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Godspeed Institute - Divine Mother Audrey Kitagawa - 12/01/13

“The simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home? Where are you going? What are you doing? Think about these once in a while and watch your answers change.” - from the book Illusions, by Richard Bach.

In this program Carole Hallundbaek speaks with someone who knows the twists and turns of life’s journey, and has watched her answers change: A former attorney who practiced in Honolulu for twenty years, Audrey Kitagawa became the spiritual leader of The Light of Awareness, a worldwide community based in Hawaii, evolved from the wisdom of the Avatar, Sri Ramakrishna.

A Trustee of the Council For A Parliament of The World’s  Religions, Mother Audrey is a prolific writer on matters of spirituality and multiculturalism, and has served as Advisor to the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict at the United Nations.

Topics in this hour include: a prayer; Audrey’s path to becoming Divine Mother and how it evolved; the Avatar, Sri Ramakrishna and his legacy; what an Avatar is; a practical spirituality intended for the householders; the external and internal self; her specific efforts addressing greed and war; the relentless pursuit of materialism and militarism; the tension, imbalance and lack of harmony it has created within the global community; personal responsibility as the way forward, in alignment with the universal laws of harmony, balance and love; tolerance; and more.

Godspeed Institute - Green Faith - 10/27/13

Join us for on hour with Rev Fletcher Harper about GreenFaith, a non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire, educate and mobilize people of diverse religious backgrounds for environmental leadership.

GreenFaith believes that protecting the earth is a religious value, and that environmental stewardship is a moral responsibility. Their work is based on beliefs shared by the world’s great religions – and their executive director is Rev. Fletcher Harper.

An Episcopal priest, Rev. Harper is an award-winning spiritual writer and nationally-recognized preacher on the environment. He teaches and speaks at houses of worship nationwide about the moral, spiritual basis for environmental stewardship and justice. A graduate of Princeton and Union Theological Seminary, he served as a parish priest for ten years and in leadership positions in the Episcopal Church before becoming GreenFaith’s Executive Director.

Godspeed Institute - Iona Community - 10/20/13

Godspeed Institute - The Jew Named Jesus with Author Rebekah Simon-Peter - 10/06/13

Godspeed Institute - Benedictine Monasticism with Sr. Ellen Stephen OSH - 09/29/30

Godspeed Institute - Benedictine Monasticism with Sr. Ellen Stephen OSH - 09/29/30

Godspeed Institute - Dr. Stewart Bitkoff - 09/08/13

Godspeed Institute - The Path Film Trilogy on Death and Reincarnation - 08/04/13

The death of a loved one can have such a profound effect on one’s perception of life on earth as we know it. Death can make us question the reason for our existence, why we are here, what is our purpose and why on earth do we live only to die?

In 2007, filmmaker and editor Michael Habernig endured a large number of deaths family members, friends and pets in a short period of time. These events sent him on a journey to study and investigate what happens to people after they die.

Michael began to explore the concept of life after death through renowned authors like Wayne Dyer, Fred Alan Wolf and Gregg Braden. By “accident” he stumbled upon interviews with Albert Taylor, William Buhlman and Thomas Campbell.  He began searches on Astral Projection and Out of Body Experiences, leading him to remote viewing, multiple dimensions and past life regressions.  Through the work of Brian Weiss and Michael Newton, Michael entered the realm of spirit guides, angels and healing.

He decided to share what he learned by producing a film about death and reincarnation. He reached out to April Hannah, a holistic healer with a counseling practice first as an interviewee. But she became a producer and the two have created a series of films, The Path Trilogy – to help others understand these transitions. Michael and April join Caer for an intimate conversation.

Caer concludes the program with her "Tip for Your Spiritual Tool Belt," a reflection on Teresa of Avila's breakthrough around co-dependent relationships, from her upcoming book Inspired Relationships.

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Godspeed Institute - Rev. Carol Richardson, Energy Healer and Teacher - 07/21/13

Rev. Carol Richardson is a Christian minister with a gift for healing and celestial communications. Born to missionary parents on the equator in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and raised in three African countries and three different states in the U.S., Carol started out with an interest in public health, receiving her Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Texas Christian University and her Master of Public Health degree from The University of Texas. During this time, she married, had two children, and was widowed at the age of 28. Feeling called to Christian ministry after her husband’s sudden death by cerebral aneurysm at the age of 34, she received her Master of Divinity degree from Vanderbilt in December1993 and was ordained the following year into the Disciples of Christ Church. Carol is now a practitioner at the Washington Institute of Medicine in Washington, DC, as well as a teacher at the Light Worker Training Institute, where she holds classes as well as an Interfaith Light Circle Meditation Group. She is the author of the books Aging Well – Be Your Best Self Forever, and Exodus 2012: A Mission to Save the Earth. For more information, visit godspeedinstitute.com.

Godspeed Institute - Sigfried Gold - 07/14/13

Godspeed Institute - An Hour with The Creator of Kwanzaa - 07/07/13

Dr. Maulana Karenga is professor and chair of Africana Studies at California State University, Long Beach. He holds two Ph.D.’s – his first in political science with focus on the theory and practice of nationalism; and his second in social ethics with a focus on the classical African ethics of ancient Egypt. Dr. Karenga is also widely recognized as the creator of Kwanzaa, an African American and Pan-African holiday celebrated throughout the world. He is the author of the authoritative book on the subject, Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture.