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 mjshroomer
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 Ralph Metzner's Psychedelic Experience Workshop: Alchemical Divination 
#7189066 - 07/17/07 04:04 PM (4 years, 10 months ago) |
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Just received this email and as in current, keeping up with the drug world research workshops.
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Announcing the next Alchemical Divination workshop, to be held in Petaluma, California, Sept 9 – 14, 2007:
Mimir and the Well of Memory
This workshop includes the following divinations and associated energy practices:
· Mapping your Self-System and Life-World of Relations
· Relationship Disentanglement Divination (learning how to disengage from relationship patterns that obstruct your growth)
· Envisioning Possible/Probable Futures (developing conscious foresight & forethought in the areas work, creativity, spiritual growth,
relationship, family, community and the Earth).
· Reconciling with the Inner Enemy or Shadow (and turning him, her or it into a friend or ally in the processes of integration; for
preparation, it is recommended that you read ch. 6 of The Unfolding Self)
· Medicine Wheel of the Life Cycle (learning how to work with the Inner Wise Child, the Anima and Animus, and the Inner Elder, as spirit
guides to counsel you on your deepest questions).
What is Alchemical Divination?
Divination, in essence, involves a structured inquiry into questions of the past, for healing and resolving problems, and the future, for visioning and obtaining guidance. The Metzner Alchemical Divination® practices are rooted in:
· the transformational teachings of psychospiritual alchemy
· core East-West teachings of humans as multi-dimensional Beings of Light
· shamanistic principles and practices of connecting with the spirits of nature
· a scientific systems worldview describing the interconnected Web of Life
· The basic purpose of these divinations is to help individuals obtain deeper experiential understanding, problem resolution and visionary inspiration for their life path in its intrapsychic, interpersonal, professional, creative and spiritual dimensions.
In the attachments you will find:
A flyer describing the Sept workshop;
An application form (only necessary if this will be the first of the three workshops you will be taking)
A registration form for the Sept workshop – Mimir and the Well of Memory, which you can download and send in with a deposit.
You can also apply and register online by going to the website: http://www.metzneralchemicaldivination.org.
Ralph Metzner, Ph.D.
Green Earth Foundation
http://www.greenearthfound.org.
Motto of the Green Earth Foundation:
Harmonizing Humanity with Earth and Spirit.
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A beautiful and powerful new documentary film has just been released on what I like to call Entheogenesis – the process of awakening to the divine life force in all living beings and the sacred dimensions of reality. See below for more information on this film and how to order it.
Entheogen: Awakening the Divine Within is a feature length documentary which invites the viewer to rediscover an enchanted cosmos in the modern world by awakening to the divine within.
The film examines the re-emergence of archaic techniques of ecstacy in the modern world by weaving a synthesis of ecological and evolutionary awareness,electronic dance culture, and the current pharmacological re-evaluation of entheogenic compounds. Within a narrative framework that imagines consciousness itself to be evolving, Entheogen documents the emergence of techno-shamanism in the post-modern world that frames the following questions: How can a renewal of ancient initiatory rites of passage alleviate our ecological crisis? What do trance dancing and festivals celebrating unbridled artistic expression speak to in our collective psyche? How do we re-invent ourselves in a disenchanted world from which God has long ago withdrawn? Entheogen invites the viewer to consider that the answers to these questions lie within the consciousness of each and every human being, and are accessible if only we give ourselves permission to awaken to the divine within.
Featuring Stan Grof, Marilyn Schlitz, Ralph Metzner, Alex Grey, Terrence McKenna, John Markoff, Daniel Pinchbeck, and Kat Harrison among others, postulate how the disenchantment of the modern world may be remedied by summoning the courage to take the next leap in the evolution of planetary consciousness.
To learn more about the film, view the trailer, and order copies, go to:
http://www.entheogen.tv/
The following e-mail was sent out by Michael Salla of the Exopolitics Institute. It contains links to interesting video footage of mass sightings in Peru, Mexico and England.
Aloha, there has been another sighting of mass UFO's over a major city that is evidence of extraterrestrial visitation. This time it is Lima, Peru. A video is available at: . This follows the 2005/2006 mass UFO sightings in Mexico City (which the video refers to and compares) and London in Feb 2007, for more go to: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/exopolitics/message/406 .
