Friday, August 28 ◆ 6 to 9 PM ◆ West Asheville
Love Your Neighbor
As Yourself
Cacao Ceremony & Voice Medicine Circle
Music & poetry inspired by Hebrew Kabbalah, Christian Mysticism & Indigenous Shamanism.
Featuring
(aka Ricky Goodall)
When
Friday, August 28
6:00 to 9:00 PM
Where
Plant Bar West Asheville
919 Haywood Rd, Ste 110
Asheville, NC 28806
What To Bring
An Instrument, Or Just Your Voice
No cost. No prior experience necessary.
What if the chaos is not what it looks like?
If you watch the mainstream media, you might be convinced that things are getting worse on the planet. We see wars, political scandal, financial corruption, and the poisoning of our air, our water, our food, and even our children's minds.
At first glance, it might seem like humanity is going to hell, and fast.
But what if all of this chaos we are seeing is not a sign that things are getting worse, but a sign that they are getting better?
What if, deep down, humanity is moving through a transformation of consciousness, and the reason we can see all of the chaos so clearly is that we are rising above it?
What if the world we see around us is a reflection of our past, and we can consciously co-create a better one together?
These are the questions we gather to sing into.
The Evening
Three hours, three parts
Nothing is performed at you. Everything is done together.
Part One
Cacao Ceremony
We open with a cup of ceremonial cacao, the whole form of the bean that chocolate is made from. It has been used in ceremony across Central and South America for centuries because it softens the nervous system and makes honesty easier, with yourself and with the room.
Part Two
Conscious Intimacy Games
We play a couple of talk-based Conscious Intimacy Games. No touch and no performance, just a structure that moves a room of strangers into real conversation faster than small talk ever will. By the time we sing, you will know the people beside you.
Part Three
Prayers, Poetry & Songs
We pray, we share poetry, and we sing together. The music is drawn from Hebrew Kabbalah, Christian Mysticism and Indigenous Shamanism, offered live by Star-I-Am. Bring an instrument if you play one. You are not an audience here. You are part of the sound.
Featuring
Star-I-Am (aka Ricky Goodall)
Ricky is a former professional MMA fighter turned trauma coach, intimacy healer and medicine musician. He has been writing and performing music for more than thirty years, and has hosted hundreds of events across Canada, Mexico, the United States, Peru and Costa Rica.
His music carries influences ranging from rock, metal and blues to flamenco and classical. His lyrics are drawn from spiritual systems including Hebrew Kabbalah, Christian Mysticism and Indigenous Shamanism.
Ricky is also the founder and CEO of Conscious Intimacy Games, a gym for human connection, where he trains people to become the person who naturally magnetizes more meaningful relationships.
Visit Conscious Intimacy GamesBefore you come
Do I need to be able to sing?
What should I bring?
Is it really free?
What is ceremonial cacao?
Can I come on my own?
Come as you are
Friday, August 28 ◆ 6 to 9 PM
Plant Bar West Asheville
919 Haywood Rd, Ste 110, Asheville, NC 28806
Bring an instrument or just your voice.
No cost and no prior experience necessary.
