I was surprised to hear Gregg Braden(Coast to Coast Radio Show)- On Fractal Time... He claims, that the Soviet Union, during the 1983-1984 period, was considering a '1st strike', against the United States...saying that the Soviets were afraid the U.S. was considering retaliation over a passenger jet, which was shot down over Soviet air space. The show can be downloaded below. He credits the large group of meditators, along with Guru, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who were assembled in Fairfield, Iowa, at that time... for settling down the influences, which were very unstable at that time... Posted by, R.Gimbel Madison, WI Tuesday March 17Th, 2009 Listen: Windows Media Real Media Time Codes & 2012 Author Gregg Braden discussed how he merged the ancient understanding of cycles with modern views of nature's patterns. Such patterns or fractals repeat on a cyclic basis following the rhythms of nature, and so we can predict the return of these conditions,... more >> Host: George Noory Bio New York Times Best selling author Gregg Braden has been a featured guest for international conferences, and media specials, exploring the role of ancient wisdom and spirituality in science. A former Senior Computer Systems Designer for Martin Marietta Aerospace, Computer geologist for Phillips Petroleum and a Technical Operations Manager for Cisco Systems, Braden is now considered a leading authority on bridging the wisdom of our past with the science and peace of our future. Through his journeys into the remote mountain villages, temples and monasteries of times past, Braden marries the wisdom of ancient traditions and modern science to benefit our lives today. >From his groundbreaking books, Awakening to Zero Point and Walking Between the >Worlds, to his pioneering work in The Isaiah Effect, he offers meaningful >solutions to the unique challenges of our time. In his newest book, The God Code, Gregg Braden ventures beyond the traditional boundaries of science and spirituality, revealing the words of an ancient and timeless message encoded as the DNA of all life.