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A distinguished-looking woman in beautiful African attire approached me with an odd mix of confidence and trepidation. I had just exited the large auditorium after delivering my talk entitled Noetic Leadership: Liberating the Power of Mind at the Leadership Energy Summit Asia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 600-person audience of executives from Southeast Asia and beyond had been quiet during my concluding Q & A session, leaving me a bit dismayed that perhaps my message had not resonated with anyone.

In my professional life I have worked with elders and trained many caregivers in different facilities, and yet when my father fell right before Thanksgiving and fractured his hip and arm, not only my worldview shifted about the true meaning of caregiving as his daughter, but also my awareness of what caregivers attempt to do daily for their residents. Below are a few of the things I learned during this experience that enriched my life in unexpected ways.

Happy holidays! As the President of IONS, and a donor myself, I hope you’ll consider joining me in including the Institute of Noetic Sciences in your year-end giving. If you haven’t already, please make a contribution to IONS before the end of the year.

We were deeply saddened to hear of the recent passing of our long-time supporter and former board member, Bokara Legendre of Mill Valley, CA. She will be remembered for her exuberant personality, curiosity, love of adventure, courage and, most of all, her generosity to friends and the causes she believed in, including IONS.

I’m Dean Radin, Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences. I have been engaged in scientific research at the frontiers of consciousness for nearly 40 years. I was in graduate school when IONS was founded in 1973, and I thought that its mission, described then as exploring the outer limits of inner space, was just as exciting — maybe even more so — than exploring the limits of outer space. The idea of science probing the fundamental nature of consciousness, and ultimately understanding who and what we are, is thrilling.

Magic is one of the most enduring legends of humanity. It’s at the core of the esoteric traditions, it saturates the literature of religion and science, and while it has been severely suppressed for millennia, fictional stories about magic are just as popular today as they’ve ever been. But is magic real?

The world is calling out for a new type of leadership — one that recognizes our interconnectedness with each other and the planet, and respects the gifts that each of us can bring to improve the whole. At the Institute of Noetic Sciences, we are boldly creating a future that serves our individual and collective wellbeing by infusing noetic practices into leadership training, professional development, business, and technology.

IONS is creating a future that infuses noetic practices into health and healing. What future are you creating? Join the conversation on Facebook by sharing this video and let your friends and family know the contribution you are making toward a healthier future!

Amidst ever-increasing cultural diversity and social complexity, navigating and thriving in a global society requires we expand our capacity to understand a multitude of perspectives. When we become aware of the lenses through which we experience the world we can become even more compassionate and self-aware leaders of a global society. And as more people shift their own worldview to recognize their essential interconnectedness with the planet and those living on it, the more they are motivated to engage in action and leadership for the greater good.

The Voices of VR Podcast with Kent Bye caught up with IONS scientist Julia Mossbridge, as well as Mikey Siegel who is the founder of Consciousness Hacking, at our recent 17th International Conference in Oakland, CA.