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Richmond IONS November 2024 Meeting

Program Title: “Get Busy Living, or Get Busy Dying – A Metaphysical Journey.” Our November 16, 2024
program will feature a talk by Suzanne Munson, Richmond author, historian and CV IONS member.

Our program on November 16 promises many surprises, beginning with author Suzanne Munson’s
spiritual journey following the loss of her husband, Ned, in 2013. It will conclude with the story of an
amazing past-life regression session with Carole Louie that Suzanne gave her now-husband, Jim
Jernigan, as a birthday present. Jim recalled his life as a 15th century Chinese navigator on a historic
voyage across the coasts of Asia and Africa. After becoming a widow, Suzanne began a journey to
explore the afterlife—where we go when we leave physical form, what we do when we get there, and
the meaning of it all. She began with studies of NDEs, reading every book she could find on the subject and
listening to hundreds of online testimonials.
The next steps involved studying reincarnation, life between lives, and past-life regressions. She also met mediums
who connected her with her late husband, family members, and friends. Working with mediums, she had a
revelation: “If we can connect with ‘regular’ people, why not someone famous? Why not someone from history?”
This led to her first channeled book, The Metaphysical Thomas Jefferson, which premiered on Amazon as the
Number One New Release in Political Commentary. She has just completed a series of interviews with composer
Leonard Cohen, who wrote the beloved anthem, “Hallelujah.” Other beings who have had a say during her sessions
with the medium include Hank Williams, Sr., Abigail Adams, Edgar Cayce, Vincent Van Gogh, Sally Hemings,
Steve Jobs, and George Wythe.
For her talk, Suzanne will provide readings from her latest book, Of Loss and Love—A Journey of the Heart. This is
a series of reflections that she began writing after becoming widowed. Anyone who has lost a loved one will easily
relate to her messages. In her journey, she moved from grief to looking for ways to live fully and mindfully.

Another not-to-be-missed program for all who can attend! See you there!

About Our Presenter: Suzanne has spoken previously to IONS from her earlier books, Jefferson’s Godfather, a biography of Founding
Father George Wythe, and The Metaphysical Thomas Jefferson, readings with an entity presenting as Jefferson, channeled by medium Jana
Anna. She lectures frequently at the university level on the legacies of American Founding Fathers. (Suzmunson01@gmail.com)

About Central VA IONS Community Group: Central VA IONS Community Group is an unincorporated association and a local
community group of The Institute of Noetic Sciences, an international association based in Petaluma, California (www.noetic.org). Central
VA IONS is not associated with any religion, religious organization, doctrine or set of beliefs or practices and is open to all. Central VA
IONS is entirely dependent upon voluntary donations of its members and friends to support its programs, mailings and other costs, and a
love offering is requested at each meeting from those attending in-person or online. Central VA IONS meetings are held each month at
locations announced in its program notices and are open to all. Our website is at richmondions.com.

Where/When: In person and online, through ZOOM (Meeting ID: 865 1815 1952, Passcode: 142841) and in
person at Unity of Richmond, 800 Blanton Avenue, Richmond, VA 23221, on Saturday, November 16, 2024,
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, with Potluck Lunch at conclusion.

Upcoming Meetings:
November 23, 2024: Melissa Gates-Perry, Vermont-based channel and author, a personal visit from Melissa and Aralamb.
December 14, 2024: Peter Smith, Brisbane-based author of Quantum Consciousness and former CEO of The Michael Newton Institute.
January 18, 2025: Taliesin St. Clair, our 29th Anniversary Program, “There’s Nothing New Under the Sun.”
February 15, 2025: Kimberly Barrett, Fairfax-based Psychic Medium, Starseed Activator and Quantum Energy Healer.
March 15, 2025: Susanna Calvert, Richmond-based healer, channel, teacher and founder of Sanctuary of Earth.

