Beyond Tulum
I had been in Tulum giving group sound bowl meditations at Casa Violeta and Uno Astro Lodge. Now back in NYC for a bit. Here’s a nice article on my art practice:
TULUM
We’ll be in TULUM for a few weeks at the Pop-Up Ashram project. I’ll be available for body art (temporary and permanent), and working with my sound bowls as well. Djamilla will also be holding her Sacred Movement dance classes.
PIX FROM THE EVENT:
Working with Mayan Wisdom keeper Don Miguel Angel Vergara who was doing a beautiful guided meditation on gratitude and the body while I played the singing bowls.
Me and Kundalini yogi Harijiwan before a yoga class, where I played the singing bowls during shivasana.
Body painting on Mr. Positive, EuGene from Naam Yoga Miami.
PHOTOS FROM THE RESIDENCY (Brachfeld Gallery, Aug 2012, Paris)
Aug 1, 30 -Body art by OHR
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Aug 3 -Ivory Weeds live/Eliza Bishop screening
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Aug 2 & 4 -Slide show by Jean Bernard Cabanes
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Aug 5, 12, 19, 26 -Sacred Movement by Djamilla
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Aug 6, 8, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 -Sound Bowl concerts by Oliver and Micah (The Brancusi Brothers)
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Aug 7 -Lecture Graham Laird Prentence
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Aug 9 -Mantra Workshop by Beatrix Kovacs
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Aug 10, 11, 12, 13 -Lecture series Giancarlo Colombo
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Aug 16 -Lecture Irene Halsman
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Aug 17 -Screening Ainhoa Valle
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Aug 23, 24, 25 -Lecture series James Buford
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Aug 29 -Lecture Alain Sallard
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Aug 31 -In Praise Of The Void
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AUG. 2012 PARIS RESIDENCY SCHEDULE
In Praise of the Void “HOLDING SPACE” will be located at:
Brachfeld Gallery, 78 rue des Archives, Paris 3
The art show: http://www.brachfeld-gallery.com/gallery_exhibitions.php?gid=64
Text and photos from exhibition: http://oliverhalsmanrosenberg.blogspot.fr/2012/07/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-ja-x.html
Most events in English
events by donation
ufoliver2@yahoo.com for questions
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*AUG 1st -HANDS ON DESIGN… (BODY ART BY OLIVER)… Come have your HANDS painted (with temporary white ink) on this first day of the residency. Free. All Day.
1-7pm
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*AUG 2nd - WOMEN OF INDIA, from the devi to daily life woman (SLIDE SHOW by Jean Bernard Cabanes). In French. 7-9pm
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*AUG 3rd, 8 p.m.-IVORY WEEDS (MUSIC PERFORMANCE) . From Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Live Drone/Ambient/Folk/Experimental http://www.ivoryweeds.com/index.html. + Special film screening by Eliza Bishop.
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*AUG 4th - SAGES OF ARUNACHALA: Living spirit of Vedanta (SLIDE SHOW by Jean Bernard Cabanes). In French. 7-9 pm
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*AUG 5th, 3-5pm -“Sacred Movement” by Djamilla…
Come and dance to happy up-beat music from all over the world.
Let go of the mind and move like only you can!
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*AUG 6th -SOUND BOWL EVENT -9 pm. Come relax into a guided inner journey with the healing and transcendental vibrations from Himalaya singing bowls.
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* AUG 7th -NEW TIME 8 pm. “Trashumancia: A Garden Beyond Periphery. Nomadic Pastoralist Corridors as Ecological Transects”
(LECTURE by Graham Laird Prentice). Graham is a University of Pennsylvania, School of Design Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, MLA candidate ’13 Ian L. McHarg Merit Scholarship recipient
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*AUG 8th -SOUND BOWL EVENT -9 pm. Come relax into a guided inner journey with the healing and transcendental vibrations from Himalaya singing bowls. With two bowl players and over 20 bowls!
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*AUG 9th -5 p.m. -Yoga, 6:15 p.m. -Mantra Chanting. (WORKSHOP led by Beatrix Kovacs) A blend of contemporary and ancient techniques to cultivate inner balance and strength through the use of sacred sound. http://www.beatrix-kovacs.net/
Paris* Calling the sun
Please bring yoga mat
I invite you to a yoga class first emphasizing intensely the physical aspect of asana practice (including nice music also) in which, as I hope, you will experience the sun’s power: warmth, light.
It prepares us for the consciousness-clearing chanting class.
Chanting is of a tremendous energy not merely upon the ones chanting.
The vibration emerging from joint chanting cleans, brings you into balance
and passing from within expands beyond your body into space, further and further.
