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Hanifa Nayo Washington presents "Sacred Healing & Psychedelic Integration"
Dec
15
12:00 PM12:00

Hanifa Nayo Washington presents "Sacred Healing & Psychedelic Integration"

Closing the BEES, DREAMS & MEDICINE series, Hanifa Nayo Washington dives into a controversial side of sacred healing that has recently exploded onto the mainstream: the use of psychedelics. We’ll learn about the science, medicine, and psychological effects of this potent healing tool, and how to best integrate experiences for personal growth and stable mental health.

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Chiara Baldini presents "Her Share of Divine Madness: Women in the Ancient Rites of Dionysus"
Nov
17
12:00 PM12:00

Chiara Baldini presents "Her Share of Divine Madness: Women in the Ancient Rites of Dionysus"

Ancient followers of Dionysus ran amok atop mountains, gyrating to the rhythm of the frame drum, sometimes induced by mind-altering concoctions. Dionysian scholar Chiara Baldini takes us there, relaying the rituals and significance of those who worshipped the Greek god of fertility, wine, and pleasure.

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Melanie Kirby presents "Nurturing the Matriarchy: From Beescapes to Reciprocity"
Oct
20
12:00 PM12:00

Melanie Kirby presents "Nurturing the Matriarchy: From Beescapes to Reciprocity"

Queen whisperer Melanie Kirby approaches apiculture through an interdisciplinarian lens that weaves together science, indigenous cultures, art, land stewardship, biodiversity, conservation, and more. Her storytelling introduces us to the past and present of beekeeping as well as paints a future vision of inspired reciprocity between bees, humans, and Nature as a whole.

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Starhawk presents "A Revolution of Thought, Action and Community"
Sep
29
12:00 PM12:00

Starhawk presents "A Revolution of Thought, Action and Community"

Starhawk‘s seminal book, The Fifth Sacred Thing, envisioned an ecotopian world in harmony with Nature, where human diversity is valued, and art, fun, and life embedded in the day to day. Not merely fiction, Starhawk has endeavored in real life to realize such a paradise through her work and teachings in permaculture, ecofeminism, activism, community-building, and empowerment for all. Awaken your inner courage and imagination!

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Clare Dubois presents "Inspiring Restoration and Feminine Leadership, One Tree at a Time"
Sep
15
12:00 PM12:00

Clare Dubois presents "Inspiring Restoration and Feminine Leadership, One Tree at a Time"

Members of TreeSisters have contributed to the planting of more than 26 million trees throughout the tropics. Its founder Clare Dubois had a vision to transform our behavior from consumers to restorers, leaders, and doers, and on Sep 15 she’ll share observations and gained wisdom along this 12-year, Earth-loving journey of self-discovery, leadership, and reforestation.

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Max Dashu presents "Prophetic Women"
Jul
14
12:00 PM12:00

Max Dashu presents "Prophetic Women"

Herstorian extraordinaire Max Dashu drops us into the world of the seer, dreamer, oracle, prophetess, taking us on a visual journey through the ages and across continents, where we’ll meet and hear powerful messages from women who do more than “predict the future,” but rather speak sacred truths and communicate profound insights about the realities around us.

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Matthew Shepherd presents "Save the Bees!—But Which Bees, and How?"
Jun
16
12:00 PM12:00

Matthew Shepherd presents "Save the Bees!—But Which Bees, and How?"

Matthew Shepherd from Xerces Society has been working towards invertebrate conservation for decades. We’ll learn about the diversity of bees, some issues clouding their future, and steps we can take to ensure they have a safe environment. Along the way, we’ll also hear about monarch butterflies in North America.

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The Melissae's World Bee Day Ceremony
May
19
12:00 PM12:00

The Melissae's World Bee Day Ceremony

In celebration of World Bee Day, The Melissae (May 19) bee priestesses offer a glimpse into their personal discoveries, spiritual studies, and ritualistic practices surrounding the honey bee. As a group we’ll have an opportunity to join in on a ceremony of offering, forgiveness, and love to and for our pollinator family.

