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    Harriette discusses the tools and techniques that we can choose to keep us moving forward in our commitment to becoming Divinely human.
   Harriette King is a gifted speaker, an evolutionist, and the author of “Crimes of the Spirit” and “The Divine Bitch Handbook.” She is a mother and grandmother who resides in Santa Fe.

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David has always been fascinated by the whole concept of memory, especially the odd things he remembers from a long, long time ago and the common things that he does not remember. He shares some of those memories and lack of memories and talks about his personal observations of this intriguing phenomena.
David is a long time member of The Celebration and is currently serving as business manager, sound man, editor of talks for the podcasts and general noticer of all things celebratory.

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   As many of us enter this final frontier, there are often considerable challenges to navigate. We will briefly explore three concepts worth considering in terms of tools for the aging journey: I surrender, I mourn, I adjust and adapt.  These are part of a larger body of work by Victor entitled Thanatopia.
  Victor La Cerva MD worked for many years for the NM Department of Health. He has been involved with NM Mens Wellness for close to 40 years, providing lost cost gatherings where men can share in a safe space what is really going on for them. (Check out NMMW.org). His personal website is myheartsongs.org, where you can preview his many book offerings, and sign up for a brief weekly podcast on matters of importance.

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   The opportunities we have to impact others and truly change lives can come to us when we least expect them. Maybe even while on vacation. I came face to face with child sex trafficking on vacation in Cambodia. The children’s plight haunted me, but inspired me to create Alchemy Design Project, a sustainable initiative that offers economic alternatives to the global preponderance of rescued survivors being re-trafficked. Alchemy Design Project cultivates tangible marketable opportunities through vocational training and drives real change.
  Imagine taking a few days of your vacation to improve the lives of rescued survivors. Your life will be forever changed simply by teaching what you know! You will build pathways to economic and personal freedom for survivors!
This is Alchemy. I am delighted to share my idea and inspire a tidal wave of volunteer teachers!
  Sydney Scherr started this project to teach sustainable jewelry design to victims of sex trafficking. She helps them create designs through simple techniques so that they can earn a living. She was honored to give a talk at TEDxAtlanta, 2023 to share the Alchemy Design Project story.
  “Teaching these brave, strong and resilient young women has been the gift of my lifetime. They have shown me where hope lives and thrives. They have changed my life, and everyone who has had the privilege to work with these remarkable young women has had their lives changed, too!” More info at www.alchemydesignproject.org

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Oxford says about paradox: “a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.” Jeff will talk about how uncomfortable, omnipresent, unavoidable, and soulful paradox is for those of us attempting to wake up in this life. He has been practicing an attitude of acceptance and abundance lately, discovering that often the experiences his ego resists most have the most to offer his soul. No doubt there will be a few poems involved.
Jeff has been a long time, committed member of The Celebration and he has recently moved up to Velarde NewMexico, where he is working to recover a beautiful old farm on the Rio Grande.

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Catch the wave that is paradigm B. What’s found in life when a person balances their psychology to the own inner guidance system? Let’s find out! The particular details will reveal themselves in the now.
From a very young age, James Sharp felt a calling to seek the truth of this world. However, due to limited exposure to diverse philosophies and spiritual paths beyond his childhood religion, he focused on other life endeavors, particularly building a career as an educator and establishing a family. But as the years progressed, his entrepreneurial spirit beckoned, leading him into the realm of real estate investment and subsequently to the interconnected worlds of acting, stand-up comedy, improv, and psychotherapy. Each venture was enhanced by the insights and skills he acquired from the others.
Then, in 2020, a transformative spiritual experience provided James with a profound clarity, crystallizing his journey into the insight: “Life is the gift of experiencing You.” Birthed from this revelation was the concept of “paradigm B,” which emphasizes a grounded, non-romanticized approach to self-awareness and discovery. Paradigm B. flipped the script on the psychology acting out within paradigm A (current popular lens). Through this philosophy, James encourages individuals to use their own inner guidance to balance and harmonize their psychology. The end result is recognizing their true self and doing their part to create a harmonious world for all. More at paradigmB.org.

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At the age of 30 I had an amazing experience with Kuan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy and Compassion. With her miraculous appearance in my life I became open to the Divine Feminine for the first time in my life. Having grown up in a conservative Christian religion it took me about another ten years to add her to my spiritual path. On February 14th of 2000, I signed up for a Kuan Yin workshop at a local new age shop in Vermont. I left the workshop that day and went and bought my first Kuan Yin statue. I decided at this point in my life that my Higher Power was now going to be a female deity. After I finished art school in Vermont, I felt Kuan Yin calling me to Asheville, North Carolina in 2004. Many miracles unfolded in my life with Kuan Yin at this time. I felt called to visit her holy island Puto Shan in Southern China in 2005. During the three years of Covid I read every book I could find about her and read about her through the new age lens, Buddhist scriptures, travel books, history, theological works, and explored her myths and folk tales throughout Asia and the world.

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Joan Sotkin is a long-term member of The Celebration who, at 82, still works full time and is constantly learning new things. Her podcast, The Prosperity Show, airs weekly and she has been doing business online since 1995. Joan and her dog Angel walk 2 miles a day – weather permitting – and she does her best to live a healthy lifestyle.
Learn more about her as a Money & Mindset Mentor and listen to podcasts at ProsperityPlace.com.

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Our invocation describes the intent from which The Celebration was created in 1991. Grounding this energy of “all embracing love” as a group has been a journey of growth and adjustments as a living entity.
Chris shares a few memories of the early days and considers how we have changed and are now ageing, as all living things do. What can we offer now as a community to each other and beyond? What are our needs, what are our limitations, and how can we adjust to our current conditions as a group? Susan Straight, one of the founding group, spoke of “holding the question” as an attitude toward life that keeps one curious and flexible. Can we carry the question into this phase of the life of The Celebration?
Chris Kain joined with the group of Carol Belle Knight’s Forum Celebration before Carol left her Science of Mind ministry in Santa Fe. A small group were interested in forming a leaderless spiritual community inspired by Scott Peck’s book, “The Road Less Traveled,” with decisions made by consensus. The Celebration began with 35 people, grew to 250, and now averages about 35 attendees. Chris served as facilitator during the second two years, its fastest period of growth.

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I’ve talked about many of the great discoveries I’ve found over the past 22 years that I have lived in Santa Fe. I thought I’d practice the art of being vulnerable that Brene Brown talks about in her book, “The Gift of Imperfection” and share my biggest crash to rock bottom back in about 1998. It was the beginning of my journey to set myself free from who I thought I was supposed to be and beginning to embrace who I really am. As I’ve said before, life is not a straight line. It’s an ever upward spiral of learning new level after new level of letting go of the programing that makes up the ego control and finding our Spirit’s natural flow.
Kristine has lived in Santa Fe since 2001 and is enjoying a re-wirement at this time as she works on her first book and creating a YouTube channel of her talks and videos (including excerpts from her Celebration talks) to share her love and insights with the world.