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Issue 11 July - August 2006

The Living Universe

INTELLIGENT EVOLUTION by Gary E. Schwartz
Is the belief in God something only to be accepted on faith? In his new book, Schwartz suggests that some kind of grand organizing principle is revealing itself in physics, statistics, computer science, and even parapsychology.  (Download PDF)

SACRED GEOMETRY by Robert J. Gilbert
There are archetypal patterns behind every material thing in the universe. A new holistic science that understands those patterns will help us resolve some our most pressing environmental and social problems.  (Download PDF)

EXPLORING A SENTIENT WORLD by Franci Prowse with Cleve Backster
When The Secret Life of Plants was first published in 1973, readers were astounded to read that a flower had consciousness and reacted to its surroundings. Plants were only the beginning.  (Download PDF)

SEEING WHERE WE ARE by Laura Sewall
In this lyrical paean to vision and perception, Sewall invites readers to open their eyes to the sensuous richness of the world around them.  (Download PDF)

TOWARD A COHERENT COSMOLOGY by Rabbi Kevin Lind
The story we tell ourselves about the origins of the universe determines to a great extent the purpose and meaning of our lives.  (Download PDF)

OUR ETHNOSPHERE AT RISK by Wade Davis
The renowned National Geographic Society explorer warns us that in losing the diversity of the world's cultures and languages, we limit our global evolutionary potential.  (Download PDF)

SEVEN REASONS WHY I REMAIN AN OPTIMIST by Elisabet Sahtouris
Yes, we live in precarious times, but it doesn't keep this pioneering biologist-visionary from seeing a future of thriving species and cooperative societies, with nature leading the way. (Download PDF)

Frontiers of Research
Meditation: An Integral Perspective by Marilyn Schlitz
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