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THE THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL SSF-IIIHS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Hotel Delta Centre-Ville • 777 University St. • Montreal, Quebec, Canada • June 26 to July 5, 2009
Toward the Co-Creation
of a Better World in Science,
Spirituality, and
the Human Psyche
}Exploring Models for a New
Humanity in a Transformed
Earth
}Contemplating the Unfolding
Drama of a Creative and Evolutionary
Consciousness
within the human psyche,
and all living things
}From Mother Earth to the
planets, the stars, and
beyond death
Creating Inner Peace for
Achieving Outer Peace
he Int’l Institute of Integral Human Sciences
T (IIIHS) is a non-governmental organization affiliated
with the United Nations Department of Public
Information, for the promotion of global inter-religious
and intercultural understanding, and for the convergence
of science, spirituality, & universal human values.
he Spiritual Science Fellowship of Canada (SSF)
T is an interfaith member unit of the International
Council of Community Churches, affiliated with the
World Council of Churches, Geneva, offering spiritual
services and educational programs to persons of all
traditions.
The ICCC
Co-Sponsors
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New Dates: June 26 to July 5, 2009
International Conference I, June 26 to June 28 • International College Week, June 29 to July 3
International Conference II, July 3 to July 5
SSF-IIIHS Townhouse Centre • 1974 de Maisonneuve West • Montreal, QC H3H 1K5
Tel.: (514) 937-8359 (Mon. to Fri., 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.) • Fax: (514) 937-5380
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Traduction simultanée en français, 26 – 28 juin
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SSF-IIIHS International Conference 2009 • Welcome
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A MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDER-PRESIDENT IIIHS FOR 2009
SSF-IIIHS Founders
IIIHS Founder
Fr. John Rossner, PhD, DSc, DLitt
Fr. John is Founder/President of the
IIIHS (a UN DPI/NGO), Emeritus
Professor of Religion (History of
Religion & Culture), Concordia
University, Montreal, QC, Anglican
priest, author, Abbot-General of the
Ecumenical Order of the Transfiguration,
the Conceptualizer of IIIHS
Conferences, and coordinator of
programs and panel discussions.
C1-S2; C1-S5; C2-S5
In the midst of severe challenges we face on earth today,
many would say that there shines a new light,
for those who have the eyes to see and the ears to
hear.
Today, future sciences of consciousness & healing converge
with the sublime insights of mystics, saints,
and sages of many ancient religious and cultural traditions
of the world, East & West. This year, we shall
hear again from pioneers in the natural sciences, social
sciences, arts, medicine, psychiatry, and comparative
religion dealing with this issue. They will focus
on impressions of a timeless awareness of a sublime,
inner, guiding light, experienced by many, in various
traditions throughout history.
“The Light shines in the darkness; but the
darkness can neither comprehend it, nor put
it out. This is the true Light which gives light
to every person coming into the world.”
N.T., John 1
“Giver of Immortal Gladness, Lead Us to the
Light of Day.”
Ludwig van Beethoven
Chorus, Ninth Symphony, Opus 125
“Lead Kindly, Light. Lead Thou Me On.”
John Henry Cardinal Newman
Prof. Marilyn Rossner, EdD, PhD
VP/co-founder, IIIHS; founder/pres.,
SSF • Marilyn has been on the faculties
of McGill & Concordia Universities,
and is a retired professor
of special care counselling at Vanier
College, Montreal. She is an awardwinning
children’s behaviour therapist,
a world-renowned intuitive, an
interfaith minister (ICCC), and the
Organizer of IIIHS Conferences.
C1-S4; CW-S9
SSF Founder
Science and spirituality, faith and reason, plus intuition,
urgently need each other to create a truly human
and graceful existence. The ideas that religion
can do without science, or that science can do without
spirituality & ethics, or that reason can survive
without intuition, have presented us with a potentially
disastrous illusion at this point in human history.
Millions throughout history have said that they have
experienced a sublime, eternal, and powerful inner
light shining in the darkness for those who will welcome
it with faith and confidence. That inner light is
experienced as a source of joy, healing, and creativity,
which allows one to thrive in the midst of darkness.
The International Institute
A “United Nations” of Future Science • A Global Village
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SSF-IIIHS International Conference 2009 • Welcome
IIIHS International Conference!
The message from such personal experiences
throughout history is fairly universal: that we can rise
again from the potential cosmic disasters we have created.
Come and explore with us what some leading
thinkers from diverse religious, scientific, and cultural
traditions have experienced as a way ahead toward
restoration and healing.
In this international conference, you will learn about
the way and times when both new sciences and the
world’s religious traditions have contributed to, and
reinforced each other’s development of positive insights
and values. It is our belief that we have entered
into a time when this is happening again, for
“After the Darkness, Dawns a New Light.”
AMONG SPECIAL TOPICS FOR 2009
Fr. John Rossner, OTr, PhD, DSc, DLitt
Quantum Space-Time Travel & Cosmic Explorations
(Could this be a clue to the riddle of Spirit and Space
phenomena?)
Emerging new models of the Body, Mind, and Spirit
Paradox … suggesting future human potentials waiting
to be developed
The New Physics of Music Therapy and Energy Medicine
including Touch Therapy and Vibrational Healing
today
… plus many more themes and topics presented by
pioneers in new sciences of consciousness and healing,
and in religious experience research with …
IIIHS REGULAR FACULTY & GUEST FACULTY FOR 2009
… with seminal insights and research bridging science,
spirituality, and culture today
We are inviting many of last year’s outstanding
speakers, as well as new presenters.
Please help us by pre-registering early for extra discounts
in this truly new and exciting program!
World Leaders: Our Choice
Rev. Michael Livingston
Rev. Michael is the Exec. Dir. of the
International Council of Community
Churches, and past Pres. of
the National Council of Churches,
USA. He is a Presbyterian minister
and former Campus Pastor/Director
of the Chapel at Princeton Theological
Seminary. His focus is the
relevance of Christian social ethics
to contemporary world issues.
C1-S5
Elaine Valdov, PhD
Dr. Valdov is a NYC psychotherapist,
former Chair (current Co-Chair) of
the UN DPI/NGO Executive Committee,
and founder of its “Outreach
Project for a Culture of Peace.” She
currently instructs potential leaders
worldwide on “Becoming a UN Ambassador
for Peace: Relating Human
Spirituality and Values to Vital Issues
for Healing the World Today.”
C1-S1; CW-S3 (Prelude); CW-S5
of Integral Human Sciences
Laboratory for Ancient Insights and Modern Discoveries
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SSF-IIIHS International Conference 2009 • Schedule
International Conference I Schedule
FRIDAY
June 26
Conference I
Session 1
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Presiding:
Fr. John Rossner, PhD
M. & J. Rossner
Valdov
Phúc
• Opening Ceremonies
• Entrance accompanied by bagpipes
• Music: Francine Jarry, singer and songwriter
• Welcome to the 34th SSF-IIIHS International Conference: Prof. Marilyn
Rossner, PhD, EdD, Pres., SSF
• Conference Introduction: Prof. John Rossner, PhD, DSc, DLitt, Pres., IIIHS
“The Key to the Dawn of a New Light is the Flame of Forgiveness”
• A Presentation on UN Ambassadors for Peace Initiatives: Elaine Valdov, PhD,
UN DPI/NGO Exec. Comm. Past Chair and Co-Chair
• Phan Thi Kim Phúc, Keynote Speaker: “Coming Through the Fire” (Lecture)
In 1972, a little girl in Vietnam made world news when she was photographed,
arms outstretched, running naked from her village during a napalm attack. Nineyear-old
Kim suffered such severe burns that she needed 14 months in hospital
and 17 operations to recover. In 1996, while speaking at the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial on Veterans Day, she was introduced to a former airman involved in
the napalm bombing of her village and publicly offered him her forgiveness.
Since that time, she has dedicated her life to promoting peace and in 1997,
founded the Kim Phuc Foundation International in Chicago. She resides in Ontario
with her husband and two sons, Thomas and Stephen.
