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| The Scientists  | Dr. Brian Swimme is a mathematical cosmologist on the graduate faculty of the California Institute of Integral Studies. He is the author of numerous books on cosmology, evolution, and religion, including The Universe Story (with Thomas Berry), The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos, and The Universe is a Green Dragon. Website: www.brianswimme.org. |
  | Dr. Joel Primack is professor of physics at the University of California at Santa Cruz. He is a leading researcher in the field of particle astrophysics and dark matter. Nancy Ellen Abrams is a lawyer, writer, and former Fulbright scholar with a long-standing interest in the history, philosophy, and politics of science. Together they are the authors of The View from the Center of the Universe . |
 | James Gardner is a complexity theorist who specializes in the evolutionary dynamics of the universe. The author of Biocosm and The Intelligent Universe, his current research seeks to answer the question of why our universe is so finely-tuned towards the existence of intelligent life. |
The Spiritual Leaders and Elders  | The Rev. Michael Dowd is a minister, speaker, and "evolutionary evangelist" who is one of the leading voices in the synthesis of science and religion today. He is the author of numerous books, including the best-selling Thank God for Evolution. |
 | A. Hameed Ali and Karen Johnson are the originators and head spiritual teachers of the Diamond Approach, a contemporary perspective of spiritual realization. Ali is the author of over fourteen books spirituality and spiritual psychology under the pen name A. H. Almaas, including The Pearl Beyond Price, Inner Journey Home, and The Unfolding Now. Website: www.ahalmaas.com. |
 | Lama Palden Drolma is founder and resident lama of the Sukhasiddi Foundation in Marin County, California. One of the first Wester female lamas authorized to teach in the Vajrayana Buddhist tradtion, Lama Palden has been a student and teacher of Buddhism for over twenty-five years. Her website is www.lamapalden.com. |
 | Gabriel Horn (White Deer of Autumn) is a writer, speaker, activist, and Associate Professor of Literature and Creative Writing at St. Petersburg College in western Florida. His books for adults include Native Heart, Contemplations of a Primal Mind, and The Book of Ceremonies. He has also written several books for children, including Ceremony in the Circle of Life, The Great Change, and The Native People/Native Ways Series. |
 | Dr. Luisah Teish is an initiated elder (Iyanifa) in the Ifa/Orisha tradition of the West African Diaspora. She is is also a writer, storyteller and creative projects consultant. She is the author of Jambalaya: The Natural Woman’s Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals, Carnival of the Spirit, and Jump Up: Good Times Throughout the Season with Celebrations from Around the World. Her website is: http://www.luisahteish.com. |
 | Zavala Lopez is a curandera, a visionary healer descended from an ancestral lineage of healers of the Wari (Huari) Civilization, in the Central region of the Andes in Peru. She is also a sociologist and anthropologist who has researched feminine shamanism in the Amazon, and currently works with indigenous communities to help them to preserve their pristine forest and ancestral territories. She is a co-founder of Hampichicuy, a healing center in the Peruvian rainforest dedicated to the practice and research of traditional Amazonian medicine. |
The Cultural Creatives  | Dr. Barbara Marx Hubbard is a well-known author, speaker, social innovator and visionary. Her books include Conscious Evolution: Awakening the Power of Our Social Potential, The Hunger of Eve: One Woman’s Odyssey toward the Future, Emergence: The Shift from Ego to Essence, The Evolutionary Journey: Your Guide to a Positive Future, and Revelation: A Message of Hope for the New Millennium. She is currently president and executive director of the Foundation for Conscious Evolution. |
 | Duane Elgin is an internationally-recognized author, educator, and media activist. He is the author of Voluntary Simplicty, Promise Ahead: A Vision of Hope and Action for Humanity's Future, Awakening Earth: Exploring the Evolution of Human Culture and Consciousness, and The Living Universe. His website is: http://www.awakeningearth.org. |
 | Dr. Christopher Bache is Professor of religious studies at Youngstown State University, where he teaches transpersonal studies, comparative spirituality, consciousness research, and Eastern religions. A pioneer in the study of consciousness and reincarnation, his books include Lifecycles, Dark Night, Early Dawn: Steps to a Deep Ecology of Mind, and The Living Classroom. |
 | Dr. Edgar Mitchell is a scientist, naval officer, test pilot, astronaut, and author. As a crewmember of Apollo 14, he was the sixth man to walk on the moon. He is author of Psychic Exploration: A Challenge for Science and The Way of the Explorer as well as many articles in professional and popular journals on space exploration, quantum physics, consciousness studies, and the common ground between science and spirituality. His website is: http://www.edgarmitchellapollo14.com. |
 | Peter Russell is mathematician, physicist and conscousness researcher. He is the author of over ten award-winning books and videos on topics such as the relationship between science and religion, the nature of consciousness, and the awakening of a new global culture. His books and videos include The Global Brain, The White Hole in Time, The Consciousness Revolution, and From Science to God: A Physicist's Journey Into the Mystery of Consciousness. His website is: http://www.peterrussell.com. |
 | Dr. Richard Tarnas is cultural historian, writer, and professor of philosophy and psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, where he is a founding director of its graduate program in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness. An expert on the history of western culture, the evolution of consciousness, and archetypal psychology, he is the author of the best-selling Passion of the Western Mind and Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View. |
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