Winter 2014 + 2015 New Year

"Awakening the Inner Light"
Talk and Shamanic Ritual with Jon Rasmussen 
Friday, December 19th, 7:30 pm

The seasonal festivals at the time of the Winter Solstice represent symbolically the birth of the light in the human soul. The sun's annual cycle is a reminder of the eternal rebirth of nature and the spirit. The message of the solstice and winter holidays is that of perpetual new life. The universal cycles of motion continue in an everlasting dance of the cosmic spirit. Jon Rasmussen will give a talk on the subject of the perpetually recurring life of the spirit, and how we can contact and expand our inner light. Afterwards he will lead us in a shamanic ritual and guided journey.

Event Cost: FREE

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"Divining with the Angels"
Workshop with Joan Rose Staffen
Friday, December 12th, 7:30 pm

Joan Rose Staffen has taught several highly successful workshops at Luminata. In “Divining with the Angels,” participants will use the tools of meditation, pendulum dowsing, and the “Intuitive Charts” developed by Joan Rose in her book, Divination & Joy, and the newly released book, Swimming the Inner Ocean. Joan will assist participants in learning to commune with and be guided by angelic guides and messengers. We will learn to use the pendulum charts, and give each other an intuitive reading with insights from the angels. Open to all, both novices and experienced pendulum dowsers. This will be an inspiring and entertaining evening.  

Joan Rose Staffen is a writer, healer, artist and spiritual counselor dedicated to assisting others to heal their lives, to rediscover their purpose, and to stay on their path. She has worked with a variety of clients, from individuals to Silicon Valley corporations, to help them discover and pursue their creative mission and purpose. She helps her students uncover, visualize, plan, and actualize their dreams through her books and experiential workshops. She teaches divination, creativity, and prosperity methods grounded in a spiritual worldview. She is the author of two books on healing and dowsing, Divination & Joy, Divination & Action and a book of angel and personal stories, Swimming the Inner Ocean.

Event Cost: FREE

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“Your Best Places in the World”
Talk and Slide Show with Dan Furst  
Friday, January 16th at 7:30 pm

Dan Furst is one of the premier astrologers in the world today. His specialty is astro-cartography, the study of personal affinities of geographic location. He is a world class presenter and will be giving a talk and slide show at Luminata, followed by two days of astrological consultations for those interested.

Astrocartography is today’s hottest, most talked-about astrology resource. It draws all your personal lines for jobs and money, marriage, love relationships, family and health on a world map, and shows you the best – and hardest— places for your goals.

Dan Furst’s accurate, insightful astrology readings have helped thousands of people. He is the author of Dance of the Moon and Surfing Aquarius: How to Ace the Wave of Change. Dan has been an astrologer, writer, and actor in New York, Japan, Hawaii, India and Egypt. He lives in Pisac in the Sacred Valley near Cusco, Peru, and does readings for people all over the world. His talk and slide show presentation is free. Please inquire about readings with Dan at Luminata on Saturday and Sunday, January 17th and 18th.

Event Cost: FREE

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“The Power of Grace”
Talk and Book Signing with David Richo 
Friday, February 6th, 7:30 pm

David Richo returns to Luminata for a talk on his latest book, The Power of Grace. Perhaps all of us have had experiences when things seem to fall into place almost effortlessly, seemingly even miraculously. These experiences come to us by grace, moments when life opens up and hands us a gift. This help from outside ourselves can be life changing. David Richo offers us teachings and practices that can help us open our eyes to sources of grace everywhere and in everyone. As we do so, we begin to see our lives through the lens of wonder, and we become vessels for its power to others.  

David Richo is a popular teacher, therapist and workshop leader in Santa Barbara and San Francisco. He combines Jungian, Buddhist and mythic perspectives in his work, and helps people to live with compassion and mindfulness. He is the author of many books, including How to Be and Adult in Relationships, and The Five Things We Cannot Change.

Event Cost: FREE

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“In Harmony with Nature”
Talk and Shamanic Ritual with Jon Rasmussen  
Thursday, March 19th, 7:30 pm

We live in a time when technology and nature seem to be at war. Our world is bombarded with new technological innovations ceaselessly washing up on the shores of the current culture and it is hard for us as individuals to keep up with the changes. At the same time, nature is being adversely impacted by the impact of scientific and technological achievements that have led to sprawling cities and environmental pollution and toxicity on a widespread scale.  

Jon Rasmussen will address the theme of living in harmony with nature. This is something that traditional indigenous cultures have achieved and have been able to maintain through countless millennia. The shamanic and indigenous societies have much to teach us about balancing advances in the techno world with the eternal rhythms of nature. Jon will give a talk followed by a guided shamanic journey.

Jon Rasmussen is a well-known local shaman and author of Dreaming Your World into Being. His shamanic studies include apprenticeship with world famous shaman Alberto Villoldo, and tutelage in the Andes with the mysterious Q’ero Indians of Peru.

Love offerings accepted.

Event cost: FREE

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