Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday weekend.  Blessings and I am grateful for all of you.  Souldish is short this week but next week stay tuned for much more.   If you’ll be cruising the internet for interesting brain bytes to much on, be sure to check out Steve’s picks on Souldish this week, “The Zen of Californication”, “To Mars by A-Bomb”, “How Will Religion Evolve”, “Lessons From the Japanese: Time to Stop Borrowing Money and Start Printing It”, and “The Card Game, a follow-up to the Secret History of the Credit Card.”

Truly,

Salma

Http://www.souldish.com

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==Saturday, November 28==

Filmmaker Keith Arronowitz and Souldish present: Metamorphosis- A Journey of Transformation

Ayahuasca has been used by Shamans and those they help for hundreds if not thousands of years. Found all over the Amazon, Ayahuasca and it’s incredible ability to heal has been slowly but steadily creeping into western consciousness. Metamorphosis is a documentary that follows several westerners as they undergo five Ayahuasca ceremonies and experience the gamut of emotions - from utter fear to outright ecstasy. It also explores the shamans who work with the medicine as well as all the key elements of an Ayahuasca ceremony.

In addition, tells the story of Hamilton Souther, who earlier in life had no belief of and in spirit. After having a spiritual awakening, Hamilton is led to the Amazon where he apprentices as an Ayahuascero, or person who practices medicine with Ayahuasca. Hamilton and Maestro Don Alberto (an indigenous master shaman for over thirty years that practices with Hamilton) take us through the ceremonies as well as explain the meaning behind them.

As the film progresses, we follow the journey that the participants take through the plant medicine. The difficulties of the experience are revealed as well as why each of the participants has come. Integral elements of the ceremony, such as the icaros (songs sung in ceremony) and the “purge” are explored further.

Finally, we get to see the transformations people have undergone, from physical to emotional to spiritual, after having spent more than a week with Ayahuasca. They reflect on their experiences and share what they have learned, leaving profoundly transformed from when they first arrived.

If you cannot make the screening, you can purchase the DVD online at Keith’s website: http://metamorphosisfilm.com/FilmClips.html

(7p, $10)
Wild Project
195 East 3rd St.
New York City, NY
http://metamorphosisfilm.com/FilmClips.html

==December 11 - 13==

Portraying the Self Workshop w/ Alex & Allyson Grey

Few pictures through the ages are more honest or experimental than self portraits. Self portraiture can nobly and expressively convey the deepest feelings with sincerity. The mirror enables an artist to capture their most personal view of reality. The degree of comfort with which self portraits capture physical features, environmental conditions and the artist’s inner world can leave a faithful record of self scrutiny through the creative process. Facing ones moods, expressions and shadow, the artist can go beyond likeness and represent inner turmoil, inner spirit, and higher possibility.  This workshop will allow the exploration of various mediums, examine the history of self-portraiture, offer immersion into the soul through self-revelation, and address philosophically the nature of the self.  Course fee: $250.  Materials list will be provided upon registration.  Workshop begins Friday evening with arrivals from 5-7, dinner and then lecture. Saturday workshop hours go from 10am - 10pm and Sunday from 10 am- 1pm. Food is included in course fee.  Limited accommodations available. Call to reserve. 845.297.2323  (arrive between 5 & 7p Friday night, includes dinner and lecture, $250) accommodations extra and limited

(beginning Friday night, $250 plus accommodations)

CoSM Art SanctuarY
46 Deer Hill Road
Wappinger Falls, NY
See train schedule for details on how to get there
Http://www.cosm.org

==Saturday, Dec. 12th  and Sunday, Dec. 13th ==

The international Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers Healing Circle

Jivamukti Yoga School is delighted to welcome members of the International Council of the Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers. Join us for two evenings of Prayer, Healing, and discussions on Prophecy and Sacred Medicine. “We the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, believe that our ancestral ways of prayer, peacemaking and healing are vitally needed today. We come together to nurture, educate and train our children. We come together to uphold the practice of our ceremonies and affirm the right to use our plant medicines free of legal restriction. We come together to protect the lands where our peoples live and upon which our cultures depend, to safeguard the collective heritage of traditional medicines, and to defend the earth Herself. We believe that the teachings of our ancestors will light our way through an uncertain future.”  Sponsored by friends of The Center for Sacred Studies and The Jivamukti Yoga School

When: Saturday Dec 12th
Teachings: Prophecy and Sacred Medicine
Time: 7.30pm
Ticket Price: $35.00
When: Sunday Dec 13th
Teachings: Prayer and Healings -(This session involves hands on healing work from the Grandmothers.)

(Time: 7.30p, $70)
(Tickets are $100 if you attend both nights)
For Online registration go to www.jivamuktiyoga.com
Please register soon as tickets are limited as this will be a popular event.

==December 12==

The Peace on Earth Holy Rolling Blow-out

Reverend Billy and the Church Of Life After Shopping Present:  The Peace on Earth Holy Rolling Blow-out with Reverend Billy and the Life After Shopping Gospel Choir!  Children! As unemployment soars into the double digits, 2009 calls for a Guilt Free, Debt Free Christmas! Come to the Brooklyn Lyceum and let the Rev and our 40 voice choir fill you with a holiday spirit beyond buying, beyond logos, and beyond animatronic corporate mascots. We’re 1/5th the price of The Rockettes, twice as fun, and Ten Times Sexier .

(8p, $10 all ages, no one turned away)
The Brooklyn Lyceum
227 4th Avenue, at Union St. BK; )718) 857-4816
R train to Union Street Station
Order online here: http://bit.ly/2009-blow-out
Information and more:  http://www.revbilly.com/events/christmas-revival-at-the-brooklyn-lyceum

))Links((

Think about it:  A million Americans contributing to a grassroots, non-profit seed fund supporting small food enterprises and building the nurture capital industry. . . Is it typical philanthropy? No. Is it investing as we’ve come to know it? No. Is it achievable? Yes.
http://www.slowmoneyalliance.org/

Visions of The Amazon Featuring Pablo Amaringo and Ayahuasca Visions
http://99collective.com/