March 4th – 6:30pm
Venue: The Boulder Integral Center, 2805 Broadway Street, Boulder, CO 80304 (303) 541 1540

$10 (Boulder Integral Members)
$15 (Non members)

A popular view of human mentality outlines a continuum running from unconscious through subsconscious to waking consciousness.  In contrast, many metaphysical belief systems often acknowledge this a valuable place to start but find this model to be limited and shortsighted.  Instead, they propose further layers of consciousness that transcend the simplistic reductionist model.  The term “meta-consciousness” captures this further layer of consciousness.   Most metaphysical systems offer only immediate, subjective experience as evidence for meta-consciousness.  To verify the existence of meta-consciousness, the experiencer must undertake some kind of “path” or “journey” to enlightenment.

Only after much progress — or often not until final completion of the journey — can an initiate verify for him or herself that such a level of meta-consciousness actually exists.  Many systems claim to produce enlightenment, but not all of these claims turn out to be legitimate.  Unsurprisingly, honest seekers often find themselves reluctant merely on the testimony of others to engage in a process that might in the end yield nothing but ashes.  Many doubt such a transcendent realm of meta-consciousness even exists.   But good objective evidence exists for meta-consciousness.  One can find this evidence in the recent, well-conducted scientific research into extra-sensory perception, or ESP.  How ESP evidences meta-consciousness, and what we can learn because of it, is the subject of this presentation.  You will even have the opportunity to try it yourselves in a simple experiment.

BIO
Paul H. Smith, Ph.D. became a psychic spy in 1983, when he was recruited for the Army’ s remote viewing psychic espionage program.  During seven years in the military program he studied under the legendary Hal Puthoff and Ingo Swann, served as a first-line operational remote viewer, wrote the official manual on controlled remote viewing  (’CRV’ — a more disciplined form of remote viewing), and taught CRV to new military remote viewers.  His students include now-famous remote viewers such as Lyn Buchanan, Mel Riley, and David Morehouse.  Paul has briefed and demonstrated remote viewing to senators and senior military and government officials.  A veteran of Desert Storm with the storied 101st Airborne Division, he retired from the US Army in 1996 at the rank of major from his final duty position, chief of intelligence and security for the Military District of Washington.

Paul has a thirty-year history in helping people develop consciousness-based skills, and is dedicated to changing society’ s attitudes towards applied consciousness using the powerful levers of teaching, speaking, and writing about — and organizing around — remote viewing.   President and chief instructor of since 1997 if his own commercial full-service remote viewing training company, Remote Viewing Instructional Services, Inc., he is also a founding director of the non-profit International Remote Viewing Association, of which he presently serves as president.  He has chaired and organized seven of IRVA s annual remote viewing conferences since the organization ’s founding in 1999.

Paul’s book, “Reading the Enemy s Mind: Inside Star Gate ­ America s Psychic Espionage Program ” (Tor/Forge 2005) was the Book Bonus Feature and Editor s Choice Selection for the March 2006 issue of Reader s Digest.  He co-produced the acclaimed DVD-based  “LearnDowsing” training program.   Paul’s education includes a BA from Brigham Young University and an MS from the National Defense Intelligence College (both in Middle Eastern studies), and a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin, writing on consciousness, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of science.  He has spoken on the subject of remote viewing and parapsychology at various national and international conferences, and had numerous radio and television appearances, including A&E, The History Channel, CBS Sunday Morning, and Coast to Coast AM, among many others.

For more information,  see Paul’s website at http://www.rviewer.com or call (toll free) (866) 229-7847.

• We’ll have plenty of food and drinks, but in the spirit of community, it would be great to bring something along to share.
• You may bring along a sleeping bag if you don’t want to drive after the party. We have plenty space to crash for an after-party zzzz-zonk!
• Tickets are selling fast! Purchase your tickets soon (link below). We’ll be selling tickets also at the entrance on the night of the party (if there are any remaining). Please bring printed confirmation as your ticket.
• Parking is an issue anywhere in Boulder. We have our own limited parking to the south and west of the center. Please car pool with a designated driver.  Street parking is available. Please be respectful of the neighborhood.  We are located at the north/west corner of Broadway and Balsam.

