Integral Philly November Meetup

Event Description: Consciousness, Media, Technology: Talk and Dialogue

Steven Vedro, the author of the new book, Digital Dharma: A Users Guide to Expanding Consciousness in the Age of the Infosphere, has agreed to personally present his Integral perspective on the inter-relationship between consciousness, technology, media and society. This discussion will emphasize our personal relationship to the material and won't require us to be expert technologists or integral theorists. Steven has provided similar presentations to Wilber Meetup's in Denver and will be also presenting in New York on his book tour.

<i>Steven Vedro has written a fascinating book that intertwines the ancient wisdom of India with his consummate knowledge of the modern technology of information transfer. Comparing the various Chakras with the history of human communication, he presents the reader with startling fresh insights into the connection between the world of technological advances and a more fundamental ground of being. A compelling read.</i>

~ Leonard Shlain, author, The Alphabet Versus the Goddess; Leonardo's Brain; Art and Physics

<i>Your work and insights are too important to go unnoticed, especially in these times when most trends in mass media are away from humanistic and spiritual values. We need visionaries like you to draw our attention to the difference between information and wisdom, and to the relationship between the digital and the divine. Bravo!</i>

~ Christian de Quincey, Ph.D., co-founder, The Visionary Edge; Professor of Philosophy and Conscious Studies, John F. Kennedy University; author, Radical Nature and Radical Knowing

Please join us for this special, thought-provoking presentation and in-depth look at the relationship between media and consciousness.

Format: Steven?s presentation will be one hour in length & the remaining time will be reserved for an open discussion, some food, and Q& A with the author.

Recommended reading:

1) An Integral Look at the Infosphere ? by Steven Vedro.
This 33 page essay has been saved to our files section and can be located here:
http://files.meetup.c...

2) Steven?s blog also includes fascinating excerpts from his newly released book:

The "Yoga of the Infosphere" -- from the Introduction

Signals of Aliveness -- From Chapter One

Reach Out and Touch - From Chapter Two

Radio: Projecting Power to the Universe -- From Chapter Three

Television and the Broken Heart: Compassion, Codependence, and Consumption -- From Chapter Four

Decoding Reality - From Chapter Six

Pervasive Computing, Aliveness in the Divine -- From Chapter Seven

http://teleconsciousn...