A global shift is happening. As the established economic, political and cultural institutions of our planet meet with increasing upheaval, humanity is moving toward the next stage of its history. This new stage is as different from what went before as the Renaissance was from the Middle Ages.

The shift is happening on many levels, consisting of new ways of perceiving the world, ourselves, and each other.

Recently Dr. Bourne has compiled a website that addresses longstanding philosophical questions that have no set answers, such as:

• what happens after we die
• exploring a cross-cultural understanding of the nature of "deity"
• if deity truly exists, is it benign or indifferent to the circumstances of humanity
• what is the nature consciousness (or the mind), and how does that relate to the physical brain

For Dr. Bourne's ideas and thoughts on these fundamental questions as well as many other topics, see his website www.journeysofthemind.net.