Do you eat garlic bread? Does oregano always find its way into your spaghetti sauce? Then you are participating in the ancient tradition of using herbs to enhance the health benefits and digestibility of your food.

In this class you’ll prepare and sample some herb-inspired recipes and drinks. You will also learn to work with your spice rack, the extraordinary pharmacy that already exists in your own kitchen, —one that will boost immunity, heal sickness, enhance energy, and ensure overall health and vitality.

Cost: $100

To Register: (510) 540.8010

Don Donderi, Ph.D. will speak on Sunday on “Evidence about ET Abductions from the Viewpoints of Science, Scientific Intelligence and Common Sense.”

Local author and spiritual teacher Carl McColman (author of Answering the Contemplative Call: First Steps on the Mystical Path) shares insight, gained from his own spiritual practice and the wisdom of great mystics from the past, to reveal how contemplative prayer—a meditative approach to beholding the beauty of God within—brings healing and transformation to all who seek it.

ATTENTION ALL PUBLISHED WRITERS!

The Writers Guild of St. Bartholomew’s will host a Book Fair & Sale on Saturday, May 4th.

Come and meet St. Bartholomew’s own published authors while they talk about, and read from, their works, and share what inspired them to write.

Featured authors are Margaret Clark, Kendall Lockerman, Carl McColman, Kaaren Nowicki, Stephen Nowicki, Jr., Robert Van Keuren, Jr., and Peter Wallace. This will be a casual and friendly gathering with refreshments served.

Book signing and discussion for Evelyn Rysdyk's new book-Spirit Walking: A Course in Shamanic Power.

In Spirit Walking, shamanic practitioner Evelyn Rysdyk provides a fresh – and ancient--way of being that helps you to release harmful emotional energies and develop enduring relationships with helpful, loving spirits. These pages are filled with practical exercises to help you to develop an effective spiritual practice, strengthen connections with the boundless energies that animate the Cosmos and bring you into alignment with the perceptions that define an authentic tribal shaman. The ancient technology of shamanism can help you to thrive in the face of both everyday and extraordinary life challenges, and support you to experience deep feelings of connection that nurture confidence and enduring feelings of wellbeing.

Fee: Free

Drs. Plotnikoff and Weisberg will discuss their book and ways to conquer gut distress.

Gut health is the foundation for all health. And gut symptoms are a form of intelligence. If you have any symptoms, your body wants to tell you something important. Can you hear what your body is trying to say? Join us for an evening with Dr. Greg Plotnikoff and Dr. Mark Weisberg, local authors of the newly released book Trust Your Gut: Get Lasting Healing from IBS and Other Chronic Digestive Problems Without Drugs, who will explore the science behind the mind-gut connection. They will show you how to listen to your gut and what you can do to master your gut health for optimal health and well-being.

Price: free.

AnachroCon, founded in 2009, is the premier place in the Southern United States for people to celebrate Historical Reenacting, Alternate History, Steampunk, Sciences, Horror, Etiquette & Indulgence, Fashion, Fabrication, Literature & Media, Costuming and socialize with people of like minds.

Weiser authors who will be attending this year include:
- Gypsey Elaine Teague

Now in its second year, FaerieCon West is the wintertime gathering of the Faerieworlds community and aimed at being fun, informative and inspiring. The FaerieCon universe continues to expand to embrace fantasy, steampunk, goth, metaphysics and many other genres who enjoy sharing diverse interests and passions throughout the weekend.

Weiser authors who will be attending this year include:
- T. Thorn Coyle
- Raven Grimassi

In this introductory teleclass with Alan Seale, participants will explore the power and wisdom available to them through the ancient mystery teachings.

The Endless Night Vampire Ball is an event which is a neutral ground for all alternative tribes to unite in ceremonial pleasure, dance, music, aesthetic expression and performance.

Amongst the patrons are vampires, Vampyres, Strigoi Vii, Burners, LGBT, performers, burlesque dancers, artists, modern primitives, BDSM, fetishists, latex lovers, those of alternative spiritualities, musicians, dragqueens, fashionistas, metalheads, rockers, goths, and steampunks.

Weiser authors who will be attending this year include:
- Father Sebastiaan

PantheaCon is the conference for Pagans, Heathens, Indigenous Non-European and many diverse beliefs. It occurs annually over President’s Day weekend. Well over 2000 people attend more than 200 presentations that range from rituals to workshops and from classes to concerts.

Weiser authors who will be attending this year include:
- T. Thorn Coyle
- Ivo Dominguez Jr.
- Lon Milo DuQuette
- Orion Foxwood
- Mary K. Greer
- Diana Paxson
- Christopher Penczak
- Rachel Pollack
- Renna Shesso
- Gypsey Elaine Teague

Weiser Books will also be attending the convention. Stop by and say hello!

For more information and a detailed schedule please visit:
https://pantheacon.com/wordpress/at-pantheacon/whats-happening/program-guide/

You will learn the difference between journaling and deep soul writing, the science that explains why soul writing is so effective, the seven steps to ensure your writing practice takes you beyond the alpha brain wave state and into the all-important theta brain wave state. And, you'll get to write with the support of Janet's Theta Music CD. When you leave, you will have everything you need to begin the lifelong practice of divine dialogue. Your soul wants five things and NUMBER ONE is to connect with Source. Writing Down Your Soul shows you how to keep that connection vibrant, alive, active, and full of guidance and grace.

Janet will give her original signature talk, "Prayer that Works" at Unity of Delray Beach, 9:25 and 11:00AM services. You'll hear how her relationship with prayer evolved over the years from rote participation to non existent to vibrant living relationship. She'll share the four steps in Prayer that Works. You will laugh. You will be moved. And you very well may be surprised. Prayer is not what you think it is. Not from God's point of view.

Copies of her book, Writing Down Your Soul, and the companion journal, My Soul Pages will be available for purchase after each service.

What are you on fire about now? Where does your fiery urge to create come from? What do you do to rekindle the inner flame of creativity when it is nearly extinguished by despair or fear? And what are you doing to pass on the torch of your inspiration?

These questions are at the heart of one of the greatest human mysteries of all—creativity. This weekend workshop explores the history of creativity, from painting and writing to photography, movies, music, as well as its practice in everyday life. The template for the weekend will be the three incandescent stages of the Creative Journey—Inspiration, Perspiration, and Realization—which we will delve into by way of stories, film clips, and animated discussion. Inspired by Aristotle’s twenty-five hundred year-old advice that, “One learns to play the harp by playing,” we will also employ writing and sketching exercises. Themes to be included: the ever-changing role of the arts, cultivating work habits, the use of dreams and role of mentors, the dreaded creative block, the myth of genius, art in the marketplace, and the spiritual side of art.

Drawing on the work of C.G. Jung, Marija Gimbutas, James Hillman, Joseph Campbell, and Stephen Aizenstat, this workshop is designed for all those who are fascinated—or confused—about the nature of creativity, from painters and poets to gardeners, coaches, teachers, and therapists.

REGISTRATION: Space is limited. Register early! To register, complete the form on this webpage or call the Public Programs Department at 805.969.3626, ext. 103. Full payment is required with your registration. An email confirmation letter will be sent within 5 days of receipt of your registration.