This group provides a living pathway to Esoteric Christian spiritual initiation in the Gnostic tradition. Baptism, Illumination, Self-Realization and Ordination are Solar Initiations that are available to all who give their lives in selfless service to the Mother/Father Creator through our Master Christ Jesus. There is a Universal Path of Initiation into the Christ-ian Mysteries known as The Way.  To follow It is to become a Servant Of the Way. The following gives an overview of what the various …

Now in its fifth year, the Portland Digital Marketing Conference will connect marketing professionals and students with new customers, ideas, technologies and business opportunities. With its position being "Where today's marketers connect," the conference spans two days, and features national keynote speakers, presentations by Portland business leaders, digital marketing bootcamps, and the fast-paced Ignite learning experience to showcase small to large business digital marketing success storie …

We are atheists and agnostics that think the natural world is all there is.  (This worldview is known as "Philosophical Naturalism" or "Metaphysical Naturalism.")  Given this outlook, how should we view life? What is the meaning of life? Where did we come from, and where are we going? How should we live the good life?  What is morality? What about love and other emotions?  We investigate to find naturalistic answers to these traditional human questions. Our group has two primary goals: 1. Develo …

This is a one-day event on May 18, 2013. We're meeting up at Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, Oregon (and hopefully, continuing the group after!). The group is for anyone interested in the Irish language and culture in the Portland Metro Area. It's a place to meet new people and practice your Irish! There have been groups of people meeting for several years for language, music, dance, etc., we're hoping to bring these groups together--and make new friends, too! The event started six years ago …

I designed this group for the purpose of understanding how to connect with the cosmic mind. The purpose and goal is to develop, or to focus, our inner abilities and higher self so we may understand how to assist the universe in producing effective results. As we touch with our higher selves, our god selves, we can then align our intentions to a more fulfilling purpose in life. The process is a combination of remote viewing/astral travel with a shamanic undertone. We are all placed on this planet …

Non-believer? You're not alone. You can meet with other humanists, agnostics, freethinkers and atheists who accept a universe without the supernatural and who therefore wish to work towards improving our lives and those of others not based on afterlife rewards or punishments. This meet-up is for individuals, couples, and families who wish to support each other and socialize with others holding a similar worldview. DONATIONS accepted and encouraged: See "Pages" CHILDREN Programs: see "Pages" MORE …

Do you have a conviction that what we truly are is something other than the content of our thoughts? Are you interested in inquiring into that possibility? This is a group focused on realizing The Self, which is the birth-right of every being in the universe! Investigating The Self is so approachable because it requires no special tools or background, only a willingness to examine what is here in this moment. This is an environment in which you will have space and be encouraged to investigate 'w …

This group is designed for people interested in forming a community around the teachings of Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnu-devananda (one of his disciples who brought the teachings of yoga to the West). We will try to offer a full range of activities including asana classes, meditation, pranayama (breathing exercise) classes, lectures on the classical teachings of yoga, and satsangs (uplifting programs that incorporate meditation, chanting, and lecture). Through our connections with the lineag …

Happiness is a state of mind or feeling characterized by contentment, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy. Happiness comes from deep within, and not from people, situations, or circumstances. According to Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California, San Diego: “When an individual becomes happy, the network effect can be measured up to three degrees. One person’s happiness triggers a chain reaction that benefits not only his friends, but his friends’ friends, and his frien …

Has God shaken your world to its foundation? Are you changing, restructuring, reorienting your life/world because of what God has done? If that's not happening now, are you concerned those things may become necessary? Are you on a faith journey that you don't know where it's going to take you or your life or the lives of those you love and cherish? Do you need a safe community to support you, listen, encourage, affirm, help you explore and go deeper? Do you need something more than what organize …

The Sweet Spot of the Lesbian Universe The goal of Les Femmes PDX is to intentionally build a cohesive, harmonious, safe, thriving, happy, healthy community for Portland lesbians on the feminine side of the scale who want to spend time with other femme lesbians for friendship, fun and... we'll leave it at that. :) If you're new to Portland or you've been here a while, welcome! If you're just out of a relationship and forgot to make your own friends while in it (oops!) or lost the mutuals in the …

