This month, you are invited to a time-honored tradition of the advanced manifestation community started by Rick Jarow. For many years, our community has had an annual retreat in the fall at the magical Ananda Ashram in Upstate New York. Since last year, we haven't had the retreat, but we have kept the tradition alive by having a "mini-Ananda" here in NYC.

This year, once again, Rick will attend and lead the circle for this special occasion. As we get ready to cross over into the dark time of the year, this gathering will give us an opportunity to take stock of where we are, and generate some intentions for incubation.

In addition to the wonderfully spontaneous nature of the circles when Rick is present, we will do our much-loved "gift exchange" ritual. Autumn is a time for gift-giving - a time for bringing in the harvest and sharing with family and friends. Each year at Ananda, we have concluded our retreat with a ritual that honors this tradition. To participate, please bring an object that has a special meaning for you, but which you feel is now ready to be given away. In this ritual, we give away a special, meaningful object to someone else in the circle. In this way, we share its power and lessons learnt with someone else.

Please note that this object does not have to be new or expensive; what matters is its meaning to you, and what it means for your personal journey to now give it away.

PLEASE NOTE THAT EVERYONE ATTENDING THE NOVEMBER CAFE NEEDS TO BRING A GIFT, SO THAT EVERYONE LEAVES WITH ONE (AND WITH ITS BLESSINGS).

In addition, please bring drums or other musical instruments for chanting/ singing/ dancing/ drumming.

Finally, please bring some finger foods to share at the end of the ceremony, in the spirit of Ananda!