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smu573MemberThe Future of Psychedelics
March 17, 2010 – 7:00pm – 8:30pm
the Tonic Room
2447 North Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60614-2403
Cost: $5
Evolvers Spores: The Future of Psychedelics
For millennia, cultures around the world expanded minds and visions with “teacher plants” – what we commonly know today as psychedelics. The widespread popularity of LSD during the 1960s awakened the Western psyche to these powerful substances, ushering in a period of wild experimentation that revolutionized art and music, inspired social movements, and opened new vistas of possibility for psychotherapy. But a swift backlash from the establishment made psychedelics illegal, repressing and marginalizing them as “dangerous drugs.”
Today, there is new potential for psychedelics to be reintroduced into mainstream culture, not as drastic catalysts of social upheaval but as tools that can help people overcome serious problems, explore mystical experiences, find inspiration, and understand more about consciousness and the brain. Psychedelic research with human subjects is underway again after a 35-year blockade, thanks to the efforts of non-profit organizations like MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) and the Beckley Foundation. Prominent newspapers and magazines are giving these substances another look, acknowledging their potential for therapeutic and spiritual breakthroughs if used with care. At the same time, the worldwide resurgence of interest in indigenous shamanism indicates a deeper maturity and respect emerging toward these ancient sacraments. In this Spore, Evolver Regionals will explore and discuss the exciting new frontiers for psychedelics in our modern culture, as both scientifically verified medicines and intentional tools for personal development.
Charles Shaw will be our guest speaker.
Charles Shaw's work has appeared in Alternet,Alternative Press Review, Conscious Choice, Common Ground,Grist,Guerrilla News Network, Huffington Post, In These Times, Newtopia, TheNew York Times, openDemocracy, Planetizen, Punk Planet, RealitySandwich, San Diego Uptown News, Scoop, Shift, Truthout, TheWitness,YES!, and Znet. He was a Contributing Author to the 2008 Shift Report from the Institute for Noetic Sciences, and in Planetizen's Contemporary Debates in Urban Planning (2007, Island Press). In 2009 he was recognized by the San Diego Press Club for excellence in journalism.
Charles is the Director of the Exile Nation Unheard Voices Story Project (coming Spring 2010), and Editor of the Dictionary of Ethical Politics, a collaborative project of Resurgence, openDemocracy, and the Tedworth Trust. He is the former Editorial Director of Conscious Enlightenment Publishing (Conscious Choice, Common Ground, Whole Life Times, and Seattle's Conscious Choice), the founder and publisher of Newtopia, former head writer for the nationally syndicated radio show Reality Checks, former Senior Staff Writer for The Next American City, and a Contributing Editor for Worldchanging.
Along-time activist and former official for the Green Party of the US,he is a native of Chicago who lives on the West Coast…for now.
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Tags: spirituality Shamanism psychedelic therapy prisons Political Theory neotribalism drug war conscious evolutionAfter the Spore please stay for Fifth World A psychedelic band fusing elements of dub, funk, acid jazz, hip hop, and electronica.
http://www.fifthworldmusic.com/8:30 – 9:15 | Fifth World
9:30 – 10:15 | Frog's Gone Fishin
10:30 – 1:30 | The Pod (WEEN Cover band)
PauldoMemberCharles Shaw, one of the biggest nut case douche bags there is. Did you invite these people to this forum Abe?
MachiGuestCharles Shaw, one of the biggest nut case douche bags there is. Did you invite these people to this forum Abe?
are you physically attracted to Abe, secretly loving and hating him at the same time cuz he chose Jessica over your ass? this is the only explanation that comes to my mind why you are posting rude comments against him in every thread now….oh wait…you don't believe in love…nevermind 8)
damonMemberCharles Shaw, one of the biggest nut case douche bags there is.
Please elaborate.
PauldoMemberCharles Shaw, one of the biggest nut case douche bags there is.
Please elaborate.
It goes back to another list, never met the guy as far as I know. Major DB!
Nameless OneParticipantHere's his blog:
http://www.realitysandwich.com/blog/1265Seems like the usual drug fan navel-gazing with a bit more political content… did I miss something?
damonMemberIt goes back to another list, never met the guy as far as I know. Major DB!
He's well known among burners for example. Never heard a bad thing about him.
You're the 1st person who describes him like this. I'm very curious what makes you think that way about him.
aktifMemberHas anyone heard of david aaronovitch??? He was on the Colbert Report last night and it was awesome. Explained a lot to me.
PauldoMemberIt goes back to another list, never met the guy as far as I know. Major DB!
He's well known among burners for example. Never heard a bad thing about him.
You're the 1st person who describes him like this. I'm very curious what makes you think that way about him.
Yes I know he's known among burners with the typical burner beliefs about 2012 and 9/11. He's all about alien conspiracy. My dislike of him stems from a personal attack he launched on Fixer on a different list years ago.
damonMemberYes I know he's known among burners with the typical burner beliefs about 2012 and 9/11. He's all about alien conspiracy. My dislike of him stems from a personal attack he launched on Fixer on a different list years ago.
I don't give a shit about 2012 and 9/11. Same with alien conspiracy. But still find his opinions on many subjects very interesting.
Don't know anything about conflict between him and Fixer so this is not enough for me. Give me more 😉
cosmicvibrationsMemberSome people aren't big fans of Charles' personality. It's not the first time I've heard that. However, I respect his work and effort to tell the stories that aren't being heard right now via Exile Nation and his Unheard Voices project. There's nothing “nutcase” about those… nothing to do with conspiracies or aliens or anything like that.
smu573MemberCome to the event and hear what he has to say, and then join in the conversation. We could use many different view points to make the discussion more stimulating!
PauldoMemberIf I don't approve of someone personally I can't support them or their efforts in whatever area.
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