The most advanced scientific view has found that in the sub-atomic realm, there are no longer any things: there is only a dynamic flux of process and relationship. This was an astonishing discovery, but it was not new. Indigenous people for millennia have seen the cosmos as a place of kinship – a place of harmony and beauty. Come join us as we explore the beginnings of a new language – a language that is now emerging through dialogues with Native elders, quantum physicists and other Western scientists. Come join us as we explore the connections between the Quantum realm of Energy and the Indigenous Spirit realm.
The Cosmological Meaning of Time and Origin
from Western and Indigenous
Science Perspectives
They say the faster you travel, the slower time moves. What does that mean in a modern society obsessed with moving faster and faster? Is the modern notion of Time breaking apart? Did the cosmos begin or was it always here? Is time a dimension; an illusion, or in the words of Grandfather Leon Secatero, the 5th Element?
What are the ramifications of the way we think about time? Must there always be a beginning, middle and end to all things? What if instead we were living in accord with natural rhythms of the cosmos? Is time a constant or a flow of experience or is it possible to begin to think about time in a completely different way?
What is the deep underlying philosophy of Indian time?
A possible point of connection between modern physics and Indigenous philosophy is in consideration of the pervasiveness of Energy in the universe, which Indigenous people call Power. Modern physics and Indigenous philosophy both agree that there are unseen dimensions of the cosmos. String theory predicts the cause of standard model particles, including the hypothetical Higgs particle, considered by some physicists to be the cause of inertia. Could the Higgs particle it be a clue to the origin of the cosmos in the early Universe (after the Big Bang) and the unification of the four known fundamental forces of nature (Grand Unified Theory)?
For ten years, SEED Graduate Institute has brought together Native and Western scientists in an exploration of the underlying principles of the cosmos. In this, the Tenth Annual Language of Spirit dialogue, we will explore what Western scientists and Indigenous elders may have in common in a pursuit of understanding the origin of life and the nature of Time. In so doing, we hope to shed light on an overall understanding of the interconnectivity of life and what it means to live in time with all our Relations. This promises to be another incredible year as we embark on this exploration together.
History of the Dialogues
In 1992, the late David Bohm, famed colleague of Einstein's, and Leroy Little Bear, JD, former Director of Native Studies at Harvard, brought together a meeting of the minds between quantum physicists, Native American scholars, and linguists to discuss the underlying principles of the Universe... more
Special Pre-Conference Workshops
Saturday, August 9th, 2008
Embassy Suites Hotel
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09:00AM - 01:00PM
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02:00PM - 06:00PM
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Dedicated to the memory of Dan Moonhawk Alford (1948-2002), Consciousness Linguist, friend to Native America and all people with an open mind and heart.
List of Participants
Leroy Little Bear, JD: (Blackfoot) Former Director of Native Studies, Harvard University; awarded Aboriginal Person of the Year for Education, 2003, Canada
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Phil Sakimoto: Astrophysicist, Notre Dame
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David Peat: physicist, author of Blackfoot Physics; Science Order and Creativity (with David Bohm), Director, Pari Center for New
Leanring, Torino, Italy.
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Nancy Maryboy, PhD: (Dine/Cherokee) Cosmologist, Adjunct Prof., Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, NAU; President, Indigenous Education Institute
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Amit Goswami: physicist, author of The Self-Aware Universe, Quantum Activism, others. Professor of Physics, University of Oregon
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Leon Secatero: (Navajo) Ceremonial Leader, organizer Council of indigenous Elders of Turtle Island |
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James Ryan: Vedic Scholar, Professor, California Institute of Integral Studies
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VerlieAnn Malina-Wright, EdD: (Native Hawaiian) Vice-Principal Hale-Kula Kaipuni o Anuenue, Developer of a Leadership model that focuses on education for Native families and their communites.
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Mimi Lam: Adjunct Professor of Aboriginal Fisheries, University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre
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Jerry Honawa: Hopi Tribal Elder
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Ashok Gangadean, PhD: Professor of Philosophy at Haverford College, Founder-Director of the Global Dialogue Institute and Co-Convenor of the World Commission on Global Consciousness & Spirituality |
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Linda Hogan, MA: (Chickasaw) poet and novelist, Linda's many books include Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living World and she is the recipient of numerous awards for her writing. |
Lee Nichol: Editor of David Bohm's On Dialogue, On Creativity and The Essential David Bohm |
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Roberto Gonzalez-Plaza, PhD: (Native Chilean) Ecologist, Northwest Indian College |
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To register, call 505.792.2900 or register online!
Conference Registration
Pre-Conference Workshops |
Conference Attendees |
$79 |
General Public |
$125 |
Conference Registration |
Early Bird Registration (by July 1, 2008) |
$295 |
Registration (by July 25, 2008) |
$395 |
Late Registration (after August 1, 2008) |
$425 |
| Meals |
Lunch on Saturday, August 9, 2008 |
$20 |
Lunch on Sunday, August 10, 2008 |
$20 |
20 CEU Units Approved for Counselors and Social Workers!
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