POSTLUDE: 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. • A Concert with renowned musician Robert Haig
Coxon, celebrating, “After the Darkness, Dawns a New Light”
SATURDAY
June 27
Conference I
Session 2
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Moderator:
Madan Bali, PhD
Kitei Blackburn
Rossner
PRELUDE: 8:30 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. • Relaxation & Meditation led by Sri Madan Bali, PhD,
master teacher and scholar in the Vedanta tradition of India, and founder of Yoga Bliss
• Zacciah Blackburn: “Peace Ceremony: Creating a Special Intentional Healing
Through Sound” (1 hr)
Zacciah is a gifted intuitive, teacher, and “sound healer,” trained in classical
healing, shamanic traditions, and sacred sound cultures. He utilises sound
coupled with sacred intention as a therapeutic tool in mystical settings for
personal healing and transformation. He works towards global peace, “infusing
children’s lives with the rightness and elegance of world music, and exploring
what it means to live more fully and consistently.”
• Lynne Kitei, MD: “Unearthly Lights in Earth’s Space: Coincidence or Communication?”
(1½ hrs)
Dr. Kitei has been investigating the Phoenix Lights UFO phenomena meticulously
since the event in 1997. For the first time, she will present 3D visualizations
“revealing multiple craft and multiple anomalous phenomena,” witnessed
over many hours during the statewide incident. New statements by a police operator,
a commercial airline pilot, a former governor, and Astronaut Dr. Edgar
Mitchell, verifying the sightings as “unearthly” will be presented.
• Fr. John Rossner, OTr, PhD:“The Earth and the Worlds of Spirit and Space: Human
Beings as the Bridge Between Them” — The Perennial Philosophy (½ hr)
Fr. John, Emeritus Professor of Religion (History of Religion & Culture), Concordia
Univ., is the IIIHS founder and conference conceptualizer.
OPTION: 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. • First VIP Speakers Luncheon (extra registration)
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SSF-IIIHS International Conference 2009 • Schedule
SATURDAY
June 27
Conference I
Session 3
2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Moderator:
Elaine Valdov, PhD
Powell
Macy
Morton
PRELUDE: 1:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. • Music with Francine Jarry, vocalist, guitarist, &
songwriter who creates very special music based on spiritual & universal principles.
• Diane Hennacy Powell, MD: “The Mobius Mind” — A revolutionary model for
understanding the potentials of human consciousness in extraordinary people and
in the “savant” syndrome (1½ hrs)
Dr. Powell is the Director of Research of the John E. Mack Institute. She has
been on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School and was a member of a parttime
think tank on consciousness at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, CA.
• Mark Macy, PhD: “Our Ancient Heritage and Paradise Destiny: Life in the Spiritual
World” — A PowerPoint presentation with group discussion (1 hr)
Mark Macy is a pioneer researcher in “Instrumental Transcommunication” (ITC),
the use of technology to contact spirit realms. He is the author of Spirit Faces:
Truth About the Afterlife; Miracles in the Storm; and The Project: The Past,
Present, and Future of Humanity.
• Sean David Morton, PhD: “The Tomorrow Country: Beyond 2012 AD” — The
road to 2012 AD … the old foundations dissolve like shifting sands and time
itself becomes the foundation of a new world (1 hr)
Dr. Morton is a natural psychic, remote viewer, TV/film investigative reporter, and
“UFO contactee researcher.” Once an advisor to a Star Trek production, he has
been dubbed “America’s Prophet” for his accurate predictions of world events.
SATURDAY
June 27
Conference I
Session 4
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Moderator:
Fadel Behman, PhD
O’Leary
Gibson
PRELUDE: 7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. • Music with Craig Sim Webb, dream consciousness
awareness researcher; composer; performer; intercultural music circle leader
• Astronaut Brian O’Leary, PhD: “An Introduction to the Energy-Solution Revolution:
Understanding the Earth-Transforming Source of Free Energy from Space” — by
the former NASA astronaut originally selected for the first manned voyage to
Mars, which was eventually cancelled (1 hr)
Dr. O’Leary writes extensively about new paradigms of science and global transformation.
His most recent books, Re-Inheriting the Earth and The Energy Solution
Revolution, show his passion for the environment, and openness to innovative
scientific solutions for new energy sources that will soon be within reach.
• Mitchell Gibson, MD: “Introduction: Removing Negative Energies” — Understanding
the reality of negative energies that can cause ill health and chaos (1 hr)
Dr. Gibson is a forensic psychiatrist and diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry
and Neurology and the American Board of Forensic Examiners.
OPTION: 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. • Personal Messages and World Predictions with
Marilyn Zwaig Rossner, EdD, PhD (extra registration)
SUNDAY
June 28
Conference I
Session 5
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Moderator:
Fr. John Rossner, OTr
Livingston
Haqq
PRELUDE: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. • A Celebration of the Creation Liturgy composed
by Teilhard de Chardin, with Abbot John Rossner, OTr, and Guest Concelebrants
• PANEL DISCUSSION: “Reconciling Science with Spirituality & Transformative
Mystical Experiences in the World’s Religions, East and West” (2 hrs)
Brief addresses and discussion with spiritual leaders & scholars including Rev.
Michael Livingston, Exec. Dir. of the International Council of Community
Churches, and past Pres. of the National Council of Churches, USA; Swami
Swaroopananda, Yoga-Vedanta Acharaya and scholar in Judaica, Kabbalistic
wisdom, and comparative mysticism; Shaykh Abdul Haqq, distinguished
Naqshbandi-Sufi leader and scholar; Fr. John Rossner, Founder/President of the
IIIHS, Emeritus Prof. of Religion (History of Religion & Culture), Concordia U.,
Anglican priest, and author; and guest panellists
Swaroopananda
Rossner
OPTION: 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. • 34th Annual SSF-IIIHS Int’l Conference Luncheon (extra
registration)
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SSF-IIIHS International Conference 2009 • Schedule
SUNDAY
June 28
Conference I
Session 6
2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Moderator:
Fadel Behman, PhD
Moody
Rocha
Kimmel
Campbell
PRELUDE: 1:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. • Music with Jacques Gravel, bass trombonist with a
flair for the experimental and a penchant for acoustic sounds
• Raymond Moody, MD, PhD: “Timeless Reflections, Insights and Perceptions of Reality,
Life, Death and the Afterlife” (1 hr)
Dr. Moody, one of the great seminal thinkers, is a celebrated psychiatrist, scholar
in classical antiquities, and best-selling author of Life-After-Life as well as numerous
other popular and scholarly works in the field of “Near-Death-
Experiences.”
• Cairo Rocha, PhD, OMD: “Healing with Vibrant Hands: Mudras” — How the body,
mind, and spirit are affected by the movements of our hands (1 hr)
A Brazilian-born researcher, acupuncturist, and doctor of Oriental Medicine, Dr.
Rocha explores the link between our emotions, our bodies, and our minds. Learn
“how our biological mechanisms deal with specific feelings and affect one or
more of our internal organs for detecting early signs of disease and improving
overall well-being.”
• Mark Kimmel: “Birthing a New Civilization” (1 hr)
Mark Kimmel, author of Trillion; Decimal; and Creating the Cosmic Paradigm,
holds degrees in engineering, marketing, finance, and psychology. In his talk, he
describes new paradigms and the spectrum of reality including ET messages and
remote viewing, and their effects in religion, science, technology, media and the
environment. He encourages us to replace fear with the joys of a transitioned
Earth in order to discover who we really are.
• Don Campbell, PhD “Healing with Sound and Science: New Research in Sound,
Music, and Health” (1 hr)
A leading world authority on the transformative power of music and listening, Dr.
Campbell is a musician, teacher, and author of 21 books, including The Harmony
of Health; Music: Physician for Times to Come; and the best-seller The
Mozart Effect®.
SUNDAY
June 28
Conference I
Session 7
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Presiding:
Rev. Dr. Marilyn Rossner
Livingston Rossner
Rossner
PRELUDE: 7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. • Music with Sr. Leona Hartman, OTr, organist, pianist,
and composer
• SSF Annual Festival Interfaith Service and Awards (2 hrs)
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Procession of Representatives of World Religions
Invocation / Call to Worship / Meditation: Dr. Marilyn Rossner, EdD, PhD,
President, SSF
Conference Summary: Fr. John Rossner, OTr, PhD, President, IIIHS
Commissioning & Ordination of SSF Interfaith Ministers: Dr. Marilyn Rossner,
EdD, PhD, with Rev. Michael Livingston, Executive Director, ICCC
End of International Conference I. International College Week begins Monday, June 29, at 10:00 a.m.