Thus your inner and the big, unknown space may melt together to become one.
The mind’s restless movement calms down, life energy inspires you, composure and contentedness arise.
“…you can arrive where you ever wanted to be…”
….Let’s go do it together!
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*AUG 10th-13th (LECTURE SERIES by Giancarlo Colombo). Giancarlo Lived 3 years in the monastery “Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama” at the feet of the great master Swami Veda Bharati, disciple of Swami Rama of the Himalayas, learning and studying the sacred scriptures and being instructed and guided by a Master that embodies the knowledge transmitted by an uninterrupted Lineage of Sages since 5,000 years.
*AUG 10th, 5pm-Meditation and its Prerequisites (Learn how to Breath,Relax, Sit Properly and change your life forever.)
*AUG 11th, 5pm-Philosophy of Hatha Yoga(the role of Hatha in the Ocean of Yoga).
*AUG 12th, 5pm -Emotional Purification and Equilibrium of your System.
*AUG 12th, 7pm (after the lecture) -“Sacred Movement” by Djamilla…Come and dance to happy up-beat music from all over the world. Let go of the mind and move like only you can!
*AUG 13th, 5pm -Meditation (The scientific approach by the Sages of the Himalayas)
Giancarlo will also be available during the day to demonstrate techniques for those interested. Please reserve time in advance. In French and English.
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*AUG 14th -SOUND BOWL EVENT -9 pm. Come relax into a guided inner journey with the healing and transcendental vibrations from Himalaya singing bowls.
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*AUG 15th -SOUND BOWL EVENT -9 pm. Come relax into a guided inner journey with the healing and transcendental vibrations from Himalaya singing bowls.
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*AUG 16th 8pm-(SLIDE SHOW and TALK by Irene Halsman) “Philippe Halsman’s Paris years and behind the scenes with Dali.” Photographer Philippe Halsman worked for 10 years in Paris before moving to NYC in the 1940’s where he photographed the world’s cultural elite. Join us as his daughter Irene Halsman shows never before seen photos from his Paris years, and tells behind the scene stories from iconic photo shoots with Dali.
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*AUG 17th -8 pm (SLIDEPRESENTATION) AINHOA VALLE -Ausencia
“Ausencia” ( Absence )is a visual project mix of poetry, photography, japanese butoh dance and music. It was made in India at the under construction new bus station in Mcleod Ganj (Dharamsala) - 2008. It is a visual interpretation of a poem, through the body and its relationship with the space and the absence of nature. Mixing different butoh dance techniques and photography, we tried to reach to the different states of the mind and freeze them in time.
Photo and Poetry - Ainhoa Valle
Performer- Tamar Amir
Montage - Jarmo Lipasti and Ainhoa Valle
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*AUG 18th, 7-9 pm -FREE SOUND BOWL VIBRATIONAL MASSAGES by Micah
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*AUG 19th 3-5pm -“Sacred Movement” by Djamilla …
Come and dance to happy up-beat music from all over the world.
Let go of the mind and move like only you can!
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* AUG 20th, 8 pm -SOUND BOWL EVENT Brancusi Brothers (USA) will be creating a space for you to recieve the relaxing and trancendental sounds of the Himalayan Singing Bowls.
* AUG 21st, 8 pm -SOUND BOWL EVENT Brancusi Brothers (USA) will be creating a space for you to recieve the relaxing and trancendental sounds of the Himalayan Singing Bowls.
* AUG 22nd, 8 pm -SOUND BOWL EVENT Brancusi Brothers (USA) will be creating a space for you to recieve the relaxing and trancendental sounds of the Himalayan Singing Bowls.
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* AUG 22nd -(LECTURE) BRADLEY LUDE CANCELED
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*AUG 23rd-25th (LECTURE series by James Buford). After three years of intensive study, James has just completed his post-‐graduate degree in Indian Philosophy and Comparative Religion at Banaras Hindu University (BHU). His academic studies and personal sadhana has focused primarily on Yoga and Tantric traditions, including extensive personal retreat and immersion into the esoteric teachings of Kashmir Shaivism.
*AUG 23, 8pm -Introduction to Indian Philosophy and Brahman, the Supreme Being
In this lecture James will introduce the basic development of Indian Philosophy from the ancient Vedas into the 6 main Orthodox schools of Indian Philosophy. Vedanta, primarily based on the Upanishads, is one of the most fascinating of these schools, which propounds Brahman as the Supreme Being. Brahman is characterized as ‘Sat Chit Ananda’ or ‘Being Consciousness Bliss’ and is the non-dual principle of Pure consciousness which pervades all of reality..
