This Week at Crazy Wisdom

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The elephant-headed god of Hindu myth,Ganesh removes all evils and obstacles, and represents abundance and success. He is worshipped before any new venture begins. He raises one hand in the posture of allaying fear. He is also revered as the god of education, knowledge, wisdom, literature, and wealth. This statue measures 4" tall, and is made of brass with a red patina in India.

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Live Music Weekends

at Crazy Wisdom Tea Room

8:30 to 10:30 p.m. - No Cover Charge

Every Friday and Saturday night Crazy Wisdom invites you to Tea and Tunes. Not a tea drinker? No problem! Crazy Wisdom offer a wide selection of coffee drinks. (while you're here, don't forget to try some of our tasty treats as well!)

Friday, March 2 - Bill Edwards

Bill Edwards is a songwriter. You know it for a fact before the first song ends. Whether it's blues-tinged advice or heart-tugging ballad, political wit or "bluegrass/livestock love song", Bill knows what makes a great song tick. That talent propelled him to a 1^st place finish in the Country division of the Billboard® national songwriting contest. It's what makes others, from Lee Roy Parnell and T. Graham Brown to several independent artists, eager to cover his songs. Bill Edwards is also a performer. Blessed with a warm tenor voice, which can alternately rock out or smoothly caress, he always hits the spots that reach an audience's heart. Years of guitar-slinging in the popular East Coast band Blaze and countless solo performances have honed his chops to where the players in the crowd sit up and take notice. His slyly humorous asides between the songs keep folks entertained and wanting more. Bill divides his musical time between Ann Arbor, Michigan and Nashville, Tennessee. http://edwardsongs.com

Saturday, March 3 -

Judy Insley and Floyd Raeon

Judy Insley and Floyd Raeon (pronounced "rayon") are two veteran Michigan musicians who have combined their musical talents in a unique blend of original music and songs by other select writers. The duo provides a listening experience of pure acoustic music enriched by the variety of stringed instruments they employ. Intricately woven guitar arrangements, fun banjo/guitar romps, and melodic guitar/mandolin textures are the fabrics of their sound. They share lead and harmony vocal responsibilities and perform contemporary acoustic music with an occasional twinge of bluegrass. www.judyinsley.com

New Audio CD at Crazy Wisdom

Energy Clearing cd
by Cyndi Dale
Heal energetic wounds, release negative influences, and create healthy boundaries with these guided practices for safeguarding and enhancing your energetic health.
$19.95

Upcoming Events

The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron Series hosted by Heather Glidden * Eight Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m. at Crazy Wisdom Community Room * Calling anyone (not just artists) who is interest in leading a more creative or spiritual life? This workshop is a guided exploration of The Artist's Way and includes mediation, life coaching inquiry, and time to work through exercises in the book. Free/donations welcome. Call Heather 709-1464; heather.glidden@gmail.com. March 6 * The Artist's Way, week #3: Recovering a Sense of Power
March 20 * The Artist's Way, week #4: Recovering a Sense of Integrity
March 27 * The Artist's Way, week #5: Recovering a Sense of Possibility

"Intuitives Interactive" Group with Amy Garber * first Thursday of the month, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Crazy Wisdom Community Room * For Intuitives, Indigos and others wishing to explore and share their experiences with like-minded individuals. Listen and share, discuss/learn and practice. $5 donation. Call Amy 358-0218; metafizzy@gmail.com.

Community HU Chant with Local Members of Eckankar * Fridays, 6:30-7:15 p.m. * All faiths (and agnostics!) are welcome to join this weekly, free get-together to sing one of the ancient names for God - HU. Popular in many cultures, the singing of HU is an undirected prayer to harmonize the consciousness with and open the heart to God's love. Free. Call John at 320-2010; john.zissis@sbcglobal.net or eckankar.org.

Alone Together, Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other by Sherry Turkle hosted by Carole Kirby * March 4, 2-4:30 p.m. at Crazy Wisdom Community Room * Digital technology is a blessing in so many ways, yet it has its upside and downside. Sherry Turkle's book explores the impact of technology of our relationships, privacy and community. Carole will share some insights and information from the book. Come participate in a discussion about her message and concerns. Free. Call Carole at 424-2797; carole777@aol.com or therapy4couples.com.

A3radio's Folk It! Live Broadcast
in the Crazy Wisdom Tea Room
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM March 4, 2012
Live broadcasting comes to Crazy Wisdom every Sunday evening starting at 6PM. The A3radio.com shows will be free to the public and will feature folk music every week. The Crazy Wisdom music series runs from 6:00PM to 7:30PM weekly. The audience is live and these shows are video streamed on
www.a3radio.com and replayed during the week at the same station. For more information call 734-604-5347 or email tsaunders_48@hotmail.com
ANNIE & ROD CAPPS
Two of our favorite people in the universe who happen to be among the best artists working today. Writer Annie and guitar Master Rod make most any song fantastic, but on originals the combo is breath taking. See what the STANDARD of folk music is with these two.

