
Hello New Yorkers,
This week’s delicious offerings include a chance to win a coveted ticket to STS9’s NYC’s show this August. Be creative and good luck! Be sure to check out Reality Sandwich’s wonderful writer, Adam Elenbaas’s for Fishers of Men: The Gospel of An Ayahuasca Vision Quest, a discussion of his newly released book. Adam is an amazing speaker. I highly recommend visiting him for this event at Jivamukti this coming Tuesday evening in the Cafe. CoSM’s Honoring the Divine Feminine tickets are on sale now. I recommend purchasing your tickets before they get sold out. Space is limited. I’ve also listed several juicy hot parties and other curiosities including the Visionary Tattoo Arts Festival in Asbury Park, NJ. Enjoy!
Also check out Steve’s picks for an interesting article on Philip K. Dick.
xoxo,
Salma
http://www.souldish.com
(Send listings to Salma@souldish.com)
))Souldish Featured Event((
==August==
Win STS9 Tickets!
“Souldish and UG Presents want you to win two tickets to see STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9) at Roseland Ballroom on August 9. Click here, like the page, and leave a comment on our wall telling us why you need to get in to this show. Please tell them that Souldish sent you!
http://www.facebook.com/ugpresents?ref=search”
==Souldish Especially Recommended==
==Thursday, July 29==
Sanga Yoga Kirtan
This class comes highly recommended by reliable sources. Featuring Sanga Kirtan and Skanda Yoga. First Skanda Yoga will offer a class from 7:30 to 9. Then Sanga Kirtan ft. SriKala begins an instrument rich celebration lasting into the night ending with fruit and tea. There will then be a Yoga preformance by Skanda and Ananda Woods. Skanda will be teaching a Hatha Yoga class with Ananda Woods and Christine Alexander doing hands on adjusting. The class will then finish with Christine do…ing Kundalini style Meditation and Pranayama. Suggested donation is $5. Please give what you can to support our teachers. Check out the sites below to see more of Sanga Kirtan and Skanda Yoga. Sponsors: unitribeproductions.com, reverbnation.com/sangakirtan
(6:30p - 12a, $5 donation)
80 N. Moore St and Creenwich Apt. #30G
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120707584642356&ref=mf
==Tuesday, August 3==
Fishers Of Men: The Gospel Of An Ayahuasca Vision Quest.
With Adam Elenbaas
For centuries Amazonian shamans have used the sacred and mind-expanding plant medicine, ayahuasca, to communicate with the spirits of the forest, receive visions and heal the sick. In recent years, ayahuasca has attracted spiritual seekers from the West who journey to the Amazon to partake in traditional ceremonies.
Join authors Adam Elenbaas and Daniel Pinchbeck (”2012: The Return of Quetzacoatl”) to celebrate the publication of Elenbaas’ remarkable memoir, “Fishers of Men: The Gospel of an Ayahuasca Vision Quest.” (Tarcher/ Penguin). At once a gritty coming of age story in the tradition of The Basketball Diaries, and a psychedelic travelogue in the line of authors like Terence McKenna, Jeremy Narby and Pinchbeck, “Fishers of Men” is an unflinchingly honest story about the transformational experience of drinking ayahuasca. This Reality Sandwich event begins with a reading from the book, and is followed by a candid discussion on the subject of ayahuasca shamanism and its relevance for us today.
From his troubled youth in the American heartland, growing up a preacher’s son in the Evangelical Christian Church, to his experimentation with Pentecostalism and later his drug and sex-fueled downward spiral in Chicago, Elenbaas examines with unusual insight, good humor, and heart-breaking compassion his troubled relationship to his father, his family, and his Christian faith. After a chance encounter with psychedelic mushrooms at his grandfather’s cottage in rural Michigan, Elenbaas begins on a voyage of self-discovery that leads him to transformational visionary encounters with Jesus inside of ayahuasca ceremonies in the depths of the Peruvian Amazon.
