Zaadz: Queer Mythos, Stories, Evolving a New Paradigm of being Gay

Re: rock and roll shaman book

Sat, 09 Sep 2006 01:00:12 -0000

yes, yes, it's the whole notion about rock concerts and dj's getting the ecstatic pulse going

but where
and for what....
intention intention....

Re: Storytelling Festival this past labor day

Sat, 09 Sep 2006 02:51:00 -0000

will tell you who the other faeries are off the pod. not wanting to make my personal connections overly public. we have talked about some of them already and you know one.

when i say join the faeries i guess that is not exactly what i mean, although i did on some level mean mingling in the sanctuaries and such as joining, which i am not sure if that is a direction that i would want to go. especially after word from one recently about an issue of having a car window broken recently by someone who seemed to be unhappy about things. sometimes it seems like it could be a messy community to be involved in on a number of levels and i tend to prefer less distortion in my communities.

moderate faerie. hrm. i am radical, just in other ways i think.

i am busily reading about culture and american culture and thinking a lot about that and then the other cultural influences. looking into details about the history of the world or different areas. not that i plan to read it all by any means, but just going through details here and there and assembling some sort of inner puzzle and looking for different roots and connections.

-d

Re: rock and roll shaman book

Sat, 09 Sep 2006 02:52:01 -0000

intention... intention?

or is it depending on consciousness and what they allow to come through?

or both?

:-)
d

Gays: Guardians of the Gates

Sat, 14 Oct 2006 20:41:33 -0000

Gays: Guardians of the Gates

An Interview with Malidoma Somé

Copyright © 1993 by Bert H. Hoff

This article appeared in the September, 1993 issue of M.E.N. Magazine.Malidoma Somé recognizes that he learned more through his initiation as a Dagara tribesman than from his PhDs from the Sorbonne and Brandeis University. His name means "be friendly to strangers," and he is charged by his elders of the Dagara tribe of Burkina Faso (east of Nigeria and north of Ghana) with bringing the wisdom of his tribe to the West. His book Ritual: Power, Healing and Community (reviewed in this issue) is highly praised by Michael Meade, Robert Bly and Robert Moore.

Bert: At Conflict Hour you told us that your culture honors gays as having a higher vibrational level that enabled them to be guardians of the gateways to the spirit world. You suggested that our Western view limits itself by focusing only on their sexual role. Can you elaborate for our readers?

Malidoma: I don’t know how to put it in terms that are clear enough for an audience that, I think needs as much understanding of this gender issue as people in this country do. But at least among the Dagara people, gender has very little to do with anatomy. It is purely energetic. In that context, a male who is physically male can vibrate female energy, and vice versa. That is where the real gender is. Anatomic differences are simply there to determine who contributes what for the continuity of the tribe. It does not mean, necessarily, that there is a kind of line that divides people on that basis. And this is something that also touches on what has become known here as the "gay" or "homosexual" issue. Again, in the culture that I come from, this is not the issue. These people are looked on, essentially, as people. The whole notion of "gay" does not exist in the indigenous world. That does not mean that there are not people there who feel the way that certain people feel in this culture, that has led to them being referred to as "gay."

The reason why I’m saying there are no such people is because the gay person is very well integrated into the community, with the functions that delete this whole sexual differentiation of him or her. The gay person is looked at primarily as a "gatekeeper." The Earth is looked at, from my tribal perspective, as a very, very delicate machine or consciousness, with high vibrational points, which certain people must be guardians of in order for the tribe to keep its continuity with the gods and with the spirits that dwell there. Spirits of this world and spirits of the other worlds. Any person who is at this link between this world and the other world experiences a state of vibrational consciousness which is far higher, and far different, from the one that a normal person would experience. This is what makes a gay person gay. This kind of function is not one that society votes for certain people to fulfill. It is one that people are said to decide on prior to being born. You decide that you will be a gatekeeper before you are born. And it is that decision that provides you with the equipment (Malidoma gestures by circling waist area with hands) that you bring into this world. So when you arrive here you begin to vibrate in a way that Elders can detect as meaning that you are connected with a gateway somewhere. Then they watch you grow, and they watch you act and react, and sooner or later they will follow you to the gateway that you are connected with.

Now, gay people have children. Because they’re fertile, just like normal people. How I got to know that they were gay was because on arriving in this country and seeing the serious issues surrounding gay people, I began to wonder it does not exist in my own country. When I asked one of them, who tad taken me to the threshold of the Otherworld, whether he feels sexual attraction towards another man, he jumped back and said, "How do you know that?!" He said, "This is our business as gatekeepers." And, yet he had a wife and children -- no problem, you see.