The trend here is that extraterrestrial vehicles are revealing themselves more frequently over large urban areas to acclimate the public. Given the 2007 disclosures by the French and British militaries of their UFO files, and of similar initiatives by the Brazilian and Mexican militaries in 2005/2006, the Lima sighting is a sign of an accelerated effort to prepare the general public for the open appearance of extraterrestrial visitors, and some governments and their militaries are actively participating in this.
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I send out occasional (once or twice a week) announcements (some to local Bay Area names) and socio-political-ecological commentaries to my e-mail list. If you are not on that list and would like to be, please send me an e-mail with your first and last name (there are lots of folks with the same or similar names) and “Add to mail list” in the subject line. Please indicate whether you reside (a) in the SF Bay Area; (b) North America – other; or (3) International – other.
If you are on the list, and would like not to be, send me an e-mail, with “Remove from mail list” in the subject line.
Ralph Metzner
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Metzner Alchemical Divination®
Sponsored by the Green Earth Foundation Presented by Ralph Metzner, Ph.D.
Training Program Schedule 2007
Divination, in essence, involves a structured inquiry into questions of the past, for healing and resolving problems, and the future, for visioning and obtaining guidance. The Metzner Alchemical Divination® practices are rooted in: Û the transformational teachings of psychospiritual alchemy Û core East-West teachings of humans as multi-dimensional Beings of Light Û shamanistic principles and practices of connecting with the spirits of nature
Û a scientific systems worldview describing the interconnected Web of Life The basic purpose of these divinations is to help individuals obtain deeper experiential understanding, problem resolution and visionary inspiration for their life path in its intrapsychic, interpersonal, professional, creative and spiritual dimensions.
Participants in the Metzner Alchemical Divination® training program can expect to:
Û Gain greater understanding of the psychology of transformation, as described in spiritual and esoteric traditions, as well as the perspectives of transpersonal and depth psychology, and ecological systems thinking.
Û Learn yogic meditative techniques of chanelling light-fire, toning, and breathing to amplify awareness, sensitize perception, purify the human energy field and navigate through ordinary and non-ordinary states of consciousness.
Û Benefit from the divinations personally as well as learn how to conduct divination ceremonies with individuals and in groups; and learn methods for integrating the insights and changes generated from the divinations into one’s life and practice.
Comments from participants in Metzner Alchemical Divination® workshops
“Repeated experience with Ralph Metzner’s alchemical divinations has led me to a deepening resolution of emotional and spiritual issues within myself and my family and has allowed my life to more fully rest on a foundation profoundly connected with the Earth and her mythologies.” -John Westover - Psychotherapist.
“Working with Ralph’s alchemical divination practices has led me to incredible healing and greater consciousness. His vast knowledge, navigational skills and mastery as a visionary guide have opened doors I never thought existed. All areas of my life have improved, I am more grounded, centered, aware and happier. This is reflected in my yoga teaching, my coaching and in my personal relationships.” -Briege Aranaga - Yoga Teacher and Personal Coach.
“The wisdom and insight that I have received during Ralph Metzner’s divination workshops have been profoundly beneficial to me personally. With great gratitude, I see also that I am a more skillful psychologist as a result of attending these workshops. Ralph has researched global wisdom traditions and divination methods across the millennia, and created a powerful set of tools for visioning and healing wisdom that we need in these difficult times.” -Janis Phelps, Ph.D. - Professor of Clinical Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapist.
Ralph Metzner, Ph.D.
who studied philosophy and psychology at Oxford University and has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Harvard University, has been involved in the study of transformations of consciousness ever since he worked with Leary and Alpert at Harvard in the 1960’s. During the 1970s, Ralph spent 10 years in the intensive study and practice of Agni Yoga, a meditative system of working with light-fire life-energies. He was the Academic Dean during the 1980s, at the California Institute of Integral Studies, where he is Professor Emeritus of Psychology. He maintains a part-time psychotherapy practice, and conducts numerous workshops on consciousness transformation, both nationally and internationally. His books include The Well of Remembrance, The Unfolding Self , Green Psychology, and two edited collections on the science and the phenomenology of Ayahuasca, and of the Visionary Mushroom. He has also composed and produced a CD of original songs called Bardo Blues. For more info: www.greenearthfound.org
Structure, dates and costs of the program
The Metzner Alchemical Divination training program consist of three five-day workshops, each of which encom
passes several different meditations and divinations. They may be taken in any sequence. In the trainings participants will experience the divinations for themselves and practice guiding them for others. (Note: they are not intended as a form of psychotherapy or treatment.)
