Electric Black Earth:
An Afrofuturist and Astrological Festival
Celebrations, conversations, collaborative art, poetry and ritual to commemorate Uranus and Jupiter’s conjunction in Taurus.
Dates: April 18-21, 2024
Cost: Free/ By Donation / per event
About this event
How can we work with Afrofuturism and other speculative modalities, in conjunction with astrology, to articulate a people’s vision of the 21st century?
The 2020s have already shown themselves to be the gateway into the new millennium . Climate disruption, currency inflation, racial reckoning, forced migration, the specter of AI and other post-normal, runaway trends compel us to face tomorrow afresh.
Aligning with the rare planetary occurrence of Uranus conjunct Jupiter in the sign of Taurus, the Electric Black Earth Festival harnesses Afrofuturist, ancestral, alter-temporal, imaginative, psychedelic and somatic strategies to reclaim the notion of “the future" from corporate hegemonies.
We will plot new timelines and lay poly-cultural foundations for prosperous and abundant multi-species democracies, and re-Indigenized, communal, planetary bioluminescent futures.
F(l)ux w/we!
Event details
Electric Black Earth is a hybrid (virtual and in-person) festival commemorating the rare planetary occurrence of Uranus conjunct Jupiter in Taurus,
Virtual programming will be hosted by Embodied Astrology, led by Ramon Gabrieloff-Parish and other EA faculty.
In-person workshops & events will be held in Boulder, Colorado at Naropa University.
Sponsored by Naropa University, Embodied Astrology, Once and Future Green, Front Line Farming, and FLOWS.
About Ramon Gabrieloff-Parish
Ramon Gabrieloff-Parish is a lifelong star gazer, Afrofuturist philosopher, practicing astrologer, social artist and creative ceremonialist. His current project is to utilize the many outer planetary alignments of the 2020's as catalysts for imaginal, collaborative and institutional transformation.
In his day job as a chair of Naropa University’s Interdisciplinary Studies department he focuses on the intersections of equity and sustainability through courses on food and environmental justice. He also teaches foundations in contemplative learning and theory, embodiment, social identity, and conflict transformation.
Ramon is committed to community, cultural and cosmic regeneration, through his consulting work with Once and Future Green and with organizations like Golden Bridge, Youth Passageways and recently as board chair of Frontline Farming.
Questions?
If you have any questions or concerns about this offering, or need any additional support to register, please email us at office+2024programming@embodiedastrology.com.