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All lectures are from 7–9pm.
Location: CIIS, 1453 Mission Street, San Francisco
FEES
$75–Entire Lecture Series
$65–Entire Lecture Series, Students & Seniors
$15–Individual Lecture
$12–Individual Lecture, Students & Seniors
This lecture series is also offered as part of a 15-week,
3-unit class (CT/EWP 7111-1) through CIIS.
(Master’s, doctoral, and audit credit is available.)
For information and to register for the class,
call the Office of the Registrar at 415.575.6126. |
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| SPECIAL EVENT
EMBODIED SPIRITUALITY
A Series of Lectures on Spiritual Integration
Hosted by Mariana Caplan, PhD
Spiritual insight alone is not enough. Given today’s
challenging political, social, and ecological climate, we
must learn how to embody spiritual understanding in our relationships,
families, communities, and culture. In this lecture series,
CIIS has invited some of the most esteemed spiritual leaders
and scholars of our time to address this vital issue.
| September 15
Joseph Chilton Pearce
The Biology of Transcendence
Joseph Chilton Pearce, author of The Crack in Cosmic Egg and Magical Child, among other groundbreaking books, is renowned for his exploration of the unfolding of intelligence in children.
Online registration closed. We will be selling tickets at the door |
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| September 29
Rabbi Michael Lerner, PhD
Transforming the Body of the World:
The Emergence of a Spiritual Left
Rabbi Michael Lerner, Ph.D. , is the rabbi of Beyt Tikkun, a synagogue in San Francisco. He is the editor of Tikkun magazine and the author of numerous books, including The Politics of Meaning: Restoring Hope and Possibility in an Age of Cynicism.
Online registration closed. Please call 415-575-6175 by 12:00pm Thursday 9/29 to register. We will also be selling tickets at the door. |
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| October 6
Sobonfu Somé
Ritual and the Transformation of the Body
Sobonfu Somé, one of the foremost voices in African spirituality, shares the rich spiritual life and culture of her native land Burkina Faso, West Africa. She is the author of Women’s Wisdom from the Heart of Africa, among other books.
Online registration closed. Please call 415-575-6175 by 12:00pm Thursday 10/6 to register. We will be selling tickets at the door. |
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| October 20
Mariana Caplan, PhD
Embodiment, Integration, Uncompromised Transformation
Mariana Caplan, Ph.D. , who hosts the lecture series, is the author of six books on controversial topics in Western spirituality, including Halfway Up the Mountain: The Error of Premature Claims to Enlightenment.
Online registration closed. Please call 415-575-6175 by 12:00 Thursday, Oct 20 to register. We will be selling tickets at the door. |
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| November 10
Anna Halprin
Spirituality and Dance
Anna Halprin, a seminal figure in the world of dance, founded the San Francisco Dancers Workshop, cofounded the Tamalpa Institute, and is the author of Movement Ritual and Dance as a Healing Art, for people living with cancer.
Online registration closed. Please call 415-575-6175 by 12:00 Thursday 11/10 to register. |
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| December 1
Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, PhD
The Light Hidden in Matter:
Awakening the Spiritual Energy of the World
Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Ph.D. , author of Light of Oneness, is a sheikh of the Naqshbandi Sufi Order who focuses his writing and teaching on spiritual responsibility, the emerging global consciousness of oneness, and the integration of Sufi dreamwork with the insights of modern psychology.
Limited standing room only; available at the door. Pre-registration is closed. |
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