Science of Self Club
Elections for Year 2005
What is consciousness? What are we? Are we more than matter? Where did consciousness come from? Does life have a purpose?
Is there life after death? Are psychic phenomena real? What evidence is there? How can we know for ourselves?
Dear friends, I am approaching my graduation and I am counting on a group of you to keep this project going. I am not seeking re-election because
1) I will have to relinquish it soon anyway
2) The club will benefit of different leadership
3) I need to graduate
4) I want to complete my basic instructor training with IAC
5) I’m volunteering for organizations like Society for Scientific Exploration and the International Academy of Consciousness
6) Mike and I are expanding the SoS to other universities and countries
WHO IS QUALIFIED?
You DO NOT need to be versed in theory and/or practice related to consciousness studies. If you think that the service we are trying to provide is valuable and that is worthy of employing some of your time for it, then you have what it takes.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
Executive offices: full-time undergrad or grad student
Committee seats: anyone approved by executive
WHY SHOULD I RUN FOR OFFICE of the Science of Self Club?
If not you, then who? Even though the issues we deal with at the SciSelf can potentially help the whole of society, the fact is that only a minority of persons is sufficiently concerned with them and open minded enough to deal with multidimensional reality. So, your help is critical. However, it is a sizable minority that can have a tremendous additive recycling effect, a slice of which is represented in this listserv. That means that there are lots of other students and residents in this town who can benefit from this club. All it takes is a team effort to bring speakers to UF live and through the internet and stimulate personal growth, education, research and practice dealing with a scientific approach to spirituality.
The current presidents of the Science of the Self clubs are preparing a manual for this and future SciSelf branches; and people like me will be there for support.
Karin
(Law) few experiences, high enthusiasm to learn and help, Unity Week
NOMINEES (unconfirmed candidates):
Vince
Herzog (Philosophy & Linguistics) former PhilSoc prez; CD 1,PSY4930, Unity
Week
Tim
Conway (Geophysics) OBEs, CD 1&2; read Projectiology; former SG president,
PSU conf
Colin
Rackleman (Psychology) magician; experimental research interest; PSY 4930
Ashley
Valdes (Psychology, Japanese) consciousness studies vocation; PSY 4930;
Tammy
Lo (graduate student) CD 1, Unity Week, advanced personal exp, learning machine
Elizabeth
Kendall (Microbiology) some experiences, interest in OBE & dreaming
Lily
Kaye (Psychology) wants to lead conference organization; interest clairvoyance;
PSY4930
Chris
Bartak (Psychology) CD 1, PSY 4930, interest in consciousness theory &
experiences
Steve
Weiner (physics) new to subject, wants to learn and help out
Mike
Dimattia (psych, phil) CD 1, talks, insightful, potential leader
Carlos
Pitta (Economics) experiences, CD 1, philosophy, long conversations with Nelson
Rex
Taylor (Computer Engineering) OBEs, experiments
Brandee
Mack (literature) some exp, PSY 4930
Elsa Boycheva (psychology) crisis ctr volunteer; PSY4930; clinical psych;
Executive Board includes these chairpeople:
Webmaster:
helps re-design & maintain SciSelf site
Research Director: oversees SciSelf investigations
Divulgation Director: helps new students find the SciSelf
Conference Director: orchestrates the next big conference
Funding Director: finds mulla & helps treasurer manage budget
Communications Director: assists with tech needs
Education Director: organizes workshops, lectures, discussions
SSN/ICOPS Senators 1 & 2: UF branch representatives for umbrella orgs
Advisory Board (former officers & outstanding
contributors):
Nelson Abreu (founder, P); Fernando Tavares (VP, T); Tim Conway (VP)
Key
benefits of multidimensional self-awareness:
Recall
of the plan of action & relationships established prior to birth
OBE
& energies facilitate healthy recall of past-lives, period between lives
Irrefutable
personal evidence of life after death; overcoming thanatophobia
Encounters
with persons who have passed away; other lucid projectors
Expansion
of self-knowledge and awareness
Experience
of conscious and controlled OBE’s
Enhanced
meditation due to reduced physical restriction
Develop
energetic sensitivity, energetic self-defense and balance
Sense
and unblock chakras & Heighten psychic faculties
Energetic
healing & asepsis (cleansing) of environments & objects
See
the “bigger picture” the “backstage” of evolution: Earth & beyond
Develop
your universalism, cosmoethics, and serenity (integral maturity)
Anonymous
assistance of physical and non-physical persons
Chance to participate in education and research of a cutting-edge science
WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES of the SciSelf Club?
PURPOSE:
Improve
social conditions through maxifraternity, universalism,
altruism,
and libertarian ideas achieved through direct, personal
experience.
TASKS:
To catalyze
the advancement of higher studies of the consciousness
into
mainstream science and society.
To assist
students towards identification and completion of their
existential
tasks, with training in: parapsychism, OBE, retrocognition, etc
To
perform the clarification task (education)
Courses,
workshops, conferences, debates, socio-cultural
events,
articles
Stimulating
experiential and experimental studies
To
contribute to scientific advancement and epistemological
enhancement
by: Research and publications, debate.
To
contribute to others' integral well-being
Preparation
for personal energetic task (PENTA) and other assistance
To
contribute in a multidisciplinary fashion: Health; Physics;
Engineering;
History; Archaeology; Astronomy; Oceanography;
Psychology;
Philosophy; Neuroscience; Biology; Botany; Search &
Rescue;
Paranormal Studies; etc
To support
Florida as an epicenter of consciousness science and
scholarship
with:
Consciousness
Studies Archive; Courses/Degrees; Research/Facilities
HOW CAN WE ACHIVE THAT?
ACTIVITIES:
• Training
members in the basic theory and practice of consciousness
studies,
under the consciential paradigm;
•
Organizing presentations and seminars on conscientiology &
projectiology
to be offered by officers and guest-speakers;
• Promoting
discussions, seminars and debates with the public,
students,
scholars and scientists of conventional and non-
conventional
fields;
•
Organizing cultural, scientific and social events to facilitate
communication
between researchers and the general public on the
subjects of
conscientiology & projectiology;
•
Organizing meetings for members to plan and discuss theorice
(theory and
practice) relating to conscientiological research and
the club's
goals;
• Promoting
social gatherings as a means by which members and others
can
fraternize and exchange ideas and experiences;
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Development of a Consciousness Research Archive / Library
Finding new and better ways
to reach a greater audience and increased membership: Paranormal Fun @ Gator
Nights? LOL hum……
Develop activities for
self-development
Carry out surveys and
interviews at UF for research & publications
Carry out at least 1 group
research project; individual projects
Apply for funding for
research and consciousness studies classes UF
Organize a complete series
of the Consciousness Development Program in 2005.
Organize free public
lectures with local, regional, internet speakers
Send a representative to at
least 1 conference in 2005(present,attend)
Organize 1 conference for
Spring 2006
Collaborate with Center for
Spirituality & Health (Spring 05 Fair)
Plug in to Queens College
meetings (net conferencing)
Digitize recorded audio of
previous events & stream online
Re-design website: Mike
Lydon is heading this up, but peepz can help
Current Membership: 150; Membership goal: 250
Deadline for nomination/candidacy is Tuesday’s meeting.
Election ballot will be emailed. Reply to that email with your vote by following Monday.
Note: only full-time students can vote.