Cinema with Soul – Helping Human Evolution
By Theresa
Hulme
The Institute for Spiritual
Entertainment recently held an awards festival honoring supporters who have lead
the group now recognized as a major presence in modern cinema. “Spiritual
Cinema” is the best description of a film genre that promises to grace us
with goodness in the decades to come.
Spiritual Cinema pioneer, director Stephen
Simon received a special award for his contributions to the cultivation of the
higher self. Simon’s early films include “What Dreams May
Come” and “Somewhere in Time,” now both classics. The
organization supports films that elevate consciousness. Smart films. Deep
films. Films that help us poor humans to evolve. We certainly need it.
The mission of the group known as
ISELA (Institute of Spiritual Entertainment-Los Angeles) is to inspire
individual and social transformation by awakening the light within. The
‘circle’ creates films which present a foundation of
‘oneness,’ rousing the heart, soul and mind, reflecting one another
as intricate parts of the same whole. Instead of division, separation and
violence, the cinema circle works to promote unity, human goodness, love,
awareness and infinite growth, with universal appeal.
With the current tidal wave of
corporatized, soulless entertainment, major media outlets are advertising and
profit driven, rather than heart and mind centered. American media is
especially infamous for polluting the world with gratuitous violence, cold and
empty sexuality, mindlessness, brazen aggression and very poor taste.
Spiritual Cinema reflects the shadow side of this human condition. In the
spirit of the late great Carl Jung, we should thank the person who shows us our
shadow side. In darkness, we see the light.
The universal themes illuminate insight and
healing through a multitude of human thought fields: philosophy, science,
religion, sociology, technology, psychology, quantum physics, etc.
Social evolution and truth seeking are
essential cravings of the human soul. The personal growth that can occur just
from seeing one movie can profoundly influence human evolution. The cinema
circle seeks to transmit the good vibes to the masses. The Information Age
brings this access, across cultural and geographic lines, facilitating
transmission of our highest selves, shared with the world.
Recommended Films evoking the
Spirit:
What The Bleep Do We
Know?
Kumba
Mela
Indigo
The
Corporation
Karma (by Teri
Rose)
Not surprisingly, over 100
Spiritual Cinema groups exist worldwide. Mass media is one of the most
powerful institutions in the world. Connecting people through entertainment is
very influential. Not money motivated nor the movie of the week yet, this genre
of cinema will be increasingly popular as the times get darker. When the
student is ready, the teacher will come. And we starving students, especially
in the Western hemisphere, could certainly use some social evolution.
The Institute provides support to
those who wish to exercise a craving to ‘break on through to the other
side.’ The ‘other side” flirts with lightness, human
triumph, enlightenment and evolution. The vibration of the universe emanates
from each of us. If we can awaken the light within each other, our collective
vibration grows stronger and brighter and enlivens Mother Earth.
The group encourages new members and
welcomes donations as tax-deductible. They meet regularly to discuss creative
endeavors, share insight and develop synergy towards a theme that, though
overdue, has come in to its own.
For more information/becoming a
member, visit www.ise-la.org. Namaste!
Posted: Fri - July 1, 2005 at 05:17 AM