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SSF-IIIHS International Conference 2009 • Schedule
International College Week Schedule
MONDAY
June 29
College Week
Session 1
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Moderators:
a) Fadel Behman, PhD
b) Mark Macy, PhD
c) Elaine Valdov, PhD
Campbell
Moody
Powell
PRELUDE: 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. • Meditation led by Marilyn Rossner, PhD, EdD, followed
by Int’l College Orientation, Enquiries, and Information Meeting with Dr. Rossner
a*) Don Campbell, PhD: “Healing with the Voice” — Part one of two (Workshop:
2 hrs)
The musician, teacher, and author of The Mozart Effect® presents the first installment
of a two-part workshop.
b*) Raymond Moody, MD, PhD: “Transcendent Experiences of Dying” — Part one of
two (Workshop: 2 hrs)
The author of “Life After Life” and numerous other works on the afterlife presents
an overview of the various phenomenology of near-death experiences and
other extraordinary events of the dying process.
c*) Diane Powell, MD: “Revising our Understanding of Consciousness and its Potential”
(Workshop: 2 hrs)
Dr. Powell, Director of Research at the John E. Mack Institute, offers a workshop
on new solutions to the world’s mounting problems.
College Week
Session 2
2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
a*) Don Campbell, PhD: “Healing with the Voice” — Part two of two (Workshop:
4 hrs) (See College Week, Session 1a, above)
b*) Raymond Moody, MD, PhD: “Transcendent Experiences of Dying” — Part two of
two (Workshop: 4 hrs) (See College Week, Session 1b, above)
MONDAY
June 29
Moderators:
a) Fadel Behman, PhD
b) Mark Macy, PhD
c) Madan Bali, PhD
d) Rev. Joyce Liechenstein
Brown
c*) Courtney Brown, PhD: “Remote Viewing and Time” (Workshop: 4 hrs)
Dr. Brown is a respected scholar, writer, lecturer, and university professor in academia
& science who has pioneered research into anomalistic consciousness. His
recent book, Remote Viewing: The Science and Theory of Nonphysical Perception,
exams the remote-viewing phenomenon, particularly procedures derivative of
US government-funded research. This work has helped to initiate new debates in
quantum and relativistic physics. He also specializes in the application of nonlinear
mathematical models to social & political phenomena.
Miller
d*) Meredith Miller: “Exploring Visionary Art” (Workshop: 4 hrs)
The wife of astronaut Dr. Brian O’Leary, a creative-art-design genius, presents a
visually exciting workshop that includes buildings for a mountainside spiritual
retreat centre embodying the magical allure of spiritual worlds.
MONDAY
June 29
College Week
Session 3
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Moderators:
a) Elaine Valdov, PhD
b) Gilles Bédard
Mullany
Gilliland
PRELUDE: 7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. • Musical Presentation by Elaine Valdov, PhD, pianist
and vocalist
a*) James Mullaney: “Our Cosmic Destiny: Return to the Stars” (Lecture: 2 hrs)
A leading American astronomer and Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
of London presents an illustrated lecture. View amazing astronomical systems of
light that illumine outer space. Listen to inspiring music and the words of leading
astronomers and mentors of future sciences describing the likelihood of intelligent
life filling the “spaces of the heavens.”
b*) James Gilliland: “A Spiritual Journey: UFO Visitations; Channelling by Psychics
and Saints in the World’s Mystical Traditions” (Lecture: 2 hrs)
James is an author, teacher, ufologist, spiritual counsellor, energetic healer and
the founder of Enlightened Contact with Extraterrestrial Intelligence (ECETI).
He studied six years of yoga and has received “The Teaching of the Inner
Christ” and the “Rigdzin Norbu” (Jewel of Pure Awareness) certificates.
* Simultaneous presentations: select a or b or c or d
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SSF-IIIHS International Conference 2009 • Schedule
TUESDAY
June 30
TUESDAY
June 30
College Week
Session 4
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Moderators:
a) Cheryl Lam
b) Fadel Behman, PhD
c) James Gilliland
d) Elaine Valdov, PhD
College Week
Session 5
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Moderators:
a) Cheryl Lam
b) James Gilliland
c) Madan Bali, PhD
d) Fadel Behman, PhD
Gibson
Brown
Kimmel
Valdovr Macy
Mullany
O’Leary
PRELUDE: 8:30 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. • Meditation led by Jacques Gravel, bass trombonist,
plays gentle, original music for meditation
a*) Mitchell Gibson, MD: “Methods for Identifying and Removing Negative Energies
That Can Cause Ill Health and Chaos” — Part one of two (Workshop: 3 hrs)
Dr. Gibson is a forensic psychiatrist and diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry
and Neurology and the American Board of Forensic Examiners. In this
workshop, he expounds on the concept of Negative Energy introduced in his
lecture (See Conference I, Session 4), and offers practical experience in dealing
with it.
b*) Courtney Brown, PhD: “Experiments with Multiple Universes Using Remote
Viewing" (Workshop: 3 hrs)
The respected scholar, writer, lecturer, and university professor in academia &
science tells us that fascinating, recent experiments in remote viewing have
shown possible future conditions of exact target locations. Remote viewing may
also pick up information about the past, including such factors as climate
change and spirituality, at the target locations.
c*) Mark Kimmel: “Cosmic Paradigm: The Spectrum of Reality Derived From the
Study of UFO and ET Phenomena, and the Issues Surrounding Such Subjects”
(Workshop: 3 hrs)
Mark Kimmel, the founder of the Cosmic Paradigm Network, melds his research
into a Vision for the Future, which includes conceptions of “ET phenomena,”
for religion, science, technology, and the psychology of human societies
today.
d*) Astronaut Brian O’Leary, PhD: “An Energy-Solution Revolution: A Space-Age
Answer” (Workshop: 3 hrs)
Dr. O’Leary, ex-NASA astronaut, author, and peace activist, takes us deeper
into innovative scientific solutions for new energy sources introduced in his lecture
(See Conference I, Session 4).
a*) Mitchell Gibson, MD: “Methods for Identifying and Removing Negative Energies
That Can Cause Ill Health and Chaos” — Part two of two (Workshop: 3 hrs)
(See College Week, Session 4a, above)
b*) James Mullaney: “Our Cosmic Destiny” (Workshop: 3 hrs)
James has celebrated the universe and observed “the wonder of the heavens”
for over 50 years. He is a leading American astronomer and Fellow of the Royal
Astronomical Society of London, and was one of the contributors to Carl
Sagan’s award-winning Cosmos PBS series. In this workshop he elaborates on
ideas and observations presented in his lecture (See College Week, Session 3).
c*) Mark Macy, PhD: “Spirit Faces” — Amazing research into electronic communication
with the dead from over a century of research by leading scientists and
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inventors of the 19 and 20 Centuries (Workshop: 3 hrs)
Mark Macy is a pioneer researcher in “Instrumental Transcommunication”
(ITC), the use of technology to contact spirit realms. He is the award-winning
author of Spirit Faces: Truth About the Afterlife; Miracles in the Storm; and
The Project: The Past, Present, and Future of Humanity. This workshop is
filled with astonishing examples of his work.
d*) Elaine Valdov, PhD: “A United Nations Peace Ambassador” (Workshop: 3 hrs)
Dr. Valdov is a peace and human rights activist, conflict resolution specialist,
psychotherapist, former Chair (current Co-Chair) of the UN DPI/NGO Executive
Committee and founder of its Outreach Project for a Culture of Peace. In this
workshop, she illustrates how you can participate in the global peace-building
efforts of this body and in fulfilling United Nations’ Millennium Development
Goals.
