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New Consciousness Review Media for Enlightened Living SUBSCRIPTIONS New Consciousness Review is a quarterly publication promoting the ideas, the people and the media driving the conscious awakening. Subscribe for free at http://issuu.com and view the archives on www.ncreview.com ADVERTISING For all advertising enquiries, call 503-892-3300 or email [email protected] SUBMISSIONS To submit your work for review or interview or to submit articles, visit our website or email us at [email protected] STAFF Publisher & Editor - Miriam Knight Reviews Editor – Julie Clayton Reviewers – Cynthia Sue Larson, Kandy Williams, Diane Holcomb, Lamisha Serf Production Design - Neboysa Dolovacki NewConsciousness Review PO Box 80547, Portland, OR 97280 Tel: 503-892-3300 Web: www.ncreview.com Email: [email protected] | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

CONTENTS 29 47 9 15 23 6 FROM THE EDITOR 27 PERCEPTUAL INTEGRATION How Awakening works by Gary ShermanHEALTH 9 THE DISEASE DELUSION OUR WORLD 29 TAKE THE RED PILL The Functional Medicine revolution with Dr. Jeffrey Bland ...and Cure Global Warming by Andrew Cusik10 RADICAL REMISSION 30 OPEN-SOURCE EVERYTHING Surviving Cancer Against All Odds by Kelly Turner A manifesto by Robert Steele12 YOUR SECOND BRAIN 33 HOW THE POOR CAN SAVE CAPITALISM Digestive Intelligence with Dr. Irina Matveikova13 INDUCED AFTER DEATH COMMUNICATION by John Hope Bryant Dr. Allan Botkin cures PTSD 36 REVIEWERS IN THE SPOTLIGHTINSPIRATION FEATURES15 BECOMING WHO YOU WERE BORN TO BE 39 Cups of Consciousness with Aleya Dao Mark Nepo discusses life You Are Perfect17 WILD CREATIVE 40 Many Ways to Awakening Igniting Your Passion with Tami Lynn Kent by Miriam Knight19 WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU KNEW YOU 43 Creating the Future with Open Source COULD NOT FAIL? Transforming fear by Nina Everything Lesowitz by Robert David Steele20 THE PARLIAMENT OF POETS 47 Change the Way You Sing and Talk Frederick Glaysher’s Epic Poem by Kara Johnstad 52 A New Dawn of ConsciousnessMETAREALITY The Shift to Soul Health by Dr. Katherine Kelly23 SUPERNORMAL 54 The New Human by John C. Robinson, Ph.D., D.Min. About Science and Psychic Abilities by Dean Radin 58 LUMINARY VOICES SPEAKERS AND25 JOHN OF GOD PERFORMERS CATALOGUE Filming the Brazilian Healer with Gail Thackray4 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW



FROM THE EDITOR After selling the print magazine I published for seven years, I turned to the web and started up New Con- sciousness Review. With virtually no limitations as to space and distribution, we were able to showcase hundreds and then thousands of books, DVDs, mu- sic and spoken word CDs as an online review site. Three years we added NCR Radio to the mix, and our weekly podcasts have earned us both satisfaction and recognition. With the new tech- nologies exploding on the scene, I dreamed of a multimedia review magazine that was able to combine the best of print, audio and video in one exciting interactive publication that would be available around the world and could even be printed-on-demand. The dream morphed into reality, and I expect that it will continue to evolve as both consciousness and technology evolve. New Conscious- ness Review will continue to provide authoritative reviews and highly regarded interviews for both established and emerging authors, film- makers, and musicians who are contributing to the planetary awak- ening. Our content is intended to raise consciousness of our nature as multidimensional beings and of our responsibility for making wiser choices and living in harmony with each other and the planet. In these pages you will find an exciting mix of reviews, interviews, arti- cles, audio and video. Hopefully we will engage your curiosity, expand your perspectives, and whet your appetite to explore the mind-ex- panding archives on our website, ncreview.com. We may even inspire you to invite these inspirational authors and musicians to your next event, or attend one of their workshops. I hope you will enjoy this, our inaugural issue, and be sure to subscribe to get it regularly. I’d like to mention that while this is a labor of love we also need your support to keep it going, so please check out the ad- vertising and promotion options on our website, or contact us HERE. ([email protected]) You can send Letters to the Editor, suggestions, articles and enquiries to me at [email protected]. We’d love to hear from you! Also, if you love to read and express your thoughts well, we would re- ally love for you to join our team of reviewers. Drop us a note to re- [email protected]. Keep learning and live joyfully, Miriam6 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

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THE UNIVERSE HAS MANY WAYS OF CALLING... ARE YOU LISTENING?Have you had mystical experiences or“knowings” that you dismissed ascoincidence or imagination? Or maybe theyfelt real but you thought you were goinga bit crazy? Well, you have a lot of company!Read these tales from very credible people if you wantvalidation and a context for an interconnected, seeminglymagical and multidimensional Universe. Read 37 illuminatingperspectives on “how the world wags and what wags it...” CONTRIBUTORS:Ervin Laszlo | Allan Hunter | Anita Moorjani | Barbara BergerBernie Siegel, MD | Cyndi Dale | David Bennett | Dianne Collins Eva Herr | Foster Gamble | Frank DeMarco | Gaetano Vivo Gary Douglas | Geoffrey Hoppe | Georgina Cannon Gregg Braden | Gyorgyi Szabo | Howard Falco | Irene Kendig Jack Rourke | Jake Ducey | James Wanless | JD Messinger Jessica Maxwell | Julia Assante Kaya | Kingsley Dennis Nina Brown | Paul Chappell Paul Von Ward | Penney Peirce Peter Russell | Pim van Lommel Rajiv Parti, MD | Ruth L. Miller Suzanne Giesemann WHAT WAGS THE WORLD Tales of Conscious Awakening by Miriam Knight & Julie Clayton Visit our website www.WhatWagstheWorld.com GET IT TODAY! ONLINE or AT YOUR LOCAL BOOKSTORE

