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== Activities and functions ==
== Activities and functions ==
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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]]. ACE 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 maintains the Starwood Center, a workshop/seminar/bookstore facility in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]. 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.{{cn|date=March 2023}}

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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 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==

Revision as of 14:23, 29 March 2023

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. 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.[1]

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).[2][3]

In the 1980s, they also ran a "mind spa", providing hands-on experience with mind machines,[4] biofeedback devices, and a sensory isolation tank.[5][6]

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,[7] Timothy Leary, Robin Williamson,[8] and Selena Fox.

Activities and functions

ACE hosts the annual Starwood Festival, a summer camping event held in July,[9] and the annual WinterStar Symposium,[10] usually held in February.[1] ACE maintains the Starwood Center, a workshop/seminar/bookstore facility in Cleveland, Ohio. ACE produces and sells books, tapes, CDs and DVDs documenting performances,[11] lectures and panel discussions from their events.[1]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e Association for Consciousness Exploration: About ACE
  2. ^ Neff (1979).
  3. ^ Kuznik (1979).
  4. ^ Jacobs (1989).
  5. ^ Burkhart (1985).
  6. ^ Furman (1986).
  7. ^ Allison (1989).
  8. ^ Staff writer (1990).
  9. ^ Nema (1995), pp. 200ff.
  10. ^ Adler (2006), pp. 514–17.
  11. ^ Seachrist (2003), pp. 213–14.

Works cited

  • 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.
  • Furman, Donna (October 5, 1986). "Beating Stress Through Meditation". The News-Herald. Willoughby, Ohio. pp. Section F.
  • Giffels, David (September 17, 2000). "Devotees Demonstrate Devotion to DEVO Dad". Akron Beacon Journal.
  • Jacobs, Dan (November 23, 1989). "Group Strives to Expand Matters of Man's Mind". The Sun Press. Cleveland, Ohio. p. A3.
  • Klosterman, Chuck (September 14, 2000). "DEVOtional is for hard-core fans only". Akron Beacon Journal.
  • 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.
  • Seachrist, Denise (2003). The Musical World of Halim El-Dabh. World Musics Series. Kent State University Press. pp. 213ff. ISBN 0-87338-752-X.
  • Staff writer (May 4, 1990). "Celtic Musician Gives Concert". The Plain Dealer.
  • rosencomet.com - the Association for Consciousness Exploration website
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