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SSF-IIIHS International Conference 2009 • Schedule
TUESDAY
June 30
College Week
Session 6
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Moderators:
a) Cairo Rocha, PhD
b) Rev. Lucille Rosen
c) Rev. Bibiane Lyman
d) Cheryl Lam
Cottrell
English
McSween
Blackburn
a*) Zacciah Blackburn: “Transfiguration: Embodying the New Consciousness” —
featuring Sacred Sound Transmissions for the “Ascension into Christed states
of being” (2 hrs)
Zacciah is a gifted intuitive, teacher, and “sound healer,” trained in classical
healing, shamanic traditions, and sacred sound cultures. In this presentation,
he shows us how to awaken our true nature, to hold and sustain illuminated
realities, and to heal and alter consciousness at core levels of our being: personal,
planetary, ancestral, and cellular.
b*) Rev. Jennifer McSween, OMC, MSc: “Steps for Living a Fully Functional and Authentic
Life” — by a master teacher of A Course in Miracles® (2 hrs)
Rev. Jennifer is an ordained Metaphysical Minister, an associate of the International
Metaphysical Ministry, and an ordained Ministerial Counsellor of Pathways
of Light.
c*) John English: “Navigating Crises with Power and Light” (2 hrs)
John is a researcher and international speaker on shamanic lore and native
mystical traditions. He is the author of The Shift: An Awakening; Energetic
Tools for an Energetic Universe; and, soon to be released, The Little Book on
Relationship: How to Guide Your Life with Meaning, Purpose and Power.
d*) Douglas James Cottrell, a.k.a.“Canada’s Edgar Cayce”: “Deep Trance Meditation:
Intuitive Descriptions of Human Issues and Conditions” (2 hrs)
Douglas has been a gifted spiritual healer, mystic, and intuitive researcher for over
25 years. He is best known for his intuitive ability to accurately describe health
conditions and remedies while in a state of Deep Trance Meditation (DTM).
POSTLUDE: 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. • Join Rev. Irène Gareau for, “How to Receive
Personal Proof of Life After Death” — through Communication with Departed Loved
Ones and having Confidence to go to Heaven after we Die
WEDNESDAY
July 1
College Week
Session 7
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Moderators:
a) André Chevalier, LM
b) Mikel Lizarralde
c) Cheryl Lam
d) Fadel Behman, PhD
Swaine
Cottrell
Rocha
Bedard
PRELUDE: 8:30 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. • Meditation led by André Chevalier, gifted student of
the SSF’s Dr. Marilyn Rossner and author of two books on life-after-death
a*) Mary Swaine, BA, ND, PMIAC: “The Importance of Group Energy and Healing”
(3 hrs)
Mary Swaine is a doctor of naturopathy, certified psychotherapist, colour and
sound therapist, herbal therapist, hypnotherapist, reflexologist, massage therapist,
creative therapist, intuitive radionician and cell memory therapist. She
practises at the Queen Elizabeth Health Complex in Montreal and teaches
courses, workshops and professional training programs in North America, Europe,
Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
b*) Douglas James Cottrell, a.k.a.“Canada’s Edgar Cayce”: “Contacting the Divine
Within: Using Your Spiritual (Psychic) Abilities” (Workshop: 3 hrs)
Douglas, a gifted spiritual healer, mystic, and intuitive researcher, shows you
how to enhance your intuitive abilities to know the future. Experience what lies
beyond the five physical senses. Avoid the distractions of the elementals and
the darkness, and reach out to the higher dimensions above.
c*) Cairo P Rocha, PhD, OMD: “Tibetan Medicine: In the Footsteps of the Medicine
Buddha” — Part one of two (3 hrs)
Dr. Rocha, a Brazilian-born researcher, acupuncturist, and doctor of Oriental
Medicine, presents an ancient scientific and spiritual approach to healing of the
whole person.
d*) Gilles Bédard: “Being the Sound: When Music Opens the Doors of Consciousness”
(Workshop: 3 hrs)
Gilles is a specialist in contemplative music and the creator of INERSON. His
workshop is designed to attune people to their soul purpose, and the reality of
a new Consciousness through music and the psycho-spiritual dimension of
death and dying. Experience the healing and spiritual gifts of music.
* Simultaneous presentations: select a or b or c or d
after the darkness,
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WEDNESDAY
July 1
College Week
Session 8
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Moderators:
a) Fadel Behman, PhD
b) Rev. Joyce Liechenstein
c) Cheryl Lam
d) André Chevalier, LM
Lin
Rosen
English
PRELUDE: 1:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. • Music with Jacques Gravel, bass trombonist with a
flair for the experimental and a penchant for acoustic sounds
a*) Jami Lin: “The ColorAlchemy of the New Light: Quantum Insights into the Use of
Color in Therapies” (Workshop: 3 hrs)
According to Newtonian Science and Quantum Physics, color is the source of
all creation. It is the most powerful resource available to heal the brain and the
body as well as to deepen the spirit. It constitutes a new science necessary for
physiologists and counsellors. Jami Lin is an interior designer, Feng Shui and
color expert, author, and teacher. Her award-winning book, ColorAlchemy:
Self-Mastery with the Endless Supply of Color, is written to “help people further
unlock their greatest potential by mastering colors of the body, mind, and
spirit.”
b*) Rev. Lucille Rosen, PhD: “Addiction: Prevention, Recovery and its Effect on the
Human Psyche” (Workshop: 3 hrs)
Addiction prevention counsellor, hypnotherapist, psychodrama therapist, and
interfaith minister, Rev. Lucille Rosen is the founder of A Safe Place, in Long
Island, NY, and former co-dean, postgraduate professional studies, of the One
Spirit Interfaith Seminary, in NYC.
c*) Cairo P Rocha, PhD, OMD: “Tibetan Medicine: In the Footsteps of the Medicine
Buddha” — Part two of two (3 hrs) (See College Week, Session 7c)
d*) John English: “Using the True Nature and Power of the Mind” (Workshop:
3 hrs)
John is a researcher and international speaker on shamanic lore and native
mystical traditions. He is the author of The Shift: An Awakening. In this workshop
he communicates techniques derived from Shamanism, Toltec Wisdom,
Dreaming for Humanity, and Universal Law.
POSTLUDE: 6:00 p.m. • Dessert Party in the foyer, Conference Level, celebrating
th
John and Marilyn Rossner’s 35 Anniversary
WEDNESDAY
July 1
College Week
Session 9
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Moderators:
a) Fadel Behman, PhD
b) Madan Bali, PhD
Blackburn
Haqq
PRELUDE: 7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. • Music with Pedro Andres Peg, master musician,
award-winning composer, and sound technician
a*) Zacciah Blackburn: “Living in the Ocean of Consciousness” — featuring Sacred
Sound Practices (Workshop: 2 hrs)
“That which you seek is not outside of you!” The heart is the seat of the Creative
Matrix within us. When fully enlivened, this seat of deep grace can be
utilized as a profound well of creative potential. Zacciah Blackburn, gifted intuitive,
teacher, and “sound healer,” invites you to explore and experience the reawakening
of the heart, of compassion, of joy, of beauty, of gratitude. Many
blessings!
b*) Shaykh Abdul Haqq: “The Wisdom of Sufi Mystics and Masters” (Workshop:
2 hrs)
Shaykh Abdul Haqq is a distinguished Naqshbandi-Sufi leader and scholar. In
his view, “The lessening of the gap between the ‘authentic self’ and our actual
thoughts and actions, brings our outer life into harmony with our inner highest
aspirations. This is the first step in healing the whole person, and the whole
world.”
POSTLUDE: 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. • “After the Darkness, Dawns a New Light”
with Dr. Marilyn Rossner, EdD, PhD and featuring Messages from Spirit! Happy
Canada Day!
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SSF-IIIHS International Conference 2009 • Schedule
THURSDAY
July 2
College Week
Session 10
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Moderators:
a) Fadel Behman, PhD
b) John English
c) Mikel Lizarralde
Grad
Bali
Hughes
PRELUDE: 8:30 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. • Meditation led by Fadel Behman, MSc, PhD, Holistic
Energy Medicine Specialist
a*) Bernard Grad, PhD: “Energy Medicine & Healing: From Ancient Civilizations to
Modern Lab Research, with Future Projections” — slide presentation (3 hrs)
Dr. Grad is a pioneer in “life-energies” healing research in the laboratory — an
original disciple of Dr. Wilhem Reich. He is the senior VP of the IIIHS, a researcher,
and a retired faculty member in psychiatry at McGill University.
b*) Sri Madan Bali, PhD: “Activating the Divine Intelligence within the Body with
Yoga and Vedanta” (3 hrs)
An 84-year-old Yogi, master teacher, scientific researcher in human consciousness
studies, and expert in the therapeutic applications of yoga in healing, Dr.