Fast Track to Higher Consciousness with Stephen Hawley Martin

Join us at the Richmond IONS August Meeting In-person or On-line at 10:00 AM ET on August 17, 2024. Our program will feature a talk by Stephen Hawley (“Steve”) Martin, Richmond-based spiritual author, editor and publisher, on his most recent book, Fast Track to Higher Consciousness (November 2023). Bestselling author of Death Is Fiction, Fear an Illusion, Steve writes in his new book that of the two worldviews most prevalent today, neither coincides with what is now known by a small but growing number of individuals to be true. In Fast Track he reveals for the first time a clear picture of reality based on the findings of consciousness researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine’s Division of Perceptual Studies (“DOPS”), founded by Ian Stevenson, M.D. in 1967, and the outcomes of a series of quantum mechanics experiments that have been verified in laboratories across the globe. It’s no wonder, Steve says, that most people sleepwalk through life. They have no idea who and what they are, why they are here, or where they and the rest of humanity are headed. The lofty aim of his recent book is to remedy this. Steve reveals what some will find to be mind-blowing information which he believes may fast track readers to a higher state of consciousness and help them achieve greater peace of mind, as well as help them determine the best course of action to take to find lasting happiness, purpose and fulfillment.

About Our Presenter: Steve is a native of Richmond and a graduate of St. Christopher’s School and Hampden-Sydney College. As the talk show host of a popular weekly internet podcast in the first decade of this century, “The Truth About Life,” it became clear to Steve as he interviewed dozens of near-death survivors, psychics, researchers into the paranormal, as well as quantum physicists and medical doctors, that humankind is on the cusp of a transition to a new understanding of the true nature of reality. To share what he has learned and help speed the transition, which he believes will result in a rebirth of optimism and the world becoming a better place to live and work, he has written over a dozen books, many of which have achieved bestseller status on Amazon. Steve is a former principal of the world-renowned ad firm that created the GEICO Gecko and “Virginia Is For Lovers,” The Martin Agency, founded by his older brother, David, and is currently the editor and publisher of Oaklea Press. He is the only three-time winner of the Writer’s Digest Book Award, having won first prize twice for fiction and once for nonfiction, and he has also won First Prize for Visionary Fiction from Independent Publisher and First Prize for Nonfiction from USA Book News. He can be reached at oakleapress.com.

Join us through ZOOM (Meeting ID: 865 1815 1952, Passcode: 142841) or In-Person at Unity at Bon Air, 923 Buford Rd, Richmond, VA 23235 on Saturday, August 17, 2024, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, with Potluck Lunch at conclusion. (Please note that this is a location change for this event.)

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Richmond IONS February 2024 Meeting

Richmond IONS February 2024 Meeting (February 17) and Central Virginia IONS Community Group Meeting. It will feature a talk by Sylvia Clute, Richmond-based trial attorney and author, on her recent book, Unitive Justice: Bending the Arc of Justice Toward Love (October 2023).

Where: In person and online. Through ZOOM (Meeting ID: 865 1815 1952, Passcode: 142841) and in person at River Road United Methodist Church, Contemporary Worship Center, 8800 River Road, Richmond, VA 23229.

Richmond IONS February 2024 Meeting

“Unitive Justice: Bending the Arc of Justice Toward Love.”

Our February 17, 2024 program will feature a talk by Sylvia Clute, Richmond-based trial attorney and author, on her recent book, Unitive Justice: Bending the Arc of Justice Toward Love (October 2023).

Unitive Justice introduces a revolutionary concept: Justice as Love, or Unitive Justice, a way to achieve justice without inflicting revenge or seeking retribution. Sylvia, an experienced civil trialattorney, offers a much-needed alternative to the punitive model of justice by setting out fourteen Arcs from punitive justice to Unitive Justice. Of course, Justice system change is no small undertaking.

Justice is not limited to the courts ̶it is all-encompassing and exists to a large extent in our minds. Unitive Justice shows the promise that Justice as Love holds for transforming our justice system and world. It is not a “quick fix” for the brokenness in the world, but it is a start.

It may take many lifetimes to transform a world tethered to dualistic thinking, and yet it can be implemented by one person, in one prison pod, in one family, in one relationship, right now.

The fact that grave injustices have existed for time immemorial is a compelling reason to begin to create small pockets of Unitive Justice wherever we can and to nurture them with all the Love we can muster. Practicing Justice as Love is life-changing, if not life-saving, for many involved.

