Weekly and Monthly Events

Every Monday-Saturday

Rainbow Body Chair Massage

12-6pm

Now open for drop-in sessions

The independent massage practitioners from San Rafael’s Elephant Pharmacy can now be found at Open Secret, and they’re waiting to place their healing hands on you!

Drop in at lunchtime, mid-day or after-hours for a physical tune-up and an attitude adjustment! A 10- to 30-minute session starts at just $1.10 per minute. While here, get a Tarot reading, shop for a gift, or curl up with a book and a cup of the best hot chai in town! And be sure to enter the monthly drawing for a FREE 30-minute massage with the practitioner of your choice!

Click here for pricing and schedule of practitioners. (add a link to http://www.riverguidess.com/RBCM.html) Call the store at 415-457-4191 to inquire about same-day appointments.

For more information about the booth, or to book a therapist or two for your workplace, party or event, contact Gail at 415-312-3112 or go@RiverGuidess.com.

TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF!

Luminous Life Center -Now at Open Secret Bookstore

Initiation is one of the most important empowerments that a light worker can choose. It is for the individual who is asking, “What is my next step?”
If you have been seeking, then this is the program for you.
You will find answers to many questions such as how to:
· move dramatically forward in your life,
· figure out your life purpose
· step into being a leader
· realign the relationships in your life
· develop a deep spiritual connection
· Align your body to hold 10x more light
Now is the time of NO MORE SECRETS! Handed down, teacher to student, over thousands of years you will learn powerful practices and information which had been kept secret for many thousands of years., These teachings are time tested empowerment through direct lineage from King Solomon, traced for generations of over 3000 years. These teachings are now available to those who truly wish to hold the highest light. The keys we hand down are from the ancient teachings of the Salomonic lineage and will bring you an increase of joy and fulfillment as you carry more light in the world.
For more information please see www.modernmysteryschool.com
Call CeCe to register at 925-768-2700.

Office Hours at Open Secret

Luminous Life Healing Services (to illuminate your Rainbow Body )

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursday 2pm-7pm drop-in and appointment

By appointment on weekends.
$50/30 minutes
Intuitive Guidance and Coaching (individual or relationship)
Healing Services such as Etheric Surgery, Usui Reiki, Intuitive Energy Medicine, Integrated Energy Therapy, DNA Activation, Emotional Cord and
Negative Energy Removal

CeCe is available weekly for Readings and Spiritual Consultation and Life Coaching.
on Wed from 3-7pm, Thursday from 2-7pm and Sunday 2-5pm. Other times by appointment. www.luminouslifecoach.com

Aura Soma Reading with Allegra Printz:

First Monday of each month

12-5pm

Experience the beautiful healing energy and scent of all Natural Sacred Color Energy Oils. Choose the right color for you and find out what it tells you about your current life situation. Additional Tarot cards help you discover and affirm your incarnational soul mission,1- bottle reading $5, 4- bottle consultation with audio tape $40, 4-bottle consultation with audio tape & 1 bottle to take home for healing $65

Every Wednesday

7pm.

ASTROLOGY

STUDY OF THE NATAL HOROSCOPE
and How it Reveals Your Ascension Pathway

A New Class with Arisa Victor,
also known as Granny Rainbow,
the High Priestess of High Magic

Beginning April 21 – Ongoing, $10/Session

Who are you? Why were you born on Earth at this time of the Great Shift?
What is your mission/contribution to the Whole?
What are your talents and strengths? Your initiatory challenges?
This class offers support and empowerment for the unique being that you are.
We tap into the spiritual roots of Western/tropical astrology.
Since people learn at different rates, class is loosely organized around the four facets
 of astrology: Planets, Signs, Houses, and Aspects. Details are definitely included.

Our textbook is Granny Rainbow’s book,
High School Astrology: A Textbook of Ageless Wisdom
available at the Open Secret.
Bring your horoscope. If you do not have one, go to the Order Page at
www.grannyrainbow.com
where you will find directions on how to get a free horoscope.

First Thursday of every Month

7:00 to 9pm

Kirtan with Uma Reed and friends,

A jewel among the various spiritual practices associated with Hinduism is kirtan, or devotional chanting. Kirtan is one of the most beautiful and expansive aspects of bhakti yoga — the path of opening the heart through devotion and surrender.

The meaning of "yoga" is "union," and the goal of yogic practices is to recognize our true Divine nature. In bhakti yoga, each deity in the the Hindu pantheon is seen as a different aspect or face of the Divine Beloved, and devotional practices are used to bring one closer and closer to the Beloved, until devotee and Beloved become One. Although kirtan involves singing or chanting, it is not necessary to have any musical talent or background, or even a good singing voice. Kirtan is the music of the heart, and it is sung freely from the heart.

Traditionally, kirtan is sung in call-and-response form. A leader sings a line or two of a song, and the participants sing it back. The words to kirtan songs are often repetitions of different names of the deities, usually in the Sanskrit language, or in a language derived from Sanskrit. The focus on the deities, and the repetition of their names releases the mind from it’s usual associative patterns, which keep us caught in the cycles of pleasure and pain that come with the ups and downs of everyday life. The vibrations of the Sanskrit sounds expand our hearts and minds beyond their normal limitations, into the depths of Spirit, and the recognition that we are never away from the Beloved.

Open your heart with chanting with Uma. www.umareed.com/

suggested donation $10

Every Friday

noon to 4pm

Tarot reading with Arisa Victor:

38 years experience.-.$30 for up to 30 min

Welcome to the Conception of the

Enneagram Research Center

Dedicated to the Study and Revelations of the Fractal Geometry of Nature and the Science of Light

We invite all who love and study the Living Enneagram to participate in the co-creation of the Enneagram Research Center

dedicated to the study and practice of the Enneagram as a tool for human understanding love and harmony.

Sourced from the Ageless Wisdom and as a metaphor of the fall of consciouness into sefl-forgetfulness

Sourced from Judiasm and Kabbalah, Esoteric Christianity and Gurdjieff, Rodney Collin and Oscar Ichazo, Claudio Naranjo and Helen Palmer and the Jesuits, and the modern teachers, the Enneagram has entered the main stream world and has become a mystical language that reveals the fractal geometry of nature and the science of light. With the synthesis of quantum physics and the discovery of the Mandelbrot Set, a new chapter of this universal language is emerging that is capable of revealing many of the secrets of the wave and particle facets of consciouness and light and the duality that is woven in the fabric of human living.

Personal classes and consultations available

415-602-1584

Healing Sundays noon to 4pm

CHAKRA READINGS with MICHAEL

Readings by Michael

Michael is a Spiritual Guide and born clairvoyant. In 2001 he was Guided to do Readings as a service to humanity. These Readings are a transmission of Light Information- information particular to each soul’s path, as well as a transmission of Light (shakti) to help each soul along the path.

During a Reading Michael looks through your chakra system and then into the physical, emotional, and Light bodies. He sees your gifts and gives Guidance for releasing what is in the way of embodying your true potential in the areas of relationships, creativity, and life purpose. The clarity of his seeing brings deep healing and unraveling. Ultimately, the focus of a Reading is spiritual awakening and expansion of consciousness.

A Reading takes about 1 hour and is recorded for you.
$75 per Reading.

Michael is available at Open Secret Bookstore:

Thursdays noon to 5 pm
Sundays noon to 5 pm

Walk ins welcome

To schedule an appointment, please call or email at least 24 hours in advance
510-229-9768

By Donation

Soul Centered Astrological Readings

The placement of the stars and planets on the day you were born is one of the true and universal mirrors that grounds our self refection, self knowledge and an understanding of cosmos.

Every human being is an unbroken transmission of light and life, a genetic water crystal, that captures facets of the divine personality and expresses them in the dance of living. These readings are a living synthesis of Vedic Astrology, Kabbalah and the Enneagram that helps us understand our NATURAL LIFE PURPOSE, the one the Original light of God intended.
$180 for an appointment call Rob 415 602 1584

Some Of Our Favorite Events of 2009

Sunday October 4th

Retreat: The Great Mother Prajna Paramita and Sky-like Mind

with Lama Tsultrim Allione

10am-4pm

$75 advance $85 door

Call 415-457-4191 ex 0

The Great Mother Prajna Paramita and Sky-like Mind

This retreat will explore the nature of mind. The experience of
Prajna, one's capacity to perceive the ineffable vastness of basic
space, is what gives birth to
all the Buddhas. Historic Mahayana
literature, girded by Tantric subcurrents, associates liberating wisdom
with the form of a goddess, Prajna Paramita. She is said to be the
mother of all the Buddhas. Because these enlightened beings have issued
from the state of wisdom, she is the genetrix. Without this experience
of her, they would not become Buddhas. This vast clarity, full of
compassion, is the Great Mother, commonly described as vast and open as
the sky. Through meditation and relaxed dialogue we will experientially
explore this theme

Bio:

Lama Tsultrim Allione author of National Bestseller: Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict and Women of Wisdom was given the Outstanding Woman in Buddhism award for 2009 and was recognized as an emanation of Machig Labdrön at Machig’s monastery in Tibet, Zangri Khangmar, in 2007. She is known as a profound and lucid teacher, bringing together psychological and spiritual insights. She has been teaching internationally for more than 30 years, is the founder of Tara Mandala Retreat Center (www.taramandala.org).

Sunday October 18th

3pm

Zen Boyfriends

$15

"What is the sound of one heart breaking?"

Zen Boyfriends: A Musical Comedy
by Mariana Caplan,
music, lyrics &stage adaptation by Mark Steighner

Somewhere in the parade of shiny and sincere hopefuls, yogi-predators, meditating control-freaks, freedom-lovers and a host of busy monkeys, there's a girl yearning to find the right one. Can she do it?

ZEN Boyfriends is a hilarious comedy that traverses the razor's edge where spirituality and love coincide...or don't. Zen Boyfriends is a one-act play that playfully satires New Age spirituality through the eyes of a young woman looking for love in California. A Zen Boyfriend is a man who “skillfully uses his spiritual ideals and practices as an excuse for his terror of any type of real relationship with a woman.” The piece is designed to explore the transformational possibilities of conveying dharma, or life’s lessons, through theater and humor. For more information:

November Events

Thursday December 3

7pm

Andrew Harvey: The Hope

Are You a Sacred Activist?
Do you have a burning desire to change the world or make a difference?
Is there a cause or issue that breaks your heart?
Are you devoted to a spiritual practice such as prayer or meditation?
Are you concerned about the environment, social justice, non-violence and personal wellness?
If you answered YES to two or more of these questions than you are being called on to become a Sacred Activist—what author Andrew Harvey defines as a humble and divine agent of change to birth a new world of compassion, peace, balance, justice, and harmony. In his new book The Hope: A Guide To Sacred Activism, Andrew Harvey sounds a clarion call to all those who care deeply about the future of humanity and of the planet!

With myriad crisis facing our precious earth from our monetary systems collapsing, to environmental depletion, nuclear proliferation, rise in fundamentalism and the hurried, disconnected pace of life, the future can seem bleak. The Hope: A Guide To Sacred Activism offers sage advice and practical tools for overcoming these seeming insurmountable global catastrophes and shares an urgent yet passionately inspiring message for those seeking personal and planetary transformation. The Hope is a compelling guide that helps people respond to current global challenges yet also serves as a much needed wake-up call to inspire action through Sacred Activism—the transforming force of love and compassion-in-action to affect radical change in the world.