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Dr. Elsa María Cardona Santos presents "Rewilding Nature and Society"
Apr
21
12:00 PM12:00

Dr. Elsa María Cardona Santos presents "Rewilding Nature and Society"

Capitalism and other patriarchal systems have brought us to the brink of environmental collapse. Dr. Elsa María Cardona Santos sees hope in metaphorically “calculating” the economic value of Nature and advocates for “rewilding” to connect us deeper to the non-human world around us.

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BEES, DREAMS & MEDICINE: Honey & Hope
Apr
7
to Dec 15

BEES, DREAMS & MEDICINE: Honey & Hope

10 speakers from as diverse fields as apitherapy, environmental economics, ecofeminism, psychedelia, and more share personal and professional stories of pushing boundaries, connecting deeper to Nature, learning ancestral wisdom, encouraging community activism, and affecting social change.

Come join the conversation and get inspired with honey and hope!

(BEES, DREAMS & MEDICINE is a co-production of The Ambeessadors and The College of the Melissae.)

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Dr. Stefan Stângaciu presents "Mysteries of Bees: Intelligence, Communication, Medicine"
Apr
7
12:00 PM12:00

Dr. Stefan Stângaciu presents "Mysteries of Bees: Intelligence, Communication, Medicine"

The world’s foremost expert and practitioner of apitherapy, Dr. Stefan Stângaciu, launches the BEES, DREAMS & MEDICINE 2022 series on Apr 7. Using honey, pollen, royal jelly, propolis, bee stings, and even beehive air to prevent and cure thousands of patients’ ailments, he has amassed countless personal and professional stories of bees’ intelligence, communications, and medicine. Join us to hear an insider’s scientific and mystical perspectives on bees.

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Dr. Gabrielle Francis presents "Illumination to Honor Pachamama and the Wisdom Keepers of the High Andes"
Dec
2
12:00 PM12:00

Dr. Gabrielle Francis presents "Illumination to Honor Pachamama and the Wisdom Keepers of the High Andes"

We trek to the High Andes to learn about the mystical practice of “illumination,” a wisdom carried by the elders of Incan descendants. Dr. Gabrielle Francis regales us with stories of these mountaintop shamans and demonstrates how we can practice a chakra-cleansing ritual in the comfort of home.

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Andrew Gough presents "Cybele: The (Bee) Goddess  Who Fell to Earth"
Oct
28
12:00 PM12:00

Andrew Gough presents "Cybele: The (Bee) Goddess Who Fell to Earth"

Ancient Rome, Anatolia, and the route to Mecca all share an incredible, albeit controversial, storyline: a meteor that fell from the sky became one of the most widely worshipped deities of all time. Andrew Gough weaves a fanciful tale through these lands that also includes the Holy Grail and Great Mother.

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Miranda Rondeau presents "Ancient Drums of the Melissae:  A Sacred Tool Reclaimed in Modern Times"
Sep
23
12:00 PM12:00

Miranda Rondeau presents "Ancient Drums of the Melissae: A Sacred Tool Reclaimed in Modern Times"

In ancient times, women frame drummers thrummed the rhythms central to ceremony and ritual. Inheriting that pedigree, Miranda Rondeau shares her journey with this special percussive instrument, inviting attendees to play and sing along if so compelled.

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Anna Breytenbach presents "The Gifts of Communicating with Bees"
Aug
26
12:00 PM12:00

Anna Breytenbach presents "The Gifts of Communicating with Bees"

Anna Breytenbach is gifted with the ability to communicate with nonhumans large and small. During a special talk with Laura Bee of the College of the Melissae, the two will muse on deepening our connectivity with bees, the circle of life, as well as ourselves, in the process teaching us how to hone heart-based intuition.

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BEES, DREAMS & MEDICINE: Creating Culture for an Inspired Future
Feb
25
3:00 PM15:00

BEES, DREAMS & MEDICINE: Creating Culture for an Inspired Future

Inspired by the melissae (ancient bee priestesses and oracles), meet select luminaries, who share insights, visions, and dreams for a new tomorrow. During this yearlong series, we will meander through a labyrinth of science, sacred, his-/herstory, mystery, art, medicine, and activism — the pillars that comprise the College of the Melissae.

Amid troubled times, together we ask: Who are we? Where did we come from? And how can we recreate our cosmology?

(This series is a co-production of The Ambeessadors and the College of the Melissae.)

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