So to then limit gay people to simple sexual orientation is really the worst harm that can be done to a person. That all he or she is is a sexual person. And, personally, because of the fact that my knowledge of indigenous medicine, ritual, comes from gatekeepers, it’s hard for me to take this position that gay people are the negative breed of a society. No! In a society that is profoundly dysfunctional, what happens is that peoples’ life purposes are taken away, and what is left is this kind of sexual orientation which, in turn, is disturbing to the very society that created it.

I think this is again victimization by a Christian establishment that is looking at a gay person as a disempowered person, a person who has lost his job from birth onward, and now society just wants to fire him out of life. This is not justice. It’s not justice. It is a terrible harm done to an energy that could save the world, that could save us. If, today, we are suffering from a gradual ecological waste, this is simply because the gatekeepers have been fired from their job. They have been fired! They have nothing to do! And because they have been fired, we accuse them for not doing anything. This is not fair!

Let us look at the earth differently, and we will find out gradually that these people that are bothering us today are going to start taking their posts. They know what their job is. You just have to get near them, to feel that they don’t vibrate the same way. They are not of this world. They come from the Otherworld, and they were sent here to keep the gates open to the Otherworld, because if the gates are shut, this is when the earth, Mother Earth, will shake -- because it has no more reason to be alive, it will shake itself, and we will be in deep trouble.

Bert: Christianity has separated spirit from body and spirit from Earth. And earlier you talked to us about Christianity suppressing your culture. So there’s a suggestion here that suppression of homosexuality would be the way for the Christians to shut down the gateways, shut down the spirit, and shut down our connection with the Earth.

Malidoma: Yes! That’s right! Christianity stresses postponing living on earth, as of we are only here to pack up our baggage and prepare for a life somewhere else "out there." Jesus Christ is right here, man! And of course anyone else who knows more, who knows better, will be suppressed.

And you start with the gatekeepers. You take the gatekeeper and you confuse his mind. You threaten him and you throw him in the middle of nowhere. Then nobody knows where the gate is. As soon as you lose the whereabouts of the gate, then you have a culture going downhill. What keeps a village together is a handful of "gays and lesbians," as they call them in the modern world. In my village, lesbians are called witches, and gay men are known as the gatekeepers. These are the two only known secret societies. These are the only groups that will get together as a separate group and go out into the woods secretly to do whatever they do. And if they find you during their yearly symposium, they have the right to kill you.

Unless they go out on their yearly symposium, the village cannot be granted another year of life. They have to go out to do what they do, in order for the village to feel safe enough to live the way it has lived before. This is why, to me, we’re playing with our lives.

Bert: So our culture may not be granted another year of life.

Malidoma: That’s right! Every year it feels like the number of years that this culture is entitled to live is getting smaller. So God only knows how close to the chasm this culture is. This constantly- reiterated discomfort and hatred for the gay person is again another indication that every year we might as well be prepared for the apocalyptic moment when the stars start to fall to the earth.

You see, unless there is somebody who constantly monitors the mechanism that opens the door from this world to the Otherworld, what happens is that something can happen to one of the doors and it closes up. When all the doors are closed, this earth runs out of its own orbit and the solar system collapses into itself. And because this system is linked to other systems, they too start to fall into a whirlpool. And the cataclysm would be amazing!

Ask the Dogon, they will tell you that. The Dogon. They’re a tribe that understands this so well, it’s amazing, mind-boggling. And it is a tribe that knows astrology like no other tribe that I have encountered. And the great astrologers of the Dogon are gay. They are gay. There is a dull planet that, in its orbit, is directly above the Dogon village every 58 years. Who knows that, but the gay people.

I mean, I’m not just trying to make gay people look fine. This is the truth, man! I’m trying to save my ass!

Why is it that, everywhere else in the world, gay people are a blessing, and in the modern world they are a curse? It is self-evident. The modern world was built by Christianity. They have taken the gods out of the earth sent them to heaven, wherever that is. And everyone who aspires to the gods must then negotiate with Christianity, so that the real priests and priestesses are out of a job. This is the worst thing that can happen to a culture that calls itself modern.

Bert: That theme came up earlier with you and Martín, the Mayan shaman here, that if a modern society wants to shut down another culture they will go out and kill the keepers of the ritual.