For more information please visit www.andrewharvey.net

ABOUT ANDREW HARVEY
Andrew Harvey is an internationally acclaimed poet, novelist, translator, mystical scholar, and spiritual teacher. Harvey has published over 20 books including Son of Man (Tarcher/Putnam) and The Return of the Mother (North Atlantic Books). Harvey is a Fellow of All Souls College Oxford from (1972-1986) and has taught at Oxford University, Cornell University, The California Institute of Integral Studies, and the University of Creation Spirituality, as well as, various spiritual centers throughout the United States. He was the subject of the 1993 BBC film documentary The Making of a Modern Mystic. He is the Founder of the Institute for Sacred Activism in Oak Park, Illinois, where he lives. His website is www.andrewharvey.net.

Monday December 7th

7pm

 Lama Tharchin Rimpoche :

$20

Lama Tharchin Rinpoche will give a teaching on “Mindfulness and Awareness”. Suggested donation is $20.

About these two terms, Rinpoche says that Mindfulness (Tib: dran pa) and Awareness (Tib: shes bzhin) form the basis for our Dharma practice.

Lama Tharchin Rinpoche is a Dzogchen (Great Perfection) master of Vajrayana Buddhism. He is the tenth lineage holder of the Repkong Ngakpas. This is a family lineage of yogis, or householders, and was the largest community of non-monastic practitioners in Tibet. Rinpoche was trained in His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche's monastery, engaged in five years of solitary retreat and then completed the three year retreat with three others under Dudjom Rinpoche.

In addition to Dudjom Rinpoche, his main teachers have been Chatral Rinpoche, Lama Sherab Dorje Rinpoche, and Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche. Rinpoche left Tibet by foot with his family in 1959. He lived in Orissa, India and Kathmandu, Nepal before coming to America in 1984 for health reasons. While in America, Dudjom Rinpoche asked Lama Tharchin Rinpoche to turn the third wheel of Dharma, the teachings of Vajrayana Buddhism.

As a householder with two sons, Rinpoche has a wonderfully kind and wise approach to working with Western students. His gentleness and jewel-like qualities embody a living expression of the wisdom and compassion of the Buddhadharma. He is so rare and precious, not only because of his great realization, but also for his vast knowledge of Tibetan ritual arts, music, and dance, as well as the philosophical basis of the Vajrayana teachings.

$20 donation

Friday December 11

7:30 Pm

An Evening with Carolyn Casey

Backstage Winter Gathering

$25 advance

$30 Door

Welcome Allies

All (who aspire to be) sane and reverent people, at this time of dire beauty, where everything we do matters, and it’s no time to be alone, but to gather in innumerable ways, back-stage and on, where through the power of our dedication we can broadcast the expanding frequency of the Compassionate Trickster, whose work is to make ever more available a vast repertoire of imaginative responses whereby to compost tyranny (now, there’s a renewable resource) into rich nutrient for the culture of reverent ingenuity we are cultivating.

Caroline W. Casey is a Visionary Activist Astrologer, devoted to the principle that Imagination lays the tracks for the Reality Train to follow. Therefore the cultivation of imagination coupled with the capacity for complex story-telling is a key strategy for personal and collective change. As the late great Native American activist, Ruben Snake, used to quip, "Here's a little bit of Native American wisdom for you - if we don't change our direction, we're likely to end up where we're headed."

A native of Washington DC Caroline is the last of five children born to an Irish-Democrat-New-Deal Congressman, and a politically active Yankee Swede. She has a degree in Symbol Systems (semiotics) from Brown University, and has studied magic, mythology and social activism all over the world.

We are in dedicated cahoots with all doing the work of reverent ingenuity: Shape-shifting from a culture of dominance to one of collaborative cahoots with everything, in innumerable venues: the Visionary Activist Radio Show , the Mythic News, and personal astrological readings.

Monday December 14th

7pm

Three Turkish Masters In Concert

$22 advance $25 door

Performing compositions selected from the vast repertoire of Turkish classical and devotional music.
The ensemble will present classical and contemporary Turkish art music, including their own compositions. Their performances are marked by extensive improvisations, known as taksims - sometimes free-standing, and sometimes performed as introductions or interludes between pieces. Because of the spontaneous nature of these improvisations, no two performances are ever the same.

The secular music of the Ottoman courts was compiled not only by Turkish composers, but also by representatives of Armenian, Greek, Jewish, Balkan and Arabic communities whose cultures were part of the Ottoman Empire - and by the sultans themselves. Sufi religious music, also an important part of Turkish classical music, includes movements from suites performed as part of the Whirling Dervishes' ceremonies, as well as medleys of ancient devotional hymns, many still popular today.

Necati Chelik [ne-ja-ti che-lik] (Ud) is the principal ud player with the Turkish Ministry of Culture. He has toured the United States, Europe and Japan for the last fifteen years, performing mainly with the Istanbul State Turkish Classical Music Ensemble. He is currently visiting from Istanbul for a series of concerts on the West Coast. An expert on the sacred music of the Sufi tradition, Necati was born and educated in Konya, the home of the Mevlevi order of Sufis - popularly known in the West as "whirling dervishes." Mr.?elik's first instrument was the baglama, a Turkish folk instrument (also known as saz). He started playing the ud at the age of 16. Since 1973 he has played ud for the annual Mevlevi rituals. In 1985, he was one of the founders of the Music Department of Konya Seljuk University, where he taught ud. He has been a member of the Ministry of Culture's State Classical Music Ensemble since 1986. Mr. ?elik is also the primary ud artist with the world-reknowned Necdet Yashar Ensemble, and has toured frequently with them in Europe, Asia and the United States.

Yavuz Akalõn [yavooz akaluhn] (Ney) was born in Kutahya, Turkey. He began the study of music at the age of nine, encouraged by his father who was an architect, playing kanun [zither] and kemen�e [Turkish fiddle]. He later studied ney with Shemseddin G?vey and with the great master Aka G?nd?z Kutbay. He later studied ney with Niyazi Sayin, and music with masters Bekr Sidki Sezgin, Aaeddin Yavasca, Necdet Yashar and Ihsan
zgen, subsequently studying kanun with Mehmet K?tl?g?n. Yavuz has performed in many countries the world over, and is a staff performer with the Turkish Ministry of Culture Ensemble. A prodigious multi-instrumentalist, Akalõn is regarded as the best ney player of his generation.

Timu�in Cevikoglu [ti-mu-chin je-vi-koh-loo] (Ney, Bendir, vocals) Born in 1965, he studied Classical Turkish music and Sufi music and learned to play the ney, kudum and bendir at an early age. He started working as an artist in the Ministry of Culture in 1986 has worked for several universities. Timu�in participated in the works of the University of Selcuk (1994) and the University of Afyon Kocatepe, State Conservatoire (1999), and also worked as instructor and Chairman of the Turkish Music Department. He has produced and managed various music programs, documentaries, audio and video publications, as well as performing solo concerts in many countries.

Thursday December 17th

7:30 pm.

Introducing, The Open Collaboration Encyclopedia

With Joseph J. Jacques. and Alpha Lo

"The Open Collaboration Encyclopedia" is a powerful new map to the emerging paradigm of collaboration and interdependence that is radically changing our world. Recognized as the vital ingredient for meeting the demands of a rapidly evolving world, "collaboration" is increasingly being recognized as the new "Green" in industry, economics, technology, social science, and government.
The book presents a groundbreaking and comprehensive view of the practical techniques, concepts, and psychological, social, and spiritual substrates which will assist us to collaborate on large scales to create a more egalitarian and creative world. Useful for any social being interested in moving forward and healing the disruption of our times, it is an unparalleled resource for creating non-hierarchical, emergent, participatory, open, and non-owned social structures. For creating a better world.
 
Come, on Thurs the 17th of Dec., to the official book release party for "The Open Collaboration Encyclopedia", where you the participant will be given opportunity to share your knowledge with others, network with key players in the open collaboration movement, and co-create this unfolding party. A fun, entertaining and highly educational evening, you will hear the authors/compilers of this book Alpha Lo and Alden Bevington present what they have learned in their overview of the field, as well mini-presentations by creators of collaborative projects: Joseph Jacques from CAST, Aumatma from Karma Clinic, Angelina Frost from "Whats Your Tree?", Mali Burgess from Participatory Economics as well as a growing list of stars in the open collaboration universe. Its guaranteed to be a valuable update to your operating system. If you'd like to offer something in the event, please contact: editor@pioneerimprints.com.

Bio

Alden began his dedicated research into the relationship between consciousness, culture, and evolution in the cafes of Harvard and MIT at age 15. He later went on to travel the world for another 12 years, learning from notable pioneers and masters in the fields of sustainability, liberation sciences, consciousness, religion, governance, cultural evolution, ecology, internet technology, transpersonal psychology, business, neurolinguistics, nutrition, and design. He has served and been a founding collaborator in numerous organizations and projects around the planet dedicated to human progress. Currently, in addition to his consulting and project development through www.culturegenerator.com, and his work on The Open Collaboration Encyclopedia, he is editor-in-chief of Pioneer Imprints, a growing independent publishing label which presents unique and timely works which advance the true potentials of human and culture.
 
Alpha's Bio
 
Alpha Lo is a social architect who is fascinated by how systems can emerge new forms of behavior and how to tap into the power of the collective whilst allowing their individuality to flourish. He is one of the founding organizers of the "Gathering of emerging leaders - Transformational activism" which was a emergent, participatory, non-hierarchical event. He is a physicist with a systems theory background, and he is an experienced facilitator of groups with the ability to lead people into 10deep spaces as he combines science, spirit, somatic work, dance and art in his multifaceted workshops. He is also the author of the book "Physics of expanded consciousness"

Saturday December 19th

7:30 pm

Jai Uttal and Friends

An Ecstatic Evening of Kirtan

$25 Advance

$30 Door

Jai Uttal is a pioneer in the world music community. A student of India’s Ali Akbar Khan and master teacher Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Uttal’s blend of Eastern and Western sound has put his music at the forefront of the world fusion movement. His many albums include Beggars and Saints, Shiva Station, and the Grammy-nominated Mondo Rama. jaiuttal.com

Love can take many forms—the physical, the emotional, the spiritual among them. Each can stand alone in a beautiful way, but when the myriad types of love entwine, truly revelatory things can occur—as they do throughout Thunder Love, the long-awaited new album by world music voyager Jai Uttal.

Wednesday January 20

7pm.

Compassionate Communication

With Lori Grace Star

$15

Lori Grace Star, MA Psych. LMT
Founder and Director of Celebrations of Love

7pm.

Compassionate Communication

With Lori Grace Star

$15

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Lori Grace Star, MA Psych. LMT
Founder and Director of Celebrations of Love

Compassionate Communication can help you have more love in your life and be more centered when facing challenging situations. Using role-plays of conflicts — pre-planned as well as suggested by the audience — we will show you how to:
• Communicate your needs to someone so you can be more easily heard and understood;
• Help another person to verbalize their underlying needs to be fully heard and understood, so that,
• You can both more easily come to a win-win result.

Lori Grace Star, MA Psych. LMT, has been studying and teaching approaches to communication and conflict resolution for nine years and Compassionate Communication for five. Compassionate Communication is an essential part of the skills she uses to connect compassionately with others and herself; to feel peaceful and inspired in daily life.