HEALTHREVIEWThe Disease Delusion: Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, and Happier Life by Dr Jeffrey S BlandIbelieve that this book rep- the drug ads on TV to realize that resents an important wa- taking them is like playing Russian tershed in medical think- roulette. Not surprisingly, nutri- ing. The delusion referred tion is at the heart of his program. to in the title is that good As Hippocrates said, “Let food be medical practice is about your medicine and medicine your finding the right drug to food.” He has a 4R program to get treat the symptoms of any given one back on track: Remove - your disease. Dr. Bland, who is a propo- specific allergens like gluten, dairy, nent of functional medicine, sug- shellfish, etc.; Replace – enzymes gests otherwise. His subversive that have become insufficient; Re- platform is to find and treat the inoculate – the gut bacteria that underlying causes of the chron- have been killed off by antibiotics ic and debilitating diseases that and toxins; Repair – with nutrition- are making life a lot less fun for a al supplements. Detoxifying and rapidly growing majority of the population. The de-stressing are also right up there. explosive increase of cancers, heart disease, dia- Bland provides self-assessment questionnaires betes, arthritis, autoimmune diseases and the like, to help you pinpoint your own areas of sensitivity has been blamed on the genetic lottery. It turns and suggests protocols to address them. He also out however, that genes respond to their environ- stresses the value of having the supervision of an ment - internal and external. The growing science enlightened medical practitioner, but the 80:20 of epigenetics demonstrates that genes’ expres- rule probably works here as well. Anyone with the sion can be turned ON AND OFF by environmental self-discipline to read and apply the principles in factors like stress, toxins, and nutrition (or lack of this book should reap major health benefits – both it.) The changes caused can even be passed down in terms of healing existing conditions and pre- to subsequent generations. This is mind-blowing venting more serious ones down the line. information, because it implies that by changing This is just a small taste of the gems in this compre- the environment of the body, you can change the hensive book. I can only hope that the solid science susceptibility to these diseases. presented here will make its way into the conven- A very important point that he makes is that the tional medical education curriculum. It might even causes of our chronic diseases are as individual help take general medicine back to its roots of “do as we are. The “cures” need to be tailored to the no harm.” particular circumstances of our life and physiolo- gy. One only needs to listen to the side effects in Review by Miriam Knight 9 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

HEALTHREVIEWRadical Remission:Surviving Cancer Against All Oddsby Kelly A Turner, PhD Hats off to Kelly Turner for her objective investigation of the factors behind so-called spontaneous remissions of advanced cancer.This paradigm-shift- isolation and repressed anger, it With the ing book provides turns out, can be just as toxic. probability radically new per- The implications for both treatment that over 1 in spectives on what and prevention of cancers are pro- 3 people in the should be consid- found. With the probability that over US will develop ered important in 1 in 3 people in the US will develop cancer in their treating cancer. cancer in their lifetime, truly this is a lifetime, truly Many of the case studies are taken book that needs to be read by medi- this is a book from people who have gone through cal professionals and laypeople alike. that needs the best that Western medicine can to be read offer, and when they were sent home Review by Miriam Knight by medical to die had nowhere else to turn but professionals to their own research and determi- and laypeople nation to live. Others rejected radi- alike. ation and chemotherapy at the out- set. The stories in the book detail the steps taken by each individual to overturn their prognosis, and awak- en the body’s amazing ability to re- pair itself.What is so fascinating is that of thenine key factors in radical remissionidentified in the course of research,only two are physical – diet and sup-plements. All the rest have to do withthe changing the emotional state ofthe individual. It has become com-mon knowledge that sugars, refinedgrains, hydrogenated fats and pesti-cides are bad for the body, but stress,10 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

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HEALTHINTERVIEWMwYoithuarDtSrve.ceoIinrkdinoBrvaaian D Dr. Irina Matveikova is an internationally recognized teacher and lecturer in digestive health and functional nutrition.She speaks to us from her clinic in Bar- celona, Spain, explaining what can go wrong with our digestion, why, and how to fix it. Medically trained, but with an alternative perspective, she provides a balanced and integrative view of the best ways to bring the body back into balance and halt or even reverse the ravages of aging and the modern lifestyle. Today we discuss her book, Digestive Intelligence, a Holistic View of Your Second Brain.12 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

HEALTHCDInodrmu.cmAeudlnlAiacftanetrioDBnewoatitthhkin I Induced after-death communication (IADC) is a real breakthrough in the fields of grief and trauma therapy.Allan L. Botkin, a Doctor of Psy- chology, worked for 20 years at a VA hospital and special- ized in treating PTSD among combat veterans. He discov- ered  that a variation of EMDR, or eye-movement desensitiza-tion and reprocessing, reliably induced after-deathcommunications in his patients, giving them dra-matic relief from the anger, guilt and sadness theyhad been carrying. He has since expanded the use ofthe technique with impressive results, which are de-scribed in his book, Induced After Death Communi-cation. Dr. Botkin’s web-sites are  induced-adc.com and for veteransand their families: healin-gafterthewar.org13 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

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INSPIRATIONREVIEWThe Endless Practice: Becoming Who You Were Born to Be by Mark NepoT This is a book to be slowly and sinners from many traditions and cultures, savored. Mark Nepo is illuminating and anchoring one lesson after an- a master of the human other. condition, which he reflects There are suggestions for reflection at the end back to us with deep of each chapter that make you want to sit back, compassion. close your eyes and just contemplate. This is a life-affirming guide to the soul’s awakening.Drawing from every hue of spiritual tradition,he paints our struggles, pain, and joy with viv- Reviewed by Miriam Knightid strokes. Going from micro to macro, from thefears and weaknesses of everyday life to the This is a life-sweep of human consciousness at its grandest, affirming guidemost inclusive and unbounded, his verbal artist- to the soul’sry is as compelling as his spiritual vision of uni- awakening.versal humanity.He sees into our souls and reflects them to us asincubators of our magnificence and perfection.With the compassion of one who has sufferedpain that brought him to the brink of eternity,he leads us gently to an acceptance of ourselvesas we are, and an appreciation of the gifts webring to the world. He urges us to life fully andnot die with our songs unsung. He inspires us totranscend the limitations imposed on us by ourfears – of failure, of being different, of being notenough. He poetic prose recounts tales of sages15 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

INSPIRATIONINTERVIEWwith MTheaErndklesNs Perapctioce MARK NEPO, IS A POET AND PHILOSOPHER WHO HAS TAUGHT INHTHE FIELDS OF POETRY AND SPIRITUALITY FOR OVER 30 YEARS. e is the author of 15 books, including The Book of Awakening - a New York Times #1 bestseller, Seven Thousand Ways to Listen, which won the 2012 Books for a Better Life Award, The Exquisite Risk, and his new book of spiritual inquiry, The Endless Prac- tice: Becoming Who You Were Born to Be.. Mark has appeared several times with Oprah Winfrey on her Super Soul Sunday pro- gram on OWN TV, and will be part of Oprah’s upcoming The Life You Want Weekend Tour. 16 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

INSPIRATIONREVIEWWild Creative: Igniting Your Passion and Potential in Work, Home, and Life by Tami Lynn Kent This is a how-to book about unleashing the creative potential within yourself. With her deep understanding of energy and how it flows, the author weaves a narrative full of anecdotes, exercis- es, and timeless words of wisdom. This is a truly inspired creation that will awaken the wild creative within anyone who reads this book with the intention of inhabiting the fullness of who they are.The author, with her background in physical therapy, now runs a holistic healthcare practice that does energy work on its clients. From her experi- ences working with both the energy of others through her practice and also with her own, the author has gained wisdom about energy dynamics that she shares in her book using examples from both her life and her clients to illustrate. She also shares her wisdom through a se- ries of comprehensive exercises that invite the reader to find their own creative center. The author’s perspective is engaging and insightful. She has a clear understanding about energy and how it flows through us to create our lives that seems so lack- ing and little understood in today’s world. More books are needed like this one to help people understand en- ergy dynamics and why this understanding will lead them to fearlessly following the natural flow of their lives, wherever it may lead because they trust in the flow of spirit. This book is highly recommended for any- one who wants to tap into the creative energy field that surrounds us and flows through us and enables us when fully utilized to live a life beyond our wildest dreams. Review by Kandy Williams 17 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

