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Jeffrey’s moving conversation with Zoë Tryon, an eco-activist who has dedicated herself to the well-being of the peoples of the Amazon rain forest who are under attack from multinational oil companies.

It is a real life Avatar movie without a happy ending…. yet.

Zoë is the daughter of Lord Tryon and the late Lady  ‘Kanga’ Tryon, close family friends of Prince Charles, who also has a deep interest in environmental issues as demonstrated by his groundbreaking film Harmony.

Zoë has worked with sustainable development projects in indigenous lands, been an active campaigner for the inclusion of rights for nature in the new Ecuadorian Constitution, and she has worked closely on the case against Chevron in the northern Ecuadorian amazon (the largest environmental law suit in history which was featured in an investigative news story on Australia’s channel 7 just a week ago.

Zoë is an ambassador for charities Amazon Watch and The Pachamama Alliance. She leads shamanic tours in the Andes and jungles of Ecuador, helping people to reconnect with the magic of the wilderness, nature and indigenous wisdom and  ‘Toxi Tours’ for celebrities, film makers, journalists, and photographers of the areas destroyed by oil development.

Zoë also attends conferences all over the world as an Amazon ambassador such as the indigenous peoples global summit on climate change in Anchorage Alaska, and the UN permanent forum on indigenous issues annual conference in NYC.

Zoë recently walked alone over 600 miles through Spain, which took 38 days to complete. This was to raise money and awareness to preserve Yasuni National Park in the Amazon – home to tribes of un-contacted peoples, and one of the most bio-diverse places on earth.

Frequently presenting a four hour symposium looking at environmental sustainability, spiritual fulfillment and social justice, Zoë is committed to being a connector, a bridge between the indigenous world and the modern world for the rest of her days.

One of Zoë’s favorite quotes from Australian aboriginal leader Lilla Watson is:

“If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.”

Currently, Zoë is writing a memoir entitled ‘The Jungle Within’ about her experiences and lessons learned living in the jungle. She is also developing a Television show called ‘Wild Wisdom’ about indigenous cultures across the globe and what we in the modern world can learn from their earth wisdom. She also has a very active blog with her latest news.

A global nomad, Zoë currently lives between Quito, Sydney and Los Angeles.

We think you will find Jeffreys conversation with Zoë most extraordinary in that it reveals what true commitment can accomplish when coupled with compassion and truth telling.

Zoë is an articulate and well informed modern day shamaness who has found a purpose and calling that encompasses not only her ideals and vision, but transcends all boundaries be they political, spiritual or socio/economic.  It’s always amazing what one person can do to effect change, and you will find in this conversation a person who is truly changing our world with passion and love.

 

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Jeffrey’s conversation with Robert Horn, a visiting scholar at Stanford University’s Center for the Study of Language and Information.

Having taught at Harvard, Columbia, and Sheffield and of course Stanford, Robert is a political scientist with a special interest in the interdisciplinary arts of policy communication, social learning, and knowledge management.

In the 1980’s Robert turned this research into an international consulting company, specializing in knowledge management, called Information Mapping.

His recent development of visual argumentation mapping has resulted in the publication of the Mapping Great Debates series which you can find in the national museum in The Hague as part of an exhibit on information design as a fine art.

Robert is also Vice President of the Meridian International Institute on Governance, Leadership Learning and the Future, which is a policy think tank. For the past several years, he has been leading a project exploring the possibilities for using highly visual cognitive maps to aid the policy making process especially in science and security matters.

His most recently published book is Visual Language: Global Communication for the 21st Century.  He is a fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science and a member of its nominations committee as well as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow.

Jeffrey recently ram across Robert’s work in San Francisco’s Presidio – a reclaimed military base that is now home to many progressive nonprofit foundations as well as home campus for Lucas Film.

On display there was an amazing information map that Robert produced with The World Business Council on Sustainable Development that was the most compelling visual representation that Jeffrey had ever seen that captures the intricacies and multifaceted developmental tracks that are needed to achieve a sustainable world in a very real way.

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development is a CEO-led, global association of over 200 companies dealing exclusively with business and sustainable development and has quietly been providing a platform for companies to explore sustainable development, share knowledge, experiences and best practices, and to advocate business positions on these issues in a variety of forums working with governments, non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations.

Their members are drawn from more than 30 countries and 20 major industrial sectors. The Council also benefits from a global network of some 60 national and regional business councils and regional partners.

