Upcoming Events

Feb. 10-12, 2012, Entheogenic Film Festival, IONS, Petaluma, CA
A total film immersion weekend filled with viewing, panel discussions facillitated by Ralph Metzner, PhD, walks in nature- all on-site at the beautiful EarthRise Center. Includes documentary films on: DMT, ayahuasca, ibogaine, LSD, Ectasy/MDMA, marijuana, and others.
http://www.noetic.org/earthrise/events/2012/2/entheogenic-film-festival/

Feb. 17-20, 2012, The 18th Annual PantheaCon Conference
Doubletree Hotel, 2050 Gateway Place, San Jose, CA
On Saturday at 11:00 am Ralph is the convener of a panel discussion entitled:
Making Peace in the War on Drugs and the War on Terror
Along with Ralph Metzner the panel will consist of--
Patricia Winters, MD, a forensic psychiatrist working in the Sonoma County jail system with a long-standing interest in societal issues; Jeffrey Winters a gardener, mycologist, and herbalist interested in sacred and medicinal plants used by indigenous and contemporary cultures; Diane Darling an ordained Priestess of Brigid on the path of Epona, continuing her lifelong explorations of inner space.
For complete conference schedule:
https://pantheacon.com/wordpress/

Feb. 21, 2012, 7:30-9:30, IONS Lecture Series at Aqus Café, Petaluma, CA
Ralph will give a lecture on
Consciousness, Entheogens, and Healing: New Directions and Implications
http://www.noetic.org/earthrise/events/2012/2/ions-lecture-series-at-aqus-cafe-5/

April 13-15, 2012, IONS, Petaluma, CA
Next weekend workshop in
Integrating with Your Shadow – Connecting with Your Guide
The shadow is the name given in Jungian psychology to a kind of psychic complex of unacceptable feelings and impulses that functions as an inner opponent, blocking growth and full expression of our true self. In this workshop we learn to use the alchemical divination methods – processes of structured intuitive inquiry – to recognize and integrate this elusive inner adversary. We will practice these methods to help us recognize the shadow, clarify perceptions, tap into reservoirs of self-knowledge, dissolve energy blockages, and connect with a true spirit guide. To register go to this website:
IONS EarthRise Events

July 26 - 31, 2012, South Sweden
Next 5-day workshop in
Mimir and the Well of Memory
The Metzner Alchemical Divination® training is offered in three 5-day modular workshops, that can be taken in any sequence. In these workshops, participants will experience the divinations for themselves as well as light-fire purifying energy meditations (Agni Yoga); and they will practice guiding them for others in dyads and small groups. This workshop includes the following divinations:

• Mapping your Self-System and Life-World of Relations
• Finding and Connecting with your Spirit Guide
• Memory Divination for the Formative Years
• The Imprints of Conception and the Visions of the Soul
• The Tree of Self-Unfoldment

To apply and register click here

Scientific research on psychedelics is entering a new phase of establishment acceptance after two decades of prohibition and neglect. Establishment acceptance and FDA/DEA permission, though they are necessary preconditions for new research in this area, are not sufficient since such research on unpatentable substances does not attract funding from pharmaceutical companies who are primarily attentive to their bottom line. Dr. Charles Grob from UCLA Medical Center is researching the use of entheogens in the treatment of end of life anxiety and autism and is seeking support. For more details Read Ralph Blog

In this interview with director Rak Razam at last year's MAPS conference, Ralph Metzner recalls the beginning of psychedelic research at Harvard in the early 1960s and discusses the prospects for future psychedelic research. Here's the link to the original webpage. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following essay describing MDMA therapy with PTSD written in the 1980s, jointly by Ed Ellis and Ralph Metzner can be seen online at: From Traumatized Vet to Peacemaker Activist, or in the MAPS Bulletin, XXI, 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Here's a link to avideo of a slide-illustrated talk by Ralph Metzner at the October Gallery in London, May 14, 2011. The title was: The Expansion of Conciousness in the Individual and Society. Click here to see a slide show of the Consciousness and the Biosphere symposium at the October Gallery. Symposium featured John Allen, Ralph Metzner, Amanda Feilding, Bernard Carr, and was moderated by David Luke. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Here's a link to a recent text interview with Ralph Metzner by Willi Paul of Planetshifter Magazine planetshifter.com The site also includes a link to a 6.5 minute video of Ralph talking at the World Psychedelic Forum in Basel, Switzerland, 2008. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Here's a link to a wonderful website called Crazy about Mushrooms by Anna McHugh. On the website you can download and hour long radio documentary about mushrroms featuring Paul Stamets, Ralph Metzner and several others.

German language editions of The Ecology of Consciousness series are being published by Nachtschatten Verlag, in Solothurn, Switzerland. The first three volumes have already appeared: 1) Die Erweiterung des Bewusstseins, 2) Die Wurzeln von Krieg und Herrschaft, 3) Alchemistische Divination. 4) Raum des Geistes - Strom der Zeit is in preparation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For a thoughtful review by Allan Badiner in Tricycle: the Buddhist Review, of Birth of a Psychedelic Culture together with Don Lattin's The Harvard Psychedelic Club go here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Radio interview with Ralph on EntheoRadio by Trevahr Hughes 1/5/11 Radio interview with Ralph on EntheoRadio by Trevahr Hughes 8/14/10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here is a link to a website with fascinating images of the ancient Maya hallucinogenic mushroom cult. The website is created by Carl de Borhegyi, who writes "The following study was inspired by a theory first proposed by my father, the late Maya archaeologist Dr. Stephan F. de Borhegyi, that hallucinogenic mushroom rituals were a central aspect of Maya religion..." read more- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scientific American article on Hallucinogens as Medicine A review by Roland Griffiths and Charles Grob on the recent research on the psilocybin-assisted therapy for end-of-life anxiety. The appearance in the flagship magazine of the scientific establishment marks a watershed in society's new look at psychedelics. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Entheo:Genesis -Awakening the Divine Within A feature length documentary, including interviews with Ralph Metzner and many other speakers, invites the viewer to rediscover an enchanted cosmos in the modern world by awakening to the divine within. To view the trailer: http://entheogen.tv/media/trailer.mov ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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The Green Earth Foundation is an educational and research organization dedicated to the healing and harmonizing of the relationships between humanity and the Earth. Our objectives are to help bring about changes in attitudes, values, perceptions, and worldviews that are based on ecological balance and respect for the integrity of all life-forms on Earth. Our areas of research and interest include consciousness studies, shamanism and alchemy, Earth mythology, as well as green- and eco-psychology. We sponsor events featuring Green Earth Foundation founder Ralph Metzner, Ph.D., who (since his participation in the Harvard psilocybin project of the 1960s) has been exploring states of consciousness and transformational practices for over forty-five years. Ralph offers lectures and workshops, both locally and internationally, in Alchemical Divination — which are practices for accessing your spiritual intelligence for healing and guidance. Books and CDs by Ralph Metzner are available from this website, including the first five volumes from the new series on The Ecology of Consciousness. To stay in touch with the Green Earth Foundation and Ralph Metzner's activities and projects, please sign up for our free e-newsletter, and visit Ralph's blogs for his commentaries and reflections on various fascinating current topics in politics, culture, film, health, psychology, UFO/ETs, and more.