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VIC *** Entheogenesis Australis Conference - FRI 6-MON 9 NOV -ON SALE NOW ***

**** EGArts ****

Art contributions for EGA'09 have evolved and grown enormously, everybody attending this year's event is in for a massive treat!

Featuring well over a massive 200 square metres of visionary banner arts and hand painted canvases, giant interactive luminous bionic sculptures, a labyrinth, a crystal mandala housed in a tipi, aural valve tuned hifi sound scapes, visual projections, flags, hammocks, chill lounge and live art space!

'EGArts' will be an inspirational experience for all senses and provide a vast and detailed insight into the realms of the imagination and elements intrinsic to the shamanic and visionary experience!

Contributors:

Izwoz.com.au visionary banner arts and hand painted canvases. See http://www.izwoz.com.au

Pixelogix- visionary banner arts and video projections.

Futurelic- an installation of interactive botanic organisms sculpture. The self illuminated sacred deity organisms are made from redundant machines and industrial waste reanimated into new botanic life. See http://www.futurelic.va.com.au/

Carla and Barbi- exhibiting a large collection of banner arts from Australian and international visionary artists to create a high quality visually aesthetic experience.

Pixie lou- providing a range of sculptured lighting installations, as well as a range of handmade vines and leaves to decorate the space and suit the organic plant theme of EGA.

Kylie Robinson- creating a crystal and sacred object mandala, displayed inside an 18foot tipi. the space will be similar to the one at RSF ’09 – a plant/crystal/symbolic space that all can enjoy and contribute to. please bring objects along!

Tony- Djalu -an ongoing informal workshop with the aim of completing a series of large scale mosaic murals. The murals will relate intrinsically to EGA – the people, the country, the ideology, the energy, the community – and will be a representation of rainbow fella. Contribution from as many people as possible will be encouraged. The completed murals will be added to the prizes in the EGA fund raising raffle.

Imogen- creating a sculptural and poetic labyrinth created primarily of surrounding natural materials.

Pussy cat lounge- an ultra comfy chill space, bringing a bunch of soft and squishys to lounge around on!

Molecular Octave Sound System- a valve powered high fidelity surround sound system for a completely immersive auditory experience!

.....and not to forget the Hyper Spatial Chrysalis hammock space in the trees!

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Just a quick update on EGA tickets left in circulation

Melbourne - The Happy Herb Shop
317 Smith Street Fitzroy Vic
Phone: 03 94191277
Tickets Left - 14


Melbourne - The Happy Herb Shop
1/186 Barkly Street St. Kilda Vic
Phone: 03 9534 9361
Tickets Left - 16


Sydney - Happy High Herbs
347 King Street, Newtown
Phone: 02 9550 1345
Tickets Left - 20

All other stall have approximately 2-5 left

EGA HQ has approximately 15 tickets left , and is looking to close it on line ticketing very soon

So snap them up fast as this years EGA is going to be outstanding.

;)
 
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History of Entheogenesis Australis:

Entheogenesis Australis has grown organically over the years, starting out as a Victorian based Ethnobotany interest group who had attended and were inspired by the "Ethnobotanica" Australian Ethnobotany conference [www.ethnobotanica.org] in Nth NSW in 2002. After the event a small Victorian network developed and started holding a ‘Mini EB’ in Ringwood library. The meetings grew over the years and eventually underwent a formal transformation to become Entheogenesis Australis (EGA) in 2004. The first formal EGA conference, held at Ruby's Lounge in Belgrave, introduced us to a wider audience and moved our interest more towards the lecture/panel/workshop format, also introducing art, music and a spiritual dimension.

In 2004 the core group - Martin, Michael, Carl, Ronny and Tim - came together and started to chart a more conscious and intentional direction, leading to incorporation as a non-profit association in 2008. EGA currently holds a conference every year alternating biannually between an indoor event at Melbourne University and a larger outdoor conference gathering in Swanpool nestled in the beautiful Strathbogie Ranges in north east Victoria, Australia. In 2009 EGA launched an ongoing journal publication to supplement the conferences. As EGA has grown so has its commitment to providing a supportive environment for mature and open discussion about psychoactive plants and chemicals.

Our aspiration is to create an active, transformative experience and cultivate a community ethos and feel, through the synergy of science, art, and ritual. We aim to create inspiring spaces that reflect and resonate with the overall philosophy of the event.