Tuesday, August 3rd 7pm
Free Public Event @ The Jivamuktea Café
841 Broadway , 2nd floor
http://www.jivamuktiyoga.com
))Special Weekend Retreat((
==CoSM Weekend Retreat: Friday September 10 - 12==
Honoring the Divine Feminine Weekend at CoSM
“Through the Goddess, we can discover our strength, enlighten our minds, own our bodies, and celebrate our emotions.” — Starhawk
Celebrate the Eternal Womanly, the image of creative and compassionate divinity in everyone. In a sacred circle, sharing the light and shadow of our lives, we will commit to our own transformation and empower our collective goals. Body, mind, and spirit will be examined through the lens of visionary women. To restore right-relationship with Earth Mother, Gaia, we will explore practical ways of integrating the Goddess energy flowing through Sophia, Sheckena, and Shakti. Drawing from the wisdom of the transcendent, we will dedicate our creative gifts to serve the world. Wise women young and old, will discuss sacred female archetypes. art and spirituality, activism, food and nutrition, birthing and parenting, conscious entrepreneurship, medicine and healing, and the evolution of the image of beauty, considered cross-culturally and throughout history. Palm readers, card readers, and other seers and esoteric healers will be on hand to delve deep into the realm and manifestation of the goddess. The sacred masculine is invited to join in celebrating the Divine Feminine. “God may be in the details, but the goddess is in the questions. Once we begin to ask them, there’s no turning back.” — Gloria Steinem
Special Guests include: Julia Butterfly Hill, artist, writer, poet and one of the most internationally recognizable figures in environmental activism, brought attention to the plight of the world’s last remaining ancient forests when she climbed 180 feet into the branches of a 1000 year-old redwood tree known as Luna, and refused to come down for 738 days. Rebecca Hoffberger is the founder & director of the American Visionary Art Museum, America’s official national museum for visionary and outsider art, located in Baltimore Maryland. Kiana Love is a graduate of the Women’s Wisdom Program and a leader of women’s events and circles, specializing in supporting women’s recovery from trauma. As a trained healer and interfaith minister, Kiana helps others to heal and integrate their body, mind and spirit. Gabrielle Roth, also known as the “urban shaman,” is a musician, author, music director, dancer, philosopher and recording artist in the world music and trance dance genres and creator of the 5 Rhythms movement meditation practice. Sheri Winston, CNM, RN, BSN, LMT, Wholistic SexualityTeacher and Counselor, Founder & Executive Director of the Center for the Intimate Arts, Sheri is a medical professioanl, sexuality educator and author whi is on a mission to transform our cultures attitudes about sex. Elizabeth Lesser is the co-founder and senior adviser of Omega Institute, the largest adult education center in the United States focusing on health, wellness, spirituality and creativity. She is the author of Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow and A Seeker’s Guide: Making Your Life a Spiritual Adventure, both from Random House Books.
Tickets: $375 with camping and food; $300 for commuters, no camping with food
Chapel of Sacred Mirrors
46 Deer Hill Rd
Wappingers Falls, NY
Purchase Tickets at http://www.cosm.org
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=124769834221895&ref=ts
))Other Events((
==Thursday, July 29==
Psycheground
Psytrance…Please join the Dreamcatchers in welcoming Infinite Sun to the next edition of Psycheground, NYC’s most beloved underground party, as she makes her way home from her international tour. Featured DJ’s: Infinite Sun, Mayur, Carol Ferraz, Fumi.
(10p - 4a, $10) 21+ with ID
Reduced Admission with RSVP to psycheground@yahoo.com: $5
Sullivan Room, New York City - http://www.sullivanroom.com/
218 Sullivan St (between Bleecker and West 3rd St, 2 blocks east of 6th Ave)
Subway: A, B, C, D, E, F trains to “W 4 St - Wash Sq”
==Friday, July 30==
Color, Light and Feeling Workshop
Taught by Alex and Allyson Grey
($300, Friday, July 30th at 7pm through Sunday August 1st at 2pm.
Chapel of Sacred Mirrors
46 Deer Hill Rd
Wappingers Falls, NY
http://www.cosm.org
==Friday, July 30==
Karnival of Kuriocities
In these trying times it’s refreshing to know that there are still some folks who know how to please a crowd. Are you a closet voyeur? All the better, please come! The organizers of Karnival of Kuriocities are among the rare few. These folks always put on a memorable event. Be prepared for some dangerous good times. Revelers welcome.
In the age of the glamorous cirque-style spectacle, anarchy and rebellion are often forgotten. The word “carnival” itself is associated with scantily-clad showgirls, while its roots in the “carnal” are neglected. This Friday, July 30th, we bring you the meat and the mayhem that circus is made of. This disaster of a show will feature things that aren’t even possible. (Unfortunately we had to comply with House of Yes’ rules, and throw in a few scantily clad showgirls anyways just to keep ‘em happy.) Starring: Albert Cadabra - The Great Deceiver who eats razor blades, hammers spikes into his face, and electrocutes himself with 20,000 volts of electricity for fun. Betty Bloomerz who uses the snake like contortion of her mysterious innards to pull a massive 27″ sword blade deep into her petite 5′4″ body amongst other things. Anya Sapozhnikova, everyone’s favorite whiskey guzzling aerialist slut, (you might want to bring a date to see this stuff.) Vermont Joy Parade is a six piece brass band hailing from Burlington providing the dance party into the wee hours playing a fervent and eclectic blend of old-time, blues, dixieland, Cajun, jug, and klezmer.
(Doors at 11, show at 11:30, $10) (Not for the faint of heart)
House of Yes Theater
342 Maujer St at Morgan Ave
L train to Grand St. Station
http://www.houseofyes.org/events
==Saturday, July 31==
Visionary Tattoo Arts Festival - Asbury Park
Live music, painting and tattooing. Three days of world renowned Tattooing, Live Painting, Music, Burlesque & Performance Art right on the beach. Visionary Artist “Chet Zar” will be hosting “Visionary Primitive”, a live painting group with guest’s James Kern, Corey Kruger, Jon Clue, Chris Dingwell, Kim Reed, Jon Jon, Pastor, R.H. McClurg, & many other reputable artists from the industry.
