The Orchard: A Journey of Heresy, Madness, Death, and Awakening
Schedule
Sun Feb 05 2023 at 04:45 pm to 07:30 pm
Location
Gymnopedie (Use the entrance listed on your ticket: For Madison, look for double metal doors at the Madison St entrance and knock. For Bushwick, look for the sign of the sine on Bushwick Ave, descend the outside stairs, and knock on the basement door.) | Brooklyn, NY
About this Event
The sacred texts tell of Four Wise Teachers who entered the Orchard of Paradise: one became a heretic, one went mad, one died, and one became a great sage. The mystics say: we contain each of these teachers within us, each with their own gifts.
On Tu B'Shvat, the Holy Day of Trees, Temple of the Stranger is opening the gates to the Orchard to welcome all seekers for a journey of awakening. Our newest experiment in immersive spiritual theater, this journey will occur on one night only.
This is a dangerous experiment.
This is a strange experiment.
This is an experiment for the bold and the open-hearted.
Based in ancestral Jewish mystical wisdom and open to seekers of any, every, or no spiritual or religious background. No prior knowledge of Judaism needed.
Content Warning: you will encounter mystical secrets/dimly lit spaces/stairs/fog/intense emotions/taboo experiences/incense and scents/invitations into deep connection with your fellow seekers/the possibility of radical awakening. Expect optional small bites, without nuts or meat.
At Temple of the Stranger, we gather together to search and discover. At no point will you be required to participate in any rite, but there are no audiences here. We are all seekers.
Dress code: Please wear black garments. Strange dress is celebrated. Hygienic face masks to protect each other from illness are encouraged but not required.
Be prepared to arrive promptly. We must begin our journey on time.
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Where is it happening?
Gymnopedie (Use the entrance listed on your ticket: For Madison, look for double metal doors at the Madison St entrance and knock. For Bushwick, look for the sign of the sine on Bushwick Ave, descend the outside stairs, and knock on the basement door.), 1139 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 39.00