Transformational Festivals
Jeet Kei Leung talks about festivals and why we are drawn to them in his TED talk about “Transformational Festival” culture.
Dancing in the Cosmic Sweet Spot: Total Solar Eclipse Gatherings
The union of the Sun and the Moon is recurrent in philosophies and myths
world-wide. Realms of consciousness hidden to us in our daily lives are perfectly represented
by the corona of the Sun in union with the Moon. A total
solar eclipse signifies an alchemical exchange of phases
of consciousness, a peak
psychocultural experience, while a whole new social event has come into being as a highly specialised traveller phenomenon.
A Conversation with the Creators of Lucidity
Lucidity is an ongoing "web saga" that follows Jason and George — alter-egos of creators Sean Oliver and Danny Torgersen — on their exploration of lucid dreaming and alternate levels of consciousness. I recently talked with Sean and Danny about how this zero-budget, volunteer-based venture got off the ground, how it works, and where it’s headed next.
The First Extraterrestrial City on Earth
“People have this tinfoil-spacesuit, 1950s idea of aliens, but the beings I saw were galactic bohemians, David Bowie–like art stars, flamboyantly androgynous healers, and outrageous alchemists. A lot of them had really cool tattoos. They come from advanced societies that have synthesized art and science, so they know how to have a good time."
Noospheric Harmonies
The SoulRise 11-11-11 festival in Austin will empower participants to accelerate the uptake of sustainable living.
I Am… We Are… It Is: Burning Man’s Radical Vision
Burning Man’s founder explores how it can be a wild party on the one hand, and the most public-spirited city in America, on the other. The essential cause of this is the giving of gifts. A gift economy is founded on principles that are diametrically opposed to those that dominate our consumer culture.
Beyond Movie Dome
For those headed to Uncle Uncanny's Music Festival in Utah, you can check out screenings of 2012: Time for Change, Wake Up, and Vine of the Soul at Evolver SLC's Movie Dome (August 12-14).
Has Burning Man Reached Its Limits?
The selling of $1000 Burning Man tickets on eBay has
shaken up the ethos of participation and radical inclusion. Despite the rhetoric and philosophy, it is
no secret that some burners are more equal than others. What's new is that the
most fundamental criterion of participation — entry — is now subject to market pressures.
A Manifesto at the Burner Apocalypse
Burning
Man is creating the conditions for
interdimensional technology to manifest, which will in turn provide the
tools needed to unlock the secrets of eternal life. A spore
unpacks its DNA when it finds its fertile soil. Burning Man is the spore. The Rainbow Gathering is the soil.
Get Your Dance On and Evolver Activation
Join Evolver NYC and Get Your Dance On as we bring together the city’s best local DJs, musicians, yoga teachers, healers, artists, and performers for a night of ecstatic revelry. (Jan. 29).
