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Location: Ashland Food Co-op Community Classroom, 195 A St., Ashland (2 blocks north of RVML)
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Free Lecture: Transforming to Authenticity: Shadow, Defense Mechanisms and Self-Love
With Dr. Zan. E. Nix & Marla Estes, M.A.
LOCATION: Ashland Food Co-op Community Classroom 195 A Street, Ashland, Oregon (2 blocks north of RVML)
Free admission, donations welcome.
Presentation Description:
What effect do Defense Mechanisms and Shadow have on our capacity to love ourselves and express our authenticity?
It is said that "defense mechanisms are the glue that hold the false self together." In the search for our own authenticity and wholeness, our Shadow needs to be invited in. Our shadow aspects are often protected by our unconscious and automatic defense mechanisms. In order to enter into this territory, we need self-love to support ourselves with tenderness and compassion through whatever fear, pain and vulnerability that may arise. And the paradox is that we come to love ourselves through embracing our shadow! How do we begin to tease apart the strands of this Gordian Knot?
Join Dr. Zan. E. Nix and Marla Estes, M.A. for this free talk, a psycho-spiritual exploration of the intriguing mysteries of the interrelationship between shadow, defenses and love.
LOCATION: Ashland Food Co-op Community Classroom 195 A Street, Ashland, Oregon (2 blocks north of RVML)
More information & optional sign-up: Marla (541) 482-4948, marla16@charter.net or Zan
(541) 821-1328, zanenix@yahoo.com
Websites: www.drzannix.com and www.marlaestes.com
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008 (2 3 4 5 8 11 18 19 20 22 25)
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Location: RVML - 258 A St, Ashland
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
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Lecture: An Evening Book Presentation- Cities of the Soul
With Rod Birney, MD
Cost: $10.00
Presentation Description:
If given the chance to take a tour of heaven and hell would you take it? Experience the spiritual journey facing every man and woman, amidst a landscape of imagination in the depths of our collective unconscious in Cities of the Soul (published by AuthorHouse), the new book by Raphael Rob Birney, M.D.
Join a traveler, who progresses through seven cities - The City of Mindless Freedom, The City of Regret, The City of Inspiration, The City of Spiritual Warriors, The City of Remembrance, The City of Union and the Garden of Universal Will - towards inner growth and maturity. Drawn from various wisdom teachings of humanity, each stage of development and growth is represented as a gate to pass through from city to city. When reaching the City of Remembrance, he is urged to engage. Come experience this unique book in an introductory talk at the Rogue Valley Metaphysical Library.
Presenter's Biography:
Raphael Rod Birney, M.D., is a board certified psychiatrist specializing in psychotherapy, meditation instruction, mind-body medicine and spiritual guidance. He has been actively engaged with his own inner work for over 30 years. Rod continues to study modern psychology and ancient systems of wisdom. As a spiritual guide, he is a minister, student and teacher of Universal Sufism, the path of the heart, an interfaith approach to spiritual development for the 21st century.
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Thursday, September 4, 2008 (2 3 4 5 8 11 18 19 20 22 25)
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Location: RVML - 258 A St, Ashland
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
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RE-Generation Discussion Series: Idea Forum for the Next Generation
Alternative dialogue for people 18-32 - EVERY THURSDAY 7:30-9:30pm
30 - 60-minute video or lecture presentation followed by interactive discussion.
FREE ADMISSION - Intended for people 18-32 years old
Description:
In this interactive forum, participants gain an ever-broadening understanding about leading-edge, new paradigm ideas shaping the world's future.
What is our purpose for existence? Where did we come from? What are our ways of knowing? What is the triune nature of mind? What is the future?
Note: Intended for participants 18-32 years-old only.
Facilitators' Biography:
Dominic Allamano is a passionate and potent voice of the emerging visionary generation, inspiring others to shine their light brightly by boldly and humbly shining his. Since his late teens, when he began to see clearly following life altering physical trauma, he has focused his energies in two interrelated realms. The first is the realms of experiential education and explorations of the embodiment of consciousness, while the second is in a deep exploration of the sociological and systemic elements of the dominant world culture. The merging of these two realms has allowed him to perceive many of the key patterns and dynamics that define today's world and hold the promise for tomorrow's.
