Zaadz: Seattle (The Emerald City)

July Events?

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:45:09 -0000

Hi Folks--

I plan on visiting my daughter in Seattle sometime in July 2008. Does anyone know of any special events or interesting things to do in Seattle at that time?

Re: July Events?

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:14:13 -0000

nice. my favorite July happening in Seattle is Seafair. see: http://www.seafair.com/

for a list of events happening in July check this out!
http://www.seattle-downtown.com/events/#july

enjoy!

~C

Pacific Integral Presents: Dr. Susanne Cook-Greuter

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:37:08 -0000

Pacific Integral

Presents

A rare opportunity to spend a day and a half with a master of language and experience your own insight into the far reaches of human development

Internationally known Integral Developmental Psychologist & Researcher

Dr. Susanne Cook-Greuter

Language, Meaning and Symbolic Representations

Advanced Development Workshop

Wednesday, June 25, 5-8:30 & Thursday, June 26, 9-5:30

At The Integral Loft in Seattle $425 - Space is limited

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Public Talk on Monday June 30, 7-9pm - Washington Park Arboretum Graham Visitor's Center

$35 Register Now

How can we relax our own beliefs and assumptions in order to open to a larger and more comprehensive understanding of “reality”?
How would you communicate your wildest inner experiences without language?
How do our imagination and assumptions serve development and how might they limit it?
What is the difference between conventional linear thinking and post-conventional meaning making as experienced in visual literacy?

“Susanne Cook-Greuter offers her own being as an example

of what is possible in human development and evolution.

She is a walking energy field of transformation. ”

In this advanced workshop, you will dive deeply into the beauty and conundrums of language, our chief means of communication, and personal and collective growth. We will explore the nature, beauties and limits of symbolic representations. You will learn from your own experience with words, images, musical and mathematical notation, logic, jokes, illusions, poems, Koans, and by drawing from nature. Through this exploration, we begin to see through the limits of language and our own thinking.

Dr. Susanne Cook-Greuter is an internationally known authority on mature adult development. Her Harvard thesis, Postautonomous Ego Development (1999), is a landmark study in the characteristics and assessment of late stage meaning makers. As a linguist, she continues to explore and marvel at the intricacies of language and meaning making. Susanne is a founding member of Ken Wilber's Integral Institute and co-director of its Psychology Center. She values learning through all senses, and wishes to share her experience and knowledge of the examined mind with you. Susanne has worked closely with Jane Loevinger, Robert Kegan and others researching and identifying new findings on late stages of adult ego development.

Don't miss it. Take a day off work and join us!

Re: Pacific Integral Presents: Dr. Susanne Cook-Greuter

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:43:29 -0000

I am registered for the June 30 evening talk. I am curious to hear this very famous lady, a profound thinker about very useful topics. This is NOT going to be as esoteric as it sounds, I believe. I think it is going to be fun, enlightening, and useful !!!!!!

Blessings, OM Bastet

Global Gaia Gathering in the Emerald City

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:22:56 -0000

Hello Emerald City People!

It's been almost a year since our Global Zaangha Day here in the Emerald City (see last year's gathering). We were still Zaadz back then. Ahh, change happens, for the better :)

As you know, we've completed our transition to Gaia Community. But guess what? Zaanghas (or gatherings) are still alive, and blossoming... August is Global Gaia Gathering month! (see Global Gaia Gathering Day + August + You!)

Are you interested in attending the gathering? Send me a message or post your reply on this thread. Let's get a head count and take it from there :) For now let's schedule the gathering on Aug. 9.

Since I already did the organizing last year, I'd like to give other people a chance to organize this year's gathering. If there's anyone interested in hosting and/or organizing the event please feel free to let us know. For ideas on organizing cool things to do at the gathering, see Jessica's tips.

I'm looking forward to seeing you at the gathering.

Enjoy the summer in the Emerald!

~C

Re: Global Gaia Gathering in the Emerald City

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:49:31 -0000

Hi ~C4, thanks for kicking this off !

Having been at last year's gathering, I am definitely up for another one, and Saturday August 9 works for me, afternoon or evening. Probably afternoon is better for most folks.

