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The Association for Consciousness Exploration LLC (ACE) is an American organization based in Northeastern Ohio which produces events, books, and recorded media in the fields of "magic, mind-sciences, alternative lifestyles, comparative religion/spirituality, entertainment, holistic healing, and related subjects."^[1]

History

The organization was founded in 1983 by members of the Chameleon Club (founded in 1978), and their fictional founder, C. C. Rosencomet, on the campus of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.^[1] Its primary directors included Jeff Rosenbaum (died August 31, 2014).^[2]

As a campus organization they offered concerts by local musicians, offered a film series, and hosted appearances by Jim Alan and Selena Fox of Circle Sanctuary, Raymond Buckland, and the first Cleveland appearance of Timothy Leary (at Amasa Stone Chapel).^[3]^[4]

In the 1980s, they also ran a "mind spa", providing hands-on experience with mind machines,^[5] biofeedback devices, and a sensory isolation tank.^[6]^[7]

The motto of the Chameleon Club is "CHANGE", and ACE's is "Dedicated to the Expansion of the Frontiers of Your Consideration".^[1] ACE was originally located at The Civic, a former synagogue in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and there offered classes and featured appearances of Robert Anton Wilson^[8] and Robin Williamson.^[9]

Activities and functions

ACE hosts the annual Starwood Festival, a summer camping event held in July,^[10] and the annual WinterStar Symposium,^[11] usually held in February.^[1] ACE maintains the Starwood Center, a workshop/seminar/bookstore facility in Cleveland, Ohio, and produces and sells books, tapes, CDs and DVDs documenting performances,^[12] lectures and panel discussions from their events.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ACE (n.d.)
^ Cleveland Jewish News staff (2016).
^ Neff (1979).
^ Kuznik (1979).
^ Jacobs (1989).
^ Burkhart (1985).
^ Furman (1986).
^ Allison (1989).
^ Plain Dealer staff (1990).
^ Nema (1995), pp. 200ff.
^ Adler (2006), pp. 514–17.
^ Seachrist (2003), pp. 213–14.

Works cited

ACE (n.d.). "About ACE". Association for Consciousness Exploration. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020.
Adler, Margot (2006). Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today. Penguin Publishing Group. pp. 514–17. ISBN 978-0143038191.
Allison, Will (September 29, 1989). "Local Group Hosts Dr. Timothy Leary". The Observer. Cleveland, Ohio: Case Western Reserve University. p. 4.
Burkhart, Joan (January 17, 1985). "Tank Aids in Relaxation, Stress Reduction". The Sun Press. Cleveland, Ohio. p. C5.
Cleveland Jewish News staff (January 29, 2016) [July 28, 2015]. "Remembering Jeff Rosenbaum". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
Furman, Donna (October 5, 1986). "Beating Stress Through Meditation". The News-Herald. Willoughby, Ohio. pp. Section F.
Jacobs, Dan (November 23, 1989). "Group Strives to Expand Matters of Man's Mind". The Sun Press. Cleveland, Ohio. p. A3.
Kuznik, Frank (November 1979). "Timothy Leary: An LSD Cowboy Turns Cosmic Comic". Cleveland Magazine.
Neff, James (October 30, 1979). "Two 60s Cult Heroes, on the Eve of the 80s". Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Nema (1995). Maat Magick: A Guide to Self-Initiation. Weiser Books. pp. 200ff. ISBN 0-87728-827-5.
Plain Dealer staff (May 4, 1990). "Celtic Musician Gives Concert". The Plain Dealer.
Seachrist, Denise (2003). The Musical World of Halim El-Dabh. World Musics Series. Kent State University Press. pp. 213ff. ISBN 0-87338-752-X.

External links

"A.C.E." Archived from the original on 2020-09-09.

[about-1] ACE (n.d.)

[FOOTNOTECleveland_Jewish_News_staff2016-2] Cleveland Jewish News staff (2016).

[FOOTNOTENeff1979-3] Neff (1979).

[FOOTNOTEKuznik1979-4] Kuznik (1979).

[FOOTNOTEJacobs1989-5] Jacobs (1989).

[FOOTNOTEBurkhart1985-6] Burkhart (1985).

[FOOTNOTEFurman1986-7] Furman (1986).

[FOOTNOTEAllison1989-8] Allison (1989).

[FOOTNOTEPlain_Dealer_staff1990-9] Plain Dealer staff (1990).

[FOOTNOTENema1995200ff-10] Nema (1995), pp. 200ff.

[FOOTNOTEAdler2006514–17-11] Adler (2006), pp. 514–17.

[FOOTNOTESeachrist2003213–14-12] Seachrist (2003), pp. 213–14.

