A believer in the power of numbers, I am reaching out to Evolver friends and allies for a Kickstarterish campaign to help me bring The Electric Jesus to Spores across the US and Canada. The Bible Belt is depending on you! Since Im working with a small, but very cool independent publisher, the Evolver Editions imprint with North Atlantic Books, there's unfortunately little budget for a book tour. This memoir has been six years in the making and Im reaching out to all of you to help me get the word out through a multi-city book tour early next year (see schedule below).
The book tells how after experiencing a devastating loss as a countercultural media activist during the 2004 election, I unwittingly embarked on a mystical journey marked by underground ayahuasca ceremonies, kundalini awakenings, prankster spirit guides, extraterrestrial encounters at the Burning Man festival, and miraculous energy healings that reshaped my skeptical worldview. The book explores the mystical roots of Christianity, uncovers the secrets of alchemical symbols found in cultures across the globe, and offers visionary insight on how we can heal our ailing planet. This tour will focus on creating conversationsa around personal healing, societal transformation, and spreading the love of the Evolver network. You can help out and get cool schwag by pitching in for my Kickstarerish campaign here. Thanks!
http://www.indiegogo.com/The-Electric-Jesus-Book-Tour
The Electric Jesus West Coast Book Tour
With Evolver Co-founder Jonathan Talat Phillips
TOUR DATES
NYC Reiki Meetup: Fri, Jan. 6, TRS, 44 East 32nd St. 11th Fl. http://www.meetup.com/nycreikicommunity/
NYC Golden Drum Reading: Thurs, Jan. 12, 97 Green St #G24, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, 7:30pm.
Evolver Calgary. Wed, Jan. 25, Self Connection, 4611 Bowness Rd NW, 7-9pm, Free
Evolver Vancouver, BC, Fri, January 27, Banyen Books, 3608 West 4th Avenue, 6:30-8:00pm, Free.
Seattle (with Evolver Everett)
Mon, Jan. 30: Elliot Bay, 1521 Tenth Avenue
Tues, Jan. 31: Ravenna Third Place, 6504 20th Ave. NE,
Thurs, Feb. 2: East West Books, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE
Evolver Portland, OR
Sat, Feb 4: New Renaissance, 1338 NW 23rd Ave, 7-8:30pm, $12
Mon, Feb 6: Powell’s on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 7:30pm, Free
Mountain View, CA (with The Mayan Calendar Portal)
Wed, Feb 8, East West Bookshop, 324 Castro Street, 7:30pm, Free
Evolver SF (with The Mayan Calendar Portal)
Thurs, Feb. 9: Modern Times, 2919 24th St, 7pm, Free
Fri, Feb. 10: The Crystal Way, 2335 Market Street, 7-9pm, Free
Ojai, CA with Elevate Films
Sat, Feb 11, 815 Libbey Ave
Evolver LA & Project Butterfly
Thurs, Feb 16, Project Butterfly Lofts, 821 Traction Ave #108, Downtown LA
Evolver Long Beach
Fri, Feb. 17: Gatsby Books, 5535 E. Spring St, 7pm.
Evolver Palm Springs
Sat, Feb. 18: Crystal Fantasy, 268 N. Palm Canyon Drive, 6:30 doors, 7:30 start.
Praise for The Electric Jesus
“A modern Odyssey of awakening, Jonathan Talat Phillips's journey into Gnosticism deeply resonates with the eccentric moment. The Electric Jesus, a spiritual autobiography, reveals a life lived in the light of transformation, searching for the mystic core of a planetary civilization.” –Alex Grey, co-founder of the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, author of The Mission of Art
"A fresh, vigorous, and often startling account of a man's introduction to higher planes of reality. If you've ever wondered what the new consciousness movement is about, read this book and find out." –Richard Smoley, author of Inner Christianity and The Dice Game of Shiva: How Consciousness Creates the Universe
"Every cultural scene needs good personal narratives. Jonathan Talat Phillips' Electric Jesus raises a proud flag for the post-modern Burning Man and techno psychonautic era. However, Phillips also seeks for more than just a flashy escape hatch from the burdens of a materialistic or pop-cultural corporate worldview. The Electric Jesus is about the quest for true Gnosis as much as it is about the crazy costumes we wear along the way. This book is sure to be one of those that defines the psychedelic resurgence that has been recently constellated by Reality Sandwich and the Evolver Social Movement." –Adam Elenbaas, author of Fishers of Men: The Gospel of an Ayahuasca Vision Quest
“Entertaining, celebratory, burning, reflective, and electric–but definitely not for the faint of heart or hard of head. With tales of sex, drugs, elves and Jesus, this memoir romps through the hinterlands
of body and soul.” –Sharon Gannon, co-founder of Jivamukti Yoga and co-author of The Art of Yoga
"A moving tale of a journey into places most of us don't even know
exist." –Gary Lachman, author of Politics and the Occult: The Left, the Right, and the Radically Unseen; bassist for Blondie
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