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INSPIRATIONREVIEW What Would You Do If YouKnew You Could Not Fail?:HOW TO TRANSFORM FEAR INTO COURAGE by Nina LesowitzEVERY DAY PEOPLE AROUND THE What Would You Do IfWORLD ARE FACED WITH TRIALS You Knew You CouldAND TRIBULATIONS THAT CAN Not Fail shares a num-LEAD TO FEAR, DEPRESSION, AND ber of those stories inOVERWHELM; YET MANY OF THOSE a way that will inspireSAME PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO MOVE readers to dig deepTHROUGH EACH SITUATION WITH for their own courageUNCANNYCOURAGEANDSTRENGTH. when faced with adversity. With a wide variety of experiences that include ev- erything from financial woes to the death of a loved one, this book has something for everyone. Each story is unique and is followed by a power prac- tice that provides additional practical insight and wisdom that readers can apply to their own lives. What Would You Do If You Knew You Could Not Fail is more than just a compilation of inspirational sto- ries as it reminds us that when faced with difficult challenges in life, we all have more strength and courage than we think. The ability to persevere is one of the many things that connect us. Review by Lamisha Serf The ability to persevere is one of the many things that connect us.19 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

INSPIRATIONREVIEWThe Parliament of Poets: An Epic Poem by Frederick GlaysherThe Parliament of Poets is an ex- Earth’s seven continents, escorted by and peopled quisitely rendered epic poem with “old friends, long known, but never met face that weaves ancient and contem- to face.” The author’s intimate encounters with porary vision into the heart of these familiar masters are elegantly and beautiful- modern darkness and the light of ly conveyed through shades of meaning, nuanced eternal hope. The author writes references that acquaint—or reacquaint—us with himself into the narrative, a pres- their poetic personage ent-day unsung poet spirited to the moon, where Readers are transported into the heart and mind of poets, bards, and minstrels (major and minor) Cervantes, the wisdom of Job, to the ancient cave from all cultures and ages have convened, called of Lescaux and the Valley of a Thousand Temples, by Lord Apollo. The assembly gathers and Cervant- from riding moonbeams to the red-stained stream es (best known for his magnum opus Don Quixote) of human civilization clogged with bodies; we greet proclaims: “In high consultation, we shall find the way back home, to the depths of man’s soul, what we have known and sung about for our peoples, that they might find wisdom through delight.” The parliament agrees they will help “Persona,” the would-be poet, by guiding him on his jour- ney of seeking and questions—to learn from the spiritual and wisdom traditions the global vision that will remind Mankind how to “walk the good road again.” Persona departs from the moon and traverses the multiverse, returning four times toParliament of Poets is aworthy literary masterpiece,the author a curator of thehuman story, and the booka living cultural artifact.20 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

INSPIRATIONVirgil and Homer, Dante and Milton, Rumi and Hafiz, means many things to many people. For this readerDu Fu and Basho, poets of the Ramayana and gri- it was like being enfolded into a glorious, celestial,ots from Africa, shamans from Indonesia and Aus- orchestral song in which every instrument is finelytralia, Murasaki Shikibu, Emily Dickenson and Jane tuned, timed, and vital to the whole, with differentAusten, Hayden and Tennyson, Chief Seattle and melodies coming together as a single motion to doBlack Elk, Rumi and Milarepa, Shakespeare, Celt- something none of them could do alone.ic Merlin…and so many other keepers of the livingpresence. The power of women and the feminine “Always the world awaits the poet who canspirit weaves throughout—the freestanding muse, find the right words, more so now than ever,”goddess, and Earth Mother to all things sacred; says Tolstoy, final words of counsel to Perso-witness to the Truth. Science, religion, culture, and na after his many crossings. In this book arethe humanities is another collective theme under- such words and the author, like Gandhi, mustgirding the writing. surely be “wrapped in selfless practice”—ded-Although the cast of characters is primarily disem- icating thirty years of his life to finding thembodied spirits, this epic presents wholly percepti- on our behalf. Parliament of Poets is a worthyble concerns about the meaning of modernity (“a literary masterpiece, the author a curator ofshallow culture undermines everything”), as well the human story, and the book a living cultur-as the flourishing of the human spirit, using mod- al artifact. Once read, you know your life wasern and accessible language and traditional iambic impoverished without it.verse. However, the experience of reading this book Review By Julie Claytondefies attempts to describe it: poetry, like any art,21 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

In Earth Angel: A Guide to Finding Your Wings, Sonja Grace brings an entirely new perspective to the angel genre. She has been traveling and working in theangelic realm for over 30 years is dedicated to Divinelove and is an Earth Angel. Our planet has moved intothe fifth dimension and we are about to witness a neworder of earth angels. “Sonja Grace is a brilliant light that just happens to be on Earth. Her love permeates the room and her energy trans- forms the audience. She is a true life earth angel and a real gift to this world.” - Coast to Coast A.M. and Beyond Belief host George Noory

METAREALITYREVIEWSupernormal: Science, Yoga, and the Evidence for Extraordinary Psychic Abilities by Dr. Dean RADINDEAN RADIN Supernormal begins byPRESENTS A discussing the mysti-SCIENTIFIC cal abilities yogis fromREVIEW OF India have been expe-NUMEROUS riencing and writingSPECIAL about for thousands ofABILITIES years. While mysticalHUMANS CAN abilities have been long associatedPOTENTIALLY with extensive meditation, the YogaDEVELOP, Sutras warn of the stumbling blocksWORKING of greed, ego and ignorance that canFROM THE distract and interfere with people’sFRAMEWORK focus on inner transformation, whichOF THE should be the desired goal of medita-SIDDHIS FROM tion. PATANJALI’S Discussion of yoga and yogic powersYOGA SUTRAS. may seem irrelevant to most people living in the western world, yet the truth is that yoga has been making slow, steady inroads through western culture for some time. Most people now know, for example, that medita- tion can reduce stress and aid in heal- ing. Westerners tend to practice yoga mostly as a physical activity, yet yoga is but part of a much greater spiritual and metaphysical mind-body-spirit practice. 23 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

