In spite of recently being diagnosed with leukemia, Dr. Wayne Dyer is staying true to his message of the power of positive thinking. Last night ABC News aired their interview with Wayne Dyer in which ABC insinuated that positive thinking could be dangerous psycho-babble because some believe positive thinking leads to people blaming themselves for negative events in their life. Wayne Dyer responded to this critique by explaining that when bad things happen to us in life, positive thinking can help us overcome those obstacles and lead to spiritual breakthroughs that would not have occurred in the absence of the obstacles.

Wayne Dyer not only talks the talk, but he also walks the walk. His personal response to having leukemia inspires peace and optimism because he says having leukemia is not going to cause him to worry. He says he lives a worry free life and believes positive thinking helps him create more peaceful circumstances and increases the likelihood of others creating health and happiness.

ABC News posted their interview with Wayne Dyer on their website. You can watch the entire interview if you visit http://abcnews.go.com/WN/DanHarris/

“Validation” is a 16-minute, enchanting comedy about the magic of free parking, compliments and smiles.  The filmmaker, Kurt Kuenne, posted it on YouTube for anyone to watch or post on their site.

A Personal Aristocracy is a manual for living a virtuous and elegant life based on classical Renaissance and New Consciousness principles. According to the author, True Blue Indigo, the greatest challenges we face in our lives lie not outside ourselves, but inside. Our doubts, insecurities, desire for acceptance, lack of imagination, and the powerful social pressure to conform remain barriers between who we are and what we may attain. To pursue a personal aristocracy is a conscious decision to break out of self-imposed strictures and give full expression to the voice of our spirit.

The book contains short chapters on virtues such as dignity, honor, reverence, truth, and forbearance and show you how to integrate them into daily life. For example, the chapter on Dignity bluntly explains,

“Dignity is the price we set for our lives in the marketplace of humanity. In this place of exchange we are either price-setters or price-takers. We either get our asking price or cheapen ourselves by selling below our own value. Only we can determine our price; only we can decide if we are valuable, rare, and costly things, or if we are cheap, common, and of little worth to ourselves…If all we ever do is assess our value on the most obvious level of life, of how much we can earn in dollars…or of how much others can utilize our skills or knowledge in the creation of material wealth, then the greater part of us is left unexamined, and if this is all there is to us, then we deserve whatever price is paid to rent our lives cheaply. But, if there is more to us, if there are treasures inside that cannot be bought, or if the price we ask is stunning to others in the dignity we exhibit, then our true worth begins to be more accurately measured.”

A Personal Aristocracy is unique because it asks us to consider just how important it is for us to honor and live by the values and virtues that we hold so close to our heart without being preachy or condescending. For more information on the book, please click here.

Spiritual Cinema Circle founder Stephen Simon is moderating a free Tele-Seminar on the film “Amal” and The Meaning of Life with Debbie Ford, Joan Borsenko and Marcia Wieder March 1st at 5pm PST.

“Amal” is a modern-day parable that tells the story of a man named Amal – a simple, humble auto-rickshaw driver in the colorful, bustling city of New Delhi, India, who lives to do “the right thing” in every situation. This riveting and surprising tale ultimately reveals that the poorest of men are sometimes the richest.

Stephen will moderate the Tele-Seminar. He is a veteran producer/director whose distinguished career includes the presidency of two major production companies and the development of a myriad of well-known films such as: “Somewhere in Time,” Academy Award winning “What Dreams May Come” and Emmy-nominated movie, “Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story.” He is also the author of The Force is With You: Mystical Movie Messages that Inspire Our Lives.

The Free Tele-Seminar takes place Monday, March 1, at 5pm PST/8pm EST. For more information on registering please click here.

The Butterfly Circus is a short inspirational movie. The synopsis of it from IMDB says,

“At the height of the Great Depression, the showman of a renowned circus leads his troupe through the devastated American landscape, lifting the spirits of audiences along the way. During their travels they discover a man without limbs at a carnival sideshow. However, after an intriguing encounter with the showman he becomes driven to hope against everything he has ever believed.”

