Zoom link for Sunday, February 28th, 2:00 pm Mountain Time, IONS meeting: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84944946417

Meeting ID: 849 4494 6417

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A VISION FOR THE FUTURE

In these critical times, it is helpful to have models to direct our efforts.  This presentation suggests a way to evaluate our society in its forward progress.  It offers a set of principles that can serve as a basis for our individual and collective enlightenment.

The speaker is Dr. J. Michael Dunlap.

Mike was a teacher and professor of Computer Science for nearly 30 years, serving at both Willamette University and the University of Oregon.  He has degrees in mathematics, computer science, and education.  He has extensive work in physics and metaphysics.  He is also a board certified hypnotherapist.  The last 15 years of his career was in high-tech was as an Engineer Scientist for Hewlett Packard.  At HP he had a role in testing LaserJet printers.  That work included firmware, software, and systems testing.  One of his last projects was to pioneer strategies to test printers in the enterprise environment. 

Mike has a life-long passion for Metaphysics.  Since retirement, Mike has been working on a series of books dealing with our modern world.  The books hypothesize a strange disease incubated in industrial waste.  These books follow the medical establishment, and those affected by the disease, as it becomes understood.  Woven into the books is a manual on metaphysics.  These ideas are presented through the lives of the characters and provides a refreshing view of the actions of metaphysical people in real life, including a deep explanation of Crystal Children.  An astonishing aspect is a proposed branch of mathematics that links quantum physics, mathematics, and metaphysics.  The mathematics shows our potential to peer behind the veil.  The books also work up to a stern warning about the mathematical implications of unlimited human population growth.  

His most recent series includes four books.  This series is science fiction.  It describes a society that embraces metaphysical principles.  The fourth book describes what our society can be and defines targets for our social and cultural development.

Mike’s previous talks have dealt with Quantum Physics and how Quantum Physics predicts a conscious universe; the nature of consciousness in a Quantum World; the power of our subconscious mind to support choice; the nature of discernment; and the role our intuition plays in transforming our world.

In the February IONS meeting, Dr. Dunlap will offer three laws or principles that could guide our development as a society.  He discusses how greed can be replaced with more powerful paradigms for a coherent, peaceful, and abundant society.

Mark your calendar, this is a “Do not miss,” presentation.

At this time, Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is closed due to the Corona virus.  IONS meetings are on hold until further notice.  Please consult our website (boiseIONS.wordpress.com) for updates.  We will be posting to our website and to our Facebook page (BoiseIONS).  Meanwhile we wish everyone to be safe and well, and we will see you soon.

 

 

February 23, Attend IONS CBD Education session Did you know that your body naturally produces Cannabinoids (CBD)? Most people don’t. Please join Lady J and Sally Boynton Brown for a session of myth-busting and helpful facts about CBD. Learn more about how CBD can support central nervous system functioning and help you find relief from a wide variety of common ailments. Learn about the history of hemp production in the US, what to look for in high-quality CBD products and companies that are safe to purchase products from.

Lady J is a Reiki Master and has been a registered nurse for over 50 years. She specializes in energy healing of all types and supporting overall wellness. Sally is a Wellness Intuitive, trained in a variety of wellness modalities for over 30 years. She provides hand-selected wellness products designed to support a raised vibrational frequency.

Boise IONS: IONS is to Inner Space what NASA was to Outer Space! meets the last Sunday of each month except May and December from 2 to 4 PM at the Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 6200 N Garrett Street in Garden City. Contact: Lady J 208.724.8482 Love Offerings Accepted

On January 26, Rod Couch, leader of Idahoans for a Fair Wage, will speak about the group’s initiative to raise the minimum wage in Idaho. Idahoans for a Fair Wage is a group of concerned Idahoans who saw a crisis in Idaho and is working to address that crisis. Couch has lived in the Boise area since 1965 and graduated from Borah High School and Boise State University. After serving as music director and research director at KFXD, where he was employed for 10 years, Couch accepted a job with the U.S. Postal Service, where he worked until his retirement six years ago.

