Spirit - at the core of our lives, at the core
of Nature, at the core of the Universe.
And, I would also suggest, at the core of science.
Syntropy
The Song of Syntropy
Srinagar, Kashmir, Northern India - A tale of vision, hope, and political pursuit...
The Syntropy Revolution(2006) From The Atlantic Review In the year since Iqbal Kharoun and Elizabeth Mitchell published
their paper in Nature, the cultural world has been in a tumult
of creative upheaval. You would have thought they were proposing
the abandonment of all civilization, instead of a simple adjustment
to the way we perceive matter and consciousness.
Entropy and Syntropy: from Mechanical to Life Science By Antonella
Vannini
"This work describes the qualities and implications, in the field of psychology,
of two principles which can be observed in the physical and biological world:
the principle of entropy and the principle of syntropy."
Essays
Spirituality, Hope and the Future of the Planet (April 2008)
Click on the title to read the transcript of this inspiring presentation made by Guy Dauncey at the First Unitarian Church of Victoria.
Or, click here to listen to the 25-minute recording (MP3, 22.8mb)
The Impossible Dream (April 2008) Common Ground Magazine
Throughout history, individuals have been stirred by injustice and folly to right the unrightable wrong, to fight the unbeatable foe.
Yes We Can (March 2008) Common Ground Magazine
People are still awaiting the sign that it is safe to come out of the cave, pick up their belief and experience once more the sun of hope as they join the global effort that is underway.
My Beliefs (Nov 2007) Common Ground Magazine
I feel it appropriate to share some of my core beliefs, as they inform my writing and my understanding of what is happening in the world.
A Million Years of Sustainability (Aug 2007) Common Ground Magazine
Once we learn to live sustainably, cooperatively and lovingly, I see no reason why we humans should not be around in a million years.
A Prayer at a Time of Crisis (Dec 2006) Common Ground Magazine
It has been my experience during my 58 years of living that if I sincerely ask for guidance from a presence or source of wisdom that I respect, whether as an act of prayer or meditation, provided my intentions are pure and seeking a way to serve, not to take, positive results will follow.
Our Friends in the Universe (Nov 2006) Common Ground Magazine
I want to write about other life in the universe – aliens, little green men, or as I prefer, human equivalents: “humanees.” I hope you’ll stay with me to see where I’m going.
Thoughts for a Starry Night (Oct 2006) Common Ground Magazine
It is only 40 years since we first saw our planet from space and felt our consciousness shift to a global identity. We are the first generation in history that has started to think and act globally, rather than locally or nationally.
Ten Resolutions to Change Your World (Jan 2006) Common Ground Magazine
Another year’s dawning – what will it bring?
A burden to carry, or a banquet to sing?
Lessons
from the Trenches of Life(March 2005) Common Ground Magazine
What makes for success in life, love, and leadership? Everyone
has different experiences, and different lessons they can
share. Here are some of mine, gathered mostly from my working
life as a self-employed person.
Summer
Thoughts(2005) Underneath the confusion of the modern world, with its conflicts
and ecological collapses, there lies a deeper question which
rarely gets our attention.
Deep Hope (Dec 2004) Common Ground Magazine
However dire things may seem, the universe wants life to succeed. It wants dreams to be realized and love to be fulfilled.
Where are We Going? (Oct 2004) Common
Ground Magazine Think big; and I mean BIG. Think the biggest question
of all, beyond "Is
there life in the Canucks?" and "Is there life elsewhere in the Universe?".
Think "Where are we going?"
The Pull of Time (July 2004) Common
Ground Magazine Time, the lake along which all consciousness skates,
the sky within which all spirits fly.
When God Became Pregnant (March 2004) Common Ground Magazine "We are stardust, making our way back to the Garden" -
Joni Mitchell
We Are the Answer (2004) When the laws of ecology say "everything is connected",
this includes the spiritual realm.
Journey into Gold (June/July 2003) Common Ground Magazine
Deeply embedded within evolution itself, far deeper than the replicating genes,
is a sense of direction and purpose.
Water, Spirit and
Peace (2003)
Dr Emoto is producing evidence that human consciousness has
an effect on water. . . that water is alive; that it carries
its own
unique magnetic resonance field; that it can carry a memory.
A Dialogue on Science
and Spirit (2002) Entry to the Resurgence Essay Competition
Could it be true, Joshua thought, that all matter is permeated
with spirit, and that spirit has programmed a sense of
purpose into the whole evolutionary story,
right back to the Big Bang?
Now is the Time to Ride with the Winds of Change (1999) The millennium is turning, and all around the world,
people are working to overthrow the old order. There is a
tide.... and now is the time to ride the
wave. Jump on board !
Global Consciousness Change (1997)
" Without a global revolution in the sphere of human consciousness, nothing
will change for the better." Vaclav Havel, past President of the Czech
Republic
Another Extract from 'Journey
into the Future'
He was a scientist through and through, but a scientist
who had kept alive his wonder at the mysteries of nature.
And then he fell and broke his spine, cutting
the nerves to his legs.
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Extracts from a letter by Malcolm Forsythe, in London, UK,
to his friend Anton, in the Ukraine, recalling the events
of 2012 - "Where will it end ? That's a bit like asking a single-celled
organism to imagine what it's going to be like when it
evolves into a human."