If you want to watch the 20 minute film, then you can visit www.TheDoorPost.com a site that allows other people to share their movies.

James Cameron is going to write a prequel to “Avatar”, focusing on the events leading up to the story in the movie that he wouldn’t likely have time to include in future films. The book will not retell the Avatar movie, but will fill in some holes from the movie.

For example, Jon Landau, producer of “Avatar” said the novel will “go into much more depth about all the stories that we didn’t have time to deal with — like the schoolhouse and Sigourney (Weaver’s character) teaching at the schoolhouse; Jake on Earth and his backstory and how he came here; (the death of) Tommy, Jake’s brother; and Colonel Quaritch, how he ended up there and all that.”

James Cameron’s prequel novel for Avatar could be out by the end of the year.

“The Gratitude Experiment” is a new film from the creator of “The Opus”, Douglas Vermeeren, that asks: Who is correct faith or science?…It is unclear when it will be released. For more information, you can visit the film’s website at http://www.gratitude-experiment.com/

Spiritual Cinema Circle’s feature film for March is “Uncross the Stars.” According to the film’s website, Daniel Gillies plays Troy Harper, who has suffered the tragic death of his wife, Corrine. Beset by grief, he receives from his Aunt Hilda a letter that Corrine left for him before her death. Troy finds himself following her last request, to drive to the desert and build Hilda a porch, and along the way, to “uncross the stars.”

Shut down to his emotions, stifling his pain with anger and self-pity, Troy arrives in Happy Valley, an Arizona retirement community, where he meets Hilda’s friends, a group of elderly ladies who show Troy a different outlook on life and death than he has ever experienced. Bawdy, wise-cracking and adorable, the “girls” inject unexpected vivacity into Troy’s darkness.

He also meets Bobby Walden, a cactus farmer, ex-fighter pilot and desert philosopher, who befriends Troy and, along with Hilda and the girls, guides him through the lessons he needs to grieve and find peace. Once Troy reopens his heart to the world around him, he begins to see the pain in others as well, and learns that his wife’s bid for him to “uncross the stars” has a deep and caring meaning of its own.

For more information on the Spiritual Cinema Circle DVD club, please click here.

“Valentine’s Day” movie was the number one film at the box office this weekend bringing in $52.4 million. The star-studded cast reached out to all age groups and demographics with big names such as Julia Roberts, Jamie Foxx, Ashton Kutcher, Shirley MacLaine, George Lopez and Taylor Swift. This diverse group of celebrities helped bring home the movie’s message that no matter what your age or background is, relationships can be kind of tricky, but if you hang in there you can find true love. It is a heartwarming, funny and upbeat film filled with themes surrounding serendipity, acceptance and finding love. It’s not surprising that audiences liked “Valentine’s Day” so much and it opened at the No. 1 spot.

However, if you read “Valentine’s Day” movie reviews from the critics you will hear how bad or boring it is. For example, here’s what Roger Ebert said,

“Valentine’s Day” is so desperate to keep all the characters alive, it’s like those Russian jugglers who run around, trying to keep all their plates spinning on poles. I won’t even attempt to describe the plot.”

“Valentine’s Day” reveals just how out of touch most of the movie critics are with mainstream audiences and the type of movies that people actually want to see. The critics gave “Valentine’s Day” poor reviews probably because it lacks the type of cruel sarcasm, bitter irony and gross cynicism that appeals to most of them. Fortunately, “Valentine’s Day” proved the critics wrong and showed that a romantic comedy with uplifting messages about love, humor and relationships can have great box office success and reach a large audience.

Jim Carrey introduced Eckhart Tolle at the 2009 Inaugural GATE Event (Global Alliance for Transformational Entertainment). In his introduction, he talked about the emergence of transformational media and how the majority of the news and entertainment is not representative of what people want or what the world is like. Instead, he offered a hopeful and positive outlook on the future of the world, media and entertainment and used Eckhart Tolle TV as an example of a different type of medium that provides transformational entertainment.