Louisville Esoteric Society

On Tuesday October 25, 2011 we viewed two episodes of the “Through The Wormhole” – “Is There a Creator? ” and “ Is There Life After Death?” – presented by Janet Rowland.  The “Through The Wormhole” series originally aired on the Science Channel, and is narrated by Morgan Freeman.

“Is There a Creator?” –  It’s perhaps the biggest, most controversial mystery in the Cosmos. Did our Universe just come into being by random chance, or was it created by a God who nurtures and sustains all life? The latest science is showing that the four forces governing our Universe are phenomenally finely tuned, so finely that it has led many to the conclusion that someone, or something, must have calibrated them. While skeptics hold that these findings are neither conclusive nor evidence of a divine creator, some cutting edge physicists are already positing who God may be. Some of the answers are as compelling as they are disconcerting.

“Is There Life After Death?” –  Everyone has pondered the question that strikes at the core of our existence; Is there life after death? What happens to the soul after we die? People who have had near-death experiences claim to have visited the other side before getting yanked back into consciousness. Now some of the brightest minds in science are trying to understand how life can persist beyond the physical and what it might look like. It might be a quantum state based on the fundamental laws of the Universe. Ultimately, it is a journey that struggles to decode the most complicated instrument in the Universe: the human brain.

Thanks to everyone for joining us for “Is There a Creator?” and “Is There Life After Death?”

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Special Interest Group (SIG) Meeting:

A Deeper Dive Into Multi-Dimensional Reality  –  A Lecture by George Kavassilas

Thanks to Logan McCulloch for presenting a deeper dive into George Kavassilas’ model of multi-dimensional reality in our Universe.  On Sunday, October 2^nd we viewed a DVD of a complete lecture by George.  Also covered in the lecture was a larger narrative that included cosmological and Earth history, the nature of waveform light energy in universal experience and creation, current and future planetary changes, and a vision for the birthing of humanity as a race of sovereign, universal creators.  Traditional paradigms of the nature of reality were examined and challenged.

Thanks to those that joined is for this Special Interest Group (SIG) presentation!

Another amazing turnout on Tuesday September 27, 2011 for our discussion group topic, “A Course in Miracles – An Introduction” – presented by Carmen Cameron! Carmen shared her personal story and  her passion as she  explained what  A Course In Miracles, (ACIM)  has meant in her life and in the lives of many others.

ACIM is an acknowledged spiritual classic, a completely consistent spiritual thought system that clarifies the individual’s relationship to God, to the body, and to the world and all its inhabitants. ACIM was channeled by Dr. Helen Schucman, and transcribed by Dr. William (Bill) Thetford.  Drs. Schucman and Thetford were both clinical psychologists at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons, from 1965 to 1973.

Carmen Cameron has been teaching ACIM to groups of students for over 15 years now and has presented talks on the topic at two international conferences.  Her mission to help anyone who might be interested in learning more about the valuable lessons and insights offered in A Course in Miracles was so evident in her presentation.

Thanks to Carmen Cameron for sharing her knowledge and passion and presenting this inspirational topic to LES!

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We had our largest crowd to date on Tuesday September 13, 2011 for our discussion group topic, “Can We “Feel the Future?”  Evidence, Arguments and Implications” – presented by Dr. Keith Lyle.

Dr. Lyle shared with us two experiments developed by a  psychological scientist named Daryl Bem of Cornell University.  Dr. Bem’s results were published in a remarkable paper claiming that people’s behavior in the present is partially determined by events that have not happened yet.  In other words, people can allegedly “feel the future” by some unknown mechanism.  Dr. Lyle discussed the evidence for the claim (including some from his own research), the arguments that have sprung up around it, and the implications if it is true.

Keith B. Lyle is Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Louisville.  He earned his B.S. from Indiana University, his M.A. and Ph.D. from Yale University, and he was a post-doctoral research fellow at Washington University in St. Louis.  In addition to his faculty duties at UofL, he occasionally consults on criminal cases involving eyewitness memory.

Thanks to Dr. Lyle for sharing this intriquing information with LES!
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We had another full house for a remarkable presentation on ” Myths, Miracles and Multi-Dimensional Reality: Reclaiming Personal Responsibility; Remembering Our Divine Sovereign Power“, presented by Logan McCulloch.

Logan shared so much knowledge with us and drew upon  information drawn from quantum physics, indigenous shamanic traditions and Gnostic teachings related to a model of our multi-dimensional universe proposed by George Kavassilas.  The presentation examined the role of the “Higher Self” (Oversoul, Aumakua, etc.) and higher dimensions in our present experience of third and fourth dimensional reality.  Topics  included concepts such as the role of free will, the purpose of physical reincarnation, super-position, holofractal geometry, and the purpose of duality/polarity in creation.  The audience was invited to consider the innate sovereignty and potential power of the Higher Self, and its many manifested aspects within this Universal Being.  Many insightful questions were posed by the audience, and Logan’s answers provided us all with even more understanding.  Thank you, Logan!!

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Thanks to everone who attended “The Spontaneous Healing of Belief” by Gregg Braden on May 24, presented by John Pickard.  The group dynamics and discussion were excellent!

John shared with us Gregg Braden’s writings and concepts about the incredible power of belief.  How a change in our perceptions and shifts in our beliefs can hold the timeless secret to healing, peace, and even reality itself.   We each have a choice at any given moment in our lives to embrace love or fear.  Which of the two we focus upon will mold the spiritual and physical manifestations in our lives.  Great job John!


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We had another full house for the Tuesday, April 12 discussion topic “Biology of  Belief ” by Dr. Bruce Lipton, presented by Diana Gautier.  We viewed a video of Dr. Lipton providing profound insight into the nature of how our consciousness controls both our genetics and behavior.   He revealed stunning new scientific discoveries about how the biochemical effects of the brain’s functioning show that all the cells of our body are affected by our THOUGHTS.  Dr. Lipton described the precise molecular pathways through which this occurs.  Thanks to everyone for a tremendous turn-out!

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