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+The '''Association for Consciousness Exploration LLC''' ('''ACE''') is an American organization based in Northeastern [[Ohio]] which produces events, books, and recorded media in the fields of "[[Magic (supernatural)|magic]], mind-sciences, alternative lifestyles, comparative religion/spirituality, entertainment, holistic healing, and related subjects."<ref name="about">{{harvp|ACE|n.d.}}</ref>
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+==History==
-The '''Association for Consciousness Exploration LLC''' ('''ACE''') is an American organization based in Northeastern [[Ohio]] which produces events, books, and recorded media in the fields of "magic, mind-sciences, alternative lifestyles, comparative religion/spirituality, entertainment, holistic healing, and related subjects."<ref name="about">[http://www.rosencomet.com/about.html Association for Consciousness Exploration: About ACE]</ref>
+The organization was founded in 1983 by members of the '''Chameleon Club''' (founded in 1978), and their fictional founder, C. C. Rosencomet, on the campus of [[Case Western Reserve University]] in [[Cleveland, Ohio]].<ref name="about"/> Its primary directors included Jeff Rosenbaum (died August 31, 2014).{{sfnp|Cleveland Jewish News staff|2016}}
+As a campus organization they offered concerts by local musicians, offered a film series, and hosted appearances by Jim Alan and [[Selena Fox]] of [[Circle Sanctuary]], [[Raymond Buckland]], and the first Cleveland appearance of [[Timothy Leary]] (at [[Amasa Stone|Amasa Stone Chapel]]).{{sfnp|Neff|1979}}{{sfnp|Kuznik|1979}}
-== History ==
-The organization was founded in 1983 by members of the Chameleon Club (founded in 1978), and their fictional founder, C. C. Rosencomet, on the campus of [[Case Western Reserve University]] in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]. Its primary directors were Jeff Rosenbaum (now deceased) and Joseph Rothenberg, and many of the founding members still make up much of the core organizing group.
-As a campus organization they offered concerts by local musicians, offered a film series, and hosted appearances by Jim Alan and [[Selena Fox]] of [[Circle Sanctuary]], Dr. [[Raymond Buckland]], and the first Cleveland appearance of [[Timothy Leary]] (at [[Amasa Stone|Amasa Stone Chapel]]).{{sfnp|Neff|1979}}{{sfnp|Kuznik|1979}}
 In the 1980s, they also ran a "mind spa", providing hands-on experience with [[mind machine]]s,{{sfnp|Jacobs|1989}} [[biofeedback]] devices, and a [[isolation tank|sensory isolation tank]].{{sfnp|Burkhart|1985}}{{sfnp|Furman|1986}}
-The motto of the Chameleon Club is "CHANGE", and ACE's is "Dedicated to the Expansion of the Frontiers of Your Consideration".<ref name="about"/> ACE was originally located at The Civic, a former synagogue in [[Cleveland Heights, Ohio]], and there offered classes and featured appearances of [[Robert Anton Wilson]],{{sfnp|Allison|1989}} Timothy Leary, [[Robin Williamson]],{{sfnp|Staff writer|1990}} AmyLee, [[Ian Corrigan]] and Selena Fox.
+The motto of the Chameleon Club is "CHANGE", and ACE's is "Dedicated to the Expansion of the Frontiers of Your Consideration".<ref name="about"/> ACE was originally located at The Civic, a former synagogue in [[Cleveland Heights, Ohio]], and there offered classes and featured appearances of [[Robert Anton Wilson]]{{sfnp|Allison|1989}} and [[Robin Williamson]].{{sfnp|Plain Dealer staff|1990}}
-In 1985, the Association for Consciousness Exploration moved its offices to the [[Masonic Temple]] Annex Building in the same city. Its offices were relocated to the Starwood Center in 2014.
-== Activities and functions ==
-ACE is best known for hosting the annual [[Starwood Festival]], a six-day summer camping event held in July featuring live entertainment and classes on a variety of subjects including [[Neopaganism]], eclectic spirituality, [[consciousness]], and [[holistic health]],{{sfnp|Krassner|2005}}{{sfnp|Vale|Sulak|2001}} and the annual WinterStar Symposium,<ref name="about"/> usually held in February. They have also created the MusicStar Festival, Opening Inner Doorways, and The Thing in the Woods. They have participated in other organizations' events such as the [[Agora Theatre and Ballroom|Agora]] Psychedelic Festival  and the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum]]'s psychedelic exhibit ''[[I Want to Take You Higher]]: The Psychedelic Era 1965–1969''.{{cn|date=March 2023}}
