JOSHUA TREE TRIP DAY 1: NOAH PURIFOY DESERT ART MUSEUM & INTEGRATRON SOUND BATH

Cross-posted with LA & OC Weirdo Art & Music Forum

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Let's spend a day in Joshua Tree visiting two fascinating locations built by visionaries. Joshua Tree is 3 hours by car from OC, so give yourself time. Carpooling recommended!

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2023. 10:15 AM

Also, join me for Day Two - Salton Sea:
https://www.meetup.com/so-cal-explorers/events/299796733/

Schedule
10:15 am arrive at Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum
10:30 to 11:30 am - Docent-led tour
12:00 to 1:15 pm - lunch (picnic / potluck at Integratron)
1:15 pm register at Integratron
1:45 - 2:45 Sound bath
3:00 drive to Giant Rock

COSTS:
- Docent tour of Noah Purifoy Museum: $12.00 payable in advance to me by cash, Venmo or Zelle.

I have already paid for the docent tour in advance.

- Sound Bath at the Integratron: $55.00 -YOU MUST BUY YOUR OWN TICKET IN ADVANCE. No tickets available at the door! These sell out fast, so don't delay! Tickets for 6/1 at 1:45 are on sale now:

Order tickets for the sound bath here:
https://www.integratron.com/sound-bath/

EVENTS:

- 10:15 AM: Meet at the NOAH PURIFOY OUTDOOR DESERT ART MUSEUM for a 10:30 tour. The docent will provide details of Noah's life as an artist and an activist, and we will have access to an area usually off limits to visitors.

Noah S. Purifoy was a visual artist and sculptor, co-founder of the Watts Towers Art Center, who dedicated himself to the found object, and to using art as a tool for social change. In 2016 LACMA held a full exhibition of his work. In the late 1980s, after 11 years of public policy work for the California Arts Council, Purifoy moved his practice out to the Mojave desert. He lived for the last 15 years of his life creating ten acres full of large-scale sculpture on the desert floor. Constructed entirely from junked materials, this otherworldly environment is one of California’s great art historical wonders.

Online PDF brochure here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t_1Xv-RJ_GZJVPgWTyr8HaMNEKK1wALp/view

Articles on Noah Purifoy:
https://daily.jstor.org/noah-purifoy-assemblage/
https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/image/story/2021-05-26/remembering-noah-purifoy-and-his-art-of-the-disposable

Address:
63030 Blair Lane, Joshua Tree, California 92252 - NOTE: Blair Lane is a dirt road.
http://www.noahpurifoy.com/joshua-tree-outdoor-museum

- 1:15 PM: Visit to THE INTEGRATRON for a Sound bath at 1:45 YOUR CHECK-IN TIME IS 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO YOUR SOUND BATH START TIME.

Note: Access to the sound bath upstairs is by climbing a ladder!

The Integratron is a fusion of Art, Science, and Magic:
Its creator, George Van Tassel (1910-1978), claimed that the structure is based on the design of Moses’ Tabernacle, the writings of Nikola Tesla and telepathic directions from extraterrestrials. This one-of-a-kind 38-foot high, 55-foot diameter, all wood dome was designed to be an electrostatic generator for the purpose of rejuvenation and time travel
This unique structure was listed in 2019 on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service.

1:45 PM: Public Sound Bath:
I can tell you from personal experience that, due to the unusual acoustics of the structure, these sound baths are a mind-altering experience.

Anthony Bourdain visits the Integratron:
https://www.integratron.com/anthony-bourdain-no-reservations/
Huell Howser's visit to the Integratron (how I learned of this place): https://www.integratron.com/californias-gold-with-huell-howser-giant-rock/

This is an unforgettable sound experience for those who seek deep relaxation, rejuvenation, and introspection. All Sound Baths are 60-minute sonic healing sessions that consist of:

• a brief introduction to the Integratron and its history and sound qualities,
• 35 minutes of 20 quartz crystal singing bowls played live, and
• the balance of the hour to integrate the sound and relax in the sound chamber to ambient music.

You will be resting comfortably in the deeply resonant, multi-wave sound chamber while a sequence of quartz crystal singing bowls are played. The results are waves of peace, heightened awareness, and relaxation of the mind and body.

Sound bath FAQ: https://www.integratron.com/faqs/

Address:
2477 Belfield Blvd, Landers, CA 92285
https://www.integratron.com/directions/

GIANT ROCK:
After the integratron, we can visit Giant Rock. Located near the Integratron, the 25,000 ton, 7 stories high granite stone is where the founder held events, and also has significance to indigenous peoples.
http://www.adset.net/grp/index.html

CABAZON DINOSAURS:
On your way out or back stop at the Cabazon Dinosaurs, just off I-10:
Address: 50770 Seminole Dr, Cabazon, CA 92230
https://www.cabazondinosaurs.com/