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From: Gino Yu • To: "jeffrey E." <jeevacation@gmail.com> Subject: Fwd: Please connect by phone todah Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2016 12:13:19 +0000 Attachments: The_Alchemist_-_Paulo_Coelho.mobi This thread are discussions from a few years ago on the anti-edge.org idea to organise and mobilise the counter to militant atheism. Would love to get your thoughts on this as it is ripe to happen and could form a strong basis for Sci-Foo. Here is the video of Paulo Coelho (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Coelho) "outing" me: http://dId- conference.com/events/on-mindfulness-a-conversation (starts at around the 10 minute mark). I've attached his most famous book, the Alchemist, to this mail. Given your knowledge and interests, connections, and resources it would make a difference. I can rally the academics in this community and work with you to identify the key areas ripe for research. Sci - Foo could provide a platform or we could use The Science of Consciousness as a basis. I hope you will give this deeper consideration and I am happy to apply all my full efforts in this endeavour. gino Begin forwarded message: From: Ronit Herzfeld Subject: Re: Please connect by phone todah Date: 18 July 2014 at 2:38:55 PM GMT-4 To: Gino Yu <1 < Thanks for sharing this possibility. Potentially, would like to learn more, if there is more. Can you fill me in? Ronit Ambassador of the Heart http://awarenessapp.net http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ronit-herzfeld On Jun 12, 2014, at 10:46 AM, Gino Yu c I> wrote: The plot thickens... Is this something you are interested in working on? gino EFTA00700415 Begin forwarded message: From: Ken Jordan < Subject: Re: Please connect by phone today Date: 12 June. 2014 10:22:12 •m HKT To: Deepak Chopra < >. Daniel Pinchbeck >, Carolyn Rangel < Cc: Gino Yu < >, Rome Viharo < an Castle < >. "Jeffer Machaiah < Reply-To: Hi All, >, Menas Kafatos hanie Wang >, Poonacha As Daniel says, Evolver can contribute a lot to this collaboration on an "Edge.org for consciousness." I've been having exciting and productive discussions with Rome about the integral archive and the "war of the worldviews" project (Gino might of been thinking of the "war" metaphor when he wrote his email below...), and we're exploring ways for Evolver to partner. Stephanie and I also had a great introductory drink with Poonacha recently and learned about the many initiatives he and Deepak up to. There's lots of potential for alignment and mutual support here. Gino's idea of a "Edge.org for consciousness" resonates for me and the people I've shared it with. The integral archive is an important initiative, but there's an opportunity to do something in parallel: a platform for lively discussion about the intersection between science and consciousness that engenders a large, engaged community -- an activist community that not only challenges the so-called "skeptics," but supports a cultural shift toward consciousness, compassion and love. An effort like this is a natural extension of what Evolver is already doing. Reality Sandwich gets 170,000 people monthly engaging in the ideas that are inspiring the next wave of consciousness culture. RS is an intellectual platform for deep thinking in this area, we've published many of its leading visionaries (including Deepak, of course, among 500 other writers), and we're giving increasing attention to the science of consciousness. Thousands of people are connecting with transformational thought leaders through our live video webinars. Our grassroots non-profit, the Evolver Network, is active in 40 cities. Ultimately, what we all want to see is for the "science of consciousness" community to be mobilized and active just as the skeptic scene is. The interest is certainly there. The scientists and scholars who are developing the new paradigm are ready for the right platform. We'd love to help make it happen. Cheers, Ken On 6/12/14, 10:10 AM, Deepak Chopra wrote: EFTA00700416 Thank you Daniel ! V appreciative of your initiatives and would love ISHAR to collaborate with you ! Rome will take the lead on this. Love From: Daniel Pinchbeck Date: Thursday, June 12, 2014 at 8:23 AM To: Deepak Chopra Cc: Gino Yu Rome Viharo , Ryan Castle ca , Wang , Menas Kafatos email , Ken Jordan Stephanie , "Jeffery A. Martin" Poonacha Machaiah Subject: Re: Please connect by phone today Hi Gino, Thank you for including me in this discussion. Deepak, you may remember I was on your talk show at Deepak Homebase and also your radio show. I am the author of the books Breaking Open the Head (Random House), on psychedelic shamanism, and 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl (Tarcher/Penguin), which looked at the indigenous prophecies of cultures like the Maya and Hopi in relationship to accelerated technological evolution and deepening environmental crisis, among other factors. I have been seeking to build a "counter institution" since 2005 - 6, when I started the first version of Evolver.net with social entrepreneurs in Los Angeles. With Ken Jordan, we re-started Evolver.net in 2007, first launching the web magazine Reality Sandwich, which Ken still runs. We also launched a platform for interactive video teleseminars, Evolver Learning Lab. In partnership with North Atlantic Books, Evolver ran a publishing imprint, Evolver Editions, www.evolvereditions.com, which I edited. More recently, I hosted a talk show on GaiamTV, Mind Shift, featuring interviews with Russell Brand, Alex Grey, Howard Bloom, Eve Ensler, and others. A documentary was also made focused on my work and research, 2012: Time for Change, with interviews with