The Goal:

A community of people dedicated to consciousness elevation in all aspects of life, individual, communal, social, political, scientific, and beyond.

We each have the potential to each a unique level of "Human Optimization".  Attention, communication, intelligence, thoughtfulness, balanced emotion and speech and action, empathetic, beautiful, kind.

To achieve this peak potential and manifest it into "life as we know it" including the status quo, we effectively change the whole system in subtle but significant ways.  We seek to climb up and to include all aspects of consciousness, basic and elevated, in keeping with Ken Wilber's integral theory.

We see past the glass ceiling of "logical positivism" and the limitations of the 5 senses but we do NOT ditch the basic tenets of evolution, intellectual thought, community, and basic decency.

The goal is not to become "Enlightened".  It is to become healthy, flexible, dynamic, open-minded to change, and to efficiently utilize ALL possible tools including the physiological, psychological, and metaphysical to effect change and manifest Divinity and to live a good life.


The Backstory:

My name is Nathan Hakimi and I just finished college, studying Cognitive Science, Philosophy, and Film. I have always been into the idea of "Consciousness", which to me was the gateway logically/philosophically to an expanded metaphysics which led me into mysticism, psychedelic/entheogenic shamanism, all kinds of spirituality including Buddhism Hinduism Sufism Kabbalah Yoga Meditation etc, and ultimately back to my own faith which is the monotheistic lifestyle of Judaism!  Now I am committed to becoming a "mystical metaphysician" of some kind, helping give people the tools to actually slowly widen the "bandwidth" of consciousness, and achieve balance in health of mind and body.

One day I hope to open an actual "Consciousness Café" location, which would host classes, clinical psychology and mystical healing, books, café, yoga etc.

I believe that many of us have unique ideas, goals, and ambitions which we can help manifest by seeking life-minded intelligent people who can help us develop as people and push the thinking, beyond just thought, into actuality!


The Sources:

Stanislav Grof, Carl Jung, William James, Terence McKenna, Alice Bailey.  Neuroscience and technology.  Tim Leary's 8-circuit model of consciousness, and Robert Anton Wilson's follow-up work "Prometheus Bound".  Meditation, mindfulness, mindful lifestyle, deep ecology and natural-world awareness.  Ken Wilber, integral theory, spiral dynamics.  Lucid dreaming.  Chakras.  Sexuality.  Frosted Flakes.  Anything goes.


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It is a precursor to a better world.

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  • December 2, 2011 at 1:00 PM, 3 Members attended

    Consciousness Café @ The Bourgeois Pig

    They rated it 5.00 5.001 (1 ratings)

    Conscious Humans. In this Meetup, we will continue discussion on mentality, identity, and how we can live lives with optimal consciousness. Following up on previous... Learn more

  • November 20, 2011 at 3:00 PM, 4 Members attended

    Mysticism, Meditation, Manipulation
    Robert Anton Wilson / Sufism / Imaginal world, Liminal world, Literal world / Elevation of consciousness / Tea Nuts berries chocolate / Music (persian, eastern, other) /... Learn more

  • November 6, 2011 at 4:00 PM, 2 Members attended

    Reality Manipulation #1

    They rated it 5.00 5.001 (1 ratings)

    When Tim Leary introduced his 8-circuit model of consciousness in the 1960s, it was a revolutionary step toward a combined understanding of neuroscience, metaphysics,... Learn more

  • October 30, 2011 at 5:00 PM, 9 Members attended

    Terence McKenna: Legendary Visions, Live on Video!
    Terence McKenna, 1946-2000: "The Altered Statesman" Philosopher, anthropologist, theoretician, traveler, shaman, general badass. Simply put, Terence was a brilliant man... Learn more

  • October 24, 2011 at 5:15 PM, 3 Members attended

    Our Second First Meeting! today!!
    For those who couldn't come yesterday, but want to come get started with the group! If there aren't as many perhaps we'll walk to a café or something more chill.... Learn more
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    Gabriella Gabriella joined
    Yesterday at 2:55 PM
    Gabriella
    "Existence goes far beyond the human perception. I'd like to explore as far as my boundaries will allow."
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    Carly Visk Carly Visk joined
    Wednesday at 1:19 PM
    Carly Visk
    "Hey, I'm Carly. I love exploring and studying different ways to expand consciousness, grow, and heal."
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    Vivek Vivek joined
    February 17 at 2:41 PM
    Vivek
    "I have recently moved to Chicago. I would love to meet people in the similar frequency spectrum of mystics, metaphysics and psychedelic."
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    Celeste Schrage Celeste Schrage joined
    February 14 at 8:52 PM
    Celeste Schrage
    "I am a part of a consciousness school called the Center of Light. I am always looking to connect with like-minded people who are looking to grow and impact our earth."
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    David David joined
    February 12 at 9:20 PM
    David
    "29 year old psychotherapist recently returned from California and interested in exploring various forms of consciousness expansion."
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    Sapana Patel Sapana Patel joined
    January 23 at 10:47 PM
    Sapana Patel
    "I am a truth seeker and spend most of my free time writing short thoughts about life and aspects of Satya (truth) which are based on my experiences as well as others."
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    Julia Julia joined
    January 22 at 11:47 AM
    Julia
    "Consciousness. I am all for it. Mindfulness. Awakening. Learning. Opening. Awareness. Connecting. Sounds great to me. :) Cafes are cool, too."
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    January 22 at 1:12 AM
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    Neil
    "Hi, I'm Neil."
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