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Greetings New Yorkers,

These upcoming few days may prove to be quite interesting. Tomorrow night (Friday) join Evolver and Daniel Pinchbeck for Re-Visioning Capitalism, if you like controversy and spirited debate come visit us at Collective Hardware for a lively discussion. Just when you think you’re head is reeling, why not proceed to Newark, to pour your art out all night long...

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Ayn Rand Assholes

Thanks Richard Metzger for writing this
Andrew Corsello’s The Bitch is Back article from GQ on the boorish subject of Ayn Rand Assholes is probably the best takedown of Ayn Rand’s followers (and Alan Greenspan and Wall Street) I’ve yet seen and certainly the funniest (other than Stephen Colbert’s). It was about time for an article like this to appear and I am gl...

Greetings New Yorkers,

This week you can Illuminate with Parashakti, learn the delicate art of Kimchi with Evolver, join Souldish for The Money Fix, Dance to Tryptophanatic Vibes at Seed, discover Bill Mollison’s permaculture secrets at “the Gallery”, chant with the Kirtan Rabbi, relive Halloween at G&S’s Halloween Redux, which are just a few of the many mischief and educational opp...

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My Sexual Evolution
In a world dominated by vaginal orgasms, claiming the clitoris as my primary sex organ back in 1966 was a “Big Fucking Deal!” For many women, it remains a BFD to this day.

9 Silly Things People Say When They Hear You Don’t Want Kids (And Ways to Counter Them)
Wanting kids isn’t just the social norm, it’s said to be a biological imperative, the only supposed “du...

Living the Dream: Independent Filmmaking in the Amazon

by
Keith Aronowitz

My name is Keith Aronowitz and I am one of those insane people that decided to fund their own film. Okay, maybe not insane, but it was just something I decided to do, or rather felt I had to.

Let me back up to give you some history. I have been professionally involved in the film & television industry for over 20 years, m...

FOOD THAT RAWKS!: Rooibos-cinnamon Latte. Dairy, sugar and jitter free!

Fall is full on and I am feeling the need to curl up on the couch with a warm frothy beverage and a heart-warming flick! Why get in the car and drive to a coffee shop when I can prepare a much healthier version of my latte I use to indulge in quite frequently.

Because I am blissfull in the last 2 weeks of pregnancy, I prefer...

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Cinematic Soul Mates
The chemistry Mr. Almodóvar, 60, and Ms. Cruz, 35, share would almost seem romantic if he were not one of the world’s best-known openly gay directors and she were not linked in the tabloids to the actor Javier Bardem.

Financial Armageddon: Michael Panzner

Thanks Richard Metzger
Michael Panzner is the author of the new best-seller, When Giants Fall: An Econom...

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==Thursday, November 5==

Ayahuasca Monologues

RealitySandwich and Souldish Present the 3rd Annual Ayahuasca Monologues, “Tales from the Spirit Vine,” at the historic Webster Hall Grand Ballroom. Following last year’s successful event, we are pleased to present five new visionary stories about ayahuasca, the renowned sacred brew of the Amazon. For centuries...

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Seeking True Freedom with Lawrence Lanoff
Over the past seven years, Lawrence has been in a process of refining his radical teachings, leading people into a new kind of freedom, literally deprogramming them from the sleep imposed by cults and religions.

The Cell Refuseniks, an Ever-Shrinking Club
There is a subset of adults who resist cellphones simply because they do not want th...

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===Thursday, October 29===

Evolver NYC Presents: A Night of the Occult

Come dressed in your Halloween costume for an adventure into hidden dimensions. 7.30pm: Daniel Pinchbeck will talk with Mitch Howoritz, leading editor and writer of spiritual, metaphysical and esoteric books. His latest book “Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped our Natio...

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===Friday, October 23===

Evolver NYC Presents: Thought For Food and the Healing Journey

Come to Evolver NYC’s next Spore, “Thought for Food and The Healing Journey” to experience different perspectives on food and healing as they relate to health, ethics, and our future. Participate in “brain massages,” healing meditations, and engage with a great panel of speakers. ...

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Dan Brown and the Lost Word
Dan Brown has once again mined a rich vein from the Gnostic Gospels: this time, the belief that we are all divine.In short Gnostic spirituality was about looking within; the divine aspect was immanent, not transcendent.

Artist Luke Jerram’s work explores the limits of science and art, challenging the boundaries of both.
When Luke Jerram discovered that ...

