LGBT Spirituality

🏳️🌈 FRIEND OF DOROTHY X WORKOUT WITH PRIDE FUNCTIONAL TRAINING FOR STRENGTH, ENERGY & CONNECTION - Functional training helps your body move better in everyday life, building strength, stability and coordination in ways that go far beyond the gym. In this class you’ll work through full-body exercises across all movement planes, using a mix of resistance including bodyweight, barbells, kettlebells and dumbbells. The sessions are varied, dynamic and accessible whether you’re new to training or already experienced. But this event is about more than fitness. It’s about bringing gay men together. Too many of us live in big cities surrounded by people, yet still struggle to meet new friends or feel part of a community. These sessions are designed to change that — creating a relaxed, welcoming space where gay men can move, laugh, chat and connect while doing something positive for their bodies. You’ll be training alongside a small group of other guys, making it easy to start conversations, meet new people and build genuine friendships. Come for the workout. Stay for the energy. Leave stronger — and a little more connected. - Everyone attending will also receive FREE CUM Gummies and Muscle Gummies, courtesy of Friend of Dorothy Wellness. Because building stronger bodies — and stronger friendships — is what we’re all about. *Many events are available at up to **75% off** when booked through the **Friend of Dorothy app**, with proceeds supporting LGBTQ+ charities.* [Download the APP NOW ](https://friend-of-dorothy.com/pages/download-the-app-new)

Our 43rd Spiritual Creatives gathering - in person! Come and join us for a lovely walk and talk around Hampstead Heath. We are meeting just outside Hampstead Heath station (London Overground train) at 11.00 on Sunday the 26th of April. Please note: This is NOT Hampstead Station on the Northern Line! It is the Hampstead HEATH station. The Google link is here: [https://goo.gl/maps/AJCNoxkKNj6K9Gp77](https://goo.gl/maps/AJCNoxkKNj6K9Gp77) We will wait for people to arrive until 11.15am and then we will begin walking. If you arrive later, you will only be able to catch up with us at Kenwood House approximately between 12 and 12.30pm. You should be able to find us sitting around as a group having a drink. If the weather permits, you'll find us outside the main café, towards the back. Look for the guy with the multicoloured scarf... that's me! After a short break of 20-30 minutes, we then walk back through the Heath, taking the long way round to Parliament Hill, and conclude our stroll back to Hampstead Heath overground station around 2 to 2.30pm. (Please note that you may become so involved in your conversations that you end up losing sight of the main group! Unfortunately, there is no way for you to catch up with us once we have become separated (and we do NOT check our phones for texts or messages during our walk) so please be mindful and conscious to stay with the main group if you want to keep up. Also please bear in mind that Hampstead Heath can be muddy sometimes, so please wear the appropriate shoes). After returning to Hampstead Heath Overground station, many of our (usually hungry) members like to continue the camaraderie over lunch at one of the local cafés or restaurants. As our group has grown over the years, these gatherings can be quite large, so we usually have to split into smaller parties and explore different venues. Some of our favourite spots are Dominique’s Café (dominiquescafe.co.uk) and Silverberries (silverberry.net), both of which offer a welcoming atmosphere and delicious food. It’s a great way to wind down the walk and continue our conversations. Spiritual Creatives is a warm-hearted and popular meetup group, as you can see from our ratings and comments! We hope to meet you then! :-) Best wishes Cliff **Find out more about us at [https://www.spiritualarts.org.uk](https://www.spiritualarts.org.uk/).**

Join us for guided meditation, movement and stillness intersperse with relaxing piano music. This is a donation event. Suggested donation £5. Give what you can. All are welcome.

