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{{short description|American organization}}
{{short description|American organization}}
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 '''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>


== History ==
==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.<ref name="about"/>
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}}
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}}
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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}}
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}} and [[Robin Williamson]].{{sfnp|Staff writer|1990}}
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}}


== Activities and functions ==
==Activities and functions==
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"/>
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"/>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[John C. Lilly]]
* [[John C. Lilly]]


== References ==
==References==
=== Citations ===
{{reflist|2}}
{{reflist|2}}


===Works cited===
===Works cited===
{{refbegin|2|indent=yes}}
{{refbegin|2|indent=yes}}
* {{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 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 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=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 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 |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=Beating Stress Through Meditation |first=Donna |last=Furman |work=The News-Herald |place=Willoughby, Ohio |date=October 5, 1986 |pages=Section F}}
* {{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 |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 magazine |title=Timothy Leary: An LSD Cowboy Turns Cosmic Comic |first=Frank |last=Kuznik |magazine=Cleveland Magazine |date=November 1979}}
* {{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 |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 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 magazine |title=Timothy Leary: An LSD Cowboy Turns Cosmic Comic |first=Frank |last=Kuznik |magazine=Cleveland Magazine |date=November 1979}}
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*{{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 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}}
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* {{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}}
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* {{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}}
* {{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}}

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*{{cite news |author=Staff writer |title=Celtic Musician Gives Concert |work=[[The Plain Dealer]] |date=May 4, 1990}}
{{refend}}
{{refend}}


==External links==
==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}}
{{Robert Anton Wilson|state=collapsed}}


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Latest revision as of 16:54, 15 March 2024

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e ACE (n.d.)
  2. ^ Cleveland Jewish News staff (2016).
  3. ^ Neff (1979).
  4. ^ Kuznik (1979).
  5. ^ Jacobs (1989).
  6. ^ Burkhart (1985).
  7. ^ Furman (1986).
  8. ^ Allison (1989).
  9. ^ Plain Dealer staff (1990).
  10. ^ Nema (1995), pp. 200ff.
  11. ^ Adler (2006), pp. 514–17.
  12. ^ Seachrist (2003), pp. 213–14.

Works cited

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  • 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.
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