The Vital Message Conference 2010 a Great Success!

Thanks to all who participated in the May 22 Conference - the speakers, delegates and helpers. It was a great day and although unfortunately speaker Kathleen Murray had to pull out at the last minute a more than able replacement was found in Hootananny proprietor Kit Fraser, whose Joy of Talk concept looks set to revolutionise the restaurant market (first project set to launch in Inverness in September 2010).

Here is what keynote speaker Birgitta Jónsdóttir had to say after the event in an email dated 7 July 2010:

"Dear all of you from the Vital Message Conference

We are given an incredible opportunity to help co-create where we are heading as humanity
all of us who are awake and aware of the big picture need to step forward and create links between like minded people in our communities - the 21st century will be the century of the common people - change will occur from the bottom to top

the Vital Message Conference was one of those steps of co-creation
it was a gathering of people who are ready to move beyond the ego sutra of the west into responsibility to guide those who are seeking guidance without letting
ego get in the way
we are only great internally if we manage to be great externally
that is how we relate to others and what we are willing to give back to this earth
because we are running out of planet

this week i saw a film that i feel an urge to share with everyone, it is called For the Love of Water: flow.org

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAdA6FIODyY&feature=player_embedded

right now civil unrest is occurring in Iceland again - noise protests and growing anger and i will have to focus my energies here to try to get us out of the shadow of the IMF

I did somehow manage to get IMMI through the Icelandic parliament - everything conspired to push this through:) a pure miracle in action
here is the press release about that:

On June 16th the Icelandic Parliament unanimously passed a proposal tasking the government to introduce a new legislative regime to protect and strengthen modern freedom of expression, and the free flow of information in Iceland and around the world. The unanimous vote included all government members.

Birgitta Jonsdottir, the chief sponsor in parliament of the IMMI proposal said: "Iceland will become the inverse of a tax haven; by offering journalists and
publishers some of the most powerful protections for free speech and investigative journalism in the world. Tax havens aim is to make everything opaque. Our
aim it to make everything transparent." she said.

Highlights from the proposal:
* the Icelandic Prize for Freedom of Expression
* Protection from "libel tourism" and other extrajudicial abuses
* Protection of intermediaries (internet service providers)
* Statute of limitations on publishing liabilities
* Virtual limited liability companies
* Whistle-blower protections
* Source protection
* Source-journalist communications protection
* Limiting prior restraint
* Process protections
* Ultra-modern Freedom of Information Act

Because of the complexity of the legislative changes required, the final legislation will not pass through Parliament at the same date, at least 13 laws need to b e changed and improved in 4 ministries. The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture that will have an over all responsibility of implementing the laws.

Estimated time for the entire IMMI package to be completed is about a year. The creators of the IMMI hope by Iceland's bold steps in the direction of creating a haven for freedom of information, speech and expression, that it will inspire other nations to follow suit by strengthening their own laws in favor of the fundamental cornerstones that are the base of democracies and thwart the trending of gagging, legal harassment and destruction of historical records.

This proposal was created by international collaboration of lawyers and organizations such as Wikileaks, who have a comprehensive understanding about how the current status of affairs are in our world in regard of serious attacks on freedom of information and expression.

The Icelandic Modern Media Initiative is based on turning the tax-haven concept on its head. Instead of pulling together asset hiding and secrecy laws from around the world in order to shelter corruption and financial crime, the IMMI pulls together the best transparency enabling legislation, to create a stronghold for investigative journalists, internet publishers, transparency watchdogs and the public.

The global support for the IMMI underlines the need for a robust environment that supports the world's best journalism and the activities of transparency groups. The flow of information has no borders and most of the media is moving to the internet. That is why the time has come for a modern legislative regime that can promote and defend global freedom of expression, in principle and in practice.

For details of the proposal and press contacts, please see

http://www.immi.is/

THANK you all for being who you are, and thank you DAVE for gathering people together because it is in that energy of gathering that great ideas manifest

LOVE and JOY to you all
Birgitta"

And thank you Birgitta! (please come back to speak at The Vital Message Conference 2011)

Announcing a New Annual Event – The Vital Message Conference 2010 At the Moray Art Centre, Findhorn, on Saturday 22 May 2010

An exciting new conference, themed on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s book The Vital Message (1919), is to take place at Findhorn. This follows on from the launch of the book THE VIEW: Mind Over Matter, Heart Over Mind – From Conan Doyle to Conversations With God (Editor: Dave Patrick, published by Polair Publishing), which marked the 150th Anniversary of his birth, on 22 May 2009, and which used “The Vital Message” as the focus for its 29 contributors.