Mimir and the Well of Memory: September 9-14, 2007
The workshops will take place at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) in Petaluma, CA. For more details on the
program see: www.metzneralchemicaldivination.org The cost of the trainings are $1750 per person per workshop, which includes tuition, training materials, and shared room and board. A deposit of $500 is required to hold your place. Deposits are non-refundable, but can be transfered to another workshop. Early Bird Discounts: Before May 1st: cost is $1450, Before July 1st: cost is $1600. Full payment is due 30 days before.
REMOVE BOTTOM PART OF THIS FORM
Name : Date:
Address:
City: State: Zip: Country: Phone: Fax:
Email:
Occupation: Referred by:
• I enclose check (payable to Green Earth Foundation) for $500 as deposit.
Credit Card Number: Exp. Date: Signature: Discount:
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Metzner Alchemical Divination Basic Training ProgramApplication Form
Name_____________________________________________________________
PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM WHEN YOU REGISTER THE FIRST TIME FOR THE TRAINING.
1. What is your primary interest or intention in taking this training program?
2. What is the area/ field of activity in which you want to apply the divination practices?
3. What do you consider your strengths and what your challenges?
4. What spiritual or psychological growth practices are you involved in at present?
5. Please indicate if you are presently receiving medical care or psychotherapy for any condition?
Mail to: Green Earth Foundation, P.O. Box 327, El Verano, CA 95433. or FAX: 707-935-8567, Email to: ralph@greenearthfound.org
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Metzner Alchemical Divination
Training Program
Registration Form
Name ___________________________________________Date______________ Organization________________________________________________________ Address___________________________________________________________ City____________________________State____Zip_________Country________ Tel (1)___________________Tel (2)_________________ Fax_______________ Email______________________________Occupation______________________ Referred by____________________________ Emergency Contact Name___________________________Tel_______________
• Enclosed is my deposit of $500 to hold my space in this workshop:
Mimir and the Well of Memory – September 9th through 14th, 2007
Cost of workshop is $1750 per person, which includes tuition, training materials and shared room and board. Deposits are non-refundable but can be applied to a subsequent workshop in the series.
• I wish to have a single room for an additional $190. Early Bird Discount: Before May 1st ____$1450; By July 1st ____$1600 Partner Discount: Cost for second person ____$1450
Balance due 30 days prior to start of workshop.
• I wish to pay by credit card Credit Card No.______________________________________________Exp________ Date__________________Signed____________________________________________
• I wish to pay by check. Make checks payable to Green Earth Foundation
Statement of Personal Responsibility/Hold Harmless Clause:
I am choosing to participate in the M.A.D. practices training program, which is designed for purposes of greater self-understanding and personal growth. I understand that this is not designed to treat any medical or psychiatric condition, and I take full responsibility for my own health, safety and well-being. I release and hold harmless both Ralph Metzner and the Green Earth Foundation for any loss, liability or injury that may occur in connection with my participation in the program.
Non-Disclosure Agreement/Proprietary Information:
I understand that the presenter will be sharing original research, program design, written and graphic material and exercises during the program. I hereby agree not to publish any of that material, including experiential exercises, in any form – oral, written, audio or visual recordings – without express, written permission in advance.
Signed__________________________________________ Date______________
Mail (both pages: application and registration form) with checks payable to:
Green Earth Foundation, P.O. Box 327, El Verano, CA 95433. or FAX: 707-935-8567
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ALso remember that the Mind States Conference is coming up soon.
mj
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 Angered Roach
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Registered: 05/11/07
Posts: 419
Loc: Cincinnati, OH
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Re: Ralph Metzner's Psychedelic Experience Workshop: Alchemical Divination [Re: mjshroomer]
#7189266 - 07/17/07 04:43 PM (4 years, 10 months ago) |
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Quote:
Registration Form
Name ___________________________________________Date______________ Organization________________________________________________________ Address___________________________________________________________ City____________________________State____Zip_________Country________ Tel (1)___________________Tel (2)_________________ Fax_______________ Email______________________________Occupation______________________ Referred by____________________________ Emergency Contact Name___________________________Tel_______________
• Enclosed is my deposit of $500 to hold my space in this workshop:
Mimir and the Well of Memory – September 9th through 14th, 2007
Cost of workshop is $1750 per person, which includes tuition, training materials and shared room and board. Deposits are non-refundable but can be applied to a subsequent workshop in the series.