There will be live music all weekend & After Parties at the Wonder Bar, bar & Lounge. Check out the Asbury boardwalk where you’ll see a live outdoor urban art exhibit, Music and other performance art…
Advance Tickets For $15 For One Day Admission Are Now On Sale At: Tattoo Tony’s Located At 73 Memorial Hwy, Atlantic Highlands and Long Branch Harley Davidson
Live Music At The Wonder Bar
Tickets will be available at the door for:
$20 per day or $40 for the weekend.
Kids 12 & Under Are Free With A Parent Or GuardianAsbury Park Convention Hall on the Boardwalk
Asbury Park, NJ
Here’s a preview of the featured artists - http://www.visionaryexpo.com/entertainment.html
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Visionary-Expo/150073425438
==Saturday, July 31==
Chop Shop! Dubstep, Psy, and Bass Heavy Music
Presented by Commercialized Evil. Come party with the Commercialized Evil Crew into the late hours of the night as we bring you some of dirtiest EDM tracks! DJ’s :Break Bomb (http://soundcloud.com/breakbomb www.breakbomb.com); InduKush (http://soundcloud.com/indukush/mo-fyah); The Redeemer (http://soundcloud.com/theredeemer); Bass Test (http://soundcloud.com/basstest/bass-test-40oz-sessions) Contact one of the admins on the facebook listing for more information.
(10p - 5a, $15 or for early birds $10 before midnight) All Ages
RSVP for details here: L2TheFace@Yahoo.com
Hamilton, NJ
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=139887426040559
==Saturday, July 31==
Climate Refugees
Presented by The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Green Screens. Although climate change is a widely accepted phenomenon, few people have given thought to what disappearing glaciers, changing weather patterns, and rising sea levels will mean for the future. Michael Nash’s award-winning documentary explores the troubling result of such changes, centering on the mass migration of human populations. With spectacular footage from across the globe, Climate Refugees sketches out the scenario of displacement and upheaval. Nash’s film is a fascinating and unnerving wake-up call. Michael Nash, USA, 2009, 83 min. Preceded by: The Food and Climate Connection: From Heating the Planet to Healing It. Sara Grady, USA, 2010; 10 min. Followed by a Q&A and reception with Michael Nash and Justin Hogan from Climate Refugees; Noel Brown, President of the Friends of the United Nations; Anna Lappé author of Diet for a Hot Planet and Siena Chrisman from WhyHunger
(6:30p, $12/general public; $8/students & seniors; $7/members)
Walter Reade Theater
165 W 65th Street, upper level
Tickets available at the box office or online at www.filmlinc.com
==Saturday, July 31==
Regenerate
Regenerate is brought to you by a new yet old collective of forward-thinking dance music lovers. The Positive Pressure parties will feature innovative music, passionate artists and a dance floor full of like minded people. For our first event we have carefully selected and are proud to have Philadelphia’s Valentina Cordido join us behind the decks.
(Midnight, $5) 21+
National Underground
159 East Houston Street
between Allen & Eldridge
doors open at midnight
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=139341312752462&ref=ts
==Saturday, July 31==
The Lost Circus
Where circus meets dark cabaret with a steampunk twist. Presented by Gemini & Scorpio. The Circus is said to have started in ancient Egypt when the court entertainers of an immortal Pharaoh escaped their slavery under a midnight moon. They have traveled the globe for centuries, gathering talent from every great empire as the empire itself begins to crumble: Istanbul, Saint Petersburg, London, Berlin…and now they have made it across the sea. At the stroke of midnight, discover a circus long lost. With music from times gone by or times that never were: dark string fusion by Brooklyn’s own Copal and bohemian cabaret in 13 languages by Vagabond Opera - our special guests from Portland, OR. And announcing our secret guest: circus composer Sxip Shirey, on his last night before he leaves NYC. The circus unfolds to the bands and in between: mind-bending contortion by Jonathan Nosan, aerial dance by Madeline Hoak; tribal fusion bellydance by Lauren Robbiani and special guest Rio; fire & gorgeousness by Ali Luminescent; gypsy fortunetelling by Kai Altair; an original installation & performance by artist (and Minsky Sister) Kristen Rhea van Liew. A special dark performance by the latex queen herself, The Baroness. Beautiful costumed creatures perform feats of fire in the courtyard. Dusty circus visuals set the mood. DJ sophybot fascinates your ears with a renegade circus tent soundtrack. With your ever-dapper host, steampunk author G.D. Falksen. Fanciful body artistry by AMBodyArt. Photo-op custom art installation with works by Molly Crabapple and Kathleen Green. Dress code (required): dark cabaret, traveling circus, steampunk Victorian, Edward Gorey, Tim Burton, Mad Max, City of Lost Children.
