James O’Dea is the award-winning author of The Conscious Activist, Cultivating Peace, Soul Awakening Practice, and other works.

James is a former President of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, Washington office director of Amnesty International, and CEO of the Seva Foundation.

He has taught peacebuilding to over a thousand students in 30 countries. He has also conducted frontline social healing dialogues around the world.

He is a founding member of The Evolutionary Leaders group and on the Advisory Board of The Peace Alliance,  Kosmos Journal, and the Laszlo New Paradigm Institute.

Website: jamesodea.com

Books:

The Conscious Activist: Where Activism Meets Mysticism

Soul Awakening Practice: Prayer, Contemplation and Action

Cultivating Peace: Becoming a 21st-Century Peace Ambassador

Creative Stress: A Path for Evolving Souls Living Through Personal and Planetary Upheaval

'James O'Dea is a modern-day prophet who has journeyed further than anyone I know in the ways of peace' -- Lynne Twist  www.pachamama.org

'James O'Dea is indubitably one of the most evolved souls on the planet' -- Ervin Laszlo author of over 40 books on cosmology, consciousness, and new science.

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Transcript of this interview

Interview recorded June 30, 2018

YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 - Introduction and Invocation

00:04:03 - This Consecrated Hour

00:10:19 - The Music beneath the Melodrama

00:15:24 - The Purpose of Creation

00:22:06 - The Heart's Response to Tests and Bitterness

00:28:15 - The Bittersweet Beginning

00:34:38 - Beginning of Activism and Loss of Spiritual Connection

00:40:46 - Learning from Losses and Mystical Experiences

00:46:33 - The Evolutionary Process of Evil

00:52:29 - The Subtle Domain: A Story of Refinement

00:58:42 - The Teaching of Quality and the Rainbow Umbrella

01:03:02 - The Power of Forgiveness

01:08:50 - Restorative Justice and Forgiveness in Conflict Zones

01:14:35 - The Indestructible Spirit within the Palestinian Camp

01:20:46 - A Transformation in Front of Me

01:26:49 - The Hunter of the Fire

01:31:58 - The Blossoming of Celestial Perception

01:36:12 - The Subtle Plane in Mozart's Music

01:40:33 - The Power of Subtlety and Refinement

01:44:00 - The Power of Communion and Fields

01:47:27 - Neutralizing Tension in the Field

01:50:50 - The Power of Field Connectivity

01:54:44 - A Pivotal Day in My Life

01:58:19 - Fields Within Fields: Exploring Spirituality and Human Rights

02:01:25 - Subtle Realms and Interconnectedness

02:05:27 - The Toll of Dealing with Mayhem and Torture

02:09:06 - The Complexity of Knowledge and the Simplest Form of Awareness

02:11:50 - The Marrying of Consciousness and Compassionate Action

02:15:07 - The Complexity of Existential Crises

02:19:02 - The Infinite Rhythms of Consciousness

02:22:55 - The Luminous Essence of Your True Self