Dr. Ervin Laszlo presents a radical new theory of our “informed universe” in which information is as elemental as energy but is perpetually created and forever retained.

Astronaut and founder of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, Edgar Mitchell, discusses the nature of consciousness and its place in the cosmic scheme of things past, present, and future.

Join author, cultural scientist, and raconteur extraordinaire Howard Bloom as he radically redefines the significance of consumer culture.

Michael Dowd, former Evangelical minister, believes that as we integrate the story of cosmogenesis into our lives a worldwide spiritual revival will occur.

Thomas de Zengotita, Harper’s contributing editor, anthropologist and author, explores how media, from petroglyphs to the printed word to MTV, molds not just what we think, but how we think.

Yasuhiko Kimura, integral philosopher and social visionary, addresses the matter of consciousness, what it is, and what it means to move it forward. A Voices from the Edge presentation.

Award-winning science fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer speaks with WIE's Tom Huston about the virtues of good fiction, compelling science, and an active interest in the future.

Allan Combs, author of The Radiance of Being, cocreator (with Ken Wilber) of the conceptual model of consciousness known as the Wilber-Combs Lattice, and pioneering scholar in the field of conscious evolution, speaks with WIE about the history, development, and future evolution of consciousness—from the one to the many.

Barbara Marx Hubbard, author, social innovator, and president of the Foundation for Conscious Evolution, speaks with WIE about the extraordinary promise humanity holds for the evolution of life—both in manifest form and as consciousness itself—on earth and throughout the universe.

Zoltan Torey, author of The Crucible of Consciousness, speaks about the tragic accident that destroyed his sight, and the profound insights into the nature of consciousness revealed in its aftermath.

Robert Wright, evolutionary thinker and author of Nonzero, speaks with WIE's Carter Phipps about creating higher integration in a polarized world.

Andrew Cohen, pioneer of Evolutionary Enlightenment and Ken Wilber, integral philosopher, engage with members of Wilber’s Integral Institute in Denver, Colorado.

Chris Parish reflects on his work at the frontiers of spiritual development and the evolution of human consciousness.

John F. Haught, Landegger Distinguished Professor of Theology at Georgetown University and author of God After Darwin: A Theology of Evolution, speaks with WIE's Amy Edelstein about science, Darwin, God, nature, and our future in an infinite, evolving universe. Recorded at the 2006 Metanexus Conference.

WIE founder Andrew Cohen and bestselling author and mind-body-spirit pioneer Deepak Chopra share the stage in NYC for a moderated discussion about what it takes to create the future.

This WIE interview features Gary Lachman, author of A Secret History of Consciousness and renowned authority on the history of the occult and Western esoteric philosophy, as he explores the life and work of such pioneering figures in modern esoteric spirituality as Blavatsky, Krishnamurti, Gurdjieff, Ouspensky, Jean Gebser and Rudolf Steiner.

Zoltan Torey, author of The Crucible of Consciousness, returns to WIE Unbound to speak with Andrew Cohen and Ross Robertson about his original and compelling theory of consciousness, language, and the self.

WIE's Elizabeth Debold speaks with Dr. Joyce Kovelman, author, scientist, and spiritual innovator, about the evolutionary imperative in the universe and in the human psyche—as seen through the lens of masculine and feminine archetypes.

In this talk recorded live in Chicago, spiritual teacher and WIE editor-in-chief Andrew Cohen articulates a vision of the enlightened life that offers a radically new way to understand the quest for meaning in a secular postmodern culture.

In part one of this special two-part release, pioneering British biologist Rupert Sheldrake and WIE founder Andrew Cohen engage in a free-spirited dialogue about the nature and evolution of consciousness, exploring the habits or structures that shape our culture and demand our attention if we want to consciously create an enlightened future.

In Part Two of this special two-part video, pioneering British biologist Rupert Sheldrake and WIE founder Andrew Cohen continue their free-spirited investigation into the nature and evolution of consciousness, exploring the phenomenon of interiority, the pursuit of higher potentials, and the urgent need to change our individual and collective habits to ensure an enlightened future.

In this video montage, Ken Wilber, Duane Elgin, Jim Garrison, and others describe why human beings must take an evolutionary leap to create a new and higher worldview. It also shows how such a step is possible through what spiritual teacher and What Is Enlightenment? magazine editor in chief Andrew Cohen calls the Art and Science of Enlightened Communication.

Integral philosopher Steve McIntosh and WIE editor Carter Phipps explore the patterns and mechanisms through which human consciousness and culture develop. 

Integral philosopher Steve McIntosh gives some unorthodox advice to the next U.S. President on how to approach the most pressing challenges of the next four years.

Join Dr. Elizabeth Debold, founding member of the Harvard Project on Women's Psychology and Girls' Development, and What Is Enlightenment? senior editor, in a bold call for a new women's liberation.

Join evolutionary enlightenment teacher Andrew Cohen and evolutionary theorist and activist Dr. Don Beck as they explore two powerful models for individual and cultural transformation.

Ken Wilber, integral philosopher and acclaimed author, shares the stage with Andrew Cohen, pioneering spiritual teacher and founder of What Is Enlightenment? magazine. Filmed in Denver, Colorado, these videos feature dialogue and Q&A with members of Wilber's Integral Institute.

Reverend Michael Beckwith, founder of Agape International Spiritual Center, speaks with WIE editor in chief Andrew Cohen about the evolution of the divine principle.