(11:30p-4a, $15 w/RSVP; $20 without)
Littlefield, 622 Degraw, Gowanus, BK
Details & RSVP: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
FB: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141792552504061
==Saturday, July 31==
Kostume Kult presents FreaKKshow 3
A 24-hour artistic experience in a unique Brooklyn location in support of Kostume Kult’s Libertine Lounge at Burning Man. Kostume Kult’s FreaKKshow is a freakky fashiony event with 24 hours of music and artistic diversions where everyone’s inner freaks are invited to come out and play. Its olde-school circus meet futuristic fabulousness where community members create a variety of sideshow attractions and other interactive performances. All absurd notions and divine inspirations are welcome. Come during the day for the music, barbecue and crafting and stay for madness that will follow. Decor theme is freakky carnivale, county fair, sideshow, busker style roving performance, gorilla theater,… anything goes. Free $5 drink/food ticket upon entry, Cheap drinks/ food throughout the 24 hours! Credit card processing available on-site.
(noon til noon, $15 presale, $20 at the venue)
Tickets: http://www.kostumekult.com/events/freakkshow3/
Venue: Private event- for secret address you must BUY PRESALE or RSVP to freakkshow3@gmail.com or http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118346204877080. Secret Location TBA - 24 hours prior to the event @ a spacious rooftop venue on the border of Greenpoint and Bushwick Brooklyn. Walk from the L train or take the free shuttle service. Featuring a large of outdoor space and a well air conditioned interior, there will be multiple stages & space for a variety of concurrent activities.
==Saturday, July 31==
Welcome to the: Life of Fire
TheDanger, 3rd Ward, Mister Saturday Night, Blk Market Membership and The Lady Circus are combining forces to build an urban landscape of sculpture lit by flames, riotous performance and all-night djs nestled within three cavernous warehouses in the heart of Brooklyn.
The experience begins in a 117-year old former brewery, continues two blocks away in three floors of a former furniture factory, and ends as the sunrises over a former garment factory of two gorgeous floors and a wide open courtyard.
Expect moments of beauty, glimpses of nudity, whispers from strangers and that one perfect moment when you know you’ve met the love of your life (hint: it’s New York City.)
The music evolves from the classic to the sublime with multiple lofts filled with the best lofi-techno, dirty house, jump-up hip-hop, ambient downtempo and the brashest live brass.
Arrive Early For: The Egyptian Lover and Afrika Bambaataa (!) The forefathers of electro and hip-hop are playing the same stage for the first time. This epic pair will be setting off the night at 10pm. Icons of music history and future, these men will amaze as they show a new generation of music selectors how it’s done.
Stay All Night With: Mister Saturday Night with Justin Carter, Blk Market Membership with Taimur and Fahad, dj Fflood with dark funk-house fresh from the West Coast, local favorite Jesse Mann, a surprise appearance from the “secret dj”, and the sunrise ceremony set from Zemi 17.
Before touring to Burning Man, the infamous Image Node is bringing a dome full of sight and sound featuring live ambient trip-hop by Autophage, experimental downtempo from Borne, Ezekiel Honig, FutureBen and DJ Tinseltown with visuals by the Housewives’ Guide To Anatomy, Fuzzy Bastard plus special guests.
The daredevil beauties of the Lady Circus are orchestrating a Vermont invasion, including live brass, backwoods funk and the all girl jug band, Lady Tub, the mysteries of the Mickey Western Band, old-time folk from Anna Pardenik and the loud, gorgeous cacophony of the Vermont Joy Parade.
Dozens of performers will climb through the crowds, the ruins and the sculpture that inhabit them as lead by Xango Shola along with the fire mavens Sandhi Ferreira and Phoenix of Ashes. Master builder Rosanna Scimeca is creating a cathedral like entrance with an ornate steel, fire and sound installation featuring the famed Gamelatron, the worlds first full robotic Indonesian Gamelan. Ice sculptors Josh Kalin and David Sarussi will build a room of ice and flame live while Betty Brooklyn servers liquor drenched sundaes and ice cream dreams.
All this and more this Saturday, July 31st…
There are moments in this city that seem almost impossible - when the the
dark sky is gorgeous, the music is intoxicating and New York City devolves
into that hedonistic adventure that we all live for. On this night there
will be fire, there will be fame and there will be a moment when the night
turns exquisitely out-of-control.
(7p through 7a, $15 before 9:15pm : $20 after : Strictly 21+)
http://www.lifeoffire.com
Beginning at: 260 Meserole St., Bushwick, Brooklyn.
Take the L train to Montrose Ave. and walk two blocks east.
Full details will be released at: http://www.LifeofFire.com/
==Sunday, August 1==
Church of Craft
Summer is sleepy. This summer seems to be no exception. I love it when New York empties out on the weekends as overheated urbanites flee to the beach or the woods. It somehow makes the city seem more civilized. So if you are staying in town this weekend come join us for some seriously civilized crafting. Etsy is cool and dry, your fellow crafters are inspired and friendly, and you can spend some time doing what makes you feel more like you: making things. It is true, the sewing machines have been fixed! The labs come equipped with your basics: scissors, tape, pens, thread, but I encourage you to bring supplies that you want to work with in addition to what is there. More about the labs at: Etsy is all about encouraging people to make stuff, just like us, so we get to have this special event craft-on every month, where access to all of their goodies is totally free. If you like it there you can go back and craft Monday evenings. Our meeting will be the usual casual drop in affair, come any time, bring anyone, bring anything you are working on or come & just check out what everyone else is up to. Snacks are welcome.
