Ignite the spirit of inquiry

MEETINGJanuary 2012 Volume II: № 4 Newsletter of the Foundation for Mind-Being Research

Research into Out-of-Body Experiences & Inner GrowthDr. Luis Minero

The Out-of-Body-Experience (OBE), also known as astral projection, is a natural phenomenon in which the consciousness (soul, spirit) leaves the physical body. It is a real situation experienced in another dimension. The OBE allows the understanding of the human interrelationship with the invisible, yet real, dimensions of existence that surround us. The mastering of ones vital energies (a.k.a. bioenergies, chi, prana) is the key to conscious, controlled astral

projections. The field of research into OBEs will be presented, as well as several of the research initiatives currently under way and their conclusions.

Luis Minero has been an instructor and researcher with IAC (Interna-tional Academy of Consciousness) since 1996. Minero has over 25 years of personal experience with paranormal phenomena, including out-of-body experiences, and has been interviewed in many radio and TV programs throughout the world. The International Academy of Con-sciousness (IAC) is a fully 501(c)(3) worldwide non-profit research and educational organization. For information, visit: www.IACworld.org.

Out-of-Body Experiences & Personal Evolution2-Day Workshop with Luis Minero and IAC instructors Saturday & Sunday, January 28–291:00–6:30 pmLos Altos Masonic Lodge Details & workshop fees on p.4. Sign up at www.fmbr.org

Astral travel, lucid projection, or out-of-body experience (OBE) is a tool to develop spiritually and to experience directly other non-physical dimensions. The advantages and benefits of learning this capacity will be explained, like developing greater awareness, contacting spirit guides, identifying our life task, mastering Bioenergies, and understanding the processes of death and dying and the consequences for spiritual growth and evolution. Some common methods and usual entry and exit sensations will be taught.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 277:00 pm, Unity Church, Palo Alto7:15 pm: Short topic with Sally Clark, “A Method for Afterlife Connections” 7:30 pm: Main program begins promptly

IN THIS ISSUE

MEETING: JANUARY 27Research Into Out-of-Body Experiences & Inner Growth … 1

WORKSHOP: JANUARY 28–29Out-of-Body Experiences & Personal Evolution …………… 1

NEWS & VIEWSARTICLETorsion As A Force In The Universe—What’s In It For Us? ………………………… 2

PHOTOS Inspiration!—memories of FMBR’s holiday gathering …… 2

REVIEWWhat’s Will It Take? …………… 3

FMBR MEMBER PROFILESally Clark …………………… 3

UPDATES & INFORMATIONJan. 28–29 Out-of-Body Workshop Information ……… 4

All Are Welcome ……………… 4

Calendar ……………………… 4

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FMBR BOARDWilliam C. Gough Cofounder CEO Emeritus

Jerry Gin, PhD Chair

Judy Kitt President

Mary Cummings VP, Admin.

Tiffany Schneider Secretary

Pei Lin Treasurer

Ken Morley Director of Comm.

Francis Lee Tech. Director

Kurt Bohan Director at Large

Edie Fisher Director at Large

TORSION AS A FORCE OF THE UNIVERSE WHAT’S IN IT FOR US?by

Kevin Kiser

uring the November meeting of the FMBR, Dr. Claude Swanson discussed a candidate for a fifth

force of the universe, which he called ‘torsion.’ If ac-cepted by the physics mainstream, this force would join electromagnetism, gravity, and the strong and weak nuclear forces as the only recognized means of causing movement and change in the universe. This may sound like a significant step forward in science, but why should we even care? If we are not physicists, what possible relevance could this event have for us? To address this question, I will turn back the hands of time to the late eighteen-hundreds. Electric-ity was still just a curiosity of the science labs, and magnetism was useful for locating the North Pole and making children’s toys. Many gentlemen scientists had done ex-periments with both electricity and with magnetism, and some had even established that there was a relationship be-tween the two. But it wasn’t until James Clerk Maxwell published his celebrated equations of electromagne-tism in 1873 that it could be said that this force was well understood. Using these equations, many new realizations and ideas were able to enter human con-sciousness. Light was an electromagnetic phenomenon. Electromagnetic signals could be created by moving electricity back and forth in a wire. These signals could be sent over very long distances. The signals could be modulated to carry information. And so on, and so forth. In short order (socially speaking), we had radio, television, radar, communication satellites, radio tele-scopes, walkie-talkies, car phones, cell phones, wi-fi,

and iPads. The world changed in ways that would have been unimaginable to Maxwell and his predecessors, but that most of us would find it difficult to imagine living without. If Dr. Swanson and the other researchers who are studying torsion are really onto something, then we are still in the ‘pre-1873’ era of torsion. A relationship between torsion and gravity has been noted, but it is still unclear what that connection is. Once the equations are found, assuming they exist, a whole

new field of technological possibili-ties will open before us. If we gain control over the force of gravity, we are likely to see revolutions in transportation (levitating George Jetson car anyone?), space travel (time travel?), construction, power generation, commodity distribu-tion (an end to global hunger?), and of course, a million things we can’t

even imagine right now. So, would this discovery be relevant to most of us? My best guess is that a quarter of a century after the ink dries on the experimentally-verifiable equations of torsiogravity, the world will be as unrecognizable to the people of today as our world would be to the average Victorian citizen or wagon train settler. And if, as Dr. Swanson seems to believe, this will also signal the beginning of a health revolution, perhaps most of us will live to see it.

