The Mind Force Manifesto

Matter, mind, brain, body and society emerge from the same stream in the complexity of nature: we call this energy ‘Mind Force’.
Connections of genes and molecules, neurons and hormones, thinking and language, people and organizations form a continuous flow of synchronized interactions.
Interactions between networks across many scales, from molecular, to biological, to cognitive and social, sustain its scaling and cascading.
We recognize in this hyper network, the landscapes and fields of Mind Force.
The empowerment of individuals by Mind Force comes from integrating multiple perspectives and multiple complementary disciplines: simplicity and complexity are complimentary moments of our knowledge of each other, the world, and us.
Resources for research would follow the integrated path to a deeper knowledge based on multidisciplinary collaborations.
Science is lauded by societies beyond the circle of experts and recognized as a natural
mean of expanding lives, when it stays within the stream of Mind Force.
This flow sustains the inner strength and growth of individuals and communities



In September 2008, we organized a residential workshop in an ancient Charterhouse, at Pontignano, Siena, Italy. It was sponsored by the Department of Neurology and Behavioral Sciences, the Institute of Complex Systems Studies of the University of Siena and the Institute for Complexity Studies of Rome. During the conference, the panel produced the following Manifesto in order to sustain a shared public position.


The first and key contributors to the Mind Force Manifesto are:
Alfredo Ancora
Tito Arecchi
Harald Atmanspacher
Peter Fonagy
Walter J. Freeman
Alessandro Giuliani
Guelfo Margherita
Lamberto Maffei
Chiara Mocenni
Franco Orsucci
Mario Reda
Sergio Rinaldi
Andrea Seganti
Steven Suomi
Giuseppe Vitiello
Joe Zbilut
Riccardo Zerbetto
Alberto Zucconi