(2-6p, $)
Etsy Labs
55 Washington Street, Suite 512,
DUMBO, Brooklyn
http://www.etsy.com
==Tuesday, August 3==
Fishers Of Men: The Gospel Of An Ayahuasca Vision Quest.
With Adam Elenbaas
For centuries Amazonian shamans have used the sacred and mind-expanding plant medicine, ayahuasca, to communicate with the spirits of the forest, receive visions and heal the sick. In recent years, ayahuasca has attracted spiritual seekers from the West who journey to the Amazon to partake in traditional ceremonies.
Join authors Adam Elenbaas and Daniel Pinchbeck (”2012: The Return of Quetzacoatl”) to celebrate the publication of Elenbaas’ remarkable memoir, “Fishers of Men: The Gospel of an Ayahuasca Vision Quest.” (Tarcher/ Penguin). At once a gritty coming of age story in the tradition of The Basketball Diaries, and a psychedelic travelogue in the line of authors like Terence McKenna, Jeremy Narby and Pinchbeck, “Fishers of Men” is an unflinchingly honest story about the transformational experience of drinking ayahuasca. This Reality Sandwich event begins with a reading from the book, and is followed by a candid discussion on the subject of ayahuasca shamanism and its relevance for us today.
From his troubled youth in the American heartland, growing up a preacher’s son in the Evangelical Christian Church, to his experimentation with Pentecostalism and later his drug and sex-fueled downward spiral in Chicago, Elenbaas examines with unusual insight, good humor, and heart-breaking compassion his troubled relationship to his father, his family, and his Christian faith. After a chance encounter with psychedelic mushrooms at his grandfather’s cottage in rural Michigan, Elenbaas begins on a voyage of self-discovery that leads him to transformational visionary encounters with Jesus inside of ayahuasca ceremonies in the depths of the Peruvian Amazon.
Tuesday, August 3rd 7pm
Free Public Event @ The Jivamuktea Café
841 Broadway , 2nd floor
http://www.jivamuktiyoga.com
==Tuesday, August 3==
Making Your Roof Cool - NYC’s White Roof Painting Program
Sponsored by: Sierra Club Community Event Join us for a presentation by John Kolp, Sierra Club’s NYC Cool Roof Program coordinator. Most of the 1 billion+ square feet of roof surfaces in NYC is made of black tar paper. In hot summer months these black roofs will heat up to over 200 degrees. Buildings absorb most of this heat and slowly release it over night, contributing to the urban heat island effect. Roofs coated with highly reflective white paints reduce roof temperatures by 60 - 80 degrees. Columbia University researchers discovered a cool roof can reduce air-conditioning costs by 50% in a one-story building and 25% in a two-story building. Hear about options to support this program by volunteering to paint roofs, getting your building’s roof painted white, and finding nonprofit groups willing to paint their roofs with deeply discounted paint donated by the City. Refreshments will be provided. Meet other Sierra Club members. Contact jlkolp@yahoo.com.
(6:30 - 9p)
Sierra Club Office,
1350 Broadway, Suite (Herald Square)
http://www.nyc.sierraclub.org/
====== Wednesday, August 4 ======
Evolver Energy Medicine: Chelation & Chakra Balancing with Jonathan Talat Phillips
Join Evolver co-founder Jonathan Talat Phillips on an evening journey through the ancient art of energy healing. In this workshop, we will explore the foundational technique to Jonathan’s Chi Healing practice – “The Chelation.” This is a potent hands-on-healing process that enables the healer to:
Channel in energy through the hands, bringing healing frequencies to where energy has been depleted in the client, Ground the client to the vibrations of the earth, Balance the major chakras (energy centers) in the body, open up areas where energy has been blocked, stagnant, or stuck. Strengthen and cleanse the entire auric field We will learn all the hand positions to this process, as well as how to open and close a healing session. Each person will have the opportunity to both give and receive a full chelation healing during this workshop, which means we will leave feeling refreshed, vibrant, and relaxed by the end of the workshop. If you can, bring a yoga mat to lie on for receiving the healing. Anyone can learn to heal with energy, and all levels are welcome. This workshop will provide a safe container for everyone, whether you are a beginner just starting out or an advanced practitioner honing your art. Join us as we learn, share, and open up new dimensions of the heart. (Note: There is a cat on the premises for those who are allergic).
Jonathan is a Reiki Master and certified in Chi and Bioenergetic healing from the Connecticut Healing Institute. He has a private practice in NYC.