My dear friend Nadya Peeva is working on a few exciting events that I think are important to share with you inbetween the regular Souldish newsletter.
Truly,
Salma

1. Stories of Transformation - Tuesday October 20
2. THE ASCENT OF HUMANITY WITH CHARLES EISENSTEIN, Oct. 30 & Nov. 1
3. TWO-DAY SEMINAR - SEEDING GIFT CULTURE WITH CHARLES EISENSTEIN, Nov. 7-8
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Five years ago, I started working on a documentary about money called THE MONEY FIX. At the time, I had no idea how much I didn’t know about money. It seemed to me that most of our societies woes could be traced to excessive pursuit of money. Why do we deplete our resource? To make money. Why do we treat workers poorly? To make money. So what was it about money that seemed to bring out th...

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==Saturday, October 17==

The Art of Ink Featuring Zacharia Gregory Visionary Tattoo Artist

Come join us at Seed Gallery for an evening of The Arts of Ink. Brought to you by Rebirth. Live Tattoo Artists, Fire Dancers, Performers, Musicians, DJ’s, Henna Artists, Airbrush Body Painters, VJ’s & more…Live Tattoo’s on the spot.(1st come, 1st served…)Featured Tattoo A...

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Barbara Ehrenreich: The Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America
The author talks about how a plague of positive thinking is permeating our society, from medicine to business, and is even contributing to our financial crisis.

2012 Is For Suckers and Lapsed Christians
Pure and simple this is Christian apocalyptism being projected onto the ancient Maya and...

http://www.fiercelight.org/

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====Saturday, October 10=====

Fierce Light When Spirit Meets Action with director Velcrow Ripper in person

Fueled by the belief that “another world is possible,” Fierce Light is acompelling, global journey into the world of spiritual activism, anexploration of what Martin Luther King called “Love in Action,” and Gandhi called “Soul Force”; what Ripper is calling “Fierce Light.”Acclaimed filmmaker Velcrow Ripper takes an insightful look at change motivated by love, featuring interviews with spiritual activists Thich Nhat Hanh, Sister Chan Khong, Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu, famed tree sitter Julia Butterfly Hill, American Civil Rights legend, Congressman John Lewis, Alice Walker, bell hooks, Joanna Macy, Van Jones, and more.

(7 pm, $10)
Village Zendo
88 Broadway, Suite 1108
http://villagezendo.org/sections/moreinfo/2009_fierce_light.html

=====Sunday, October 11=====

Evolver NYC Presents Shine Your Fierce Light - Unleash the Power of Spirit In Action

Shine your fierce light. A Workshop with Velcrow Ripper ”Inspiring and Energizing.”~Leslie Hayman. This fierce workshop with spiritual activist and award winning filmmaker Velcrow Ripper explores the power that is released when spirituality is combined with action. Gandhi called it “Soul Force,” Thich Nhat Hahn calls it “Love in Action;” for Ripper it is “Fierce Light.” It is the power of the sacred warrior, heart centered and fierce at the same time. Featuring dynamic “engaged spirituality” practices and meditations, visualizations and exercises, the workshop will offer key tools to unleash your own “Fierce Light” and take action from a spiritual perspective. “A wonderfully engaging, thought provoking and spiritually uplifting workshop. We are going to turn the world around through these kinds of happenings all over the globe. ”~ Angel Hamilton, participant. Learn how to integrate the head and the heart, “doing” and “being,” compassion and action, in order to be of the highest service both to yourself, and the world around you. Join thousands of spiritual warriors around the world, and become part of “The Great Turning,” helping to make the shift from the industrial growth society, to the life sustaining civilization. A holistic journey of integration, from the personal, to the global, from the inner to the outer and back again. Discover your own Fierce Light, and let it loose on the world.

In this workshop you will:
~ expand your sense of self from the Ego Centric to the World Centric and Kosmocentric view.
~ learn to transform conflict through “love in action”.
~ explore the integration of mind, body, spirit and shadow.
~ transform your relationship to this era of crisis into a time of tremendous opportunity and awakening, while avoiding overwhelm and burn out.
~ deepen your sense of interconnection with humanity and the planet.
~ develop a concrete action plan to manifest your own “Fierce Dream”

(1-5p, $30)
TRS, Inc.
44 East 32nd Street
11th - ROOM 5; 212-685-2848
Please Rsvp to: transparentfilm@mac.com
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HAPPY 70th BIRTHDAY, HARVEY PEKAR!
Take a stroll through this illustrated salute to a beloved American original, and join us in wishing Harvey Pekar a very happy birthday.

Radley Metzger’s Erotic Masterpiece: The Lickerish Quartet
Steven writes “I had the great pleasure of meeting Radley Metzger last month. A true gentleman. The Lickerish Quartet is my favorite.
Thanks to Richard...