*AUG 24, 8pm -Tantra; the Divine Dance of Shiva Shakti
Where Vedanta belongs to the Orthodox system of Indian Philosophy, Tantra and Trantric Philosophy are very much un-orthodox systems and challenge many taboos in Indian culture. Tantra, (primarily the philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism), is arguably the most refined and evolved philosophy in India. It propounds non-dualism, where ShivaShakti acts as the Supreme Being, the perfect balance of the male and female energies. Shiva is pure consciousness and through its Infinite power, ‘Shakti’, the universe is manifested.
*AUG 25, 8pm-The Sacred Heart; a Comparative Presentation on Eastern and Western Understanding of the Heart.
The Sacred Heart has been the focal point of philosophy and Religion for millennia. In Indian Philosophy especially Vedanta and Tantra, the ‘Heart’ plays a vital role as being the ‘Seat of Consciousness’ the very source of consciousness and therefore the Source of all reality. The Heart also plays a vital role in the Islamic mystical tradition of Sufism. And today leading teachers in the West including Drunvalo Melkizedek and physicist Nassim Haramein are beginning to understand the importance of the ‘sacred space of the heart’ in a modern context.
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*AUG 26th, 3-5pm -“Sacred Movement” by Djamilla…
Come and dance to happy up-beat music from all over the world.
Let go of the mind and move like only you can!
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* AUG 27th, 8 pm -SOUND BOWL EVENT -Brancusi Brothers (USA) will be creating a space for you to recieve the relaxing and trancendental sounds of the Himalayan Singing Bowls.
* AUG 28th, 8 pm -SOUND BOWL EVENT Brancusi Brothers (USA) will be creating a space for you to recieve the relaxing and trancendental sounds of the Himalayan Singing Bowls.
SOME SINGING BOWLS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AFTER THIS EVENT
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* AUG 29th, 8pm -(PRESENTATION by Alain Sallard) Introducing the Prayer of the Alchemist.
Interpreting the Splendor Solis, and alchemical thesis from the XVth century. Presenting Jacob’s Ladder, the 55 chakra system, in a spiritual engineering perspective. Basic overview of the math and logic behind inter-dimensional communications powered by binaural beats. + Q & A. Sampling of dimensional binaural beats followed by a “connect with your higher self” meditation and a Power Prayer to Christ. (15 minutes sampling, 15 minute meditation).
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*AUG 30th -HANDS ON DESIGN… (BODY ART BY OLIVER)… Come have your HANDS painted (with temporary white ink) on this last day of the residency. Free. All Day.
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*AUG 31st -In Praise of the Void. All Day.
Aug. residency in PARIS, France @ Brachfeld Gallery
Join the VOID this August as we move our nomadic healing space to Paris for the summer at Brachfeld Gallery. Oliver will be exhibiting art made in India over the last 3 years (opening July 11th), and different events run by an amazing network of international conscious expansion practitioners will be taking place every day!
Events are being scheduled currently, and a calendar will be posted here once confirmed. There will be silent meditation, sound bowl activations and guided meditations/visualizations, experimental movement classes, mantra workshops, poetry readings, music concerts, film screenings, lectures on meditation and yoga, lectures on tantra, chakra journeys through sound, and some other surprises.
Hope you can join, or inform your Parisian community.
Thanks.Merci.
Sound bowl activations in ancient Hampi temples (India) 2012
DRAWING CLASSES Dec 27-29
In Praise of the Void is now located in Tiruvanamalai India (Tamil Nadu).
Classes held at SP Guesthouse’s roof top on Perumpakam Rd. opposite Satya Cafe
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Class 1 “Drawing from Life” Dec 27th 10am-Noon
-Using still life to explore techniques of contour, shading, and texture.
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Class 2 “Integration of Reality and Imagination” Dec 28th 10am-Noon
-Simple exercise using Dali’s ‘Paranoid Critical’ method to develop creativity.
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Class 3 “Visionary Inspiration” Dec 29th 10am-Noon
-Using Tibetan singing bowls and guided visualization/meditation to tap into subconscious imagery.
Closing of the void (NYC incarnation)
The last event at In Praise of the Void was the filming of a pilot for a new reality TV show on healers and skeptics. Alan Pratt was the healer, and a whole cast of friends showed up. The show is being produced by impossiblenyc.com. Then it was time to sweep up, and praise the void in its NYC incarnation. I’m off to India to continue sharing, learning, and holding space for others. Will continue to post here about events I am doing. Bless, -Oliver
*2 Yoga Classes in the Void -led by Dhyananda (Jeff)
My friend Dhyananda (Jeff) has been living as a yogi/hermit in India for the last 5 years. I am pleased as my final events in the Canal st. space to host 2 yoga classes led by him.