METAREALITYRadin provides examples of labora- ic rigor and method to put all but thetory studies and experimental results most close-minded at ease. Radinindicating that such yoga “super- also identifies some commonly heldpowers” as: precognition, telepathy, assumptions held by many peoplepsychokinesis, clairvoyance, and psi that run counter to what is now beinghave been recognized in statistical- observed in experiments in the fieldly significant ways as existing in the of quantum physics, such as: real-general populace. There are reasons ism, localism, causality, mechanism,for primarily conducting research physicalism, materialism, determin-laboratory trials with everyday, ordi- ism, and reductionism. As Radin ex-nary folks, though some studies do plains, “Most college students in theinclude experienced meditators. As Western world are taught these doc-Radin points out, we can view all the trines throughout their formal ed-yogic siddhis as variations on three ucation, but they are not often pre-basic classes of extraordinary quali- sented as assumptions. It is rare toties of human experience: exception- find a student who recognizes thatal mind-body control, clairvoyance these ideas are guidelines and not(including precognition and telepa- self-evident facts of nature. As a re-thy), and psychokinesis (mind-mat- sult, students who become workingter interaction).  scientists find no reason to questionOne of the many interesting main the assumptions.”points arising in Supernormal is thatat elevated levels of awareness that Yet question we must,experienced yogi masters and medi- if we intend to followtators attain, causal connections can the spirit and thebe made through time and space in letter of the scientificways that seem to contradict what method. And I knowmost people would consider com- of no better placemon sense. Experiments have thus to start questioningshown there can be such things as than by reading Deandelayed choices, in which a future Radin’s outstandingdecision influences current or past tour de force,events. Such bizarre happenings are “Supernormal.” just part of everyday life in the quan-tum realm, however, which Radin Review by Cynthia Sue Larsonpoints out likely plays a significantrole in our experience of all mannerof psi abilities. But wait, you may protest, what aboutthe news we’ve heard from reporterswho say the scientific evidence ofthe existence of psi is inconclusive,or that extraordinary claims requireextraordinary evidence? Dean Radinshares more than enough references,sources, and explanations of scientif-24 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

METAREALITYINTERVIEWGail ThackrayVisits John of God Gail Thackray is a psychic medium and healer from Yorkshire, England. She hosts the documentary series “Gail Thackray’s Spiritual Journeys,” and stars in a documentary about her visits to John of God, the extraordinary Brazilian healer. She has also written a book about her profound and amazing experiences.25 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

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METAREALITYREVIEWTPoEhRfCeEAPMWTUEAALCKINHETEANGRNIANTICIOGNS: by Gary Sherman THERE IS A RARE BRILLIANCE IN THIS BOOK ABOUT DISCOVERING THE PROCESS OF BECOMING SELF-AWARE. THE AUTHOR, A PSYCHOLOGIST FOR FOUR DECADES, HAD AN UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE ONE MORNING WHILE MEDITATING.He felt an unfamiliar ex- pansion in his body that he describes as “an open field of awareness.” In this state he had a sud- den impulse to “speak.” The first words out of his mouth were about “perceptual integration,” and the speaking went on for ten minutes. The next day while sitting it resumed, and continued for 52 days, and then stopped. What revealed itself was a “body of knowledge large in scope and deep in understanding.” Fortunately for us, the author had the presence of mind to record what came through him and the result is this book, which is less about his curious experience and much more of a “man- ual” for awakening. Sherman has distilled the mechanics of awakening (self-awareness) into three skills: 1) Take control of your attention; 2) Grounding yourself in the fact of your body; and 3) Releasing yourself from the function of the mind. He elegantly and clearly teases out the inner and outer dimensions of perception, 27 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

METAREALITYdescribing it as “the creative meeting place be- Interweaving the “speaking” insight withtween the deeper subjective parts of the self his own understanding of what was spo-and the outer perceived reality that we expe- ken, he paints a clear picture of how we or-rience as the objective world of sense impres- ganize our experience to perceive the waysions.” we do. The book concludes with a short course of playful practices— 40 incremen- tal steps that give the experience of work- ing with the three skills described.The words come alive in this The words come alive in this book, so that onebook, so that one embodies embodies what it teaches, leading to remark-what it teaches, leading able discoveries about our nature and identityto remarkable discoveries as a multi-layered being. Highly recommended.about our nature and Review by Julie Claytonidentity as a multi-layeredbeing.MESSAGE OF HOPE A compelling song to touch your soul and inspire you to reach for the stars. Written and performed by singer - songwriter Kara Johnstad Composed by Fabrizio Pigliucci, renowned Italian composer and orchestrator Recorded live by Italy’s finest film orchestra – The Concertissimo Orchestra MESSAGE OF HOPE is an anthem for all who dare to hope through difficult times, and a shiny bea- con for those filled with pain, hurt and suffering. “I was caught off guard by how deeply Fabrizio Pigli- ucci’s melody touched me. I was enraptured and instantly knew that I had to bring it out further into the world.  I became a die-hard fan of his wonderful- ly monumental works, and Fabrizio gifted me with his friendship and a most productive collaboration.” --Kara The song is available for purchase on CD Baby here: www.cdbaby.com/cd/karajohnstad328 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

OUR WORLDREVIEW Take the RED PILL ...and Cure Global Warming by Andrew CusickAn d r e w original thinking, spirituality, Cusick and philosophy. The factual takes sections are written in much readers the same journalistic style on a tour of writing as the personal of the diary entries, and are short world, and packed with interestingsavoring the ups, downs, and charts and graphics. The lastoddities of experiencing his third of the book delves moreWWOOFing (World Wide Op- fully into the author’s philo-portunities on Organic Farms) sophical point of view, andand youth hostel adventures provides the reader with athrough Australia, New Zea- kind of Reader’s Digest ency-land, Fiji, and Los Angeles. clopedia of how and why weWhat makes this young man’s can change our way of think-journal so riveting for me is ing. Cusick reassures readersthe unique way he weaves that we need not fall into thenitty-gritty personal experi- trap of ecoparalysis, since in-ences into and around global issues that can so of- action is not the solution now. Inner awareness isten feel overwhelming. absolutely essential, as is the understanding thatCusick’s twenty months of traveling the world com- we are inextricably interconnected with everythingbined with the keen acuity of perception gifted him “out there” in the world.thanks to qigong and meditative practices provide I especially love the inclusion of the eastern con-him with a writer’s voice that is simultaneously un- cept of Sunyata, with the notion of reality beingpretentious, yet very wise. Andy was away from his comprised of much more than thinking things mustcomfortable life in Scotland long enough to make either be true or false--since actually, most thingsfriends, fall in love, and experience very different really fall into two other categories: not-true-not-ways of living in different social and environmental false, and true-and-false.climes... and come to a deeper appreciation of how This is a book that encourages you to FEEL its in-we can all help to save the world without feeling tent while you think your way through its con-too guilty, resentful, or judgmental along the way. cepts, and it does an outstanding job of remindingThe first two thirds of “Take the Red Pill” feels like readers of their heart, spirit, and physicality... andreading a friend’s travel diary. Written in journal the importance of being authentic, integrated, anddiary format, it’s interspersed with short informa- real. Highly recommended!tional sections summarizing interconnected facts Reviewed by Cynthia Sue Larsonabout economics, ecology, global warming, ab-29 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

