Charles T. Tart, Ph. D. speaks at this October's IANDS Conference in San Diego

Author Charles T. Tart,, Ph. D.,
with permission from IANDS.org

Charles T. Tart will speak at this year's IANDS conference, Saturday,  3:45 - 4:45 pm, October 17. His presentation is titled, "Can We Develop An Evidence-Based Spirituality for the 21st Century?" Go to www.iands.org for conference registration on-line.

One of the only research organizations in the world dedicated to the scientific study of near-death experiences, The International Association for Near Death Studies, IANDS, will sponsor the open-to-the-public conference in San Diego this October 15-17, 2009. Near-death experiencers and researchers will come together to share the truth about so-called "death" and the implications for our lives. The conference title is:  "Transformed in the Light: Helping Humanity with Enhanced Abilities after NDEs."

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Charles T. Tart, Ph.D. (see his home page here... ), a Core Faculty member of the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Palo Alto, is internationally known for his psychological work on the nature of consciousness, particularly altered states of consciousness, and for his research in scientific parapsychology. His two classic books, States of Consciousness (1969) (get the book here... ) and Transpersonal Psychologies: Perspectives on the Mind from Seven Great Spiritual Traditions (1975) (get the book here... ), became widely used texts that were instrumental in allowing these areas to become part of modern psychology.

Professor Tart has been a student of the Japanese martial art of Aikido (in which he holds a black belt), of meditation, of Gurdjieff's work, of Buddhism, and of other psychological and spiritual growth disciplines. His primary goal is to build bridges between the scientific and spiritual communities and to help bring about a refinement and integration of Western and Eastern approaches for knowing the world and for personal and social growth.

Conference Location. The conference will be held at the beautiful Mission Valley Resort, 875 Hotel Circle South, 8-5 Friday and Saturday, with an optional Healing/Arts Day Thursday 10-4, and evening events Friday and Saturday.

Registration information. The cost is $220 for two full days or $120 for one day until October 1 ($240 or $130 at the door). The optional Healing/Arts Day will be a day of energetic healing, psychic and medium readings, an art show, and NDE films for $25 (includes 3 healings/readings). Go to www.iands.org for registration and excellent hotel rates.

“Near Death Experiences” or NDEs were defined in the 1970's by Dr Raymond A. Moody (to read more about Dr. Moody, click here) as an experience that fits one of the following criteria:

 1.The experiences of a person who was resuscitated after having been thought, adjudged, or pronounced clinically dead by their doctors.  Read More.... 

How many people have near-death experiences?  Read the answer here...

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