(7:30-9:30p, $15 (nobody turned away due to lack of funds))
125 South 2nd (top Buzzer), Williamsburg, Brklyn.
L Train to Bedford, JMZ to Marcy Stop
http://www.Talathealing.com
==Thursday, August 5==
The Path of Deep Transformative Experience
With Kevin Sachs. Do you attend experiential workshops and ceremonies and have deep experiences, yet wonder if you could do more to incorporate them into your life? Do you return home feeling unsettled and “stirred up” and not know what to do? Do you wish you could incorporate your experiences into one integrated life path that uses them as a starting point for ongoing inner work and lasting growth? Experiential workshops, breathwork, shamanic journeys and ceremonies, vision quests, sweat lodges, trance dances, ecstatic chanting and intensive yoga or meditation retreats all involve working in nonordinary states of consciousness. However, by themselves, nonordinary states and experiences are just the beginning of a complete and rewarding path. This talk will cover what nonordinary states are, why they have the potential to move us toward healing and wholeness, and how to work effectively with them. Topics will include Stan Grof’s maps of consciousness, transpersonal and mystical experiences, working with difficult emotional material, shadow work, the importance of containment, set and setting, and the need for adequate preparation and integration around the experiences. I will discuss methods I use to prepare and integrate, including Eugene Gendlin’s Focusing. I will also cover the archetypes of initiation, death and rebirth, and how understanding these overarching themes helps us to work more effectively with powerful experiences. Kevin Sachs PhD has been on a spiritual path for 38 years. He has a private practice in New York City where he offers ongoing personal and emotional support for people who do spiritual practice, support in preparing for and integrating deep, transformative inner experiences, and support for people undergoing psychospiritual crisis. Kevin is an advanced student of Holotropic Breathwork™ at Grof Transpersonal Training. He is also studying to certify as a Focusing Professional with Ann Weiser Cornell and Jane Bell and studies shamanism with Jan Edl Stein and Kenn Day. He spent many years studying Siddha Yoga Meditation with Swami Muktananda and Gurumayi Chidvilasananda. Kevin offers individual sessions in New York City or by phone.
(7 - 9p, $10 Adv., $15 Door)
Meta Center New York
214 West 29th Street, 16th Floor
To register in advance, please go to http://www.eventbrite.com/event/771486537
Kevin can be reached by calling 646-415-6721 or emailing SafeJourneysHome@gmail.com.
==Tuesday, August 24==
Thangka Show Opening with Tashi Dhargyal
Meet the artist, learn more about the painting process and enjoy light Tibetan-inspired foods.
Tashi has trained and painted for over 15 years. For the past four years, he was the artist-in-residence at the Ganden Monastery in Dharamsala. He is both a master thangka painter and craftsman — painting and decorating statues both for the Monastery and private customers. He currently lives in New York City, and works closely with his studio in India.
(6p, Free)
Public Event @ The Jivamuktea Cafe
841 Broadway , 2nd floor
http://www.jivamuktiyoga.com/fms/centr_fm.html
==September 11 - 12==
Drum Making Workshop
Drum Making Weekend Workshop with Vernon Foster. Create your own Native American hand drum with Vernon Foster, Klamath / Modoc Indian. Elder Vernon Foster will guide participants through a sacred and enjoyable learning process of making their own genuine deer hide American Indian hand drum. Through ceremony and instruction, story and song, Vernon will lead us in how to birth our own drum as an instrument of spirit. Participants will learn about the ways of the Native American and their culture, as well as the significance of the drum in Indian country. We will work with our spirit guides to call in a design for our drum. Vernon has been making drums for over thirty years. There will also be the opportunity to make your own a rattle. Vernon Foster — is a member of the Klamuth/Modac Nation, and active member of the American Indian Movement which promotes Native human rights. He has been a strong advocate and activist of Indian country for over thirty years. Vernon is recognized as a national spokesman on behalf of his community, a motivational speaker, spiritual advisor, healer, counselor and teacher regarding Native American issues, solutions, and perspectives. He has been the founder of many charitable organizations including: Buffalo Heart Project and Red Road Journeys. Vernon sits on many national boards. Limited Space Available. Registration will end August 16th, due to materials that need to be ordered & shipped. We anticipate that the workshop will be sold out. The workshop & drum materials need to be paid for in advance, so that all supplies can be made, ordered, shipped and received in advance of the workshop. Once you specify a drum size, we will order your raw supplies. You will not be able exchange the size of drum you choose for another size later on. The later registration happens, there may be no choice left on what size drum you can choose, so please register early - register now! R
*Refund terms: please note for this special workshop, both the workshop fee & supply costs are non-refundable.
For your on-line registration & workshop payment—
Please go to the NYShamanicCircle.org web site’s “HOME” page
1. Click on the “Donate” button on the right hand side of the page
2. Insert $225 (if by Aug. 1st) + Drum Cost (+ Rattle if you choose) as your amount, then click the ‘Update Total’ button