Lori was introduced to Compassionate Communication in 1999 and has been teaching it in California, Hawaii and New York. She has been instrumental in bringing NVC to the Hawaiian islands.

Please pre-register at the Sunrise Center by calling us at 415-924-7824.

For those who pre-register get an extra 3 raffle ticket for our prize drawing. (It also helps us to have some idea of the number of hand-outs we need to file.

Friday January 22

7:30 pm

What is God ?

With Jacob Needlman

In recent years, angry and often shallow debates on the existence of God have exhausted atheists and believers alike. Because proponents on each side refuse to fully address the arguments presented by their opponents, they fail to have constructive discussions.

But bestselling religious scholar and philosopher Jacob Needleman (The American Soul, Why Can’t We Be Good?) takes a different approach. In WHAT IS GOD? (Tarcher/Penguin; on sale December), Needleman asserts that well-formulated arguments about God, no matter how compelling, are simply not enough. Instead, Needleman advocates that readers allow themselves to experience a new kind of awareness, where they are open-minded enough to embrace whatever form truth is revealed to them.

To help guide readers to this receptive state, Needleman shares how his lifelong search “ultimate reality” resulted in a belief in the divine. In WHAT IS GOD?, his most personal work to date, Needleman traces his evolution from an atheistic Ivy-educated student of philosophy, to a Zen Buddhist seeker, and finally to a believer with a newfound respect for the religious texts he once rejected.

With insightful accounts of his interactions with truth-seekers from all walks of life, Needleman shows us how our confusion about the concept of God prevents us from embracing the truth that is revealed to us every day. In rich and varied detail, WHAT IS GOD describes how almost all of us, atheists and believers alike, are touched by the divine – and how we can cultivate this experience to live fuller, more peaceful lives.

The acclaimed author of The American Soul and Money and the Meaning of Life, Jacob Needleman is Professor of Philosophy at San Francisco State University, and former Director of the Center for the Study of New Religions at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. He was educated at Harvard, Yale and the University of Freiburg, Germany. He has also served as Research Associate at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research and was a Research Fellow at Union Theological Seminary. In addition to his teaching and writing he serves as a consultant in the fields of psychology, education, medical ethics, philanthropy and business. He has also been featured on Bill Moyers’ acclaimed PBS television series, A World of Ideas. He lives in Oakland, CA.

In WHAT IS GOD?, his most personal work to date, religious scholar Needleman cuts a clear path through today’s clamorous debates over the existence of God, bringing an entirely new way of approaching the question of how to understand a higher power. More information about this book is pasted below.

Saturday January 23

7:30 pm

Book Event: Saved by a Poem

The Transformative Power of Words

with Kim Rosen

$10

"Everywhere I go I find a poet has been there before me!"
--Sigmund Freud

“Kim Rosen’s book, Saved by a Poem, is infinitely more important than it might appear. I have no doubt that our highly distressed society could be saved by poetry. Kim tells us here how a poem wakens and nourishes the soul and gives us the insight and sensitivity we need to live as creative individuals and as a peaceful society.”

--Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul

2010

Current Events at Open Secret

Wednesday and Thursday

February 3 and 4th

7 pm.

Satsang with Isaac Shapiro

$15

Friday February 12th

7:30

Suffering-A Path Of Awakening

with Shellee Rae

The subtitle of Shellee Rae's deceptively short, plain-talking memoir gives a vroom! that hints at the horsepower under its storytelling hood:

Dissolving the Pain of Incest, Abuse, Addiction and Depression

That's quite a claim. To find out how it actually happened for her, you've got to read this astounding little book.

Published just this May, Shellee's book already is developing a life of its own. The glowing, grateful reviews on Amazon.com keep multiplying -- including one from her own mother, whose troubles are part of the true, unflinching story.

I'd like to see this book go as far as it can in the world -- lifting great numbers of suffering people into true hope and real willingness to heal, grow, and maybe even awaken.

Brava, Shellee Rae! Congratulations, and may this book enjoy amazing success and open the hearts and change the lives of countless grateful readers! ~ Saniel Bonder, founder Waking Down in Mutuality, author Healing the Spirit Matter Split, and Great Relief

This now world-wide and inspiring little book is for anyone who has longed for more in their life, has been (or is) lost to their purpose, struggled on different spiritual paths or experienced suffering, abuse or addiction at any level.

Suffering, takes the reader on a 39-year journey of the author’s life, from a victim of sexual abuse, drugs, alcohol, and depression to the doors of death, into 12-step recovery, many spiritual paths and finally to full embodied Awakening in August of 2008 with almost eleven years of sobriety.

The raw truth and vulnerability of this incredible real-life story is inspiring hope and deeply touching the hearts of those who read it. A heart-wrenching and uplifting adventure, it will forever change the way one looks at suffering and enlightenment.

Saturday February 13th

7:30 pm

The Launch of

Quantum Companions

A Village Relationship Counseling Service-Wisdom For All Types of Patrnerships

"We Are All Conected In Wonderous and Mysterious Ways"

Free Presentaion and Dialogue

Arrive at 6pm for a delicious vegatarian feast for

$10

Quantum Companionship- Exploring Human Relationships Free of The Fear of Separation Anxiety In Life and Death

  Compatibility Counseling  for an Age of Harmony and Beauty

Ancient, Present, and Future Wisdom on Our Quantum Relationships with All Beings

We are all connected in wondrous and mysterious ways.

The Quantum Union
The Love and Acceptance of Self and World- Relaxing Into Our Wholeness
How Our Understanding of our Quantum Unity Transforms the Patterns of Human Relationship-Gathering Quantum Statstistics
Understanding Our Natural Character- The Cosmic Mirror, Astrology and  the Science of Light
An Invitation to A Quantum Re-Union
The Climate Koan -The Primary Test of Our Quantum Unity
A Fractal Map of the Quantum Village-
Companionship Questions, A survey of Relationship in Nine Dimentions
Water bearing- Co-Counseling Toward Great Acceptance
Right Brained Mediation and Councils
The Quantum Circle- The Relaxed Dialogue of the Human Family
The Human Solar Village- A Template for the Ages
The Beloved- Exploring the Ultimate in Quantum Potential With a Significant other

ADEPT Initiation – into the Hierarchy of Light

Empower Thyself

2-day class - from 10am. to 7pm.

February 13 and 14, 2010
March 13 and 14, 2010
April 10 and 11, 2010
May 15 and 16, 2010

Initiation is one of the most important empowerments that a light worker can choose.
It is for the individual who is asking, “What is my next step?”
If you have been seeking, then this is the program for you.

You will find answers to many questions such as how to:
· move dramatically forward in your life,
· find your life purpose
· step into being a leader/teacher/healer
· realign the relationships in your life
· develop a deeper spiritual connection
· Align your body to hold 10x more light

Now is the time of NO MORE SECRETS! Handed down, teacher to student, over thousands of years you will learn powerful practices and information which had been kept secret for many thousands of years., These teachings are time tested empowerment through direct lineage from King Solomon, traced for generations of over 3000 years. These teachings are now available to those who truly wish to hold the highest light. The keys we hand down are from the ancient teachings of the Salomonic lineage and will bring you an increase of joy and fulfillment as you carry more light in the world.

For more information please see www.modernmysteryschool.com
Call CeCe to register at 925-768-2700.

Empower Yourself – ADEPT Initiation. 2-day class 10am-6pm
$650 (creative finance available)

Thursday February 18th

7:30

pm

Kirtan with Lakshmi and Friends

$15

A jewel among the various spiritual practices associated with Hinduism is kirtan, or devotional chanting. Kirtan is one of the most beautiful and expansive aspects of bhakti yoga — the path of opening the heart through devotion and surrender.

The meaning of "yoga" is "union," and the goal of yogic practices is to recognize our true Divine nature. In bhakti yoga, each deity in the the Hindu pantheon is seen as a different aspect or face of the Divine Beloved, and devotional practices are used to bring one closer and closer to the Beloved, until devotee and Beloved become One. Although kirtan involves singing or chanting, it is not necessary to have any musical talent or background, or even a good singing voice. Kirtan is the music of the heart, and it is sung freely from the heart.

Traditionally, kirtan is sung in call-and-response form. A leader sings a line or two of a song, and the participants sing it back. The words to kirtan songs are often repetitions of different names of the deities, usually in the Sanskrit language, or in a language derived from Sanskrit. The focus on the deities, and the repetition of their names releases the mind from it’s usual associative patterns, which keep us caught in the cycles of pleasure and pain that come with the ups and downs of everyday life. The vibrations of the Sanskrit sounds expand our hearts and minds beyond their normal limitations, into the depths of Spirit, and the recognition that we are never away from the Beloved.

Thurday February 25th

7pm.

Sacred Space

with Kenny Johnson

$10 donation

The Sacred Space objective is to share this timeless message that real freedom resides within each one of us.

From Prison to Peace For thirty-one years Kenny Johnson's most fervent desire was to hear his name "ringing in the streets" as a hustler, thief, and pimp. Beginning in his early teens, he was arrested thirty-seven times and spent the majority of those years in prison.Running parallel with that desire was a persistent seed of spiritual longing that would not leave him alone. In 1995, while still behind prison walls, Kenny experienced a spiritual awakening exactly where eternal freedom can be found.www.ThisSacredSpace.org

"I had to find a power that would not only get me through my current sentence,             but would free me from prison forever."
Kenny Johnson devoted his life to crime in his early teens, and served over twenty years in city, county, state, and federal prisons.
During his early years in prison, he spent most of his time participating in all sorts of religious and substance abuse groups.  He hoped, in one of these groups, to hear the magic words that would release him from the grip of prison.  It was his inner desire for freedom that led him and a band of truth-seekers to a meeting in the prison chapel with Gangaji, a spiritual teacher.  She answered his most pressing question:
"It is my understanding that we have to wait until we die before we can receive God's Grace.  Is that so?"  She replied, "Kenny, God's Grace is here now! You think you are a convict, you think you are your name, you think you are a black man.  Kenny, you are none of these things.”

Instantly, he knew he would never be a thief again.  But how do you re-enter the world outside without resorting to old weaknesses?  How would he survive, and how would it be possible to maintain his newly-found experience of grace? These questions are posed to many people upon returning to society or from some very horrible circumstances. We will explore how a person adjust to a new of being in society that he or she has not been a part of for years.
“This ever-present Grace supports me in each moment now.”

Friday February 26th

Wahid in Concert

$18 Admission

> THE ADVENTURE OF CREATING NEW MUSICAL EXPRESSION IS WHAT BRINGS THESE TWO ARTISTS TOGETHER TO CREATE WAHID.
> OPENING UP NEW DIMENSIONS IN TRADITIONALLY BASED MODERN MUSIC,
> WAHID PUSHES THE ENVELOPE FURTHER BY BRINGING TO THIS MUSICAL TABLE A CORNUCOPIA OF EXPERIENCE AND INFLUENCES.
> CONSISTING OF DIMITRIS MAHLIS ON OUD AND VARIOUS OTHER STRING INSTRUMENTS,CHRIS WABICH ON TUNED FRAME DRUMS AND PERCUSSION,
> WAHID STRIVES FOR A LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE WHICH BALANCES COMPOSITIONAL DEPTH WITH IMPROVISATIONAL FREEDOM.
> CHRIS AND DIMITRIS HAVE BOTH ENJOYED SUCCESSFUL CAREERS ACCOMPANYING SOME OF THE TOP NAMES IN MUSIC FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
> CREDITS INCLUDE: DIONYSIS SAVVOPOULOS,STING,THANASSIS PAPAKONSTANTINOU,LEONARD COHEN,HASSAN HAKMOUN,CARMEN RIZZO, A.R. RAHMAN,MAMAK KHADEM,SIAMAK SHAJARIAN,OMAR FARUK TEKBILEK,AXIOM OF CHOICE AND OTHERS.
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Saturday February 27th

7:30 Pm.

