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SUMMARY:The Big Questions in Science with Rupert Sheldrake
DESCRIPTION:Watch the recording\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5BQ0rMvDz8\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA dialogue between Dr Àlex Gómez-Marín and Dr Rupert Sheldrake \n\n\n\nThursday January 119:00am PST  | 12:00pm EST  | 5:00pm GMT  |  6:00pm CET  \n\n\n\nThis event is LIVE and FREE. All registered participants will receive the RECORDING. \n\n\n\nIn his 12-part online course\, recently launched in an online on-demand format\, Rupert Sheldrake argues that the sciences are being constricted by ten assumptions that have hardened into dogmas. In this course he turns the dogmas into questions and examines them scientifically in the light of advances in the sciences themselves. For example\, the dogma that nature is mechanical becomes the question “Is nature mechanical?”; the dogma that matter is unconscious becomes “Is matter unconscious?”; the dogma that minds are confined to brains becomes “Are minds confined to brains?” This mind-transforming course is based on Rupert’s award-winning bestselling book The Science Delusion (called Science Set Free in the US) and makes these ideas accessible to scientists and non-scientists alike. Alex and Rupert will discuss some of the ways in which the sciences could be liberated and revitalized. Their discussion will be followed by Q&A. This event is free of charge but participants need to register in advance. \n\n\n\nLink to the event: https://advaya.life/courses/the-rupert-sheldrake-course \n\n\n\nPlease use the 20% single course discount code 20-PARI.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Rupert Sheldrake is a biologist and author of more than 100 technical papers and twelve books\, including Science and Spiritual Practices. A former Research Fellow of the Royal Society\, he studied natural sciences at Cambridge University\, where he took a Ph.D. in biochemistry\, and philosophy at Harvard University\, where he was a Frank Knox Fellow. He was a fellow of Clare College\, Cambridge\, and director of studies in cell biology. From 2005-2010 he was director of the Perrott-Warrick Project\, funded by Trinity College\, Cambridge\, for research on unexplained human and animal abilities. He is currently a fellow of the Institute of Noetic Sciences\, near San Francisco\, and also of Schumacher College\, in Devon. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nÀlex Gómez-Marín is a Spanish physicist turned neuroscientist. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics and a Masters in biophysics from the University of Barcelona. He was a research fellow at the EMBL-CRG Centre for Genomic Regulation and at the Champalimaud Center for the Unknown in Lisbon. His research spans from the origins of the arrow of time to the neurobiology of action-perception across species\, from flies and worms to mice and humans. Since 2016 he has been the head of the Behavior of Organisms Laboratory at the Instituto de Neurociencias in Alicante\, where he is an Associate Professor of the Spanish Research Council. Combining computational biology and continental philosophy\, his current research concentrates on consciousness in the real world. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Rupert Sheldrake Course \n\n\n\nExplore the big questions in science in this 13-week self-paced course. \n\n\n\nAre you ready to deepen your understanding of cutting edge science?  This course will radically change your view of what is real and what is possible. Embark on an enlightening exploration with Dr. Rupert Sheldrake\, challenging the core beliefs of contemporary science. \n\n\n\nWhat’s Included: \n\n\n\n\n13 Modules and 14 Sessions:  Uncover the depth of Dr. Sheldrake’s thought-provoking content spread across comprehensive modules and engaging sessions. You’ll explore groundbreaking research into topics like Free will\, The consciousness of nature\, The mind\, The mystery of psychic phenomena\, How dogs know when their owners come home\, How memory works\, The potential of alternative medicine\, and more.\n\n\n\nCutting Edge Science:  Learn from the distinguished Dr. Rupert Sheldrake\, a biologist\, and author of more than 100 technical papers and twelve books\, published in 28 languages. Dr. Sheldrake is a leading authority in pushing the boundaries of scientific inquiry.\n\n\n\nCurated Readings and Resources:  Access carefully selected readings and resources that deepen your understanding and provide additional context to the course content.\n\n\n\nLive Q&A: to be scheduled in February to add a new element to the course\n\n\n\nFlexible Formats: Both video and audio formats are available.\n\n\n\n\nIn this course\, Sheldrake turns the ten fundamental dogmas of materialism into exciting questions and shows how all of them open up startling new possibilities for discovery. \n\n\n\nLink to the event: https://advaya.life/courses/the-rupert-sheldrake-course \n\n\n\nPlease use the 20% single course discount code 20-PARI. 
