Contents of our latest issue of Shift:
Shift — Issue #21 (Winter 2008 — 2009)

Consciousness & Healing

THE EVERYDAY MIRACLE OF HEALING: A PROFILE OF MOTHER MAYA
by Catherine Elliott Escobedo
Sri Swamini Mayatitananda survived cancer (and the fashion industry) to become an expert in Ayurveda. At the heart of her health model is the recognition that "each of us has an immutable spirit that can transcend every challenge." The path to connecting with that spirit lies in cultivating our inner awareness.

Extended Human Capacities

EXPLORING CONSCIOUSNESS WITH DAVID HAWKINS Interview by Pamela Becker
Psychiatrist David Hawkins, author of Power vs. Force, uses behavioral kinesiology to test the "objective truth" of any statement and ultimately to map human consciousness. He has attracted a large audience of people intrigued by his work while sparking debate among scientists who challenge both the technique and his application of it.

Emerging Worldviews

THE ENDURING ENIGMA OF THE UFO by Dean Radin
Despite significant evidence that something unusual has been going on in the skies above planet Earth, serious investigation remains taboo. The result: far more questions than answers. Like psi phenomena, the topic of UFOs provides a litmus test for what we think we know—or want to.

Transformation

A WORLD IN TRANSITION by Edmund J. Bourne
With global civilization in the throes of transition, our guiding values and assumptions about reality are in flux. In this excerpt from Global Shift, the latest title from Noetic Books, Bourne describes both the conceptual and the practical themes that characterize these fundamental changes. Also featured is an excerpt about inclusive politics, "The Noah Principles," from Van Jones's best-selling book, The Green Collar Economy. (Download PDF)

Frontiers of Research
Humanizing Health Care: A Call for Transformation by Marilyn Mandala Schlitz (Download PDF)