EMP 718   M. Burgess   3 credits
Consciousness, Cosmologies, and the Energy of Space I

Description

This course is an exploration of consciousness, cosmologies, and the nature, energy, and experience of space: space as a construct of consciousness, the ways in which one is shaped by and shapes space, the internal and external energy and architecture of space, and the psychophysiological effects of the structure of space. The course will explore the architecture of personal and collective cosmologies, the evolutionary architecture of individual lives, and physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual experiences of mundane, sacred, healing, and creative space.

Objectives

After completing this course students will have explored the nature, energy, and psychophysiological effects of internal and external space; developed greater internal and external spatial awareness; studied the spatial architecture of life; reviewed cosmologies including their own; and explored dynamics of consciousness.

Students will:

• Develop and deepen their awareness of consciousness, cosmologies, and spatial energy
• Be able to utilize the knowledge of consciousness, cosmologies, and spatial energy they have gained to extend their own research and therapeutic methods in a healing profession
• Develop skills needed to identify essential factors pertaining to spatial energy
• Be able to assist clients using the understanding they have gained of consciousness, cosmologies, and the psychophysiological effects of internal and external energy
• Develop the critical skills they need to apply their knowledge of consciousness, cosmologies, and spatial energy wisely and effectively

Texts

• Burgess, Mali Geometric Dynamics
• Burgess, Mali The Art and Architecture of Consciousness
• Burgess, Mali The Architecture of Space
• Burgess, Mali The Geometry of Relationship
• Callahan, Phillip S. Nature’s Silent Music
• Halevi, Z’ev ben Shimon A Kabbalistic Universe
• Michell, John The Dimensions of Paradise
• Monroe, Robert Ultimate Journey
• Olwell, Carol Gardening From the Heart: Why Gardeners Garden
• Roob, Alexander The Hermetic Library, Alchemy and Mysticism
• Swan, James A. The Power of Place and Human Environments
• Vilenskaya, Larissa Subtle Energies Around Natural and Man-Made Structures

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