What is Happening at this year Conference or more like it, what is not happening

INTERNATIONAL GUEST
Bear (Owsley) Stanley
Talk 1 - 'The economic consequences of black markets, specifically in reference to drug prohibition'.
Talk 2 - 'The effects of certain psychedelics on mind function, including interactions with electronic circuits- a possible route to mental machine control'
Robert Jesse
Talk 1 - 'Psilocybin and Spirituality:Notes from the Johns Hopkins Study'
Talk 2 -'(Entheogens), Awakening, and Spiritual Development'
Killindi Lyi -
'The Interdimensional Village: The African Uses of Entheogens'
Ms Anomalous -
"Santo Daime: Ritualised Ayahuasca for Maximised Healing"
Jeremiah Abrams - EGA Healing Temple



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Other Speakers

Des Tramacchi - 'Entheogens and The Discarnate'
Michael Bock - 'Oils ain't oils: Essential oils in Australiasian flora'
Jeremy J - 'Entheogenic Acacias of Australia: A review of known active species and an introduction to more previously unreported species'.
Rak Razam - 'AYA: The Shamanic Resurgence'
Rob Bruce - 'Shamanism and Sorcery in South America - Andes and Amazonia'
Ray Thorpe - 'The Benefits of Herbs and Entheogens in Society'
Paul Elliott (Gonzo) - 'Psychedlic Literature Over the Years'
Faustus - 'Psychedlics and Psychosis: Dimethyltrytamine as an Endogenous Psychotogen'
Robin Rodd - 'Chemicals, not Symbols: The Chemical Ecology of Shamanism as a Healthcare System'
Dan Schreiber - 'Tryptamines at the End of Time - Birthing a spheroid awareness'
Stephen Bright - 'Legal Highs: Legal Loopholes or Harm reduction?'
Martin Williams - 'The Inaugural Drug Darwin Awards – A tribute to those who have pushed the boundaries in the name of psychedelic exploration and excitement'
Erik van Keulen - 'Drinking and The Other: Reflections on the Poetry and the Politics of Drinking Alcohol'
Greg Kasarik - 'Entheogens vs Drugs: Framing the Sacraments'
Stuart Smith - 'The Role of Ritual'
Penny Scott - 'Pleasure and Pain - A Brief Social History of Opiates and Their Use'
Mulga - 'Dreamtime or Delusion? Ways of seeing and the transfer of knowledge'
Richard King - The Archaic Revival Road - Whitefella Jump Up - Indigenising Guest
Australians (Kanyini, Deep Reconciliation, Power Plants & Continuum
Consciousness)
Colonel Kurtz - 'Conceptual Hallucinogens and the Altered Shulgin Scale'
Eugene (DJ Krusty) - 'The Entheogenic Shamanic Imperative of the Bush Doof Trance Dance Experience
is the Darkness of the Night or Why the daytime party is something else entirely.'
Darklight - ‘ High Tech Overdrive’
Even Dawn – ‘About Time... Shift Happens!’
ORRYELLE DEFENESTRATE-BASCULE - 'ENTHEOGENS and MAGICAL RITUAL'
Chris Hansen - 'Me and Ralph.....'
Julian Palmer - 'For what and why do we do This?'


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Discussion Panels/Groups

Facilitator by Rak Razam - Spirits Of The Vine, Leaf & Flower
Facilitator by Rak Razam - REC-CHEMS: Language of the gods?
Facilitator by Rak Razam - Psy-Tribes: Entheogenic Communities Past, Present And Future
Facilitator by Julian Raxworthy - You had to be there - Psychedelia, Representation.
Facilitator by Neil Pike - The Unbroken Chain: A Hidden History of the International Drug Trade
Facilitator by Robert Jesse – ‘Communities of Spirit’
Facilitator by Margaret Cross – ‘Keeping it Real Shamanism 101’
Facilitator by Shane Huebner – ‘The Crazy Cactus Wisdom of Chavin-Ancient Knowledge-Hidden Truths!’



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EGA ARTs

Art contributions for EGA'09 have evolved and grown enormously, everybody attending this year's event is in for a massive treat!
Featuring well over a massive 200 square metres of visionary banner arts and hand painted canvases, giant interactive luminous bionic sculptures, a labyrinth, a crystal mandala housed in a tipi, aural valve tuned hifi sound scapes, visual projections, flags, hammocks, chill lounge and live art space!
'EGArts' will be an inspirational experience for all senses and provide a vast and detailed insight into the realms of the imagination and elements intrinsic to the shamanic and visionary experience!