Sylvia last addressed our group about a decade ago on the subject of Restorative Justice, and this is the next step. Now she will give us insight into the life-changing concept of Unitive Justice and show how it can completely transform the way we approach justice.

Once you experience Unitive Justice, you can no longer believe that punitive justice is the best we can do.

About Our Richmond IONS February 2024 Meeting Presenter:

Sylvia Clute, our Richmond IONS February 2024 meeting presenter brings twenty-eight years as a trial attorney to the undertaking of creating a model of justice with no punitive elements-what she calls Unitive Justice.

This epoch in her life began when her spiritual journey and her work in the courtroom collided, but she had important tools in her toolbox for what lay ahead. A law degree from Boston Univ. and graduate degrees in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Univ. of California/Berkeley bring practical knowledge to her work on cutting-edge policy reform.

She learned of diverse approaches to public policy when she studied in Paris, France, two decades after WWII and served two years in a remote Nepali village during her Peace Corps service. She now serves as President and Exec. Director of the Alliance of Unitive Justice, a nonprofit that offers training and programs on Unitive Justice theory and practice. (www.a4uj.org)

Unitive Justice is applicable in education, corrections, politics and government, spirituality/religion, and leadership-everywhere people come together in community. It is being taught in law schools, and grassroots groups are creating new ways of applying Unitive Justice in diverse settings worldwide.

Sylvia is the author of Beyond Vengeance, Beyond Duality: A Call for a Compassionate Revolution, and a novel, Destiny Unveiled. This book is her seminal work on Unitive Justice theory and practice, the product of 35 years of research and writing, leading to a practical theory of Justice as Love.

About Central VA IONS Community Group:

Central VA IONS Community Group is an unincorporated association and a local community group of The Institute of Noetic Sciences, an international association based in Petaluma, California (www.noetic.org).

We do not promote any religion, religious organization, doctrine or set of beliefs or practices and we are open to all. Central VA IONS entirely depends on voluntary donations of its members and friends to support its programs, mailings and other costs.

We appreciate a love offering at each meeting from those attending who are not dues paying members. Richmond IONS/Central VA IONS meetings take place each month at locations announced in its program notices (currently on Zoom) and are open to all. Our website is at richmondions.com.

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Richmond IONS January 2024 Meeting

Richmond IONS January 2024 Meeting (January 20) and Central Virginia IONS Community Group Meeting. It will feature a talk by Thomas Coates and a celebration of our group’s 28th Anniversary.

When: On Saturday, November 18, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, with a Potluck Lunch at the conclusion of the program. Also remember our FREE BOOK EXCHANGE. Bring books you’re done with to our meeting and take home all you like.

Richmond IONS January 2024 Meeting

“The Evolution of God in Human Consciousness and Implications for Humanity.”

Ideas about God or Gods have evolved substantially during the course of the current cycle of human history, which began roughly 6,500 years ago. Traditional indigenous cultures were more organically aligned with their natural surroundings than we are today.

They were animistic in their orientation and connected with spirits everywhere, which most often were mediated by tribal shamans. We are taught to believe that animistic/shamanic belief systems and practices later evolved into polytheistic religious belief systems, as illustrated by the various pantheons of gods of cultures throughout the ancient and
“classical” world, including the cultures of India, Babylon, Persia, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome and many others.

We are also taught that starting between three and four thousand years ago, the Hebrews (later to become known as Jews) began developing the concept of monotheism, quite a novel idea at the time, and that it eventually gave birth to the two great monotheistic religions of Christianity and Islam, whose combined followers today comprise more than half the world’s population. There are many misconceptions about this which we will explore.

Notwithstanding humanity’s so-called evolutionary advances with respect to notions of God, the state of our modern world makes two matters crystal clear: First, the planet-wide chaos, conflict and environmental degradation we continue to experience is directly related to our conflicted concepts of God.

Second, in order to resolve such problems going forward, our concepts of God will have to evolve further still – from ideas which foster separation (among us as humans, between us and our environment, and between us and God) to one which fosters Unity with all-that-is.

This talk will build on the talk given in May 2023 by Robert Bushman (entitled “Who Is God? A Radical Interpretation of the Old Testament”), and will offer suggestions about where we may go from here to initiate this next evolutionary leap in our consciousness, in order to save both ourselves and our environment.

