This Week on Evolver Planet Radio

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This week on Evolver Planet Radio: Thomas McGregor, founder of Interconnect Interactive, spore city update from Evolver Columbus, plus musical guests The Flying Mystics.  (more)

The Electric Jesus Hits the Road

JTP_thmb_100_5.jpgFor those in the SF area, please join me this week for readings of my new book  The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic and a talk about Buddha, Jesus, & Ayahuasca with Darrin Drda. (more)

A Temple to Atheism

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Writer Alain de Botton asks, "Why should religious people have the most beautiful buildings in the land?” (more)

The Dangerous Methods of David Cronenberg--A Brief Review of A Dangerous Method

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The film reveals much about Freud's patriarchal authoritarianism and monomaniacal dogmatism, and Jung's adulteries, violations of professional ethics, and descent into near madness are shown to be inextricable from his visionary realizations.  (more)

Transformational Entertainment

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This Saturday, February 4, GATE invites you to a Transformational Story Conference and evening celebration with Eckhart Tolle, Jim Carrey, Barbara Marx Hubbard and more in Los Angeles. 20% discount with code. (more)

Superfluid Hologram

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The "collage-umentary" film Internet Rising attempts to answer the question, "What is the internet?," from the perspective of technogurus (Kevin Kelly), e-celebrities (ze frank), media scholars (Douglas Rushkoff) and Second Life activists (Serenity96).[Video] (more)

Buddha, Jesus & Ayahuasca

buddharesize.jpgJoin Evolver Editions authors Darrin Drda and Jonathan Talat Philips in SF for a candid discussion about the role psychedelic and spiritual practice play in reinventing our community (Feb 7). (more)

Designing Dissent

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A discussion hosted by RS Creative Director, Michael Robinson will feature Milton Glaser and Mirko Ilic and focus on graphic design's ability to convey how power is effectively used and distributed. (more)

24 Hour Sacred Theater Marathon

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Employing elements of ensemble theater, meditation, and ritual, Theatre Group Dzieci hosts a 24-hour workshop this Saturday and Sunday in NYC. (more)

Hollywood Does Ayahuasca

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Will the mention of ayahuasca in the new Jennifer Aniston movie have any effect on the public's view of the spirit vine? [Video] (more)

Kickstart The Electric Jesus

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Bring The Electric Jesus to Evolver Spores across the US and Canada. Contribute to my "Kickstarish" campaign and get some cool gifts in return. We're almost there with just over a week left! (more)

Art As Money: The "2012" Banknote

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Amsterdam-based artist Dadara celebrates this year of radical change with the latest project from Exchanghibition Bank:  a "2012" note that blurs the distinction between fine art and finance, banking and theatrical ritual. (more)

Dream of 2012

biz-card-frontthumb.jpgRing in 2012 with a 12 hour party featuring live music, Dj's, film screenings, yoga, art and more in a two floor warehouse in Brooklyn. (more)

Spiritual Technology That You Can Dance To

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The film Electronic Awakening investigates the spirituality of dance music culture and its ties to ancient shamanic rituals. (more)

Viva Venosa!

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Visionary artist Robert Venosa lived in pursuit of beauty and truth, weaving together personal experiences with spirituality, philosophy, and plant shamanism to create vibrant, living works of art. Venosa spent many years studying spiritual wisdom and was well prepared for the inevitable ascent into the astral realms. He transitioned on August 9th, 2011. (more)

OWS Holiday Bazaar

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Evolver and OWS Sustainability Working Group have teamed up to host “OWS Holiday Bazaar and Skill Share”, a free event on Sunday, Dec 18th, packed with a live barter market, workshops, complimentary dinner, live music and more. (more)

Response to Charles Eisenstein's Critique of THRIVE

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Charles Eisenstein, the author of Sacred Economics, has written a critique of my film THRIVE: What on Earth Will It Take? that has engendered much discussion. I welcome this opportunity to have a broad and public conversation to look more deeply into some very important issues that he and THRIVE raise. (more)

Alexander Trocchi and Project Sigma

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An autonomous, self-managed, unalienated power of seamless creativity exists alongside the old commodified spectacle until such time as it can subsume it within its new means of creation. It is both science fiction and a business plan, a utopian future and an almost exact description of sophisticated spectacular business in the twenty-first century. (more)

Music Against Homophobia

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In response to Russia's anti-LGBT legislation, the net label Black Circle Records has released a free 29-track album "Russia's Full of Queers". (more)

Thrive: The Story is Wrong but the Spirit is Right

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If there ever was an Illuminati orchestrating world events, it has lost control. Today, the atmosphere among the financial elite fluctuates between panic and resignation. They cannot be bothered to suppress all the information freely available on the Internet that is accelerating the shift of consciousness away from separation and scarcity. (more)

Touring Sacred Economics

charlesthmb.jpgMy new book, Sacred Economics, has been released in print. I'll be touring for the next several months, giving readings and telling the story of the book. (more)

Working Class Mystic: George Harrison Gets Krishna Consciousness

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A changed George Harrison returned to England from India in 1968. Harrison continued to meditate and to chant, but now in an obsessive way. He had become fascinated by Krishna. (more)

Architectural Myopia: Designing for Industry, Not People

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A culture based upon an abstract, disconnected conception of space is re-shaping our world for the worse. A parallel reality is replacing the living one. Architects have been commissioned to destroy historic buildings and urban spaces worldwide. Such interventions are praised by their promoters but are disastrous for the urban fabric.  (more)

Kerouac: A Psychonaut in Denial

kerouacthumb.jpgJack Kerouac's experiments with mescaline, ayahuasca, and psilocybin mushrooms influenced his 1962 novel Big Sur, just as earlier trials with peyote shaped his trademark  "spontaneous prose" style. So why does the public still think he scorned psychedelics? (more)

Noospheric Harmonies

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The SoulRise 11-11-11 festival in Austin will empower participants to accelerate the uptake of sustainable living. (more)

The Reality Sandwich Bookstore

Finally, here's the Reality Sandwich bookstore you've been waiting for. (more)

#11 Dream

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On 11.11.11 NYC will usher in the new era with a 24 hour party for the ages. (more)

Lifting Heads

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Srikala and Ana'di's latest album, "Sacred Hip-Hop" is not your everyday beats and rhymes. (more)

The Electric Jesus Launch Party

EJFront100.jpgCome celebrate the release of my new book, The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic with special guests Alex and Allyson Grey and Reverend Billy. (NYC, Nov. 15). (more)

2012 Hits Colleges

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Join the Evolver Social Movement in activating your college with screenings of 2012: Time for Change. (more)