Robert’s remarkable map is a huge milestone towards the goal of a sustainable world in real terms and give it gives a realistic perspective on what it will require to achieve it.  It was most impressive because it provides key themes that need to be addressed to actualize a sustainable human culture in a pragmatic way.

We encourage you to look at their website at wbcsd.org to see what amazing the council is committed to and see the major companies involved in this important work. In our conversation Robert talks about his 3 years working closely with the council on developing this map and we think you will find it not only interesting but also inspirational that this work is ongoing.

Robert’s life’s work has been dedicated to human language development, consciousness, communication and the evolutionary trends of comprehensive education addressing all aspects of human intelligence and the key role that the art of visual mapping plays in progressing humanity towards a more more holistic learning dexterity for the next century.

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Jeffrey’s delightful conversation with Alfonso De Rose, author, inspirational teacher, personal coach and a licensed minister whose seminars have transformed the lives of thousands in personal performance, career, love and spiritual growth. Alfonso captivates his audience with his warmth, humility and humor.

Alfonso was born in Italy where his father was a Congressman and the Minister of Public Works. Through sheer determination and self-discipline, Alfonso achieved success in a number of areas early in life – winning trophies in a  soccer, martial arts, and American football, and at the age of 20 he became the Italian Champion of the International Federation of Body Building.   As a physical trainer in the Italian Air Force Alfonso discovered that his purpose in life was to help others achieve their own personal breakthroughs.

Once in the United States, Alfonso began his work to help people achieve clarity and a laser like focus to naturally slim their bodies.  He now travels extensively through Asian countries where he has helped many people overcome poverty and human slavery through his wisdom, techniques, and mastery of meditative practices.

Alfonso and Jeffrey speak about many meaningful things in the course of this conversation as Alfonso shares his heart, mind and soul that really needs to be experienced, to be truly understood.

Fresh Perspectives theme music Song of a HU is by musician and composer David Young and is available at Davids website which you can get to by clicking on the banner ad with David on the upper right hand side of this website.

 

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Jeffrey’s fascinating conversation with brilliant author Peter Canova.

From the time Peter first experienced phenomena such as telepathy, remote viewing, intuitive medical readings, and psychic healing, Peter has spent much of his life seeking to understand the forces that link humanity together at an un   seenlevel.

Peter’s former businesses—luxury hotel development, shipping, and import/exporting—carried him around the world, giving him an insider’s view of international politics, finance, and the mentality of foreign cultures.

Athens, Rome, London, the Middle East, Thailand, and Africa provided the crucibles that melded business, political, and economic intrigues in Peter’s experience, giving him real life stories that could make best sellers in and of themselves.

In each of these places, Peter met a variety of spiritual figures who appeared in his life to confirm his conviction that spirit transcends the religious beliefs that tend to divide people.

Peter had an affinity for writing, and in the late 1990’s he acted on this talent winning a First Literary Prize for his very first short story at the highly respected Santa Barbara’s Writer’s Conference in California.

Shortly thereafter, Peter took first place out of 500 entries in Francis Ford Coppola’s online Zoetrope Magazine for his first publicly circulated short story, The Blood of our Departed.

Peter continued his track record of writing excellence with the publication of Pope Annalisa, which immediately won the Nautilus and Independent Publishers Awards in quick succession followed by the National Best Book Award.

In Pope Annalisa, Peter explores an ancient spiritual tradition which cut across not only Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, but also the so-called pagan mystery schools of ancient days.

With twenty-five years of voluminous research behind him in both mainstream and alternative religious/spiritual studies, with a particular interest in early Christianity, Peter is a leading expert on Gnostic and other ancient spiritual traditions.

He travels the country as a speaker on such topics as parallels between Gnostic mysticism and quantum physics, the Sacred Feminine, Mary Magdalene and the lost women of the Bible, and the secret teachings of Jesus.

Peter’s skills helped him break down these  complex spiritual themes into simple and entertaining fiction, and the result is Pope Annalisa – a combination of this research and information channeled in his own meditations.

His hope is that this crossover novel, part thriller and part spiritual wisdom text, will point to a new paradigm transcending the dead end dogmas of religious, cultural and gender differences that have caused so much suffering in the human community.

We think you will find this amazing conversation with Peter a remarkable excursion into the information that made The Da Vinci Code so powerful and take that thrust to an entirely new level of depth.  Peter’s skills and passion are quite evident in this conversation that is sure to further illuminate this understanding of our shared religious traditions in the western hemisphere.

