March 2011 Fourth Sunday Gathering

Our March 27 gathering included a presentation by Karen and Chuck titled: “2012: Getting Serious About Consciousness” and then a viewing of the movie 2012 The Odyssey. This video is a record of the presentation and discussion.

The next Fourth Sunday is April 24 here in Austin. Please call 512-456-3614 for more information and directions.

Jim Rigby discusses Protestants and Presbyterians

Jim Rigby is Pastor of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Austin and is a leading progressive thinker in the Mission Presbytery of Texas and in the Presbyterian Church nationally. He has also survived two, what some have called, heresy trials and is currently being investigated and adjudicated for allowing an Atheist seeker to join his church. In short, he is a trouble maker. And a great one. He calls the church to walk the walk, while the powers that be seem determined to just talk themselves into more and more…………..well, hypocrisy crouched as protecting the integrity of the Church.

You will find this a very challenging interview, regardless of your formal religious affiliation. It is a hi-res telescope which focuses the conflict in Protestantism between worship of the past and embrace of a much different future, which Karen and I understand to be a totally New Reformation. And you can be absolutely certain that the Church, as it did in the First Reformation, will fight till the end to focus on the past and reject the future…..until……as they say, change happens one funeral at a time.

Bee Pedersen and Promises

Bee Pedersen, a global world citizen, has launched her next novel, Promises. This novel deals with multiple dimensions and themes and has a spiritual side that is remarkable. In this interview, Bee reveals some of the experiences and thoughts that have shaped her work and world view. She does so in an open and very gentle manner that draws the viewer into her world and her brilliance. We think this is a very powerful interview with a woman who has a lot to say in her stories and is very much worth paying attention to.

Fourth Sunday in Austin for February 2011

Chuck and Karen lead the group in meditation, presentation and discussion on the topic of “Creating a Positive Vision for the Future”. This discussion centers on our need and opportunity to remain calm and focused during this time of The Crazy. We validate the reason for this action and suggest several ways each can participate and the value and benefits for creating a real positive vision for the future that is hurtling at us like the cannonball express!

John Randolph Price and the 2010 Global Peace Meditation

John and Jan Price have managed and led the Global Peace Meditation each New Years Eve Morning for twenty five years. This video was recorded at the December 31, 2010 event held in Boerne, Texas. The meditation was based on Noon Greenwich Mean Time and was observed by more than 500 million people around the world. It has become a tradition. John and Jan, with remarkable simplicity once again created a global community focused on the clear possibility that our destiny lies in global peace and the ability to cooperate and work together. We are very fortunate to have been at this event and are pleased to share it with our viewers.

Jonnie Pashayan 2008-02-09

Johnnie Pashayan joined us for a discussion of what it means to be 13 in an affluent resort town in Colorado.  He is remarkably frank and open and reveals a keen intellect and a charming personality.  This is the second time we have interviewed Jonnie and we intend to follow him as he leaves Colorado for San Francisco and a career in music. Here is a video of part of the interview:

And here is the audio interview:

Francis the Healer 2007-10-25

Francis the HealerFrancis the Healer joins us for his regular monthly visit to our show to discuss suicide, Karma and reincarnation.

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John Randolph Price 2008-01-17

John Randolph Price John Randolph Price is founder of the Quartus Foundation for Spiritual Research, an international non-profit organization currently headquartered in Boerne, Texas near San Antonio. He has written many books, the first was The Superbeings. This is a remarkably open discussion of his personal spiritual experiences.

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Francis the Healer 2009-11-12

Francis the Healer

Photo by Karen Robison

Francis is back after a well deserved break that included the birth of his fifth daughter and the establishment of his new office space in Round Rock, Texas, bordering on Austin. Francis is in great shape for this interview and made it clear at the start that he only does these shows when his angels make it clear to him that it is time to deliver a message that is critical. Throughout this interview, you will be able to feel the healing power that he infused this interview with.

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Dr. Huston Smith 2006-08-17

Dr. Huston Smith is Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, Syracuse University. For fifteen years he was Professor of Philosophy at M.I.T. and for a decade before that he taught at Washington University in St. Louis. Most recently he has served as Visiting Professor of Religious Studies, University of California, Berkeley. Smith’s fourteen books includes The Worlds’ Religions which has sold over 2 ½ million copies. The ending of this interview at The Crossing in Austin was a remarkable “mind-meld” with Huston and the audience of 80 people.

Huston Smith - Bridgebuilder

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