Rebelling Against the Tyranny of Time
Thursday, July 24 / 6:30-8:30pm CT on Zoom

Time is both a real thing we experience on Earth, and a construct that’s been sculpted over the centuries to optimize capital, labor, and production — at the expense of our wellbeing and creativity. Western frameworks around time leave many of us hurried, harried, and crazed, with the feeling that we will never catch up and never find the time we need to do the things we desire.

In this workshop, we’ll deconstruct, reframe, and reimagine our relationship to the clock, looking to older, more cyclical ideas of time and how we can relate to it. We’ll explore how we would like to relate to time and what shifts feel possible for us individually, given the power and ubiquity of normalized time concepts that are overly rigid and riddled with false urgency.

How can we play with time differently? How can new metaphors for time open up portals that help us make big leaps, but also slow way down? How did other cultures relate to time, and what other examples exist for us to honor and draw from as we decolonize our relationship to time and its mysteries.

This workshop is offered through the Creative Magic Collective, our nonlinear learning community for Creative Spirits. Doors to the Collective are currently closed, but you can join the waitlist here. All workshops are stored in the Collective’s Learning Library, so if you join later, you’ll have access to this workshop!

Lion’s Gate Portal Ceremony & Ritual
Friday, August 8 / 4:30-6:00pm CT on Zoom

The Lion’s Gate Portal refers to a period of Leo season — late July to mid-August — when the “dog star” Sirius aligns with the Sun, the Earth, and the constellation Orion, generating big cosmic energy we can use to set intentions, cast our visions into the Universe, and commit ourselves to bolder action.

The “height” of this super-solar energy (since Sirius is the brightest star after the Sun) is said to take place on August 8 (or 8/8), when the double-magic of this number invites us into abundance, renewal, success, and cosmic balance.

Because this alignment occurs during Leo season, it’s called the Lion’s Gate Portal, and I love working with this date to reconnect with my dreams and aspirations for the year, and embrace the solar energy that dominates summertime.

In this workshop, happening on the day of the Lion’s Gate Portal, we’ll use Tarot, guided meditation, self-reflection, and intention-setting to harness the power of this cosmic alignment and call in the blessings and magic we’re ready to experience.

This event is free, and you can register here. Feel free to invite a friend and share the sign-up link! Bring your Tarot deck and journal. A recording will be shared after.

Expanding Resilience with Breathwork
with Cecily Sailer, Brenda Lee Gauthier, and Sam Pullen
Saturday, September 13 / 3-6:30pm @ Flow Yoga Westgate

This integrative breathwork experience offers a deeply personal journey that guides you out of your busy mind and into the natural energy and wisdom of your body. Through a combination of breathing techniques, rest, and evocative music, you’ll release energy from unhelpful recurring thoughts, unprocessed feelings, old stories, and trauma, allowing you to shed what no longer serves you.

Through circular, connected breathing and evocative music, somatic breathwork moves you into an expanded state of consciousness, where your Inner Healer becomes your guide, helping you release stuck emotions through movement, visions, and vocalizations.

You’ll tap into your body’s natural healing power, clearing away the barriers, pain, and defenses that keep you from showing up authentically in the world.

Register for $125 here. For questions, email Brenda Lee Gauthier at brendaleegauthier@gmail.com.

Fool Hearty: The Wheel of Fortune Episode
Sunday, September 28 / 4-6pm at Captain Quackenbush’s Coffeehouse

An arts pop-up exploring the human experience through Tarot…

In these wild times, it feels like we’re all riding the Wheel of Fortune. Or perhaps getting run over by it! But the Wheel of Fortune archetype is here to help us navigate colossal change. 

In this interactive arts show, we’ll take a spin through the mysterious realm of the Wheel of Fortune — a card about fate, karma, and our ability to hold ourselves and one another amidst shifting realities. You’ll experience tarot as a wise teacher, brought to life through art, poetry, story, and song from an eclectic array of Austin artists.

You’ll leave with a full-body chills of inspiration, new friends, and the power that comes when we move as a community to respond to what’s in front of us – with magic and creativity as guides.

Featured artists include: essayist Michelle Mirsky, ukulele-ist Kevin Carroll and his students, poet Bianca Alyssa Pérez, artist Ami Plasse, and visual artists from Austin-area high schools.

Learn more, become a sponsor, or grab tickets here!