3. Add personal info for your credit card or PayPal account.
(Sat/Sun 9:30am - 6pm, Workshop $275 / $225 – when registered by Aug. 1st )
Supply Costs:
15″ Drum: $90 / $75 – when registered by Aug. 1st)
18″ Drum: $115 / $90 – when registered by Aug. 1st)
Rattle: $40 / $20 – when registered by Aug. 1st)
The Children’s Aid Society
219 Sullivan Street (bet. W.3rd & Bleeker Streets)
To register, contact Tom 917.686.4385 or nyshamaniccircle@gmail.com
(10p - 4a, General Admission: $10; Reduced Admission with RSVP to psycheground@yahoo.com: $5) 21+ with ID
Sullivan Room, New York City - 218 Sullivan St (between Bleecker and West 3rd St, 2 blocks east of 6th Ave)
Subway: A, B, C, D, E, F, or V trains to “W 4 St - Wash Sq”
http://www.sullivanroom.com/
Map to Sullivan Room:
http://maps.yahoo.com/broadband#mvt=m&lat=40.729438&lon=-74.000173&mag=2&zoom=17&trf=0&q1=218%2BSullivan%2BSt%2C%2BNew%2BYork%2C%2BNY&gid1=11059006
==Wednesday, August 18==
Evolver Spores: Day of Action
In just over one year, Evolver Spores have spread across the US and abroad, carrying the seeds of a new planetary culture. More than 40 regional groups have sprouted up during these months, bringing together a diverse, conscious community to explore topics critical to our time. But Evolvers don’t simply meet and discuss; they take action in manifesting the world they want to create. Over the past year, we’ve seen the Regionals initiate alternative currencies, beach clean-ups, healing circles, permaculture gardens, eco- festivals, the building of Earthships, and more. For this month’s Spore, the entire Evolver network will activate to create positive change in our communities. Join our agents of transformation in coordinating river clean-ups, “renegade gardening,” community foresting, assisting flood victims in Hungary, and other ways we can be of service to our world. (Special thanks to our Spore sponsor, Tarcher/Penguin, publisher of RS author Adam Elenbaas‚ “Fisher’s of Men: The Gospel of an Ayahuasca Vision Quest.”)
http://www.evolver.net/action_spore
Australia: Sydney
Canada: Calgary, Toronto , Vancouver
Europe: Budapest, London, Stockholm
South America: Cusco
USA: Asheville, Bloomington, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boise, Boulder, Chicago, Chico, Columbus, De Moines, Denver (South Metro Area), Detroit, Fairfield (Ct), Inland Empire, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Naples, Fl, Nashville, New Orleans, New York City, Orange County, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Or, Princeton, Richmond, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Seattle, St. Louis, Tallahassee, Tampa, Venice Beach
You Can Contribute To The Evolver Social Movement By Clicking Here:
http://www.realitysandwich.com/esm/join-evolver-social-movement-esm
==September 24 - 26==
Horizons Perspectives on Psychedelics
From September 24th - 26th, Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelics will return for its fourth year. Once again, we will be hosted by Judson Memorial Church in the heart of Greenwich Village.
This is our largest offering yet, featuring thirteen presentations. Saturday’s program will present the latest in medicine, science, psychology and public policy. Sunday afternoon will explore philosophical and cultural topics.
Friday, September 24, 2010 (reception); John Perry Barlow, lyricist, essayist and co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation; Don Lattin, author of The Harvard Psychedelic Club
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Mary P. Cosimano, MSW, Graduate Social Worker, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Neal M. Goldsmith, Ph.D., psychologist and author of Psychedelic Healing: The Promise of Entheogens for Psychotherapy and Spiritual Development.; Jeffrey Guss, M.D, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine and Investigator and Director of Training, NYU Cancer Anxiety Psilocybin Project; Jill Harris, Managing Director, Public Policy, Drug Policy Alliance; Matthew W. Johnson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Torsten Passie, M.D., Assistant Professor, Consciousness Studies, Hanover Medical School, Germany; Rick Strassman, M.D., author of DMT: The Spirit Molecule and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico School of Medicine; Clare S. Wilkins, Director, Pangea Biomedics ibogaine clinic, Mexico
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Erik Davis, author of Nomad Codes, TechGnosis, The Visionary State and Led Zeppelin IV; J.P. Harpignies, author of Political Ecosystems, Double Helix Hubris and Delusions of Normality and associate producer of the Bioneers conference; Annie Oak, founder of the Women’s Visionary Congress and the Women’s Entheogen Fund; Dale Pendell, ethnobotanist and author of Pharmako trilogy
Since its inception in 2007, we have grown from a single afternoon of local and regional speakers to a full weekend of knowledge, community and celebration with presenters from across the United States and Europe Horizons is a forum for learning about psychedelics, held annually in New York City. The goal of the conference is to open a fresh dialogue on the role of psychedelics in medicine, culture, history, spirituality, and art. Speakers have included researchers from NYU, UCLA, Johns Hopkins, Purdue, the University of Zurich, and numerous writers, historians, artists, and other thought leaders.