• I wish to have a single room for an additional $190. Early Bird Discount: Before May 1st ____$1450; By July 1st ____$1600 Partner Discount: Cost for second person ____$1450
Balance due 30 days prior to start of workshop.
• I wish to pay by credit card Credit Card No.______________________________________________Exp________ Date__________________Signed____________________________________________
• I wish to pay by check. Make checks payable to Green Earth Foundation
1000 or so dollars for sitting around listening to psychobabble, pseudo-mysticism, and...what else? Magic ceremonies? For putting up with all that crap, there had better be tons of free ganj just laying around. I can think of better places to put 1000 dollars. 
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"The Government's Solution to a Problem is usually worse than the Problem" - Milton Friedman
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jesusvsbuddha
Fellow Pioneerof the Mind
Registered: 06/20/07
Posts: 61
Loc: Oregon
Last seen: 3 years, 3 months
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Re: Ralph Metzner's Psychedelic Experience Workshop: Alchemical Divination [Re: Angered Roach]
#7192549 - 07/18/07 11:18 AM (4 years, 10 months ago) |
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mj-
i'm not sticking up for Angered Roach or putting down the workshop in any way, shape, or form; but it is a prime example of what i mean when i say not everybody is willing to give significant amounts of their money or time to learn about these things. (i would be very interested in attending such a conference had i not already made arrangements to be in New Mexico at that time but that's beside the point). however, it is people like Angered Roach whom we intend to reach, because, however fortunate or unfortunate one considers it to be, they do seem to be the majority. i know a lot of people in this field disregard such attitudes which do seem to be typical in today's youth, but we truly believe they too need to be reached. if the collective unconsious is to be changed, then we MUST reach as many people as we can.
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"I'm glad mushrooms are illegal. You know what happened when I took them? I laid in a field of green grass for four hours going, 'My God...I love...EVERYthing!' Now if that isn't a hazard to this country..."
-Bill Hicks
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Angered Roach
On The RoadAgain
Registered: 05/11/07
Posts: 419
Loc: Cincinnati, OH
Last seen: 2 months, 18 days
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Re: Ralph Metzner's Psychedelic Experience Workshop: Alchemical Divination [Re: jesusvsbuddha]
#7192652 - 07/18/07 11:45 AM (4 years, 10 months ago) |
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Hm...
I'm not saying spirituality is a bad thing.
But since when the hell did spirituality cost a 1000 plus dollars?
However you guy's choose to spend your money is fine with me, but I never needed to spend 1000 dollars to tap into the collective unconcious.
Don't take this the wrong way, i'm not shitting on you guys. I still think this is a pretty absurd thing to spend 1000 dollars on, even if McKenna is there.
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"The Government's Solution to a Problem is usually worse than the Problem" - Milton Friedman
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angryatbreakfast
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Registered: 03/12/07
Posts: 109
Loc: Northeast
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Re: Ralph Metzner's Psychedelic Experience Workshop: Alchemical Divination [Re: Angered Roach]
#7192907 - 07/18/07 01:22 PM (4 years, 10 months ago) |
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Angered Roach said:
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1000 or so dollars for sitting around listening to psychobabble, pseudo-mysticism, and...what else? Magic ceremonies? For putting up with all that crap, there had better be tons of free ganj just laying around. I can think of better places to put 1000 dollars.
QFT
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"Is marijuana addictive? Yes, in the sense that most of the really pleasant things in life are worth endlessly repeating." -Richard Neville
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mjshroomer
Sage
Registered: 07/21/99
Posts: 13,774
Loc: gone with my shrooms
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Re: Ralph Metzner's Psychedelic Experience Workshop: Alchemical Divination [Re: Angered Roach]
#7193640 - 07/18/07 04:23 PM (4 years, 10 months ago) |
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You know Roger Rabbit here from the shroomery. He has spent several thousand dollars taking Paul Stamets Shroom growing courses.
Now he grows edibles for a living. Not all education is free.