OUR WORLDREVIEWOpen-Source Everythingwith Robert David SteeleW When a former veteran intel- trust of business, finance and government. While ligence officer with the CIA reading all the facts and statistics he presents talks about the shortcomings tends to make one fibrillate with indignation, this of the intelligence services, book is essentially a call for something akin to the one tends to listen. truth and reconciliation movement in South Africa post apartheid. This is a man with his feet firmlyThe problem, Steele suggests, is that the clandes- planted on the ground, even though his head andtine services have tunnel vision, looking only at the his heart embrace the world. He gives hopeful ex-data their operatives have collected, and ignoring amples of initiatives like the open tool movement,the wealth of information from open sources free- where networks of farmers and engineers arely available in newspapers, public media, and the building industrial machines with open specifica-Internet. He points out, and actually proved when tions and interchangeable parts.challenged to pit his skills against the combined The Open-Source Manifesto is a clarion call to openspying agencies, that this open source information our eyes, our minds and our hearts to the possibil-is far more able to provide what should be the core ities inherent in unity and cooperation. Yes, it doesfunction of intelligence, namely, integrating infor- seem to run counter to the greed and self-interestmation to support accurate decision-making. that seem to be ingrained in human nature, butSteele is incredibly well read, and indeed is one of Steele is optimistic that “we the people” will findAmazon’s top reviewers, covering 98 different cat- the will and the means to accomplish the changesegories of books. He has the ability to both analyze necessary to pull back from the brink of chaos andinformation and synthesize the pertinent points self-destruction. This includes acknowledging theinto recommendations for action. Having been real costs of continued exploitation and depletionfrustrated by his inability to convince his superi- of our commons – fresh water, clean air, energy,ors of the importance of the interrelationship and land – and building them into our economic mod-interdependency among politics, economics, and els. Continuing business as usual does not seemsocial welfare, and even more importantly of the to be a viable option, and the Open-Source Every-importance of truth and integrity he resigned. thing Manifesto is a valuable overview of the kindsThe notion of open source is well known within the of options we need to try, and the kind of great-software community, where it has led to an amaz- er-good-thinking we need to adopt.ing explosion of creativity and products that are on Review by Miriam Knightevery computer and cell phone. He makes a strongcase for expanding this notion of open source and Steele is incredibly welltransparency to every sphere of economic activity, read, and indeed is one ofarguing that this is the only way to revive a sense of Amazon’s top reviewers30 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

Join the RAHvolution! Read the book that cheers you on your spiritual Path Readers Cheer for RAH! Winner of the 2010 Nautilis Gold Award for Best Spiritual Memoir “Jessica and her book are the real deal.” Dr. Susan Corso, Huffington Post“Roll Around Heaven is like a smiling, glowing passer-by who stops and offers a hand up and says: ‘Come on, Walk with me. You’ll be happier.’” “It makes me think of Emerson who said we are here to ‘Scatter Joy’!”“One of the 10 best books I’ve read. As a lifelong writer/journalist, my inner skeptic always reads closely for the trap doors that suggest less than full integrity from thewriter. Jessica Maxwell has created a riveting, captivating, candid accounting of her own spiritual journey like no other you're ever likely to read. Bravo!” “It confirms everything – I had to have this book with me for months after I read it.” “I experienced tears of joy on more than one occasion during this read.” “Jessica Maxwell writes about spirituality in a way I've never seen before.\"“Your book obviously strikes a chord with a worldwide audience fed up with tribalism, and scientific/religious dogma. Plus it's a hoot!” Jessica Maxwell Author, Roll Around Heaven

OUR WORLDINTERVIEW Open-Source Everything with Robert David SteeleRobert Steele was a former CIA clan- destine services case officer and a Marine Corps infantry and intel- ligence officer for twenty years. Since 1988, when he left the clan- destine service to create the Ma- rine Corps Intelligence Activity, he has advocated for intelligence (decision-support) reform and the use of open source intelligence (OSINT), which is the subject of his book, The Open- Source Everything Manifesto. Robert curates Phi Beta Iota, the Public Intelligence Blog, whose mot- to is “the truth at any cost lowers all other costs,” at www.phibetaiota.net. 32 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

OUR WORLDREVIEWPoorHow theCan Save Capitalism:Rebuilding the Path to the Middle Classby John Hope BryantJohn Hope Bryant observes that life is now directed into gangs and criminal activities, about aspiration and opportunity, but are available to be channeled into positive direc- that without opportunity you lose hope; tions. Having been a successful entrepreneur, he and the most dangerous person in the is on a mission to provide a framework to enable world is a person without hope. Al- the poor to climb up the ladder to a sustainablethough this observation focused on the poor and middle class that is good for them and good for thedisenfranchised in America’s inner cities and in country. He also points out that wealth is as muchrural America, the statements can equally apply a subjective state of the spirit as it is a reflection ofaround the world. We have become acutely aware income. That is why giving people hope and digni-of the enormous divide between the top10% of the ty are the highest priorities.world’s population that owns 86% of its wealth, He has built an infrastructure of educational pro-and the almost 50% of the population living in pov- grams to teach financial literacy; brought branch-erty. Poverty is not limited to one ethnic group nor es of financial institutions back to the inner-citiesto inner cities; it cuts across all demographics and to enable residents to rejoin the US economy; andthere are more poor whites than any other group. he has provided crowd-funding forums where-We have begun to demand accountability from a in young people are exposed to entrepreneurialfinancial and corporate system whose only objec- thinking and given access to mentors to supporttive is to generate more and more profits for the them in starting their own small businesses.few, because this model is unsustainable, is al- One could argue that it takes a recognized leaderready imploding and will only get worse. and entrepreneur like Bryant to attract high pro-The cycle of poverty is enforced and perpetuated by file partners and manifest such a structure for reala broken system where money and credit have fled change, and the many thousands of lives he hasto the suburbs, and loan sharks fill the vacuum; in- improved already are extremely encouraging. Onedustry has decamped abroad and the only income can only hope, however, that the example he hasoptions to escape the ghetto appear to young peo- provided will serve as a template and beta test forple to be sports, music, or dealing drugs. Positive rolling out across the country, as he hopes. Hope isrole models and mentors are few and far between. indeed his middle name.On the bright side, Bryant points out that the in- Review by Miriam Knighttelligence and an entrepreneurial spirit that are33 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

OUR WORLDINTERVIEWHow the Poor Can Save Capitalismwith John Hope BryantJohn Hope Bryant, recognized as one of Time magazine’s “50 for the Future” leaders. John is one of the nation’s most recognized empow- erment leaders. He is the found- er, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE and Bryant Group Companies. He was appointed by President Obama to the Pres- ident’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans. He is also cofounder of the Gallup-HOPE Index. He is the only African-Ameri- can bestselling business author for his book, Love Leadership, and today we discuss his book, “How the Poor Can Save Capitalism.” John is one of the nation’s most recognized empowerment leaders.34 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

