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USA
Michael
Lightweaver
Email: Lightweave@aol.com
Birthday, March 6th
Education: M.A. Degree
Occupation: World Service
What is your vision of a world that works for everyone?
It begins with everyone having the basic necessities of life: adequate
food, shelter, clothing, security, personal freedom, opportunity and love. I
consider these to be basic human rights that we all deserve, no matter who
we are or where we live. This must become an unquestionable baseline from
which we operate.
What do you see as the most pressing problems facing the world today?
Our relationship with one another and our relationship with the Earth.
Currently we are a highly predatory species. While we are no longer
cannibals, we still have a cannibal consciousness. We devour & destroy one
another, other species and the Earth in order to meet our own selfish needs
or desires. Our current path is one of self-destruction unless we change
course.
How do you feel these problems could best be solved?
Ultimately we must change our consciousness. We must come to see the
interrelatedness of all things and develop a holistic perspective to
understand that all of our decisions and actions - even our thoughts - have
consequences, both immediate and long term. When we become fully conscious
of the consequences of our individual and collective thoughts, decisions and
actions, we will be paving the road to a new day on planet Earth.
Profile:
Although I am the director of the Institute, I will always be a student,
endeavoring to gain a deeper understanding of human consciousness and the
nature of reality.
From the earliest times as a child, growing up in a small town in Kentucky,
USA, I remember that I saw the world very differently than my family and
friends. From the beginning I had a global perspective that was not limited
by the national, religious or ethnic boundaries that others had created to
define themselves and deny their Oneness. This made me different and even
"strange" to small town thinking. It wasn't until college that I discovered
others who shared my worldview, and it wasn't until much later that I also
came to see how my thoughts and attitude created my reality. Along the way,
I came to realize that these understandings were as ancient as they were
profound.
I have a passion for sharing with others the ideas that have had such a
profound affect on my own life. These ideas were survival tools for me when
I had reached a very critical point much earlier in life. They became
stepping stones that have brought me to where I am today and the sense of
fulfillment and appreciation that I experience on a daily basis.
Having raised a large family, with whom I am still very close, I now live in
the mountains, adjacent to the national forest near Asheville, North
Carolina, USA. Here I operate a small retreat center called Mountain Light
Sanctuary (www.mtnlightsanctuary.com)
which offers guests an opportunity to get away from the hustle and bustle of
the city and reconnect with the sustaining power of nature.
I lead a simple life that is close to nature. In the winter I heat with wood
from the forest, our my water comes from a spring on the mountainside. I
dont have a TV and cell phones don't work here. And, yet, with the
internet, I am in daily contact with friends and students from all over the
world.
It is a continual joy to share the Sanctuary & my deep love for nature with
visiting guests and my passion for personal empowerment & planetary
transformation with the students of the Institute.
Books Completed:
- As A Man Thinketh
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull
- Awaken The Giant Within
- The Magic Of Thinking Big
- Change Your Mind, Change Your Life
- Pulling Your Own Strings
- Psycho-Cybernetics 2000
- Your Sacred Self
- Success Through Positive Mental Attitude
- The Law Of Attraction
- Goal Setting 101
- What To Say When You Talk To Yourself
- Goal Mapping
- The Power Of Intention
- Real Magic
- Non-Violent Communication
- Leadership For Dummies
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