He feels called to be as a midwife to the emerging culture, assisting both in its birth and development as well as in the navigation of the unforeseen consequences of humanity's past choices, which are defining the context for that emergence. Through extensive travels and speaking around the Pacific Northwest he has aligned with an inspired network of allies with whom he is crafting new paradigm networks and tools like the WorldCrafter's Network ( http://www.worldcrafters.org) and CultureSeed ( http://www.cultureseed.org) to support the emergence of this new culture.
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To receive e-mail updates about events at RVML, click http://www.rvml.org/forms/elist.html
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RVML's VISION STATEMENT: "Our ability to discern truth is enhanced by exposure to a broader perspective on the human experience. By integrating new truths into our awareness, the expansion of knowledge in the collective mind advances the evolution of human consciousness."
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Friday, September 5, 2008 (2 3 4 5 8 11 18 19 20 22 25)
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Event Title: First Friday Art Walk
Location: RVML- 258 A Street, Ashland
Friday, September 5, 2008
Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM PST
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First Friday Art Walk
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To receive e-mail updates about events at RVML, click http://www.rvml.org/forms/elist.html
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Monday, September 8, 2008 (2 3 4 5 8 11 18 19 20 22 25)
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Location: RVML - 258 A St, Ashland
Monday, September 8, 2008
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Lecture and Discussion: Conversations about Love
By Marla Estes, MA
$5.00 to $10.00 suggested donation, everyone welcome.
Presentation Description:
The Paradox of Relationship: "I alone must become myself; I cannot become myself alone." -Pittman Mcgeehee
Join us in our on-going conversation about Love. Tonight's topic will be Narcissism. What is narcissism? What does it serve? Is it "healthy" or "unhealthy"? How might it get in the way of loving? What might the relationship be between narcissism and spirituality? What do thinkers such as Stephen Johnson, Thomas Moore, Erich Fromm, Cyprian Smith and Idries Shah have to say about it?
Please join us to discuss these and other mysteries, weaving in psychological, Jungian, and sociological concepts. Our discussion will focus on relationship as a process instead of as a goal. Through this examination, we have the opportunity to bring more clarity, understanding and awareness to both our conscious and unconscious ideas of love with the possibility of making room for new ones to emerge.
Facilitator's Biography:
Marla Estes lives in Ashland and is a workshop leader, teacher, writer, and mentor. Having a Masters degree in Transpersonal Studies, she has taught at SOU Extension, the SAEJ program at Ashland High School, and has led women's study groups. Several of her articles have been published in the Sentient Times and Alternatives Magazine.
Website: http://www.MarlaEstes.com
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Thursday, September 11, 2008 (2 3 4 5 8 11 18 19 20 22 25)
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Location: RVML - 258 A St, Ashland
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
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RE-Generation Discussion Series: Idea Forum for the Next Generation
Alternative dialogue for people 18-32 - EVERY THURSDAY 7:30-9:30pm
30 - 60-minute video or lecture presentation followed by interactive discussion.
FREE ADMISSION - Intended for people 18-32 years old
Description:
In this interactive forum, participants gain an ever-broadening understanding about leading-edge, new paradigm ideas shaping the world's future.
What is our purpose for existence? Where did we come from? What are our ways of knowing? What is the triune nature of mind? What is the future?
Note: Intended for participants 18-32 years-old only.
Facilitators' Biography:
Dominic Allamano is a passionate and potent voice of the emerging visionary generation, inspiring others to shine their light brightly by boldly and humbly shining his. Since his late teens, when he began to see clearly following life altering physical trauma, he has focused his energies in two interrelated realms. The first is the realms of experiential education and explorations of the embodiment of consciousness, while the second is in a deep exploration of the sociological and systemic elements of the dominant world culture. The merging of these two realms has allowed him to perceive many of the key patterns and dynamics that define today's world and hold the promise for tomorrow's.
He feels called to be as a midwife to the emerging culture, assisting both in its birth and development as well as in the navigation of the unforeseen consequences of humanity's past choices, which are defining the context for that emergence. Through extensive travels and speaking around the Pacific Northwest he has aligned with an inspired network of allies with whom he is crafting new paradigm networks and tools like the WorldCrafter's Network ( http://www.worldcrafters.org) and CultureSeed ( http://www.cultureseed.org) to support the emergence of this new culture.
