The Institute of Noetic Sciences 13th International Conference

Our ancestors sat beneath the full moon around a fire and explained the sacredness of life, nature, and spirit through the art of storytelling. Their stories provide the guidelines for inner peace, spiritual education, and communal action. The Aztecs told their stories through poetry that was born from a flowering need to express their soul. In the African Diaspora, myths and stories are housed in the body of cowrie shells, stones, seeds, and bones. When these are cast, the voice of the Divine is heard, and the community contemplates the mysteries of creation, applying to contemporary life the wisdom that emerges.

For participants from 13 to 18

The Pathfinders program offers facilitated group work, art expression, dream-sharing, and presentations by some of our main conference presenters. The program parallels the main conference and will include participation in plenary sessions. This year's program focuses on worldview literacy, educational lessons currently being created and studied by the IONS research department. The program is for young people interested in self-discovery, clarity of life purpose, and creative exploration. Saturday lunch included. The program is facilitated by Luisah Teish and directed by Cathy Coleman. Program details will be available for viewing at the IONS website by March 1, 2009. Fees: by Feb 25—$105; by May 22—$125; after May 22—$150.

All students under 18 must be accompanied to the conference by a parent or guardian. Limited partial scholarships for the main conference may be available for the youth program and for students from 19 to 25. To obtain a scholarship application, please email conference@noetic.org.