Fresh Perspectives theme music Song of a HU is by musician and composer David Youngand is available at Davids website which you can get to by clicking on the banner ad with David on the upper right hand side of this website.

 

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Jeffrey’s wonderful conversation with Senator Mike Gravel whom many of our American audience members may remember was a candidate in the 2008 presidential Election.

Jeffrey met up with Senator Gravel at the recent Conscious Life expo in Los Angeles and was simply delighted with the depth and breadth of their conversation regarding economic, social, and political affairs and how the conscious individual can positively participate in our quickly changing political and social landscape.

Senator Gravel is a fascinating and brilliant American statesman with a deep history of bringing critical change to America at very pivotal point in our history.  Many may not remember or know this, but Senator Gravel served in the US Senate from 1969 to 1981 and is credited with waging a successful one-man filibuster for 5 months that forced the Nixon administration to cut a deal ending the military draft in the United States.

Added to this was Mike’s extraordinary achievement in releasing the Pentagon Papers, the 7,000 page secret official document that revealed the governments lies and manipulations that misled the country into the Vietnam war and whose release precipitated the lawsuits which eventuated the end of that horrible quagmire of a war that marks one of the darkest hours of our nations history.

After serving in the Senate, Senator Gravel went on to found The Democracy Foundation, Philadelphia II, and Direct Democracy – all nonprofit corporations dedicated to the establishment of direct democracy in the United States through the enactment of the National Initiative for Democracy by American Voters.

As author of Citizen Power in 1971, Senator Gravel determined that much of what he wrote then is apropos in America today: hence, the release of Citizen Power: A Mandate for Change that reflects the accuracy of his evaluation of problems then, his current position on a number of issues facing America now, and the process Americans can undertake to become empowered s lawmakers in partnership with their elected legislators.

We know all of you listening will find this rare glimpse into the mind and soul of one of America’s political hero’s most inspirational. Senator Gravel reveals his brilliant insight from his many years of pursuing the highest truths that succeeded in progressing the American Experiment towards ever greater transparency and a deeper understanding of what freedom really entails and requires from an awakened citizenry. Senator Gravels life has been a true demonstration of what an unrelenting commitment for truth and high ideals can achieve and what is possible in a nation that takes the ideals of democracy seriously enough to manifest them.

A true visionary, Senator Gravel’s life contributions to our nation cannot be underestimated for the impact that they have had and will continue to have for not only our generation, but future generations to come.

Fresh Perspectives theme music Song of a HU is by musician and composer David Youngand is available at Davids website which you can get to by clicking on the banner ad with David on the upper right hand side of this website.

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Jeffrey’s lovely conversation with Gary Zukav and Linda Francis at the Conscious Life Expo in Los Angeles.

Gary Zukav is a powerful investigator/researcher/author who has led millions of people around the world to delve more deeply into the core of their emotional and intellectual lives in the context of spiritual awakening. This awakening empowers anyone who desires to reach their true core to truly live an authentic life.

Gary and Linda’s latest book,Spiritual Partnership, explores what  relationship in soul awareness is like and gives practical ways to access that way of being through dynamic interactions on a daily basis.

Gary’s thoughtful presence, and contagious enthusiasm have endeared him to millions of viewers through his 34 appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show and the six million copies of his wonderful books in 24 languages read around the world.

Since his first explosively successful book, The Dancing Wu Li Masters,  Gary has continued to explore Seat of Soul consciousness as a practical way to live, helping millions throughout the world to find their own unique gifts and talents that divinity has made their incarnational mission to fulfill.

Linda is a cofounder of the Seat of the Soul Institute, the premier organization dedicated to assisting individuals in the alignment of the human personality with the soul – something that results in the creation of authentic power. This creation of authentic power is a foundation of the age of truth in which we live, and is only limited by what our collective divine imagination can dream.

Jeffrey’s conversation with Gary and Linda is rich, enlivening, sweetly truthful and a warm balance of goodness and humor that will uplift and inspire you to jump on board with this great teaching team as we explore together what genius, wisdom and heart has brought through them.

Fresh Perspectives theme music Song of a HU is by musician and composer David Youngand is available at Davids website which you can get to by clicking on the banner ad with David on the upper right hand side of this website.

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This is Jeffrey’s lovely conversation with Madeleine Marentette, founder of Grail Springs, Canada’s Award Winning Spa & Wellness Retreat Centre created in the spiritual consciousness of the Holy Grail.

Madeleine will be presenting The Daily Grail of Living the Enriched Life A woman’s personal “Eat, Pray, Love” Odyssey at the upcoming Conscious Life Expo in Los Angeles, February 11th-13th.