Kaliptus does it again. This time we can play with him and his very cool friends. Come and paint on a bright canvas and our standing canvas people. Live artists include Hecticmindz, substance, wisdom renz, orphan, and the living painting group. This will be a fun and creative alternative to the same old same old.

(10p - 5a, $10)
Seed Gallery
259 Washington St
Newark, NJ
Http://www.newarkseed.com

Please be sure not to hang outside in front of the gallery in large groups to avoid cops & loitering issues. If you need to go out for whatever reason, please walk down at least 2 blocks… Thanks!

BE LOVE

The Art of Ink - Tattoo Party

Come join us at Seed Art Gallery for an evening of the art of ink, featuring tattoo artist Zacharia Gregory of CoSM who will be tatooing Tien, Miss Hightimes and others, Nick Krasnic (The director of CoSM the Movie) Ali& Stripe who will be tatooing as well. There will be music and fire dancing, VJ projections, henna tattoos by Bioluminescence, and live painting by ...

Just in case you were wondering what the full outline of the discussions in the film were, I’ve listed them below.

Sunday Oct. 4, 7p doors, 7:30 sharp show
WILD PROJECT THEATER (handicap accessible)
195 E. 3rd St., NYC
tix: $11adv, $15dr
adv tix: http://www.thewildproject.com/performances/2009-Manifesting-the-Mind.shtml

Chapter 1 – Start
An introduction to shamanism and shamanic medicines.

Chapter 2 – Manifesting God?
A discussion regarding the word “Entheogen” verses other words such as “Psychedelic” to describe shamanic medicines and psychoactive substances.

Chapter 3 – Psychedelic Fanatic
What are the effects of psychedelics and are these psychedelic substances addictive?

Chapter 4 – Psychedelic Remedy
Cannabis and other shamanic medicines used medicinally

Chapter 5 – Drugs and Culture
From coffee to cocaine… What constitutes a “bad drug”?

Chapter 6 – War on Consciousness
Is the war on drugs a war against certain states of consciousness?

Chapter 7 – Ibogaine
Can a shamanic medicine cure heroin, meth, alcohol and other addictions?

Chapter 8 – DMT
DMT, the most hallucinogenic substance known to exist, is found naturally in the human body and in nearly every other living thing.

Chapter 9 – Ayahuasca
What are the components and the effects of Ayahuasca? How is it different than other forms of DMT?

Chapter 10 – Reality Thermostat
Where do the boundaries between our selves and the world exist? Are hallucinations “real”? What is ego-death? What can be learned from a psychedelic experience?

Chapter 11 – Controlling the Masses
We are groomed to be consumers - this is encouraged via propaganda - as long as we consume those things that are sanctioned by the corporate hegemony.

Chapter 12 – Manifesting Change
Turn on, Tune in, and Drop out. Psychedelics as a catalyst for change.

Chapter 13 – Amanita muscaria
This archetypal mushroom has been used in religious art and modern iconography. How does it compare to other psychedelic substances?

Chapter 16 – Religious Roots
Psychedelic substances can often be found in early religious traditions.

Chapter 17 – Flesh of the Gods
The religious/spiritual experience. What is the origin of the sacred meal? Did the original “communion” induce a psychedelic experience? The replacement of the shamanic sacrament with a placebo.

Chapter 18 – The Heart of the Mysteries
Has the direct access to the mysteries been cut off from our modern culture?

Chapter 19 – Soma
What was the original Soma and Amrita?

Chapter 20 – Credits and Biographies

This weekend I am hosting a Reality Sandwich event at the Wild Project called Manifesting the Mind. I hope you can make it. Continued community participation makes these events possible. Tonight, don’t miss MC Yogi at Jivamukti. His show is so uplifting. There are many more events and workshops to keep you occupied these next few days. Have a great weekend.

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Gore Vidal: ‘We’ll have a dictatorship soon in the US
The grand old man of letters Gore Vidal claims America is ‘rotting away’ — and don’t expect Barack Obama to save it

John Shirley: The Other End
Veteran SF author John Shirley has just released “The Other End,” a novel about the “apocalypse” if it had been envisioned by lefties instead of right-wing Christian nuts. It’s the lef...

Manifesting the Mind Film Screening & Discussion

“Reality Sandwich hosts a night of film, controversy and conversation”

NEW YORK, New York - Oct. 4, 2009 – On Sunday, October 4, 7:00 to 11:00PM, Reality Sandwich will screen Andrew Rutajit’s new film, Manifesting the Mind at the Wild Project Theater. The film features preeminent experts in the field, notably Dennis McKenna, Terence McKenna, Danie...