About Tom Coates, our Richmond IONS January 2024 Meeting Presenter

Tom Coates is a Richmond-based lawyer who has represented numerous spiritually oriented and public interest groups throughout his career. He was a co-founder of Richmond’s Ekoji Buddhist Sangha in 1985, and has been a member and contributor of the Richmond IONS chapter since its formation in early 1996.

In his spare time, he enjoys reading, creative writing, painting, woodworking, alpine skiing, biking, backpacking, sailing, time travel, metaphysics, and relaxing with his family at their ancient Outer Banks beach cottage and their Colombian Andes Mountains retreat. He now is looking forward to undertaking a new role as an ambassador for Earth in the Galactic Federation.

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Richmond IONS December 2023 Meeting

Richmond IONS December 2023 Meeting (December 16) and Central Virginia IONS Community Group Meeting. It will feature a talk by Sunny Beach.

When: On Saturday, November 18, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, with a Potluck Lunch at the conclusion of the program.

Richmond IONS December 2023 Meeting

“The {He}Art of Shamanism.”

Our December 16, 2023, program will feature a talk by Sunny Beach a/k/a Suun Eater, a Baltimore-based metaphysician and urban shaman. In his own words, his talk will be about the following:

An exploration into the wisdom, power and mysteries of wholistic medicine, mysticism, magick, alchemy, nature, intention, ascension, our multidimensional reality, consciousness and creation.

These are a few of the topics we will be discussing and exploring together: mental, emotional, physical and spiritual bodies; non-duality (s.t.o./s.t.s.), heart centered alchemy; the 12 universal laws; the 12 laws of karma; the laws and application of magick and alchemy; wholistic medicine and wholistic healing modalities (psychospiritual, emotional and physical wholistic medicine through healing personal, ancestral, planetary and galactic karma)

In addition, we will address the ego (including temperance, attachments, and archetypes); shadow work (negative ego death of the false self and polarity integration); and astro theology and cosmology; chakras, nadis, meridians, ley lines, densities and dimensions.

We will also touch on empathy, clairvoyance, intuition, claircognizance, telepathy, telekinesis, OBE, astral projection, psychic abilities and paranormal aspects of consciousness (ordinary, non-ordinary consciousness, higher states of consciousness and awareness).

Furthermore, we will address plant medicine, allies, vision quests, working with power and understanding nature (mineral, plant-animal, human, angelic, elemental and devic kingdoms).

In addition, we will address individual, planetary, solar, universal, galactic and cosmic consciousness; the power of thoughts, emotions, intention, intonation (communication), (s)words, spells, sigils, symbols, shapes and colors upon “reality” as we experience it.

Moreover, the areas of DNA, quantum physics (the morphogenetic field and multidensity/multidimensional nature of consciousness as reality); soul retrieval, spiritual sciences, Christ consciousness and unity consciousness are. also included.

About Sunny Beach, our Richmond IONS December 2023 Meeting Presenter

Sunny Beach, aka Suun Eater, is an auto-didact metaphysician and urban shaman whose home base is Baltimore, Maryland.

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Richmond IONS November 2023 Meeting

Richmond IONS November 2023 Meeting (November 18) and Central Virginia IONS Community Group Meeting. It will feature a talk by Jeffrey Long, MD.

When: On Saturday, November 18, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, with a Potluck Lunch at the conclusion of the program.

Richmond IONS November 2023 Meeting

“God and the Afterlife.”

Dr. Long will address our group on his more than twenty-five years researching the NDE phenomenon. In 1998, Dr. Long and his wife Jody established the Near-Death Experience Research Foundation (NDERF) with the goal of creating a forum for near-death experiencers to share their stories.

Since then, more than 5,000 people have done so, and the Longs’ NDERF website has become the largest platform in the world for personal accounts of NDEs.

Dr. Long has authored two books on this subject, the first entitled Evidence of the Afterlife – the Science of Near-Death Experiences, in 2010, the second God and the Afterlife, in 2016. Dr. Long’s conclusions are based on accounts from thousands of near-death experiencers from diverse backgrounds and religious traditions, including non-believers.

