American Ubuntu

American Ubuntu

Lenore Norrgard is a social activist, screenwriter, filmmaker, photojournalist, contributing writer, shamanic healer, teacher and consultant. Pioneered applying shamanic practices to social activism. Among other articles,”Ritual & Activism: The Alchemy of Social Transformation” and “Our Ancestors, Ourselves: Healing America”. She wrote, directed, shot and edited 60-minute narrative film, GETTING TO SEX, integrating 16mm film with analog...
Dance Every Dance

Dance Every Dance

Marsha Scarbrough is the author of the prize-winning book “Medicine Dance: One Woman’s Healing Journey into the World of Native American Sweat Lodges, Drumming Meditations and Dance Fasts”.  She’s also a freelance journalist with over 75 articles published in a wide variety of national magazines.  Beyond this she’s a graduate of the Director’s Guild of America’s prestigious Assistant Directors Training program and she spent 17 years scheduling,...
The Alchemy of Soul

The Alchemy of Soul

Lee Irwin is a Professor in the Religious Studies Department at the College of Charleston where he teaches world religions with an emphasis on Native American traditions, western esotericism, hermeticism, contemporary spirituality, mystical cosmology, and transpersonal religious experience as related to dreams and visions. He is the Vice President of the Association for the Study of Esotericism (ASE) and a board member of the Sophia Institute and the Institute for...
Change and Kindness

Change and Kindness

Michael Baldwin is the founder of Baldwin Brothers, Inc. in 1974, an investment advisor firm with over $800 million under management. Previously, he worked at Morgan Guaranty. In addition to his duties as President of Baldwin Brothers, Michael is also a trustee of the Nathaniel Saltonstall Arts Fund, The Garfield Foundation, and Northeast Growth Fund. Michael is also the founder of the Marion Institute, a non-profit organization, dedicated to teaching about...
Eyes of the Wild

Eyes of the Wild

Eleanor O’Hanlon is an conservationist and writer. She has worked as a field researcher for leading international conservation groups and her articles on wildlife and wilderness have appeared in magazines in Europe and the US. As a writer, she has collaborated with some of the world’s leading photographers of wildlife and wilderness. Her articles on wildlife and conservation have appeared in magazines in the UK, France, Switzerland, Germany and the US...
Between Shadow and Light

Between Shadow and Light

Richard Power is an internationally recognized author and journalist, and a trusted adviser to the executive leadership of government, industry, academia and the humanitarian community. Power has delivered executive briefings, and led professional training, in over forty countries.  He champions a bold approach to the unprecedented challenges of the 21st century, based on the principle that security, sustainability and spirituality are interdependent issues. He...