Ken Wilber in Person!
at Boulder Integral

• Saturday, Aug 1
• 2pm – 4 pm

Standard $75
Boulder Integral Members $65
At Boulder Integral, we make every effort possible to offer scholarships to those in need.  Please send an email to Nomali (nomali@boulderintegral.org) with “Scholarship request: Ken Wilber Event” on subject line.  Nomali will contact you as soon as possible.  Please support our efforts – Become a monthly donating member or make a one time donation. Thank you!

Here’s your chance to get up close and personal with the leading integral philosopher of our time, Ken Wilber (representing Integral Life).  We are deeply honored and excited about Ken selecting Boulder Integral to make his first public appearance for a Q & A in Boulder in over four years!  We hope very much that you, your friends and family will join us at this great event.

We’re especially honored to welcome our dear fried Ken to Boulder Integral; many of us here have worked closely with him, and know the warm heart beneath his amazing mind.   Ken is a sparkling communicator, and a beautiful vehicle for his breakthrough worldview.   Most famous of his work, the AQAL Maps, provides a comprehensive view of the nature of reality by integrating all of human wisdom — eastern and western, ancient and contemporary, scientific and spiritual — into simple, powerful maps.  Ken will share some of his latest thinking on spirituality,  psychology, and current events, as well as  answer questions about his work and life.  Don’t miss this very rare chance to see Ken in person.

Do you have a question for Ken Wilber?  Send your question to nomali@boulderintegral.org.  We will pass this on to Ken and try and accommodate as many questions as possible.  We ask for your forgiveness in advance if your question does not get picked among the many that we are receiving.

At this event, we will explore:

• Integral Consciousness: the beauty, goodness and truth of emerging realities
• Integral Spirituality and Integral Life Practice
• Science and Religion: Is there a marriage?
• Application of Integral Theory to leadership, education, psychotherapy, politics, spirituality and more…
• What is “AQAL?”

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“Ken Wilber is one of the most important pioneers in the field of consciousness in this century.  I regard him as my mentor.  He is a source of inspiration and insight to all of us.  Read everything he writes—it will change your life.”-Deepak Chopra

“Wilber’s ‘integral vision’ offers readers the opportunity to make valuable connections among disparate disciplines and-just maybe-to prepare themselves for a brave new world.”-Publishers Weekly

“A soaring tour de force and daring exposition by one of America’s most inventive thinkers. Don’t quit the search for an integral culture until you have given it a whirl-and take this book with you as a sturdy guide.”-Professor Harvey Cox, Harvard Divinity School

“Ken Wilber is one of the most creative spiritual thinkers alive today.  Like a masterful conductor, he brings everyone in, finds room for science and spirit, and creates music for the soul.”-Rabbi Michael Lerner, author of The Politics of Meaning

“Nobody is integrating the sciences and spiritual knowledge with Wilber’s scope and integrative power.”   -Michael Murphy, cofounder Esalen, author The Future of the Body and Golf in the Kingdom

About Ken
Ken Wilber is the most widely translated academic writer in America, with 25 books translated into some 30 foreign languages, and is the first philosopher-psychologist to have his Collected Works published while still alive. Wilber is an internationally acknowledged leader and the preeminent scholar of the Integral stage of human development, which continues to gather momentum around the world. His many books, all of which are still in print, can be found at Amazon.com. Some of his more popular books include Integral Spirituality; No Boundary; Grace and Grit; Sex, Ecology, Spirituality; and the “everything” books: A Brief History of Everything (one of his largest selling books) and A Theory of Everything (probably the shortest introduction to his work).  Ken Wilber is the founder of Integral Institute, Inc., the co-founder of Integral Life, Inc., and the Senior Fellow of Integral Life Spiritual Center.

Questions about this event? Please email Nomali@boulderintegral.org

If you are visiting from out of town, please click here to learn about getting to the center and nearby hotels.

Cancellation Policy

This event is on Aug. 1st, 2009.
Cancellations before July 15th will be refunded full paid amount minus $20 admin fee.
Cancellations by July 23rd will be refunded 50% of amount paid.
Cancellations after July 23rd and no-shows will not be refunded.

Hi Everybody!

Please scroll down for details of the Main Event at Westin Hotel, Westminster, Colorado, and optional Pre-Events at Boulder Integral Center, Boulder, Colorado. ↓

Optional Friday Pre-Events at Boulder Integral Center, Boulder, Colorado

Friday, August 28, 2009, 2 pm – 5 pm
UNLOCKING YOUR INTEGRAL PERSPECTIVE
3-hour seminar with Jeff Salzman
$55
CLICK *HERE* TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT

Friday, August 28, 2009, 7 pm – 9 pm
SEX, GOD, ROCK n’ ROLL
Live show and party, with Stuart Davis
$10 (pay at the door)

Saturday-Sunday Main Event at the Hotel Westin, Westminster, Colorado

Saturday, August 29 – Sunday, August 30, 2009
(Check-in from 8am – 8:45am) Event begins at 9:00am

ENLIGHTENMENT AND THE WESTERN MIND: AN EXPLORATION AND DEMONSTRATION OF THE TERRITORY AND PRACTICES OF AWAKENING

Dennis Genpo Merzel Roshi, Ken Wilber (representing Integral Life), Bernie Glassman Roshi, Bill Harris and Dr. Kamie Buddemeier

Early Bird Registration $997. After July 31, $1249 (See below for registration and other details)
CLICK *HERE* TO REGISTER FOR THIS MAIN EVENT

Please note: Hotel Westin and Boulder Integral Center are only about 15-20 minutes drive to and from one another.

PRE & MAIN EVENT DETAILS
Friday Optional Pre-Events at Boulder Integral Center
Boulder, Colorado

Friday, August 28, 2009, 2 pm – 5 pm
UNLOCKING YOUR INTEGRAL PERSPECTIVE: A 3-hour seminar with Jeff Salzman (followed by Stuart Davis: Sex, God, Rock ‘n’ Roll Concert. Attend either or both. Have dinner and a walk during the break before the concert in our beautiful Boulder neighborhood)

Do you feel called to live a higher, juicier life? Integral is not just a level of consciousness, it is a new worldspace of insight, connection and effectiveness. Come to Boulder Integral and find out how you can bring the power of integral functioning into your life.

One of the gifts of integral functioning is that we are able to forge a radical new connection to our own destiny. As we see more deeply into the patterns of the kosmos we see more deeply into ourselves. We see our gifts more clearly and become more keenly aware of what quickens our heart. This in turn releases a yearning — indeed an imperative — to enact our unique contribution into the world.

We hope you can join this event, led by Boulder Integral co-founder, Jeff Salzman. Stay for the Stuart Davis show and party afterwards!  This will be a great opportunity for you to meet with others who are also in town for the weekend workshop at Hotel Westin.

TOPICS

• Perspective-taking: the new path of liberation
• Intersubjective enlightenment: practices for developing relationships that call forth the best of everyone
• Partnering with Emergence: how to get real traction on the projects of your life

Friday, August 28, 2009 – 7 pm – 9 pm
SEX, GOD, ROCK n’ ROLL: Live show and party, with Stuart Davis
$10 (pay at the door)

Boulder’s very own integral rockstar Stuart Davis has made a genre-busting career of delving into difficult subjects as a Writer-Director-Actor-Comedian-Songwriter-Zen Practitioner and Integral Spiritualist. With his trademark synergy of sacred and profane punchlines, Stu will take you through a circus of sexuality, spirituality, and showbiz. In Stu’s Universe horny is holy, funny is profound, and Love has no opposite. Davis twists mind, body, & spirit into a hot menage ‘e trois. It’s no wonder he’s long been known as the Twisted Mystic.