Time is precious. Here we value non-boring valuable chats and interactions that are fully engaging, soulfully enriching, inspiring, and leave you a bit wiser than when you arrived. In that spirit (mind the pun!), today’s fully hosted laid back social coffee chat will offer a perfect haven for the inquisitive & curious - those drawn to the mysteries of the universe, life and everything in between. A tasty caffeine infused fun afternoon of thought-provoking causal chats exploring spirituality/consciousness and related interconnected topics spanning **philosophy,** **neuroscience**, **parapsychology,** **paranormal.** **cosmology** and **noetic sciences** over a mug of sweet coffee (or amazin value Chardonnay!) Chaired by me - a former Reuters journalist & published empirical researcher exploring spirituality topics in pursuant of the "truth" since a teenager, there'll be no strict structure - a relaxed friendly space to openly chat, exchange ideas & experiences without judgement, but I'll preside to promote inclusivity and zone in on specifics to avoid people digressing onto unrelated tangents to ensure like all of our events - particpants derive maximum utlity and engagement from attending. We’ll touch on everything from the limits of scientific understanding to exploring the unexplained using practical fun exploratory divination practices drawing on elements of **psychology, metaphysics, epistemology** and **statistical** **probability** of rare events as we do so. Whether you're a practicing "spiritualist", a curious skeptic, or just someone who loves deep conversation on **life’s big questions**, you’ll hopefully walk away more enlightened with some practical tips you can start applying and inspired to explore more! As well as illuminating chats to guide self-reflection, obviously no sprituality event woul be complete without practical tools so there'll be FREE Tarot & I-Ching readings, demonstrations of meditation method to activate super powerful gamma brain waves, and pyschic tests for a bit of fun, laughter & intrigue! **Sample of conversational threads** might include: Are we mere organisms pursuing biological survival or does consciousness exist beyond neurons firing in our brains? What explains peoples' paranormal experiences? What would reality look like If our brains were limitless? Declassified CIA files show that as as well as mind control experiments, the US govt employed mediums and remote viewers. If all mumbo jumbo then why? Is Nirvana just a fantasy of deluded people? Does everything happen for a reason? To clarify - we define spirituality here as an exploration of consciousness, Donald Rumsfeld's unknown unknowns and undiscovered aspects of reality, NOT religion. After all, as my philosophy professor once rightly postulated to me: "If God created Adam, who created God Lucas?" Yep - that inconvenient flaw **debunks every fairytale religion** out there including the oldest religion of them all - paganism - so why is witchcraft still practised outside of **Hogwarts** today? I may also share the latest peer reviewed empirical evidence surrounding **paranormal** and **consciousness** phenomena. **=== POTENTIAL CONVERSATION STARTERS ===** 1. Does consciousness survive death or is Cambridge Astrophysics Professor Brian Cox right in asserting if **ghosts** existed then particle accelerators at CERN would have already detected ghost molecules making Ouija boards kids play? Are Poltergiests 100% hoax? Brain scans indicate thalamocortical circuits in our brain (pathways in the parietal cortex & central lateral thalamus) drive **consciousness -** so how can spirit/mind live on after **brain death**? 