Best known as the creator of fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur led a full and varied life underpinned by strong spiritual values.

This conference provides an opportunity for delegates to explore Sir Arthur’s vital message of our ability to open up to a higher level of consciousness. Through enhancing our family and community relationships and co-creating with nature instead of destroying it, we can create a ‘ripple effect’ of love and compassion.

A range of inspiring speakers will be participating at the conference. The keynote speaker is Birgitta Jónsdóttir (pictured, above left), Icelandic MP and Leader of the country’s Movement Party. She has been leading the fight for justice for the Icelandic people (Iceland has a population of under 320,000) in the wake of the country’s recent financial meltdown, and is also a prime mover in the setting up of the Icelandic Modern Media Initiative (IMMI), being formed to create a safe haven for investigative journalism.

Of particular interest to Anthroposophists and other followers of Rudolf Steiner’s work and philosophy, is author Sylvia Francke, whose book The Tree of Life and the Holy Grail attempted to answer the mystery of Rennes-le-Château from the perspective of Steiner’s Anthroposophy. Sylvia will explain how the death of her daughter Helen aged 11 in 1982, and the events which followed, became the driving force for writing her book.

Closer to home, Crystal Skulls expert Kathleen Murray, Director of the Academy for Crystal and Natural Healing in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, will provide an update on the Crystal Skulls and what the new information means for 2012 and beyond.

Drew Pryde is the Chairman of the Scottish Institute for Business Leaders (SIBL), and is passionate about encouraging spirituality in Business. A contributor to THE VIEW (‘Don’t Push The River’), he has had a remarkable healing journey, making a 100% recovery from a medical condition labelled ‘incurable’ by the medical mainstream. His reinstatement to full health was assisted by the treatment of vibrational medicine practitioner Dr Helen Petrow from Nairn, another contributor to THE VIEW.

Tom Richardson represents Share International on whose behalf he has been giving talks around the country about the appearance of the Maitreya, the World Teacher. Tom reveals that Maitreya has already given eight interviews live on American television and is currently conducting further interviews around the world.

Randy Klinger, Director of the Moray Art Centre, will open the event by sharing his inspirational journey from his initial vision of creating the Centre to its ultimate manifestation in practical reality.

Following on from the publication of THE VIEW last year, and the positive reviews it has received (Kindred Spirit magazine awarded it 4 Stars “Excellent”, saying it was “Essential reading for anyone interested in the future of humankind and spirituality”), I am delighted that the momentum will be maintained with this conference.

Apart from making this an annual event, albeit on a small scale this year to get it established, it is my intention to run other conferences and events in between the annual events – for example, "The Vital Message for Health” and "The Vital Message for Business". I would also like "The Vital Message" concept to be engaging, getting people to share stories, create artwork, make videos, compose music, and get it into schools and communities, making it an interactive and ongoing process – so it is definitely no coincidence the first conference will take place in the Moray Art Centre.

I also see this conference being very complementary with the Shen Foundation “Beyond 2012: A New Civilization Conference" taking place in Nairn earlier that week (17-19 May), and whose keynote speaker Nassim Haramein was referenced in THE VIEW – a great example of synchronicity! (details at http://beyond2012.terapad.com)

Tickets for The Vital Message Conference 2012 are priced at £37.50 per delegate and are available to be booked online in advance at www.thebooth.co.uk. As the maximum number of delegates is limited to 40 early booking is advised. Copies of THE VIEW are available to buy at the Phoenix Store at the Findhorn Foundation, Waterstones (Inverness, Elgin, Aviemore, etc.), Amazon and other good bookshops and online outlets (search on "the view" and "dave patrick"). For further information contact Dave on 0780 302 4461 email dave@healthyenterprise.com

Look forward to seeing you at The Vital Message Conference 2010! Dave Patrick, Conference Organiser, who will be chairing the conference.