Von Ward, Paul 1939-

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Von WARD, Paul 1939-

PERSONAL: Born September 11, 1939, in Jay, FL; son of Eunice (Harris) Ward; married first wife, Louise A. (divorced); married second wife, Brenda A. (divorced); children: Stephen Paul, Michael David, Sandra L. Ward Sanchez. Education: Florida State University, B.A., 1961, M.S., 1962; Harvard University, M.B.A, 1974. Politics: Independent.

ADDRESSES: Home—2005 Lakeshore Dr., Monteagle, TN 37356. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: U.S. Department of State, foreign service officer, 1965-79; Delphi International, Washington, DC, founder and CEO, 1980-95; freelance writer and lecturer, 1995—. Military service: U.S. Navy, 1962-65; attained rank of lieutenant.

WRITINGS:

Dismantling the Pyramid: Government by the People, Delphi Press (Washington, DC), 1981.

Solarian Legacy: Metascience and a New Renaissance, Inner Eye Books (Livermore, CA), 1997.

Our Solarian Legacy: Multidimensional Humans in a Self-Learning Universe, Hampton Roads (Charlottesville, VA), 2001.

Gods, Genes, and Consciousness: Have Advanced Beings Influenced Human History?, Hampton Roads (Charlottesville, VA), 2004.

Contributor to periodicals, including Association of Humanistic Psychology Perspective, Cosmic Light, Monthly Aspectarian, and Washington International.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Research on the development of the Consciousness Quotient Index, a measure of the scope of one's conscious awareness and use of the inner and subtle senses.

SIDELIGHTS: Paul Von Ward told CA: "I write first to engage myself in a process of self-learning and, secondly, tor share with others my sense of the need for a cultural reexamination of our basic assumptions about the nature of reality and our place in the universe. My goal is to help develop a more accurate sense of human history and our legacy as conscious beings in a multidimensional universe."