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To receive e-mail updates about events at RVML, click http://www.rvml.org/forms/elist.html
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RVML's VISION STATEMENT: "Our ability to discern truth is enhanced by exposure to a broader perspective on the human experience. By integrating new truths into our awareness, the expansion of knowledge in the collective mind advances the evolution of human consciousness."
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Thursday, September 18, 2008 (2 3 4 5 8 11 18 19 20 22 25)
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Location: RVML - 258 A St, Ashland
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
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RE-Generation Discussion Series: Idea Forum for the Next Generation
Alternative dialogue for people 18-32 - EVERY THURSDAY 7:30-9:30pm
30 - 60-minute video or lecture presentation followed by interactive discussion.
FREE ADMISSION - Intended for people 18-32 years old
Description:
In this interactive forum, participants gain an ever-broadening understanding about leading-edge, new paradigm ideas shaping the world's future.
What is our purpose for existence? Where did we come from? What are our ways of knowing? What is the triune nature of mind? What is the future?
Note: Intended for participants 18-32 years-old only.
Facilitators' Biography:
Dominic Allamano is a passionate and potent voice of the emerging visionary generation, inspiring others to shine their light brightly by boldly and humbly shining his. Since his late teens, when he began to see clearly following life altering physical trauma, he has focused his energies in two interrelated realms. The first is the realms of experiential education and explorations of the embodiment of consciousness, while the second is in a deep exploration of the sociological and systemic elements of the dominant world culture. The merging of these two realms has allowed him to perceive many of the key patterns and dynamics that define today's world and hold the promise for tomorrow's.
He feels called to be as a midwife to the emerging culture, assisting both in its birth and development as well as in the navigation of the unforeseen consequences of humanity's past choices, which are defining the context for that emergence. Through extensive travels and speaking around the Pacific Northwest he has aligned with an inspired network of allies with whom he is crafting new paradigm networks and tools like the WorldCrafter's Network ( http://www.worldcrafters.org) and CultureSeed ( http://www.cultureseed.org) to support the emergence of this new culture.
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To receive e-mail updates about events at RVML, click http://www.rvml.org/forms/elist.html
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RVML's VISION STATEMENT: "Our ability to discern truth is enhanced by exposure to a broader perspective on the human experience. By integrating new truths into our awareness, the expansion of knowledge in the collective mind advances the evolution of human consciousness."
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Friday, September 19, 2008 (2 3 4 5 8 11 18 19 20 22 25)
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Location: Unitarian Center- 87 4th Street, Ashland
Friday, September 19, 2008
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
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Special Event: " In this unprecedented turning-point time for our species and our planet, this is a time for Living Deeply."
An Evening Presentation and Full-day Workshop in Ashland with Marilyn Schlitz & Cassandra Vieten, authors of Living Deeply: The Art & Science of Transformation in Everyday Life
" Living Deeply is a brilliant synthesis of science and wisdom from the world's greatest spiritual traditions, both ancient and modern, translated into practical tools for anyone who is seeking more depth and meaning in their life." ~ Deepak Chopra, M.D.
EVENT DESCRIPTIONS:
Friday, September 19, 7:30-9:30pm: Presentation & Book Signing LOCATION: Unitarian Center, 87 4th Street, Ashland.
This 2-hour Presentation invites us to explore the "Living Deeply" insights and experiences which the authors have gathered, sharing IONS decade-long research into the power and potential of human consciousness. Highlighting wisdom from leading-edge thinkers (including Robert Thurman, Angeles Arrien, Sylvia Boorstein, Ram Dass, Stanislav Groff, Gerald Jampolsky, Jon Kabat-Zinn, George Leonard, Rachel Naomi Remen, Huston Smith and Starkhawk), this thought-provoking presentation will be followed by an audience interactive q&a dialogue and booksigning.
Saturday, September 20, 9:30am-5:00pm: Full-day Workshop LOCATION: Ashland Public Library- Downstairs in the Gresham Room, 410 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland.
This full-day Workshop, which includes a "Living Deeply" workbook, invites us to Join IONS researchers Marilyn Schlitz and Cassandra Vieten in an intimate focused setting where they will share key insights and practices from their qualitative and quantitative investigation into how people actually transform their lives.