Sting, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Paul Stamets, and many others. My new project is a think tank, supported by Peter and Jennifer Buffett and the Tides Foundation, Center for Planetary Culture. Evolver also spawned a nonprofit, The Evolver Network. We built a network of local communities interested in transformational ideas and practices ranging from permaculture to shamanism to alternative economic models. We still have several hundred organizers and dozens of local groups around the world. Through these initiatives, the goal was to change the paradigm from materialism to a new model that encompasses a realization of the depth dimensions of consciousness as part of the scientific worldview. I believe this new worldview has political and social dimensions. Our current social structure is not only unethical it is also suicidal. Skeptical materialism leads to ecological disregard and self interest at the expense of the whole. I don't think humanity can change direction in time (we currently face 4 - 6 degree Celsius temperature rise by 2100, potentially an extinction-level event) without a new paradigm and underlying mythology to accompany it. This new model would seek to reduce human suffering as well as the level of economic inequality and social injustice. For all these reasons, I really appreciate Gino's concept of constructing an alternative to edge.org that encompasses the myriad efforts, projects, and initiatives within the consciousness movement that have, so far, lacked connectivity and coherence. One thing that I have seen, again and again, is a kind of close- minded factionalism within the consciousness community that prevents real dialogue, as well as willful misinterpretations and misconceptions. For instance, I have often found my work dismissed, unread, by people in the Ken Wilbur "camp" because of the suspicion of the psychedelic experience as a pathway to illumination. I think we have to reckon with the varied levels of personal development that influence the organizations that people build around themselves. One person may have a relatively advanced level of intellectual or EFTA00700417 spiritual development in some ways, but a relatively low level of emotional or personal development in others. I have often seen the incapacity of people in the progressive and consciousness communities to work together effectively as part of a larger individuation crisis. The organizations then tend to reflect the limitations (and ego complexes) of their leaders and founders. While skeptics are united by a simplistic concept, the various factions of the consciousness movement are often separated by their different ways of articulation and also different levels of intellectual sophistication. For instance, I find it difficult to get behind more speculative efforts that seem to lack scientific proof, such as Emoto's water crystal work or some of the ideas presented by films like What the Bleep... I have also found myself at conferences with many people whose methodologies appall me, such as David Wilcock or Keisha Crowthers. Perhaps we could develop a set of simple principles that could be disseminated to the various thought leaders in the consciousness movement which would make a firm distinction between speculative or fanciful thought and propositions that are in alignment with a scientific approach that maintains coherence with an expanded scientific worldview? Anyway, I apologize for this lengthy missive. In essence, I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know that I would love to be involved with this initiative. I would be delighted to help with brainstorming and strategizing. Great to meet all of you! Yours, Daniel On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 8:43 AM, Deepak Chopra Thanks Gino for this information and these insight We are not lambing to engage in a war but planning to create a data base Love 2013 Costa Del Mar Road Carlsbad, CA 92009 DeepakChopra.com YouTube/ChopraWell.com Dream Weaver The Chopra Center for Wellbeing The Chopra Foundation wrote: EFTA00700418 On Jun 12, 2014, at 1:00 AM, ' Gino Yu" C I> wrote: Hi Deepak and all, I first alerted Deepak to this several years ago when we were touring China. At the time, the key culprit was identified as John Brockman and edge.org. It was brought to my attention through my experiences with John and my involvement with TED and a lunch I had with Rupert Sheldrake shortly after he was stabbed several years ago. In our conversations at this year's TSC, we had a conversation about establishing a counter to ge.org. This would include a directory of key people working in the space and their projects, events that would bring people together, philanthropists, media people, etc. There are many people in this space now all doing really interesting work. The idea is to get organised as edge.org has. Deepak has a good relationship with Penguin and has a line of books that he curates. We could get a good community of people together globally. Toward this end, I hooked Rome up with the Evolver.net people. I've been talking to the Evolver.net people who are interested in the "anti-edge.org" project. I also found out about Poonacha and hooked him up with Evolver.net as well. It would be good for the consciousness communities around the world to better organise. I also met Ronit Herzfeld based in New York who is interested in helping to organise. Daniel Pinchbeck also has a new think tank that he's establishing. As for waging conflict with the fundamentalist materialists online, I am inspired by the following quote from Krishnamurti's Education and the Significance of Life: Revolt is of two kinds: there is violent revolt, which is mere reaction, without understanding, against the existing