2001 - Trees of Life: Humanity and the Harmony of Nature

An International Conference of the SCIENTIFIC and MEDICAL NETWORK

Mystics and Scientists 24

Trees of Life

Humanity and the Harmony of Nature

Keynote Speaker: Professor Huston Smith
Conference Chairmen: Dr Peter Fenwick and David Lorimer

TO BE HELD AT
King Alfred's College, Winchester, Hants, England
30th March - 1st April 2001

Trees of Life: Humanity and the Harmony of Nature

Without a healthy forest, there can be no healthy water, no healthy blood.
Viktor Schauberger

The Mystics and Scientists meetings are dedicated to forging a creative understanding of the complementary roles of science and mysticism. This year's conference focuses on the very important ecological and symbolic aspects of trees. We have created an exciting and topical programme and are delighted to welcome our international team of speakers. In addition to the formal presentations, the programme includes optional seminar-workshops, film, multimedia and an Open Forum.

Details of Conference Speakers

PROGRAMME

	FRIDAY 30th MARCH
7.45 pm	Trees and the Harmony of Life	David Lorimer
8.30 pm	Introductory Panel exploring the theme, with audience participation
9.15 pm	Film: The Man Who Planted Trees (Jean Giono)
	SATURDAY 31st MARCH
9.15 am	The Enchanted Canopy: a Human View of the Rainforest Roof	Andrew Mitchell
11.30 am	Does Nature Have Sacred Depths?	Prof. Huston Smith
2.45 pm	Optional seminar-workshops
	Healing with Energised Tree Oils	Patrice Bouchardon
	Experiencing the Wisdom of Trees	Dr Apela Colorado
	The Tree of Life: an Inner and Outer Journey	Fred Hageneder
5.00 pm	Sacred Trees in Indigenous Wisdom Traditions	Dr Apela Colorado
7.45 pm	The Spirit of Trees: History and Myth in Native Species - a multimedia presentation	Fred Hageneder with Jay Ramsay
	SUNDAY 1st APRIL
9.00 am	Viktor Schauberger	Jörg Schauberger
10.10 am	The Role of Forests in Climate Change	Dr Richard Betts
11.50 am	Nature, Trees and Self-Development	Patrice Bouchardon
2.30 - 4.00 pm	Open Forum	The Lecturing Panel

Speakers:

Dr Peter Fenwick, MB Camb, B Chir, FRC Psych, DPM. Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, Consultant Neurophysiologist at Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford, and Honorary Consultant in Neurophysiology to Broadmoor Special Hospital. He is Vice-President of the Scientific and Medical Network and President of the U.K. branch of the International Association of Near-Death Studies. He writes and lectures widely on brain function, meditation and altered states of consciousness, and has made many appearances on radio and television.

David Lorimer, MA, PGCE. After a spell in merchant banking he taught modern languages and philosophy at Winchester College. He was Director of the Scientific and Medical Network 1986-2000, and is now a consultant, continuing to edit the Network Review. He is the author of books on survival and spiritual experience, and is editor of a number of works in the field of science and spirituality.

Professor Huston Smith is Thomas J Watson Professor of Religion and Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, Syracuse University. In 1996 he was the subject of a 5-part PBS Special with Bill Moyers, who said of him 'America's religious landscape is changing before our eyes, and no one has done more to prepare us for the new religious reality than Huston Smith'. He is the author of twelve books, of which, his The World's Religions has become a standard textbook selling over two-and-a-half million copies.

Dr Richard Betts, MSc, PhD is a climate and vegetation modeller at the Met Office. His work involves the use of computer models to investigate interactions between global vegetation and climate. Recently, he highlighted a previously unrecognised problem with United Nations proposals to use forests to slow global warming.

Patrice Bouchardon trained as a structural engineer. In 1985, he gained first hand knowledge of the healing and transformative power of tree whilst living and working in a forest. He now researches and conducts workshops on the relationship of human consciousness to Nature.

Dr Apela (Pamela) Colorado, BA, MSc, PhD received her Doctorate in Social Policy from Brandeis University in 1982. She is a member of the Oneida tribe and a cultural practitioner. She founded the Worldwide Indigenous Science Network in 1989, was a Canadian representative at the Conference on Religion and Environment in 1992, and was an invited speaker to the Earth Summit. In 1997, Dr Colorado was one of twelve women chosen by the State of the World Forum to be honoured for her role as a woman leader.

Fred Hageneder is a harpist, graphic designer, artist and author whose passion for trees started in his teens. He plays in a range of styles from medieval music to jazz and his own compositions. He sees the harp as a bringer of awareness, beauty and healing.

Andrew Mitchell BSc specialises in the scientific investigation of tropical rainforest canopies. He is Vice-President of the Earthwatch Institute in Boston and Visiting Scientist at the Oxford Forestry Institute, where he is implementing the Global Canopy Programme which will integrate research investigations into biodiversity and climate change. He is the author of seven books and has co-produced television productions with the BBC, National Geographic and the Discovery channel.

Jay Ramsey MA is a radical author, poet and presenter, who has moved from New Poetry to healing and spirituality. Recently he has worked on Chinese classics and Alchemy, as well as giving talks and workshops in the UK and abroad. His most recent book is Kingdom of the Edge - New and Selected Poems 1980-1998.

Jörg Schauberger, MSc, is the grandson of the pioneering Austrian ecologist Viktor Schauberger. After studying mathematics he has been closely involved in Schauberger-Eco-Technology and in 1996 co-founded the new series of seminars at the Pythagoras Kepler System Institute, founded by his father. He is engaged in research at the PKS Institute.