Spiral Into Life with Jean Houston

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This is an enthralling and intriguing conversation with the visionary philosopher Jean Houston, who serves as director of the Foundation for Mind Research in Pomona, New York. She provides considerable insight on ways to fulfill our potential, as well as describing the opportunity on the other side of the problem. (hosted by Michael Toms)

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Jean Houston is a visionary thinker, teacher, and philosopher who pioneered the Human Potential Movement and established the Social Artistry leadership model that she used in her work with the United Nations Development Programme.

She is the author of nearly thirty books, including:

To learn more about the work of Jean Houston go to www.jeanhouston.com.

Topics Explored in this dialogue include:

What is the history of Houston’s education that led her to explore the depths of human self
How the “old story” of humankind is no longer working well
Why personal problems are looked on as a problems rather than as a need for process
What is the importance of a rite of passage
How to use systems of body-mind integration through movement
How Margaret Meade used an enormous sensory base to experience the kaleidoscope of reality
Why movement is so important in early childhood
Why we are now in the fifth stage of civilization that encompasses the breadth and depth of life, the inward and the outward focus
Why this is a time of the elder
Why the new hero/heroine is nurturing new styles of being in the world rather than fighting dragons
What did she learn from meeting Aldous Huxley
How our perception of reality is viewed through our particular lens
How St. Francis of Assisi and Sister Theresa of Avila would bring back from states of unity a sense of patterning of the whole
How science fiction is a very good gauge of culture and contributes to the meta-levels of the new theology

Host: Michael Toms Interview Date: 6/1/1981 Program Number: 1616