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Exploring the Last Frontier with Astronaut Edgar Mitchell
by Linda Sechrist T
he sixth of only 12 men to walk the lunar surface,
Apollo 14 Astronaut Edgar Mitchell had a life-changing experi- ence in 1971 as his spacecraft sailed back to Earth. Long before he first published The Way of the Explorer, in 1996, he understood that the beautiful blue planet to which he was returning was part of a harmonious and whole living system and that we each partici- pate in a universe of consciousness. This expanded worldview led him
to found the nonprofit Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) in 1973, to support individual and collective transforma- tion and realization of human potential. Since its inception, IONS has conducted research in intentionality and prayer in healing; subtle fields and energy medi-
cine; inner dimensions of the healing response; and emerging world- views. Noetic means “intuitive mind” or “inner know- ing,” and IONS looks deeply into phenomena that do not necessarily fit conventional science models, while main- taining scientific rigor.
How would you describe the life-
changing experience that hap- pened on your way home from
the Moon? The experience, which began with a startling recognition that the nature of the universe was not as I’d been taught, continued to unfold as I saw how my existence was irrevocably connected with the movement and formation of planets, stars and galaxies. I saw the
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connectedness, felt it and experienced it emotionally. The natural response of my body to the overwhelming sense of unity was another way of knowing; it felt as trustworthy as my world of rationality and physical precision. Today, the merging of many fac-
tors—including recent discoveries in quantum physics, cosmology, biology, chaos theory and self-organizing sys- tems—is pointing to the recognition of the fundamental interconnectedness and interdependence of all things. It is also affirming the powerful role that directed intention plays in shifting our worldview toward one that focuses on the need to serve the greater good of all nature.
Do you believe that if science and humanity focused more on the exploration of inner space and consciousness, we could discover sustainable
solutions for our planet? Civilization’s understanding of the nature of reality and hence, our survival and future well-being, depends entirely upon the emergence of a completely different worldview: a new paradigm that properly addresses, in verifiable scientific terms, our collective relation- ship to one another, the environment, nature and the universe. Establishing this fundamental shift
in common perceptions can lead to changes in thinking, values, behavior and actions based on concepts of intercon-
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