URL:https://paricenter.com/event/the-big-questions-in-science-with-rupert-sheldrake/
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SUMMARY:Book-A-Month Club - The Blackwinged Night
DESCRIPTION:Watch the recording\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFpmyLHRYnM&t=1s\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Blackwinged Night: Creativity in Nature and Mindby F. David Peat \n\n\n\nHost: Alison MacLeod \n\n\n\nFriday January 26\, 20249:00am PST  | 12:00pm EST  | 5:00pm GMT  |  6:00pm CET  \n\n\n\nThis event is LIVE and FREE. All registered participants will receive the RECORDING. \n\n\n\nAn informal monthly get-together to discuss books of significance for the Pari Center community. \n\n\n\nEach month we will meet with a guest presenter/moderator to discuss a book of their choice that probes important aspects of our focus—Physics and Philosophy\, the work of David Bohm\, Indigenous Ways of Knowing\, Jungian Concepts\, Gentle Action\, Creativity\, the Arts\, Ethics\, Community\, the Sacred.
URL:https://paricenter.com/event/book-a-month-club-the-blackwinged-night/
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SUMMARY:Holoflux: The Meanings of Stone - Day 1
DESCRIPTION:No places available \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacilitated by Lee Nichol \n\n\n\nJanuary 27 & 28\, 2024 \n\n\n\n9:00am PST  | 12:00pm EST  | 5:00pm GMT  |  6:00pm CET \n\n\n\nThe maximum number of 25 participants was reached\, registration is closed. \n\n\n\nThe price of this workshop is 30 euros for the two-days\, 6 hours. If you are interested in participating\, please use the form above to pre-register. \n\n\n\nThis two-day\, six-hour workshop is hands-on\, and fully participatory. Each participant will need to acquire a new “found stone” (not store-bought) and work with that stone in ways specific to the workshop. In addition\, each participant will give a brief report to the whole group\, on Zoom\, of what occurs when working with their found stone. \n\n\n\nIf you have an interest in this workshop\, please read on\, and make note of the requirements outlined below. Please don’t register if you feel you can’t follow these group guidelines. \n\n\n\nFinding a stone prior to the workshop is the starting point. Stones are everywhere! Open fields\, stream beds\, hillsides\, abandoned lots\, the beach\, mountains – even parking lots (car parks) – are good places to find stones. Some of the most amazing stones can be found in those concrete islands that partition outdoor parking lots. Urban or rural\, you will have no problem finding a stone. \n\n\n\nThere are four key aspects in the finding. First\, this must be a new stone\, not one you already have. Second\, it must be an opaque stone – no gemstones. Third\, it should be palm-sized – easy to hold in the hand\, not too big\, not too small. Finally\, the stone should appeal to you\, should have some quality – tactile\, visual\, or otherwise – that draws you to it. \n\n\n\nIt is very useful to make notes of anything that seems of interest or value as you search for the stone. You could begin your search now\, or you could begin a week or so before the workshop. You might gather multiple stones\, and make a final decision shortly before we begin on Jan. 27. \n\n\n\nOnce you have a new stone\, you may be inclined to engage with it right away\, naturally and spontaneously. Try to resist this! Set it aside\, considering it from afar. Of course\, if you cannot resist\, by all means enjoy the stone in any way you wish! But the less you work with the stone in advance\, the more we will discover together. \n\n\n\nWhy is this? \n\n\n\nThe reason is simple. A few days before we begin the workshop\, we will all receive some basic instructions on “how” to work with the stone. This short working (10 – 20 minutes) will be done privately\, on an individual basis\, a day or two before January 27. There is nothing complicated or mysterious in this. It will involve simple things like holding the stone in silence and paying attention to what kinds of sensings occur\, and what kinds of images pass through consciousness. The key is that we are all starting from the exact same basis. Different stones\, same approach. No one is out wandering into their own “way” of working with stones – we are all doing the same thing\, very direct\, very uncomplicated.  \n\n\n\nNeedless to say\, what occurs once we follow the simple instructions is another matter altogether. Each person will have their own individual and unique experiences. This is why the workshop title refers to “meanings” (plural). It is this great variety that will arise from within the group that allows us to begin to see “what really happens” when we work with a stone\, as opposed to what we think should happen\, or what we want to happen. When we work as a group with “what really happens\,” and share that together\, very rich possibilities emerge. Our first day\, January 27\, will largely consist of this sharing\, relying on notes and memory. Making brief notes after each stage of your stone experiment is essential\, as reporting back to the group is at the core of the work together. \n\n\n\nThe second day\, January 28\, we will use the results of our collective workings as a basis for asking\, “What relationship does our body-consciousness have with stone?” Is there meaning\, significance in that relationship\, apart from utility and enjoyment? This query will lead to further considerations of rheosoma – the flowing body – and how engaging with stone might open new variants of very primordial human experiences. \n\n\n\nIf this collective\, hands-on stone experiment speaks to you\, in all its specificity\, please join us for Holoflux: The Meanings of Stone. \n\n\n\nTo pre-register\, use the form above or contact Eleanor Peat – eleanor@paricenter.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLee Nichol is a freelance writer and editor. His latest works are Entering Bohm’s Holoflux and\, as editor\, Holoflux: Codex – Form / Movement / Vision inspired by David Bohm (both from Pari Publishing). He was a long-time friend and collaborator of David Bohm\, and is editor of Bohm’s On Dialogue\, The Essential David Bohm\, and On Creativity. \n\n\n\nLee has been on the faculty of the Arthur Morgan School in Celo\, North Carolina; the Oak Grove School in Ojai\, California; the Tibetan Nyingma Institute in Berkeley\, California; and Denver University in Denver\, Colorado. He sits on the Advisory Committee of the Pari Center\, the Advisory Council of the Indigenous Education Institute\, and is a member of the Founding Circle of the Native American Academy. He lives in Albuquerque\, New Mexico with his wife Eva Casey.
