The Consciousness Shift Needed for Real Global Change
December 17, 2021
Hosted by Dr. Kurt Johnson, with Ben Bowler, Doug King and our Correspondents
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This is the third Special in a series on Global Transformation. It was recorded during the recent international Climate Conference (COP26). The first Special in this Series, “Toward a World that Works for All” featured Jean Houston, Ken Wilber, Riane Eisler, David Korten, David Sloan Wilson, and others. The second featured Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Ervin Laszlo and others on the implications of an Earth Constitution. In this Special we center on the Consciousness Shift needed to achieve real global change, in the fourth the challenges of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals with the UN Sustainable Development Goals Thought Leaders Circle. This Special on Consciousness Shift begins with Richard A. Bowell and his associates at the Global Center for Human Change and Conscious World Citizens.org who have been pioneers in this discussion in the United Nations community. They offer an important free download of their book on the needed Consciousness Shift. As noted in the broadcast, the link for that download is: https://mailchi.mp/968df5dc0b12/essentialshift_forvoiceamerica We continue with further comments from the UN Community with Dr. Joni Carley, and with discussion from the Institute of Noetic Sciences (including their Chairman Claudia Welss) and the Friends of the Institute of Noetic Sciences (in a discussion with their Directors). We conclude with a discussion from mainstream science featuring renowned evolutionary biologist Dr. David Sloan Wilson, and colleagues from Prosocial.world and ContemplativeLife.org.
The Convergence
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We have not seen a moment in history quite like this one. It is a moment of choice to support an evolutionary leap. In a world inevitably going global and multicultural, we can choose to live by a consciousness of wholeness, to co-create a collective vision of a just, peaceful, and flourishing world, to nurture authentic relationships, to build vibrant and compassionate communities working together to uplift all, and to join hands in building a better world. On THE CONVERGENCE, VoiceAmerica host Dr. Kurt Johnson is joined by global thought leaders from The Evolutionary Leaders Circle, and other global change-makers, in this inspiring series of radio and video presentations-- “Humanity’s Moment of Choice”. Spiritual and cultural leaders, sacred and secular activists, scientists, artists, writers, economists, politicians and even shamans join in this discussion of a world trying to wake up and grow up. What is at stake today and what are the technologies and cosmologies creating a world that can work for everyone? If you are concerned for our world's future you'll want to tune in to The Convergence on the VoiceAmerica Empowerment Channel. See more at https://www.evolutionaryleaders.net/, a project of The Source of Synergy Foundation.
Dr. Kurt Johnson, with Ben Bowler, Doug King and our Correspondents
Dr. Kurt Johnson is a well-known scientist who is also a founder of the world's Interspiritual Movement. Author of the influential book The Coming Interspiritual Age and two bestselling books in popular science, he joins Australian interfaith leader Ben Bowler and American integral thinker Doug King in welcoming women and men from around the world to discuss change, and the ideas driving change worldwide today.
With expertise in evolutionary science, comparative culture and religion, and even mysticism, Kurt serves on diverse international boards and committees across the world service community. These include The Interspiritual Network, One Spirit Interfaith Seminary, Friends of the Institute of Noetic Science, Gaiafield, The Evolutionary Leaders, Forum 21 Institute, The National Ethical Service, Self Care to Earth Care, Community of The Mystic Heart, and the United Nations NGO committees on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns and The International Yoga Day. Ordained in a half dozen spiritual traditions he brings a broad firsthand knowledge of world spirituality.
Ben Bowler founded 1God.com, World Weavers and UDAY. Doug King is a founder of Presence.tv and certified in Spiral Dynamics and integral thought. With Kurt's over two hundred technical publications and books in ecology and evolutionary science they and their global guests weekly bring a profound expertise in the future of religion and spirituality and the spectrum of global change.