As an educator, spiritual guide, speaker, producer and best-selling author, Madeleine is a relentless actionist for environmental sustainability, social justice and animal welfare.  Madeleine holds a series of lectures and retreats throughout the year both at the Grail retreat centre and abroad. She is presently working on her next 2 books.  One is a spiritual cookbook for planetary healing and the second a book on the science of the soul.

With the resounding success from producing the ‘Awaken the Dreamer Symposium’ which featured international transformational leaders as well as the Grail Lady Faire, Canada’s first ever 7-day festival especially for women empowering women, Madeleine is already planning next year’s

symposium and faire which growing exponentially will enable many to fulfill their inner calling to find deeper peace, healing, and vocation dedicated to serving others.

Fresh Perspectives theme music Song of a HU is by musician and composer David Youngand is available at Davids website which you can get to by clicking on the banner ad with David on the upper right hand side of this website.

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Produced by Omni Art Salon Productions, Fresh Perspectives offers listeners around the world the opportunity to hear fascinating, in-depth conversations with authors, scientists, politicians, doctors, academics, innovators, and artists investigating today’s most compelling ideas and concepts.

Today’s conversation is with Robert Quicksilver the executive producer of the 9th annual Conscious Life Conference and Exposition which will be held at the Hilton Hotel at the Los Angeles airport (LAX) on the weekend of February 11th through the 13th with post conference seminars on February 14th.

Robert has produced or co-produced the last 8 hugely successful Expos in Los Angeles as well as the Wisdom Festivals in San Francisco. Prior to producing Expos, Quicksilver was founder and director of Star Magic, a national chain of “new age” gift stores with his new store, The Cosmic Wizard, opening in San Francisco in 2009, and is currently completing his Masters Degree in Asian and Comparative Studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies.

Joining in today’s conversation is Emy Shanti, an artist, healer, intuitive reader and psychologist from Argentina who for over 20 years has been teaching workshops & lectures on spiritual awareness in Europe, and North and Latin America investigating the spiritual realm of human nature. reaching this growing segment of the population.

The Conscious Life Conference and Exposition has a long history of creating opportunities for teachers and presenters to offer their collective wisdom  about our constantly evolving and transforming universe.  It is a three-day gathering of the tribes, a three-day celebration of evolution and consciousness and brainstorming session on who we are, where we are and where we are going.

Besides providing exhibition space for hundreds of creators of the new cultural paradigm, the conference will also feature over 100 free lectures and workshops covering hundreds of subjects from some of the most compelling thought leaders of our day including Steven Greer, Drunvalo Melchizedek, David Wilcox, Eric Pearl, Gary Zukav, and Dr. Leonard Horowitz as keynote speakers.

Presenters will include Michele Phillips, Dannion Brinkley, George Noory, John Heard, Senator Mike Gravel, Joseph Culp, Steven Halpern, Madeleine Marantette and numerous others.

We think you will find Jeffrey’s conversation with Robert and Emy a wonderful personal primer of the soul of this marvelous event and a lot of fun. If you can find the time and means to get to this wonderful event, you will not be disappointed!

Fresh Perspectives theme music Song of a HU is by musician and composer David Youngand is available at Davids website which you can get to by clicking on the banner ad with David on the upper right hand side of this website.

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Fresh Perspectives,  produced by Omni Art Salon Productions, offers listeners around the world the opportunity to hear fascinating, in-depth conversations with authors, scientists, politicians, doctors, academics, innovators, and artists investigating today’s most compelling ideas and concepts.

Jeffrey investigates the foundation for freedom and consciousness in the life and work of United States Founder George Mason elucidating upon the precarious nature of his times and how they are so relevant today.  Included is Jeffrey’s recitation of an extraordinary article Jeffrey recently came across written by Robert Carter Pittman in 1953 that was originally published in the Autograph Collector’s Journal, Spring Convention Edition.

Mr. Pittman was the author of many articles in the field of constitutional law and history, published in the American Bar Association Journal, the Virginia Law Review, the Georgia Bar Journal, the Alabama Lawyer, the Florida Law Journal, and other publications.

In the early 1940’s, Pittman began collecting originals and copies of letters, manuscripts and holographs by, or relative to, George Mason of Virginia, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, June 12 1776, and the Virginia Constitution of the same year—from which our U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights was derived. Mr. Pittman was considered by many to be an authority on the Bill of Rights and constitutional law pertaining to it.