Concert with Mukti

$15

Come here music from their new album

"Light of the Sun"

Our debut cd, "Light of the Sun" is available for sale and if you haven't heard it yet, please come to hear tracks performed live. We have been getting such enthusiastic feedback! Thank you to everyone for sharing your experiences and insight with us. We want to mention that a portion of proceeds benefit Amma's charities (http://www.embracingtheworld.org/),

Light of the Sun," produced by Ben Leinbach and featuring some very special guest artists. We're extremely proud of this labor of love.

eamlessly flowing from Indian to flamenco, from R&B-
influenced pop to folk and everywhere in between, ten
original songs follow the thread of divine love in
darkness and light, through ancient prayers and Sanskrit
mantras, across continents, cultures and centuries.

Departing from a more “traditional” kirtan sound, Light
of the Sun reflects diverse elements like a highly polished
musical gem. Like John Mclaughlin and his seminal world
fusion band Shakti in the 70s, co-songwriter Donald
Fontowitz merges his Indian-influenced, flamenco guitar
with Ramana Erickson’s tabla rhythms, creating an earthy
backdrop to lead singer and lyricist Prajna Vieira’s
ethereal vocals and piano. Prajna’s voice has been
compared to that of kirtan pioneer Snatam Kaur in purity and presence, but her musical influences include
Western artists like Tori Amos and Joni Mitchell—women singer-songwriters with an independent streak.
Beyond artistic expression, however, the purpose of Mukti’s music differs that of most contemporary artists;
the songs on this album communicate a deep longing for union with the sacred. As Prajna says, “We set out
to make music that would uplift, inspire, and bring peace to people’s hearts.”

Saturday February 27th and Sunday 28th

Gifts Of The Spirit
Psychic Development and Channeling Workshop
10 am -6pm.

Connecting and communicating with your Higher Self, Guides, Masters, and other Beings of Light is your birthright; meaning each of us has the ability to open these channels.
This class is about accessing and calling in specific aspects with which to commune and develop a relationship – deepening your channels of intuition and psychic abilities of clairvoyance, clairaudience, and clairsentience. Once connected, these channels are always available by choice.

By working with beings of light – angels, archangels, elementals, masters of light - we help them to fulfill their contract with us and we fulfill our contract to work with them.

In this course you will learn:
• How to create a sacred protected space in which to connect with beings
• How to easily access a trance or altered state
• How to connect and receive information from the appropriate Light Beings
• How to safely connect with many different beings of Light
• How to be your OWN PSYCHIC and open up your channels to connect with Spirit
• How to connect to and communicate with the Archangels and what is their purpose
• How to balance the Divine Feminine with the Divine Masculine

Through numerous journeys connecting with many different Beings of Light, you will know how to effectively communicate. By the end of this class, you will be able to safely make these incredible connections on your own, receiving direct, personal information and guidance with beings such as Your Higher Self, Elementals, Mother Gaia, Element of Water, Element of Air, Element of Fire…and more

This work will also deepen your connection to Spirit/Source.

www.modernmysteryschool.com
Call CeCe to register at 925-768-2700
$495 (creative finance available)

Guided Higher Self Meditation

March 2 and 23, 7pm
April 6 and 27, 7pm

7 - 8:30 pm
Donation

· Meditation
· Discussion
· Support

Connect with your Higher Self through open structured guided meditation and receive your Gifts from Spirit. These meditations begin with grounding and deep connection to your Higher Self. Journeys will take about 60-90 minutes with discussion afterward.

CeCe has led intuitive guided meditation classes and psychic/channeling development classes for over 8 years. Whether you are a beginner or seasoned meditator, these sweet yet high energy meditations can help to calm, open and center one. Come experience the energy of connection and communication with your Higher Self and the energy and peace within the group.

Thursday March 4th

7pm

Kirtan with Uma and Friends

$10

A jewel among the various spiritual practices associated with Hinduism is kirtan, or devotional chanting. Kirtan is one of the most beautiful and expansive aspects of bhakti yoga — the path of opening the heart through devotion and surrender.

The meaning of "yoga" is "union," and the goal of yogic practices is to recognize our true Divine nature. In bhakti yoga, each deity in the the Hindu pantheon is seen as a different aspect or face of the Divine Beloved, and devotional practices are used to bring one closer and closer to the Beloved, until devotee and Beloved become One. Although kirtan involves singing or chanting, it is not necessary to have any musical talent or background, or even a good singing voice. Kirtan is the music of the heart, and it is sung freely from the heart.

Traditionally, kirtan is sung in call-and-response form. A leader sings a line or two of a song, and the participants sing it back. The words to kirtan songs are often repetitions of different names of the deities, usually in the Sanskrit language, or in a language derived from Sanskrit. The focus on the deities, and the repetition of their names releases the mind from it’s usual associative patterns, which keep us caught in the cycles of pleasure and pain that come with the ups and downs of everyday life. The vibrations of the Sanskrit sounds expand our hearts and minds beyond their normal limitations, into the depths of Spirit, and the recognition that we are never away from the Beloved.

Saturday and Sunday March 6 and 7th,

Quantum Touch Workshop

11-6pm.

with David Kogan Holt

Quantum-Touch is a most amazing method of hands-on or distant healing that is effective with virtually every injury, illness or emotional issue.

Professional practitioners of various modalities have told us that this work can be seamlessly combined with what they know, and in most cases it has transformed their practice. This list includes chiropractors, osteopaths, physicians, physical therapists, acupuncturists, cranial sacral therapists, massage therapists, chi gung instructors, and Reiki masters, to name but a few.

In fact, anyone who wants to learn Quantum-Touch also discovers an elegant and profound hands-on healing method that they can effectively use on family members, friends, pets, and themselves.
There will be plenty of hands-on practice throughout the workshop both receiving and giving healing sessions. By the end of this workshop, you will be efficient in Quantum-Touch and effectively use it for physical and emotional issues, such as back pain, realigning structure, balancing organs, unresolved emotional traumas, chronic pain, reducing muscle aches, healing injuries, healing burns, and so much more.
David learned Quantum-Touch directly from Richard Gordon and became an Instructor in 2000. David has taught many workshops around the country, and now teaches in the bay area. He has been in the alternative health profession for the past 20 years. His love and passion for sharing this amazing technique make Quantum-Touch a true joy to learn.

Price: $295

For more information and/or to register, contact David at 831-295-2499 or david@davidcoganholt.com. Also visit www.quantumtouch.com. Private sessions available.

Friday March 5th 7:30 pm.

Gong Workshop with Gong Grand Master Don Conreaux

Joined by Aidan McIntyre and Tom Czartoryski

Guest Dideridoo sound healing with Vlad Cardema

$15

Saturday March 6th

7:30 pm

An evening of music with

Spirit Move

$12 advance $15 door

Featuring

Navyo Ericsen, guitars
Maya Daniels, vocals
David Lieberstein, keys, flute
George Chavez, cello
Michael Diamond, guitar, synth
Julia Harrell, percussion
Dartanyan Brown, bass

http://spiritmovesmusic.com

http://opensecretbookstore.com

SpiritMoves is an eclectic ensemble of talented musicians that create totally improvised music in the moment. No arrangements, no song charts or set list - just attuning to each other and the audience to translate emotion and Spirit into sound. The group blends acoustic and electric instruments and draws from a variety of influences to create music that ranges from meditative and mystical to upbeat and soaring. In their words, “our vision is to explore artistic freedom and consciousness with music. By forming a resonance with each other and with you, our audience, we create powerful and sacred space for the spontaneous expression of creativity.”

Here are some comments from people after attending a SpiritMoves concert:

“The musicians were so sensitive to one another that at first I didn't realize they were improvising! I am left feeling deeply satisfied and eager to hear them live again!”
“What a wonderful evening. I felt swept away and at the same time taken deeper into myself – a combination of joyful movement and inner silence.”
“That was such an amazing concert! There was such a sweet sense of relaxation and deep pleasure, a glorious journey of heart, soul and sound. I looked forward to each new moment of spiritual sound impulse coming to musical play.
“SpiritMoves truly lives up to it's name. The spirit moved among the musicians, the music moving through our growing presence as an audience. The sacred space introduced and

Sunday March 7th

5 pm.

An Evening At the Oscars At Open Secret

The 82nd Acadamy Awards

A Catered Evening By Radiance-Reservations reccomended 415-457-4191 ex O

Bring Champagne

$10 clubhouse donation, no one turned away

Presented on our 13 foot screen

3:00 Red Carpet

5:00 - 11:00 pm.

Delicious Vegetarian Meal $13

Monday March 8th

7pm

How to Improve Your Health with Water

with Gabrielle

I am a health enthusiast and especially adamant about good water. My background is in the complementary health and wellness area. I have a background in massage, yoga, and pre-med studies that spans over 20 years. So far, it's been a fantastic journey.

And I simply have to share what I know with others so that the topic and controversy about good drinking water becomes less confusing.
This presentation aims to bring light to the options that exist for better health through good water. Come with your questions and let's have a fun time together.

Tuesday March 9th

7pm.

$10

Thursday March 11,

7 pm.

Reconnection Presentation with

Christine Upchurch

$10

Find out what’s baffling the medical community. Discover why hospitals, universities and researchers around the world are investing time and money researching Reconnective Healing in an attempt to explain these miraculous healings from cancers, AIDS-related diseases, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, cerebral palsy and other serious afflictions … and how you too, can master this extraordinary work!

The Reconnection has taught this new level of healing to over 70,000 people in more than 70 countries and it has been documented in six books to date, including the international bestseller, The Reconnection: Heal Others, Heal Yourself by Eric Pearl, now published in over 36 languages.

Reconnective Healing Seminar Level I/II March 13 – 15: Early Registration $465
The Reconnection Seminar Level III March 16 – 17: Early Registration $636

Location: Holiday Inn Golden Gateway HYPERLINK "http://www.TheReconnection.com" www.TheReconnection.com

Friday March 12th

7:30

$10

Love, Intimacy, and Pleasure: An Introduction to More".

"Your enjoyment is your blessing on God’s creation."

Vic Baranco

A Panel With
Marilyn Moohr
Kassy Shekeloff
Millie Gross
Jonathan Gross
Carol Sue Young

A life of ever increasing love, intimacy and pleasure is available to you!

Let us introduce you to some of the concepts that have made this dream possible for thousands of people over our 40-year history as a communal group:

- perfection as a functional starting point

- responsible hedonism as an avenue to profound pleasure, sensually and in all areas of life

- INV as a practice of love, respect and
Marilyn Moohr has been a resident of Morehouse since 1970. She is a senior faculty member, is active in developing and teaching More courses and is the community’s archivist. Marilyn recently co-authored an article for the "Family" issue of Communities Magazine, March 2010. She graduated with Honors from Swarthmore College and earned PhD’s in Lifestyles and Sensuality from More University.

