Conscious Life Expo and similar fairs

Domain XIV · Western esoteric, divinatory & new spiritual movements · Robert Quicksilver, Michael Satva · 2002 · Los Angeles

What it is

What it is. Conscious Life Expo and similar "mind, body, spirit" fairs are commercial events, not a therapy, a church or an initiatory order. They rent space to many independent sellers (readers, healers, device and supplement vendors, teachers, groups) and sell tickets to talks and workshops. The…

Format

• Costs as reported for 2023 (US dollars). Three-day pass 99; individual talks 10 to 85; practitioner services 15 to 500; a seance 350; a "Tesla Biocharging Room" session 20; a lunch with UFO presenters an extra 125; vendor booths about 1,200 to 2,500, rising each year according to one long-standing…
• Mind Body Spirit Festival (UK). Reported as founded in 1977 at Olympia, London, by Graham Wilson with Terry Ellis (Wikipedia). Past exhibitors are listed as including Hare Krishna devotees, Buddhist groups, astrologers, tarot readers, tai chi and yoga groups and the Anthroposophical Society. The…

Questions to explore with your client

• What drew you to it, and what are you hoping it will change?
• Is there physical contact? Was it explained beforehand, and do you feel free to say no or stop at any point?
• Does it involve any substance, plant preparation, remedy or supplement? Has your doctor or prescriber been told, especially about any medication you take?
• Does it involve intense or unusual breathing? Have you been told about the medical conditions for which that is not advised?
• Does it involve fasting, a special diet or 'detox'? Have you discussed this with your doctor?
• Who runs it, and what training or registration do they hold?
• What actually happens in a session or meeting, and how often?
• What does it cost, and is there pressure to commit to more?
• How do you feel afterwards, in the hours and days that follow?
• Does it fit with, or clash with, the work we do here?

What practitioners of it watch for

• referral heard as rejection; explain why. Working: the client attends and reports back.
• clients asking for readings or product advice. Working: roles stay clear and discussable.
• the client blaming themselves; fear of the seller. Working: the client acts or decides not to, without shame.
• dissociation, panic, or a reading that lands as a shock. Working: the client attends and leaves when they need to.
• the finding being heard as proof of a cover-up (return to 4.10). Working: the client checks and decides on an informed basis.

When to involve someone else

• New or worsening physical symptoms, or advice to stop or change prescribed medication: involve the client's doctor or prescriber.
• Signs of coercion, isolation from family and friends, escalating costs or secrecy: discuss openly and consider safeguarding.
• A crisis or thoughts of suicide: follow your crisis protocol. In the US, call or text 988; in the UK and Ireland, Samaritans on 116 123.

Drawn automatically from the guide's own sections. Stay curious: neither endorse nor dismiss what the client values, and check anything that matters against the full guide and its sources. Not medical advice.