Conversation 4 Exploration. Laura Lee Show, Cuyamungue Institute

All of the ancient stonecraft seen in Incan and Egyptian monuments and stoneware show smooth and slick surfaces, which means the rock was not processed in the manner that previously thought. A geologist  describes the nature of these ancient stone artifacts, Professor Ivan Watkins, assigned at the Department of Earth Sciences, at St. Cloud University in Minnesota, says that the primary indicator of how a stone was processed or 'worked' is the condition of the surface of the material at the microscopic level.  During his investigation, it was found that Incan and Egyptian stonemasonry had similar workmanship, indicating that the same technology was available across both nations at the time.

Because hard igneous rocks are extremely tough to cut, a mechanical and physical method of cutting them would leave uneven mineral surfaces because the rock would naturally crack along low angles if it was hammered.  Because stones like granite contain a mix of minerals with varying degrees of hardness, force applied to the stone's surface ( hammering, grinding, polishing with abrasives ) would cause the weaker planes to crack naturally and the tougher parts to keep together.

Consulting with geologist David Lindroth, at the US Bureau of Mines, Twin Cities Research Center, they both found that a focused laser, 100 watts of power, focused at an area 2mm in circular footprint can cut through any rock, and repeated passes using the same power can cut any stone down to size.  The light cutting through stone is called thermal disaggregation.

From the Archives: This live interview was recorded on December 7, 1996 on the nationally syndicated radio program, hosted by Laura Lee . See more at www.lauralee.com

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Plant Spirits present themselves to us everywhere.  Eliot Cowan invites us to discover the healing power of plants―not merely their physical medicinal properties, but the deeper wisdom and gifts that they offer.

“Plant spirit medicine works partially because it has broad perspective. It does not look only through the eyes of physics and chemistry; it sees human beings as expressions of divine natural forces. It plumbs the human mind and emotions. It gives paramount importance to spirit, the mysterious core of our lives.” Eliot Cpwan

From the Archives: This live interview was recorded on June 29, 1996 on the nationally syndicated radio program, hosted by Laura Lee . See more at www.lauralee.com

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From flying squirrels to grizzly bears, and from torpid turtles to insects with antifreeze, the animal kingdom relies on some staggering evolutionary innovations to survive winter. Unlike their human counterparts, who must alter the environment to accommodate physical limitations, animals are adaptable to an amazing range of conditions.

Bernd Heinrich, is a professor emeritus in the biology department at the University of Vermont and is the author of a number of books about nature writing and biology. Heinrich has made major contributions to the study of insect physiology and behavior, as well as bird behavior.

From the Archives: This live interview was recorded on May 2  2003 on the nationally syndicated radio program, hosted by Laura Lee . See more at www.lauralee.com

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Native American storytellers use the oral tradition to teach life lessons, tribal histories, and the nuance of languages. Such stories are an essential tool in passing knowledge from one generation to the next. Here we sit down with Gene Tagaban who joins us in studio for two hours of storytelling, song, and inspiration.

Gene Tagaban, “One Crazy Raven” is an influential storyteller, trainer, speaker, mentor, and performer. Gene is of the Takdeintaan clan, the Raven, Freshwater Sockeye clan from Hoonah, AK. He is the Child of the Wooshkeetaan clan, the Eagle, Shark clan from Juneau, AK. He is Cherokee, Tlingit, and Filipino.   Gene is a teller of stories that teach, entertain and heal. Through oratory, song, dance, movement and transformation Gene tells stories to audiences of all ages nationally and internationally. Gene shares traditional Native American stories as well as stories from his personal experience, family and historical events.

From the Archives: This live interview was recorded on December 05,  2002 on the nationally syndicated radio program, hosted by Laura Lee . See more at www.lauralee.com

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The universe around us is literally alive and conscious. This worldview restores a sense of the sacred to modern lives that have too long insisted that mind, spirit, and consciousness must be divorced from body, nature, and matter.  By recognizing that matter feels, one can more closely relate to our bodies, planet, and cosmic environment as magnificent creations brimming with spirit and meaning.