Kassy Shekeloff has been a resident of Morehouse since 1971. As a teacher of More courses for nearly 40 years she is a senior faculty member and collaborates in developing More courses. She holds both a Bachelor degree in Communication and a PhD in Lifestyles from More University.

Millie and Jonathan Gross met at a Mark Group in 1990 and joined the New York Morehouse in 1991. They moved to Lafayette Morehouse in 2000 and then to the Hawaii Morehouse in 2002. They are in training to teach More courses. Millie has a Bachelor's in Psychology from Kalamazoo College. Jonathan graduated from SUNY Plattsburg with a degree in Sociology. He worked as a technical consultant in the telecommunications industry for 12 years.

Carol Sue Young has been living in the Lafayette Morehouse since 2002 and is a teacher in the Sensuality Department. She co-founded the Atlanta Morehouse in 1989, where she served as Housemother for 10 years. She was on staff of the Siddha Yoga Meditation Ashram in South Fallsburg, NY, for 2 years. Carol Sue graduated cum laude from Ohio University with a degree in English and Education.
meaningful communication

At Lafayette Morehouse we conduct on-going research into all aspects of human interaction.

One No-Vote (link to http://www.lafayettemorehouse.com/one_no-vote.html)

ADEPT Initiation – into the Hierarchy of Light

Empower Thyself

2-day class - from 10am. to 7pm.

March 13 and 14, 2010
April 10 and 11, 2010
May 15 and 16, 2010

Initiation is one of the most important empowerments that a light worker can choose.
It is for the individual who is asking, “What is my next step?”
If you have been seeking, then this is the program for you.

You will find answers to many questions such as how to:
· move dramatically forward in your life,
· find your life purpose
· step into being a leader/teacher/healer
· realign the relationships in your life
· develop a deeper spiritual connection
· Align your body to hold 10x more light

Now is the time of NO MORE SECRETS! Handed down, teacher to student, over thousands of years you will learn powerful practices and information which had been kept secret for many thousands of years., These teachings are time tested empowerment through direct lineage from King Solomon, traced for generations of over 3000 years. These teachings are now available to those who truly wish to hold the highest light. The keys we hand down are from the ancient teachings of the Salomonic lineage and will bring you an increase of joy and fulfillment as you carry more light in the world.

For more information please see www.modernmysteryschool.com
Call CeCe to register at 925-768-2700.

Empower Yourself – ADEPT Initiation. 2-day class 10am-6pm
$650 (creative finance available)

Monday March 15th

7:30 pm.

Kali Puja

A Special Worship of the Divine Mother ~~OM~~

Kal means Darkness; Kali takes away that Darkness. She takes away the darkness from every individual who strives in the path of perfection by performing the spiritual disciplines of purifying austerities. Just as all the colors of the spectrum mix into black, yet still black remains black, so too, Kali, who is completely Dark, Unknowable, takes away all the darkness, yet She, Herself, remains unchanged.

Kala means Time and i means the Cause; Kali, the Cause of Time or She Who is Beyond Time. All existence has its perception in time, and therefore the Cause of Time, She Who is Beyond Time, activates Consciousness to perception, allows Consciousness to perceive.

Kali Puja is a treasure house of Her Wisdom. It contains abundance of Kali's tools for living : Her Sattvic worship, Her Hundred Names, Her Thousand Names, Her Armor, the mantras for offering bhanga, alcohol, animal sacrifice and how to give birth to spiritual children.

Tuesday March 16th

*Yoni Speak: *An Evening of Channeled Wisdom and Guidance from the Deep Feminine
with Mellissa Seaman

suggested donation $10-25

*Yoni is the sacred Sanskrit name for the archetype of Deep Feminine Wisdom embodied in the Vagina.*

When was the last time you really listened to Her?
Listening to the Deep Feminine Voice within can guide us to radiant health and beauty, our deepest spiritual connection, profound wisdom and endless pleasure.

Mellissa Seaman, a Stanford-educated former attorney turned shamanic priestess, has a gift for channeling the archetypical voice of Yoni. She holds a safe space for channeled transmission and information, discussion, breath, and energy practices while creating a fun, lively space for women to connect as sisters and friends.

This evening experience may be especially useful for women who experience feminine health issues like fibroids, diminished sexual vitality, low fertility, or sexual frustration, as well as any woman who wants to connect more deeply with her feminine power and wisdom.

Wednesday March 17th

7pm.

Chris Caswell in Concert

$15

Chris Caswell is a transcendent player of the Celtic Harp. He is also a respected performer on the Scottish bagpipes, Irish flute, tinwhistle and bodhran (Irish frame drum). A true Celtic bard, folk musician and singer, Chris is a natural raconteur, knowledgeable historian and musicologist. He cast a bright spell through his music, wit, and obvious delight in playing.

Chris Caswell is one of the world’s finest players and builders of the Celtic Harp.  He is also a respected performer on the Scottish bagpipes, Irish flute, tinwhistle and bodhran (Irish frame drum). A true Celtic bard, folk musician and singer, he is a natural raconteur, knowledgeable historian and musicologist. His performances cast a bright spell with the music and his obvious delight in playing. His music is infused by his Welsh heritage, and by the world traditions of the Middle East and South America.

In the past thirty- five years, Chris has built over 1000 harps for musicians around the world.  Caswell Harps are considered among the finest available and are known for their blend of  tradition, craftsmanship and innovative technical design.

Recently, Chris was honored to appear in January, 2009 as a guest of the Chieftains at the Wells Fargo Center in Santa Rosa, CA. He has appeared at numerous festivals and house concerts as well as performing yearly in the San Francisco Dickens Festival. He has often played with The Revels in Oakland, and appeared this year at the Festival of Harps in Oakland.

Thursday March 18th

7pm

Kirtan with Lakshmi and Friends

$15

A jewel among the various spiritual practices associated with Hinduism is kirtan, or devotional chanting. Kirtan is one of the most beautiful and expansive aspects of bhakti yoga — the path of opening the heart through devotion and surrender.

The meaning of "yoga" is "union," and the goal of yogic practices is to recognize our true Divine nature. In bhakti yoga, each deity in the the Hindu pantheon is seen as a different aspect or face of the Divine Beloved, and devotional practices are used to bring one closer and closer to the Beloved, until devotee and Beloved become One. Although kirtan involves singing or chanting, it is not necessary to have any musical talent or background, or even a good singing voice. Kirtan is the music of the heart, and it is sung freely from the heart.

Traditionally, kirtan is sung in call-and-response form. A leader sings a line or two of a song, and the participants sing it back. The words to kirtan songs are often repetitions of different names of the deities, usually in the Sanskrit language, or in a language derived from Sanskrit. The focus on the deities, and the repetition of their names releases the mind from it’s usual associative patterns, which keep us caught in the cycles of pleasure and pain that come with the ups and downs of everyday life. The vibrations of the Sanskrit sounds expand our hearts and minds beyond their normal limitations, into the depths of Spirit, and the recognition that we are never away from the Beloved.

Laksmi's pure voice and devotion aids in opening the soul to love.

Friday, March 19th

7:30 pm.

"The Neverending I"

An evening with Karl Renz

$15

“For being what you are, neither work nor development is required.
All concepts of a ‘way,’ of development, and even of cognition
appear with the first ‘I’-thought. This first idea creates time, space,
and thus the entire universe. And as long as this ‘I’-thought appears
to be real, which means separation (duality), there appears the desire
for unity and the longing for a way out, for an end to suffering.”
—KARL RENZ

Meeting Karl Renz will leave you with a radically different sense of yourself. He
exposes the beliefs we’ve built our lives upon, beginning with the root sense of
individuality. Our current predicament is the result of believing ourselves to be something
other than what we really are. This self-imposed limitation causes our incessant searching
and suffering. Karl clearly points us back to the truth of our real nature by helping us recognize the
fleeting and impermanent nature of the self we’ve come to believe in.
The Myth of Enlightenment: Seeing Through the Illusion of Separation

Karl Renz is originally from the Lower Saxony area of Germany. He
studied agriculture before focusing on art, and since 1980 has worked
as a musician and painter. In the early 1990s he began responding
to numerous invitations to hold dialogues and meetings throughout
the world. His book is entitled The Myth of Enlightenment: Seeing Through
the Illusion of Separation.

Friday March 19th

7:30 Pm.

Book Release Party

High School Astrology: A Textbook Of Ageless Wisdom

by Arisa Victor

By Arisa Victor as Granny Rainbow
Please come to the Temple Room to celebrate
the publication of HIGH SCHOOL ASTROLOGY -
a treasury of Ageless Wisdom for the young and young-at-heart.

Everything you need to know to be intelligent about astrology.

Millions of people are interested in astrology, with no idea
that it can be a doorway to enlightenment
Arisa/Granny Rainbow shows how this
most ancient art and science reveals our personal,
planetary, and cosmic connections.
Readers of all ages are introduced to the interrelatedness
of all life within the One Self.
Richly illustrated, with quotes, diagrams,
exercises, and a glossary.
280 pages, $25

Saturday March 20th

7:30 Pm

An Evening with Carolyn Casey

$25 advance

$30 Door

Welcome Allies

All (who aspire to be) sane and reverent people, at this time of dire beauty, where everything we do matters, and it’s no time to be alone, but to gather in innumerable ways, back-stage and on, where through the power of our dedication we can broadcast the expanding frequency of the Compassionate Trickster, whose work is to make ever more available a vast repertoire of imaginative responses whereby to compost tyranny (now, there’s a renewable resource) into rich nutrient for the culture of reverent ingenuity we are cultivating.

Caroline W. Casey is a Visionary Activist Astrologer, devoted to the principle that Imagination lays the tracks for the Reality Train to follow. Therefore the cultivation of imagination coupled with the capacity for complex story-telling is a key strategy for personal and collective change. As the late great Native American activist, Ruben Snake, used to quip, "Here's a little bit of Native American wisdom for you - if we don't change our direction, we're likely to end up where we're headed."

A native of Washington DC Caroline is the last of five children born to an Irish-Democrat-New-Deal Congressman, and a politically active Yankee Swede. She has a degree in Symbol Systems (semiotics) from Brown University, and has studied magic, mythology and social activism all over the world.

We are in dedicated cahoots with all doing the work of reverent ingenuity: Shape-shifting from a culture of dominance to one of collaborative cahoots with everything, in innumerable venues: the Visionary Activist Radio Show , the Mythic News, and personal a

Art of Angelic Communication

Sunday March 21st, 11am-6pm

Angels are the servants and messengers of God. They are among us and all they want is to help us to fulfill our lives. They have the responsibility of helping humans to live an abundant and joyous life.

How do we work with them?
How do we tell them what we need and desire?

We can help you learn how to connect with them.

They are waiting for you!

This one-day class includes:
ô Intro to the language of the Angels
ô Methods of communication
ô Angelic responsibilities
ô Archangels
ô Tools to assists in connection
ô Your personal angels
ô Other beings of light that assist Angels


Register by calling CeCe Converse at 415-451-1700
Cost: $111

Guided Higher Self Meditation

Mar 23


7 - 8:30 pm
Donation

ESOTERIC SCIENCE

A  Four Week Class with Arisa Victor,
also known as Granny Rainbow,
the High Priestess of High Magic

Starting Wednesday, March 24, 7-9 PM, $10/session

The Magician and High Priestess are partners.
He focuses the Will that flows from Above.
She manifests his desire in the Below. What a team!

