Adam Elenbaas's blog

The School Lunch Epidemic

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Two angry moms set out to make a statement about the nutritional deficiency of American school lunches and created a film that's become a movement. (more)

New Tales from the Spirit Vine

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Last night the Ayahuasca Monologues returned to Webster Hall in New York City with five new visionary stories about the renowned sacred brew of the Amazon. Please post a comment and let us know what you thought about the show. (more)

Healthy Oms

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OmWellness is a unique new school for holistic health practitioners that aims to educate "as many people as possible as quickly as possible" about the importance of good nutrition. (more)

The Schizophrenic Gatekeeper

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Although I don't fully understand the complexities of the financial crisis, I am learning a lot about money. Each day between the hours of 10am and noon I am approached by 100 adult schizophrenics asking me for cash. I have to say yes or no, and how much.  (more)

Metamorphosis: Making an Ayahuasca Documentary

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A new documentary, "Metamorphosis," is perhaps the most gripping and intense filming of ayahuasca ceremonies and personal shamanic journeys ever made. In this interview, I talk to the director, Keith Aronowitz, about the process of making his film. (more)

The Dragonfly Design

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Is nature trying to tell us something? On the heels of the jellyfish crop circle comes a magnificent dragonfly. (more)

Jellyfish Crop Circle

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The newest crop circle is a giant jellyfish. It appeared in a barley field in Oxfordshire, England. (more)

Post Modern Medicine: A Talk with Matt Roberson

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Roberson's strange new novel, Impotent, is the first of its kind. Bravely exploring consumer medication culture while simultaneously weaving a good story and hypertextual presentation, Impotent is just what the doctor ordered. (more)

RS Wins Literary Award

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This past week the Reality Sandwich anthology, Towards 2012: Perspectives on the Next Age, received a Silver Medal Nautilus award as a "world changing" book. (more)

Romancing the Spirit Vine: A Talk with Margaret De Wys

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A battle with cancer led Margaret De Wys to Ecuador to sit in traditional Ayahuasca ceremonies. After miraculous healings she began an apprenticeship and life-altering romantic relationship with the shaman who healed her. In this interview, Margaret De Wys discusses her story and her new memoir, Black Smoke. (more)

Mind over Mating

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In this video lecture, author Marnia Robinson presents  evidence suggesting "the human mating program" of orgasm based sex is at odds with "the human bonding program" of life long partnership. (more)

2012 on the Air

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The Portland, Oregon news program Am Northwest recently interviewed Daniel Pinchbeck regarding 2012 and the new RS anthology. (more)

Temple of the Rising Sun

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Canadian professor Gordon Freeman challenges mainstream archaeology by arguing that a local site is actually the remains of a massive sun temple.

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Divine Awakenings: A Talk with Nikos Katsaounis about "Entheogen"

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Nikos Katsaounis, director/producer of "Entheogen: Awakening the Divine Within," discusses the film and its place in the cultural moment. Join us for a screening of the film Friday, Jan. 30, at the Wild Project in New York. (more)

The Wounded Male Geek: My Vision of Terence McKenna

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After a terrific and scary psychedelic journey, I realized that I needed a mentor. I found Terence McKenna. Several years later, during an Ayahuasca ceremony, a vision of Terence taught me to stop relying so heavily on my intellect and reach out from my heart. (more)

Welcoming a Green World

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In Postmodern Times' newest short film, Global Exchange co-founder Kevin Danaher explores the viability and necessity of kick-starting "green community-centers" in every major city. [Video] (more)

Redrock Redemption

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People across the country are joining forces to oppose President Bush's proposal to auction away Utah's beautiful Redrock wilderness for oil drilling. 

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Light Show on Mars

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Recently scientists have mapped out colorful auroraes on the planet Mars. The discovery has opened the door for new studies in astro-physics.  (more)

A Light from the Dark

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Scientists have discovered an unusual surplus of electrons bombarding the earth from outer space. The cosmic rays may be coming from dark matter in our solar system.  (more)

Will the Real Ayahuasca Tourists Please Stand Up?

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Having drunk in nearly 25 Ayahuasca ceremonies with four different shamans from three different countries on two different continents, I still do not feel capable of defining what makes an Ayahuasca ceremony "medicinal" or "authentic." (more)

The World's Oldest Temple?

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Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a stone temple that predates Stone Henge by over 6,000 years. (more)

Core Energy

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Oxford researchers have discovered strange new data about the Earth's core that's offering fresh insights into alternative energy resources.  (more)

Spanish Shamanism

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The International Shamanism & Entheogens Conference in Barcelona, Spain aims to expand the frontiers of the mind while exploring new possibilities of therapy and personal development. (more)

Shamanic Storytelling in the Stars

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Bringing in ancient perennial wisdom and a breath of fresh air to the liteary world, Karen McElmurray's novel The Motel of the Stars is a humorous and important story about new age philosophy and western culture. (more)

Meditation for Life: The Spirit of Grieving

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Scientists are examining the neurological processes surrounding grieving. The results provide an excellent backdrop for understanding meditation rituals and their age old role in coping with sadness, depression and personal loss. (more)

Horizons Remixed

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The Second annual Psychedelic "Horizons Conference" this fall was a smash hit, bringing together researchers and experts from all fields. Audio of the best of the conference is now available online. (more)

Psychotherapy and a New Society

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In this audio interview, Doctor Neal Goldsmith discusses psychedelics, psychotherapy, and the emergence of an integral society.  (more)

Meditation for the People

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With hundreds of different meditation techniques coming from dozens of different spiritual and religious traditions, the SelfCentered meditation workshop is teaching people to create their own personal practice. (more)

Mind over Metaphor

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In a recent Scientific American interview social psychologist Chen-Bo Zhong proposes that there is a direct correlation between abstract concepts or metaphors and the creation of physical sensations or events. (more)

Heaven on Earth

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In the latest episode of Post Modern Times, Rabbi Abraham discusses the basics of Kabbalistic philosophy, sacred geometry, and the illusion of separation that currently permeates our planet. (more)

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