2. Is **synchronicity/coincidence** simply randomness disguised in the eye of the beholder or can what Einstein called “spooky action at a distance" (quantum entanglement) explain it? Molecular Biologists have shown that just like plants - our cells give off resonant frequencies between 10 & 180 kilohertz - could this be a source of non-verbal communication like telepathy? 3. Given **neuroscience**'s infancy with much yet undiscovered - could mediation help access functions outside of our BAU alpha & beta brain wave states? Can **Kundalini yoga** boost **DMT** (dimethyltryptamine) naturally vs drugs like ayahuasca, mushrooms, LSDand if so by what mechanism? Do the artifically created neural signatures using magnetic stimulation observed during mystical experiences debunk them? Is the Maharishi Effect real? 4. Are clairvoyants and mediums just good people readers or are they really able to access time and space in non-linear ways? Is Tyler Henry the real deal or just faking it? Was **Abraham Lincolm** precognizant when he dreamt his own fatal assignation? 5. The laws of statistical probability, Drake Equation & common sense tells us there is other non-microbial life out there. So what explains the Fermi Paradox? Was that 1976 WOW signal aliens? How about the recent strange bahaviour of Boyajian's star or Oumuamua/Atlas interstella object that has just entered our solar system? 6. Could metaverse explain deja vu & reincarnation vs theories from the **psychology** literature (Mandela Effect?) or do we just live in a **simulation** as **Elon Musk** proposes? 7. **Stephen Hawking** once said: "The past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities" If matter only manifests when observed as the double slit experiments shows, does that mean everything is consciousness? Does the discovery of *quantum superposition /* disappearing neutrons imply **parallel universes**? 8. Do NDEs suggest something beyond physicality? Were Steve Jobs final words "Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow" before he died (New York Times) visions of an afterlife or just neurochemical changes / drugs playing tricks? 9. Can photons omitted by our bodies explain auras that people see? 10. Could limits in our understanding of quantum physics, space and time explain paranormal experiences? 11. What existed before the **big bang** \- how do you get something from "nothing"? I believe our reality is the product of a black hole\. What you reckon? ***So how do we get to the "truth"?*** Both in my journalism days and applying the most advanced empirical research techniques in my client consulting work - it becomes clear the truth is often elusive. No matter how much we triangulate evidence - we can only provide part answers. "All models are wrong, but some are useful" George Box What we think we know and reality diverge leading to that great **paradox of knowledge.** And as the boundary between knowns and unknown converge, we end up with cognitive dissonance and more questions. In that spirit - every credible philosopher & scientist acknowledges - we'll never get to the complete truth but could **experimental methods** get us closer to it? A balanced approach guided by Immanuel Kant's pragmatism and Aristotle's deductive reasoning seems the most rationale framework here but are there any other methodologies? How about the **"spirituality"** toolkit? **=== RENDEZVOUS POINT ===** We will meet inside the pub upstairs - located in Islington, 4 seconds walk from Highbury & Islington station or 12 mins from Angel station. l I'll be wearing a **Starwars identifier** and will share mobile hotline just before event start and table number/location. For stargazing we will walk to park 5 mins away around 7.30pm Lucas - The Unenlightened Desperately Seeking Answer