Become ONE with the RHYTHM 'n BEAT of the DRUM! Find your pulse and align yourself with the Universal Beat Just open your Heart and move your feet Give up your worries and surrender to the drum Let your hair down and have some Fun Sway to the rhythms of that old Earth vibration And come together as ONE through Heartbeat Drum Nation. If you reading this, you are already a drummer. That's because you have a beating heart inside you. If you can talk, you can drum. If you can walk, you can d …

This is a group to discuss the issues between science and religion. All religious faiths (and atheists) are included and welcomed. Anything that deals with science and religion is fair game, such as: -- Is there DNA evidence for evolution? -- Were Adam and Eve real people? -- Can Christians accept evolutionary theory? --- NOTE --- --- NOTE --- --- NOTE --- --- NOTE --- --- NOTE --- Please only attend if you are sure that you can share your views in a respectful manner. Some people are unable …

Toward American Buddhism - Meditation, philosophy, and singing led by Karl Nhambu Bergh. Karl has a B.A. in Religious Studies from Naropa University and a M.A. in Advanced Buddhist Studies from Maitripa College. This group's teachings and practices are drawn from the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. All are welcome.

Welcome! We're in such magical times and I'm so excited about the possibilities and potential that awaits us, the earth, humanity! Now is the tijme to clear yourself of lower energies no longer serving you and "baggage" you may not even know you carry around. All the changes are in response to this shift, a calling out from our sun and from the center of this galaxy if not the universe. Fear based thinking is just that. I for one will not utilize my God-given, innate creative faculties (thoughts …

The Paneurhythmy dance was given by the Master, Peter Deunov of Bulgaria, in the 20th Century. However, it is a timeless dance - a dance of the universe, which unites all beings to nature and the cosmos, through very special, but very easy movements. It is a dance of energy, and, if done correctly, it brings about harmony, rhythm, health and well-being. We dance between the equinoxes at 9am every Saturday in Gabriel Park, SW Portland.

Our vision is to live in a world of wellness. The means by which this is achieved is by enabling people to fulfill their life purpose in a balanced approach with the utmost integrity and efficacy. In order to do so, people must be at their best, with out the distraction of mental, emotional, or physical disease. When this is realized people come together in unity to achieve miraculous things that induces enlightenment, community, and an increased spiritual vibration for the world. At Anahata Wis …

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The group mission: The goal of this group is to bring together any interested people in the Portland area who have worked in film or video, or otherwise have a special aptitude for these fields, in a fluid, creative workshop and discussion on given topics each month. The central idea is to get actors, writers and directors together to socialize and meet each other, and take in new information and offer creative feedback. We will focus on traditional as well as new media, from classical filmmakin …

Welcome to your FRIENDS OF CONSCIOUS LIVING. We are a combination of 2 groups. The first one is a group of people seeking to live more consciously by intention. To foster this, we meet to discuss and share our experiences and insights in open conversations or presentations by members of our circle and friends from other circles. Our topics are diverse, many of an esoteric nature, many of a practical nature. We are inspired by the works of Caroline Myss, Thomas Moore, Sri Aurobindo, Ervin Lasz …

Our goal as a chapter is to drive change through business. We strive to achieve this through leveraging relationships with like-minded professionals who can teach, inspire, and equip us for success in the world of sustainable business. We strive to relay our knowledge and experience with the local community as well. Our UO Net Impact chapter is involved in 4 events per term for a total of 12 events per year. Our events typically consist of a mixer with other local Net Impact chapters and like-mi …

There are 3,000+ Sun Devil Alumni in PDX -- Come meet a few of them. We get together to watch ASU sports; hang out and socialize; volunteer in the community, represent ASU at college fairs; network; eat and drink. Usually, we talk a little trash about UofA while we're at it. Looking to meet new people who share your love of ASU?  Join us!