+==Activities and functions==
-ACE produces and sells books, tapes, CDs and DVDs of performances, lectures and panel discussions from their events, and several obtained from other sources, including the ACE/Llewellyn Collection (a co-operative project between ACE and [[Llewellyn Worldwide]]) and the ACE/ADF Collection (a partnership with [[Isaac Bonewits]] and the [[Neo-druidism|Neo-druidic]] group [[Ár nDraíocht Féin]]).
+ACE hosts the annual [[Starwood Festival]], a summer camping event held in July,{{sfnp|Nema|1995|pp=200ff}} and the annual WinterStar Symposium,{{sfnp|Adler|2006|pp=514-17}} usually held in February.<ref name="about"/> ACE maintains the Starwood Center, a workshop/seminar/bookstore facility in [[Cleveland, Ohio]], and produces and sells books, tapes, CDs and DVDs documenting performances,{{sfnp|Seachrist|2003|pp=213-14}} lectures and panel discussions from their events.<ref name="about"/>
-== Location ==
+==See also==
+* [[John C. Lilly]]
-ACE maintains the Starwood Center, a workshop/seminar/bookstore facility in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]. Classes, [[drum circles]] and multi-media productions have been offered here, featuring [[occult]] author Isaac Bonewits, percussionist [[Jim Donovan (musician)|Jim Donovan]], [[Church of the SubGenius]] Reverend [[Ivan Stang]], [[Celtic Neopaganism]] author and [[bard]] Ian Corrigan, [[Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart]] of the [[Church of All Worlds]], Neopagan folk singers [[Kenny Klein|Kenny & Tziporah Klein]], and singer/songwriter Victoria Ganger. The first two DEVOtionals, an annual event run by fans of the band [[Devo]], were held at the Starwood Center in 2000{{sfnp|Klosterman|2000}}{{sfnp|Giffels|2000}} and 2001. Stone Creed Grove, a local branch of the Neo-druidic group Ár nDraíocht Féin, holds occasional meetings and open rituals at the Starwood Center.
-== References ==
+==References==
-=== Citations ===
 {{reflist|2}}
 ===Works cited===
+{{refbegin|2|indent=yes}}
-*{{cite news |title=Local Group Hosts Dr. Timothy Leary |first=Will |last=Allison |work=The Observer |publisher=Case Western Reserve University |place=Cleveland, Ohio |date=September 29, 1989 |page=4}}
+* {{cite web |author=ACE |date=n.d. |url=http://www.rosencomet.com/about.html |website=Association for Consciousness Exploration |title=About ACE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218195623/http://www.rosencomet.com/about.html |archive-date=February 18, 2020 }}
-*{{cite news |title=Tank Aids in Relaxation, Stress Reduction |first=Joan |last=Burkhart |work=The Sun Press |place=Cleveland, Ohio |date=January 17, 1985 |page=C5}}
+* {{cite book |author-link=Margot Adler |last=Adler |first=Margot |year=2006 |title=[[Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today]] |publisher=Penguin Publishing Group |isbn=978-0143038191 |pages=514–17}}
-*{{cite news |title=Beating Stress Through Meditation |first=Donna |last=Furman |work=The News-Herald |place=Willoughby, Ohio |date=October 5, 1986 |pages=Section F}}
-*{{cite news |last=Giffels |first=David |title=Devotees Demonstrate Devotion to DEVO Dad |work=Akron Beacon Journal |date=September 17, 2000}}
+* {{cite news |title=Local Group Hosts Dr. Timothy Leary |first=Will |last=Allison |author-link=Will Allison |work=The Observer |publisher=Case Western Reserve University |place=Cleveland, Ohio |date=September 29, 1989 |page=4}}
-*{{cite news |title=Group Strives to Expand Matters of Man's Mind |first=Dan |last=Jacobs |work=The Sun Press |place=Cleveland, Ohio |date=November 23, 1989 |page=A3}}
+* {{cite news |title=Tank Aids in Relaxation, Stress Reduction |first=Joan |last=Burkhart |work=The Sun Press |place=Cleveland, Ohio |date=January 17, 1985 |page=C5}}
+* {{cite news |author=Cleveland Jewish News staff |title=Remembering Jeff Rosenbaum |newspaper=Cleveland Jewish News |date=January 29, 2016 |orig-date=July 28, 2015 |url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/community/lifecycles/in_memoriam_and_cards_of_thanks/remembering-jeff-rosenbaum/article_445414e0-3565-11e5-a698-ef9d4d813acb.html |access-date=2023-09-13}}
-*{{cite news |last=Klosterman |first=Chuck |date=September 14, 2000 |title=DEVOtional is for hard-core fans only |work=Akron Beacon Journal}}
+* {{cite news |title=Beating Stress Through Meditation |first=Donna |last=Furman |work=The News-Herald |place=Willoughby, Ohio |date=October 5, 1986 |pages=Section F}}
