The second Spirit Plant Medicine Conference will take place from October 26-28 in UBC, Vancouver.
From the conference website: "In this period of rapid change, the call to individual and collective awakening is clear. It's beyond coincidence that the use of visionary/healing/awakening plants such as ayahuasca, psilocybe mushrooms, iboga, peyote, cannabis, and others is spreading rapidly at this time. When encountered in the best of conditions, these plants may be the most effective teachers we have now – direct conduits to the deepest, most enlightening truths. Our intention with this second Spirit Plant Medicine Conference is to offer accurate, respectful, and most of all beneficial information and inspiration on the use of and larger context around such plants. It's an intention arising from a vision and a prayer carried in the hearts of many. To that end we're assembling an exceptional group of knowledgeable, engaging, and heartfelt speakers to share their wisdom. You're warmly invited to join us for a remarkable weekend of insight, inspiration, compassion, and yes, humour."
Why the Spirit Plant Medicine Path is Important by Stephen Gray.
Guides and Visionaries
The conference will feature speakers from varied backgrounds. Full profiles for each speaker can be found on the conference website. Each speaker and his or her speaking topic is listed below.
AyasminA Flores – Meeting of Mind and Spirit: Learning from Sacred Plants
Bia Labate – Attendance still to be confirmed.
Chris Bennett – Panelist
Dee Dussault – Panelist
James Fadiman – New Applications for Visionary Plants
Jennifer Rae – What the Plant Kingdom is Telling Us
Jonathan Dickinson – Iboga and Waking Dreams
Kathleen Harrison – Psilocybin: Consciousness and Reciprocity and Shamanic Techniques for Self-Care
Kenneth Tupper – Panelist
Ras Nikhilesh Nath Nayar – Panelist
Satyen Raja – Deepening Practice and Bridging Non-Ordinary to Ordinary States: The WarriorSage's Way
Sitaramaya – Meeting of Mind and Spirit: Learning from Sacred Plants
Stephan Bayer – Ayahuasca and Shamanic Spirituality
Stephen Gray – Event organizer and panelist
The Women, Plants, Culture discussion will include Kathleen Harrison, Eleonora Molnar, AyasminA Flores, and Sitaramaya.
The panel A Guardian Lives in Her Leaves: On Cannabis Spirituality will include Chris Bennett, Dee Dussault, Nikhilesh, and Stephen Gray.
The interactive workshop The Healing Power of Chants will be led by AyasminA Flores and Sitaramaya.
The panel Ethics, Legalities, and Multicultural Considerations will include Stephan Beyer, AyasminA Flores, Sitaramaya, and Kenneth Tupper.
The panel Back to the Future: The Path Forward will include James Fadiman and Stephan Beyer.
Schedule
A full schedule can be found here.
Tickets
Tickets include all lectures, presentations and round table discussion for the duration of the conference plus Friday evening snacks, Saturday lunch and dinner and Sunday lunch.
More than 50% of tickets sold are sold at below-cost to help all members of our community participate in this conference, and conference organizers advise attendees to purchase tickets at the highest price level they can afford to allow lower-income members of our community a chance to attend.
First Level: 11 tickets at $111 + Fees SOLD OUT
Second Level: 22 tickets at $144 + Fees
Third Level: 33 tickets at $188 + Fees
Fourth Level: 44 tickets at $222 + Fees
All other tickets: $288 + Fees
Where
The 2012 Spirit Plant Medicine Conference will take place in the Buchanan Building, Room A101 at 1866 Main Mall, UBC, Vancouver.
Lodging, transportation and campus food options can be found on the What, Why & Where webpage.
Contact Information
Event Organizers – Andrew Rezmer and Stephen Gray
For additional information please call the Administration, Marketing and Promotions Office at 604-435-5555 or e-mail Andrew @ ConsciousLivingRadio.org
Checks can be made payable to Conscious Living Network Inc.
Please add HST to all payments and mail it to:
1643 Venables Street, Vancouver, BC, V5L 2H1
Affiliates and Partnerships
The conference is currently looking for community partnerships and volunteers. If you are interested please contact Andrew @ ConsciousLivingRadio.org or call 604-435-5555.
Business that offer services and products related to conference topics are welcome to buy tables that will be positioned within the Conference Lobby Space.
For-Profit Rate: $550 (Includes two tickets and table.)
Non-Profit Rate: $250 (Includes one ticket and table.)
Image by wallygrom, courtesy of Creative Commons licensing.