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You can put a note with your payment indicating what you are paying for. Thank you! Astrology as a Personal Practice: Fundamentals with Guy Spiro 4 week-class Wednesdays August 4, 11, 18 &25 7 - 9 PM What is Astrology? How does it work? Learn the language of astrology for yourself. This four-week course will give you all the fundamentals of the signs, planets, houses, and aspects as well as reading the ephemeris. Guy will put the keys to astrology into your hands; you will be reading your own chart in no time!
Astrology as a Personal Practice: On-Going Study with Guy Spiro4 week-class Mondays August 2, 9, 16 & 23 7 - 9 PM This class enables students to further develop their ability to read astrological charts, including transits, progressions, returns and comparing charts to understand relationships. We read the students charts, the charts of people in the student's lives, as well as the charts of famous people, countries, and historical events. This class is designed as a weekly, on-going study group that students can continue to take to go as deeply as they want into practicing astrology. Taking Guy's Fundamentals of Astrology class before taking On-Going Study is strongly recommended. Required texts: Ephemeris for 20th and 21st centuries. Guy recommends New American Ephemeris for the 20th Century: 1900 to 2000 at Midnight and American Ephemeris for the 21st Century: 2000 to 2050 at Midnight.
Siria Family Channeling with Sharyl NodayFriday September 17 7:30 - 9:30 PM $25advance/$30 at the door Bridge the gap between human and Spirit as Sharyl Noday channels the spiritual consciousness of Siria Family--a race of nonphysical beings from outside our Earth plane who provide high-level spiritual guidance through the universal language of pure love. Siria Family, as well as Sharyl, are dedicated to the art of healing through looking at life’s issues, offering a unique perspective to the creation of life. Tarot for Everyone with April Wagner6 Mondays August 23, 30 Sept. 13, 2, 27 & Oct. 4 7 - 9 PM Enroll now, class size limited Cost for 6 weeks: $130 if paid by Aug. 9; $150 if paid Aug. 10 or after Join April Wagner for a six week adventure through the Tarot. Tarot can be a flexible and accessible tool for not only divination but self-exploration, brain storming, and just plain fun. Instead of a grand mystique that can make the cards seem intimidating, we will discover how the cards are adaptable to any lifestyle and belief system and can be read by anyone.
Belly Dance Performance with TatianaSaturday, July 31 8 PM Tatiana is pleased to share with you the graceful passion and uplifting energy of belly dance. $10 advance or $15 at the door. ?]]Volunteering at Life Force Arts Center
As a volunteer, you will be contributing to LFAC's good work promoting the arts and spirituality, plus having the opportunity to study with some of the finest teachers of spiritual work and enjoy amazing performances and exhibits. LFAC is a non-profit, tax exempt 501 (c) 3 organization. Our staff is composed almost completely of volunteers. It is only with the help of people like you that LFAC can grow and become even more successful in fulfilling our mission of providing art and spirituality to the community. We need volunteers with many types of skills. Listed below, you will see some of the positions currently available.Feel free to contact Joan at 773-327-7224 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you would like to volunteer for these positions, or if you have other skills you would like to contribute. Thank you again for your generosity in donating your time and talent! Volunteer Program Life Force Arts Center is extremely grateful to all our Volunteers who keep our Center running smoothly. Most of our staff is volunteer, and they take care of many tasks, including bookkeeping, marketing, graphic design, event hosting, sales, administrative, receptionist and housekeeping work. Whatever your skills, we have a place for you as a volunteer!
How the Program Works Volunteers must work a minimum of 4 hours in a calendar month to be eligible for Volunteer Benefits. Volunteers keep a time sheet to document the days and hours they work. Volunteers who work between 4 – 16 hours in a month may claim their Volunteer Benefits during the months they are volunteering, and for up to three months after the last month they volunteered. Volunteers who work more than 16 hours in a month may claim their Volunteer Benefits during the months they are volunteering, and for up to a year after the last month they volunteered.
Benefits of Volunteering Volunteers at Life Force Arts Center receive the following benefits in exchange for their work:
Positions Currently Available Receptionist/Sales Associate Receptionists must be able to work for at least 4 consecutive hours, or longer, on a regular basis. Receptionists are welcome to work a longer shift than 4 hours. For example, you would come every Monday from 12 - 4 PM, or every other Wednesday from 1 - 9 PM.
Housekeeping The Housekeeping position includes such duties as sweeping and mopping all the floors, cleaning the bathroom, washing the dishes, taking out garbage, etc. The best hours for Housekeeping are Monday- Friday before 5 PM, or early Sunday morning, before 9 AM. Please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more details. Administrative Assistant Administrative Assistant needed to help with many administrative tasks, such a: updating website, typing and copying contracts, registering students for classes, updating mailing list, filing and other tasks. Please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more details. Photographer Photographer needed to cover various events at LFAC. You must have your own camera, and be able to give LFAC the photos you have taken in a format that can be uploaded to our website. Please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more details. Videographer Videographer to cover various events at LFAC. You must have your own video camera, and be able to give LFAC the photos you have taken in a format that can be uploaded to our website. Please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more details. Feel free to let others know about these opportunities to volunteer! Life Force Arts Center invites visual artists to submit their work for“Emergence of the Divine Feminine”a multi - arts festival, September 30 to October 30to be held in conjunction with the Chicago Artists Month, October 2009
Life Force Arts Center is Chicago’s space for spiritually based visual, literary and performing art. The Center presents dance, theater, music, performance art, authors and visual artists who work in traditions such as shamanic, goddess, earth-centered, visionary, angelic, yogic and other spiritually uplifting paths. Life Force Arts Center defines spiritual art as 1) art that flows from spiritual practice, 2) art that strives to connect the audience with Spirit, or 3) art that creates spiritual healing, transformation or awakening. In May the Center hosted the 1st Annual Chicago Festival of Spiritual Art which began our official exploration of what spiritual art is and presented a range of spiritual art from different perspectives. Emergence of the Divine Feminine continues the exploration focusing on a theme that is becoming more present in our current culture and mass consciousness. The festival and visual art show will take place in the 1200 square feet main space and the smaller front gallery room. Important Details:The visual art show will be listed on the program for Chicago Artist Month. Opening Reception Friday October 2, 2009, 5pm to 10pm. The Festival will run until October 30. Art may be picked up on November 5 or later. Art should arrive at Life Force Arts Center by September 21. We will hang the art on September 22-23, so that it will be showing during one pre-festival event: The Fellowship of Isis 2009 Goddess Festival on September 26. Among the presenters for the month long festival will be author Andrew Harvey and musicians Wendy Rule, S. J. Tucker and Faebotica. Deadline: August 1, 2009Artists will be notified on or around August 15. Submissions Fee: $25
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