White Light, White Magic Spore

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Evolver Spore: White Light, White Magic
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Evolver SF invites all bearers of light to spend your Samhain with us, with our first afternoon gathering! We'll be meeting early so as to sync up with a worldwide meditation that starts at 3pm. Magic is real.

White Light, White Magic Spore
Sunday Oct 31, 2pm, SeraPhi
1117 Howard St, San Francisco CA
$11 donation

This is a costume ritual party. We invite you to wear all white. White facepaint will be provided.

2:00pm - mingling, music, and open-source face decorating (paint and sparkies provided, but feel free to bring your special glittery things too!)
2:30pm - opening
3:00pm - Tom Kenyon's Hathor World Activation Meditation
* Please read the info about the meditation here (http://tomkenyon.com/the-crystal-palace-within-and-opening-the-halls-of-...), download the meditation mp3 and practice a few times before the event, so as to be able to drop into it with ease
3:33pm - sharing of our meditation experiences, questions, etc
4:04pm - "Why Magic Works" - group discussion - bring your open ended questions!
4:44pm - Ananda's techno-shamanic sound healing vibrating floor concert. Excorcize pesky spirits with this powerful clearing technique. It sounds good, too.
5:15 - music & hanging out
6:06 - White Light Grid Point Procession - after releasing dark spirits and filling up with light, we invite you to join us in a silent procession (walk) around SOMA, to spread the positive vibes, acting as a moving grid of light in the neighborhood.

Want to play music (something mellow) at the Spore? Email EvolverSF@gmail.com

Please RSVP to this event on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=162469300439513

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About the White Light, White Magic theme
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Throughout history the word “magic” has been applied to topics ranging from spells and illusion, dousing and clairvoyance, to miracles and synchronicities. Shamanic traditions are said to use magic to imagine a new reality into being, while Western religions claim that the power of prayer can work beyond the realm of logical understanding. Today, quantum physics and string theory add to this mystery, creating new notions around the effects that thought and intentionality have on the world around us.

This month, the Evolver Social Movement invites you to take a walk on the lighter side of Halloween, exploring the art (and science?) of magic. The Celtic festival of Samhain, from which Halloween evolved, was a time to celebrate the end of the ligher half of the year and the beginning of the darker half of the year. The ancient Celts believed that the border between this world and the Otherworld became thin on Samhain, allowing spirits to pass through. The family's ancestors were honoured and invited home while harmful spirits were warded off. It is believed that the need to ward off harmful spirits led to the wearing of costumes and masks.

Special thanks to Inner Traditions for being a financial sponsor of the Spore. They are celebrating the release of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s “Psychomagic: The Transformative Power of Shamanic Psychotherapy” . The book uncovers the power of dreams, theater, poetry, and shamanism for healing

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About Evolver Spores
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Evolver Spores are monthly events taking place in over 40 cities around the world. Spores are conscious gatherings pioneering a unique new social space blending educational, inspirational, experiential, and communal, and typically include a combination of one or multiple short lectures/presentations, interactive group experiences, music, meditation, multimedia, and good old fashioned 'hangin' out.'

Each month's Spore is on a theme collectively chosen by the Regional Spore Coordinators & the founders of Evolver -- past themes include Gift Economies, 2012, Peak Oil & New Energy, Psychadelics, Love, and other open-ended topics relating to the consciousness movement (broadly defined).