Steve Adams
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Science |
| Occupation | Professor of geology |
| Location | Denton, North Carolina, United States |
| Introduction | I am a professor of geology at Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown, North Carolina. I have a Masters in Liberal Studies at UNCG. I did graduate study in geology at Miami University (of Ohio) and Mississippi State. I got my BA in geology at Guilford College, and two BA's from Pfeiffer University, one in philosophy and the other in religious studies. I am first and foremost a mystic and esotericist. I have nothing to do with the occult, which I condemn along with a lot of New Age and pseudo-spiritual mumbo-jumbo that gives mystics a bad name. I am also a mineral hobbyist from childhood, and my brother Laurie now has taken over our formerly joint operation called The Adams Collection, which sells natural minerals and crystals. Laurie's website theadamscollection.com started late in 2007. I am the oldest of four children, Laurie next, then my brother Kevin, who is a well-known naturalist and photographer. His many books includes North Carolina Waterfalls (he is the leading authority on North Carolina waterfalls - see under books). And then I have a sister Alecia, a talented singer living in Connecticut. She has done several roles in opera and musicals and many recitals. |
| Interests | Minerals, mysticism, the interface of science and spirituality, esotericism, geology, classical music, philosophy, theoretical physics (especially quantum mechanics), epistemology, consciousness studies, transpersonal psychology, waterfalls, national parks and other natural scenic areas |
| Favorite Movies | Peaceful Warrior, Gandhi, Meetings With Remarkable Men, Contact, The Lord of the Rings (series), Fahrenheit 911, The Sound of Music, The Wizard of Oz, the Matrix, Jurassic Park, Apollo 13, others |
| Favorite Music | Mozart, Beethoven, romantic age piano (Chopin, Debussy, etc.), romantic age symphonies (Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Schubert, etc.), romantic age operas (Verdi, Puccini, etc.), Thomas de Hartmann, others |
| Favorite Books | The Reality of Being by Jeanne de Salzmann, Ouspensky: In Search of the Miraculous, Gurdjieff: All and Everything, Ken Wilber: A Brief History of Everything, The End of Faith by Sam Harris, Malin: Nature Loves to Hide, Maurice Nicoll: The New Man, Ravi Ravindra: Heart Without Measure, Ervin Laszlo: Science and the Akashic Field - An Integral Theory of Everything, [Laszlo] Science and the Reenchantment of the Cosmos: The Rise of the Integral Vision of Reality, Other works by all the above authors, Hartshorne and Reece: Philosophers Speak of God, Jean Vaysse: Toward Awakening, Ian Barbour: Religion in an Age of Science, His Holiness the Dalai Lama: The Universe in a Single Atom - The Convergence of Science and Spirituality, All the books by Jacob Needleman, The Great Work by Thomas Berry, Sacred Balance: Rediscovering our Place in Nature by David Suzuki, Ismael by Daniel Quinn, Plato: the Dialogues, Of course all of the books of my brother - the naturalist and nature photographer Kevin Adams, many others |
Have you ever noticed how a quiet mind (no thoughts) increases consciousness?