order; and there is the deep psychological revolt of intelligence. There are many who revolt against the established orthodoxies only to fall into new orthodoxies, further illusions and concealed self- indulgences. What generally happens is that we break away from one group or set of ideals and join another group, take up other ideals, thus creating a new pattern of thought against which we will again have to revolt. Reaction only breeds opposition, and reform needs further reform. But there is an intelligent revolt which is not reaction, and which comes with self-knowledge through the awareness of ones own thought and feeling. It is only when we face experience as it comes and do not avoid disturbance that we keep intelligence highly awakened; and intelligence highly awakened is intuition, which is the only true guide in life. gino On 12 Jun, 2014, at 3:16 am, Deepak Chopra wrote: EFTA00700419 V organized ! 2013 Costa Del Mar Road Carlsbad, CA 92009 DeepakChopra.com YouTube/ChopraWell.com Dream Weaver The Chopra Center for Wellbeing The Chopra Foundation Chopra Connect On Jun 11, 2014, at 3:02 PM, "Rome Viharo" < > wrote: Yes, it's a huge group think festival that is closer to the 'Tea Party Movement' than an intellectual movement. The next TAM is in July. Funny, I'm realizing the most reliable source to find out about these skeptic groups is wikipedia, since they write all of their own articles. https://en.wikipedia.orgAviki/The_Amaz!ng_Meeting Here are this years presenters. Here you see 'Sharon Hill' presenting as previously mentioned as well as Susan Gerbic is presenting and will be giving a talk on the 'Wikipedia' issue from their perspective! Announced: Daniel Dennett (keynote), Mariette DiChristina (keynote),Bill Nye (keynote), Jon Armstrong, Banachek, Evan Bernstein, Jamila Bey, Bob Blaskiewicz, Peter Boghossian, Ginger Campbell, Patricia Churchland, Edward Clint, Kernan Coleman, Chip Denman, Barbara Drescher, Julia Galef, Susan Gerbic, David Gorski, D. J. Grothe, Miranda Celeste Hale, Harriet Hall, Ray Hall, Kyle Hill, Sharon A. Hill,George Hrab, Karl Kruszelnicki, Robert Kurzban, Krystyn Lambert,Daniel Loxton, Scott Lilienfeld, Elizabeth Loftus, Sara E. Mayhew, Bob Novella, Jay Novella, Steven Novella, Paul Offit, Donald Prothero,James Randi, Sally Satel, Richard Saunders, Eugenie Scott, Michael Shenner, Karen Stollznow, Jamy Ian Swiss, Eddie Tabash, Carol Tavris, James Underdown, and Richard Wiseman On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 11:56 AM, Deepak Chopra ca. wrote: It's ally disgusting 2013 Costa Del Mar Road Carlsbad, CA 92009 DeepakChopra.com EFTA00700420 YouTube/ChopraWell.com Dream Weaver The Chopra Center for Wellbeing The Chopra Foundation Cho i ra Connect On Jun 11, 2014, at 2:42 PM, "Rome Viharo" < > wrote: I'm not sure if they make money as much as they make 'image'. There is plenty of ambition for recognition inside of the movement- and with blogs and online media there are many new channels that form (even with 'cute' girl hosts).http://doubtfulnews.com/ you of course can find her very well written Wikipedia page here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_A._Hill They become speakers and conferences. It's funny because most of the skeptic influencers are not real scientists - yet they want the prestige that comes with 'fighting for science!' so I see the motivation being primarily attention and celebrity. Tim Farley for example received a 'research fellowship' from JREF but claims money never changed hands. On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Menas Kafatos < > wrote: So these guys are not purist ideologues. They make money from all this. That should be exposed. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 11, 2014, at 11:09 AM, Rome Viharo < > wrote: Hello Gino nice to meet you. That would be helpful I have noticed that Dawkins name is on a few initiatives and knew there was some kind of funding, since Dawkin's non profit is behind a derogatory app/website or too WA' On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 10:28 AM, Deepak Chopra < > wrote: There is also the Billionaire Club founded by Brockman v prominent agent and supporter of Dawkins and other militant atheists Gino can fill you in 2013 Costa Del Mar Road Carlsbad, CA 92009 DeepakChopra.com YouTube/ChopraWell.com EFTA00700421 Dream Weaver The Chopra Center for Wellbeing The Chopra Foundation Cho> ra it On Jun 11, 2014, at 12:04 PM, "Ryan Castle" < > wrote: Dr. Kafatos, The official statement is that these orthodoxy zealots are all volunteers who just happen to congregate in the same cyber-spaces and oppose the same people at the same time. Unofficially, there are a number of them that are highly suspected of being associated with skeptical blogs, journals or personalities and are using this conflict to attract readers (the New Republic is a good example of this). Finally, I have heard from a number of sources that there's been a connection between those targeted by these zealots and pharmaceutical companies. It's not enough to make any sort of statement and I'm looking into it further, but I've spoken to an investigative reporter who reported finding patterns connecting the drug companies to specific zealot editors. She's been reluctant to share her sources, as this is apparently a story she's been working on for a long time, but I'm still at it. Hope that's helpful! Ryan Castle On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 8:41 AM, Menas Kafatos < > wrote: I Who are the ones financing the zealots in Wikipedia? Ken Jordan Evolver.net - http://www.evolver.net Reality Sandwich - http://www.realitysandwich.com ... It's our world to change. 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