Cooperative Living, Open Relationships & Group Marriage
Ayn Rand married Frank O’Connor in 1929. In 1954, she began a passionate relationship with Nathaniel Branden. It is widely reported that both Any Rand’s husband and Nathaniel Brandon’s wife approved of this affair; thus, it would now be considered a polyamorous relationship. In Ayn Rand’s book Atlas Shrugged, Dagny Taggart deeply loved three men […]
www.meetup.com/socal-polyamory Monthly meetup that happens on the first Saturday of each month, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm PDT located at Pitfire Pizza 5211 Lankershim Blvd. NoHo, led by Jim Bratcher. Join us for informal socializing with kindred spirits in the Poly community! Call Jim at 626-818-8021 for more info.
Live the Dream Founded in 1987 by Terry Brussel and Brian Gitt Based on the philosophy of Family Synergy, Founded 1971 by Hy Levy and Pat LaFollette THE BEGINNINGS OF SYNERGY: Multiply Committed Relationships, Group Living and Group Marriage Excerpt from Fifty Years of Polyamory In America: A Guided Tour of a Growing Movement by […]
Led by Rick Davilla—based on knowing the author We'll discuss Thea Alexander's story of time travel, group living, sexual/spiritual delights and past life soul mate connections. How can we use her findings in our own relationships? Note: according to several usually reliable sources, this book is not just fiction! 1pm Pot Luck Lunch-bring something healthy […]
LIVE: 11 AM – 4 PM PST Zoom: 1–1 PST 11-1 Poly Discussion, 1pm Pot Luck Lunch, 2-4 pm Growing Closer Exercises and Socializing in Clothing Optional Jacuzzi If you have been in this lifestyle for a while, you may have a lover, committed partner or spouse living with you, a lover or two visiting […]
We would like to direct your attention to the panel Social Conventions in Heinlein: Families, Finances, and Systems of Government, which is scheduled to start at 10 AM PST on Sunday, December 1st. Join Glen Olson and Terry Brussel-Rogers, co-authors of Fifty Years of Polyamory in America: A Guided Tour of a Growing Movement, and […]
Saturday December 21, 2024 Live: 11 AM – 4 PM PST Zoom: 11-1 PST Group Marriage/Group Living SF Samples: Robert A. Heinlein (Future History), Spider Robinson (Callahan books) & S. M. Sterling’s Novels of the Change:Fantasy or reality? What aspects of these do we want in our own lives & how can we create them?
6 PM: Pot Luck Dinner7:30 PM: Winter Solstice Ritual led by High Priestess Lillith Latkes (provided by Live the Dream, along with Apple Sauce and Sour Cream), songs about the Maccabees, dreidels, lighted up Christmas miniature houses, and a Winter Solstice ritual. Although Hanukkah doesn’t start until December 25th this year, we will still light […]
When does “swinging” become deep and caring enough to be called Polyamory?Led by Paul Gibbons. Paul and Terry did Live the Dream presentations at the Lifestyles Convention for several years, and also led Evening of Caressive Intimacy, one of that convention’s main events. It included sensual massage and guided meditation for deeper connection with the […]
Happy Valentines Day! Finding Poly Partners for Singles, Couples, Triads, and Moreads. Led by 4 th Generation Matchmaker Terry Brussel-Rogers. Terry wrote Choosing, Finding and Attracting Your Life Mate in 1992, with its most recent 2020 edition introduced at Conscious Life Expo in February of 2020. This will be given as a gift to whoever […]
Handfasting has its roots in Celtic tradition, the most common being the Year and A Day commitment ceremony. Originally, this was a time for couples to get to know each other by living together and deciding if they wanted to spend their lives together. If a pregnancy resulted from it, the handfasting became a legal […]
LEAD BY ROB MILANDER Call Terry at (818) 886-0069 to RSVP before April 8, 2025, to arrange what to bring for the Seder or to attend without a food contribution. We need time to plan things and shop for supplies. This is Celebration of Freedom! This holiday commemorates the first time one People (the Jews) […]
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