Evolution of Consciousness
Authors
Joseph Campbell
Ken Wilbur
Deepak Chopra
Caroline Myss
Andrew Cohen
Thich Naht Hahn
Anthony DeMello
Barbara Marx Hubbard
Websites
Books
Conscious Evolution, Barbara Marx Hubbard
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Songs
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Movies
Invictus
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Friday, April 16, 2010
or
Friday, October 1, 2010
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Educational Objectives
This workshop will give you an overview of the evolution of consciousness as manifested in creation and humanity from the Big Bang to the present. You will be provided with a comprehensive map within which to understand human development of consciousness in world cultures and societies as replicated in any individual life.
We will explore the different stages and states of consciousness and identify markers of each stage and state in order to more accurately assess where we and our clients are on the journey. We will learn what specific mind, body and spirit practices are applicable to each stage and state in order to facilitate awakening to our greatest potential.
Never before has it been this imperative for humanity to evolve as quickly as possible. Without a radical change of heart, greater consciousness and more awareness, individuals live impoverished lives and humanity is in grave danger of destroying itself and its environment. This workshop is designed to help you as a professional evolve personally and to be of service to a suffering world with greater breadth of knowledge and insight.
Expected Outcomes
What You Will Learn:
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✦A broad and holistic map of the Evolution of Consciousness in Humankind as a species
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✦To understand how this evolution is replicated in the lifespan of an individual from archaic consciousness, to ego consciousness, to enlightened states
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✦To identify observable behavioral markers of each stage, and understand how people can be at different stages and states at any one time in their life
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✦To conceptualize and treat psychopathology from an evolution of consciousness perspective in order to facilitate more effective and appropriate interventions based on a person’s level of conscious development
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✦How to apply the map in your own work with clients as well as in your own personal cognitive, emotional and spiritual development
Outline of Topics Covered
Mapping the Evolution of Consciousness
Who are we? Why are we here? Where are we going?
What is Consciousness?
Ken Wilber’s Integral Model
Sri Aurobindo’s Levels of Consciousness
Brian Swimme’s Universe Story
Mystics of the Major Religions
Psychological Models of Human Development - Piaget, Erickson, Maslow, Jung
Stages and States of Consciousness in the Individual Lifespan
What is meant by stages and states?
Archaic Consciousness: Infancy
Magical Consciousness: Childhood
Mythic Consciousness: Pre-Adolescents
Rational Consciousness: Teenagers/Young Adult
Vision-Logic Consciousness: The Creative Adult
Psychic-Intuitive/Transpersonal Consciousness
Subtle Consciousness
Causal Consciousness
Unitive Consciousness/Enlightenment State
Working with Stages and States of Consciousness in Therapy
Assessment: Identifying behavioral, cognitive, emotional and spiritual markers for each stage and state
Treatment: Psychological and spiritual practices for each stage and state:
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-The developmental tasks of separation and connection in infancy and childhood
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-Successful ego development in the teenager and young adult
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-Transcending ego: the task of middle adulthood and old age
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-Practices at the higher levels of consciousness: mindfulness, meditation, intuition and unitive thought, compassion and wisdom, ritual, dance, mandala, archetypes, dream analysis
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-Facilitating higher levels of consciousness: working with transition points
Case Studies
Schedule (6 hours of instruction)
8:00 Registration and CEU Check-In*
8:30 Program Begins
10-10:15 Break
12:00-1:00 Lunch (on your own)
2:30-2:45 Break
4:00 Program Ends and CEU Certificates Issued
*This program has been approved by the Minnesota Board of Psychology for 6.0 continuing education hours. A list of participants attending for CEU credit will be sent to the Minnesota Board of Psychology.
Targeted Participants: Professionals including psychologists, social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists, educators, coaches, spiritual directors.
Registration Form
Evolution of Consciousness Seminar (check one)
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Friday, April 16, 2010: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, or -
Friday, October 1, 2010: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Walk-ins are welcome but admission cannot be guaranteed. Call for space availability if registering within one week of seminar.
Individual: $139 (early registration - 2 weeks early)
$159 (standard tuition)
2 or more: $129 (early registration - 2 weeks early)
$149 (standard tuition)
To register: make check payable to “Aslan Institute” and mail together with registration form to Eloise Erasmus, Aslan Institute, 4141 Old Sibley Memorial Hwy, Eagan, MN 55122
Registrant Information:
Name: Address: Phone: Email:
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Please check if a certificate of attendance is requested.
Lyndall Johnson is the president and founder of the Aslan Institute where she practices as a licensed psychologist. She is a writer, speaker and facilitator. She has degrees in psychology and sociology from the University of South Africa and a Masters degree in Psychology from the University of Pepperdine in California. She has worked with ethnically and culturally diverse communities in creating dialogue, reconciliation and cooperation. She has worked in Africa doing grass roots community development in the areas of physical, social, political and economic development. Lyndall has extensive experience teaching and facilitating spirituality and the evolution of consciousness around the world.
Dr. Eloise Erasmus has a Ph.D. in Psychology from New School University in New York and an M.A. in Culture & Spirituality from the Sophia Center in California. Her research includes the Evolution of Consciousness from the perspective of Buddhist metaphysics and quantum theory. Dr. Erasmus taught courses on stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination at Eugene Lange College in New York and has worked as a consultant on a UNICEF project in Malaysia to develop a training manual for professionals working with families experiencing trauma after natural disasters. Dr. Erasmus works as a psychotherapist at Aslan Institute. She is passionate about promoting awareness and compassion in individuals and social justice in the world by treating and honoring the whole person.
For more information contact:
Lyndall Johnson at lyndallj@aslaninst.com
651-686-8818 ext 306
Eloise Erasmus at eloisee@aslaninst.com
651-686-8818 ext 401