I am not able to host or facilitate, but I could assist in some way.

Looking forward,
OM Bastet

Re: Global Gaia Gathering in the Emerald City

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:25:29 -0000

Count me in, ~C4, I am excited to meet with everyone again. Last year was a blast! I too can't host, but I could possibly help in some other way.

Marianna

Seattle's City Council approved the proposed disposable bag fee

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:17:19 -0000

In case you haven't heard yet...

via Worldchanging: Seattle

"Seattle's City Council approved the proposed disposable bag fee yesterday with a 6-1 vote. Starting in January 2009, shoppers will have the option of either bringing their own bags to the store, or paying 20 cents per disposable bag to tote their goods. According to an article in the Seattle Times, officials expect that the new fee will cut Seattle's annual 360-million-bag habit in half." [read more]

Are you affected by this? Would love to hear your thoughts. Feel free to discuss on this thread.

Re: Global Gaia Gathering in the Emerald City

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:34:34 -0000

Thanks for the reply, OM and Marianna.

We have a place already. All I ask from the attendees is to bring something to drink or eat :)

I'm posting here the email I sent to all group members.

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Our meetup will be on Aug. 9, Saturday 12-3pm in downtown Kirkland. I'll send the address info driving directions to those who will be coming.

So what are we to do during the gathering? Let's do something fun and meaningful. I request you (all attendees) to bring one of your favorite books that changed your life. We'll each take turns in discussing why this one book is meaningful to us, and then (this is the fun part) we'll give that book away to the other attendees. This is one way of releasing our attachments and paying it forward. I told you it would be fun :)

We'll then top the afternoon with a DVD house party (from Spiritual Cinema Circle). (Not sure yet what movie we're going to watch but I've requested a bunch of DVDs already. We'll pick the movie on the spot). Don't worry, these are short movies so you'll have the rest of the afternoon to bask under the Kirkland sun :)

Ok. That's all for now. If you haven't responded yet and are interested in attending the gathering, please send me a message or post your reply on this thread.

Re: Global Gaia Gathering in the Emerald City

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:52:50 -0000

I'm not sure I can attend yet, but I would like the information in case I can make it. I already have my book picked out and the movie sounds great.

Re: Global Gaia Gathering in the Emerald City

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:10:07 -0000

Just joined Gaia, and glad to be here! I'd like to attend - details, please?

And, food and drink for about how many?

Re: Global Gaia Gathering in the Emerald City

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:28:46 -0000

I'm bummed that I won't be able to come AGAIN because of work.
It's TRUE what they say about all work and no play!
Still would love to meet you in the future. If I could only arrange Saturday's off!
Have a terrific day and I will look forward to hearing all about it.
Lynda

Re: Global Gaia Gathering in the Emerald City

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:14:19 -0000

Oh, wonderful, Alana, and looks as if 6-10 people right now.

Lyndaflora, yeah, bummer, we'll be wishing you were there !!!!!!

sutton13, it'll be great to meet you and hope you can make it !

I have personally invited one-two people who might attend. Last year we had 7, and this year instead of only 4, which it looked like at first, we'll probably have even more !! YAYYY!!!

Looking forward !

Namaste, OM Bastet

Re: Global Gaia Gathering in the Emerald City

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:25:56 -0000

Alana,

i'll email you the details. please check your Gaia inbox.

~C

Re: Global Gaia Gathering in the Emerald City

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:36:12 -0000

Lyndaflora,

no worries. there will be more meetup opportunities in the future. we'll post photos and blog about it :)

take care.

~C

Re: Global Gaia Gathering in the Emerald City

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:55:32 -0000

Hi Everyone,

I just posted an update on my blog. Please see:

http://coolmel.gaia.com/blog/2008/8/global_gaia_gathering_at_the_emerald_city

Here's a snapshot of our gathering.

Thanks to O.M. Bastet, Marianna, and Alana for attending. I encourage you to share your account of our cozy gathering on your blog :)

For those who weren't able to make it, don't worry. There'll be more gatherings like this in the future.

Take care and see you around.

~C

Re: Global Gaia Gathering in the Emerald City

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:55:47 -0000

A post-meeting post !!