This Workshop blends the rigors of science with the deep wisdom of the world's spiritual traditions. Participants will learn through the disciplines and pathways of rigorous scientific inquiry, group dialogue and direct experience, exploring a variety of transformative practices that dramatically and effectively change a person's consciousness and worldview to one that is more centered, loving, kind, compassionate, and connected to others. (Continuing Education Unit credits available for this workshop.)
We invite community members to bring a healthy sense of adventure, an open mind, curiosity, and the intention to facilitate a deeper more meaningful life for yourself and others.
PRESENTERS' BIOGRAPHIES:
Marilyn Schlitz, Ph.D, is a cultural anthropologist, a clinical research scientist, writer, speaker, thought leader, and change consultant. Her work over the past three decades explores the interface of consciousness, science, and healing. She is Vice President for Research and Education at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) and Senior Scientist at the Research Institute, California Pacific Medical Center. She has published hundreds of articles on consciousness studies, lectured widely on a number of topics, including talks at the United Nations, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Explorers Club; has taught at Trinity, Stanford, and Harvard Medical Centers; and is the co-editor of "Consciousness and Healing: Integral Approaches to Mind Body Medicine". Marilyn Schlitz is one of the most creative and innovative minds today in the exploration of science and consciousness. Her research provides an extraordinary opening to the understanding of who and what we are, and of what we yet may be. - Jean Houston, Ph.D.
Co-author Cassandra Vieten, Ph.D, is a licensed clinical psychologist, Codirector of the Mind-Body Research Group at California Pacific Medical Center, senior research scientist at IONS, and Vice President of the Institute for Spirituality and Psychology. Her research work, funded by the National Institutes of Health, the State of California, and several private foundations, has focused on how emotion regulation is involved in addictions, on mindfulness-based approaches to cultivating health and well-being, and on experiences and practices that lead to psychospiritual transformation. She has published several academic articles and chapters as well as conducting numerous presentations at international scientific conferences.
EVENT PRICING:
Friday, September 19, 7:30-9:30pm Presentation and Book Signing at the Unitarian Center, 87 4th Street, Ashland: $15.00 general admission, $10.00 students/ low income at the door. Advance tickets available at Soundpeace Books, 199 E. Main Street, Ashland.
Saturday, September 20, 9:30am-5:00pm Full-day Workshop at the Ashland Public Library- Downstairs in the Gresham Room, 410 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland: $120.00 including catered lunch and workbook. Note: Some partial scholarships/ sliding scale available.
More information and workshop registration: Alan Sasha Lithman, Pearldiver Productions 541-488-0339, cell 541-840-8818. e-mail: pearldiver.productions@earthlink.net
Website: http://www.noetic.org & http://LivingDeeply.org
Co-Sponsored by: The Institute of Noetic Sciences, Pearldiver Events & Productions, Spirituality & Health Magazine, Soundpeace Books, Bloomsbury Books, Friends of the Ashland Public Library, Horizon Institute, OR-IONS and RVML Resource Center.
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To receive e-mail updates about events at RVML, click http://www.rvml.org/forms/elist.html
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RVML's VISION STATEMENT: "Our ability to discern truth is enhanced by exposure to a broader perspective on the human experience. By integrating new truths into our awareness, the expansion of knowledge in the collective mind advances the evolution of human consciousness."
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Saturday, September 20, 2008 (2 3 4 5 8 11 18 19 20 22 25)
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Location: Ashland Public Library- Gresham Room, 410 Siskiyou Blvd.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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Special Event: " In this unprecedented turning-point time for our species and our planet, this is a time for Living Deeply."
An Evening Presentation and Full-day Workshop in Ashland with Marilyn Schlitz & Cassandra Vieten, authors of Living Deeply: The Art & Science of Transformation in Everyday Life
" Living Deeply is a brilliant synthesis of science and wisdom from the world's greatest spiritual traditions, both ancient and modern, translated into practical tools for anyone who is seeking more depth and meaning in their life." ~ Deepak Chopra, M.D.
EVENT DESCRIPTIONS:
Friday, September 19, 7:30-9:30pm: Presentation & Book Signing LOCATION: Unitarian Center, 87 4th Street, Ashland.