Beginners to advanced welcome all by donation. Monday can be optional potluck, (vegetarian dishes)
Hatha Yoga Flow & Pranayama (breathing exercises)
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class 1) Tues. November 22nd 7-815pm
class 2) Mon. November 28th 7-8:15pm
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Designed to promote well-being, positive relationships, self-confidence, control of body and mind to enable the practitioner to lead a creative, self-contained life. And above all, to make yoga a joyful experience of spiritual life as the ultimate goal.
Please bring your own yoga mat.
This is for beginners as well as advanced students. Sliding scale donation.
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About Dhyananda (Jeff) -Yoga Instructor (certified in India) Hatha Yoga, Kriyas, Pranayama (breathing exercises) & guided meditations (concentration techniques)
Diploma in Yoga Education from Yoga Vidya Gurukul University, Nasik , India and student of Shri Santosh Puri Ashram, Haridwar, India since 2008 leading an austere life, studying Yoga, Philosophy & Yoga Management
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Hari AUM Tat Sat
*Monday, 11/21/11* Saturn Returns ;) Vedic lecture back by popular demand
Saturn in Libra: An Introduction and Overview of the Upcoming Depth of
His Power - An Indian Astrology Lecture by Omkar Lewis
Have things seemed up in the air, unmanageable or intimidating? Are you
confused by change and unsure of what comes next? You’re not alone.
Tomorrow - Tuesday November 15 - is the day that Saturn enters the
constellation of Libra, the pinnacle of a rare, distinct and
distinguished period of transition for us all. Perhaps you have
experienced this shifting ground in your life or observed it happening
around you. Don’t worry, you’re not going crazy…
In this lecture, we will introduce to you to the ancient myth and lore
of Lord Saturn, arguably the heaviest heavyweight of the astrological
pantheon. Saturn has been cast by many as an energy to be feared and
avoided, but when faced properly, he offers the sincere seeking
supplicant rare, valuable and lasting lessons in wisdom and life-long
gifts. Saturn is the slowest planet, changing signs every 2.5 years.
The time of Saturn’s movement is upon us; he has begun to infuse our
planet with a power unseen in 28 years. We will discuss in broad
strokes and nuances what this exciting development means for us all.
Indian Astrology - also known as Vedic Astrology or Jyotisha - is a
classical science that serves as a mirror of life so that we may
harmonize our inner most experience with the greater world. By
interpreting timeless symbols in nature - the planets and stars -
Vedic Astrology illuminates the confusion and lack of clarity that is
an inherent part of the human experience.
Monday, November 21, 2011
7:00-9:00pm
$20 suggested donation
no one turned away for lack of funds
Omkar Lewis is a Vedic Sciences Consultant and student of Yoga,
Meditation and Philosophy. Omkar has spent the last 4 years studying
and specializing in Indian Astrology (Jyotisha) and Design (Vastu)
with the most respected teachers in North America. He comes to New
York having spent the last two years in India and Thailand, studying
and specializing in bringing out the practical wisdom of classical
spirituality for the modern person.
Omkar is in New York offering readings on a donation basis. An
introductory reading is 1.5-2 hours and includes email follow-up
questions. (regular fee $150)
- features general life arc reading, introducing you to your chart and
to your reader: me.
- highlights the themes of your choice - including: career,
relationship, home, family, finances, personality, purpose, and more.
11/2/11 -2012 Vedic lecture and book signing by Tres Devas
In Praise of the Void is extremely pleased to present Tres Devas talking about 2012, and celebrating the release of his new book “The Day of No Time”
The Day of No Time draws upon the principles of Vedic astrology, information from the Mayan Calendar and Eastern shamanic principles to offer insights for 2012 and the years to follow. It provides a fresh perspective on 2012 predictions.
In The Day of No Time, 2012 events are interpreted through the lens of Vedic astrology, the only system of astrology to remain in continual use for thousands of years. This book identifies the key astronomical occurrences that make the year 2012 unique, and boldly translates them into a coherent message to help one prepare for this critical point in history.
Lessons from shamanic nature schools of the East are married with Vedic astrological principles to outline a practical perspective for preserving and sustaining the environment. He presents over 100 specific predictions for the year 2012 and beyond, and includes a survival guide to prepare for the possible environmental and political transitions brought on by the shift of the rare Mayan cycle occurring in 2012.
