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The Conversation.org
A Mighty Companions Project
Publisher: Suzanne Taylor
Los Angeles, CA, USA
TheConversation.org had its start when 9/11 dictated that we were in a new world. At this threshold moment for humanity, when we must choose wisely to avoid what could be our annihilation, this site is dedicated to tracking the emerging intelligence that we need for our very survival, and to conversation in which that intelligence can be forged.
Let those who see beyond the idea of force imposing world order, to where we look to heal the causes of despair, meet here.
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Outside The Box Ideas
Email Us Your Thoughts
Society deals primarily with cosmetic change, no matter how threatened the world is. But, the way we think got us into the mess we are in, and, unless we grapple with paradigm change, it's fingers in the dike. For this column, send your thoughts about what outside the box ideas might contribute to setting us on a better course.
Look at this chilling story by the great British journalist, George Monbiot, about the recent UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. It concludes:
"...we have to stop calling it climate change. Using 'climate change' to describe events like this, with their devastating implications for global food security, water supplies and human settlements, is like describing a foreign invasion as an unexpected visit, or bombs as unwanted deliveries. It's a ridiculously neutral term for the biggest potential catastrophe humankind has ever encountered. I think we should call it 'climate breakdown.'"
If we knew that without intervention the world would end at a finite date, humanity would dramatically scratch its collective head. Short of a deadline to save ourselves, what could we do that might change our course? Here are some of my thoughts.
1. My #1 idea is to investigate the crop circle phenomenon. If we knew there was other intelligence, which the circles indicate, we would be one humanity in relation to 'the other,’ working together to solve planetary problems.
2. Promote a change of paradigm where getting the most money as the primary goal would be replaced by doing the most good.
Make a brilliant ad campaign: "Whoever Does the Most Good Wins!"
3. Have revered states people look out from TV and address the human core in everyone, urging us to think as a planet to solve the challenges we face.
4. President calls for a moment of silence perhaps noon in every time zone, for everyone to stop what they are doing and focus on one thing -- try to harness the power of thought. England possibly avoided WWII invasion that way.
5. Call for a truce worldwide, where wars end -- via inducements, including a clean slate for everyone. Even terrorists. Promise everyone universal health care, universal education and job training, and whatever it would take to give everyone the fundamentals of a decent life. Pay for it with military budgets.
6. Give ecstasy to people we want info from -- turn evil people into heart-connected ones.
7. Use plants for vision, a la shamans who use psychedelic substances for guidance.
8. Convene a new Twilight Club. "The Twilight Club was an organization founded in the late 19th century, with the intention to counter the moral decline by bolstering up the spiritual and ethical awareness of the society. Illustrious members were Ralph Waldo Emerson, Herbert Spencer, Walt Whitman, Andrew Carnegie, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Mark Twain...From this club, service clubs such as the Rotary Club and the Lions evolved."
Other things the Twilight Club gave rise to.
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Join me at the 2010 Paranormal Symposium and Film Festival September 9-12!
Calling all adventuresome travellers. Come join me here in a couple of weeks. This is a mailing for a wonderful event where my movie was invited to be shown in the film competition part of it. But there is so much more. We will have such a good time!!!
Q:
What do you have when you combine 13 world-class speakers, six talented practitioners, an award-winning Hollywood writer/producer/director, ten outstanding films, a media maven, a historic haunted brothel, a couple of parties, and a tinfoil hat contest?
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You have a pretty good idea of what awaits at the 2010 Paranormal Symposium and Film Festival in the magical mountain village of Angel Fire, New Mexico — September 9-12!
Yes, it’s a little out of the way (but so are Roswell, Laughlin, and Aztec). The advantages are plentiful, beginning with scenic travel from wherever you live in the world. You’ll find Angel Fire has no stoplights, traffic is nonexistent, wildlife, UFO, spirits and other fortean sightings are common, the sunlight is abundant, the humidity is low, the scenery is breathtaking, and the stars seem close enough to touch! Heckuvadeal!!
Get up close and personal with celebrity paranormal experts Stanton Friedman, John Greenewald, Travis Walton, Marisa Ryan, Derrel Sims, Terra-Raye and the Blooming Bush Women, Michael Horn, Chris O’Brien, Dee Gragg, Derrel Sims, Java Bob Schmalzback, Nancy De Young, Paul Davids, and Antonio Garcez as they explore paranormal contact.
Experience 15-minutes-of-fame with Jerry Pippin, discuss Area 51 and the Giza Pyramids with Master of Ceremonies Dennis Balthaser, have your fortune told, your mind and body healed, your past lives explored, your psyche soothed, and your aura photographed. Screen and vote for the very best in new films featuring paranormal themes, mix and mingle with special guests, tour a haunted saloon, and enjoy some Alien Ale.
Oh, and win a prize or two along the way.
See you in Angel Fire! (BTW, the tinfoil is free!)
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