October 4th — Allan Combs: Consciousness Explained Better

Bay Area Integral invites you to a celebration of the release of the groundbreaking new book,

Consciousness Explained Better  with Dr. Allan Combs

When: Sunday, Oct. 4th, 2009 4:30-7:30 PM
Where: The Northbrae Community Church — 941 The Alameda, Berkeley, CA (Near Solano)

“Allan Combs has written the finest book on consciousness in modern times, bar none.”

– Ken Wilber, author The Integral Vision

Do you ever wonder what is really indicated by this common, elusive word, “Consciousness”?

Finally, an Integral explanation in everyday language that’s passionate, illuminating and clear! Come, meet Allan Combs, get a signed book, & have a fun conscious conversation!

  • A chance to discuss your favorite Integral ideas and controversies
  • A lively and interactive dialog at the evolving edge of consciousness

“This book is like Luke Skywalker’s torpedo headed straight into the Death Star of reductive materialism.” —Michael Murphy, founder of the Esalen Institute,

“This compact volume brings forward the yearning, the brilliance, the awe, and the outrageous audacity of our search to understand consciousness… in language that speaks to the heart as well as the head.”

—Jenny Wade, author of Changes of Mind & Transcendent Sex

Allan Combs is the author of The Radiance of Being, co-developer (with Ken Wilber) of the “Wilber-Combs matrix,” a senior faculty member at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and author of more than one hundred publications on consciousness & the brain. Consciousness Explained Better is a lit-up, don-t-miss, groundbreaking work.

Cost: $20, or $10 for students (credited toward book purchase)