Malidoma: Oh, yes! Because they know that this is where the life-pulse of the culture is. This is where the engine room of the tribe is. So if you go and bomb that place, then the whole mechanism shuts down. That’s pretty much what’s at work in the third world, and what has happened here with the Native American culture. And the thing about it is that humans are going to be begetting gatekeepers, no matter what. This is the chance that we’ve got. So maybe that means that sooner or later we’re going to wake up to the horror of our own errors, and we’re going to reconsecrate our chosen people so that they can do their priestly work as they should. Otherwise, I just don’t understand. I just don’t understand. My position about it is not so much that gays be just forgiven. That’s just tokenism. But that they serve as an example of the wrong, or the illness, that modernity has brought to us, and that we use that to begin working at healing ourselves and our society from the bottom up. That way, by the time we reach a certain level, all the gatekeepers are going to find their positions again. We cannot tell them where the gates are. They know. If we start to heal ourselves, they will remember. It will kick in. But as long as we continue in arrogance, in egotism, in God-knows-what form of violence on ourselves, no, there’s that veil of confusion that’s going to continue to prevail, and as a result it’s going to prevent great things from happening. That’s all I can say about that.

Winter Soltice Faery Gathering at Starland..

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 04:07:22 -0000

Go to our web page, http://www.starlandretreat.com and click on the winter solstice gathering link.

Peace and Love,

AAOO(Sean)

Cee, saying HI

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 03:39:36 -0000

Hello everyone, I am new to the pod and just wanted to say hi, doesn't seem as if people post very often in here. I would be interested in seeing a discussion on being gay and parenting. As I am a mother of 2 girls 11 and 9, I am 30yrs old, oops i mean 25 and some Months, lol. Anyway, I have written some interesting papers on homophobia, homosexuality, civil right activist stuff and also gay marriage. If anyone is interested just go check out my blog. Hope this place livens up a little!!!! I'm looking foward to communicating with people.

Ceila

Spiritual Social Events

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:51:41 -0000

Hi all, I'm glad to be a part of this new website. I recently saw a post to have gay spirituality dating events and can happily say that I have been putting social events together in the Los Angeles area with spirituality in mind. This weekend we have a new one in addition to our Yoga and Yogurt, and One Key Away Dating events. The new one is called Mind, Body, and Soul. Here are the details. Come join us for an explicit, and open exploration of the male self and sexuality through yoga, discussion and meditation. Designed as a monthly retreat for the gay/bisexual man seeking greater awareness, healing and control over his mind, body, soul and sexual being. This Saturday January 20, 2007 10AM-2PM Plummer Park 8300 Santa Monica Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069

Rituals of Goddess Spirituality - Class in SF, CA

Tue, 29 May 2007 01:20:46 -0000

Rituals of Goddess Spirituality An introduction to the Third Road Tradition of Goddess Spirituality and Witchcraft Safely, slowly and gently we travel into realms of power and self-fulfillment. This class is a complete spiritual training unto itself and introduces seekers to the foundational rites, practices and methods of the Third Road tradition of Goddess Spirituality and Witchcraft. Class is facilitated by Thom Fowler, an initiate of the Third Road and founder of The Third Road Sanctuary of the Goddess â€“ a pagan congregation. Thom is a published author with a lifelong interest in the occult and a practicing Witch since the late â€˜80s. In 2001 Thom was initiated into the Third Road by Francesca De Grandis, founder of the Third Road and author of Be A Goddess and Goddess Initiation. Rituals of Goddess Spirituality is suitable for all levels of experience. The Third Road is an ecstatic spiritual path with roots in the Anderson Feri tradition that draws from direct inspiration as well as traditional Witchcraft and Shamanic practices. The full Third Road training consists of two introductory semesters and three advanced semesters. The Third Road is an initiatory path. In this 11 week, 12 session class we will: â€¢ Clear blocks to happiness, joy and service â€¢ Develop and deepen our relationship to The Goddess and nature â€¢ Learn and practice Magic â€¢ Acquire new tools for self-empowerment and self-discovery â€¢ Experience ourselves as Deity â€¢ Begin, or continue, the process of making the Witch â€¢ Learn the rites and stories of the Third Road path â€¢ And embrace the unique challenges of our lives Class begins on Tuesday, June 5 and ends Tuesday, August 21st. Please also reserve Saturday, August 11 from 2 â€“ 4:50 pm as a make-up day in case a class needs to be rescheduled. There will be no class on Tuesday, June 26th. Located in the Western Addition neighborhood of San Francisco, class meets Tuesdays 7:15 â€“ 9:50 pm with one additional Saturday class to be determined. Please arrive no earlier than 7pm. Class will begin promptly at 7:15pm. Cost is $250.00. A non-refundable deposit of $75.00 is due at registration. Some scholarship or work-trade may be available. Enrollment is limited to five seekers. A brief phone interview is required for new students. Contact Thom at 415-931-2734 or queerboy@retina.net to register.

gay folk music? gay interest folk music?