The textbook for this class is Arisa’s newly published book,
High School Astrology: A Textbook of Ageless Wisdom,
available at the Open Secret.
 This book has a large chapter on Esoteric Science.
We will explore the basics of this magical Science
 through ritual, study, meditation, and discussion.

March 24 – Universal Cabala and the Tree of Life
March 31 – The Alchemical Elements
April 7 – The Beauty of  Numbers
April 14 – The High Magic

For more info: 415-259-1695 
 grannyrainbow@msn.com  
www.grannyrainbow.com

Pendulums and Dowsing $20
Thursday March 25. 7-9pm
Thursday April 29, 7-9pm

Introduction to Divination and Pendulums
... how to use a pendulum
... how to use divining rods
... other divining tools
... balance your energy and lay down protection before divining
... getting our own answers with direct questions
... check the energy in your home with divining rods
... create positive changes in your home's energy

Friday March 26th

7:30 pm

Book Event : Heaven is not the Last Stop by Sheila Keene-Lund

$10 Free with purchase of book

Have you ever asked yourself why our world is burdened with intolerance, prejudice, and hate when the foundations of all major religions are love, peace, and service? Do you wonder why we can’t seem to align our human actions with our divine ideals?

In the search for meaning our world has reached a plateau of spiritual beliefs, a blending of philosophies and theologies from east to west, from mainstream to the esoteric, from the ancient to the latest. Despite a growing interest in personal spiritual development, much of the world suffers from moral and religious confusion. Peace, the measure of social evolution, continues to elude us. Our challenge is not so much to do things differently but to perceive them differently, in a new light that is graced with the wisdom of an epochal revelation. Embracing new insights into our understanding of God and God’s relation to humanity will stimulate devotion, spiritual humility, and a selfless attitude of service. The faith grasp of the fatherhood of God makes obvious its corollary: the brotherhood of all humans. This simple yet profound spiritual understanding holds the potential to reshape our world.

Today’s stubborn adherence to rigid thinking divides a weary humanity, locked in conflict and afflicted with violence. We see our own beliefs as truth, but too often our actions are not aligned with the essence of those beliefs. The brotherhood of man gets lip service but is largely ignored in the march of personal and political interactions. The never-ending quest for dominance breeds power struggle and religious upheaval, distracting us from our human commonality. Living like members of the family of God is more than an intellectual concept or optimistic hope, and the doing of righteousness is not enough. It is being righteous, the result of deliberate and steadfast efforts to cultivate true spiritual character, that nourishes unity and fosters the spirit of cooperation among all people.

It took me twelve years to write this book and reconcile my beliefs with an epochal revelation, The Urantia Book. During that time, my connection to God deepened and my worldview expanded out to cosmic levels I had never imagined.

Friday March 26th

7:30 pm

A CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 
 MUSIC, ONENESS BLESSINGS and COMPASSIONATE CONNECTIONS
with SCOTT & GABRIELE CATAMAS,

Saturday Night, February 20th from 7 PM to Closing at
OPEN SECRET BOOKSTORE
923 "C" Street, San Rafael, CA. 94901

CELEBRATE with Old & New Friends

ONENESS BLESSINGS by "Deeksha Givers" Trained in INDIA
 

PLAYFULL COMPASSIONATE CONNECTION GAMES, PRACTICES & TOOLS led by  SCOTT & GABRIELE CATAMAS & other loving “GIRAFFES”

Steve Bhaerman

Open Secret Bookstore
Saturday evening, March 27th
7:30 p.m

Book event: A talk on With Spontaneous Evolution with co-author Steve Bhaerman

You’ll laugh while you learn, and learn while you laugh. 

In addition to the Swami's comedy set, I will be presenting some of the paradigm-busting ideas from my book with Bruce Lipton, Spontaneous Evolution ... and how we can bring these ideas into practice in our lives and community.

Saturday March 27th, Sunday March 28th

Gifts Of The Spirit
Psychic Development and Channeling Workshop
10 am -6pm.

Connecting and communicating with your Higher Self, Guides, Masters, and other Beings of Light is your birthright; meaning each of us has the ability to open these channels.
This class is about accessing and calling in specific aspects with which to commune and develop a relationship – deepening your channels of intuition and psychic abilities of clairvoyance, clairaudience, and clairsentience. Once connected, these channels are always available by choice.

By working with beings of light – angels, archangels, elementals, masters of light - we help them to fulfill their contract with us and we fulfill our contract to work with them.

In this course you will learn:
• How to create a sacred protected space in which to connect with beings
• How to easily access a trance or altered state
• How to connect and receive information from the appropriate Light Beings
• How to safely connect with many different beings of Light
• How to be your OWN PSYCHIC and open up your channels to connect with Spirit
• How to connect to and communicate with the Archangels and what is their purpose
• How to balance the Divine Feminine with the Divine Masculine

Through numerous journeys connecting with many different Beings of Light, you will know how to effectively communicate. By the end of this class, you will be able to safely make these incredible connections on your own, receiving direct, personal information and guidance with beings such as Your Higher Self, Elementals, Mother Gaia, Element of Water, Element of Air, Element of Fire…and more

This work will also deepen your connection to Spirit/Source.

www.modernmysteryschool.com
Call CeCe to register at 925-768-2700
$495 (creative finance available)

Guided Higher Self Meditation

April 6 and 27, 7pm

7 - 8:30 pm
Donation

· Meditation
· Discussion
· Support

Connect with your Higher Self through open structured guided meditation and receive your Gifts from Spirit. These meditations begin with grounding and deep connection to your Higher Self. Journeys will take about 60-90 minutes with discussion afterward.

CeCe has led intuitive guided meditation classes and psychic/channeling development classes for over 8 years. Whether you are a beginner or seasoned meditator, these sweet yet high energy meditations can help to calm, open and center one. Come experience the energy of connection and communication with your Higher Self and the energy and peace within the group.

Friday April 9

7:30

$10

"The Irrepressible Light of Being' With Elle Collier

As you enter this evening's Grace ...
step over the threshold
into the present.
Leave hesitancy and preferences and self-absorption...
Enter the Light within.

This is Consciousness training,
unifying the awareness with the Soul
and through the Soul to the Indivisible.

Bio:

Elle Collier Re is an advaitic mystic, a gifted transmitter of I AM THAT I AM -- Holy Source Consciousness. Her mentoring and energetic alliance help free cellular level restrictions, opening the Way to walk a powerful, straightforward life as the essential Self. Elle is the founder and teacher at HeartGate Sanctuary retreat center in Hood River, Oregon.

In the words of students:
"Awakened teacher and mystic, Elle Collier Re is a pure gift from the All That Is. She is a guiding light, dancing playfully and fiercely with her students as they learn to embrace all that they believed themselves to be and in the process find the truth of who they Are." G.Gregory, coach, Pure-Possibilities.com

'Elle's insight, ability to peer into souls, God-realization, and poetic way, assist us to walk in the highest possible awareness while on earth. She keeps her eye on the good of all, shelters each in the Heart of Love, and guides in a way that teaches us to fish rather than merely selling us fish.

To have Elle in one's life is to have a treasure, a friend, an ally – one with the highest of integrity – to help us stay true to our most elegant Self.'
- Jeanne Zandi, satsang leader, Taos

time of event: 7:30p

cost: $10

website: http://www.HeartGateSanctuary.org/
contact #s: Pauli Halstead, Bay area host: (925) 695-6239

Monday April 12th

7pm

How to Improve Your Health with Water

with Gabrielle

I am a health enthusiast and especially adamant about good water. My background is in the complementary health and wellness area. I have a background in massage, yoga, and pre-med studies that spans over 20 years. So far, it's been a fantastic journey.

And I simply have to share what I know with others so that the topic and controversy about good drinking water becomes less confusing.
This presentation aims to bring light to the options that exist for better health through good water. Come with your questions and let's have a fun time together.

ADEPT Initiation – into the Hierarchy of Light

Empower Thyself

2-day class - from 10am. to 7pm.

April 10 and 11, 2010
May 15 and 16, 2010

Initiation is one of the most important empowerments that a light worker can choose.
It is for the individual who is asking, “What is my next step?”
If you have been seeking, then this is the program for you.

You will find answers to many questions such as how to:
· move dramatically forward in your life,
· find your life purpose
· step into being a leader/teacher/healer
· realign the relationships in your life
· develop a deeper spiritual connection
· Align your body to hold 10x more light

Now is the time of NO MORE SECRETS! Handed down, teacher to student, over thousands of years you will learn powerful practices and information which had been kept secret for many thousands of years., These teachings are time tested empowerment through direct lineage from King Solomon, traced for generations of over 3000 years. These teachings are now available to those who truly wish to hold the highest light. The keys we hand down are from the ancient teachings of the Salomonic lineage and will bring you an increase of joy and fulfillment as you carry more light in the world.

For more information please see www.modernmysteryschool.com
Call CeCe to register at 925-768-2700.

Empower Yourself – ADEPT Initiation. 2-day class 10am-6pm
$650 (creative finance available)

Wdnesday April 14th

7:30 pm

Kali Puja

A Special Worship of the Divine Mother ~~OM~~

Kal means Darkness; Kali takes away that Darkness. She takes away the darkness from every individual who strives in the path of perfection by performing the spiritual disciplines of purifying austerities. Just as all the colors of the spectrum mix into black, yet still black remains black, so too, Kali, who is completely Dark, Unknowable, takes away all the darkness, yet She, Herself, remains unchanged.

Kala means Time and i means the Cause; Kali, the Cause of Time or She Who is Beyond Time. All existence has its perception in time, and therefore the Cause of Time, She Who is Beyond Time, activates Consciousness to perception, allows Consciousness to perceive.

Kali Puja is a treasure house of Her Wisdom. It contains abundance of Kali's tools for living : Her Sattvic worship, Her Hundred Names, Her Thousand Names, Her Armor, the mantras for offering bhanga, alcohol, animal sacrifice and how to give birth to spiritual children.

Friday April 16th

7:30 pm.

Film Presentation

"For The Next 7 Generations"

The Thirteen Grandmothers

$10

The feature-length documentary on the events and Gatherings of the Grandmothers from their founding in 2004, was completed in early summer, 2009, and is being widely distributed. Visit www.forthenext7generations.com  for more information and a list of current screenings and film festivals. Trailers are available at www.youtube.com/carolehart.

Says award-winning director Carole Hart: "This film will awaken those who are asleep at the wheel, and inspire the rapidly growing numbers of people who are working to create peace, justice, harmony, and balance across the planet. With the ways the Grandmothers show us, we can sustain our planet so that our planet can sustain us."

This is a movie that tells the story of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers from all around the world who came together to help us create a new way of life that will bring the planet back into balance before it's too late.

How they came together is a story in itself...

For many years, a spiritual teacher named Jyoti had been making relations with Indigenous wise women elders. Suddenly she found herself carrying a vision of a circle of Indigenous Grandmothers. Carrying this vision, she was on her way to Africa to meet an African shaman and medicine woman named Bernadette Rebienot. While there, she mentioned her vision to Bernadette and was surprised to hear that Bernadette was having the same vision. They committed to manifesting it. After returning to her home in California, Jyoti and her associate Ann Rosencranz sent out invitations to 16 Indigenous women from around the world to join them in a gathering. The 13 Grandmothers who responded had all received their own visions and heard their own ancestral prophesies. They were told that they would be called together at a critical time in history when their ancient knowledge was needed for the survival of the next generations. 

