Documentary Films
While working on a grant for our upcoming documentary, we found ourselves asking a deeper question than distribution deals, fundraising or timelines: What is the real impact we want this film to have? Not just awareness—but transformation. In the independent documentary world, an impact campaign is a coordinated effort designed to extend a film’s life beyond [...]
What is the difference between the mind and the ego? The ego could be described as a movement of thought in the mind that has a limited perception of reality, it actually clouds it completely. It’s the false sense of self. When the identification to that false self vanishes (through experiences of spiritual awakening and [...]
Energy is the engine of action, substance of connection, and blueprint for existence for all of Creation. (“Smart glue that moves things”??) Even "Science" is now accepting that all of the Universe is made of energy (as in Einstein’s theory, E=mc2) and even “empty” space is really filled with energy. While no one really knows exactly [...]
One of the clearest emerging directions for mental health interventions in the 21st-century is the need to acknowledge a spiritual dimension in life. Spirituality partly involves a belief in some larger consciousness beyond ourselves that affects our lives. Religious people might refer to God, whereas others might consider that they receive messages or guidance from [...]
by Amy Lansky The Buddha said that suffering arises from craving — for instance, craving for more love, more possessions, more physical prowess or beauty. But sometimes I wonder if the truth is more akin to the reverse — that we crave our suffering. In other words, are we actually addicted to suffering? In the past, I [...]
[An excerpt from Chapter One of “Geometric Keys of Vedic Wisdom”, a book by Lori Tompkins which illuminates ancient and modern-day gnosis of the Geometry of Time, and its role in the evolution of consciousness.] In the early hours of February 7, 2016, I woke up with the above image of the vesica piscis in [...]
An excerpt from award-winning author Brent Marchant’s new book, Third Real: Conscious Creation Goes Back to the Movies “Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations.” —Earl Nightingale When we gaze into a mirror, we expect it to reflect back to us an accurate representation of what we [...]
Excerpt from The Cosmic Hologram by Jude Currivan PhD Realizing that everything we call physical reality is the expression of the in-formational intelligence of cosmic mind completely reframes the question of human and indeed all consciousness and cognizance. The view of most neuroscientists has been that our consciousness somehow arises from the brain as a localized [...]
by Amy Lansky Lately, I’ve been immersed in the writing of Charles Eisenstein, a contemporary writer/thinker who is a leader in the effort to shift humanity into a new way of being — a fundamental change in consciousness so that we finally acknowledge our inherent unity with nature and each other. Charles is probably most [...]
What is the difference between awareness and consciousness? How are the two concepts interlinked? Imagine yourself in the middle of a forest, being chased by a bear. The rustling of leaves behind you burgeons your pace, causing a much needed adrenaline rush. As you run across the landscape, you search for possible escapes. You are [...]
Time is Art 