While I have contributed much to the internet, I also made a lot of money from hand-painted mushroom t-shirts, my art cd-rom, My four cd rom books and my nine booklets on shrooms from around the world.
I had no money but when I went to these conferences, they ranged from $35 dollars a workshop up to $1600.00. OF course I was paid with room and board and an honorarium for speaking. I also was usually approached to speak for one lecture, yet when I arrived at these programs, I ended up doing two to three.
People who came to these lectures are now in good academic positions and many are furthering the studies I gave and others gave and yes we were paid.
Before I became someone who lectured, I too had to pay to learn about the nature of the shrooms and how to study them so that I know what I know.
Just reading a book about a subject does not make one an expert in the field. IT takes 20 years or longer to begin to understand what you are doing. By that time you are having a family and you earnings are what make a family whole.
I am sure that you would rather spend $1,000 dollars on a pound of pot than learning about the shamanistic experience of someone who has been there and has a great education to teach others what he has learned.
I also have taken at least a hundred shroomery members out and taught them some of the knowledge I have. OF those hundred, only about 10 actually gained knowledge of the shrooms and were honest in their interest, while the rest just came around behind my back and ripped my private patches to shit.
I always give people who go with me two or three places to go pick where they won't be hassled. Then a few weeks later, I find them picking in places they should not be at. Places where I have friends or where I am allowed to pick and they come there and rip them off.
Roadkill has seen the destruction of massive cyan patches in private areas.
Or the smart ass kid from Bellevue, who, while I was in Thailand, Posted here at the shroomery, a local street corner with pictures of the streets name. This was someone who lived in Bellevue and said he would never come there.
He even posted my name and pictures of the patch of blue ringers say8ing I was gone so he could pick it.
Thor immediately removed his post, but only after it had been up for a few weeks.
When I ask this persopn why he invaded this private patch, he said, "well I was driving in the neighborhood and stopped by to check it."
The fucker lives in Bellevue and was just driving by a street in north Seattle near I-5.
Then the person who for several weeks followed me around and got caught by some elderly friends who allowed me to seed their inner-fenced back-yard with cyans.
I took him to the front yard and told him do not go o0nto their property in the back.
I also caught him at several other places after i arrived to pick. I posted this info and many shroomers here claimed I was being paranoid.
This very person was caught at three in the morning in my friends back yard with a flashlight. I posted this info and noted that my friends were going to buy a couple of dobermans in case of invasion of privacy rights.
When this kid was caught by my elderly friend and his wife, he told them the mushrooms John told them it was a good place to find shrooms. They knew he lied.
He split before the cops arrived.
I posted this here and again, a lot of shroomery members accused me of being paranoid.
Then the friggin punk made a post here saying he was the one who got caught in the back yard of my friends home. He threatened to poison their dogs if they came at him.
Again his posts were deleted and he was banned.
Breittenbush Hot Springs in Lake Detroit Oregon has 2-3 daily symposiums which run all year long with do many different groups of speakers and lecturers it would blow your mind. prices range form single sessions at about $20 dollars up to a $1,000 or more.
Order their catalogue. They provide room and board with their conferences and every fall they have a magic and edible shroom conference.
mj
IF you want info today, thanks to the internet, it now cost to purchase journal publications from whole yearly issues to individual issues. Within five years, Most university libraries will not have new journals on their shelves. They will have to be ordered
mj
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mjshroomer
Sage
Registered: 07/21/99
Posts: 13,774
Loc: gone with my shrooms
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Re: Ralph Metzner's Psychedelic Experience Workshop: Alchemical Divination [Re: angryatbreakfast]
#7198002 - 07/19/07 12:49 PM (4 years, 10 months ago) |
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I just came across this 1989 Breittenbush COnference flyer. At that time the three days of conference with live raggae band was only $150 dollars. You can see the list of speakers and workshops. Room and board are included in these annual shroom conferences, but Breitenbush has conferences every 2-3 days all year long of one kind or another. IT is but one of several hundred organizations across the USA which present new age medicines and spiritual and psychedelic, yoga, transcendental meditation and other workshops.
Just wanted to share with you what goes on at these symposiums.
And as i noted above, not all provide transportation or airfare or room and board. This one does.
So after you enlarge the thumbnail, then right click on the mouse on the bottom right hand corner of the image to enlarge further for reading
mj
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