What we’re about
The San Diego Brain Club is now operating for its 14th year! We are AN IN PERSON GROUP--meeting in person to have the experience of social connection and all of the benefits to us and our brains. The Brain Club is an exciting group of curious individuals aimed at those people who have a brain, and want to learn how to use it well. We hope to appeal to those who share an interest in personal development, how they think, react to stress and grow their mental abilities.
Looking for new brains to share our enthusiasm and dynamic group learning environment!
Hope to see more of you in 2024..bring a friend and discover your brain's infinite capacity and wonder!
We maintain high standards for new and existing members, so please be sure you are familiar with our guidelines before applying for membership.
It's a lively close group who embrace new voices...we meet in a private, artsy home, filled with plenty of brain stimuli to engage and awe!
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Your Brain on Magick: 15 Year Magick-Versary EventAriane's house, San Diego, CA$17.00
We invite your BRAINS to ponder how magick has been part of SD Brain Club's past 15 year run and what magick may appear and take root over the next 15 years?
BRAIN CLUB MEMBERS GET PRIORITY SPOTS FOR RSVP. Guests permitted only if space available.
Begin to think of how your attendance (whether recent or seasoned) has shaped your own life? We may just pick the magick nuggets from your brain and ask you to share with the group?
What is magick?
https://www.learnreligions.com/magic-and-magick-95856
Is magick ritual?
Some might call them magickal practices, others term them manifestation and those who understand the reticulating activating system all understand how these rituals can influence the brain, highlighting concepts such as neuroplasticity and neurogenesis. It explores the idea that engaging in magickal rituals can lead to changes in neural pathways, thereby altering one's perception of reality.
Magick" (with a K) draws from esoteric traditions, personal transformation, intention-setting, and often includes ritual and symbolic action—an excellent frame to explore intersections with neuroscience
Can magick change your brain? If so, how?
Does all magic/magick exploit or expand powerful cognitive changes in the human brain?
https://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/features/what-magic-has-taught-us-about-how-the-brain-works
What role does magick and practicing rituals play in the release of oxytocin and building trust?
https://youtu.be/7fNQ3Pvw3OU?si=nSM25AxaIwOgfQs8 3 minute listen
For any HARRY POTTER fans out there, though fictional, what can OCCLUMENCY do to ease anxiety?
https://getoutofyourhead.com/occlumency-manage-anxiety-like-a-wizard/
Be sure to add a neuron of magick to your months by RSVPing and discover the intersection of magick and neuroscience, providing insights into how intentional ritual practices can serve as tools for cognitive and psychological transformation.
The brain is like a quantum computer, so what is the Magic State in Quantum Computing and is it relevant to our brains and how they operate?
https://www.quera.com/glossary/magic-state
The Role of Magic in computational power-- a bit dense but our resident physicist recommended... Just goes to show--MAGIC is EVERYWHERE if you look carefully.
https://physicsworld.com/a/physicists-reveal-the-role-of-magic-in-quantum-computational-power/
Contribute MORE magic $$ and be entered in Anniversary Raffle prize.
### Rituals as Tools for Mental Health and Focus
Rituals, including those in magick, can play a role in mental health:
- The Brain's Perception of BeautyAriane's house, San Diego, CA$15.00
What are neuroesthetics?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroesthetics
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/11/10/neuroaesthetics-cover/
Why does the concept of beauty attract neuroscientists, humanists, philosophers, and psychologists to it? Where does beauty occur in the brain and does it/why does it matter?
Are brains of people who choose body dysmorphia different than other brains? Does seeing disfigurement alter our own brains, and if so, how?
https://theconversation.com/body-dysmorphic-disorder-puts-ugly-in-the-brain-of-the-beholder-12609
No children, dogs or cologne please.
- The Brain's Perception of BeautyAriane's house, San Diego, CA$15.00
What are neuroesthetics?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroesthetics
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/11/10/neuroaesthetics-cover/
Why does the concept of beauty attract neuroscientists, humanists, philosophers, and psychologists to it? Where does beauty occur in the brain and does it/why does it matter?
Are brains of people who choose body dysmorphia different than other brains? Does seeing disfigurement alter our own brains, and if so, how?
https://theconversation.com/body-dysmorphic-disorder-puts-ugly-in-the-brain-of-the-beholder-12609
No children, dogs or cologne please.
