Where:
Kalliopeia Foundation
San Rafael, CA
Please email:
events@kalliopeia.org
or call:
415-482-1043 ext. 104
for more information
and directions.
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The Alchemical World View
An Evening with Practicing Alchemist Kevin Townley
Friday, May 1st, 2009 – 7:00 - 9:30PM
Please RSVP as space is limited.
This introduction will present some of the basic premises of alchemy as taught during the Renaissance and Age of Enlightenment. Participants will discuss what alchemy is and what it is not, as well as examine the movement from an Alchemical World View to a Chemical World View during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The conversation will evolve into an exploration of how society has now come full circle into a Living Systems World View.
This evening presentation is free of charge.
An Introductory Alchemy Workshop
with Kevin Townley
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 – 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Please RSVP as space is limited.
This one-day workshop will examine the philosophy and practice of the alchemists. Participants will explore how all things in existence participate in three fundamental alchemical principles: Mercury, Sulfur, and Salt. These names are part of a symbolic language that represents form, quality, and life – principles that all known things possess.
The workshop will investigate these principles and how they manifest in the kingdoms of nature, mineral, vegetable, animal, and human. Also, a further examination of the cycles of time will be explored and how knowledge of these cycles can lead to a deeper understanding of the world we live in.
There is room for 25 participants in this workshop. Tuition for the day is $50 and because of limited space it is recommended that all those interested sign up by Friday, April 24th.
Lunch will be provided.
Kevin Townley is co-founder of the Hermetic school, The Philosophers of Nature, which has a seven-level curriculum in laboratory alchemy and Qabalah. Kevin has worked full-time in an alchemy laboratory and conducts workshops on Qabalah, Spagyrics, Alchemy, and Tarot in the US and Europe. He has been a faculty member at institutions such as The Colorado Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Boulder College, Naropa University, and Seven Pillars.
These events are being offered in conjunction with
The Seven Pillars School of Wisdom.
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