What happens when one man asks 50 women to share their lives with him?Author and speaker Kevin Renner wanted toknow where an ordinary dad could learn toraise extraordinary daughters.So where did he turn? To women.After struggling with the question, and the daily work of rais-ing two pre-teen girls, the author took a digital recorder and abox of Kleenex, and spent a year interviewing 50 women fromaround the world and across eight decades. His goal: to learnhow fathers—from terrific to tragic—had shaped their daugh-ters’ lives, for better or worse.Their humorous, painful, and inspiring accounts--and his--be-came “In Search of Fatherhood: Daughters Praising, SpeakingUp, Talking Back.”  It includes the painful, humorous, and in-spiring accounts of the fathering received by women famousto anonymous, executives to sex workers, fully alive and luckyto be alive. An engaging and entertaining speaker, Kevin Renner brings au-diences to their feet—and to tears.www.kevin-renner.com 503.703.9662“If you read one book about “Reading Kevin Renner’sfathers and daughters, read memoir of fatherhoodthis one.” prompts me to say to women, regardless of age, culture, or Betsy I. Davenport, Ph.D. background: ‘Tell me if and how your father loved you as a“Kevin Renner has written a child, and I’ll tell you whethermodern-day book of wisdom… or not you have found love asNo reader will finish this a woman’.”book either unmoved or un-changed.” Charlene Kate Kavanagh, Ph.D.The Rev. Stephen V. Schneider

REVIEWERS IN THE SPOTLIGHTCynthiaSue Larson Best known for her researchCynthia could be summed up as a scientific mystic, in the field of instantaneousurban shaman, or quantum optimist. Cynthia’s pas- transformation, Cynthia referssion for spiritual awareness combined with scientific to these phenomena as realityexploration inspires all of her work, from her books shifts and quantum jumps. Inand articles to her monthly RealityShifters e-zine, to them we can expect to see occa-her spiritual life coaching practice.  sional discontinuities in the form of things appearing, disappear-Cynthia’s love for ex- that spoken language is unnec- ing, transporting and transform- ploring the nature essary for communication, and ing, and changes in the experi- of consciousness that a hidden order exists be- ence of time. The next time you began in childhood, hind all things. Her desire to un- need help finding something when she traveled derstand the nature of reality you’ve lost or misplaced, read three months of each year with inspired Cynthia to get a Physics Cynthia’s tips, and you might her family to places previous- degree from UC Berkeley, which just find it right away! ly unseen by most Westerners. she keeps current by reading Cynthia is the best-selling author Extraordinary experiences on papers and attending talks and of several books including: Quan- these journeys taught Cynthia seminars.  tum Jumps; Reality Shifts; Aura Advantage; and High Energy Mon- ey. When she’s not researching, writing books, articles or book reviews, speaking, or being inter- viewed you’ll find her meditating or practicing martial arts. She has fifteen years of experience with meditation and internal Qi exercises through practicing and teaching the traditional Korean martial art of Kuk Sool Won.  Cynthia has been featured in numerous shows including the History Channel, Coast to Coast AM, and BBC. Learn how con- sciousness changes the physical world with her popular monthly ezine published through: www. realityshifters.com36 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

REVIEWERS IN THE SPOTLIGHTSLaemirsfh-aWalls Lamisha runs a successful inspira- Lamisha’s innovative coaching philosophy pro- tion-driven coaching practice for cre- vides women with a clear path for success and ative women who are ready to live a achieving their goals. She describes herself as a life of freedom and abundance on their “blind spot specialist,” able to tune in to the things own terms. that hold us back from full expression. With Lami- sha’s perceptive guidance and innate caring, theHer vision is “to create a community tools and motivation for moving from the head of empowered, free-flowing lovers to the heart—to one’s deepest desire and true na- of life who share their unique gifts ture—begin to flow effortlessly. As a student of life with the world with ease, inspiring and an avid reader, Lamisha ‘s coaching offers a others to do the same.” rare blend of cutting-edge personal growth modal- ities and perennial wisdom, which she personaliz- es with each client. In addition to her work as a Life Coach and review writer for New Consciousness Review, Lamisha shares her inspirational spirit through her online greeting cards sold through Blue Mountain Arts. She has written blogs and articles for online pub- lications such as Kind Over Matter and The Magic Happens, and is a much sought-after guest blog- ger. Lamisha is featured in the book Empowered Women of Social Media being released on October 5th, 2104.  When she is not coaching clients one-on-one, or writing, she can be found wrangling her rambunc- tious 4-year-old son, spending time with her soul mate, practicing restorative yoga, or reading the latest releases in personal development and spir- ituality. Lamisha holds an MS in Psychology from Walden University, MN. You can learn more about Lamisha and what she offers online: www.lifeoncedreamt.com or connect with her via Facebook (facebook. com/lifeoncedreamt) and Twitter (twitter.com/ LifeOnceDreamt)37 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW



EXCLUSIVE NEW INSPIRAFTEIOATNUALRECOSLUMN AND DOWNLOAD:Cups of Consciousnessby ALEYA DAO Please enjoy these audio meditations / prayers, which I have recorded for you to help you increase your connection to your divine essence. The audio link to download the meditation: https://aleyadao.box.com/s/1qas33rlaetegraq2vnwYOU ARE PERFECTYour essence is a beautiful perfect river of light. Your essence flows in your divine line that runs down thefront of your spine. When you hold your awareness in this inner river of light you increase your sense ofconnection and feel your divine perfection. Sip on this yummy-ness and feel your own inner yum factor where you are perfect, connected, em-powered and whole.• Breathe yourself into this present breath of now.• Imagine a river of light flowing up and down the front of your spine.• Use each inhale to pull yourself into your divine line.• Invite your Higher Self to pull all your anchors and orientation points back to your divine line.• Activate the sound of your essence in your divine line.• Attach this ethereal column/tube of light onto the front of your spine.• Pull yourself into your inner flow.• Open, allow, and imagine a beautiful light flowing in this column of light.• Activate the vibrations of connection, safety, peace, full- ness, enough-ness, calm, gentleness, flow, beauty, per- fection, and empowerment in this inner river.• Receive the divine aspect of your being.• Tones to activate the vibration of your essence in your divine line.May you increase the connection to your essence inevery breath. Aleya is a sound healer, energetic practitioner, Minister in the state of California, Doctor of Oriental Med- icine in New Mexico, and a Licensed Acupuncturist in Colorado. She has been an alternative healer for 20 years.  She has helped thousands of people with her tools, meditations, energy balancing sessions, and her incredible music. Her website is AleyaDao.com The Cups of Consciousness are sound meditations that tap into the energy of your Higher Self—your essence. Find out more at http://cupsofconsciousness.com/