Michael Bernard Beckwith, founder and spiritual director of Agape International Spiritual Center, recounts his dramatic awakening to a higher power and purpose.

Join Andrew Cohen, pioneering spiritual teacher and founder of What Is Enlightenment? magazine, in a public talk concerning the evolution of consciousness and the creative impulse at the heart of existence.

In this Voices talk from London, spiritual teacher and WIE founder Andrew Cohen deconstructs familiar conceptions of God, spirituality, and the meaning and purpose of human life to reveal a profound vision of enlightenment for the sake of evolution itself.

Andrew Cohen’s twenty years of experience as a spiritual teacher provides dynamic counterpoint to Ken Wilber’s comprehensive integral theory. The result is more than an exchange of ideas, as “guru and pandit” bring their rigorous inquiry and passion to this lively exploration of Wilber’s new manifesto.

Cohen and Wilber take to the stage in Denver, Colorado, and explore the future of enlightenment—they also field a wide assortment of questions and articulate commentary from the audience—in their first-ever public dialogue.

In this, their 11th exchange, Cohen and Wilber explore how transformation is sustained in people. This leads to a discussion about the value of both spiritual experience and the framework in which experience is interpreted, and how each can lead to enlightenment.

At a time when the gospel of self-acceptance is leading to ever-lowering expectations, an audacious martial arts training program strives to replace mediocrity with mastery.

What does a second-tier, or integral, perspective signify? What does it look like, and how do we acquire it? These are questions that Cohen and Wilber address in this dialogue, which advocates a commitment to the very biggest perspective.

The importance of how the spiritual experience is interpreted is the focus of this conversation between Cohen and Wilber. They examine the impact of evolution on both culture and spirituality and delve into the nature of enlightenment in a world of evolving form.

How to awaken our collective consciousness through the power of mass communication.

The guru and the pandit discuss the relationship between belief systems, views of reality, and political orientation in this thought-provoking dialogue. In so doing, they describe the nature of the creative process and its role in the process of transcending old structures.

Is it possible for groups to access a level of wisdom far beyond what is available to individuals? WIE takes an in-depth look at the miraculous phenomenon of collective consciousness that many feel is the next step in human evolution.

Wilber and Cohen exchange their understandings of how the developmental trajectory unfolds. They discuss the evolutionary impulse, what it is and why it’s significant, and differentiate between stages and states of consciousness.

The importance of a moral context for spiritual experience occupies the attention of Wilber and Cohen in this riveting exchange. They confront the ethical ambiguities of our time and re-insert morality into the discussion of postmodern spirituality.

What would “spirituality appropriate” to our rapidly evolving times look like? Ken Wilber and Andrew Cohen consider new religious structures and the potential they have for bringing people together in a context that transcends the individual.

Everybody wants to get enlightened but nobody wants to change! Join What Is Enlightenment? as we explore our evolutionary potential through new models of individual and collective transformation.

One of the new breed of evolutionary philosophers, Twilight Club Director Yasuhiko Kimura rails against the conspiracy of mediocrity plaguing the postmodern world, and shares his vision of the future human: homo universalis and beyond.

A freewheeling tour through the fascinating life and work of one of the twentieth century's greatest evolutionary pioneers.

This contemporary Christian contemplative, passionate scientist, and philosopher speaks about the creative impulse behind the evolutionary design of the universe.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Rigoberta Menchu Tum, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and others.

In this, the inaugural dialogue of a new serialized feature of WIE, integral philosopher Ken Wilber and WIE founder Andrew Cohen talk together about the implications of enlightenment in an evolving universe.

An evolutionary activist warns us that the fragile systems of our biosphere and global human community are rapidly nearing “the breaking point.”

This Internet entrepreneur and philanthropist has a dazzling vision of a 2050 society and some bold ideas to get us there.

A visionary cosmologist explains why this may be the most critical yet potentially transformative time on the planet in 65 million years.

An evolutionary thinker gazes into the near future and sees the advent of a new kind of human being.

Noting the surprising absence of women at the leading edge of cultural change, Debold asks what happened to the revolution that women started in the last half of the 20th century—and calls women to once again aspire to transform the status quo.

Innovative organizational change makers—and their corporate counterparts—are tackling one of the most complex problems facing humanity: the urgent need for big business to evolve from being a profit–driven machine to a living system working for the future of the planet.

From AIDS in Africa to the war in Iraq, Don Beck provides surprising insight into the cultural forces driving the news of the day.

A rousing call to forge a new world from the depths of our own souls.

From the far out to the close at hand, four futurists zoom out for a bird's eye view on the global changes we're experiencing now and can anticipate in the future—each outlining both the unprecedented challenges and mind-spinning opportunities humanity faces in the minutes and years to come

Psychologist and professor Robert Kegan illuminates the intricate processes of human transformation, and describes how consciousness needs to evolve to master the demands of a rapidly changing world.

This Hungarian-born painter, psychologist, and evolutionary thinker speaks about the flowering of human creativity and our potential to give meaning to the evolutionary process.

Believe it or not, this trailblazing yogi (who first brought Vedanta to the West) had studied Western evolutionary theory and developed a spiritual critique of Darwin—in 1898!

Susan Bridle considers eco-theologian Thomas Berry's resounding call to our ecological conscience.

Brain Swimme in a discourse on the work and vision of Christian mystic, paleontologist, and pioneer of evolutionary spirituality Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.