In Evidence of the Afterlife, Dr. Long showed us compelling scientific evidence of life after death. God and the
Afterlife goes further, revealing evidence that God is real.

Here, Dr. Long presents startling evidence that a Supreme Being exists – and there is amazing consistency about what the Supreme Being is like. God and the Afterlife is the first intensive exploration of the people who report having gone to the frontier of heaven, met God, and returned to share. their journey.

Dr. Long studied thousands of stories of people who journeyed to the afterlife. Despite a wide variety of differences in how people experience NDEs, he discovered remarkable similarities in their descriptions of God – a Supreme Being who radiates love and grace.

God and the Afterlife expands on the analysis begun in Evidence of the Afterlife, is groundbreaking and profound,
and provides new insights into the human experience. It transcends our notions of mortality, and offers hope,
comfort, and the possibility of eternal life. We are very grateful to have Dr. Long as our guest speaker.

About Dr. Jeffrey Long, our Richmond IONS November 2023 Meeting Presenter

Jeffrey Long, M.D., is a radiation oncologist and NDE researcher in Georgetown, Kentucky. He has appeared on
NBC’s Today Show, ABC’s World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, FOX’s The O’Reilly Factor, and The Learning Channel.

Long has also served on the Board of Directors of the International Association for Near-Death Studies(IANDS) and established the nonprofit Near-Death Experience Research Foundation and the NDERF website, the world’s largest forum for NDE accounts.

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Richmond IONS October 2023 Meeting

Richmond IONS October 2023 Meeting (October 21) and Central Virginia IONS Community Group Meeting. It will feature a talk by Nelson Marquina, MSc, PhD, DC.

When: On Saturday, October 21, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, with a Potluck Lunch at the conclusion of the program.

Richmond IONS October 2023 Meeting

“The Latest on the Perils of 5G”

Our October 21, 2023 program will feature a talk by Nelson Marquina, MSc, PhD, DC, President, Founder and Chief Science Officer of Laser Biotech International.

Dr. Nelson Marquina is one of our most popular and frequently requested guest speakers, and for good reason. Always on the cutting edge of technology, Nelson is a developer of photonic and bioelectromagnetic systems and treatment protocols for healthcare applications in physical medicine and dentistry.

He has spent much of his professional life investigating and researching both the beneficial and the adverse health effects of modern technology such as electromagnetic fields (EMF). He has been developing guidelines and techniques for enhancing the EMF
beneficial effects and protecting from the deleterious effects.

Nelson focuses on how EMF, including 5G, affect our nervous and endocrine systems, and their influences on our physical and mental health, our emotions, and our spiritual experiences. In researching the EMF effects on humans, he addresses the nature of the self and our perceived nature of reality from the most fundamental principles of biophysics and biochemistry.

During the Covid year of 2020, Nelson gave us a cautionary presentation about the potential perils and pitfalls of 5G, but that was at a time when it was not yet in common or widespread use. Now 5G is ubiquitous, and its effects are no longer a subject of mere speculation, but the reality with which we all are living.

We are extremely pleased that Nelson is willing to take time from his busy professional schedule to address our group once again. It’s another not-to-be-missed program for all who can attend!

About Dr. Nelson Marquina, our Richmond IONS October 2023 Meeting Presenter

Dr. Nelson Marquina was born in Perú and now lives in Richmond, where he is the Chief Science Officer of Laser
Biotech International. His early exposures to shamans in the Peruvian Andes influenced his view of the world and his later interests in biophysics, psychology, and healthcare.

He earned a Master of Science in mathematical statistics from Worcester Polytechnical Institute and doctoral degrees in systems engineering from the University of Houston and in chiropractic medicine from Logan University.

He also extensively trained in the US and in Japan in acupuncture and energetic medicine, which qualified him to be certified by the Virginia Board of Medicine in Asian Meridian therapy, and Korean and Japanese acupuncture.

Nelson is a former Senior Scientist at NASA/Johnson Space Center and he has served on the faculties of the University of Houston in Systems Engineering, Virginia State University in Biophysics, the University of Rhode Island and University of Minnesota in Electrical Engineering, and Logan University as the director of research.