FEATURES Many Ways toAwakeningby Miriam KnightA As a reviewer of books and films in the body-mind- spirit genre, I have noticed that topics seem to come in waves – the Law of Attraction, animal communi- cation, near death experiences, after-life commu- nication, spiritual awakening – each wave leaving ripples on the surface of global consciousness.Sometimes a book or film will have and stockbrokers, about their stories of personal such an impact that it changes the awakening. Some of their experiences were grad- public’s perceptions in its wake. ual, others traumatic, but they all support the no- Think of “The Power of Now” or tion that we are the physical manifestation and “What the BLEEP do We Know” or creative expression of an unlimited consciousness; “The Secret” or “Proof of Heaven”; that we are all connected to, and part of the eter- with each of them there was a pal- nal source of creation, or what many people would pable advance in conscious awakening. call God. We are all part of the human family, and when seen in this context, the importance of our You can see it reflected in everything from the de- dramas and our differences shrink dramatically. mand for organic food and clean air, to alternative health and spiritual choices, to political and social The many different ways that all these peo- activism. The most important feature of conscious ple came to the same conclusions are fasci- awakening is the dramatic expansion of our per- nating as the implications of accepting their ception of who we are. When viewed through the experiences as valid. If our essence, our soul telescope of eternity, our ethnic, social or religious continues beyond death and we do have a identities become merely the backdrop for experi- life review each time we pass, what would encing life in a rich variety of ways. When we ob- we feel about this lifetime? Have we grown? serve those around us from the cosmic level, we Did we leave a positive legacy? The stories see only fellow human beings inhabiting this big suggest that there is only loving acceptance blue marble in space. on the other side, but that we would be our own harshest critic. For our book, “ What Wags the World,” we inter- viewed credible people from all walks of life, includ- ing doctors, engineers, military officers, scientists40 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

If you had absolute cer- FEATUREStainty that there is life be-yond this life - would that he universe speaks to us every day in a myriadchange your life? If you of ways. It can come as a whisper in your ear orunderstood that you man- in your dreams; it can reveal itself through theifest your reality through synchronicities you pass off as coincidences. Ityour choices and inten- may take a cosmic 2x4 hitting you on the headtion, and that there are nopreset limits - would that Tto get your attention, like a life-threatening dis-inspire you to heights you ease or accident, or a dark night of the soul.were afraid to imagine? Often times we reject these experiences, and ignore the messag-Would you stop choosing es the universe may be trying to communicate because we don’tto be a victim? Would you want to be thought of as crazy or ridiculed. But sometimes thesebe prepared to accept all experiences are so amazing and so real that they can no longer bethe goodness of the uni- denied. That was the case with the people interviewed for Whatverse and act as if it is al- Wags the World, and we know without a shadow of doubt that theyready yours? are the very small tip of a very large iceberg. The consensus of these tales is that we are always supported byAs individual the universe, even if our creations cause pain, because we haveexpressions of free will and eventually we will learn from our experiences. As in-the creator, our dividual expressions of the creator, our essence is love and our pur-essence is love pose is to create and experience. As such, the field of infinite poten-and our purpose tial is our playground, and our only limits are those that we imposeis to create and on ourselves through fear and lack of imagination. How exciting isexperience. As that?such, the field ofinfinite potential If you have had your own awakening experience, we invite youis our playground, to share them with us and the W3 community on our website,and our only limits www.whatwagstheworld.com.are those thatwe impose on Miriam Knight is the founder of Newourselves through Consciousness Review and the Newfear and lack of Consciousness Media Network, andimagination. co-founder of Luminary Voices Speakers and Performers Bureau. Connect with41 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW Miriam through www.ncreview.com.

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FEATURESFutureCreating thewith Open Source Everything By Robert SteeleI have not had a near-death experience in the traditional sense, but Ihave given eight of my nine lives for my country or myself (half on duty,half youthful stupidity), and I treasure this last life, my final 20-25 years,for knowing it is my last of those nine lives.My consciousness of how far of them, without exception, were broken beyond removed our government, repair. I list all eight here in alphabetical order: ac- our economy, and our so- ademia, civil society including labor and religion, ciety are from reality – and commerce especially small business, government humanity – came in 1988. especially local, law enforcement, media, military, I had spent $20 million of and non-government/non-profit. the taxpayer’s money on Many years of research later, starting with a second a super-secret, super-technical intelligence analy- graduate thesis on strategic information mis-man- sis center for the Marine Corps, only to learn within agement, I realized that government was not only two weeks that 99% of what we needed to know operating on roughly 2% of the relevant informa- – about places like Burundi, Haiti, and Somalia – tion in all languages, but that at the political lev- and the humanity that lay within those countries el, decisions were being made on the basis of who – was not in the secret “system” that concerned paid to be heard, not on the basis of ethical evi- itself only with the Soviet Union, China, North Ko- dence-based decision support or the public inter- rea, and a couple of other state threats. That was est. my “aha” moment. That was the moment I real- I set out on a journey that turned out to have the ized that all of my confidence in government was wrong destination – fixing government intelligence misplaced, and that new means were needed for – but the right path. Years later, over 1,900 books in speaking truth to power on the one hand and more 98 categories reviewed at Amazon, over 20 coun- fundamentally on the other, for accessing truth in a tries visited, over 750 international speakers en- holistic fashion useful to the entire community. In gaged, over 7,500 mid-career intelligence officers fairly short order thereafter, I recognized that there trained, I reached a half-way point. I understood were eight information “systems” critical to hu- that there is no such thing as governance of, by, manity, seven other than government, and that all43 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

FEATURESand for we the people if the people abdicate their amount of waste – on the order of 50% across theresponsibility to be present at every moment with- various domains from agriculture and energy toin that government. Today the USA is a two-party health and the military – and of course water is ourtyranny in which the other six accredited parties next major local to gobal catastrophe.(Constitution, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, Along this path I itemized legitimate grievances,Reform, and Socialist) and two quite fascinat- both those of US citizens against their governmenting emerging parties not yet accredited by a na- and those of foreign nationals against the globaltion-wide showing (Working Families in the East, misbehavior of the US government acting in ourJustice in the West) are all shut out of governance. name and at our expense AND – this is the best partAlong with Independents they cannot get nominat- – I discovered Earth Systems, True Cost Econom-ed or elected and their votes have been gerryman- ics, Collective Intelligence, and Open Source Every-dered into irrelevance. Other countries generally thing. In this first missive, I will provide one graphichave the same lack of representation, along with for each with a short paragraph, and leave each fora lack of useful information and an extraordinary deeper discussion, one at a time, in future posts.Earth Systems the personal knowledge to block banking and cor- porate offerings that are known to be toxic but notI was inspired to create the below analytic overview perceived to be so toxic as to warrant boycottingby a simpler Graphic: Earth Systems. I reformulat- by one and all. It is also now known that roughlyed the central content and added the surrounding 50% of all we do produces waste, be it in agricul-matter. Right now negative outcomes predominate ture, energy, health, or military spending – and allbecause We the People are not demanding integri- else.ty in our governance system and we are lacking in44 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

FEATURESTrue Cost EconomicsThe single greatest deficiency inour personal or citizen educationis to be found in the area of truecost economics. Pioneered byDr. Herman Daly, whose workson Ecological Economics, For theCommon Good, and Valuing theEarth still stand as foundationstones, the true cost concept isillustrated below. It took a yearof on and off research by JZLiskiewicz to achieve this under-standing. Others have workedhard on “the secret life of beef”and there is greater understand-ing of how a vegan diet is bet-ter for both the human and theEarth, but we have a very longway to go – my vision is for ahand-held application to showthe true cost of any product atthe point of sale.Collective IntelligenceI credit Tom Atlee and his firstbook, The Tao of Democracy:Using Co-Intelligence to Createa World that Works for All, thatopened my eyes to the possibil-ities of classical pure democracyas an informed engaged citizenpossibility. More recently he haspublished Empowering PublicWisdom: A Practical Vision of Cit-izen-Led Politics. I created thegraphic below before I was intro-duced to Tom’s work, but it cap-tures a vision he and I share, ofreturning to the practices of ourindigenous forebearers includ-ing inclusive democracy – every-one has a voice and vote – andlong-term “seventh-generation”thinking.45 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