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:56:38 -0000

folk music is the music of storytellers or at least a common music of the storytellers. known for examining social issues and political issues.

i looked recently for gay folk singers on google and only came up with lesbian singers. a couple links seemed to lead nowhere truly. would love to know if others have info about any gay folk singers or further folk singers of gay interest.

antony and the johnsons - were one possible link. not bad music, but not the sound i was looking for and didn't speak to me like it does to others.

rupert wainright is someone who speaks to many, but i don't find the depth of soul to his music that i like. much of his music is more detached.

david massengill as far as i know is a heterosexual singer, but has a few songs relevant to gay people. he has a nice southern accent and sings in a folk style, but that is fairly accessible i think.

one is: 'what is wrong with the man upstairs?' and references a man whose boyfriend died and his mourning process. he also has two songs where he sings from a woman to a man. i forget the titles, but will post them if i discover them and remember for those interested. also has a song where he sings from one tree to another. a song about faeries.

the following i wrote about david's music on my blog, for those who are interested in further info about him...

I discovered the folk singer David Massengill last year and have got every album of his, which is saying a lot since i don't care to have much music these days. his music sings to the heart and also to the mind.

some of his songs are more sweet. others more provokative. a few examples…

my name joe - explores illegal immigrants working in the workplace

number one in america - explores racism through the years

my home must be a special place - wonderfully soft, sweet, speaks to the yearnings of the soul

jesus the fugitive prince - a song about a guy in an insane asylum who thinks he is jesus

sightseer - about a tourist obsessed with seeing famous landmarks

the return - about noah building a rocket ship instead of an ark to leave earth as it is destroyed

plenty of other songs. i enjoy almost every song on all 5 of his albums. of course music is subjective, but this music for me is definitely 'home' for my soul which i tend to not find easily. krishna das would be the only other singer who immediately comes to mind whose cd collection i would enjoy having all of.

to hear a few samples of his songs click on the links below.

My Home Must Be A Special Place

My Name Joe

Rider on an Orphan Train

Mind, Body, and Soul

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:58:07 -0000

Hi guys,

Mind, Body, and Soul has been a great success. Just wanted to give you all a heads up on our next one coming up in 2 weeks.

Please check out our event coming up on August 25th. I have posted it on the events calendar.

Plummer Park
7377 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90046

2:00pm- 5:00pm

An exploration of the male self and sexuality through yoga, discussion and

meditation. Designed as a monthly retreat for the gay/bisexual man seeking greater awareness, healing and control over his mind, body, soul and sexual being.

Thanks,

Alton

integrity of ritual

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:46:13 -0000

ah, in the midst of the trans forma shun i sea the publicity the apathey the confundi of where to turn how to say how to par tiss i pate in the majick of now.... the drums are wobbly, angels wings fall upon ...us i sit by the fires i see whiskey i see radios i see blur i hear desire! a start a seed to en gage in the forming of the dreamworld this means showing up contributing silence devotion integration impeccability subtlety the future is a promotion now, 2012 a mere campaign? halloween a masked commodity? a drunken rebellion? ah. yes. of course the wizzzzzzzzzzzzards, the witches brujas, magos..... what are we thinking? doing? in rit chual? mocking, or engaging, participating? innovating or drunk, shallow, distant and confused? i wonder, our dear sanctuaries, our dances what has happened, where will we go to be the song to sing, to dance this new world into being au then tickly! @@@ this chance we have to change is all but gone... a dillusion of books and tapes and egoperformania why do we seek attention? the dress, the make-UP/ to transform into the unreal? transcend the body, the norm? knowing that somewhere at sometime, the gates will explode soon now and will there be beer, whiskey, radios, casual flare? oh the dance of the ritual.... dedication, ego.... who is the most powerful shaman of them all? dear mirror? the eye that truely sees. is the I that releases the expectation of being who u want or think you are in the midst of the flames we burn our flesh off the skin of false desires clinging to our bones ..... that damn material world fun . but . dry . bone dry. we seek truth. alas, is it there? this moment we all wait for? the future? the past we missed it. it wasandis NOWW not in 4 years, 50 years, or yesterday it is now the change the ritual showup integrity = authenticity no rules play bliss dance kiss alas, where are our hearts the atrophy the "rightreight" brain light glows and glows, we shiver in its midst wondering if.... we shall survive as the culture of denial fades like a ..... torn flag no longer the ritual we thought the preparation the glow the SHOW! do your best be impecable show up assume the best be majick dance joy breath love ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh aum (there are hidden messages in here) (no one turned away for lack of fun) (no smoking anything but hashishishshishsis) (send money to your favorite ant) (and?) .... ... .. .