“Razor sharp improv. Lurking amid the minutiae of his observations on life and the Universe are some startling insights. Davis pulls off the most elusive of party tricks… Even the gods were grinning.”
-Irish Times, Dublin Ireland

For questions about the Pre-Events at Boulder Integral, please email Nomali@BoulderIntegral.org or call 303 541 1540

Saturday-Sunday Main Event at the Westin Hotel
Westminster, Colorado

Saturday, August 29 – Sunday, August 30, 2009
(Check-in from 8am – 8:45am) Event begins at 9:00am
ENLIGHTENMENT AND THE WESTERN MIND: AN EXPLORATION AND DEMONSTRATION OF THE TERRITORY AND PRACTICES OF AWAKENING
Dennis Genpo Merzel Roshi, Ken Wilber (representing Integral Life), Bernie Glassman Roshi, Dr. Kamie Buddemeier and Bill Harris

Five of the most innovative and leading edge experts in the field of human consciousness come together for one blockbuster weekend! This will be a highly interactive session, with a full day of Big Mind process with Genpo Roshi and extensive talks and Q & A sessions with Bernie Glassman, Roshi, Ken Wilber and Bill Harris.

You simply have to be there! And let your friends know about this event! Seats limited to 220, Call 801.328.8414 now to reserve your place today!

The Westin Hotel has kindly offered a basic room rate of $139 per night for Vast Sky/Boulder Integral registrants. Space is limited so book today. Make your reservation *here*

The Westin Hotel, 10600 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster, CO 80020, (866) 716-8137
Click here to contact the hotel.

Please call us if you have any questions.

• For questions regarding the Saturday-Sunday event at Hotel Westin, please call Vast Sky at 801.328.8414
• For questions regrading the Friday Pre-Events at Boulder Integral Center, please email Nomali@boulderintegral.org or call 303.541.1540

DIRECTIONS and MAPS

• Denver International Airport Maps – http://www.flydenver.com/maps/index.asp
• From Denver International Airport to Hotel Westin, Westminster, CO – Click *here*
• From Denver International Airport to Boulder Integral Center, 2805 (0r 2819) Broadway Street, Boulder, CO, 80304 – Click *here*
• From Hotel Westin to Boulder Integral Center, Click *here*
• Getting to Westminster and Boulder by SkyRide Bus from Denver International Airport – Very cheap! Click *here*
• Boulder Super Shuttle (also very reasonable) Click *here*

Boulder Integral’s first major production, Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll with Stuart Davis officially debuts across the United States and Canada Sunday, April 26th on HDNet.

Episodes and bonus content are also available at http://www.sexgodrocknroll.com

Read the full press release and join to see the first episode now!

Also, for those in the area, come to the Boulder Theater on May 15th for Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll LIVE. Stuart will be performing some of his comedy, playing music, and screening parts of the show on this first night of his national tour!

LETTER FROM JEFF SALZMAN

Dear Boulder Integralists,

I’m writing to invite you to join me for an evening of healing and prayer next Sunday 2/8 from 6 – 8 pm.

All spiritual lineages have healing technologies that serve their people.   From an integral perspective we can see fundamental patterns of these modalities, and work with them in a trans-lineage way.

Join me in a hands-on inquiry into this simple human art of healing.   I’ll be working with Boulder Integral member Tom Curren, who has recently received a challenging diagnoses of prostate cancer.  Together we will explore the inner territory of Tom’s encounter with human vulnerability and mortality.   We will  work with various healing practices designed to harness the universal forces of health and wholeness.   And we will call on the ministrations of the mysterious yet palpable God who sees us and loves us.