When the Idaho Legislature failed to act this year, Idahoans for a Fair Wage modeled its initiative after the bill introduced by Boise’s Sue Chew and Chris Abernathy of Pocatello. The initiative has now been signed by 20,000 Idahoans!

 

We do not meet in December, so wish you a Happy New Year and look forward to seeing you in January!

Coming up in 2020

On January 26, Rod Couch, leader of Idahoans for a Fair Wage, will speak about the group’s initiative to raise the minimum wage in Idaho.

On February 23 Lady J and her daughter Sally Ann will speak on CBD products for health and wellness.

Boise IONS: IONS is to Inner Space what NASA was to Outer Space! meets the last Sunday of each month except May and December from 2 to 4 PM at the Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 6200 N Garrett Street in Garden City. Contact: Lady J 208.724.8482 Love Offerings Accepted

 

Boise IONS: IONS is to Inner Space what NASA was to Outer Space! meets the last Sunday of each month except May and December from 2 to 4 PM at the Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 6200 N Garrett Street in Garden City. Contact: Lady J 208.724.8482 Love Offerings Accepted

We want to hear from YOU this month! Our November 24 (the weekend Before Thanksgiving!) IONS meeting will feature an open discussion. Please come with topics and ideas you would like to share or learn more about. Our discussion meetings are always lively and informative. We especially look forward to getting together in November since this is our last meeting of the year.

Boise IONS: IONS is to Inner Space what NASA was to Outer Space! We meet the last Sunday of each month except May and December from 2 to 4 PM at the Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 6200 N Garrett Street in Garden City. Contact: Lady J 208.724.8482 Love Offerings Accepted

Sunday, October 27, Dr. J Michael Dunlap explains how the history of our life on this planet is stored in the Akash. This talk considers where we came from as a species, how this relates to the Akash, and where we are going. Mike will also talk about how we use intuition to gain access to information from our past and use it for direction in the future. Don’t miss this dynamic and interesting speaker. IONS is proud to have brought him back for an enlightening perspective on who we are.

Dr. J. Michael Dunlap was a teacher and professor of Computer Science for nearly 30 years. He spent the next 15 years at Hewlett Packard and retired as a senior engineer. Mike PhDs are in Computer Science and in Education. His background includes training in the classical sciences, particularly physics. Mike maintains a deep interest in physics, quantum mechanics, and super string theory along with his life-long passion for metaphysics. He seeks to explore the nature of Spirit as a unifying force in the world. Mike’s previously well-attended talks have included explorations of the relationship between metaphysics and modern physics. He is fascinated with the idea that physics today is scientifically confirming many of the ancient ideas in metaphysics. He previously talked on the concept of forgiveness.

 

Boise IONS: IONS is to Inner Space what NASA was to Outer Space! We meet the last Sunday of each month except May and December from 2 to 4 PM at the Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 6200 N Garrett Street in Garden City. Contact: Lady J 208.724.8482 Love Offerings Accepted

September 29 IONS program: Would you like to know a little-known secret about how to slow down your aging process that is both free to do and easy? Have you ever wondered what happens when people just ‘die of old age’? Come hear Lady J talk about the Western Medicine and the Occult/Energetic meanings of the Pineal and Pituitary glands plus the Optic Chiasma. These reside in your head and are powerful allies in keeping us healthy, wealthy, and wise.

Lady J is a Registered Nurse who has also been practicing Complimentary Medicine for over 35 years and has insights that you may not have thought about before now.

 

THE CYCLE OF LIFE

Boise IONS: IONS is to Inner Space what NASA was to Outer Space! We meet the last Sunday of each month except May and December from 2 to 4 PM at the Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 6200 N Garrett Street in Garden City. Contact: Lady J 208.724.8482 Love Offerings Accepted

On August 25, please join Boise Ions for part one of a screening of “Death Makes Life Possible – Transforming the fear of death into an inspiration for living” a film by Marilyn Schlitz and Mark Kringbaum.  Discussion will be led by Eric Blackstone.

You are not going to want to miss part two of this film and discussion!

