Extraordinary Knowing

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OLLI at Auburn

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Extraordinary Knowing

Extraordinary knowing refers to a group of phenomena, some of which are commonly experienced by nearly every human being. There are many modes in which extraordinary know is  manifested, from ubiquitous intuitions, premonitions, and 'prophetic' dreams to more inexplicable effects of consciousness on physical systems, clairvoyance (remote viewing), near-death and out-of-body experiences, and remembrance of 'past lives.'

In recent decades, more than 3,000 scientific studies and investigations have been conducted in an attempt to determine and explain the nature and scope of these extraordinary phenomena. The implications of research findings and the accompanying theoretical and technical work are serving as the foundation of an emerging worldview that differs, radically, from the 400-year-old materialist, reductionist, mechanical worldview still prevalent, today. In the new worldview, consciousness is fundamental and central: Mind and consciousness seemingly precede energy and matter, rather than being the product of a functioning brain. As a consequence, the divide between science and spirituality is beginning to close.

Website Features

  • Weekly Schedule of topics & resources
  • class PowerPoint handouts
  • links to online resources referenced in class
  • additional, 'extra credit' links to supplement and extend class topics
  • synchronized Weekly Schedule and Related Links tabs*
  • a blog where participants can comment on and discuss topics online

    * If you use Internet Explorer, you may see a yellow bar near the top informing you that it has restricted scripts and ActiveX code from running. If so, click for options, select Allow Blocked Content and then click Yes. You'll only have to do this once each session.

 

Latest News

This class and website is a revised version of the original class, Spring 2008. The website was last updated July 18, 2008.  Currently, this website [version 1.03] is, nominally, complete.

 An IONS Community Group in Auburn

IONS Community Groups meet locally to explore and discuss articles, reports, book reviews, audio and video presentations, and ideas found in the quarterly magazine, Shift, on the Shift In Action website, on the Internet, and in the news. At present there are more than 200 IONS Community Groups in the Americas, Africa, Europe and Asia.

More information will be available in class about organizing and participating in an IONS Community Group in the Auburn area.

Shift MagazineThe IONS Shift Magazine Archive is now available to EK class members.




 NOTE: If you haven't received email from Tom, send him him a message so you can be invited to join Our Group and receive its email.

'Our Group'

A Google Group, Extraordinary Knowing, has been created where we can continue our discussions and share information online. If you wish to post to Our Group, you will need to register by creating a free account at Google Groups, if you haven't one already.