This 2-hour Presentation invites us to explore the "Living Deeply" insights and experiences which the authors have gathered, sharing IONS decade-long research into the power and potential of human consciousness. Highlighting wisdom from leading-edge thinkers (including Robert Thurman, Angeles Arrien, Sylvia Boorstein, Ram Dass, Stanislav Groff, Gerald Jampolsky, Jon Kabat-Zinn, George Leonard, Rachel Naomi Remen, Huston Smith and Starkhawk), this thought-provoking presentation will be followed by an audience interactive q&a dialogue and booksigning.
Saturday, September 20, 9:30am-5:00pm: Full-day Workshop LOCATION: Ashland Public Library- Downstairs in the Gresham Room, 410 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland.
This full-day Workshop, which includes a "Living Deeply" workbook, invites us to Join IONS researchers Marilyn Schlitz and Cassandra Vieten in an intimate focused setting where they will share key insights and practices from their qualitative and quantitative investigation into how people actually transform their lives.
This Workshop blends the rigors of science with the deep wisdom of the world's spiritual traditions. Participants will learn through the disciplines and pathways of rigorous scientific inquiry, group dialogue and direct experience, exploring a variety of transformative practices that dramatically and effectively change a person's consciousness and worldview to one that is more centered, loving, kind, compassionate, and connected to others. (Continuing Education Unit credits available for this workshop.)
We invite community members to bring a healthy sense of adventure, an open mind, curiosity, and the intention to facilitate a deeper more meaningful life for yourself and others.
PRESENTERS' BIOGRAPHIES:
Marilyn Schlitz, Ph.D, is a cultural anthropologist, a clinical research scientist, writer, speaker, thought leader, and change consultant. Her work over the past three decades explores the interface of consciousness, science, and healing. She is Vice President for Research and Education at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) and Senior Scientist at the Research Institute, California Pacific Medical Center. She has published hundreds of articles on consciousness studies, lectured widely on a number of topics, including talks at the United Nations, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Explorers Club; has taught at Trinity, Stanford, and Harvard Medical Centers; and is the co-editor of "Consciousness and Healing: Integral Approaches to Mind Body Medicine". Marilyn Schlitz is one of the most creative and innovative minds today in the exploration of science and consciousness. Her research provides an extraordinary opening to the understanding of who and what we are, and of what we yet may be. - Jean Houston, Ph.D.
Co-author Cassandra Vieten, Ph.D, is a licensed clinical psychologist, Codirector of the Mind-Body Research Group at California Pacific Medical Center, senior research scientist at IONS, and Vice President of the Institute for Spirituality and Psychology. Her research work, funded by the National Institutes of Health, the State of California, and several private foundations, has focused on how emotion regulation is involved in addictions, on mindfulness-based approaches to cultivating health and well-being, and on experiences and practices that lead to psychospiritual transformation. She has published several academic articles and chapters as well as conducting numerous presentations at international scientific conferences.
EVENT PRICING:
Friday, September 19, 7:30-9:30pm Presentation and Book Signing at the Unitarian Center, 87 4th Street, Ashland: $15.00 general admission, $10.00 students/ low income at the door. Advance tickets available at Soundpeace Books, 199 E. Main Street, Ashland.
Saturday, September 20, 9:30am-5:00pm Full-day Workshop at the Ashland Public Library- Downstairs in the Gresham Room, 410 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland: $120.00 including catered lunch and workbook. Note: Some partial scholarships/ sliding scale available.
More information and workshop registration: Alan Sasha Lithman, Pearldiver Productions 541-488-0339, cell 541-840-8818. e-mail: pearldiver.productions@earthlink.net
Website: http://www.noetic.org & http://LivingDeeply.org
Co-Sponsored by: The Institute of Noetic Sciences, Pearldiver Events & Productions, Spirituality & Health Magazine, Soundpeace Books, Bloomsbury Books, Friends of the Ashland Public Library, Horizon Institute, OR-IONS and RVML Resource Center.
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To receive e-mail updates about events at RVML, click http://www.rvml.org/forms/elist.html
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RVML's VISION STATEMENT: "Our ability to discern truth is enhanced by exposure to a broader perspective on the human experience. By integrating new truths into our awareness, the expansion of knowledge in the collective mind advances the evolution of human consciousness."