We had a marvelous time, 5 of us, more than the allotted 3 hours and still talking away !! I'll let ~C4 and others do the summary, just posting some followups here, giving others a taste of what they missed !!

Alana, the microdonations Group is Donations and Microdonations for Individuals and Groups, and the cultivator is Apollia. You can reach her by clicking on her picture or name on the Group home page. (It might take awhile, she doesn't check into this site very often.)

In going there again I realized she ran into some challenges around the community policy of not asking people for money, and I think she transferred her activities elsewhere. But I doubt there would be a problem with creating a resource list of organizations and groups who handle or sponsor or facilitate microdonations, as we talked about.

You could compile that list as a member, or you could ask her to make you a moderator if you can show her you need more administrative abilities to do what you want to do. I don't have time now to explain what administrators CAN do, but when the time is right, email me for that info. I don't know that it is posted anywhere, but you might search The Gaia Groups Community ('the Mod Pod") for the term administrator and see if the description is posted there. I think we started on the list of functions but didn't finish it.

And, Alana, the movies pod I am cultivator of is zFilms. ~C4, not only are you responsible for my discovering the group, but now you have greatly expanded the options for making it visible by suggesting I put the Featured Films of the Week (One current, one old) each week in my blog !!!! Such a creative idea !!!! And I have already added a Board for documentaries, as the need emerged during our talk, and actually I had thought about doing it anyway !!

~C4, thank you for your generous hosting, and thanks to your wonderful wife for the substantial feeding of us all !! It was great to meet "your Dakini" -- now "wife" -- after reading about your wedding!

And I would like to apologize to you for one exchange you and I had, about the definition of "administrator" of Groups. I "made you wrong," and wish I had been more diplomatic. I think you were saying that only cultivators are administrators, and moderators are not. I forget what ~Matthew's definitions are, but he and I had a discussion once, and I was (and still am) of the opinion that the only definitions that seem to match the reality of functions is that both cultivators and moderators are administrators. They can both click on the "admin" button, haha, so that sort of defines things. And I view any other use of the term as conducive to confusion. However, I am just presenting my view, and certainly am not the dictionary who gets to define the terms as used in the community !! In any case, it's not respectful to say or imply "You are wrong!!!" and I am sorry I did that, and you were gracious not to engage with that energy !!!

And thanks for your generosity in gifting us with Spiritual Cinema Circle DVDs. What a great inspiration, to do that. The short one we all saw was very moving, very uplifting.

After last year we all said we'd get together again soon, but we didn't. This time I feel the momentum to "make it so," and will be posting opportunities on this Board here in our Seattle Group.

Aley, we missed you, sorry you were not feeling well.

Everyone else who missed this opportunity to face-to-face, you really did miss something enriching and uplifting. The cyberspace is so much warmer when you have touched the people !!

Can't wait to see the photos ~C4 took !!! We co-created the unusual Presentation !

Will let others talk about whatever; the book descriptions and exchange was a terrific deepening of our relating, as was the general conversation. We are especially lucky to have a Team member, ~C4, in our group, so we can pick his brain about the workings of the site, the community, the how to's, the history. What fun !!!!!

Blessings to all,
OM Bastet

Re: Global Gaia Gathering in the Emerald City

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:57:44 -0000

Ah, ~C4 posted while I was writing !!

OM

Re: Global Gaia Gathering in the Emerald City

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:58:49 -0000

C4 Choas-

Hi again... I am looking forward to attending this year's function and meeting all my fellow zaadsters, since I was not permitted by heavy scheduling to attend last year.

Aug 9th works for me... morning, noon, or night the [Seattle (The Emerald City)] Global Gaia Gathering in the Emerald City,

Sincerely,

Candace
AKA "Miss Disney"
c's animation studios
206.497.4154

Re: Global Gaia Gathering in the Emerald City

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:07:18 -0000

Everyone,

I cannot believe I said I would attend the night is is already over? It was night some part of the day,. I worked on the screeplay. It started pouring down rain. I found this email and thought I had a few days... that is how fast time flies.

I will attend the next gala.

Miss Disney