Bali has spent the past four decades introducing Yoga therapies into Montreal
hospitals and civic institutions.
c*) Marilynn Hughes: “Out of Body Travel: Tapping into Your Interior Paradise” (3 hrs)
Marilynn Hughes, founder of The Out-of-Body Travel Foundation and author of
over 70 books and magazine articles, has been researching out-of-body travel
and comparative religious mysticism since 1987. She takes us on an interior
journey to purify the soul and understand existence in this realm.
THURSDAY
July 2
College Week
Session 11
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Moderators:
a) Francis Han, PhD
b) John English
c) Rev. Lucille Rosen
Roche de Coppens
Lizarralde
Liechenstein
a*) Peter Roche de Coppens, PhD: “Developing the New Paradigm in Medicine” (3 hrs)
Dr. Roche de Coppens was born in Vevey, Switzerland. He studied with Pitirim
Sorokin (Harvard University), and Roberto Assagioli (Florence). He is Professor
Emeritus of Sociology & Anthropology at East Stroudsburg University, PA, and a
prolific author on the role of spirituality in the healing process.
b*) Mikel Lizarralde: “A Psychic and Spiritual Development Class” (3 hrs)
Mikel is a Spanish medium, clairvoyant, tarot reader, and lecturer who trained
at IIIHS-SSF, Montreal, and British Spiritualists National Union, London. He is
co-owner of K’an li, an esoterica shop in San Sebastian, Spain.
c*) Rev. Joyce Liechenstein, PhD: “Meditation in the Work of Echart Tolle, Author of
The Power of Now” (Workshop: 3 hrs)
Rev. Joyce Liechenstein is a psychotherapist with 25 years experience, an interfaith
minister, and an associate director of the One Spirit Learning Alliance
and One Spirit Interfaith Seminary, in NYC. Her workshop includes a one-hour
DVD presentation followed by a satsang and discussion.
OPTION: 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. • Benefit Psychic & Spirit Tea — Mini-readings with
gifted SSF & Visiting Intuitives (extra registration)
THURSDAY
July 2
College Week
Session 12
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Moderators:
a) Cheryl Lam
b) André Chevalier, LM
c) Mikel Lizarralde
Morton
Webb
Frankel
a*) Sean David Morton, PhD: “Quantum Enlightenment Dynamics: The Power of
Healing and Creation Like You’ve Never Seen” (Workshop: 2 hrs)
“America’s Prophet” says, “In this gleaming white space of the quantum construct
… we voice our intention to the universe and … miracles happen! Be prepared to
create fantastic & unbelievable shifts, changes, & events in your life by learning
the techniques & laws of true magick & the attainment of unlimited power.
b*) Craig Webb: “How to Incubate, Develop, and Interpret Dreams” (2 hrs)
Better understand everyday events & encounters. Craig Webb, DREAMS Foundation
Exec. Dir., author, and researcher in dream consciousness awareness, looks
at a range of dream types & processes, including lucid & precognitive dreams.
c*) Edna G. Frankel: “Channelling Techniques from Multi-Dimensional Universes”
(Workshop: 2 hrs)
Edna G. Frankel was born in Egypt in 1954 to a French-speaking family of Romanian,
Greek & Turkish descent. Evicted in the Suez crisis of 1956, the family
immigrated to NYC in 1960. She is a metaphysical channel, author, teacher,
and Reiki expert, and holds degrees in Psychology & French.
* Simultaneous presentations: select a or b or c
after the darkness,
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SSF-IIIHS International Conference 2009 • Schedule
FRIDAY
July 3
College Week
Session 13
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Moderators:
a) Elaine Valdov, PhD
b) Rev. Bibiane Lyman
c) Cairo Rocha, PhD
Behman
Frankel
Han
PRELUDE: 8:30 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. • Meditation led by Busta Akong, guitarist and vocalist
a*) Fadel Behman, PhD, MSc: “Quantum Music Healing: The Resonance and Vibrational
Healing Effects on Organs and Structures of the Body Created by Musical
Instruments and Sounds” (Demonstration: 3 hrs)
Dr. Behman is a Holistic Energy Medicine Specialist, and developer of The
Behman Technique of Vibrant Living which enhances physical, emotional, mental,
and spiritual well-being.
b*) Edna G. Frankel: “The Circle of Grace: Channelling Heavenly Wisdom” (3 hrs)
Edna G. Frankel, metaphysical channel, author, teacher, and Reiki expert, describes
The Circle of Grace as your body’s natural cleansing and refuelling
mechanism. Learn how you can access Wisdom from Higher Spiritual Sources
for Reconnective Healing with the Whole Self.
c*) Francis Han, PhD: “The Buddha ‘No Mind’ Concept” (3 hrs)
Dr. Han’s childhood was steeped in Buddhist, Confucist, and Catholic Christian
traditions. His grandfather was a Buddhist priest and folk doctor in Korea.
When he later encountered modern-world-secular rationalist views, he rediscovered
the practical ethic of his origins.
FRIDAY
July 3
College Week
Session 14
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Moderators:
Fr. John Rossner, PhD &
Marilyn Rossner, PhD
Roche de Coppens
Special Plenary Session concluding College Week
• Peter Roche de Coppens, PhD: “How to Understand and Respond to the Great Challenges
of our Time” (1½ hrs)
Dr. Roche de Coppens was born in Vevey, Switzerland. He studied with Pitirim
Sorokin (Harvard University), and Roberto Assagioli (Florence). He is Professor
Emeritus of Sociology & Anthropology at East Stroudsburg University, PA, and a
prolific author on the role of spirituality in the healing process.
FRIDAY
July 3
College Week
Session 15
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Presiding:
Marilyn Rossner, PhD
Rossner
Special Plenary Session concluding College Week (1 hr)
• Int’l College Graduation Ceremonies & Reception — with refreshments & music
All college participants are urged to attend!
An opportunity to socialize!
Come & enjoy!
End of International College Week. International Conference II Begins at 8:00 p.m.
INT’L COLLEGE CURRICULUM
* Simultaneous presentations: select a or b or c
NOTES
The SSF-IIIHS Curriculum of Studies includes the following four
areas. For further information, send for a free catalogue, or visit
the IIIHS website.
Area I: Personal, Spiritual, & Psychic Development
Prof. Marilyn Rossner, EdD, PhD, and others
Area II: World Religions & Transformative Experiences
Fr. John Rossner, PhD, DLitt,
Prof. Kyriakos Markides, PhD, and others
Area III: New Paradigms in Science, Spirituality, & Healing
Prof. Bernard Grad, PhD,
Dr. Fadel Behman, MSc, PhD, and others
Area IV: Pastoral Studies & Therapeutic Counselling
Prof. Marilyn Rossner, EdD, PhD,
Prof. Maria Gomori, MSW, PhD, and others
Private Benefit Readings with visiting SSF Intuitives, will be available
at lunch and dinner periods, throughout the ten-day event.
These readings are provided for spiritual education & recreation.
Guest intuitives volunteer their services as a benefit activity for the
SSF, a registered charity. Please make appointments in advance,
at the conference desk.
All of the speakers listed here are confirmed at this time. However,
should anyone be unable to attend (for any reason), the committee
will provide substitute speakers and/or topics.
The views of each speaker are personal and do not necessarily
reflect those of other speakers, or of the sponsoring organizations.
The SSF-IIIHS, co-sponsoring organizations, conference committee
members, organizers, and hosts, have freely volunteered their
time and given the best of their abilities to provide you with an
unforgettable learning experience. We hope that you enjoy it!
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SSF-IIIHS International Conference 2009 • Schedule
International Conference II Schedule
FRIDAY
July 3
Conference II
Session 1
7:45 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Moderators:
a) John English
b) Fadel Behman, PhD
Horowitz
Backman
PRELUDE: 7:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. • Music with Francine Jarry, vocalist, guitarist, &
songwriter who creates very special music based on spiritual & universal principles.