He also held engineering and management positions with GE, Honeywell and Lockheed Electronics in research and development in US government and NASA related projects. He has conducted seminars in technical and healthcare areas across the US and in countries such as Japan, China, Australia, Perú, Argentina, and Canada. His website is www.laserbiotech.com.

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Richmond IONS September 2023 Meeting

Richmond IONS September 2023 Meeting (September 16) and Central Virginia IONS Community Group Meeting. It will feature a talk by P.M.H. Atwater.

When: On Saturday, September 16, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, with a Potluck Lunch at the conclusion of the program.

Richmond IONS September 2023 Meeting

“Edge Walker: The Many Lives and Deaths of P.M.H. Atwater.”

Our September 16, 2023 program will feature a talk by P.M.H. Atwater, L.H.D., world-renowned Charlottesville author and NDE researcher, on her just published personal memoir, Edge Walker: The Many Lives and Deaths of PMH Atwater.

In her many books examining NDEs and other extraordinary phenomena, P.M.H. Atwater has, thus far, only revealed bits and pieces about her own life. Now, in Edge Walker, she finally tells us the whole story. This book explores, in great detail, her journey as a near-death experiencer, prolific author, wife, mother, and spiritual human.

A courageous trailblazer, P.M.H. has spent her entire life walking between worlds and trying to build bridges between them. Perhaps she sums it up best in her own words: “I’ll be almost eighty-six when this book is published. I leave you my laughter and my life and my books, and a host of questions still to be answered. No regrets. I did the best I could each step of the way.”

An international authority on near-death states, P.M.H. Atwater, L.H.D., is the author of 19 books. Her writings have also appeared in numerous magazines, newsletters, and journals. Some of her research has been validated in clinical settings also mentioned in the Lancet Medical Journal. She has been given numerous citations, appeared on national television, and spoken twice to groups at the United Nations about her work.

She has donated both the copyright and all proceeds from her popular Big Book of Near-Death Experiences, an encyclopedic study of the phenomena, to the International Association of Near-Death Studies to aid in their work. Edge Walker is filled with surprises, as will be Ms. Atwater’s talk about it. We are blessed to have her back on our stage once again, and are grateful for it.

About P.M.H. Atwater, our Richmond IONS September 2023 Meeting Presenter

P.M.H. Atwater is the world’s most prolific NDE author, as well as one of its original, most indefatigable and highly respected researchers. Inspired by three NDEs of her own, Ms. Atwater began her research in the mid-1970s, almost 50 years ago, just after moving from Idaho to Virginia.

Since then, she has investigated over 5,000 NDE cases and others involving intense spiritual transformation around the world and authored nineteen books on this fascinating subject.

Ms. Atwater has won many awards, appeared on numerous TV shows and spoken at the United Nations and around the world – always inviting people to look beyond the surface appearance for the deeper truths underlying what we think we know.

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Richmond IONS August 2023 Meeting

Richmond IONS August 2023 Meeting (August 19) and Central Virginia IONS Community Group Meeting. It will feature a talk by Elia Wise.

When: On Saturday, August 19, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, with a Potluck Lunch at the conclusion of the program.

Richmond IONS August 2023 Meeting

“The Spiritual Misconceptions of Our Time.”

Our August 19, 2023 program will feature a talk by Elia Wise, a Random House author based in Northern California. Elia is a seminal thinker in the field of metaphysics, and a private teacher of consciousness development and spirituality. Willis Harmon endorsed Elia’s book, Letter to Earth, saying “This book could change the world.” Below is a description of her talk, in Elia’s own words:

When Covid happened, the theatrical project I had been working on for a decade came to a full stop. As an empty-nester whose dear ones are far flung, I had unplanned and uncommitted solo time. I decided to use it to study the current public conversation around consciousness and spirituality. What were people saying to me on the phone, in professional forums, and on YouTube—in its array of academic discussions, astrology and Tarot readings, psychic channeling?

That study led me to this presentation. It also propelled me to begin writing a follow-up to my book, Letter to Earth (Random House, 2000), something I had not previously imagined. Here is what I learned. . .

We are on the verge of making an old mistake again, one that has already taken us 2,000 years to begin to acknowledge. A set of popular beliefs about spirituality and consciousness are being established as the foundation for a non-religion to replace religion.

