Hi TOKers,

I want to express my gratitude and excitement about being a part of this immersive and timely experience.  All of the talks that were given enhanced my understanding of self, other, and the current situation in which we find ourselves.  

The felt harmony between personalities, visions, and ideas was certainly reflective of the effort that Gregg and Andee put into conceptualizing and organizing the conference.  For me, it was transformative and orienting.  Thank you for lighting this particular beacon!

As for the article that Waldemar sent from the New Yorker about dreams, consciousness, and V.R., I can say that it is an excellent representation of the current consciousness dilemmas that V.R. brings to the table, and perhaps justifies the urgency with which aware individuals will long for ways to “reality test.”

It is also an accurate description of how easy it is to become lost in the personal and collective unconscious, and yet how essential the familiarity with such situations is if we are to gain a productive consensus on sustainable mental health processes.

In the words of Trungpa Rinponche, the interesting thing about being fully in the present situation is that there is “no body there.”

Looking forward to exchanging articles, ideas, and the  future directions that will unfold.

Peace...

Chance 

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On Apr 16, 2018, at 10:31 AM, Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

From Waldemar Schmidt:

 

Dear TOK Society members:

 

The conference was spectacular.

 

I have something to share and to which I draw the attention of Chance.

This was sent to me by my daughter, a fine artist.

I believe you’ll find it interesting, particularly in light of presentations at the conference and especially Chance’s.

 

Here it is:

 

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/02/are-we-already-living-in-virtual-reality

 

Best regards,

 

Waldemar

 

 

Waldemar A Schmidt, PhD, MD
(Perseveret et Percipiunt)
503.631.8044

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. (A Einstein)

 

 

 

 



On Apr 9, 2018, at 8:15 AM, Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

 

Hi TOK Presenters,

 

I am writing to confirm that we are getting things squared away for the TOK conference. As I have mentioned we are all set up for PC Power Point presentations. Let me know if you need something other than that (MAC or need to connect to the internet or need audio-visual aids). If you have your presentations ready in advance of your talk, you can email them to me, and I will place them on the computer. If not, please bring a thumb drive with the presentations on them. If you have handouts that you would like to be included in the folders participants will be receiving, please let me know now and then send those to me ASAP.

 

In terms of the schedule, I am planning on heading over to the Hampton Inn on Thursday with my van. I will definitely be there by noon, but may swing by earlier. I will let you know.

 

At the Hampton Inn, I plan on meeting up with: Waldemar, John, Joe, Steve Q., Chance, and (probably) Nancy. We will then drive over to the Madison Grille for lunch at 12:30 pm. That will go to about 2:00 pm, at which point we will head over to the conference in Madison Hall. We will then hang out in a large meeting room for conversation and move over to the conference room for the presentations at 3:00 pm. There will be approximately 25 people there.

 

Blaine, Steve K., and Dave P will find their way to the conference room (Dave, I assume you can get there; Steve K and Blaine, you should have received parking information).

 

At around 7:00ish, we will wrap up and head over to Clementine’s and then back to the hotel after dinner.

 

Frank, you are slotted to arrive Friday morning, and you too should have received parking information about that.

 

If there are any questions or any other needs or concerns, please let me know.


Best,
Gregg

 

PS If anyone needs my cell phone, it is 540 292-1383

 

PPS Although I do not think you will need them, I am attaching the maps/conference info if for any reason you need them.

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Gregg Henriques, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Graduate Psychology
216 Johnston Hall
MSC 7401
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
(540) 568-7857 (phone)
(540) 568-4747 (fax)


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