The liner notes say, Death is something that most people try not to think about. But what if contemplating and facing our mortality allowed us to live our lives more fully, without fear? Death makes life possible follows Dr. Marilyn Schlitz, PhD, as she explores the mysteries of life and death from a variety of perspectives and world traditions. Sparked by her own near death experience as a teenager, Schlitz has been delving into the nature of consciousness and death for the past three decades.

The film features some of the leading scientists, anthropologist, philosophers, spiritual leaders and thinkers of our time including Deepak Chopra, Mingtong Gu, Stuart Hameroff, Edgar Mitchell, Dr. Dean Ornish, Dean Radin, Tony Redhouse, Rupert Sheldrake, Rudi Tanzi, Luisah Teish, Jim Tucker and many others. “Death Makes Life Possible” offers inspiration and hope about the ultimate question facing each of us.

 

Following the presentation of the film, Eric shared this amazing list of additional resources on the topic:

Death Makes Life Possible explores numerous themes related to death, dying and the afterlife. Organized by theme below are further resources that can help expand your engagement with this topic.

Lee Lipsenthal, M.D., was an internationally recognized leader, teacher, and author. Codirector of the Preventative Medicine Research Institute.
http://www.amazon.com/Lee-Lipsenthal/e/B005H551UC/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
http://www.amazon.com/Enjoy-Every-Sandwich-Living-Each/dp/030795515X

Dean Ornish, M.D. – Founder and president of the non-profit Preventive Medicine Research Institute and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco
Dean Ornish’s Preventive Medicine Research Institute http://www.pmri.org/dean_ornish.html

Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D. – Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine at UCSF School of Medicine and Director of the Institute for the Study of Health and Illness. http://www.rachelremen.com/

Irvin Laszlo and the Akashic Field – Founder of systems philosophy and the formulation and development of the “Akasha Paradigm,” http://ervinlaszlo.com/

• The Wisdom School website: http://www.wisdomuniversity.org/AkashaParadigm.htm
• Video of Dr. Ervin Laszlo speaking on The Akasha Paradigm : New Consciousness Review interview, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxQatmAjvP4

William James, American philosopher and psychologist and physician
http://www.iep.utm.edu/james-o/

(from Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: a Peer Reviewed Academic Resource)

• Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_James

Ming Tong Gu, QiGong – Master Mingtong Gu received his training at the largest Qigong hospital in China. He is the founder of the Chi Center, based at EarthRise at IONS in California.http://www.chicenter.com/Chi/Home/index.cfm

Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a neuropsychologist and New York Times best-selling author. https://www.rickhanson.net/rick-hanson

Margaret Rousser – Author of Oakland Zoo blog and supervisor of the nine keepers related to the Children’s
Zoo. http://www.oaklandzoo.org/blog/author/margaret/

Tony Redhouse – a Native American sound healer, spiritual teacher, inspirational speaker, Eagle/Hoop dancer and award winning recording artist http://www.tonyredhouse.net/

Luisah Teish – Writer, performaer, ritual artist http://www.luisahteish.com/

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TRANSFORMING THE FEAR OF DEATH

Ernest Becker, Ph.D. – (September 27, 1924 – March 6, 1974) was a Jewish-American cultural anthropologist and writer. He is noted for his 1974 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Denial of Death.
The Ernest Becker Foundation – seeks to illuminate how the unconscious denial of mortality influences human behavior. http://www.ernestbecker.org/

Sam Keen – Author, professor of philosophy and religion and contributing editor of Psychology Today for 20 years. http://samkeen.com/

Jeff Greenberg – is a social psychology professor at the University of Arizona. http://greenberg.socialpsychology.org/

Dean Ornish, M.D., is the founder and president of the non-profit Preventive Medicine Research Institute and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. http://www.pmri.org/

Satish Kumar, a former monk and long-term peace and environment activist http://www.resurgence.org/satish-kumar/

Brother David Steindl-Rast is both a scholar and a Benedictine monk. http://www.gratefulness.org/brotherdavid/bio.htm

Reverend Michael Beckwith – Founder and Spiritual Director of Agape http://agapelive.com/about-agape/michael-bernard-beckwith/#.U1NCwoVQBeo

