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Perspectives on the Current Global Crisis: A Conversation with Ralph Metzner
By Will Shonbrun — 2016
A conversation with Ralph Metzner about his book, The Expansion of Consciousness, and his reflections on questions that touch on the most profound problems we face for our survival, our existence as a species.
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