San Francisco Social: How to Make New Friends as Grownups?

San Francisco San Francisco, CA

A cozy Interintellect hangout where we'll go back to our roots. We'll discuss what brings communities together, what situations allow adults to make new friends, and how friend groups can find a way to stay together through all the changes in life? We hope you can join us! The location of this event will be…

Free

***FREE FOR MEMBERS*** Listening Session: Cultivating Musical Patience

Online

Jazz pianist and debut host Mercer Shavelson introduces a communal music appreciation series, where participants are encouraged to bring a song (or two) for everyone to immerse themselves in, together.   In this series, the intention is to form connections and deeper understanding by simply enjoying music with one another, without distraction.  This salon will be focused specifically on…

Free – $10.00

Spring and New Beginnings

Online

Spring and New Beginnings Louis Bijl de Vroe and Simon Ohler are philosophers and brothers in spirit. When we get together, we combine culture, comedy, and ancient wisdom, and something happens. We like to call it Spiritual Mischief. In the vein of Spiritual Mischief, we create podcasts and education programs — and Interintellect salons :…

$15.00

Compatibility: The Missing Piece in Modern Dating

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I'm Sherry, and in my debut salon I will be leading a discussion on the anatomy of modern relationships. We'll explore chemistry, compatibility, similarity, and how these three factors play into romantic relationships — specifically, why compatibility is the key to a long-lasting and durable partnership. I write about psychology on my Substack, Pluripotent, and…

$10.00

How to Fail: Coping With Professional Rejection

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As a veteran of over twenty years of artistic rejection, including by some of the most prestigious publications and theatres around, the writer and comedian James Harris considers himself an expert in coping with failure. In this workshop, he'll share what he's learnt and try to help you deal with your own setbacks better. This…

$10.00

Counterculture – From the Hippies to Veganism

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In the seventh salon of the Ideas Shape the World - An Introduction to Social Movements series, hosted by Robert Nemeth, we will discuss counterculture and how it appears today’s world. Special guests: Mark Taylor, Alethea Harnish The hippies, the green movement, polygamists and feminists – all of these started as countercultural movements, whose values…

$20.00

Doing Gentle With an Edge: Awareness – How does awareness help me do gentle?

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Experiment with ways of Doing Gentle With an Edge in your life, in this series hosted by Helena Roth, giver and receiver of Tankespjärn. What I am not aware of I cannot change / shift / transform. But what is awareness, how does it feel, and how can I get better at cultivating my ability…

$10.00

The Esoteric and Psychedelic Origins of Mormonism

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Join host and scholar of Mormonism Alex Criddle in discussing the ins and outs of Mormonism, its fascinating cosmology, and how it serves as a microcosm for the development of religion in America.  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as Mormonism) as we know it today differs greatly from its origins…

$10.00

Creative Blocks: Overcoming Your Resistance

Online

Join writers Isabel (@isabelunraveled), Kasra (@kasratweets), and Sherry (@SchrodingrsBrat) in a discussion about overcoming our inner blocks and reaching creative actualization. Everyone has a creative within them, whether it’s in writing, art, or intellectual pursuits. But things get in the way: external pressures, busy schedules, and perhaps most of all, our inner critic. We’ll discuss…

$15.00