• Opening Ceremonies (¼ hr)
• Welcome to Int’l Conference II: Prof. Marilyn Rossner, PhD, EdD, Pres., SSF
• Conference Introduction: Prof. John Rossner, PhD, DSc, DLitt, Pres., IIIHS
a*) Leonard Horowitz, DMD, MPH, MA: “The Divine Connection Between Music
and Co-Creation of the World” (2 hrs)
Dr. Horowitz has been given many epithets celebrating his advocacy of health
causes, including “The King David of Natural Health,” and “The Goliath of ‘Slash,
Burn & Poison Medicine.’”He was voted “Author of the Year” in 1999 by the
World Natural Health Organization for his best-seller on “Emerging Viruses.”
b*) Linda Backman, EdD: “Regression Hypnotherapy, Soul Mission, Soul Progress
and Soul Relationships” (2 hrs)
Dr. Backman is a licensed psychologist with training in speech pathology, audiology,
special education, and regression hypnotherapy. She contends that more universal
understanding and awareness of the path of soul development leads to
greater wisdom and acceptance amongst all people and cultures of the world.
POSTLUDE: 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. • Concert by Pedro Andres Peg, award-winning
Spanish composer, master musician, and sound technician
SATURDAY
July 4
Conference II
Session 2
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Moderators:
a) Mikel Lizarralde
b) Fadel Behman, PhD
c) Madan Bali, PhD
d) Cheryl Lam
Morton Lin
Bédard
English
PRELUDE: 8:30 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. • Meditation led by Sri Madan Bali, PhD, master
teacher and scholar in the Vedanta tradition of India, and founder of Yoga Bliss
• Jami Lin: “Using Colour for Balance in Everyday Life” (Workshop: 3 hrs)
Jami Lin is an interior designer, Feng Shui and colour expert, teacher, and author
of ColorAlchemy: Self-Mastery with the Endless Supply of Color. In her words,
“Colors hold profound power because they are unconscious symbols that not
only surround us in every moment, they balance human desire. We all want to
increase vitality, inspire creativity, strengthen confidence, deepen love, improve
focus, expand intuition, and maintain inner peace — ColorAlchemy teaches you
how to do just that!”
• Sean David Morton:, PhD: “Learning to Fly: The Violet Fire and the God Force
Meditation” (3 hrs)
Dr. Morton presents a workshop from his best-selling CD that includes the 12-
Chakra Activation Technique, the Taoist Stance of Immortality, and a sacred Tibetan
Meditation of the Golden Embryo. This may release the angelic forces
within you to give you Angel Wings and the gift of spiritual flight.
• Gilles Bédard:“Inerson: A Method of Inquiry into the Resonance of the Soul on
Our Way Toward the Spirit” (3 hrs)
Gilles is President of IANDS-Québec Integral and IANDS’ International Coordinator
for Francophony. He is the creator of Inerson, a series of workshops & seminars
designed to attune people to their soul purpose & the reality of a new Consciousness
through music and the psycho-spiritual dimension of death & dying.
• John English:“Bringing Your Relationships into the Light” (3 hrs)
Through our relationships with others we can see who we are. We come to
know ourselves through our interactions with those around us. Join John English,
award-winning author of The Shift: An Awakening, as he demonstrates
techniques he has gathered from the Medicine teachings and other ancient wisdom
to easily shift perception and keep relationships running smoothly.
OPTION: 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. • Second VIP Speakers Luncheon (extra registration)
* Simultaneous presentations: select a or b or c or d
after the darkness,
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SSF-IIIHS International Conference 2009 • Schedule
SATURDAY
July 4
Conference II
Session 3
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Moderators:
a) Mikel Lizarralde
b) Fadel Behman, PhD
c) Cheryl Lam
d) Rev. Bibiane Lyman
Horowitz
Backman
Rosas
a*) Noemi Rosas: “Crystal Therapy: Crystals, Consciousness, and Healing” — with
music by Pedro Andres Peg (3 hrs)
Naomi is a Special Education teacher with a masters’ in Educational Psychology.
She is also a clairvoyant, musician, and acclaimed piano teacher. She studies
energies generated by music and quartz crystals.
b*) Linda Backman, EdD: “Regression Hypnotherapy, Soul Mission, Soul Progress
and Soul Relationships” (3 hrs)
Dr. Backman is a licensed psychologist with training in speech pathology, audiology,
special education, and regression hypnotherapy. She holds a profound
commitment to deepening and heightening an individual and more universal
understanding and awareness of the path of soul development leading to
greater wisdom and acceptance amongst all people and cultures of the world.
c*) Leonard Horowitz, DMD, MPH, MA: “The Purpose of Live H O: Concert for the
2
Living Water”(3 hrs)
Natural healing expert, Dr. Horowitz, explains how and why Live H O — marry-
2
ing the universal solvent “water” using the universal language of music to produce
the universal healer, LOVE — holds the greatest hope for purging ailments,
ignorance, and animosity from the global village.
Gareau
*) Rev. Irène Gareau: “Techniques Used in the Spiritualist Tradition for Developing
Mediumship” (3 hrs)
An internationally-known medium in the Modern Spiritualist tradition, Rev.
Irène Gareau is a spiritual healer and teacher of the beneficial effects and applications
of personal psychic and spiritual development, who oversees French
language activities at the Spiritual Science Fellowship, in Montreal.
SATURDAY
July 4
Conference II
Session 4
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Moderators:
a) Adam Crabtree, PhD
b) John English
Morse Moreno
PRELUDE: 7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. • Concert by Pedro Andres Peg, award-winning
Spanish composer, master musician, and sound technician
• Prof. Joseph Moreno: “Music and Healing in the Peruvian Amazon” (1 hr), followed
by “Laughing to Keep From Crying: Music Therapy and the Blues” (1 hr)
Joseph Moreno is Professor Emeritus of Music Therapy, Maryville University,
director of the Moreno Institute for the Creative Arts Therapies,and author of
Acting Your Inner Music: Music Therapy and Psychodrama, inspired by the
legendary work of his uncle J. L. Moreno, the creator of psychodrama. Professor
Moreno has long maintained an interdisciplinary approach to his work. He is
internationally recognized for creative and groundbreaking efforts that have
served to bring together the disciplines of music and psychodrama in group
therapy processes. He brings us two back-to-back presentations. The first is
based on his field research in the Amazon. It includes images of visionary art, and
the performance of a shamanic song taught to him by a healer. The second fun and
exciting presentation involves group singing and playing the blues and its
applications in music therapy. Experience music and imagery in a group circle
formation.
• Melvin Morse, MD: “Can We Calibrate the Healer? Implications for REIKI, Cancer
Treatment and Mind-Machine Interactions” (2 hrs)
Dr. Morse has researched near-death experiences in children and adults since
1980. His first book, Closer to the Light, exploring NDE’s of children, was an
international best-seller. Transformed by the Light, is a long-term follow-up of
these children as adults, and documents the physical and psychological transformations
resulting from NDE’s. Parting Visions, documents the entire range of
spiritual visions associated with NDE’s, and how these experiences can help us
understand death, grief, and the everyday spiritual miracles. Where God Lives
explains how the brain can resonate with energetic patterns of the universe to
permit communications with the dead, viewing at a distance with the mind,
past-life memories and premonitions of the future. In this presentation, Dr.
Morse shows important connections in developing related skills and phenomena.
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SSF-IIIHS International Conference 2009 • Schedule
SUNDAY
July 5
Conference II
Session 5
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Moderator:
Fr. John Rossner, OTr
PRELUDE: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. • Praises from the Creation Liturgy of Teilhard de
Chardin, and Devotions Celebrating Divine Grace in Human Endeavours, led by
Abbot John Rossner, OTr
• PLENARY PANEL AND PRESENTATIONS ON THE THEME:
“A New Light Dawns in Science, Spirituality, and World Affairs” (2 hrs)
Participants to be announced!