Christian de Quincey Ph.D
Christian is an American philosopher and author who teaches consciousness, spirituality and cosmology at universities and colleges in the United States and Europe. He is also an international speaker on consciousness. He teaches Advanced Writing & Publishing, Philosophy, and Consciousness Studies at John F. Kennedy University and the Holmes Institute.

From the Archives: This live interview was recorded on October 11,  2002 on the nationally syndicated radio program, hosted by Laura Lee . See more at www.lauralee.com

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Life lived as artistic expression and a quest for true liberation.  Alan Clements was one of the first Westerners to become a Buddhist monk in Burma. For Clements, freedom is rooted in real life experience, in holding life's complexities in balance with its wondrous gifts, and in the transformational power of relationships with other people and with the world. Exploring the nature of consciousness and our place in the mysterious cosmos may be the key to our freedom, he says. In detailing the early years of his Dharma life living in silence in a Burmese monastery, Clements presents a rare, beautiful, and nuanced account of the actual experience of intensive mindfulness meditation and what it can offer.

Alan Clements is an author, activist, performing artist, former Buddhist monk, and one of the West’s foremost nonsectarian dharma teachers. He is also a leading authority on Burma’s nonviolent struggle for freedom and democracy, known as a “revolution of the spirit.” He is the author of a number of books including Instinct for Freedom and The Voice of Hope, an internationally acclaimed book of conversations with Burma’s Nobel Peace Prize® Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Clements has been interviewed by Nightline, CBS News, Time, Newsweek, and numerous other media worldwide.

From the Archives: This live interview was recorded on November 22,  2002 on the nationally syndicated radio program, hosted by Laura Lee . See more at www.lauralee.com

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A major revolution is sweeping astronomy, as lone amateur astronomers, in global networks linked by the Internet, make important discoveries that are the envy of the professionals. Our guest is well known for his ability to describe the wonders of the universe and his enthusiasm for this subject is irresistible.

Timothy Ferris,  Emeritus Professor, University of California, Berkeley.
Timothy's works include Seeing in the Dark, The Mind's Sky (both New York Times best books of the year), and The Whole Shebang (listed by American Scientist as one of the one hundred most influential books of the twentieth century). A fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Ferris has taught in five disciplines at four universities. He is an emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley and a former editor of Rolling Stone.

From the Archives: This live interview was recorded on September 12,  2002 on the nationally syndicated radio program, hosted by Laura Lee . See more at www.lauralee.com

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Draw inspiration from the classical texts of Yoga and timeless scriptural sources, helps us  understand and appreciate the wisdom of this ancient practice.  Here we focus not only on the physical postures but also on how they evolved—the origins of the practices in yoga’s ancient sacred texts and five-thousand-year-old traditions.

Sharon Gannon is a  world-renowned yogini, perhaps best known as the founder, along with David Life, of the Jivamukti Yoga Method.

From the Archives: This live interview was recorded on April 29,  2002 on the nationally syndicated radio program, hosted by Laura Lee . See more at www.lauralee.com

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 Conversation about the universal female archetypes that characterize most women.  The Gods and Goddesses of ancient Greece,  says our guest, is a "myth that never was but is always happening", meaning that the personalities of the ancient Gods and Goddesses summarize the fundamental archetypes through which humans think and act, even if they are not conscious of it.   Jean Shinoda Bolen is skilled at weaving of myth, and science.

Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D. is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, and author. Bolen has written several books on the archetypal psychology of women and men in the development of spirituality. She is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, a former clinical professor of psychiatry at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, University of California Medical Center and a past board member of the Ms. Foundation for Women, the International Transpersonal Association, and the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco. She is the author of thirteen books in over one hundred foreign editions.

From the Archives: This live interview was recorded on April 26,  2002 on the nationally syndicated radio program, hosted by Laura Lee . See more at www.lauralee.com

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