Table of Contents: Spirit of Ma'at Vol 2 June 2002

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Vol 2, No 11

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Spirit of Ma'at Vol 2, No 11 "Growing Old in Today's World"

EDITORIAL: The Old Ones Since time immemorial, the elders of society have been the keepers of wisdom. Today, in our culture of the young, there is no place for the old ones. But their tragedy is ours, as well.

Aging as Grace for the Soul: Baba Ram Dass at the Prophets Conference Since his stroke, our beloved Baba Ram Dass gets around in a wheelchair — and he has a wealth of beautiful spiritual information to share with us now about the grace of growing old.

Changing America's Culture on Aging The Pioneer Network is committed to bringing new reverence, honor, and dignity to our cultural practices around aging, not just in nursing home care but in all areas of life.

Baby Boomers May Transform America Celeste Adams discusses the theories of Marc Freedman presented in his new book Prime Time: How Baby Boomers Will Revolutionize Retirement and Transform America.

The Great Social Security Hoax The rumors are that our Social Security Trust Fund really facing bankruptcy, that the funds won't be there when we need them. Our research says that these rumors are not true!

Menopause and the Birth of the Crone

Rebirth of the Crone Archetype Dr. Hillary Anderson helps women to recreate aging as a beautiful and meaningful rite of passage.

Aging Through an Artist's Eyes? Helen Redman uses art as a means of expressing the Birth of the Crone in herself, and conducts workshops to help other women use art in this way.

Menopause, The Wise Woman Way Susun Weed, healer and author of the Wise Woman series, see menopausal changes as a path to future power and enlightenment, and suggests common herbs to help smooth the way.

Menopause from the Chinese Perspective Author and practitioner Lesley Tierra tells us why Chinese women don't have as many menopausal symptoms as their Western counterparts, and how we can remedy this with herbs, acupuncture, and lifestyle changes.

Mind, Body, and Spirit

Hsin Tao: The Way of the Gods This secret tradition, which originated with the Shaolin priesthood, has only recently been revealed to the world. Easily practiced (even by those who have very little range of movement) and almost effortless, it often seems to bring miraculous results.

Qi Gong for Long Life and Awareness Chi-Lel — a style of Qi Gong (Chi Kung) adapted to Western needs — can bring healing along with higher consciousness, and help to improve the quality of life in our later years.

The Immortalist Philosophy Do we have to grow old and die? Or could aging and death be cultural concepts? If they are, can we change them? And if we do, can we learn how to live forever?

The Four Pillars of Brain Longevity With Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D. You really can slow, stop, or even reverse most age-related memory impairment. Dr. Khalsa has devoted much of his life to showing us how.

The Truth of Alzheimer's: Mary Summer Rain Tells It Like It Is Mary and her friend Sally took care of Sally's mother during her last years. And she has written a no-holds-barred book about what we won't find in all the public information about Alzheimer's.

Summer Rain