VenueFirst United Methodist Church, Shadyside 

Date06/02/2012 

Time10:30 AM - 12:00 AM  

Event TypeOther 

GenreOther 

Sponsorthe Evolver Social Movement 

Cost $30.00
Click to purchase tickets
 

Description and Reader Names: The Evolver Convergence
Pittsburgh, PA: Friday, June 1 - Monday June 4

Evolver is thrilled to invite you to the first ever national Evolver Convergence which will take place at the Wherehouse Art Studio (4810 Penn Avenue) and the First United Methodist Church (5401 Centre Avenue) in the East End of Pittsburgh on June 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.

The Evolver Convergence seeks to unite all of us who are at the cutting-edge of consciousness evolution in order to honor our spiritual unfolding, affirm our artistry and nurture our most tender, sacred hopes for a radically more beautiful future.

The event kicks off at the Wherehouse Art Studio at 8 pm on Friday, June 1st with a free reading and chakra activation by Jonathan Talat Phillips, author of The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic.

On Saturday, June 2nd and Sunday, June 3rd we’ll have fantastic speakers at the First United Methodist Church (including Charles Eisenstein, author of Sacred Economics, and Daniel Pinchbeck, author of 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl).

On Monday, June 4th we’ll offer a special Sporeganizers Summit for those interested in starting or growing an Evolver Spore in their area.

The Convergence will further draw participants into a generative cyclone of love and play with opportunities to have your spiritual nature worshipped at our Inner Divinity Costume Party (at the Wherehouse, starting at 9 pm on Saturday, June 2nd - see full description below for the scintillating details!) and to engage throughout the weekend in participatory workshops on arts and technologies (from Shamanic journeying to Permaculture gardening) designed to foster the fullest blossoming of our planet.

Convergence-goers will meet brilliant heart-centered compatriots from across the country and be able to network with them to further their work and joy.

Evolver is an international organization devoted to consciousness expansion and visionary art headquartered in Manhattan, publisher of the popular transformational culture web magazine Reality Sandwich and mother of local chapters (called “spores”) in over 40 cities around the world.



PRESENTERS

Daniel Pinchbeck: author of 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, Breaking Open the Head, and CEO of Evolver and Reality Sandwich.

Charles Eisenstein: author of Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, & Community in an Age of Transition and The Ascent of Humanity

Dennis McKenna(via Skype): Ethnopharmacologist, co-author of The Invisible Landscape and Botanical Medicines

Rick Doblin (via Skype): president and founder of Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)

Jonathan Talat Phillips: author of The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic, co-founder of Evolver, Bioenergetic Healer

Ken Jordan: Evolver/Reality Sandwich Publisher, digital democracy pioneer, co-editor of 2012: Envisioning the Next Age

Stella Osorojos: author of Star Sister: How I Changed My Name, Grew Wings, and Learned to Trust Intuition, practitioner of Chinese medicine

Jennifer Palmer: Online Telepathy Pioneer, Evolver General Manager, Synch Book author

Adam Elenbaas: author of Fishers of Men: The Gospel of an Ayahuasca Vision Quest, Nightlight Astrology Founder

Michael Robinson: Evolver’s Creative Director, Creator of the Universus Project, former Atlantic Records graphic designer

More to Be Announced!

SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, JUNE 1

**Opening Night: Electric Jesus Reading, Chakra Activation, & Evolutionary Art Exhibit with Evolver co-founder Jonathan Talat Phillips & Pittsburgh Visionary Artists Laura Gyre, Sigh V. Meltingstar and Dean Cercone**


Location:
The Wherehouse (in association with Awesome Books)
4810 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15224

Price:
Free. Signed copies of Electric Jesus will be available for purchase.

Time:
7:00 pm


SATURDAY, JUNE 2

**Opening Circle, Panels & Workshops**

Location:
The First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh
5401 Centre Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15232

Time:
10:30am - 6:00pm

Price:
$30 in advance on eventbrite: http://evolverconvergence2012.eventbrite.com/

$40 at the door
(tickets include all workshops, panels, AND the Inner Divinity Costume Party – see below!)



**Inner Divinity Costume Party**

We’ll transform the Wherehouse Art Studio into the Elysian Fields and welcome your radiance with luxuries including fresh flowers, foot-washing, floor cushions for lounging, a sand box for playing and olive oil massage.

Expect to be greeted by glowing emanations hailing from the heights of Olympus to the valley of the Ganges and everywhere around and in between.

The evening will include a line-up of ambient acoustic music by local geniuses and a selection of spotlight performances by some of the most magnificent artists heaven can find.

Join us at 8 pm for our preparatory face and body painting dress-up session, or come already costumed in a far-out fashion that expresses your Inner Divinity for the official start of the party at 9 pm.

Separate tickets for the Inner Divinity Costume Party can be purchased for $10 at the door of the Wherehouse on the night of the event starting at 8 pm. Please arrive early, tickets may sell out.

Location:
The Wherehouse Art Studio (4810 Penn Avenue)

Time:
8:00 pm – body and face painting preparatory dress-up session
9:00 pm – festivities begin in earnest

Price:
$10 at the door starting at 8 pm, or FREE with purchase of Evolver Convergence ticket (which includes all panels and workshops on Saturday, June 2 and Sunday, June 3rd at the First United Methodist Church).

Evolver Convergence tickets are $30 in advance on eventbrite: http://evolverconvergence2012.eventbrite.com/ or $40 at the door.

SUNDAY, JUNE 3

**Panels, Workshops & Closing Circle**

Location:
The First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh
5401 Centre Ave.

Time:
12:30pm - 7:00pm

Schedule of speakers, panel and workshops TBA

MONDAY, JUNE 4


**Sporeganizer Summit**

A special session for those specifically wishing to start up or to grow an Evolver Spore in their area. To register, please email Remi Gurak: remi (at) evolver (dot) net.

Location:
The First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh
5401 Centre Ave.

Time:
12:30 – 5:00 pm


BUY TICKETS

Tickets: $30 in advance for weekend, $40 at door. http://evolverconvergence2012.eventbrite.com/

Primary Contact PersonCarolyn Elliott 

Primary Contact Emailsweetsongofjoy@gmail.com 

Telephone4123397373 

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Short bio: Carolyn Elliott writes about what dreams are made of (love & anarchy) at www.awesomeyourlife.com, channels deities both fictional and nonfictional and throws rad parties.