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Sandy Olliges M.A.

About

Sandy Olliges received her M.A. in Human Science with a concentration in Social Transformation from Saybrook University. Her work there included Ecological Psychology, Globalization and Power, and Peace, Deep Ecology, and Social Action. Now retired, she worked as an Environmental Manager for NASA Ames Research Center for 20 years where she initiated and developed a sustainability program that included energy and water conservation, preservation of species' habitat, and use of paper with high recycled content. She was also responsible for other environmental programs including pollution prevention, hazardous materials, environmental compliance, wetlands and wildlife, groundwater cleanup, and community outreach. She is Lecturer Emerita at San Jose State University, formerly teaching aikido, yoga, academic writing, and environmental studies. She has completed Level I and II Advanced Intensive Dream Tending Certificate Programs with Stephen Aizenstat, PhD, at Pacifica Graduate Institute.

Recent Posts
World Elephant Day
Elephants are important in nature and as spiritual symbols. Elephants are magnificent mammals that live in social groups and care for their young. They are smart and have feelings. Being a keystone species, elephants create and maintain an ecosystem for themselves and for many other plants and animals.
Developmental Psychology and Environmental Sustainability
In a new book, A New Psychology for Sustainability Leadership: The Hidden Power of Ecological Worldviews, Steven Schein used the lens of developmental psychology to view the motivation of sustainability leaders, and he posits that sustainability leaders have developed an ecological self, a postconventional worldview, and an enhanced systems consciousness.
Rain Forests and Old Growth Forests

Forests, especially rain forests and old growth forests, are the lungs of the planet. Taking in carbon dioxide that is expired by animals and produced by burning of fossil fuels, the forests produce oxygen that we need to live. Rain forests and old growth forests are homes to numerous species that don’t live anywhere else.

Forests, especially rain forests and old growth forests, are the lungs of the planet. Taking in carbon dioxide that is expired by animals and produced by burning of fossil fuels, the forests produce oxygen that we need to live. Rain forests and old growth forests are homes to numerous species that don’t live anywhere else.

Deep Ecology and Evolution of Consciousness: Part 5 of 5

In this series, I am using chakras as a metaphor for stages of civilization that could occur as the majority of people experience levels of consciousness associated with the various chakras, which are energetic vortices in the subtle body.

In this series, I am using chakras as a metaphor for stages of civilization that could occur as the majority of people experience levels of consciousness associated with the various chakras, which are energetic vortices in the subtle body.

Deep Ecology and Evolution of Consciousness: Part 4 of 5

Since the consciousness revolution of the 1960s and the back-to-the-land movement of the 1970s, many people have followed a path outside the mainstream of the industrial growth society. In a sixth chakra civilization humans’ connection to the rest of the planet would be experienced, known, and acknowledged by the majority of people.

Since the consciousness revolution of the 1960s and the back-to-the-land movement of the 1970s, many people have followed a path outside the mainstream of the industrial growth society. In a sixth chakra civilization humans’ connection to the rest of the planet would be experienced, known, and acknowledged by the majority of people.

Deep Ecology and Evolution of Consciousness: Part 3 of 5

Enphasis on the industrial-growth society is a result of glorification of fifth chakra technological mastery combined with lust for third chakra power, in the absence of honoring the fourth chakra heart opening. In the recent past, wise caring leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King who espoused love and nonviolence did bring about meaningful change.

Enphasis on the industrial-growth society is a result of glorification of fifth chakra technological mastery combined with lust for third chakra power, in the absence of honoring the fourth chakra heart opening. In the recent past, wise caring leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King who espoused love and nonviolence did bring about meaningful change.

Deep Ecology and Evolution of Consciousness: Part Two

Can different worldviews be taught, or do they result from the level of awakened consciousness? Considering this question through the lens of chakra theory, one can view the evolution of consciousness in individuals as well as in society. Even with acts of selflessness and kindness by many, the world is teetering on the brink of disaster, while the rich get richer.

Can different worldviews be taught, or do they result from the level of awakened consciousness? Considering this question through the lens of chakra theory, one can view the evolution of consciousness in individuals as well as in society. Even with acts of selflessness and kindness by many, the world is teetering on the brink of disaster, while the rich get richer.

Deep Ecology and Evolution of Consciousness: Part 1 of 5

Deep ecology is based on a worldview of deep interconnection of all beings. In this view, humans may be thought of as the consciousness of the earth. Based on cooperation and nonlinear thinking and valuing intuition, the deep ecology paradigm is aligned with the feminist worldview that values equality and caring in relationships.

Deep ecology is based on a worldview of deep interconnection of all beings. In this view, humans may be thought of as the consciousness of the earth. Based on cooperation and nonlinear thinking and valuing intuition, the deep ecology paradigm is aligned with the feminist worldview that values equality and caring in relationships.