Haverford College is the host venue for the Gaia Wisdom Gathering. It is a liberal arts college founded by the Quakers in 1833, located near Philadelphia, and considered to be one of the top colleges in the Nation. Of course the Quaker Philosophy and Ethos played an influential role in the 1776 founding of the United States of America in Philadelphia. Haverford’s Quaker values and tradition provided a setting of tolerance and mutual respect embodied in its Honor Code and focused on educating the whole person. A fundamental principle of this Quaker Ethos is that there is “that of God” in every person. This principle resonates in the 1776 Declaration of Independence in the opening lines: “We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Ashok Gangadean, Ph.D. is a world renowned global philosopher, author and spiritual activist. He is the Margaret Gest Professor of Global Philosophy at Haverford College (USA) where he has taught for the past fifty years. He is author of several books, including Meditations of Global First Philosophy: Quest for the Missing Code of Logos and the audio book- Awakening The Global Mind: A New Philosophy for Healing Ourselves and Our World (with Sounds True). Ashok is also the Founder-Director of the ((Global Dialogue Institute)) which introduced the Seven Stages of Deep Dialogue – innovative technology of Deep Dialogue between worlds in the art of being an awakened Human. Ashok’s current book – Awakening Global Enlightenment: The Maturation of our Species – reaches out to the widest possible global audience and is also being drafted as a potential feature movie script revealing the “greatest ((story)) never told” – quest for the missing Source Code of codes. Ashok just released a double CD audio presenting this project – as a “movie trailer”. www.unumbeing.com Learn more at www.awakeningmind.org and www.globaldialogueinstitute.org
World Council of Elders is an educational 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, sharing and integrating authentic indigenous teachings essential to healing, peace and sustainability for all peoples in today’s challenging times. In partnership with Indigenous Elders, we strive to perpetuate the living essence of indigenous cultures including sacred wisdom, spiritual ceremonies and traditional values.
Our vision is of a world in which all people cherish and care for the Earth, one another, and all life. Toward fulfilling this vision, WCOE brings together authentic indigenous Elders from around the world to share their sacred wisdom teachings, and to counsel humanity toward restoring balance, honoring cultural diversity and promoting peace among all peoples. Since 2000, WCOE has sponsored international Elders’ gatherings and healing ceremonies throughout the Americas and Australia involving hundreds of Elders from dozens of indigenous cultures and thousands of participants from around the world. Learn more at worldcouncilofelders.org.
Our vision is of a world in which all people cherish and care for the Earth, one another, and all life. Toward fulfilling this vision, WCOE brings together authentic indigenous Elders from around the world to share their sacred wisdom teachings, and to counsel humanity toward restoring balance, honoring cultural diversity and promoting peace among all peoples. Since 2000, WCOE has sponsored international Elders’ gatherings and healing ceremonies throughout the Americas and Australia involving hundreds of Elders from dozens of indigenous cultures and thousands of participants from around the world. Learn more at worldcouncilofelders.org.
Mare Cromwell is a Gaia Mystic who communicates directly with Mother Gaia. She also works spiritually with the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, Christ Consciousness, the 21 Taras and other ascended masters. Some might call her a Medicine Woman, Mystic or Lightworker. In addition, Mare is a healer and author. She has surrendered to the "Great Mother Team" and midwifing the New World coming in now. Mare is also the visionary behind the 1000 Goddesses Gathering. Her multi-award-winning books include: The Great Mother Bible, Messages from Mother…. Earth Mother, and If I gave you God’s phone number…. Searching for Spirituality in America. Mare has studied with Native American elders for 22 years along with other gifted spiritual teachers. One gifted Shoshone elder referred to Mare as "The Voice of Earth Mother". Another elder told her that her work with Mother Gaia is in the prophecies. She sat on the World Council for Wisdom Gatherings for three years. Mare lives in western Maryland.