Paul J. Mills, Ph.D. – UCSD Department of Psychiatry http://psychiatry.ucsd.edu/faculty/pmills.html

Terror Management Theory. Terror Management Theory (TMT) was proposed in 1986 by social psychologists Jeff Greenberg,

• Tom Pyszczynski, and Sheldon Solomon. http://www.tmt.missouri.edu/
• Tom Pyszczynski http://www.uccs.edu/psych/people/faculty/tom-pyszczynski.html
• Sheldon Solomon http://www.skidmore.edu/psychology/faculty/solomon.php
• Jeff Greenberg http://greenberg.socialpsychology.org/

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NOETIC GLIMPSES BEYOND DEATH

William James, American philosopher and psychologist and physician

• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: http://www.iep.utm.edu/james-o/
• Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_James

Simon Lewis – is a film and television producer and author. He’s the author of Rise and Shine, a memoir. http://www.ted.com/speakers/simon_lewis

Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN – Founder/Director Watson Caring Science Institute American Academy of Nursing, Living Legend, 2013 http://watsoncaringscience.org/ and http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/nursing/faculty-staff/stories/Pages/Jean-Watson.aspx

Michael Shermer, the editor of Skeptic Magazine http://www.michaelshermer.com/

Skeptic Magazine http://www.skeptic.com/

Joseph McMoneagle – Officer in the Stargate Project where remote viewing experiments were conducted by U.S. Army Intelligence. http://www.mceagle.com/remote-viewing/pub/media/magicalblend9701.html

Dannion Brinkley is a New York Times best selling author – See more at: http://www.dannion.com/about/ on Coast to Coast: http://www.coasttocoastam.com/guest/brinkley-dannion/5744

Dr. Eben Alexander III – Neurosurgeon and author http://www.ebenalexander.com/

Yassir Chadley – Moroccan musician and storyteller http://www.yassirchadly.com/yassirchadly/Welcome.html

Gary Malcolm Wright is an American singer, songwriter and musician, http://goo.gl/voTr9L

Gary Malkin, founder of Wisdom of the World Media http://www.garymalkin.com/

Wisdom of the World, Media for a Meaningful Life http://www.wisdomoftheworld.com/

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COSMOLOGIES OF LIFE, DEATH AND BEYOND

Gilbert Walking Bear – Lakota Spiritual Person http://goo.gl/Y0Liw2

• Diana Eck http://www.hds.harvard.edu/people/faculty/diana-l-eck
• Santiago Kawarim http://www.achuarmovie.org/

The Achuar Dream Practices http://www.mysticalcompany.com/Achuar.php

Luisah Teish – Writer, performaer, ritual artist http://www.luisahteish.com/

Noah Levine – Buddhist teacher and author http://www.dharmapunx.com/

Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society http://www.againstthestream.org/

Yassir Chadley (previous mention) Rabbi Omer-man http://www.omer-man.net/

Metivta: a center for Contemplative Judaism http://metivta.org/

Lewis Rambo http://gtu.edu/academics/faculty-directory/m/rambo-lewis-r-sfts

• Rev. Lauren Artress http://www.laurenartress.com/
• Veriditas http://www.veriditas.org/staff

Reverend Michael Beckwith http://agapelive.com/about-agape/michael-bernard-beckwith/#.U1NCwoVQBeo

Sam Keen http://samkeen.com/

Michael Shermer, the editor of Skeptic Magazine http://www.sfts.edu/faculty/rambo/welcome/index.asp and http://www.michaelshermer.com/

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SCIENCE OF THE AFTERLIFE

Dr. Peter Fenwick, M.D. – Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College, London http://goo.gl/g50vLm

The Art of Dying by Peter Fenwick, Elizabeth Fenwick http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Dying-Peter-Fenwick/dp/0826499236

• Julie Beischel, Ph.D. http://drjuliebeischel.blogspot.com/
• The Windbridge Institute http://www.windbridge.org/investigators.htm

