A Joyful Epicurean Saturnalia (Christmas Liberation)

[I reconmend bringing something to sit on.]

What would the holiday period be like if everyone desired nothing, and already had everything they wanted?
What would the holiday period be like if we saw it as a cosmic event according to movements of the heavenly bodies rather than a retail event with the capitalistic movements of consumption patterns?

This is a social event which will include a practice of 3 exercises inspired by the ancient world. They will be:
1. Bring an item with you that you already own, and discuss the joy or relief from suffering it brings into your life (the more mundane the better)
2. Share something you desire to own or do, but won't because it isn't going to actually bring any benefit towards happiness
3. Contemplate and give gratitude to the change of seasons and for what nature allows us to have or experience in summer

There will be informal information about both Epicurean philosophical therapy of desire and the festival of Saturnalia in Ancient Rome.

More details coming soon.