new Girl Meets Girl Podcast episode posted

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:44:20 -0000

Just thought I'd share -- Girl Meets Girl Podcast is weekly, and we just posted another episode. We're calling the ep You Might Be A Dyke If… It's a lighter hearted look at the stereotypes of “dykey-ness” and “masculinity.” Also in this ep, the truth about Tofurky, and a recipe for a favorite Asian-influenced dish in Hawaii, Somen Salad. Yum!

Girl Meets Girl is us, Toast and Siena, talking about being gay, Asian-American, growing up in Hawaii, and the life lessons we learn as independent performing and recording singer-songwriters. It's helpful and positive – to encourage, inspire, and make you laugh a little, every week. It's been known to lower some listener's blood pressures!

Check it out at www.GirlMeetsGirlPodcast.com or…in iTunes or in other podcatchers.

Re: gay folk music? gay interest folk music?

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:04:58 -0000

Greetings I am gay and consider myself folk or blues

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this linke will take you to my video

There is a line in my song Namaste, Where I say she instead of he. it is purely because my ex doesn't deserve a whole lot of recognition. I use to sing he in the beginning. But she came out one day and it stuck.

Re: gay folk music? gay interest folk music?

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:35:37 -0000

My friend Christy Snow is a wonderful New Thought artist and has been labeled "folk" by some of her listeners. Her website is www.christysnow.com.

Namaste!
dale

Heathcote Community Openings

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:02:48 -0000

Hi, just dropping in to let my podmates here know that Heathcote, the intentional community where I live, has several openings. Heathcote is queer friendly and is usually about 25-30% queer. In it's previous incarnation, it was wimmin's land. We're founding members of Queer in Community, although that org is inactive at the moment.

We're several adults & kids on 110 wooded acres north of Baltimore, Maryland. We do sustainability and permaculture education while living cooperatively on the land. You can learn more about us here:

http://www.heathcote.org/default.htm

Baltimore, with a strong urban queer community, is just 30 minutes from us.

Please spread the word to friends who are considering intentional community/cooperative living! You can reach me through zaadz or write the community on the above site.

Peace,

Wren

FEB POETRY RETREAT IN THE WOODS--UPDATED

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:12:29 -0000

wiselittleraccoon.gaia.com
Presents a

POETRY RETREAT IN THE WOODS

Feb 23-24, 2008
Heathcote Community Conference Center
Nestled between Baltimore, MD & York, PA

Feb 23 10 am to 6 pm
Feb 24 10 am to 6 pm

**FREE READING & OPEN MIC Feb 22, 7:30 pm**

This weekend workshop will explore economy in poetry, and the art of “show, don’t tell,” giving the reader or audience our thoughts through imagery.

Join us in Heathcote Community’s historic mill for a weekend of reading, writing, playing and performing. Bring your old favorites and works in progress for our critique sessions!

Join us for two days of experiential intensive, with critique sessions, writing periods and visceral workshops on finding fresh images, economy of language, show/don’t tell, writing from instinct and rewriting with detachment.

This weekend is for any writer who wants to take her/his poetry to the next level, especially for publication or performance. Who is your audience? What are your goals--Are you trying to communicate specific ideas or hone poetic craft? Do you get quagmired in or avoid rewrites? Come to the woods and dance poetically outside of your comfort zone!

I minimize lectures and work more as facilitator. Poetry is like film--There are endless genres and audiences. Your own approach is not wrong. But let me take you on a challenging ride to the unexpected image that guards the core of your poem!

Rustic, communal lodging for participants will be provided in the workshop space. Bring your own bedding. Meals are vegan/vegetarian and organic, provided in Heathcote Community’s popular kitchen and dining room.

Registration will be limited to 10 participants.

Please mail this form to:
Poetry Retreat in the Woods
Heathcote Community
21300 Heathcote Road Freeland, MD 21053

Optionally, include up to 3 samples of your poetry.