Mr. Pittman’s article is self definitional as you will understand upon hearing his exceptionally clear understanding of the importance of The Bill of Rights and why it is so threatened today in 21st Century America and the entire world, and why it is so relevant to the crisis of consciousness, truth and quality of life that humanity is experiencing in the sea of corruption that engulfs our world today.

It is inspiring to know that against all odds this incredible Bill of Rights which has served as security for the exploration of consciousness and expansion of ideas that have made The United States so extraordinary was somehow saved and eventually embedded in the US Constitution, surviving powerful attacks since it’s very inception to ensure that those who are doing independent and important work in evolving consciousness will be protected against the forces of greed, corruption and despotism with sometimes a very thin line, but a line that holds firm because it based in the strength of truth.

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Produced by Omni Art Salon Productions, Fresh Perspectives with Jeffrey Milburn offers listeners around the world the opportunity to hear fascinating, in-depth conversations with authors, scientists, politicians, doctors, academics, innovators, and artists investigating today’s most compelling ideas and concepts.

Today’s conversation is with veteran television, film and stage actor Joan Van Ark, who is best known to the general public for playing Valerie Ewing on one of the longest running and most popular shows ever on Television, Dallas and then it’s spinoff, Knots Landing.

Perhaps what many do not know about Joan is that she is an amazingly accopmplished stage actor having entered the world of acting and entertainment at a very early age. Joan was the 2nd youngest student to attend one of the finest acting schools in the world, the Yale School of Drama, on a scholarship and has a long list of remarkable stage credits for on and off Broadway productions and other venues around the world.

Joan received a Tony nomination for her performance in “The School for Wives,” and she won the Theater World Award for “The Rules of the Game.” as well as co-starring in the New York production of Edward Albee’s Pulitzer Prize winning play  “Three Tall Women.”

Joan has had the great fortune to work with some of the most accomplished talent in the world during her extensive career including renowned actors, directors and producers of all stripes. It is not common that an artist can list Julie Harris, Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Zoe Caldwell, Mike Nichols, John Rubenstein, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York, Glynis Johns, Michele Lee, Kevin Dobson, Fran Drescher, Dennis Hopper, Debi Mazar, Tippi Hedren and many many others in ones repertoire of co-creation, but that is exactly what Joan can do.

One of the most interesting things Jeffrey found in researching Joan’s diverse stage credits covering everything from Shakespeare to Sondheim, was her amazing work in 2004 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., where she originated the role of Mrs. Fenway in “Escape,” part of a world premier of “Five by Tenn,” a collection of newly-found Tennessee Williams one-act plays.  This kind of challenge rarely appears to an actor of any background, and Joan’s 21 minute monologue drew rave reviews, a difficult feat even for the best of the best to attain.

Joan has won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Award, been nominated for a Tony, been featured on the biographical program, “Intimate Portrait,” on Lifetime, won the Theater World Award, a Los Angeles Drama Critics Award, earned six nominations and two Soap Opera Digest Awards for Best Actress, and in 1997, Joan directed a short documentary on homelessness and domestic violence for the Directors Guild of America, which was nominated for an Emmy.

The greatest achievement for any individual living in the cultural cauldron of Hollywood is longevity and depth. Joan has more than achieved both of these and in the mix has not only managed to remain married to her high school sweetheart, John Marshall, an award winning TV newsman in his own right, but also has raised a daughter, Vanessa Marshall, who is an accomplished actress, director and comedian.

We think you will find Jeffrey’s conversation with Joan who has been in the center of the Hollywood hotbed for years most fascinating and uplifting as you hear what kind of commitment and courage it requires to achieve her kind of success, especially amidst the unrelenting  examination certain elements in the press devote towards those who have risen to the top.  Joan also describes her personal experience with recently assassinated Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen, another example of the fierce winds that come with a rarified life.

Hearing how Joan handles challenges, the unknown and ensuing fear vividly brought to our attention what Marianne Williamson said so beautifully about this subject in 1992 in this quote:

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.’ We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we’re liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

And it is exactly this kind of liberation that Joan Van Ark so clearly demonstrates that is both inspirational and encouraging for anyone whose life is steep . As an artist who has never backed down in the face of difficulty, Joan’s very being leaves one with the impression that quite literally anything is possible with enough focus, determination, perseverance and of course most importantly, love.

Fresh Perspectives theme music Song of a HU is by musician and composer David Young and is available at Davids website which you can get to by clicking on the banner ad with David on the upper right hand side of this website.

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