URL:https://paricenter.com/event/holoflux-the-meanings-of-stone-2/
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SUMMARY:Holoflux: The Meanings of Stone - Day 2
DESCRIPTION:No places available \n\n\n[rtec-registration-form] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacilitated by Lee Nichol \n\n\n\nJanuary 27 & 28\, 2024 \n\n\n\n9:00am PST  | 12:00pm EST  | 5:00pm GMT  |  6:00pm CET \n\n\n\nThe maximum number of 25 participants was reached\, registration is closed. \n\n\n\nThe price of this workshop is 30 euros for the two-days\, 6 hours. If you are interested in participating\, please use the form above to pre-register. \n\n\n\nThis two-day\, six-hour workshop is hands-on\, and fully participatory. Each participant will need to acquire a new “found stone” (not store-bought) and work with that stone in ways specific to the workshop. In addition\, each participant will give a brief report to the whole group\, on Zoom\, of what occurs when working with their found stone. \n\n\n\nIf you have an interest in this workshop\, please read on\, and make note of the requirements outlined below. Please don’t register if you feel you can’t follow these group guidelines. \n\n\n\nFinding a stone prior to the workshop is the starting point. Stones are everywhere! Open fields\, stream beds\, hillsides\, abandoned lots\, the beach\, mountains – even parking lots (car parks) – are good places to find stones. Some of the most amazing stones can be found in those concrete islands that partition outdoor parking lots. Urban or rural\, you will have no problem finding a stone. \n\n\n\nThere are four key aspects in the finding. First\, this must be a new stone\, not one you already have. Second\, it must be an opaque stone – no gemstones. Third\, it should be palm-sized – easy to hold in the hand\, not too big\, not too small. Finally\, the stone should appeal to you\, should have some quality – tactile\, visual\, or otherwise – that draws you to it. \n\n\n\nIt is very useful to make notes of anything that seems of interest or value as you search for the stone. You could begin your search now\, or you could begin a week or so before the workshop. You might gather multiple stones\, and make a final decision shortly before we begin on Jan. 27. \n\n\n\nOnce you have a new stone\, you may be inclined to engage with it right away\, naturally and spontaneously. Try to resist this! Set it aside\, considering it from afar. Of course\, if you cannot resist\, by all means enjoy the stone in any way you wish! But the less you work with the stone in advance\, the more we will discover together. \n\n\n\nWhy is this? \n\n\n\nThe reason is simple. A few days before we begin the workshop\, we will all receive some basic instructions on “how” to work with the stone. This short working (10 – 20 minutes) will be done privately\, on an individual basis\, a day or two before January 27. There is nothing complicated or mysterious in this. It will involve simple things like holding the stone in silence and paying attention to what kinds of sensings occur\, and what kinds of images pass through consciousness. The key is that we are all starting from the exact same basis. Different stones\, same approach. No one is out wandering into their own “way” of working with stones – we are all doing the same thing\, very direct\, very uncomplicated.  \n\n\n\nNeedless to say\, what occurs once we follow the simple instructions is another matter altogether. Each person will have their own individual and unique experiences. This is why the workshop title refers to “meanings” (plural). It is this great variety that will arise from within the group that allows us to begin to see “what really happens” when we work with a stone\, as opposed to what we think should happen\, or what we want to happen. When we work as a group with “what really happens\,” and share that together\, very rich possibilities emerge. Our first day\, January 27\, will largely consist of this sharing\, relying on notes and memory. Making brief notes after each stage of your stone experiment is essential\, as reporting back to the group is at the core of the work together. \n\n\n\nThe second day\, January 28\, we will use the results of our collective workings as a basis for asking\, “What relationship does our body-consciousness have with stone?” Is there meaning\, significance in that relationship\, apart from utility and enjoyment? This query will lead to further considerations of rheosoma – the flowing body – and how engaging with stone might open new variants of very primordial human experiences. \n\n\n\nIf this collective\, hands-on stone experiment speaks to you\, in all its specificity\, please join us for Holoflux: The Meanings of Stone. \n\n\n\nTo pre-register\, use the form above or contact Eleanor Peat – eleanor@paricenter.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLee Nichol is a freelance writer and editor. His latest works are Entering Bohm’s Holoflux and\, as editor\, Holoflux: Codex – Form / Movement / Vision inspired by David Bohm (both from Pari Publishing). He was a long-time friend and collaborator of David Bohm\, and is editor of Bohm’s On Dialogue\, The Essential David Bohm\, and On Creativity. \n\n\n\nLee has been on the faculty of the Arthur Morgan School in Celo\, North Carolina; the Oak Grove School in Ojai\, California; the Tibetan Nyingma Institute in Berkeley\, California; and Denver University in Denver\, Colorado. He sits on the Advisory Committee of the Pari Center\, the Advisory Council of the Indigenous Education Institute\, and is a member of the Founding Circle of the Native American Academy. He lives in Albuquerque\, New Mexico with his wife Eva Casey.