At their first meeting in October 2004, the Grandmothers, shamans and medicine women, bonded deeply and discovered that despite their different languages and cultures, they all shared a common goal. This led to the formation of The International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers. From then on, the Grandmothers decided to carry out their mission globally through visits to each of their home communities. 

Through the years, they've become teachers and icons who are galvanizing and uniting a rapidly emerging global movement. They are awakening people to the urgent need for change if we are to survive on this planet. But they are not using fear as a weapon. They are offering us hope. What many people see as a threat, they see as an opportunity. They show us that by going back to the ancient and time-proven earth-based traditions and practices of our Indigenous people, we will be able to break away from our destructive habits and make the changes necessary for our survival.

Saturday April 17th

11 am. to 6Pm.

SoulCollage

A Workshop with Mirabai

$60 Advance $70 Door

www.yoursoulcompass.com

Art of Angelic Communication $111
Sunday March 21, 12pm-6pm
Sunday April 18, 12pm-6pm

Angels are the servants and messengers of God. They are among us and all they want is to help us to fulfill our lives. They have the responsibility of helping humans to live an abundant and joyous life.

How do we work with them?
How do we tell them what we need and desire?

We can help you learn how to connect with them.

They are waiting for you!

This one-day class includes:
ô Intro to the language of the Angels
ô Methods of communication
ô Angelic responsibilities
ô Archangels
ô Tools to assists in connection
ô Your personal angels
ô Other beings of light that assist Angels


Register by calling CeCe Converse at 415-451-1700
Cost: $111

Tuesday April 20th

7:00 pm

*Yoni Speak: *An Evening of Channeled Wisdom and Guidance from the Deep Feminine
with Mellissa Seaman

suggested donation $10-25

*Yoni is the sacred Sanskrit name for the archetype of Deep Feminine Wisdom embodied in the Vagina.*

When was the last time you really listened to Her?
Listening to the Deep Feminine Voice within can guide us to radiant health and beauty, our deepest spiritual connection, profound wisdom and endless pleasure.

Mellissa Seaman, a Stanford-educated former attorney turned shamanic priestess, has a gift for channeling the archetypical voice of Yoni. She holds a safe space for channeled transmission and information, discussion, breath, and energy practices while creating a fun, lively space for women to connect as sisters and friends.

This evening experience may be especially useful for women who experience feminine health issues like fibroids, diminished sexual vitality, low fertility, or sexual frustration, as well as any woman who wants to connect more deeply with her feminine power and wisdom.

ASTROLOGY

STUDY OF THE NATAL HOROSCOPE
and How it Reveals Your Ascension Pathway

A New Class with Arisa Victor,
also known as Granny Rainbow,
the High Priestess of High Magic

Beginning April 21 – Ongoing, $10/Session

Who are you? Why were you born on Earth at this time of the Great Shift?
What is your mission/contribution to the Whole?
What are your talents and strengths? Your initiatory challenges?
This class offers support and empowerment for the unique being that you are.
We tap into the spiritual roots of Western/tropical astrology.
Since people learn at different rates, class is loosely organized around the four facets
 of astrology: Planets, Signs, Houses, and Aspects. Details are definitely included.

Our textbook is Granny Rainbow’s book,
High School Astrology: A Textbook of Ageless Wisdom
available at the Open Secret.
Bring your horoscope. If you do not have one, go to the Order Page at
www.grannyrainbow.com
where you will find directions on how to get a free horoscope.

For more info: 415-259-1695   grannyrainbow@msn.com

Saturday April 24th

7:30 pm.

A CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 
 MUSIC, ONENESS BLESSINGS and COMPASSIONATE CONNECTIONS
with SCOTT & GABRIELE CATAMAS, ARIAH FIREFLY & BENCONGA

$15

CELEBRATE with Old & New Friends

ONENESS BLESSINGS by "Deeksha Givers" Trained in INDIA
 

PLAYFULL COMPASSIONATE CONNECTION GAMES, PRACTICES & TOOLS led by  SCOTT & GABRIELE CATAMAS & other loving “GIRAFFES”

Saturday april 24th and Sunday April 25,

Gifts Of The Spirit
Psychic Development and Channeling Workshop
10 am -6pm.

Connecting and communicating with your Higher Self, Guides, Masters, and other Beings of Light is your birthright; meaning each of us has the ability to open these channels.
This class is about accessing and calling in specific aspects with which to commune and develop a relationship – deepening your channels of intuition and psychic abilities of clairvoyance, clairaudience, and clairsentience. Once connected, these channels are always available by choice.

By working with beings of light – angels, archangels, elementals, masters of light - we help them to fulfill their contract with us and we fulfill our contract to work with them.

In this course you will learn:
• How to create a sacred protected space in which to connect with beings
• How to easily access a trance or altered state
• How to connect and receive information from the appropriate Light Beings
• How to safely connect with many different beings of Light
• How to be your OWN PSYCHIC and open up your channels to connect with Spirit
• How to connect to and communicate with the Archangels and what is their purpose
• How to balance the Divine Feminine with the Divine Masculine

Through numerous journeys connecting with many different Beings of Light, you will know how to effectively communicate. By the end of this class, you will be able to safely make these incredible connections on your own, receiving direct, personal information and guidance with beings such as Your Higher Self, Elementals, Mother Gaia, Element of Water, Element of Air, Element of Fire…and more

This work will also deepen your connection to Spirit/Source.

www.modernmysteryschool.com
Call CeCe to register at 925-768-2700
$495 (creative finance available)

Guided Higher Self Meditation

April 27, 7pm

7 - 8:30 pm
Donation

· Meditation
· Discussion
· Support

Connect with your Higher Self through open structured guided meditation and receive your Gifts from Spirit. These meditations begin with grounding and deep connection to your Higher Self. Journeys will take about 60-90 minutes with discussion afterward.

CeCe has led intuitive guided meditation classes and psychic/channeling development classes for over 8 years. Whether you are a beginner or seasoned meditator, these sweet yet high energy meditations can help to calm, open and center one. Come experience the energy of connection and communication with your Higher Self and the energy and peace within the group.

Pendulums and Dowsing $20

Thursday April 29, 7-9pm

Introduction to Divination and Pendulums
... how to use a pendulum
... how to use divining rods
... other divining tools
... balance your energy and lay down protection before divining
... getting our own answers with direct questions
... check the energy in your home with divining rods
... create positive changes in your home's energy

Saturday May 1st

7:30 pm

$15 Donation

Kirtan with Swami Mangalananda

a bhajan concert raising money for our school here in India

Thursday May 13

7:00 pm

An Evening with Martin Prechtel

Advance $20

Door $25

Tickets go on sale March 1st.

Evening Talk and Book Signing
Open Secret Bookstore
San Rafael, California
(415) 457-4191

All Blessings

Long Life
Honey in The Heart
No Evil
13 Thank yous

Martin Prechtel

>From the eyes of the Holy in Nature what is greatest about humans is the reality that humans souls are not human. Unlike the faces and personalities we’ve learned to become, each of us has a diverse, magnificent subtle natural soul, an animal or riparian forest mist or the winds up from the old white foaming haired Grandmother Ocean or the smile of a pine martin, or some pond reeds, water bugs, water squirting oysters, fireflies, musk ox, or fierce snow, still others as sand or fireweed. All these souls have corresponding natures and voices that resound in a symphonic wild jazz-like vital delicious whine, grind, purr, crash and rustle like frogs or mice in leaves or the sound salamanders make as they dream under ice, all of which must make the world Jump Up and Live Again. Come with Martín Prechtel to make an offering-Temple of the Songs of the Natural World and its people to feed the Holy in Nature.



A master of eloquence and innovative language, Martín Prechtel is a leading thinker, writer and teacher whose work, both written and oral, hopes to promote the subtlety, irony and pre-modern vitality hidden in any living language. As a half blood Native American with a Pueblo Indian upbringing, his life took him from New Mexico to the village of Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. There becoming a full village member of the Tzutujil Mayan population, he eventually served as a principal in that body of village leaders responsible for instructing the young people in the meanings of their ancient stories through the rituals of adult rights of passage. Once again residing in his native New Mexico, Martín teaches at his international school Bolad’s Kitchen. Through story, music, ritual and writing, Martín helps people in many lands to retain their diversity while remembering their own sense of place in the daily sacred through the search for the Indigenous Soul. For more information visit: www.floweringmountain.com <http://www.floweringmountain.com>



Martín Prechtel is the author of: Stealing Benefacio’s Roses; The Disobedience of the Daughter of the Sun: Ecstasy and Time; Long Life, Honey in the Heart; and Secrets of the Talking Jagua

Friday May 14th

7:30 pm Kali Puja

Kali Puja

A Special Worship of the Divine Mother ~~OM~~

Kal means Darkness; Kali takes away that Darkness. She takes away the darkness from every individual who strives in the path of perfection by performing the spiritual disciplines of purifying austerities. Just as all the colors of the spectrum mix into black, yet still black remains black, so too, Kali, who is completely Dark, Unknowable, takes away all the darkness, yet She, Herself, remains unchanged.

Kala means Time and i means the Cause; Kali, the Cause of Time or She Who is Beyond Time. All existence has its perception in time, and therefore the Cause of Time, She Who is Beyond Time, activates Consciousness to perception, allows Consciousness to perceive.

Kali Puja is a treasure house of Her Wisdom. It contains abundance of Kali's tools for living : Her Sattvic worship, Her Hundred Names, Her Thousand Names, Her Armor, the mantras for offering bhanga, alcohol, animal sacrifice and how to give birth to spiritual children.

ADEPT Initiation – into the Hierarchy of Light

Empower Thyself

2-day class - from 10am. to 7pm.

May 15 and 16, 2010

Initiation is one of the most important empowerments that a light worker can choose.
It is for the individual who is asking, “What is my next step?”
If you have been seeking, then this is the program for you.

You will find answers to many questions such as how to:
· move dramatically forward in your life,
· find your life purpose
· step into being a leader/teacher/healer
· realign the relationships in your life
· develop a deeper spiritual connection
· Align your body to hold 10x more light

Now is the time of NO MORE SECRETS! Handed down, teacher to student, over thousands of years you will learn powerful practices and information which had been kept secret for many thousands of years., These teachings are time tested empowerment through direct lineage from King Solomon, traced for generations of over 3000 years. These teachings are now available to those who truly wish to hold the highest light. The keys we hand down are from the ancient teachings of the Salomonic lineage and will bring you an increase of joy and fulfillment as you carry more light in the world.

For more information please see www.modernmysteryschool.com
Call CeCe to register at 925-768-2700.

Empower Yourself – ADEPT Initiation. 2-day class 10am-6pm
$650 (creative finance available)

Tuesday May 18th

7:00 pm

*Yoni Speak: *An Evening of Channeled Wisdom and Guidance from the Deep Feminine
with Mellissa Seaman

suggested donation $10-25

*Yoni is the sacred Sanskrit name for the archetype of Deep Feminine Wisdom embodied in the Vagina.*

When was the last time you really listened to Her?
Listening to the Deep Feminine Voice within can guide us to radiant health and beauty, our deepest spiritual connection, profound wisdom and endless pleasure.