Kevin Kiser is a writer, programmer, thinker, art-ist and, of course, a long time member of FMBR. You can contact him at www.kevinkiser.com.

Inspiration!—memories of FMBR’s holiday gathering, December 2011

Newsletter of the FMBR, January 2012 3

“Thrive” Viewing Party!Sunday, January 237:00 pm

For details, contact: judy@kittfamily

“Thrive” is a new documentary produced by Foster and Kim-berly Carter Gamble (of the Proctor and Gamble family). I thoroughly enjoyed this documentary and would give it 5 stars. The premise of the documentary is that all lifeon Earth is meant to thrive—yet very few of us do. Most people on the planet are just trying to survive. The documentary lays out the reasons we are not thriving, what we need in order to thrive and some ways to achieve this higher state of life on the planet.

Having free or inexpensive and clean energy is one central key to thriving. In exploring energy, Foster Gamble intro-duces us to the torus and torsion energy (presented to us by

Claude Swanson at our November meeting) and the concepts of Arthur Young (discussed by Michael Buchele at our October meeting). The torsion field may be at the heart of sacred geometry, space travel, and the unlimited energy that can fuel the world; it was probably at the heart of Tesla’s work when he wanted to give us unlimited low cost energy. Advances in low cost energy have been made in the past and the inventors have typically met with untimely deaths or their work was destroyed. Similarly, key advances in medicine and health care have been suppressed. Our educational system does not foster creativity and often results in a population that is docile and subservient to authority. Our food supply is now controlled by large corporations, often using genetically controlled seeds, chemical fertilizers and petroleum based pesticides. There is a huge imbalance in wealth distribution, with 1% of the population owning 90% of the wealth. The documentary explores how all of this came about, with the facilitation of the Federal Reserve System (privately owned) and the world banking systems. The docu-mentary then talks about solutions that should be at the forefront of our consciousness, to enable the world to thrive. My recommendation: Check out the “Thrive” web site (www.thrivemovement.com) and arrange to watch the documentary.

by Jerry Gin, PhD

Chairman

What Will It Take?

FMBR member, Sally Clark, is a therapist with offices in Mountain View and the Berkeley area. She volunteered with the Peace Corps, and worked for many years as a high school teacher before getting her MFT and opening her practice. She has traveled extensively and states “My journey, which has included relationships, international living, teaching, and being a therapist has brought me so many riches. Spiritually, I have had profound-blissful experiences and have been pushed to my edges about understanding the illusion of duality. The thought and visceral experience of knowing that I AM and that there is no separate essence rock me to the core.” Sally frequently attends FMBR meetings and will leading a short discussion prior to the January meeting.

Member Profile—Sally Clark

Sally at Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite

REVIEW OF “THRIVE,” A DOCUMENTARY BY FOSTER GAMBLE

Please see our website, www.fmbr.org, for a membership application, and information about future events and speakers. All are welcome; membership includes free admission to meetings. Admission to meet-ings for non-members: $15, for students with ID: $5.

FMBR meetings are held on the 4th Friday of the month at 7:00 pm in the Y.E.S. Hall of Unity Church of Palo Alto 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto 94306

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Palo Alto

UNITY CHURCH of Palo Alto

FMBR MEETINGS & EVENTS 2011JAN 27 Research into Out-of-Body Experiences &7:00 pm Inner Growth with Dr. Luis Minero JAN 28–29 Out-of-Body Experiences & Personal1:00 pm– Evolution: workshop with 6:30 pm Dr. Luis Minero and IAC Instructors

FEB 24 Dr. Liliana Cerepnalkoski, pioneer in7:00 pm medical intuition and energy medicine.

—Friend Groups—

JAN 14 San Jose Dowsers Meeting. Go to http://sjdowsing.wordpress.com/ for more information.

FEB 16 RAHM Group: Christine Day: The Pleiadians and “The New Dawning.” For information, see: www.rahmgroup.org.

FEB 16 Smart Life Forum: “Healing is Voltage” with Jerry Tenant. For information, see www.smartlifeforum.org.

OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCES & PERSONAL EVOLUTION 2-Day Workshop with Luis Minero and IAC instructors

Saturday & Sunday, January 28–29, 1:00–6:30 Los Altos Masonic Lodge: 146 Main Street, Los Altos

Paid in advance: $135 FMBR members $150 non-members

Day of event: $150 FMBR members $165 non-members

Sign up at: www.fmbr.org

OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCES & PERSONAL EVOLUTION 2-Day Workshop with Luis Minero and IAC instructors

Saturday & Sunday, January 28–29, 1:00–6:30 Los Altos Masonic Lodge: 146 Main Street, Los Altos

Paid in advance: $135 FMBR members $150 non-members

Day of event: $150 FMBR members $165 non-members

Sign up at: www.fmbr.org