Tres Devas Bio:
19 years Experience Jyotisha Main Teachers Narendra Desai and Hart Defouw 12 years experience with pre-Taoist Shamanism with authentic Teacher One on One Lived in Buddhist Temple One Year Traveled To Pyramids of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala Studied In India, Canada, U.S.A.Wednesday Nov 2nd 7:30-9pm. $5-30 sliding scale.
Sunday 10/2/11 Goddess Circle (women only) -Hosted by Djamilla
Beloved SeaStars of the East Coast And All the Ladies with an Open Heart:
It is with a deep joy and tickeling curiosity that I’m writing this letter. My motivation is to create an oppurtunity for us females, girls, ladies, priestesess, women, sisters, mothers, daughters, dakinis and earth angels to unite together in circle. Where we feel safe and open, vulnurable and brave, honest and real, loving and understanding. A place where we dare to expand ourselves in relationship to our deepest core and to each other. A sanctuary and point of calm in the wild city of cities.
We will meet on the weekends during the autumn, starting on Sunday October the 2nd. At Oliver’s art studio “In Praise of The Void” located at 169 Canal St, in Chinatown. (bottom buzzer/top floor)
We will begin 3pm and wrap up around 5. Perhaps later.
My intention is to have a specific theme for each gathering, so if you have anything inparticiular that you would want to bring into the light of experience please share those desires with me, and we’ll find a solution.
If you now of any other sister or freind who you might think would appreciate Goddess Circles, feel free to share this info with them.
I am asking a $10-15 usd donation. But if money is a an issue, please don’t let capitalism stand in the way of you sharing your magic in circle of sisterhood. Talk to me instead, and we’l see what’s possible.
The Sacred Feminine is our to express and expand within. We are the source and the ceative flow of vitality. Lets come together in divine play and truthful sharing.
We set the rules, if any.
And the theme for our first gathering will be Birth.
What do we remember from our birth? How do we want a birth to be? What do we wish to birth into our lifes? To birth into ourselves? Into our reality?
-Djamilla
9/27/11 Saturn Moves Into Libra: Intro to Depth of Power - Lecture by Omkar Lewis
Saturn in Libra: An Introduction and Overview of the Upcoming Depth of His Power - An Indian Astrology Lecture by Omkar Lewis
Indian Astrology - also known as Vedic Astrology or Jyotisha - is a classical science that serves as a mirror of life so that we may harmonize our inner most experience with the greater world. By interpreting timeless symbols in nature - the planets and stars - Vedic Astrology illuminates the confusion and lack of clarity that is an inherent part of the human experience.
In this lecture, we will introduce to you to the ancient myth and lore of Lord Saturn, arguably the heaviest heavyweight of the astrological pantheon. Saturn has been cast by many as an energy to be feared and avoided, but when faced properly, he offers the sincere seeking supplicant rare, valuable and lasting lessons in wisdom and life-long gifts. Saturn is the slowest planet, changing signs every 2.5 years. The time of Saturn’s movement is upon us; in November, he will begin to infuse our planet with a power unseen in 28 years. We will discuss in broad strokes and nuances what this exciting development means for us all.
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
7:30-9pm
$20 suggested donation
no one turned away for lack of funds
Omkar Lewis is a Vedic Sciences Consultant and student of Yoga, Meditation and Philosophy. Omkar has spent the last 4 years studying and specializing in Indian Astrology (Jyotisha) and Design (Vastu) with the most respected teachers in North America. He currently lives in Thailand where he trains with his teacher in bringing out the practical wisdom of classical spirituality for the modern person.
Vedic Astrology lecture 8/25/2011 by Omkar Lewis
Indian Astrology - also known as Vedic Astrology or Jyotisha - is a classical science that serves as a mirror of human life so that we may harmonize our inner most experience with the greater world. By interpreting timeless symbols in nature - the planets and stars - Vedic Astrology illuminates the confusion and lack of clarity that is an inherent part of human experience.
In this lecture, we will talk about the little known but very powerful nodes of the Moon: Rahu and Ketu. These two mysterious points in the sky can show us our biggest blind spots as well as our deepest strengths. Rahu and Ketu (the dragon’s head and tail), properly understood, give voice to the great void, shedding shadowy light on the big questions of why we are here, what confuses/distracts/holds us back and what we have to do to actualize our human potential.
Thursday August, 25th
7-9pm
$20 suggested donation
no one turned away for lack of funds
Omkar Lewis is a Vedic Sciences Consultant and student of Yoga, Meditation and Philosophy. Omkar has spent the last 4 years studying and specializing in Indian Astrology (Jyotisha) and Design (Vastu) with the most respected teachers in North America. He currently lives in Thailand where he trains with his teacher in bringing out the practical wisdom of classical spirituality for the modern person.
