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Tarot at Halloween

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Halloween arrives at the midpoint between the fall equinox and the winter solstice when ancient lore tells us the “veil between the worlds” is at its thinnest, and divination can therefore be most potent. It is an excellent time for turning inwards and ideal for developing one’s intuition using the Tarot, a living oracle rooted in the Western Hermetic tradition that permits us to communicate with levels of consciousness not ordinarily available...

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The Secret Life of Things

Un-School of Disruptive Design @ 394 Broadway, New York, NY

The Secret Life of Things: Life Cycle Thinking Deep Dive Workshop Building on the scientific process of life cycle assessment, this class looks at streamlined process, tools and research strategies for exploring the hidden life cycle impacts of everyday things. Understand how complete system solutions an be formed!  Participants learn mapping techniques for strategic decision making through to the use of life cycle thinking in the design...

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Theorizing Play

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ 381 Hooper St, Brooklyn, NY

In this class, we will explore theories and other definitions in order to address some of the vast array of activities that seem to fall under the concept “play.” In 1938, the Dutch scholar Johan Huizinga set forth an ambitious argument in Homo Ludens (“Playing Man”) that culture arises in and as play. The French sociologist Roger Caillois responded to this foundational text of play studies twenty years later with his own seminal work,...

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$315

4 sessions

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Intro to the Tarot

Remedies Herb Shop @ 453 Court St, Brooklyn, NY

For many people, the old year closes out with a certain amount of frantic cleaning and gift-buying for the Yuletide, followed by a brief respite to digest, then onto New Years’ celebrations. January – whether you greeted New Years Day fresh and excited or slightly hungover! – is an excellent time for doing some divination to prepare oneself for your coming year’s adventures, opportunities and challenges. This class will be mixture of Tarot...

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The Sporkful Presents: The Bucatini Dialogues

Caveat @ 21-A Clinton St, New York, NY

Presented by Caveat and Stitcher, in partnership with KCRW's Good Food and The Splendid Table Which is better, spaghetti or fettuccine? Are bowties magical or awful? In this live taping of The Sporkful podcast, host Dan Pashman moderates a debate about pasta shapes between Splendid Table's Francis Lam and Good Food's Evan Kleiman. The discussion will involve food science, history, culture and an inordinate amount of passion.

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The Big Oscars Quiz Thing

Caveat @ 21-A Clinton St, New York, NY

The nation's greatest live trivia experience, The Big Quiz Thing, comes to Caveat for its sixth-annual edition of New York's premier Academy Awards game show: The Big Oscars Quiz Thing! Form a team and get ready for a pre-screening multimedia movie-trivia game show - everyone gets to play, as Quizmaster Andy Peeke presents tremendous fun and glamorous prizes. Then, catch all of the red-carpet and gold-statue excitement on the venue's big screen.

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Ben Franklin Circle

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Discuss the first seven of Ben Franklin’s virtues — Temperance, Silence, Order, Resolution, Frugality, Industry, Sincerity — and answer two questions: How can we improve ourselves and how can we improve our world? In regular small group discussions, Circle members use Franklin’s classic 13 civic virtues to spark discussion about members’ goals and aspirations — who they want to be, and what they want to contribute to the world. Part...

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Tarot and the Cup of Receptivity

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

The archetypal images of the tarot connect us to the voice of our inner wisdom. Our subconscious mind uses images as it’s primary method of communication. The images of the tarot, just like the images in dreams, can stimulate deep insights into ourselves and others, leading to a more meaningful life.  In this workshop, we will learn how to open our channels of receptivity and dialogue with our Inner Voice to become better tarot readers. We...

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Designercise Ideation Creative Workout

Un-School of Disruptive Design @ 601 W 26th St, New York, NY

Designercise is the brain workout session for flexible, creative and agile thinking!   Join us for a mental workout and ideation session to beat the afternoon brain drains! Designercise Ideation Workouts are quick productive distractions into your afternoon brain slump! Learn mental workout tools that flex your brain through fun and fast paced ideation techniques. Our boredom busting brain experiences develop critical and flexible thinking...

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Native American Healing Practices

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Today we will explore teachings on wellness from some of North America’s original cultures, especially the Cherokee and Lakota, and learn some of their most effective healing and spiritual practices. The topics we will cover include the Four Directions and the Medicine Wheel and their roles in healing; how medicine powers were developed within the context of community and relationships; and how to cultivate spirit helpers. We will also learn simple...

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XXXImmigration Activism in NYC Today

Museum of the City of New York @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY

Join us for a timely discussion about the current state of the immigrant rights movement in NYC and how New York's immigrant communities are faring 20 years after the creation of ICE, or the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This panel will explore how immigrant rights activists continue to grapple with post-9/11 immigration policies, including the Trump-era “Muslim Ban,” as well as the recent arrival of asylum seekers from South America...

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Imago: A Pathway to Conscious Relationships

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Our closest relationships often provide the best opportunity for our growth. The connection between the frustrations inherent in adult relationships and our early childhood experiences makes compassionate exploration of our past essential. This course offers us an effective technique to unlock what lies beneath some of these deep conflicts, providing us with a path out of repetitive destructive patterns and into conscious ways of relating and loving....

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$95

3 sessions

An Introduction to Ecstatic Healing & Shamanism

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

For millennia healers, shamans, and spiritual teachers held the secret that there is a unique ecstatic vibration inside the human body that can be ignited by a profound experience of divinity. This energy can be awakened and nurtured through song, movement, and spirited expression, and can bring forth remarkable healing, extreme well-being, and heightened mystical experience. The Keeneys are the innovators of Sacred Ecstatics, an approach that draws...

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Science Wake: Eulogies for Failed Theories

Caveat @ 21-A Clinton St, New York, NY

Scientific theories fail. Some are replaced by better ones, some were never right--either way they are a fundamental part of the progress of science. Come celebrate the failures with eulogies, tributes, toasts, and a joyous party.   Hosted by Ryan Mandelbaum, lineup and theories TBA!

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Chasing Consciousness: Imagination in Science and Art

Caveat @ 21-A Clinton St, New York, NY

How can we see things that aren’t there (yet)? How can we know what we do not know? Imagination and curiosity are powerful mechanisms by which the human mind explore the unknown and creates new worlds. What are the similarities and differences of imagination in the sciences and the arts? And what are the consequences for education? 

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