Mellissa Seaman, a Stanford-educated former attorney turned shamanic priestess, has a gift for channeling the archetypical voice of Yoni. She holds a safe space for channeled transmission and information, discussion, breath, and energy practices while creating a fun, lively space for women to connect as sisters and friends.

This evening experience may be especially useful for women who experience feminine health issues like fibroids, diminished sexual vitality, low fertility, or sexual frustration, as well as any woman who wants to connect more deeply with her feminine power and wisdom.

Saturday May 22

7:30 pm.

A CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 
 MUSIC, ONENESS BLESSINGS and COMPASSIONATE CONNECTIONS
with SCOTT & GABRIELE CATAMAS, ARIAH FIREFLY & BENCONGA

$15

CELEBRATE with Old & New Friends

ONENESS BLESSINGS by "Deeksha Givers" Trained in INDIA
 

PLAYFULL COMPASSIONATE CONNECTION GAMES, PRACTICES & TOOLS led by  SCOTT & GABRIELE CATAMAS & other loving “GIRAFFES”

Saturday May 29th and Sunday May 30th,

Gifts Of The Spirit
Psychic Development and Channeling Workshop
10 am -6pm.

Connecting and communicating with your Higher Self, Guides, Masters, and other Beings of Light is your birthright; meaning each of us has the ability to open these channels.
This class is about accessing and calling in specific aspects with which to commune and develop a relationship – deepening your channels of intuition and psychic abilities of clairvoyance, clairaudience, and clairsentience. Once connected, these channels are always available by choice.

By working with beings of light – angels, archangels, elementals, masters of light - we help them to fulfill their contract with us and we fulfill our contract to work with them.

In this course you will learn:
• How to create a sacred protected space in which to connect with beings
• How to easily access a trance or altered state
• How to connect and receive information from the appropriate Light Beings
• How to safely connect with many different beings of Light
• How to be your OWN PSYCHIC and open up your channels to connect with Spirit
• How to connect to and communicate with the Archangels and what is their purpose
• How to balance the Divine Feminine with the Divine Masculine

Through numerous journeys connecting with many different Beings of Light, you will know how to effectively communicate. By the end of this class, you will be able to safely make these incredible connections on your own, receiving direct, personal information and guidance with beings such as Your Higher Self, Elementals, Mother Gaia, Element of Water, Element of Air, Element of Fire…and more

This work will also deepen your connection to Spirit/Source.

www.modernmysteryschool.com
Call CeCe to register at 925-768-2700
$495 (creative finance available)

June Events

Friday June 12th

7:30 pm Kali Puja

Kali Puja

A Special Worship of the Divine Mother ~~OM~~

Kal means Darkness; Kali takes away that Darkness. She takes away the darkness from every individual who strives in the path of perfection by performing the spiritual disciplines of purifying austerities. Just as all the colors of the spectrum mix into black, yet still black remains black, so too, Kali, who is completely Dark, Unknowable, takes away all the darkness, yet She, Herself, remains unchanged.

Kala means Time and i means the Cause; Kali, the Cause of Time or She Who is Beyond Time. All existence has its perception in time, and therefore the Cause of Time, She Who is Beyond Time, activates Consciousness to perception, allows Consciousness to perceive.

Kali Puja is a treasure house of Her Wisdom. It contains abundance of Kali's tools for living : Her Sattvic worship, Her Hundred Names, Her Thousand Names, Her Armor, the mantras for offering bhanga, alcohol, animal sacrifice and how to give birth to spiritual children.

Tuesday June 15th

7:00 pm

*Yoni Speak: *An Evening of Channeled Wisdom and Guidance from the Deep Feminine
with Mellissa Seaman

suggested donation $10-25

*Yoni is the sacred Sanskrit name for the archetype of Deep Feminine Wisdom embodied in the Vagina.*

When was the last time you really listened to Her?
Listening to the Deep Feminine Voice within can guide us to radiant health and beauty, our deepest spiritual connection, profound wisdom and endless pleasure.

Mellissa Seaman, a Stanford-educated former attorney turned shamanic priestess, has a gift for channeling the archetypical voice of Yoni. She holds a safe space for channeled transmission and information, discussion, breath, and energy practices while creating a fun, lively space for women to connect as sisters and friends.

This evening experience may be especially useful for women who experience feminine health issues like fibroids, diminished sexual vitality, low fertility, or sexual frustration, as well as any woman who wants to connect more deeply with her feminine power and wisdom.

July Events

Tuesday july 20th

7:00 pm

*Yoni Speak: *An Evening of Channeled Wisdom and Guidance from the Deep Feminine
with Mellissa Seaman

suggested donation $10-25

*Yoni is the sacred Sanskrit name for the archetype of Deep Feminine Wisdom embodied in the Vagina.*

When was the last time you really listened to Her?
Listening to the Deep Feminine Voice within can guide us to radiant health and beauty, our deepest spiritual connection, profound wisdom and endless pleasure.

Mellissa Seaman, a Stanford-educated former attorney turned shamanic priestess, has a gift for channeling the archetypical voice of Yoni. She holds a safe space for channeled transmission and information, discussion, breath, and energy practices while creating a fun, lively space for women to connect as sisters and friends.

This evening experience may be especially useful for women who experience feminine health issues like fibroids, diminished sexual vitality, low fertility, or sexual frustration, as well as any woman who wants to connect more deeply with her feminine power and wisdom.

Tuesday August

17th

7:00 pm

*Yoni Speak: *An Evening of Channeled Wisdom and Guidance from the Deep Feminine
with Mellissa Seaman

suggested donation $10-25

*Yoni is the sacred Sanskrit name for the archetype of Deep Feminine Wisdom embodied in the Vagina.*

When was the last time you really listened to Her?
Listening to the Deep Feminine Voice within can guide us to radiant health and beauty, our deepest spiritual connection, profound wisdom and endless pleasure.

Mellissa Seaman, a Stanford-educated former attorney turned shamanic priestess, has a gift for channeling the archetypical voice of Yoni. She holds a safe space for channeled transmission and information, discussion, breath, and energy practices while creating a fun, lively space for women to connect as sisters and friends.

This evening experience may be especially useful for women who experience feminine health issues like fibroids, diminished sexual vitality, low fertility, or sexual frustration, as well as any woman who wants to connect more deeply with her feminine power and wisdom.

Saturday December 4th

noon to 5:30 pm

Our Annual Gathering with

Kryon

LEE CARROLL has channeled Kryon for 20 years worldwide and is the author of the Kryon Series of 14 books in 24 languages (so far).  Well known in Metaphysics, the Kryon channeled books have made the top seller’s list of most New Age distributors within months of release.  One of his books, The Indigo Children, introduced the term “Indigo Children” to the world. 
Having presented six times at the United Nations in New York, as well as in 20 different countries overseas, Lee attracts audiences in the thousands.  Lee’s fascinating, entertaining lectures bring a message of love, empowerment and unity for Humanity.  Mixed with scientific validations, humor and personal stories, his lectures are favorites within the New Age community.    

Ask Kryon

QUESTION:  Are you an Ascended Master, dear Kryon?
ANSWER:  No.  I am a servant for humanity in its quest to create peace on Earth and increase the vibration of the planet.  I honor the ascended masters, for theirs is also a specialty to help you as well.  I work with all of them, especially that of St. Germain.  My interdimensional counterpart is Metatron.  We often work together regarding the physics of your planet.  All of the others are back on Earth in some form of energy work at this time in your history.  They have all returned and are working with you daily.
QUESTION:  Dear Kryon: I am a healer/alternative therapist.  What is the best way to help people with addictions and compulsive behaviors?

ANSWER:  Addictions and compulsive behavior are a result of more than just psychological disorders and/or chemical imbalance.  They are a way for the biological-self to distract a Human from completing what it came here for, spiritually.  It is also given as a test or challenge.

If you work with addicted Humans, then I don't have to tell you the frustration they feel. They absolutely know what they are doing, yet then can't communicate with their cellular structure enough to stop it.  The main part of this struggle is the one where the biology builds a "wall of addition or compulsive behavior" so that the Human does NOT have to make the decision they came here for.  Worse, sometimes this activity is actually designed to kill them quicker!

Many of these precious souls are very spiritual…did you notice?  They are "on the edge" of complete knowledge, but just can't seem to "go there."

What to do?  Your work as a healer is to help them over this hump of fear.  They can't stop smoking… or eating… or sexual desire… or drugs?  These are all classic Human biological ploys that are part of the "seed fear" of enlightenment.

Clearing fear is the answer… fear that perhaps this time they won't suffer and go through torture because they accept the information of the Higher-self.  Many are unconsciously fearful of moving into a spiritual experience.  Even those who are healers… channellers… and ministers will also experience this!  They don't want to "go all the way," since the last time they did this… they died, horribly.

So, healer, help them to begin talking to their cellular structure in ways that will relax the fear of spiritual information and action.  The more they can love themselves, the less they will rely on outside stimulus for their peace.  The more they can drop this very real fear of theirs, the less they will need their additions.  Behavior will modify and the addiction will eventually drop away.

Meditation is also part of the key to this… real meditation, with intent and motivation.  Finally, self-worth is the real issue (same as loving themselves). When this is settled, then the addictions begin to diminish and go away.  

QUESTION:  Dear Kryon, I am gay, and an enlightened man. I live in an American society that barely tolerates me, and actually has some laws against my way of life.  The church I used to belong to cast me out as being evil and anti-God.  I don't feel that I am violating some Human ethic.  My love is as true as any heterosexual, and I am a light worker. Tell me what I should know.

ANSWER:  Dear one, less than two generations from now, there will be those who find this book and laugh at the quaintness of this very question.  Before I answer, let me ask you and those reading this to examine a phenomenon about Human society and "God."

Thirty years ago, interracial marriage was considered to be wrong by the laws of God.  Now your society finds it common.  The spiritual objections around it were either dropped or "rewritten" by those divinely inspired and authorized to do so.  Therefore, your actual interpretations of the instructions from God changed with your society's tolerance level--an interesting thing, indeed, how the interpretations of God seem to change regularly to match a changing culture!

The truth, of course, is that you find yourself in a situation that is known to create a test for you.  Right now, in this time, you have agreed to come into your culture with an attribute that may alienate you from friends and religious followers.  You have faced fear of rejection and have had to "swim upstream," so to speak, just as an everyday life occurrence.  Your contract, therefore, has been set up well, and you are in the middle of it.  Additionally, like so many like you, you have a divine interest in yourselves!  You feel part of the spiritual family.  What a dichotomy indeed, to be judged as evil by those who are the high spiritual leaders--interpreting God for today's culture.

Now I say this: What is your intent?  Is it to walk with love for all those around you and become an enlightened Human Being in this New Age?  Is it to forgive those who see you as a spiritual blight on society?  Can you have the kind of tolerance for them that they seem not to have for you?  Can you overlook the fact that they freely quote their scriptures in order to condemn you, yet they don't seem to have the love tolerance that is the cornerstone of their own message?

If the answer is yes, then there is nothing else you must do.  Your INTENT is everything, and your life will be honored with peace over those who would cause unrest, and tolerance for the intolerable.  Your sexual attributes are simply chemistry and setups within your DNA.  They are given by agreement as gifts for you to experience in this life.  Look on them in this fashion, and be comfortable with that fact that you are a perfect spiritual creation under God--loved beyond measure--just like all humans.  But then you know that, don't you?

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