Contributors:
Izwoz.com.au visionary banner arts and hand painted canvases. See http://www.izwoz.com.au
Pixelogix- visionary banner arts and video projections.
Futurelic- an installation of interactive botanic organisms sculpture. The self illuminated sacred deity organisms are made from redundant machines and industrial waste reanimated into new botanic life. See http://www.futurelic.va.com.au
Carla and Barbi- exhibiting a large collection of banner arts from Australian and international visionary artists to create a high quality visually aesthetic experience.
Pixie lou- providing a range of sculptured lighting installations, as well as a range of handmade vines and leaves to decorate the space and suit the organic plant theme of EGA.
Kylie Robinson- creating a crystal and sacred object mandala, displayed inside an 18foot tipi. the space will be similar to the one at RSF ’09 – a plant/crystal/symbolic space that all can enjoy and contribute to. please bring objects along!
Tony- Djalu -an ongoing informal workshop with the aim of completing a series of large scale mosaic murals. The murals will relate intrinsically to EGA – the people, the country, the ideology, the energy, the community – and will be a representation of rainbow fella. Contribution from as many people as possible will be encouraged. The completed murals will be added to the prizes in the EGA fund raising raffle.
Imogen- creating a sculptural and poetic labyrinth created primarily of surrounding natural materials.
Pussy cat lounge- an ultra comfy chill space, bringing a bunch of soft and squishys to lounge around on!
Molecular Octave Sound System- a valve powered high fidelity surround sound system for a completely immersive auditory experience!
.....and not to forget the Hyper Spatial Chrysalis hammock space in the trees!



Workshops

Torsten and Brian - 'Propagation of ethnobotanicals and plant trade space'
Keith King - 'Spreading The Mycelial Love- Introduction to cultivating woodlovers'
Becca Dakini and Don Peyote - Talk & Sound Workshop -'Eternal Now – Keys To Being Present in the Moment As the Observer of the Ego'
Timothy John Payne - Dyad Workshop - 'Dichotomy – the Face and the Core'
Jewelli Dollman - 'Dropping with the Devas - Austrlian Bushflower Essences'
Kitty Forest - 'Non-violent community action'
Natasja Sproat - 'Yoga - Exploring the Physical and Energetic Body'
Even Dawn - 'The Art of Time'
Michele Maselli - 'Yoga and Consciousness'
Richard King - 'The Experience of Delightenment (A modern application of Thundernaut Shamanism. Electro Luminescent Efflluve and Sound as an Earth Sacrament)'
Helga Maria Lovejoy - 'Plants, their consciousness, healing properties and how to connect deeper to them'

Dj Krustys - Da Masquerade Corroboree - An Experimental Sayonara PSY Soiree/workshop[/b]
http://www.entheo.net/KrustyMasqueradeCorroborree.pdf



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EGA Market Space

FOOD STALLS :
1. Semilla's Kitchen - Organic vegetarian food: Breakfasts, Lunch, Dinner, Desserts.
2. Jerry's burger stall - Vegetarian burgers, chocolates, soft drinks and bottled water
3. PsyBusSpace - Chai tea, blended herbal teas, organic fairtrade coffee, hot choc. Lentil soup, Quesadillas (vegetarian and mexican wraps). Sweets - carrot/zuchini cake, chocolate balls and other treats.

OTHER STALLS:
1. Astrophyte - plant stall.
2. Logical Unsanity - Artworks, books, literature.
3. Leafy Creations - clothing, Artworks, leaf cushions and blankets.
4. Sycamore Stuff - Clothing, Artworks, dreamcatchers, wings and other things.
5. Earthpod - Plants, Nootropics/ "Smart drugs", Supplements, aphrodisiacs, Herbals.
6. Happy High Herbs - Plants, herbals etc etc.. (not specified, bet we know the go..)
7. Green Shaman Australis - herbal supplements, music and more.
8. Tutu's N Stripes N All things nice - clothing
9. Cicada - Artworks and jewellery
10. Lil' n' Smith Trading House - Clothing, artworks, books, ritual and elemental tools.
11. Izwoz + Spiral Harmonics - Clothing, artworks, crystals etc..
13. Sage Dreaming - Sage, White sage (salvia apiana). Also will set up small space where he will smudge anyone who choses.
14. Traditional Health Care Inc - Info desk mainly about acupuncture and herbalism.



EGA Opening/Closing Ceremony - Coordinator – Margaret Cross

The EGA Opening Ceremony has been designed to connect us all, one to the other in Unity consciousness so we may create in harmony, tolerance and understanding. The ceremony will be simple and powerful as we gather together in celebration of our connection and to seed
dream the future.We will gather around a sacred fire just as our ancient ancestors did. Wound together by billions of strands of love, light and remembrance
of who we are and why we are here.We will join together as one to Plant a Dreaming Tree. This act will embody our shared Reverence for nature and our intention to create heaven on Earth through our collective visions. Tomchia Raven Wolf will close the ceremony with a sacred Shamanic Chant to seal us
as one in Love and Collective vision.