-*{{cite web |author-link=Paul Krassner |last=Krassner |first=Paul |year=August 24, 2005 |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/life-among-neo-pagans/ |title=Life Among the Neopagans |website=The Nation |access-date=2023-03-17}}
-*{{cite magazine |title=Timothy Leary: An LSD Cowboy Turns Cosmic Comic |first=Frank |last=Kuznik |magazine=Cleveland Magazine |date=November 1979}}
+* {{cite news |title=Group Strives to Expand Matters of Man's Mind |first=Dan |last=Jacobs |work=The Sun Press |place=Cleveland, Ohio |date=November 23, 1989 |page=A3}}
-*{{cite news |first=James |last=Neff |title=Two 60s Cult Heroes, on the Eve of the 80s |author-link=James Neff |work=Cleveland Plain Dealer |date=October 30, 1979}}
+* {{cite magazine |title=Timothy Leary: An LSD Cowboy Turns Cosmic Comic |first=Frank |last=Kuznik |magazine=Cleveland Magazine |date=November 1979}}
-*{{cite news |author=Staff writer |title=Celtic Musician Gives Concert |work=[[The Plain Dealer]] |date=May 4, 1990}}
+* {{cite news |first=James |last=Neff |title=Two 60s Cult Heroes, on the Eve of the 80s |author-link=James Neff |work=Cleveland Plain Dealer |date=October 30, 1979}}
+* {{cite book |author-link=Nema (occultist) |author=Nema |year=1995 |title=Maat Magick: A Guide to Self-Initiation |publisher=Weiser Books |isbn=0-87728-827-5 |pages=200ff}}
-*{{cite book |last1=Vale |first1=V. |first2=John |last2=Sulak |year=2001 |title=Modern Pagans: an Investigation of Contemporary Ritual |chapter-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819095038/http://www.researchpubs.com/books/mpex_jrosenbaum.php |chapter=Interview with Jeff Rosenbaum |place=San Francisco |publisher=Re/Search Publications |isbn=1-889307-10-6}}
+* {{cite news |author=Plain Dealer staff |title=Celtic Musician Gives Concert |work=[[The Plain Dealer]] |date=May 4, 1990}}
+* {{cite book |last=Seachrist |first=Denise |year=2003 |title=The Musical World of Halim El-Dabh |publisher=[[Kent State University Press]] |series=World Musics Series |isbn=0-87338-752-X |pages=213ff}}
+{{refend}}
-== Further reading ==
-* {{cite book |author-link=Margot Adler |last=Adler |first=Margot |year=2006 |title=[[Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today]] |publisher=Penguin Publishing Group |isbn=978-0143038191 |pages=514-17 |ref=none}}
-* {{cite book |last=Bonewits |first=Isaac Emmons |year=2005 |title=The Pagan Man: Priests, Warriors, Hunters and Drummers |publisher=Citadel Press |isbn=978-0-8065-2697-3 |pages=104-5 |ref=none}}
-* {{cite book |author-link=Nema (occultist) |author=Nema |year=1995 |title=Maat Magick: A Guide to Self-Initiation |publisher=Weiser Books |isbn=0-87728-827-5 |pages=200ff |ref=none}}
-* {{cite news |last=Niesel |first=Jeff |title=Slack Is Back: Quit Your Job! Make Waste! The Church of the SubGenius Has Come to Town! |work=[[Cleveland Scene]] |date=April 6, 2000 |url=http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/slack-is-back/Content?oid=1473968 |access-date=2023-03-17 |ref=none}}
-* {{cite book |last=Pike |first=Sarah |year=2006 |title=New Age and Neopagan Religions in America |publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn=978-0-231-12403-4 |pages=35ff |ref=none}}
-* {{cite news |last1=Reed |first1=Robert A. |first2=Joy S. |last2=Miller-Upton |first3=Donald W. |last3=Wallbaum |title=Local Festival Celebrates Pagan Rites |date=August 3, 1989 |work=The Free Paper |place=Logan, OH |ref=none}}
-* {{cite book |last=Seachrist |first=Denise |year=2003 |title=The Musical World of Halim El-Dabh |publisher=[[Kent State University Press]] |series=World Musics Series |isbn=0-87338-752-X |pages=213ff |ref=none}}
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.rosencomet.com/ rosencomet.com] - the Association for Consciousness Exploration website
+* {{cite web|url=http://www.rosencomet.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909122634/http://www.rosencomet.com/|archive-date=2020-09-09|title=A.C.E.}}
 {{Robert Anton Wilson|state=collapsed}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Association For Consciousness Exploration}}
-[[Category:Modern pagan organizations based in the United States]]
+[[Category:Religious organizations based in the United States]]
-[[Category:Modern pagan organizations established in the 1980s]]
 [[Category:Religious organizations established in 1983]]
+[[Category:1983 establishments in the United States]]