Movies
Films present a powerful medium for education, healing and the study of our evolution in consciousness. I use movies to illustrate many aspects of the ways we can understand ourselves and each other, to open to memories and specific feeling states and to create images to allow us to re-create ourselves and our relationships. These are some of the films I frequently recommend, in no particular order:
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For Pure Inspiration:
Quidam, Being There, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Patch Adams, Michael, Temple Grandin, Invictus, The King's Speech
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Best Ever Love Stories:
Hero, Stardust, Legends Of The Fall, Venus, Yes, Chocolat, The Promise, Spanglish, Shall We Dance? (the Japanese version), Casablanca, Harold and Maude
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Favorite Tantric Films:
Kama Sutra:A Tale of Love, Dangerous Beauty, Don Juan De Marco, The Lovers, Like Water for Chocolate
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Moving Historical Dramas:
Mongol, Rob Roy, Immortal Beloved, The Red Violin, Kundun, The Last of the Mohicans, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring, The Illusionist, The Queen, The Piano, Out of Africa, Australia, The African Queen, The Young Victoria, Mrs Henderson Presents, Amazing Grace
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Death and Dying:
Departures, Tuesdays With Morrie, Dead Like Me series, Discworld series, What Dreams May Come, Meet Joe Black, Dying Young, Iris, Wit, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Fearless, Hachi-A Dog's Tale
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Shamanic Stories:
Ink, Avatar, Rough Magic, The Emerald Forest, Constantine, The Fountain, Rivers and Tides, The Fifth Element, Powder, The Sixth Sense, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Dune (the mini series)
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Epic Fantasy and Mythical Science Fiction:
Farscape series, Dr Who (the new series), The 10th Kingdom, Aeon Flux, Harry Potter series, V for Vendetta, The Matrix series, The Golden Compass, Ghost Rider, K-Pax, Dr Strange, Inkheart, Labyrinth, Transformers, The Forbidden Kingdom, Lord Of The Rings, Next
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'Real' Fairy Tales, Modern Myths and Legends:
Hoodwinked, The Tin Man, Hogfather, Phoebe in Wonderland, Alice in Wonderland (Directed by Tim Burton), Snow White (Directed by Caroline Thompson), Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real story, Wolf, Ladyhawke, Ever After: A Cinderella Story, The Lion King, The Seventh Stream, Willow, Finding Neverland, Jim Henson's The Storyteller, Beauty and The Beast, Twilight, Heroes series, Iron Man I & II
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Remembering The Hurt Child:
August Rush, Pay It Forward, Salaam Bombay, Rabbit-Proof Fence, Coraline, The Never Ending Story I & II, Whale Rider, Shine, My Flesh and Blood
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Women's Stories of Awakening:
MirrorMask, I've Loved You So Long, Vagina Monologues, Antonia's Line, Real Women Have Curves, Phantom of the Opera, Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants, Avenue Montaigne, Water, Holy Smoke, Under The Tuscan Sun, Frida, Whip It, Miss Potter, Made in Dagenhem
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Men's Stories of Awakening:
Shadows In The Sun, Neverwas, Riding Alone For Thousands Of Miles, The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn, Legend of 1900, Music Within, Martian Child, The Green Mile, Monsieur Ibrahim, Lars and the Real Girl, Hildalgo, A Beautiful Mind, Henry Poole Is Here, The Pursuit of Happyness, Nine
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Life As It Is Now on Planet Earth:
National Geographic: Human Footprint, Strange Days on Planet Earth (watch a preview), Blue Gold:World Water Wars, The Future of Food and Food Inc, Sicko, Tesla: Master of Lightning, A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash, I.O.U.S.A., Medicine Man, Inside Job
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Beautiful Nature Films:
Earth, The Best of Nature: 25 Years, Winged Migration, Nature: Bears, Sacred Planet, Wolves: A Legend Returns to Yellowstone, Wild South America, National Geographic: Tigers of the Snow, National Geographic: Eye of the Leopard, Life in Cold Blood, Vajra Sky Over Tibet, Inside the Living Body, Life in the Undergrowth, Dolphin Bubbles, Earth: The Biography, IMAX Hubble
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Favorite Anime Films:
Origin:Spirits of the Past, Kaena:The Prophecy, Princess Mononoke, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
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For a Laugh With Meaning and Feel Good Flix:
Secondhand Lions, The Princess Bride, Mr Deeds, Juno, Saving Grace, The Bucket List, Waking Ned Devine, The Man Who Sued God, Calendar Girls, Little Miss Sunshine, Last Holiday, Shrek, Away We Go, Kung Fu Panda
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You Tubes For Moments Of Beauty and Laughter:
Anam Cara, Rio Amazonas, Amazing Hand Art, Rumi: Say I Am You, I Will Always Love You, Let Me Fall, When Graphic Artists Get Bored, Bodhisattva in Metro, Where the Hell is Matt?, Where the Hell is Matt? (2008), Super Cameleon, Kitty Patty Cake, People Are Awesome, Touch Wood, Sung-bong, the Korean Boy with Heart.
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A Few Web Sites To Keep Up on What's Happening in Our World
Sacred Heritage: Spiritual travel,
Indigenous cultural heritage, shamanism, traditional healing and sacred sites.
Fact Check: A nonpartisan, nonprofit "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. TED: Technology, Entertainment and Design from the world's top thinkers, creators and entrepreneurs. Here is the good news: some of the most inspiring answers to our world's challenges.
Net Roots Nation:
Community inspired action, serving as an incubator for ideas that challenge the status quo and ultimately affect change in the public sphere.
350.org: The emergency response to immediate global warming.
Storm pulse:
Current weather watching.
Tree hugger: Vast ecological solutions, news and resources.
Biomimicry: studies nature's best ideas and imitates these designs and processes to solve human problems.
Green people: The best eco-friendly shopping and advice.
Green America: Greening every thing human.
Common dreams: The news and views for progressives.
Huffington Post:
The best internet newspaper.
The Daily Show: The reality-based look at news, trends, pop culture, current events, politics, sports and entertainment with an alternative point of view.
One world: hub for world issues and support of non-profit organisations.
Earth times: News from the rest of the world.
Reality sandwich: Stories of evolving consciousness and right action.
Future primitive: Oral tradition, emergent communities.
The hunger site: One free click gives a cup of food to the hungry locally and around the world. Also supports veterans, child health, literacy, rainforest action and animal rescue.
Bioscapes:
Incredible international photo competition that honors the world's most extraordinary microscope images of life science wonders.
Sandstorm: Amazing sand sculptures.
Pantheon: An encyclopedia of mythology, folklore and religion.
Surlalune fairy tales: The histories, cultures, modern interpretations and illustrations of fairy tales and folk tales.
Imagenetion: A vast collection of virtual art galleries.
Endicott-studio: Literary, visual and performing arts of myths.
Wiley Protocol: The most critical educational resource for women of all ages!
My Best Birth: Community about pregnancy, natural birth and holistic parenting.
Live Science: The health benefits of chocolate.
Cosmetics Database:
A great safety guide to cosmetics and personal care products.
Food and water watch:
Know your fish, food and water quality.
Coping: Tools for coping with all kinds of life's stresses.
Faery oracle: My favorite of all the oracle cards. They are so direct!
Star of the magi: Mystic science of the cards before the tarot.
Bruce Orion: Hypnotherapy and astrology extraordianaire.
Terry Johnson: Jyotish, or Vedic Astrology and energy readings.
Ron Elgas: Psychic - clearly sees past & future patterns and the potential within.
Tantra Heaven: With my dear friend Mare Simone.
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