For anyone who enjoys discussion, many social groups and outings simply don't fill this role. A group of curious, thinking minds can only lead to some really interesting things. The possibilities are endless. So lets do it! Lets put our heads together and have some cool discussions! Not just politics, not just religion, not just philosophy, not just history, not just science, etc... Lets have a group that emphasizes thought provoking topics regardless of the subject. Maybe you have a project, …

… Our meetups tend to range across topics, comparing and contrasting to other novels, drawing parallels to science, history, world cultures, politics, religion, or philosophy, and generally tangenting wherever the conversation takes us, often towards unexpected epiphanies (“Carrot Top is the herald of the apocalypse”). If you want a stodgy, pretentious literary critique, this probably isn’t for you. But if you’re looking for a great group of interesting people who share your love of speculative fi …

… Shamanism refers to a range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with communication with the spirit world. The feminine form of the word is not "shamaness" but "shamanka", however, here we will use the word "Priestess".Healing, creating, gathering and growing food, keeping communities in balance, presiding over ceremonies and rites of passage,maintaining relations with the dead, teaching, ministering to those in need, communing with nature to learn her secrets,preserving the wi …