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Monday, September 22, 2008 (2 3 4 5 8 11 18 19 20 22 25)
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Location: RVML - 258 A St, Ashland
Monday, September 22, 2008
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Lecture and Discussion: Conversations about Love
By Marla Estes, MA
$5.00 to $10.00 suggested donation, everyone welcome.
Presentation Description:
The Paradox of Relationship: "I alone must become myself; I cannot become myself alone." -Pittman Mcgeehee
In this on-going conversation, we explore Love in its different facets, the dark as well as the light, its highs and its lows, the psychological as well as the spiritual, the sociological as well as the personal.
**What happens when you depend on romantic relationship for your sense of aliveness?* *
Tonight's topic is Love and Loss. Do we defend ourselves against love to
avoid the pain of its loss? Why might it be "better to have loved and
lost, then to never have loved at all"? How do we live with the cruel
irony that once we go through the process of really coming to love
someone for who she or he really is - to move beyond fantasy,
projections, disillusionment, and even co-dependence - that they will
die? What connection might be made between love, death and faith? In
part, we will refer to C.S. Lewis' experiences of moving from grief to
growth.
"… [this is God's] grand enterprise. To make an organism which is also a
spirit; to make that terrible oxymoron, a 'spiritual animal.' To take a
poor primate, a beast with nerve endings all over it, a creature with a
stomach that wants to be filled, a breeding animal that wants its mate,
and say, 'Now get on with it. Become a god.'"
- C.S. Lewis
Please join us to discuss these mysteries, weaving in psychological,
Jungian, and sociological concepts. Our discussion will focus on
relationship as a process instead of as a goal. Through this
examination, we have the opportunity to bring more clarity,
understanding and awareness to both our conscious and unconscious ideas
of love with the possibility of making room for new ones to emerge.
Facilitator's Biography:
Marla Estes lives in Ashland and is a workshop leader, teacher, writer, and mentor. Having a Masters degree in Transpersonal Studies, she has taught at SOU Extension, the SAEJ program at Ashland High School, and has led women's study groups. Several of her articles have been published in the Sentient Times and Alternatives Magazine.
Website: http://www.MarlaEstes.com
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Thursday, September 25, 2008 (2 3 4 5 8 11 18 19 20 22 25)
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Location: RVML - 258 A St, Ashland
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
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RE-Generation Discussion Series: Idea Forum for the Next Generation
Alternative dialogue for people 18-32 - EVERY THURSDAY 7:30-9:30pm
30 - 60-minute video or lecture presentation followed by interactive discussion.
FREE ADMISSION - Intended for people 18-32 years old
Description:
In this interactive forum, participants gain an ever-broadening understanding about leading-edge, new paradigm ideas shaping the world's future.
What is our purpose for existence? Where did we come from? What are our ways of knowing? What is the triune nature of mind? What is the future?
Note: Intended for participants 18-32 years-old only.
Facilitators' Biography:
Dominic Allamano is a passionate and potent voice of the emerging visionary generation, inspiring others to shine their light brightly by boldly and humbly shining his. Since his late teens, when he began to see clearly following life altering physical trauma, he has focused his energies in two interrelated realms. The first is the realms of experiential education and explorations of the embodiment of consciousness, while the second is in a deep exploration of the sociological and systemic elements of the dominant world culture. The merging of these two realms has allowed him to perceive many of the key patterns and dynamics that define today's world and hold the promise for tomorrow's.
He feels called to be as a midwife to the emerging culture, assisting both in its birth and development as well as in the navigation of the unforeseen consequences of humanity's past choices, which are defining the context for that emergence. Through extensive travels and speaking around the Pacific Northwest he has aligned with an inspired network of allies with whom he is crafting new paradigm networks and tools like the WorldCrafter's Network ( http://www.worldcrafters.org) and CultureSeed ( http://www.cultureseed.org) to support the emergence of this new culture.
______________________________________
To receive e-mail updates about events at RVML, click http://www.rvml.org/forms/elist.html
______________________________________
RVML's VISION STATEMENT: "Our ability to discern truth is enhanced by exposure to a broader perspective on the human experience. By integrating new truths into our awareness, the expansion of knowledge in the collective mind advances the evolution of human consciousness."
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