Psychedelic Love: A New Talk and Social with Dr. Neal Goldsmith

Dear Members,

This is going to be a very special event! We've slightly changed the venue, to right across the street. PLEASE SIGN UP NOW. Bring friends. Please note wine and beer will be served for a suggested donation to help support group costs!

I'm so excited that Dr. Neal Goldsmith has agreed to speak again to our amazing, soul-provoking group and answer questions about Entheogens, Consciousness on all kinds of subjects from his expert point-of-view. Neal and I really hope you and your close friends can join us for this exciting, connecting, informative evening.

The focus for this event with Dr. Goldsmith is the focus of his recent work on subjects involving notions of "Psychedelic Love."

Dr. Neal Goldsmith is on the leading-edge of advocating for the responsible use of Entheogens in the development of consciousness -- specifically, their use in Psychotherapy. Dr. Goldsmith writes, about this talk:

"What is Love? We make love, love that sweater, love God. We sometimes think of love in the form of sex as lower than love in the form of romantic relationships, and romantic love as lower than love in the form of spirituality. Is this an accurate representation of reality? From Jesus to The Beatles, in psychedelics, through all seven chakras, and including sex, romance, and spirituality: Love is the very essence of the Universe." (more on the talk to follow...)

Dr. Neal Goldsmith is a therapist in private practice in the New York City region. Admission will be $20 to pay for the rent of the space and group costs -- please pay on Paypal, you only need a debit or credit card. At the event, we'll offer drinks for purchase. JOIN US AT THIS EXCITING EVENT. There will be time for socializing and connecting with other members. You may come whether you are new to us, or a seasoned elder! ALL ARE INVITED. We will go out after for a cup of tea... IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD the cost, volunteer to help set up and clean up and you do not have to pay, or pay a reduced rate.

More about this amazing evening we'd love you at...from Dr. Goldsmith:

"If Love is the answer, what series of questions lead us to that conclusion?

Love is frequently cited as the culmination of a spiritual path, and the psychedelic path is no exception, but how do love and psychedelics relate? How about love and romance, tantra, prayer, fidelity, family, polyamory, friendship, intimacy, hormones, freedom, trust, agape, transcendence? Do psychedelics generate or connect us to love? Why do psychedelics and practices such as tantra provide access to our deepest, truest selves, as well as a direct connection to the essential vibratory frequency of the Universe: love. How do psychedelics compare to meditation as a method for developing spiritual love? How is love the essence of reality and why is love for ourselves, for others, and for the Universe, both our basic nature and our ultimate objective in life.

This talk will present ideas for a book I've been working on, Love: Sex to Transcendence, and as in Psychedelic Healing, this book (and this talk) will be part overview of the latest research, part clinical guide, and part personal report from the field. Please join us Saturday, March 10th, as we explore the truth about 'Psychedelic Love.'"

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BIO: Neal M. Goldsmith, Ph.D. is a psychotherapist, author, and public speaker specializing in psychospiritual development, with particular expertise in psychedelic psychotherapy. Dr. Goldsmith’s book, Psychedelic Healing: The Promise of Entheogens for Psychotherapy and Spiritual Development ( http://store.innertraditions.com/isbn/978-1-59477-250-4 ), describes the influence of psychedelics on the development of his personality theory and clinical practice. (A six-minute clip of Dr. Goldsmith’s “Fusion of Spirit and Science” may be found at: http://vimeo.com/7517009 .)

More about Neal: Seeing “neurosis” as the natural unfolding of human maturation, he views psychology as the science of personal emergence and spiritual maturity. With the exception of biologically-based diseases, such as schizophrenia, psychology is not about “mental illness” and so Dr. Goldsmith treats “neurosis” as spiritual immaturity, not pathology. In fact, he believes the “sick” label itself tightens and distorts, actually slowing healthy realignment.

Dr. Goldsmith applies innovative techniques drawn from many schools of thought and traditional practices, such as Psychosynthesis, Imago Relationship Therapy, regressive psychotherapies, Rogerian client-centered counseling, yoga psychology, and other humanistic, transpersonal and eastern traditions. He facilitates deep life review, awakening to personal history, and life planning, with a special focus on existential and midlife crisis and with young adults suffering from lack of direction or substance abuse. Dr. Goldsmith is particularly helpful with couples – many feeling “in-love” again after years of vicious cycles.

Dr. Goldsmith has a master’s degree in counseling from New York University and a Ph.D. in psychology from Claremont Graduate University, with an orientation toward “action science” in the tradition of Kurt Lewin. Dr. Goldsmith conducted his dissertation research, on the factors that facilitate or inhibit the successful utilization of mental health policy research, as a federally-funded doctoral research assistant at Princeton University. He was also deputy principal investigator of this four-year, nation-wide study of mental health policy research utilization.

Author of dozens of popular and scholarly articles, Dr. Goldsmith is a frequent speaker on spiritual emergence, resistance to change, transpersonal psychology, drug policy reform and the post-modern future of society. He has worked to improve the innovation process and facilitate the management of change, for companies such as American Express, AT&T and Gartner.