FEATURESOpen Source Everything open, for example, Open Data, to survive and pros- per alone. We have to go “all in” on all the opens.I will say just two things about Open Source Every- Second, Open Source Everything is the only ap-thing here and now, with more to come later. proach to science, engineering, and knowledge generally that is affordable, inter-operable, andFirst, Open Source Everything is an ecology. It lives globally scalable.or dies as a whole. It is not possible for a singleIn future posts I will elabo- Robert David Steele started life as the son of an oil engineer,rate on each of the above morphed into a Marine Corps officer then a clandestine intel-three core perspectives, ligence officer for the CIA, and finally into a CEO for a for-profitalways acknowledging and then a non-profit. Today he is the foremost proponent forand pointing to the books the integration of Open Source Everything, True Cost Econom-by others that have illu- ics, and Holistic Analytics to create hybrid governance based onminated my moral and transparency, truth, and trust. His latest two books are INTELLI-intellectual wanderings, GENCE FOR EARTH: Clarity, Diversity, Integrity, & Sustainabilityand then begin exploring (2010) and THE OPEN SOURCE EVERYTHING MANIFESTO: Trans-some of the best of the parency, Truth, & Trust (2012).best books from my var-ied lists within my masterlist, Worth a Look: BookReview Lists (Positive).46 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

FEATURESCSHIANNGGEATNHEDWTAAY LYOKUWITH ONE PRACTICE By Kara JohnstadT The crazy thing is, when you practice integrating love and gratitude into your singing and speaking, your audience will follow suite. There will be no judg- ment. No need to prove yourself. A space of trust and knowing opens. When you walk out onto stage with a big heart, the room warms up quickly. Trust me.47 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

FEATURESIt may seem like these are simple ideas - but THE BASIC HEART LOVE GRATITUDE there’s a lot of information here. Please take MEDITATION your time, and put it to work, and see what happens. INHALE Inhale love. While breathing in connect with the As an artist you are the bridge love that lives in the center of your heart. Let it between the worlds. glow and grow. Let it warm your heart transmuting You inspire. and purifying each breath that moves through you. Spirit joins breath Breathe in the sky that is overhead, the earth that you are standing on. Breathe in the smile of some- and carries ideas and emotion back one in the room. Breathe in the beauty of the tones out into our world via language. that you hear coming from the band or the piano or a stereo. Remember how your ears are direct chan- You are a powerful magician. nels to your heart. When you breathe in, breathe Your voice can change a conversation, in the sweet sounds that are close to you. Do you can shift a room from grief into hope, hear birds? The sound of a river? Do you hear a gui- can ignite hearts and get us to start things tar? Strings? The audience talking quietly excited we never dreamed were possible alone. for what you will share with them? Open yourself to the goodness that is surrounding We are here to make a difference. you. Wherever you are, there is always a small sliv- So what does our world need the most? er of beauty. Find it, and breathe it in. It needs us to reconnect to source. EXHALE It needs healing. Exhale gratitude. Feel the sweetness of breath after it has touched your heart and let it go back It needs to have LOVE be the focus of why we are where we are and do what we do. One of the quickest ways to change the world and be able to voice freely is with one simple practice.48 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

FEATURESinto the world. What are you grateful for in this If you are able to breathe in love and out gratitudepresent moment? Are you grateful for being able to While on the bus, while standing in line at the air-even breathe? Grateful for having food. Grateful for port, while walking into a rehearsal, while cookingfriends that embrace who you are. Grateful for the dinner, while studying, while taking a shower, withbird song. The dogs bark. The composers that have ease; then it is time to add the mega transformer,written the music you are about to sing? your voice, to your daily practice.THE ADVANCED HEART LOVE And now on the breath form tones that touchGRATITUDE MEDITATION and words that carry the message you would like the world to hear. A message connected toWALKING TALK - SINGING TRUTH your heart.Keep the same intention. Inhale love and on the exhalation release eachINHALE LOVE. tone in gratitude. Now take this small practiceEXHALE GRATITUDE. and expand it to performance. Take it out fur- ther into our world.Sing as if you are kissing the Before you perform find things you love and be-sky while standing on solid gin to breathe them in. No matter where we are,ground. there is always a sliver of beauty somewhere. Look for it, listen in to it, and breathe it in. -Kara Johnstad Connected to heart breathe out gratitude: Grat- itude for each and every person that showed up for you. Gratitude for the musicians that are there for you. Gratitude for the music. The friendships. The community.49 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW

FEATURESTHE MEGA ADVANCED HEART LOVE come in the form of a smile. In the form of applause.GRATITUDE MEDITATION In the form of excited conversations. In the form of allowing their bodies to start swaying. In the formThe crazy thing is, when you practice integrating of taking home your CDs and books. They will walklove and gratitude into your singing and speak- out of the concert grateful and full of love.ing, your audience will follow suite. There will beno judgment. No need to prove yourself. A space of THE LOVE GRATITUDE PRACTICE HAStrust and knowing opens. A RIPPLE EFFECT: Your audience is thirsty for truth tellers. IT TRANSFORMS THE WORLD Performance shifts from entertainment to an offer- CLICK & LISTEN TO PODCAST ing. Studying scores of music shifts from work to Every soul is touched by fearless singers. gratitude. One simple exercise and you unite the light and dark and give it the spark of song that will Every audience is thirsty for love. carry itself out into the world.When you walk out onto stage with a big heart, Practice this meditation daily for the next 21 daysthe room warms up quickly. Trust me. And what in all the different situations you can imagine. Awill they do? They will breathe you in. Just like shift will happen.you breathed in love, they too will breathe in yourlove. They will breathe in the way you move. They That’s it!will breathe in the way you sound. They will listen Simple, yet, with a profound impact.closely to your words. And when their hearts arefull, they will begin to pour out gratitude. It may The essence is love and gratitude. Voice that essence and you will be doing just fine. Here’s to your continued courage to live the path of an artist. Stay Gold, Kara Kara Johnstad is a singer-songwriter, author, voice specialist and owner of the successful company “VOICE YOUR ESSENCE™”  Kara empowers audiences around the world via concerts, lectures and 1-on-1 coaching, in stu- dio or via Skype. Kara is passionate about help- ing visionaries and independent singer-song- writers create a powerful voice and connect to their inner stories and bring their truth telling and loving spirit out into this world.  She supports her clients to reconnect to their own “essence” and shows them how they can not only have a strong clear voice that reso- nates with their audience but also run a suc- cessful business based on their own heart core values and by stepping into their power, and change the world for the better. 50 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW