When Jonathan Talat Phillips experienced a devastating loss as a countercultural media activist, he unwittingly embarked on a mystical journey marked by underground ayahuasca ceremonies, kundalini awakenings, prankster spirit guides, shapeshifting extraterrestrials at the Burning Man festival, and miraculous energy healings that reshaped his skeptical worldview. In The Electric Jesus (edited by bestselling 2012 author Daniel Pinchbeck), Phillips chronicles the rise of an international movement that is trailblazing visionary ways to address our current planetary crisis through raised consciousness. Phillips delves into his own Christian background, discovering the lost rites of the mystery schools and their secret “electric” messages concerning personal transformation and a potential evolutionary shift for our world. 

 The Banyen evening will open with a chakra activation to get our energies flowing, followed by a reading, and a community discussion about the Vancouver Spore (with Sobey Wing), the Evolver Social Movement, and a rising consciousness culture flowering across the planet.

About the Author:  

Jonathan co-founded the cutting edge web-magazine Reality Sandwich and social network for conscious collaboration Evolver.net, coordinating the Evolver Spores program with 40+ regional chapters. Jonathan is an initiate of the International Sufi Order, founder of the NYC Gnostics, and creator of "The Ayahuasca Monologues: Tales of the Spirit Vine." He is a Reiki Master and certified in Bioenergetic Therapy from the Connecticut Healing Institute. He has a practice in NYC and does Skype sessions.

Praise for The Electric Jesus:

  “A modern Odyssey of awakening, Jonathan Talat Phillips's journey into Gnosticism deeply resonates with the eccentric moment. The Electric Jesus, a spiritual autobiography, reveals a life lived in the light of transformation, searching for the mystic core of a planetary civilization.”

—Alex Grey, co-founder of the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, author of The Mission of Art  

"A fresh, vigorous, and often startling account of a man's introduction to higher planes of reality. If you've ever wondered what the new consciousness movement is about, read this book and find out."

—Richard Smoley, author of Inner Christianity and The Dice Game of Shiva: How Consciousness Creates the Universe

Jonathan Talat Philips' website:  www.TalatHealing.com