30 am General Meeting
Mythology and The Way We Think
Our discussion will be based on “The Hero’s Journey”, a section of The Power of Myth, by Joseph Campbell. Mary Brauninger will be facilitating the discussion.
The meeting will be held in the large conference room at the Buder Branch Library, 4401 Hampton, St. Louis, MO 63109.
Book Discussion Subgroup-Wednesday July 28, 2010, 7:00-9:00 pm
We will discussing Chapters 15 and 16 (pp160-192) of The Akashic Experience, Science and the Cosmic Memory Field, Edited by Ervin Laszlo with contributions from Alex Grey, Stanislov Grof, Stanley Krippner, Swami Kriyananda, Edgar Mitchell.
The meeting will be at the home at 974 Timber Glen Lane, Ballwin, MO 63021. Phone (636) 391-7639.
We Have Exciting Programs Coming up in September and October.
Save the dates and plan to attend.
Dr. Marilyn Mandela Schlitz, CEO and President of The Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), will be our guest the evening of Sunday, September 12, 2010, 7:00 pm. She will speak in the sanctuary at Eliot Unitarian Chapel, 100 South Taylor, in Kirkwood, Mo 63122. Donations welcome.
She will be speaking on goals of IONS, current efforts toward the goals, and how we can help.
For three decades, scientist and anthropologist Marilyn Mandala Schlitz, Ph.D. has pioneered clinical and field-based research in the area of human consciousness, transformation and healing. She is a thought leader on matters of individual and social change whose respected voice offers new insights into the most pressing challenges of our time. She received her Ph.D in anthropology from the University of Texas, Austin. A researcher, speaker, change consultant, and writer, Marilyn's books include: Living Deeply:The Art and Science of Transformation in Everyday Life and Consciousness and Healing: Integral Approaches to Mind Body Medicine. She has worked at the Institute of Noetic Sciences for 15 years. She is also Senior Scientist at the California Pacific Medical Center. She has published numerous articles on consciousness studies in scholarly and popular journals and has given talks at the United Nations, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Explorers Club. She has taught at Trinity University, Stanford University, and Harvard Medical Center. Marilyn possesses a rare ability to translate complex ideas into a common sense language that excites the imaginations of audiences worldwide.
Noetic Science is featured prominently in the new novel by Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol.
The Living Classroom, with Dr. Christopher Bache
Dr. Chrisopher Bache will be our guest October 8-9, 2010 for a Friday evening (7:00 pm) lecture and a Saturday morning (9:00-1:00) workshop. Both events will be at Eliot Unitarian Chapel, 100 South Taylor. The lecture will be in the sanctuary and the workshop in Adams Hall.
At the Friday evening talk, Chris will tell the story behind The Living Classroom and describe episodes of synchronicity in the classroom. Admission is free., Donations will be welcome.
His Saturday morning workshop will focus on practical strategies educators and group facilitators can use to work with fields of consciousness in their classrooms and with other intentional groups. The cost of the workshop is $35. (Cash or personal check accepted.) Application forms for the workshop will be available in early August. Contact us if you wish to receive one.
Professor Bache is on the faculty of Religious Studies at Youngstown State University, and has served there for three decades. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the California Institute of Integral Studies and served as Director of Transformative Learning at IONS (2000-2002). An award-winning teacher, Chris is the author of The Living Classroom (2008), Dark Night, Early Dawn (2000), and Lifecycles (1990). His work explores the philosophical implications of visionary states of consciousness, and more recently, fields of consciousness in the classroom.