It takes a hell of a lot of courage to bring your full self forward. But that's what we really need from each other, especially now. How can you be more 'you'?

Our experiment in collective intelligence acts as a backbone for our collective growth creatively. Where else can we extend these practices...?

A debut of Ian MacKenzie's film Sacred Economics on the work of Charles Eisenstein, plus a Q&A with the filmmaker. 

A call for Collaborative Commenting…we’d like to collect the experiences, insights and what’s been brewing from those who were just at the Integral Spiritual Experience 3. Please join…

We know about the power of now, but what about the power of the future?

Over the past two weeks evolutionary spirituality has been on the hot seat here at Beams. Here's a link to that conversation, and to some more resources, including a creative new video on the subject.

The 'dismal science' has never sounded so undismal in this rather hilarious and brilliant rap battle between two famous economists, John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek. (video)

Bob Dylan turns 70, and a series of famous musicians weigh in on his achievements.

Another cool video of humans pushing their limits.

In his article on Egypt Jeremy heralded the birth of a planetary culture. In this TED talk, the courageous French street artist JR seems to display just such a planetary outlook, revealing an underlying universal humanity in some of the most dangerous, poor and forgotten human communities on Earth. And in his TED Prize wish, he asks us to take an active part in his global art project. Inspiring stuff.

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