EGA Healing Temple
Featuring local & international healers & therapists, providing holistic services to all patrons of EGA free of charge – a space for personal development & healing

Jeremiah Abrams (USA)
Rob Wilkie – I Ching diviner
Mike – massage therapist & energetic healer
Jenji San – bodywork & sound healer
Chris James – Tarot diviner
Cian – Huna bodywork & massage



Just Some of the sound taking place at EGA

Pagan Love Cult
Schofield
ORRYELLE
Dr Zaius
Paul Abad
Don Peyote
Oblique Industries VS J-Dub
Oli
Rythmic
KDent
Shagga
Psilonaut
Zowzi
Dakini
SeeWa
Phoebe Kiddo
Rainbow Architect
GroovyBoots



So what do I get when I buy an EGA 2009 ticket?

• Access to the Conference with over 25 lectures / 10 workshops / 8 discussion spaces / Visionary Art, Sculpture & Sound scapes/ A Masquerade Corroboree - An experimental Sayonara PSY Soiree / Free Healing space/ a market space/ all nestled in the beautiful Strathbogie Ranges in north east Victoria.

• A Copy of the EGA 2009 Journal

• A lite communal Banquet on Sunday night.


If you can not attend, pleases support the continuation of the event via the Raffle, for without your support, the event will simpley not be.
http://www.entheo.net/2009helpEGA.htm


As you can see a amazing event is about to take place, with unprecedented effort from the EGA team (that have all volunteered).
We Sure Hope you can be a part of the download.

All the best with your travels and preparation attending this mind blowing event B) See you in the Trees

Thanks again everyone for keeping EGA what it is
In Plants We Trust
http://www.entheo.net

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JUST ONE WEEK TO GO :)=D;)
That makes this the Last day to buy EGA Tickets on Paypal - physical shops from here on in.

EGA Tickets may purchased in person from the following locations

Melbourne
The Happy Herb Shop
1/186 Barkly Street St. Kilda Vic
Phone: 03 9534 9361

The Happy Herb Shop
317 Smith Street Fitzroy Vic
Phone: 03 94191277

NSW
Nimbin - Happy High Herbs
58A Cullen Street, Nimbim
Phone: 02 6689 1365

Sydney - Newtown - Happy High Herbs
347 king st, newtown
Phone:02 9550 1345

Perth
Happy High Herbs
Shop 6/20 Elder Place, Fremantle WA 6160
Phone: 08 9430 9449

Adelaide
Happy High Herbs
28 Bank St, Adelaide SA 5000
Phone: 08 8211 8885

Brisbane
Gooble Warming
73 Vulture Street, West End, Brisbane QLD 4101
Phone: 07 3844 6006
 
There are a few spaces left on the EGA Coach. Confirmed Coach times are as follows:

* Friday - Departure Fed Square 11.30am, Departure Tullamarine 12.30pm, Arrival on site at 3.30pm
* Tuesday - Departure site at 8.30am, Arrival Tullamarine 12.00pm, Arrival Federation Square 12.30pm

For those requiring transport from the site on Monday, we will bring you to the Mansfield bus station where you can catch a Vline bus to Melbourne. The Vline departs Mansfield at 1.30pm on Monday, and arrives in Melbourne at 4.35pm. You can make bookings online at: http://www.vline.com.au/index.aspx?sid=0

To discuss options, or what is still available, please email [email protected].
 
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I'm looking forward to this. Can we have a roll call on which ADD and other BLer's will be in attendance? Looking forward to meeting some of you!
 
Gah this day seems to drag on and on and on and on. 3 more days of this crap. I better be able to find my tent.
 
JUST IN
THOMAS MUNRO RETURNING HOME TOO SPEAK AT EGA - more info on his lecture as it comes to hand

Bio
Thomas Munro obtained his Ph.D. on “The Chemistry of Salvia divinorum” at Melbourne University. He’s now an Instructor at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

:):):):):):)

As if there was not enough good things happening at the event...=D
 
About 43 kinds of awesome.

Very well done by all organisers.

Thanks for the ride to town
 
Thanks EGA organisers. I had a great time and I loved the atmosphere/vibe that everyone contributed to. Wasn't Bear a character? ;)

I also just enjoyed being back in nature. Sorry I wasn't more organised in meeting BLers. Unfortunately I can't attend the city gig this coming weekend but I hope you all enjoy it :)
 
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