URL:https://paricenter.com/event/holoflux-the-meanings-of-stone-3/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:The Future Mind - A Conversation with Robert Lawrence Kuhn
DESCRIPTION:Watch the recording\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO8wM06PiPA\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA Conversation between Robert Lawrence Kuhn and Àlex Gómez-Marín \n\n\n\nWednesday January 319:00am PST  | 12:00pm EST  | 5:00pm GMT  |  6:00pm CET  \n\n\n\nThis event is LIVE and FREE. All registered participants will receive the RECORDING. \n\n\n\nA monthly virtual encounter to reckon whence and whither humanity. \n\n\n\nThe conversation will explore “a landscape of consciousness”\, toward a taxonomy of explanations and implications. \n\n\n\nFollowing an hour-long lively and spontaneous dialogue between Alex and his guest\, the session will be open to questions from the audience. \n\n\n\nThroughout 2022 Àlex initiated The Future Scientist conversation series\, a monthly virtual encounter to understand where science is going and to reimagine where we hope it might go.  \n\n\n\nMaintaining the spirit and the format intact\, in 2023 the series expanded its scope and morphed into The Future Human as a natural continuation of the quest to reckon whence and whither humanity.  \n\n\n\nNow\, in 2024\, Àlex will continue to curate and host such conversations to address The Future Mind\, seeking to gain clarity and insight into important contemporary matters that require both urgent action as well as deep reflection. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn is a public intellectual; he is the creator\, writer\, host and executive producer of Closer To Truth\, the long-running PBS/public television series and leading global resource on Cosmos (cosmology/physics\, philosophy of science)\, Consciousness (brain/mind\, philosophy of mind)\, Life (philosophy of biology)\, and Meaning (theism/atheism/agnosticism\, global philosophy of religion\, critical thinking). See the Closer To Truth web resource (www.closertotruth.com)\, Closer To Truth YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/@CloserToTruthTV)\, and List of Closer To Truth episodes(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Closer_to_Truth_episodes).  \n\n\n\nDr. Kuhn has written or edited over 30 books\, including The Mystery of Existence: Why is there Anything At All? (with John Leslie); Closer To Truth: Challenging Current Belief; Closer To Truth: Science\, Meaning and the Future; The Library of Investment Banking; How China’s Leaders Think (featuring President Xi Jinping); The Man Who Changed China: The Life and Legacy of Jiang Zemin (China’s best-selling book in 2005 and in December 2022); “The Origin and Significance of Zero: An Interdisciplinary Perspective” (with Peter Gobets); and Xi Jinping’s New-Era China: The Inside Story (2024). \n\n\n\nAn international corporate strategist and investment banker\, Dr. Kuhn is a recipient of the China Reform Friendship Medal\, China’s highest award for 10 foreigners who contributed to China’s reform and opening up over four decades; only five are living; Dr. Kuhn is one of two Americans. He is a frequent commentator in the international media (BBC\, CNN\, etc.) and Chinese media.  \n\n\n\nDr. Kuhn is chairman of The Kuhn Foundation. He has a BA in Human Biology (Johns Hopkins)\, PhD in Anatomy/Brain Research (UCLA)\, and SM (MBA) in Management (MIT). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nÀlex Gómez-Marín is a Spanish physicist turned neuroscientist. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics and a Masters in biophysics from the University of Barcelona. He was a research fellow at the EMBL-CRG Centre for Genomic Regulation and at the Champalimaud Center for the Unknown in Lisbon. His research spans from the origins of the arrow of time to the neurobiology of action-perception across species\, from flies and worms to mice and humans. Since 2016 he has been the head of the Behavior of Organisms Laboratory at the Instituto de Neurociencias in Alicante\, where he is an Associate Professor of the Spanish Research Council. Combining computational biology and continental philosophy\, his current research concentrates on consciousness in the real world.
URL:https://paricenter.com/event/the-future-mind-a-conversation-with-robert-lawrence-kuhn/
LOCATION:Online
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