Calling all Queer singers, songwriters, poets, public speakers, and performers... Join Queer Open Mic London at legendary venue [The Cock Tavern](https://www.thecocktavernlondon.com/) for a night of artistic expression from the LGBTQIA+ community. **If you'd like to perform please get in touch with Josh (co-organiser) beforehand to secure your slot. You can click on his profile to message him, give him a shout in the event chat on this page, or contact him [on Instagram](www.instagram.com/joshandthejumpstarts/).** This event is designed as an informal showcase for Queer performers. Non-Queer friends and allies are more than welcome in the audience. **Sunday 26th April, 2026** **5:30pm-8:30pm** **The Cock Tavern** 340 Kennington Rd London SE11 4LD Local buses within minutes of the venue include 3, 59, 133, 155, 159, 196, 333, and 415. Oval Underground station is 8 minutes walking away while Kennington Underground station is 10 minutes walking. Vauxhall station is 14 minutes walking from the venue, or a short bus ride. *Queer Open Mic is a free entry event and you can support the event and the venue by purchasing drinks at the bar. Absolutely no outside drinks are permitted.*

**[️🎟️ Grab your ticket here ️ 🎟️](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/psychedelic-coffee-medicine-growth-conversations-tickets-1985402792197?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl)** **➞ There will be 50-60 people coming as I promote this event on multiple platforms.** Join us for our 7th monthly Psychedelic Coffee to share psychedelic experiences, explore life and make real connections. **→** Previous events sold out. Grab tickets while you can. You’ll join groups of four and rotate every 45 minutes. Each round starts with a new topic announced by the host to sparker deeper, meaningful conversations. We gather 50-60 intentional people together monthly for a fully facilitated and carefully curated social experience over drinks or food — with space to share stories, insights, and opinions, focused on personal growth, fun and connection. This is not group therapy, an integration circle, or an academic discussion. It's an intentionally designed social experience, giving you a rare opportunity to talk freely with others about your personal growth and psychedelic experiences. Opinions are welcome. **Expect:** → Led by experienced facilitator → Groups of 4 with 3 rotations → Exclusive private lounge & bar → Fully hosted & facilitated experience → Opening breathwork & intention setting → Custom conversation cards → Closing collective moments → Craft drinks, cocktails & hot plates → An immersive, curated event → Stay after to socialise til' late **➤➤➤ Limited to 60 tickets. Previous events sold out.** **[️🎟️ Grab your ticket here ️ 🎟️](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/psychedelic-coffee-medicine-growth-conversations-tickets-1985402792197?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl)** Deep-dive into meaningful conversations about personal growth, relationships, spirituality, consciousness, purpose, and of course… psychedelics. Make new friends and talk about what *really* matters. **WHO'S IT FOR?** Everyone’s welcome - whether you’re a seasoned psychonaut or have only had one experience. The aim is to enable open conversations you wouldn’t normally get to have elsewhere. You might gain new insights, hear unique stories, or even make a new friend or two! **FACILITATOR & HOST** Shazia is an experienced facilitator, breathwork practitioner and yoga teacher, with a background in consultancy and research within the medical cannabis space. She is a strong advocate for the use of psychedelics for personal growth and takes pride in leading spaces where people can reconnect to themselves more deeply. **[️🎟️ Grab your ticket here ️ 🎟️](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/psychedelic-coffee-medicine-growth-conversations-tickets-1985402792197?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl)** **BRAND NEW VENUE!!!** Bubba Oasis is a homely lounge bar located on Upper St, Angel, Islington with a relaxed, inviting atmosphere and creative living-room feel. We have the entire first floor to ourselves where they serve high-quality coffee, cocktails, wine and craft drinks, alongside super-healthy hot food and light snacks (available throughout the afternoon and evening). The venue remains open after the event, so guests are welcome to stay on for drinks to continue conversations into the night. **SCHEDULE** * **2pm:** Arrive, grab drink/food & find a table * **2.30pm:** We begin. Light grounding, intention setting & breathwork. * **3.15pm:** Rotation 1. * **4pm:** Rotation 2. * **4.45pm:** Collective closing * **5pm:** Finish. Socialising continues. **[️🎟️ Grab your ticket here ️ 🎟️](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/psychedelic-coffee-medicine-growth-conversations-tickets-1985402792197?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl)** **\*Please note:** You may be turned away if you arrive after 2.30pm. We will scan your ticket QR code on the door. An **Unseen** event. Unseen community hosts monthly socials, dinners & walks in London. We offer curated social experiences in beautiful spaces, designed for curious minds who are bored of shallow socialising and addictive apps, and want deeper conversation & real connection. **FOUNDER: Ben Jay** Ben is a London-based founder with an early career in music as a producer. For almost 20 years he’s built projects across creative, wellbeing and community spaces, spanning independent businesses and community-led work. He’s currently building UNSEEN, curated offline social experiences for people who want deeper friendships. ➤ ➤➤ More about Ben: **[ben-jay.co.uk](https://ben-jay.co.uk/)** **\>\>\> [Join our WhatsApp here](https://chat.whatsapp.com/Cbc7UO1mSJa7Nq9zMaXheb?mode=gi_t)** (for early access to future events) **<<<** **CONVERSATION PROMPT EXAMPLES:** – What first drew you to psychedelics? \- What makes you feel most alive? – Biggest lesson from a journey? \- What was your turning point in life? **[️🎟️ Grab your ticket here ️ 🎟️](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/psychedelic-coffee-medicine-growth-conversations-tickets-1985402792197?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl)** **\*\*\*We will be taking photos and videos at this event**. If you don't want to be included, notify us before the event starts. **\*\*\*We cannot offer refunds.** Tickets are limited capacity. **\*\*\*Please note:** This event does not involve the use of psychedelics or any illegal substances. It is a facilitated social discussion space only. We do not promote sourcing, sharing, organising, or facilitating illegal activity. Experiences and perspectives may be discussed, but this is not a therapeutic space and does not provide medical or psychological advice.

