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 Reseach for Education ... for a true Human Unity
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Research for an Education for Human and Planetary Consciousness and for a true Human Unity.

This research into a tremendous volume of art and certain modern sciences for the creation of a spiritual education is based on the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. The specialised sciences which have proved most useful in this new pathway of education are Kirlian photography, microphotography and simple high-energy physics - visual teaching material drawn from the sciences is a highly effective part of this teaching program.  More >

picture  Inviting and Sharing Voices and Viewspicture
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Heiner has worked on some imaginative and innovative approaches to dialogue and group communication, which he calls the ‘Art of the Arts’. Drawing on a chaotically wide source of inspiration including the Paris Salon, the idea of the Round Table, and the work of Anthony J. N. Judge, he has developed some simple but radically effective techniques which threaten to reinvent the art of meetings and how we share context:

Time-Credits which entitle speech and which participants can use or give away to empower and invite others to speak.

The use of metaphors, to enable the deliberate exploration of world views, for example: spacial conceptualisation, embodying, merging, and morphing of positions, topics, issues, and perspectives.

Models based on and revealing the architecture of natural thought processes which enable thorough understanding and exploration of inner and outer complexity from the perspective of being part of the picture.

His design of visually accessed embodied conceptual terrains can help to map and discuss "What and where we know" and to take specific positions in an overview or Panorama - be member and part of Nature, instead of being restricted to the position of spectator, as typical for conventional world views. (see also ISSS Conference, The Club of Budapest Global Event No.3). [link]

Heiner has played or tested ‘integral or diagonal thinking’ and the ‘Art of the Arts’ -Communication- with children, women, men, scientists, economists, politicians, and philosophers.

Aug. 1996, Seeds of Change, Viewsletter, Club of Budapest.
Illustrations: Tim Casswell

for an update on this please goto:
Open Forum
21 Century Agoras
Dialog and Deliberation Background Papers
Patterns ISI Asilomar
IFSR Newsletter-ISSS-ISI

 Lord Yehudi Menuhin’s MUS-E Apologia Education seeds
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Two years ago Lord Menuhin started the MUS-E project in nine "difficult" schools in the European Union to prove that singing and dancing can enable children to move from prejudice, fear, mistrust, failure, aggression, and violence to trust, confidence, harmony and good academic results.

Agreements with various Ministries of Education and Culture have been already signed with the aim of introducing MUS-E into the General Curriculum.

MUS-E focuses on awakening the senses of touch, sound, taste, listening, hearing, recognition, orientation, and balance. The program proves children need the satisfaction of their senses opportunities for exploration and constant learning. The program goes beyond the scope of formal education to contemplate love, hate, serenity, exhalation, solitude, compassion, aggression, joy in nature, and exuberance. This rich development of the senses precedes ideally any abstract learning of symbols (e.g. alphabet) or structure (e.g. grammar).
Aug.1996, Seeds of Change, Viewsletter, Club of Budapest
Illustrations: Tim Casswell  More >