Their frequent repetition and truthiness (truthiness being a sickness of our time—if in politics, why not in spirituality and consciousness?) makes them hard to discern from truth. They are compelling in their almost-resonance with what we almost recognize within us. An almost-truth has limited magnetism, limited potential to unfold a larger and deeper understanding.

It may draw in related ideas and people who share in those related ideas, but then it fizzles out. A spiritual Truth proves itself to you. It demonstrates its efficacy, perpetually, possessed of its own vitality. And, above all, it has the fractal’s inherent capacity to reveal the Whole.

In our meeting on August 19, I will offer insight into the emerging spiritual misconceptions of our time. More importantly, I hope to offer an angle of vision that can help you see ore exquisite, and more resonant with your Soul’s knowing.

Another not-to-be-missed program for all who can attend!

About Elia Wise, our Richmond IONS August 2023 Meeting Presenter

Elia Wise is the mother of a sterling 30-year-old. She is self-educated, advanced by the tutelage of a profound spiritual teacher, a librettist, Journey to the Heart of the Matter, author, Letter to Earth, Who We Are Becoming…What We Need to Know (Random House); For Children Who Were Broken (G.P. Putnam); and Artifacts of Intimacy (Inspired Company).

She is also the co-founder of Light Works Magic, television and film production, a subsidiary of Warner Bros., and Creator/CEO of PeoplePaper.

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Richmond IONS July 2023 Meeting

Richmond IONS July 2023 Meeting (July 15) and Central Virginia IONS Community Group Meeting. It will feature a talk by Howard Batie.

When: On Saturday, July 15, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, with a Potluck Lunch at the conclusion of the program.

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“The ETs Speak: Who We Are and Why We’re Here.”

OurJuly 15, 2023, program will feature a talk by Howard Batie, retired Naval Officer and Certified Hypnotherapist, on his book, The ETs Speak. Are we alone in the Universe?

That question has been answered definitively by the thousands of UFO sightings that are reported around the world every month, and the answer to the question is No. The bigger questions we should now be asking are: Who Are They? Why Are They Here In Our Skies? What Are Their Intentions?

These are the really important questions that can be answered only by the ETs themselves. With the help of an advanced form of Hypnosis developed by the author, we are beginning to receive the answers to these and other related questions by “interviewing” the ETs directly.

What we are told is that they, the ETs, have come here to assist us by working alongside us humans as we, with their advanced technologies and training, use new devices gifted by them to remove the radioactivity and pollution from our oceans, cleanse our atmosphere, teach us new methods of physical and emotional healing, strengthen our bodies and increase longevity through natural nutrition, and many other improvements.

In order to work alongside us, the ET races have decided to introduce themselves to us physically in several First Contact events in many countries around the world. Humanity will soon be asked to leave its childhood behind and quickly mature into a civilization that reaches for the stars in concert with its Galactic Brothers and Sisters.

The real purpose of Howard’s book is to introduce humanity to some of the ET civilizations we will physically meet during First Contact by providing us with advance information about who they are, what star systems they are from, why they are here, and how they are planning to assist humanity as we, with their help, ultimately join our Galactic mentors and friends and emerge into a space-faring civilization.

About Howard Batie, our Richmond IONS July 2023 Meeting Presenter

Howard Batie is a retired Naval officer, a retired satellite communications Program Manager and a Certified Hypnotherapist specializing in Spiritual Hypnotism. He is also an internationally-published award-winning author.

His books include Awakening the Healer Within, 2000; Healing Body, Mind & Spirit: A Guide to Energy-Based Healing, 2003; Spiritual Journeys: A Practical Methodology for Accelerated Spiritual Development and Experiential Exploration, 2014; Trans-Scalar Healing, 2017; and The Art of Metaphysical Communication, 2018).

He has also authored over 25 technical articles in the computer and electronics fields. Mr. Batie has received national recognition from the Johns Hopkins Institutes for development of innovative and practical techniques for using personal computers to aid the severely physically handicapped.

He also designed, developed and constructed several custom environmental telemetry systems (Volcano Monitors) for the U.S. Geological Survey. He is now in private practice as the Director of the Evergreen Healing Arts Center in Chehalis, Washington.

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