Cardea Space is honored to host our 2nd annual spring concert from TRANScend Sings! New York's first trans / gender-expansive classical vocal ensemble, exploring the unique aural aesthetic of trans and other gender-atypical voices singing a thousand year-old canon of concert, liturgical and art music from around the world. Be Still, My Heart - Whether it's delight in [...]
Forest Russell proposes that human involvement with mushrooms—whether through mycological research, psychedelic experience, or foraging in the wild—may result in a peculiar kind of thought otherwise known as Mushroom Thinking. (The artist John Cage is a preeminent example of a mushroom thinking in action). Recent anthropological work around human/mushroom interaction highlights an “interspecies alliance” and what appears [...]
Join us at Cardea space for a guided meditation and soud bath by two of our facilitators Johanna Verley and Chuck Richards. Expect to surrender to the sounds of bowls, gongs, flutes, chimes and more, as you nestle into our gatherings grotto. Floor mats, pillows, blankets, and eye masks can be provided. Hot tea and light [...]
Join us at Cardea space for a guided meditation and soud bath by two of our facilitators Johanna Verley and Chuck Richards. Expect to surrender to the sounds of bowls, gongs, flutes, chimes and more, as you nestle into our gatherings grotto. Floor mats, pillows, blankets, and eye masks will be provided. Please arrive on time [...]
RSVP here! Join us for a thought-provoking exploration of ketamine and its impact on modern medicine and culture lead by Hamilto Morris, a scientist and journalist who blends scientific rigor with storytelling to explore and explain the complexities of psychoactive substances and their effects on both individuals and society. Hamilton will take us through various topics [...]
In this part-experiential group discussion, we will explore the diverse relationships that are possible with psychoactive drugs. We will also inquire into why some relationships predispose to harm, while other relationships - even with the same drug - might be liberating, therapeutic, or illuminating. A final discussion will touch on the centrality of imagination, creativity, and [...]
We Are All Aging – Let’s End Ageism From childhood on, we’re barraged by messages that it’s sad to be old. That wrinkles are embarrassing, and old people useless. Author and activist Ashton Applewhite believed them too, until she figured out where this prejudice comes from and the damage it does. In this provocative, funny, and [...]
Eugenia Bone is a mushroom extraordinaire, featured in the Fantastic Fungi movie, a journalist, chef, and author of nine books. Her latest, Have A Good Trip, is a resource covering all aspects of magic mushrooms, their biology and use, their potential and harms. In this conversation she’ll share the journalistic techniques she used to evaluate the claims [...]
