Soulful Features
May 2001

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Conscious Living.

This month's issue is devoted to the exploration of the "Conscious-Living Lifestyle of the Cultural Creatives." There are 50 Million Cultural Creatives in America today.  If self-actualization, spiritual transformation, self-expression, ecological sustainability, and women's issues are important to you, chances are good that you are one of the 50 million.

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A Soulful Vision for Our Planet.
If we each strive to live more consciously, allowing ourselves to be guided by our hearts and souls, together we can create a more balanced, sustainable and soulful planet, to be enjoyed today and by future generations.

We've gathered a group of experts on the subject of conscious living and have asked them to share their evolutionary thoughts and ideas here with us. You'll find the wisdom of such authors as Jean Houston, Duane Elgin, Janet Luhrs, Gregg Levoy, and Sherry Anderson, to name a few...

May peace and joy be enjoyed by all as we begin to live more consciously!

Click Here to See Our Collection of  Book Titles on "Conscious Living"

THIS MONTH'S FEATURES:

"Spirituality in Jump Time"
by Jean Houston, Ph.D., scholar and researcher in human capacities, and for the past 30 years has co-directed, with her husband Dr. Robert Masters, the Foundation for Mind Research. She is also the founder of the Mystery School--a program of cross-cultural mythic and spiritual studies--dedicated to teaching history, philosophy, the new physics, psychology, anthropology, myth, and the many dimensions of our human potential. (www.jeanhouston.org)

"Voluntary Simplicity and Soulful Living"
by Duane Elgin, author, speaker, evolutionary activist, and internet entrepreneur. Author of "Voluntary Simplicity," "Promise Ahead" and "Awakening Earth," he is a former senior social scientist at SRI International, where he coauthored numerous studies on the long-range future for the Environmental Protection Agency, the president's science advisor, and the National Science Foundation. (www.awakeningearth.org)

"The Soul of Simplicity"
by Janet Luhrs, author of the best-selling book, "The Simple Living Guide" (Broadway Books) and "Simple Loving" (Viking Penguin).  She is also editor and publisher of the quarterly newsletter, "The Simple Living Journal," which has been called "the nation's premier newsletter on voluntary simplicity" by the Boston Globe and has been featured in U.S. News & World Report, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times. (www.simpleliving.com)

"Power Lounging"
by Gregg Levoy, the author of "Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life" (Random House)--a selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club, Quality Paperback Books, and One Spirit Book Club----as well as "This Business of Writing" (Writer's Digest Books). He is a speaker and seminar leader in the business, educational and human-potential arenas and travels extensively conducting Callings workshops. (www.gregglevoy.com) 

"Meeting the Buddha"
by Sherry Anderson, PhD., a psychologist and co-author, with her husband, Paul H. Ray, of "The Cultural Creatives: How 50 Million People are Changing the World" (Harmony, 2000) and co-author of the best-selling "The Feminine Face of God: The Unfolding of the Sacred in Women" (Bantam, 1991). She is also a founding partner in a new consulting firm, Integral Partnerships, LLC. (www.culturalcreatives.org)

"The Legacy of Luna"
by Julia Butterfly Hill,  a writer, a poet, and an activist. She helped found the Circle of Life Foundation to promote the sustainability, restoration, and preservation of life. The foundation is sponsored by the nonprofit Trees Foundation, which works toward the conservation and preservation of forest ecosystems. Hill has been the recipient of many honors and awards, and is a frequent speaker for environmental conferences around the world. (www.circleoflifefoundation.org)

"A Contemporary Tribe"
by Laurie Pentell, founder and director of Sageheart Alliance and a lifelong questing spirit who views life as sacred art and humans as artisans who continually co-create the lifescape. It is Laurie’s passion to explore the infinite nature of reality, celebrate the boundless capacity of the human spirit, and co-create opportunities to build a better world—one that works for all.  (www.sageheart.com)

"Protecting Our Animal Companions"
by Deborah Straw, a writer and teacher who lives in Burlington, Vermont, with her husband, a dog and two cats. Her first book, Natural Wonders of the Florida Keys, was published in August 1999 by Country Roads Press/NTC Contemporary Publishing. Her second, Why is Cancer Killing Our Pets? How You Can Protect and Treat Your Animal Companion, has just been published by Healing Arts Press (Inner Traditions International). 

 
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