http://www.horizonsnyc.org/site/
http://www.horizonsnyc.org/site/tickets/
))Music Festivals((
==August 13 - 15==
Camp Jammy-Land - A Three Day Holistic Festival 2010: August 13th, 14th, and 15th
10 acres of sacred forest, multiple camp sites, live jam bands all day, DJ’s all night, meditation areas, yoga workshops, sweat lodges, natural art, great food from iSpice, nature walks, tai chi sessions, special family-friendly camping area, and more
The Ark 2012; Good Love Entertainment Present
Music begins at noon on each day. Tickets are now available. To purchase, visit: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/110591
+++++ LIVE BANDS +++++
Natural Breakdown….. http://www.naturalbreakdown.com
Jungle Jazz Initiative….. http://www.myspace.com/thejji
FiKus….. http://www.fikusband.com/
Spineless Thug ; Amber Blues….. http://amberblues.com/
Forbidden Fruit….. http://www.myspace.com/forbiddenfruit
Kiwi….. http://www.myspace.com/kiwirootsmusic
Jared Kahn Trio….. http://www.myspace.com/jaredkahnmusic
Dub Proof….. http://www.myspace.com/dubproof
One and 9’s….. http://www.myspace.com/oneandnines
Shwizz….. http://www.myspace.com/shwizz1
Madame Beak….. http://www.myspace.com/madamebeak
Plus a special super jam!!!
+++++ NIGHT TIME DJ’S +++++
Redeemer….. psytrance, forest psy, night trance, psychill, psybient, idm
Bass Test….. dubstep, grimestep, hexastep, psydub, gorestep
Indukush….. dubstep, grimestep, hexastep, psydub, gorestep
Hectic Mindz….. drum & bass, jungle, ragga, tristep, acid breaks
Break Bomb….. dubstep, grimestep, bassline house
Purple Stuff….. psytrance, psychill, full on, goa trance
Douglas Bakal….. psyprog, goa, deep house, full on
Anjuna Temple Therapy….. psytrance, morning glory goa, psyprog, full on
Psyko Zombi….. psytrance, darkpsy, full on, chill out
DJ Xibalba….. psytrance, darkpsy, full on, chill out
Psyfrix….. psytrance, morning glory goa, psyprog, full on
Psyraiders….. psytrance, full on, darkpsy, goa
Gaia’s Garden Grove is a Spiritual Retreat and Recreation Center dedicated to Mother Earth. We thank them for letting us organize this amazing event at their wonderful space. Come experience the energy and power that fill their grounds.
(10p Friday through 5p Sunday, $50 – Weekend Pass, $20 – Day Pass)
Gaia’s Garden Grove
144 East Greystone Rd
Old Bridge, NJ
http://www.Artifications.com
http://www.CampJammyLand.com/
More to be announced.
))Call for Stories((
Call for Stories - The Unheard Voices Documentary Project
The Unheard Voices documentary project is seeking interviews and testimonials from drug-related offenders and ex-offenders, and their families, on the far ranging consequences of their criminal convictions. Inspired by Steven Spielberg’s Shoah Project, which gathered video testimonies from survivors and other witnesses to the Holocaust, the Unheard Voices documentary project is building an archive of testimonies on the cultural holocaust that has been the War on Drugs. “No issue has had more impact on the criminal justice system in the past three decades than national drug policy. The ‘war on drugs,’ officially declared in the early 1980s, has been the primary contributor to the enormous growth of the prison system in the United States during the last quarter-century and has affected all aspects of the criminal justice system and, consequently, American society.” ~ The Sentencing Project, “A 25 Year Quagmire: The ‘War on Drugs’ and its Impact on American Society.” (2007) If you or anyone in your family has had a criminal conviction for a nonviolent drug-related offense, we would like to hear about the lasting impacts to your lives, and how you overcame your circumstances, or were permanently affected. Your stories will help put a human face on a critical social issue that has been overwhelmed by fear, politics, racial prejudice, and intolerance, in an era where the public attitude has been, “out of sight, out of mind.” When the stories hit home, the policies begin to change. We seek written testimonials and interview subjects for our video archive. If you would like your voice to be heard please contact Director Charles Shaw at charles.shaw@opendemocracy.net. Unheard Voices is a collaborative venture of the Exile Nation Project, openDemocracy and the Tedworth Charitable Trust. Interviews & Testimonials will be initially published on the openDemocracy Drug Policy Forum.
~ Charles Shaw: Author - Exile Nation: Drugs, Prisons, Politics & Spirituality; Director - The Unheard Voices Documentary Project; Editor - The Dictionary of Ethical Politics & the openDemocracy Drug Policy Forum
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Souldish Energy Healing Discount with Jonathan Talat Phillips
I’m offering $15 off energy healings (per hour) for the Souldish community. My practice integrates a unique combination of hands on healing Reiki techniques and Bionergetic Therapy to help clients overcome trauma and illness, while reclaiming their personal power. This modality treats anxiety, sleep-loss, grief, depression, physical ailments, addictions, unresolved family issues, past-life trauma, astral attachments, and more. It’s also helpful in connecting with your spirit guides and guardian angels. If interested, send me an email at jonathan (at) evolver (dot) net.
http://www.realitysandwich.com/energy_healing
))Links((
Just Food works to increase access to fresh, healthy food in NYC and to support the local farms and urban gardens that grow it.
http://www.justfood.org/
The Permaculture Institute of Australia
http://permaculture.org.au/
2010 Burning Man Virgins: A tribe to answer all your questions for Burning Man 2010.
http://tribes.tribe.net/bmv2010