**Aqua Strength – Pure Strength in the Pool** Dive into a new kind of strength training with **Aqua Strength**, a low-impact water workout designed to boost strength, cardio fitness, flexibility, and balance—all while being easy on the joints. Perfect for all fitness levels, including those managing arthritis, recovering from injury, or simply seeking a supportive and effective workout. At **Workout with Pride**, we believe fitness should evolve with you. That’s why we’ve infused the core elements of our "Pure Strength" program into the pool—focusing on mobility, muscle retention, and bone health with a deliberately slower pace. Expect purposeful movement, proper rest intervals, and a focus on refining your form, all in a welcoming, body-positive environment. Whether you're aging gracefully, getting back into movement, or just love the water, this class offers a fun, inclusive way to build strength, improve mobility, and feel empowered in your body. **Spaces are limited—secure your spot and shape a stronger, healthier future with us!** **Healthy Reagrds, Mark**

Join us for our May Book Club gathering where we will come together to discuss *[Cantoras](https://caroderobertis.com/books/cantoras/)*[ ](https://caroderobertis.com/books/cantoras/)by [Caro de Robertis](https://caroderobertis.com/bio/) in a safe and welcoming environment. Make new friends who share your passion for books and connect with fellow LGBTQ book enthusiasts.

Rev. Steven Clevenger is an ordained spiritualist minister with over 40 years experience as a Spiritual Healer, Clairvoyant and Spiritual Teacher, educated and trained at the White Lily Chapel. Rev. Siobhan Wolf Shaffer is an ordained spiritualist minister and certified medium and healer with over 20 years experience. She began her development in 1988 in Pennsylvania and continued when she moved to Ohio in 1998 where she studied at Rays of Lights Church with Rev. Steven Clevenger. Our full worship services consist of an inspirational lecture, healing meditation, and messages from the spirit world that serve to demonstrate evidence of eternal life. Please visit our Official Church Website (http://raysoflightchurch.com) for more information.

At Unity of Columbus, our Youth and Family Ministry nurtures the spiritual growth of children and families through love, joy, and practical spiritual teachings. Each Sunday, children explore timeless spiritual principles through stories, creative activities, music, and group sharing in a safe and welcoming environment. Our program encourages children to discover their own inner light, express kindness, and develop a personal connection with God. Together, we celebrate diversity, cultivate understanding, and inspire each child to live with purpose and compassion. Parents and families are invited to join in this uplifting journey of learning, laughter, and spiritual connection.

Main Library, Meeting Room 2B Join us for a welcoming evening of reflection, gentle music, and meaningful conversation. We’ll begin with a short grounding moment, followed by a brief reading from spiritual or philosophical traditions, and an open reflection circle where participants can share (or simply listen). Libera Animae is an interfaith community focused on inner growth, creativity, and authentic connection. All backgrounds are welcome.

We are excited to host Guided Meditations on Sundays at 6 pm in our Ashram/Gallery/Home! !! !! Everyone wants to know what kind of God we worship and what kind of meditation we do. We worship the GOD that LOVES US! We understand that god is an energy and it lives in us as us. Our meditations guide others to actually experience that energy! xoxo We don't just talk about peace, love and affection, we experience it :) Also we are a home not a business, so we enjoy building community one friend at a time. We always build in time for people to mingle & develop friendships! xoxo Much Love, Frank Tennyson Namaste, Frank Tennyson http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/a/f/9/9/600_447824953.jpeg

ASH is Atheists, Skeptics and Humanists of First Unitarian Universalists of Columbus Ohio TBD Snacks are usually available, and you are welcome to bringing something to share!