Arnaud Delorme is a Professor of Neuroscience at the Paul Sabatier University in Toulouse and a faculty at the University of California, San Diego. http://sccn.ucsd.edu/~arno/

Dean Radin, PhD, is Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences http://www.deanradin.com/

Dr. Ian Stevenson founder the Division of Perceptual Studies http://www.medicine.virginia.edu/clinical/departments/psychiatry/sections/cspp/dops/
and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Stevenson

Jim B. Tucker, M.D. – Author and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia.
http://www.jimbtucker.com/

Herbert Hans Jürgen Keil, Ph.D. – Lecturer and research fellow at the Parapsychology Laboratory of North Carolina’s Duke University
http://goo.gl/RkOQYy and http://jamesgmatlock.net/resources/researchers/keil/

Betsy MacGregor, M.D. – Senior staff pediatrician and Director of Adolescent Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City.
http://www.betsymacgregor.com/

Cassandra Vieten, PhD – President and CEO of the Institute of Noetic Sciences http://www.noetic.org/directory/person/cassandra-vieten/

Fariba Bogzaran, Ph.D. – professor, and artist, founder of the dream studies program at JFK University http://www.bogzaran.com/

Gerald Jampolsky – physician and a child and adult psychiatrist. Founder of the International Center for Attitudinal Healing. http://www.jerryjampolsky.com/

Karen M. Wyatt MD – Physician, Author, Spiritual Teacher

• http://www.karenwyattmd.com/
• Rev. Lauren Artress http://www.laurenartress.com/
• Veriditas http://www.veriditas.org/staff

Gloria McAllister, Co-Chair, El Dia de Los Muertos Petaluma https://petalumaartscenter.org/2013/el-dia-de-los-muertos-petaluma-2013/

Rev. Dennis Kenny served as the Director of Spiritual Care at the Cleveland Clinic from 2006 to 2013 when he assumed the role of Associate Director. An ordained Lutheran minister (ELCA), Rev. He is the author of Promise of the Soul and the Book of Weeks and a contributor to Living Deeply and Putting Patients First. Promise of the Soul: Identifying and Healing Your Spiritual Agreements by Dennis Kenney http://www.amazon.com/Promise-Soul-Identifying-Spiritual-Agreements/dp/0471418331

Kathy Lipsenthal, MD – Kathy Chang-Lipsenthal is an internist in Greenbrae, California. She received her medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine

Stephen Aizenstat, Ph.D. – Chancellor and Founding President of Pacifica Graduate Institute. http://www.dreamtending.com/about.html

Rupert Sheldrake, Author and Biologist http://www.sheldrake.org/

Wisdom of the World – Media For a Meaningful Life http://www.wisdomoftheworld.com/index.asp

Jane Gignoix – Author, Celebrant http://janehughesgignoux.com/Jane/

Elena Avila – RN, MSN, Curandera http://www.noetic.org/directory/person/elena-avila/ and http://www.amazon.com/Elena-Avila/e/B001KIPRZY/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1

Rudy Tanzi, MD – Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School http://www.massgeneral.org/neurology/researcher_profiles/tanzi_rudolph.aspx

Lothar Schäfer – German philosopher, author and Professor Emeritus at the University of Hamburg. http://lotharschafer.com/

Rick Hanson, Ph.D. – Neuropsychologist and author http://www.rickhanson.net/

Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom http://www.wisebrain.org/wellspring-institute

Stuart Hameroff, M. D. – Author, anesthesiologist and professor, University of Arizona Quantum Consciousness http://www.quantumconsciousness.org/

Center for Consciousness Studies http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu/

Jean Watson http://watsoncaringscience.org/ and http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/nursing/faculty-staff/stories/Pages/Jean-Watson.aspx

Earthrise Retreat Center  http://www.noetic.org/earthrise/

Oliver Markley – Oliver Markley is Professor Emeritus and former Chair of the graduate program in Studies of the Future at the University of Houston http://www.olivermarkley.com/

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NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES AND RELATED TOPICS

International Association for Near-Death Studies  www.iands.org

Near Death Experience Narratives https://vimeo.com/channels/nderf/videos