SUNDAY
July 5
Conference II
Session 6
2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Moderators:
a) Rev. Bibiane Lyman
b) Fadel Behman, PhD
c) Adam Crabtree, PhD
d) Mikel Lizarralde
Morse
Daniels
Crabtree
Chevalier
PRELUDE: 1:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. • Music with Busta Akong, guitarist and vocalist
a*) Melvin Morse, MD: “Understanding Quantum Non-Locality and Non-Local Perceptions:
Controlled Remote Viewing as the Basis for Understanding
Mediumship and Spiritual Visions” (4 hrs)
Dr. Morse, Pediatrician and neuroscientist, discusses the neurobiology of the
near-death experience and ways to connect to quantum non-locality. If you are
a medium or healer, learn how you can calibrate and validate your abilities. For
everyone else, learn how to trust your own spiritual visions and enrich your everyday
lives.
b*) Rev. Dr. Kevin Daniels, EdD, DMin, MSW: “Glossalia Charismata: The Holistic
Implications of Speaking in Tongues While Invoking the Holy Spirit” (4 hrs)
In his presentation, Dr. Daniels, an Evangelical Charismatic Christian minister
from Baltimore, and a Professor of Social Work at Morgan State University,
examines beliefs and practices of charismatic movements involving altered
states of consciousness.
c*) Adam Crabtree, PhD: “Mystical Experiences in Everyday Life: Their
Transformative Effects, and Their Importance in the History of Human Spirituality
and Issues of Life and Death”(4 hrs)
Dr. Crabtree is a former Benedictine monk. He is co-director of The Centre for
Training in Psychotherapy (Toronto), and the ground-breaking author of Multiple
Man: Explorations in Possession and Multiple Personality; From Mesmer
to Freud: Magnetic Sleep and the Roots of Psychological Healing; and Trance
Zero: The Psychology of Maximum Experience.
*) André Chevalier, LM: “Earth Journeys and Star Sailing” (4 hrs)
Native Spirits, devoted to Mother Earth, her Love, her Energies, and her Pains,
raise their Consciousness to harness Wisdom from the Heavens. Light beings,
Star travellers, hear our call and turn their attention to us. André is a gifted student
of the SSF’s Dr. Marilyn Rossner. He is the author of two books on lifeafter-death,
including Entrer en contact avec des proches décédés.
SUNDAY
July 5
Conference II
Session 7
7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Presiding:
Marilyn Rossner, PhD
Rossner
PRELUDE: 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. • Music with Sr. Leona Hartman, OTr, organist, pianist,
and composer
• A Festival Celebration of The Spirit (2½ hrs)
• Rejoice and Enjoy a Festival Celebration of the Spirit, with a
Brief Reflection on the Conference and the ten-day event
with Fr. John Rossner
• SSF Post-Conference All Message Service, sharing Gifts of the
Spirit and Personal Messages, with Dr. Marilyn Rossner, and
many visiting message bearers
International Conference II concludes
* Simultaneous presentations: select a or b or c or d
after the darkness,
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SSF-IIIHS International Conference 2009 • Directory
Speakers Directory
C1 = Conference I • CW = College Week • C2 = Conference II • Sx = Session x
Linda Backman, EdD
ULicensed psychologist with graduate education
and training in the fields of speech pathology,
audiology, and special education;
specialist in regression hypnotherapy
www.ravenheartcenter.com
C2-S1; C2-S3
Sri Madan Bali, PhD
UMaster teacher and scholar in the Vedanta
tradition of India; expert in the therapeutic
applications of yoga in healing; pioneer in
scientific research on yoga as a therapy
www.yogabliss.ca
CW-S10
Gilles Bédard
UPresident,
Int’l Association for Near Death
Studies – Québec Integral; contemplative music
specialist; creator of INERSON consciousness-through-music
workshops and seminars
www.near-death.com/music.html
CW-S7; C2-S2
Fadel Behman, PhD, MSc
UInsightful retired medical researcher in oncology,
working in consciousness studies, psychic
research, and holistic Cranio-Sacral technique
for energetic wellness
www.4energies.org
CW-S13
Zacciah Blackburn
U Gifted intuitive, teacher, & “sound healer”;
Co-Founder/Director, World Sound Healing
Network; trained in classical healing, shamanic
traditions, & sacred sound cultures
www.thecenteroflight.net • www.sunreed.com
C1-S2; CW-S6; CW-S9
Courtney Brown, PhD
UR espected scholar, writer, lecturer, and university
professor in academia and science;
has pioneered research into anomalistic consciousness
and remote-viewing phenomenon
www.courtneybrown.com • www.farsight.org
CW-S2; CW-S4
Don Campbell, PhD
UWorld authority on the transformative
power of music and listening; author of 21
books, including Music: Physician for Times
to Come and The Mozart Effect®
www.mozarteffect.com
C1-S6; CW-S1
André Chevalier, LM
UGifted student of the SSF’s Dr. Marilyn
Rossner; author of two books on life-afterdeath;
examines links between spirit & space
worlds and the earth’s native traditions
www.andrechevalier.com
C2-S6
Douglas James Cottrell
UGifted spiritual healer, known as “Canada’s
Edgar Cayce”; mystic, Deep Trance Meditation
expert; author of Secrets of Life: Unique
Insight into the Workings of Your Soul
www.douglascottrell.com
CW-S6; CW-S7
Adam Crabtree, PhD
UFormer Benedictine monk; co-director of
The Centre for Training in Psychotherapy (Toronto);
prolific author of Trance Zero: The Psychology
of Maximum Experience
www.psychotherapyarts.com/psychotherapyarts
C2-S6
Rev. Kevin Daniels, DMin, EdD
UPastor of St. Martin Church of Christ, Baltimore,
MD; Professor in the Social Work Department
at Morgan State University; His focus:
“Moving from Healing to Wholeness”
www.stmartinscoc.org/pastor.htm
C2-S6
John English
UResearcher and international speaker on
shamanic dreaming and healing; author of
The Shift: An Awakening, and Energetic
Tools for an Energetic Universe
www.nospiritleftbehind.com
CW-S6; CW-S8; C2-S2
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C1 = Conference I • CW = College Week • C2 = Conference II • Sx = Session x
SSF-IIIHS International Conference 2009 • Directory
Edna G. Frankel
UMetaphysical channel & author; Usui Reiki
Master teacher; has studied Lightarian Reiki,
Tummo Reiki, Sekhem-Seichem Reiki, Master
Angelic Alignment, & Reconnective Healing
www.beyondreiki.com
CW-S12; CW-S13
Rév Irène Gareau
UInternationally-known medium (Modern
Spiritualist tradition); spiritual healer; teacher
of the beneficial effects and applications of
personal psychic and spiritual development
www.iiihs.org (FSS)
CW-S6 (Postlude); C2-S3
Mitchell E. Gibson, MD
UForensic psychiatrist, writer, artist, software
developer, public speaker, and spiritual
teacher; diplomat of the American Board of
Psychiatry and Neurology, and the ABFE
www.mitchellegibsonmd.com
C1-S4; CW-S4; CW-S5
James Gilliland
UTeacher, ufologist, spiritual counsellor, energetic
healer; author of Becoming Gods: A Reunion
with Source; founder, Enlightened Contact
with ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence (ECETI)
www.eceti.org
CW-S3
Bernard Grad, PhD
UDistinguished elder and pioneer in “lifeenergies”
healing research, an original disciple
of Dr. Wilhem Reich, and an inspiration to
most researchers in this field today
Francis Han, PhD
UScholar in comparative religion; of Buddhist,
Confucist, and Catholic Christian origins;
his grandfather was a Korean Buddhist
priest and folk doctor
CW-S10
CW-S13
Shaykh Abdul Haqq
UNaqshbandi-Sufi leader & scholar; strives to
lessen the gap between the “authentic self”
and our actual thoughts/actions, and to harmonize
outer life with inner highest aspirations
C1-S5; CW-S9
Dr. Leonard Horowitz
UDMD (Tufts University), MPH (Harvard University),
MA (Beacon College); “The King David
of Natural Healing”; author of Emerging
Viruses: AIDS & Ebola
www.drlenhorowitz.com
C2-S1; C2-S3
Marilynn Hughes
UFounder of The Out-of-Body Travel Foundation;
author of over 70 books and magazine
articles; researching out-of-body travel and
comparative religious mysticism since 1987
www.outofbodytravel.org
CW-S10
Mark Kimmel
UF ounder-director of the Cosmic Paradigm
Network; author of Trillium, Decimal, and Creating
the Cosmic Paradigm; degrees in engineering,
marketing, finance, and psychology
www.cosmicparadigm.com
C1-S6; CW-S4
Lynne D. Kitei, MD
UProminent Arizona physician, TV medical