Great New Reads!

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March 5th, 2012

Breaking the Maya Code
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By Michael D. Coe
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The inside story of one of the major intellectual breakthroughs of our time - the last great decipherment of an ancient script - now revised and updated. This will appeal to the lay reader, the scholar of Maya civilization and anyone interested in puzzles and decipherment.

Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being
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By Martin E. P. Seligman
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"This book will help you flourish."

With this unprecedented promise, internationally esteemed psychologist Martin Seligman begins Flourish, his first book in ten years-and the first to present his dynamic new concept of what well-being really is. Traditionally, the goal of psychology has been to relieve human suffering, but the goal of the Positive Psychology movement, which Dr. Seligman has led for fifteen years, is different-it's about actually raising the bar for the human condition.
Flourish builds on Dr. Seligman's game-changing work on optimism, motivation, and character to show how to get the most out of life, unveiling an electrifying new theory of what makes a good life-for individuals, for communities, and for nations. In a fascinating evolution of thought and practice, Flourish refines what Positive Psychology is all about.
While certainly a part of well-being, happiness alone doesn't give life meaning. Seligman now asks, What is it that enables you to cultivate your talents, to build deep, lasting relationships with others, to feel pleasure, and to contribute meaningfully to the world? In a word, what is it that allows you to flourish? "Well-being" takes the stage front and center, and Happiness (or Positive Emotion) becomes one of the five pillars of Positive Psychology, along with Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment-or PERMA, the permanent building blocks for a life of profound fulfillment.
Thought-provoking in its implications for education, economics, therapy, medicine, and public policy-the very fabric of society-Flourish tells inspiring stories of Positive Psychology in action, including how the entire U.S. Army is now trained in emotional resilience; how innovative schools can educate for fulfillment in life and not just for workplace success; and how corporations can improve performance at the same time as they raise employee well-being.
With interactive exercises to help readers explore their own attitudes and aims, Flourish is a watershed in the understanding of happiness as well as a tool for getting the most out of life. On the cutting edge of a science that has changed millions of lives, Dr. Seligman now creates the ultimate extension and capstone of his bestselling classics, Authentic Happiness and Learned Optimism.

The Great Disruption: Why the Climate Crisis Will Bring On the End of Shopping and the Birth of a New World
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By Paul Gilding
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It's time to stop just worrying about climate change, says Paul Gilding. Instead, we need to brace for impact, because global crisis is no longer avoidable; we have come to the end of a world economy based on consumption and waste, where we live beyond the means of our planet's resources. The Great Disruption offers a stark and unflinching look at the challenge humanity faces-yet also a deeply optimistic message. The coming decades will see loss, suffering, and conflict as our planetary overdraft is paid; however, they will also bring out the best humanity can offer: compassion, innovation, resilience, and adaptability. Gilding tells us how to fight-and win-what he calls the "one-degree war" to prevent catastrophic warming of the earth, and how to start today.

Krishna in the Sky with Diamonds: The Bhagavad Gita as Psychedelic Guide
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By Scott Teitsworth
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A verse-by-verse examination of Arjuna's soma experience and Krishna's psychedelic guidance in the Bhagavad Gita - Explains how the Bhagavad Gita provides complete guidelines for the spiritual use of entheogens--from prior mental preparations to the integration of profound visionary insights into everyday consciousness - Examines Chapter XI of the Gita in detail to illuminate Arjuna's hallucinogenic experience and expose Krishna as the ultimate psychedelic guide - Shows psychedelic experience to be an essential and ancient part of the path to spiritual transformation Known as a text of liberation and enlightenment and praised not only by Indians but also by prominent modern thinkers such as Aldous Huxley and Albert Einstein, the Bhagavad Gita is one of the most commented-upon books of all time, yet one aspect has never before been examined: Arjuna's psychedelic soma experience with his guru Krishna. Drawing upon his many years as a student of Nitya Chaitanya Yati, whose teacher was Gita scholar Nataraja Guru, preeminent disciple of Narayana Guru, Scott Teitsworth explains how the Bhagavad Gita, through the story of the hero Arjuna and his guru Krishna, provides complete guidelines for the spiritual use of entheogens, from prior mental preparations to the integration of profound visionary insights into everyday consciousness. Examining Chapter XI of the Bhagavad Gita verse by verse, he illuminates Arjuna's complex revelatory experience and exposes Krishna's role as the ultimate spiritual guide--facets of the Gita evident to anyone with psychedelic experience yet long suppressed in favor of paths to enlightenment through service or meditation. He shows that psychedelics are indeed "gateway drugs" in that they stimulate open exploration of the mind and the meaning of life. Uncovering new depths to this revered manual of spiritual instruction, Teitsworth reveals psychedelic experience to be an essential and ancient path to ignite realization in the prepared student, turn theory into direct experience, and bring the written teachings to life.