Christian de Quincey, Ph.D., is Professor of Philosophy and Consciousness Studies at John F. Kennedy University; Dean of Consciousness Studies at the University of Philosophical Research; and Director of the Center for Interspecies Research.

"It is time for us as a worldwide community to rediscover the soul of matter, to honor and respect the flesh of the Earth, to pay attention to the meaning, purpose, and value embedded in the world beneath our feet and above our heads..."

Leila Kozak is a lecturer and scientist at Bastyr University, and a research investigator at the University of Washington School of Medicine – both located in Seattle, Washington.

"Intention may be the most crucial driving force in our lives - no matter what you say or do, it may be your intention what shifts the results of what you say or do"...