Evolver Salt Lake : March 31 Psychedelics Spore

Wednesday March 31 2010, 7-9pm 
Alchemy Coffee 1700 S 400 E in Salt Lake City
We are pleased to welcome local artisan ReAnne Von Kramm to lead us in a a thoughtful and open discussion as Evolver Salt Lake explores the role of psychedelics in our modern culture, as both scientifically verified medicines and intentional tools for personal development. 
*This event is free and open to the public with a suggested donation of $5

ReAnne Maurielle Von Kramm lives as an experienced body-worker, social engineer, and performance artist. She is a poet whom believes in a multi-faceted reality of mass-interpretation; "The most crucial element for integration, in this striking existence, is one of tangibility." ReAnne will be leading our evening's discussion to invite simple comprehension of how our articulation with so many realities can happen within a single body and how to approach/integrate/apply the use of sacred tools as empathic human beings...
"For such a time as this." -Esther 4:13

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.