reporter, award-winning health educator, and
researcher; author of The Phoenix Lights, exploring
the mystifying UFO phenomena
www.thephoenixlights.net
C1-S2
Rev. Joyce Liechenstein, PhD
UPsychotherapist with 25 years experience;
interfaith minister; associate director of the
One Spirit Learning Alliance and One Spirit
Interfaith Seminary, in NYC
www.joyceliechenstein.com
CW-S11
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SSF-IIIHS International Conference 2009 • Directory
Speakers Directory
C1 = Conference I • CW = College Week • C2 = Conference II • Sx = Session x
Jami Lin
UFeng Shui, interior design, and color expert
and teacher; author of ColorAlchemy: Self-
Mastery with the Endless Supply of Color,
and many others
www.jamilin.com
CW-S8; C2-S2
Mikel Lizarralde
UMedium, clairvoyant, tarot reader, lecturer;
trained at IIIHS-SSF, Montreal, and British Spiritualists
National Union, London; co-owner of
K’an li esoterica shop in San Sebastian, Spain
www.kanli.es
CW-S13
Mark Macy, PhD
UPioneer researcher in “Instrumental Transcommunication”
(ITC), the use of technology
to contact spirit realms; author of Spirit
Faces: Truth About the Afterlife and others
www.spiritfaces.com
C1-S3; CW-S5
Rev. Jennifer McSween, OMC, MSc
UMetaphysical minister; associate, Int’l Metaphysical
Ministry; ministerial counsellor, Pathways
of Light; follows metaphysical principles
of New Thought and A Course in Miracles
www.aspiritualaffair.com
CW-S6
Meredith Miller
UWorking artist for more than 40 years; collects
materials from sacred sites worldwide,
and incorporates these as texture elements in
her work; the wife of astronaut Brian O’Leary
www.meredithmillerart.com
CW-S2
Raymond Moody, MD, PhD
UCelebrated psychiatrist; scholar in classical
antiquities; author of Life-After-Life, and
many other popular and scholarly works in
the field of “Near-Death-Experiences”
www.lifeafterlife.com
C1-S6; CW-S1; CW-S2
Prof. Joseph Moreno
UD irector, Moreno Institute for the Creative
Arts Therapies, Santa Fe, NM; music and
healing researcher; author of Acting Your Inner
Music: Music Therapy & Psychodrama
www.morenoinnermusic.com
C2-S4
Melvin Morse, MD
UPediatrician and neuroscientist; researcher
of near death experiences of children; author
of Where God Lives, Parting Visions, and
Closer to the Light, among others
www.melvinmorse.com
C2-S4; C2-S6
Sean David Morton, PhD
UA TV & film investigative reporter and “UFO
contactee researcher”; once an advisor to a Star
Trek production; dubbed “America’s Prophet” for
his accurate predictions of world events
www.delphiassociates.org
C1-S3; CW-S12; C2-S2
James Mullaney
ULeading American astronomer; Fellow of
the Royal Astronomical Society of London;
has celebrated the universe & observed “the
wonder of the heavens” for over 50 years
www.terrificspeakers.com/html/james_mullaney.html
CW-S3; CW-S5
Astronaut Brian O’Leary, PhD
UAstrophysicist, former NASA astronaut;
teacher; author of Re-Inheriting the Earth;
writes extensively about new paradigms of
science and global transformation
www.brianoleary.info
C1-S4; CW-S4
Phan Thi Kim Phúc
US ubject of Nick Út’s iconic Vietnam War
photo, depicting her as a child, having been
burned in a napalm attack and running naked
down the street; now an Ambassador for Peace
www.kimfoundation.com
C1-S1
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C1 = Conference I • CW = College Week • C2 = Conference II • Sx = Session x
SSF-IIIHS International Conference 2009 • Directory
Diane Hennacy Powell, MD
UNeuroscientist; Johns Hopkins School of
Medicine graduate; colleague of John Mack
at Harvard Medical School; now clinical director
of the John E. Mack Institute
www.dianehennacypowell.com
C1-S3; CW-S1
Cairo P. Rocha, PhD, OMD
UBrazilian-born researcher, acupuncturist,
and doctor of Oriental Medicine; author of
Anger Goes Up, Fear Goes Down: Emotions
and the Hidden Link
www.cairorocha.com
C1-S6; CW-S7; CW-S8
Peter Roche de Coppens, PhD
USwiss-born student of Pitirim Sorokin and
Roberto Assagioli; Emeritus Prof. of Sociology
& Anthropology at East Stroudsburg Univ.;
prolific author on spirituality in healing
CW-S14
Noemi Rosas
USpecial Education teacher with a masters’
in Educational Psychology; clairvoyant, musician,
and acclaimed piano teacher; studies
energies generated by music & quartz crystals
www.noemirosas.com
C2-S3
Rev. Lucille Rosen, PhD, LCSW
U Addiction prevention counsellor; psychodrama
therapist; interfaith minister; founder of
A Safe Place, in Long Island, NY; a former codean,
One Spirit Interfaith Seminary, in NYC
CW-S8
Mary Swaine, BA, ND, PMIAC
UNaturopath; certified psychotherapist; colour
& sound therapist; herbal therapist;
hypnotherapist; reflexologist; massage therapist,
creative therapist, intuitive radionician
www.energetiqueintuitive.com
CW-S7
Swami Swaroopananda
UYoga-Vedanta Acharaya; scholar in Judaica,
Kabbalistic wisdom, and comparative mysticism;
EBM Director of several Sivananda Yoga
Centres & Retreats including Nassau, Bahamas
www.sivananda.org/nassau
C1-S5
Craig Sim Webb
U Exec. Dir., DREAMS Foundation ; author ; physicist/inventor/researcher
in dream consciousness
awareness; composer; recording/performing artist;
intercultural music circle leader
www.craigwebb.ca
C1-S4 (Prelude); CW-S12
Conference Musicians
Francine Jarry
www.rainbowmusic.ca
Pedro Andres Peg
Dr. Elaine Valdov
Craig Sim Webb
www.edutainer.ca
Busta Akong
Robert Coxon
www.robertcoxon.com
Jacques Gravel
Sr. Leona Hartman
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Full Day Saturday (June 27). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100
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Payment at the door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $235
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Conference I + College Week + Conference II
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Dr. Don Campbell Special
Conference I, Session 6; College Week, Sessions 1 & 2. . . . $100
Dr. Mitchell E. Gibson Special
Conference I, Session 4; College Week, Sessions 4 & 5. . . . $100
Dr. Raymond Moody Special
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Delta Centre-Ville Hotel H
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Our luxurious conference hotel includes a health centre,
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RATES (single/double): $185/night; plus taxes.
Tel.: (514) 879-1370 or 1-888-890-3222
Fax: (514) 879-1831 • Web: www.deltahotels.com
L’Appartement Hotel (with fully equipped kitchen)
455 Sherbrooke Street West • Montreal, QC
RATES (single/double): Studio, $135/night, or $861/week; Suite,
$155/night, or $1015/week; plus taxes.
Tel.: (514) 284-3634 or 1-800-363-3010
Fax: (514) 287-1431 • Web: www.appartementhotel.com
Days Hotel
1005 Guy Street (at René-Lévesque) • Montreal, QC
RATES (single/double): $111.95/night; plus taxes. (Please
mention the IIIHS Conference Special.)
Tel.: (514) 938-4611 or 1-877-468-3550
Fax: (514) 938-8718 • Web: www.daysinn.qc.ca
Presbyterian College
3495 University Street, Montreal, QC
RATES (shared bath): Single, $40/night, $115/three nights, or
$210/six nights; Groups of 10 or more: Single, $34/night, or
$210/six nights; Parking, $35/week; plus taxes.
Tel.: (514) 288-5256, ext. 200
Email: info@presbyteriancollege.ca
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Hôtel la Tour Centre-Ville
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Hotel le Saint Malo (2 min. from the SSF-IIIHS Centre)
1455 Fort Street, Montreal, QC
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plus taxes.
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Hotel 7 Saisons
1659 St-Hubert Street, Montreal, QC
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Fax: (514) 525-0924 • Web: www.hotel7saisons.com
YWCA Hotel (Women Only)
1355 René-Lévesque Boulevard West • Montreal, QC
RATES: Single (shared bath), $60/night; Double (shared bath),
$70/night; Triple (shared bath), $80/night; Quadruple (shared
bath), $90/night; Single (private bath), $75/night; Double
(private bath), $85/night; Triple (private bath), $95/night;
Quadruple (private bath), $105/night; plus taxes.
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Web: www.ydesfemmesmtl.org
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