FEES

workshop                    $100        $100
lodging
Fri nite                    $10        _____
Sat nite                    $10        _____
Sun nite                    $10        _____
meals
Fri dinner                    $5        _____
Sat breakfast                $2        _____
Sat lunch                    $3        _____
Sat dinner                    $5        _____
Sun breakfast                $2        _____
Sun lunch                    $3        _____
Sun dinner                $5        _____
airport transportation
arriving                    $20        _____
departing                    $20        _____

                    YOUR TOTAL    _____

Please make checks payable to

CURIO COAST PRODUCTIONS,
or pay via paypal, to
curiocoastREMOVE@comcast.net.

Work exchange & potluck available. Email any questions.

About the Facilitator:

    Wren is Artist-in-Residence at Heathcote Center. Her poems have appeared in The Baltimore Review, Digges’ Choice, The Baltimore Women’s TImes, The Green Revolution and the anthology Blood and Tears. She received a Young Authors Award in Poetry from The Courier Journal. She is a founding member of Baltimore’s Sunday Salon critique group. She wrote a stage play from her poetry, This Is How She Steps on Snakes, which she performed in Baltimore and at Towson University. The journal Grub Street awarded her first prize for slam poetry.
    Wren Tuatha is principally a screenwriter, under the banner Curio Coast Productions. She wrote the feature scripts Bacca Blooms, Strands of Emily, This Is How She Steps on Snakes and My Second Simone. She is currently developing feature film scripts for collaboration with Rattle the Cage and others. She studied poetry, as well as Electronic Media and Film at Towson University and education at the University of Louisville. Her short films, “Totems of a Road-Colored Goat” and “Sparrow, Like Everyone,” are poem treatments.

    Her poems and projects can be viewed at:

http://wiselittleraccoon.gaia.com/

Yes Strings Attached - men dating men

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:11:23 -0000

Please join me in an online network, YSA - Yes Strings Attached, now forming for guys who want more than a hookup. I think you'll like it. You get your own page to blog, post comments and unlimited private messages, pics, music and video clips, and you can join or start special interest groups, just like here. It's like MySpace for m2m and it's totally free. Go to http://yestrings.ning.com, fill out your profile and invite your friends to join.

Re: Heathcote Community Openings

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:40:11 -0000

Thanks for the info and link. It is greatly appreciated.

Mind Body and Soul revised and better than ever.

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:06:59 -0000

Join our monthly 3-part series for the gay and bisexual man seeking greater awareness, healing and control over mind, body and soul. All events take place at The Vilage at Ed Gould Plaza 1125 N. Mccadden Place. LA, CA 90038

Every Friday
Kundalini Yoga
with Eric Morris
7:30-9:pm

Saturday April 19th
Relationships 101
Workshop with John Buse
7:30-9pm

Thursday April 24th
Synergy of Sex and Soul
with Shane Bruce
7:00-8:30pm

Admission Free. Reservations required. Email: acarswell@lagaycenter.org
Giveaways: $10 starbucks card (1st event)
Movie Tickets (2nd event)
$50.00 Target Card (3rd event)

Finding the Path of Your Sacred Muse - San Francisco group

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:51:31 -0000

Finding the Path of Your Sacred Muse The path to creative or spiritual inspirations can be shrouded by fears or worries of the unknown. Join a supportive group of fellow seekers as we explore the divine through our creative expression, as a birthright and an embodied knowing. All levels of artistic experience and all spiritual beliefs are welcome and honored. This group will meet eight Saturdays, July 12th - August 30th from 10 am - 11:45 am at New Perspectives Center for Counseling $25 per session ($200 total). Participants will commit to all meetings. $100 deposit due at first meeting. Contact either facilitator to set up an initial intake. Sarah - 415.835.2175 Nick - 415.835.2117 Group Facilitators: Sarah Pilgrim, (M.A., MFT Trainee - Supervised by Katie Cofer, M.A., MFC 35856) has a BA in English Literature from Sonoma State University and an MA from CIIS in Expressive Arts Therapy. Sarah has used the arts for healing and expression since childhood, and believes in the transcendent function of creativity. Sarah draws insight from many spiritual teachers and has a daily meditation practice. Nick Venegoni, (M.A., MFT Intern, IMF 55226 - Supervised by Michael Baugh, LCSW, LC9324) has a BFA in graphic design from the California College of the Arts, and continues to use artistic expression whenever possible. Nick has a daily spiritual practice and has been studying earth based spirituality for the last six years. He holds an M.A. in Integral Counseling Psychology from CIIS. New Perspectives Center for Counseling www.sfnewperspectives.org 5026 Geary St., San Francisco, CA