Though Tom will be the focus of our exploration, this promises to be a healing and wholesome experience for all who participate.   Come with an open mind and heart, ready to experiment and transmit, or to simply practice deep healing energy and intention towards Tom and anyone else in our lives, including ourselves.   After all, it is one of the most fundamental truths in our lives, that, at some point, we will encounter a phase or a mere moment that requires profound courage to face the cards that we are dealt…

It’d help planning if you would RSVP to nomali@boulderintegral.org.  Thank you all for joining this evening of deep intention and healing in body, mind, heart, soul and Spirit.

Jeff Salzman

Healing and Prayer Evening
DATE: Sunday, Feb. 8
TIME: 6 – 8 pm
LOCATION: Boulder Integral, 2805 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80304
RSVP: nomali@boulderintegral.org

Stuart Davis and the Boulder Integral produced Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll are the cover story in today’s (November 20th) issue of the Colorado Daily. Make sure to pick up a copy at your local newsstand or take a look online!

Our good friends over at The New Man podcast recently interviewed Ken Wilber on the evolution of men’s and women’s roles in society.

Ken discusses how current disagreements over equality between the sexes actually stemmed from old school tools and “little things” like pregnancy.

Ken also talks about how we’re all influenced greatly by not just technology but our personal beliefs and the pressures of society. His work is centered around showing how all of these forces impact us and one another. In other words, Ken shows us how all the pieces in this crazy life fit together and the end result is fascinating. You may never see your life the same way again.

Give it a listen now!

Be part of a live studio audience during the forthcoming taping of 6 episodes of Stuart Davis’ new TV show: Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll!

Proudly sponsored by Boulder Integral, Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll is an hour long show of comedy, news, and in-depth interviews with spiritual teachers and unconventional icons. Filmed live in Boulder, CO, hosted by Stuart Davis, and with special satellite comments from Ken Wilber, this is a show NOT to be missed!

All shows will be filmed live at Immersive Studios in Boulder, CO. (DIRECTIONS)

7pm, Saturday November 1: How Big Is Your Love? (BUY TICKETS)
Stuart explores Polyamory with dead-sexy experts Kendra and Decker Cunov. Plus news from Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll and a special talk with Ken Wilber

7pm, Saturday November 8: Impossible + Inevitable = Monogamy! (BUY TICKETS)
Stuart finds ways of redefining monogamy with super novas Liyana Silver and Sera Beak. Plus news from Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll and a special talk with Ken Wilber.

7pm, Saturday November 15: LS-Deity (BUY TICKETS)
Zen Master Jun Po helps Stu divine the Zen of Drugs. What is entheogen-enhanced meditation practice? We learn from the man who invented Window Pane and founded the Hollow Bones Rinzai Zen School. Plus news from Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll and a special talk with Ken Wilber.

7pm, Saturday November 22: Thank God For Evolution! (BUY TICKETS)
Reverend Michael Dowd, author of Thank God For Evolution and one of the nations most inspiring speakers, will have Religion and Science making integrated babies by the end of the interview. Plus news from Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll and a special talk with Ken Wilber

7pm, Saturday November 29: Femi-Gnosis (BUY TICKETS)
Swami Sally Kempton and Diane Musho Hamilton tune in a more integrated approach to the feminine in self and culture. Tired of the same flat tirades of sexism, patriarchy, and matriarchy? This show is the antidote to the old limits! Plus news from Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll and a special talk with Ken Wilber.

7pm, Saturday December 6th: UFOs and Extraterrestrial Presence. (BUY TICKETS)
Sound far out? Prepare to have your assumptions about this subject challenged, as expert Dr Steven Greer (to be confirmed) details The Disclosure Project. Dr Greer has gathered and corroborated the sworn testimony of 450+ top government officials, high-ranking U.S. military officers, NASA astronauts, and agents with security clearance. What they reveal may rock your World, and alter your reality. Zero bullshit. We focus on assertions from sober officials who risk their lives to share their truth. Plus news from Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll and a special talk with Ken Wilber.

Our friends at Integral Sedona visited Boulder Integral back in early September and videotaped their trip: