Bay Area Integral

The Academy for Evolutionaries and Bay Area Integral

Present

Embodying the Impulse of Evolution: An evening with Craig Hamilton and Terry Patten

7:00 to 10:00 PM, Wednesday, January 27

The First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael, 1510 Fifth Avenue (at E Street), San Rafael

Suggested Donation: $15.

We live in a time when conscious evolution is possible — not only collectively, but also personally. Evolution has speeded up, and we are called to participate. We can align our lives to the transformational urgency of our time, and in the process we can connect with a glorious and unlimited source of spiritual inspiration. This means that our spirituality can support not only our personal growth, but also the transformation of our larger world.

We’ll come together for an evening of spiritual inspiration, not as a condiment, but as the main course, the key ingredient in a healthy diet. Together we’ll explore how it’s possible to live a spiritual life 24/7, not just in occasional glimpses. How can we begin to create a culture together that will help us grow and evolve and contribute to the emergence of a humane and sustainable world?

What does a truly “integral” and “evolutionary” awakening look like? How can we integrate the need for broad-based, gradual self-development with the call for a radical and immediate leap beyond the separate sense of self?

In this experiential evening, evolutionary pioneers Craig Hamilton & Terry Patten will share how their own decades of practice have given birth to a radical new approach to spiritual life that “transcends and includes” both the “gradual” and the “sudden” approaches to enlightenment. Join us as we explore what it means to awaken in spiritual community.

Craig Hamilton is one of the Integral world’s most dynamic teachers. He is the founder of Integral Enlightenment and host of The Great Integral Awakening. He was a longtime student of Andrew Cohen and editor of What Is Enlightenment? magazine, a founding member of Ken Wilber’s Integral Institute, and a participant in the Synthesis Dialogues, a 35-person interdisciplinary think tank presided over by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Craig brings deep mystical experience and understanding into action. He lives with his wife, Claire, in Berkeley, where, in addition to offering courses and workshops, he is available for private spiritual coaching. Learn more at www.IntegralEnlightenment.com.

Terry Patten is an inspiring pioneer of integral and evolutionary spirituality. He is the founder of Bay Area Integral and author, with Ken Wilber, of Integral Life Practice: A 21st-Century Blueprint for Physical Health, Emotional Balance, Mental Clarity, and Spiritual Awakening. He was a longtime student and principal editor for the great spiritual teacher known as Adi Da, founder of the Tools For Exploration catalog of consciousness technologies, and a grassroots conservationist. Terry brings deep mystical awareness and understanding to guiding others, tenderly and directly, into intimacy with the Mystery of Existence. He lives with his wife Deborah, in Marin County, where, in addition to offering courses and workshops, he is available for private spiritual coaching. Learn more at www.IntegralHeart.com.

Suggested donation: $15 ($10 for students)