Dr. Nicole Rawls
Anthropologist Astrologer Artist. Storyteller
~It’s time to create and tell our own stories as a way to build new worlds.
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Queering Chaos Conversations
“Last Night A DJ Saved My Life”
January 20th
7PM CST
Dorothy Downstairs
2500 W Chicago Ave
Chicago, 60622
In In the fourth of five panelist driven conversations led by Dr. Nicole Rawls, Queer folks gather to connect & share in these chaotic times.
What does it mean to see and reimagine the dance floor as a space for community AND education? What can we create and sustain when we work with the magic of the body and our stories? In this 4th Queering Chaos conversation we head to the dance floor and onto the tv screen to examine them as places of education, exploration, and community building.
Join us as Dr. Nicole Rawls talks with:
A DJ and party promoter of a Queer inclusive dance party
The first Chicago Public Library DJ Scholar in Residence
& a Communication Professor who also is the co-founder of a media incubator for intersectional storytelling
Doors at 6pm and our conversation begins at 7pm. Dorothy remains open after the event until 11pm.
Tickets are sliding scale $10-20 in advance and $20 at the door.
Dorothy is 21+ and requires physical ID for all to enter. Dorothy is also ADA accessible with elevator access on Campbell Ave. If you are a guest who requires elevator access, please wait by the black door with our logo in the window and call our staff to assist: 773-770-3799
JANUARY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
It is time to tell new stories so we can create the futures we say we want. So it is a time of the storytellers and story weavers to tell and weave new stories for our humanity.
To tell new stories we need to embody our humanity and believe the reality we are in so we can dream and create the societies that can actually hold and support life.
How do we learn to embody the knowledge we have learned?
What does it mean to strategically dream as a way to world-build the societies we say we want to live in?
Can we allow ourselves to play in the dreamscape(s) and bring those dreams into reality?
If we are our ancestors’ wildest dreams, how do we dream WITH them as a liberatory practice?
These are some of the questions I explore in my Patreon, the online arm of my Embodied Futures Lab, as a way to create a space for people to imagine our world differently and then dare to bring those imaginations into reality.
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Dr. Nicole Rawls
Welcome! My name is Dr. Nicole Rawls and I am an anthropologist, astrologer, strategist, poet, writer, and storyteller.
I use my knowledge and training to deconstruct societal mindsets and imagine a world without oppressive systems governing us. I obtained my Ph.D. in Anthropology from Michigan State University in 2011, specializing in race, racism, citizenship, and the nation-state. I previously taught and worked at Michigan State University, The University of Bristol (UK), Beloit College and Brown University before leaving higher education in 2021. You can read more about me here.
My work and offerings are multifaceted.
I am the founder of the Embodied Futures Lab and Dream Praxis Studios. With a focus on creating clarity, choice, and action through a humane lens, I offer cultural and organizational strategy services to individuals and organizations/businesses alike through a process I call “ embodied strategic dreaming”. I am really interested in exploring the question: What does it mean to be human? And to answer that one must go on a ride through space and time and understand how we became a society that values dehumanization in the first place. This is where my creative work comes in. As the creator of “Embodied Strategic Dreaming” I help others learn to believe and embody their experiences and learnings and work in the dreamscapes as a way to strategically world-build the societies we say we want to fully live through my podcast, Patreon, writings, speaking, astrological analysis, creative projects, and active social media presence, where I discuss a wide range of topics including the concept of the human, ancestors, and society. My multidisciplinary approach allows me to bridge the gap between academia and spirituality, offering a unique perspective that challenges existing norms and encourages individuals to imagine a world free from oppressive systems. I am currently working on my first book, “Reclaiming My Wild: A Modern Day Marronage Folktale” (working title).
My passion lies in my commitment to social change and the belief in the transformative power of imagination and dreaming to have us come back to our humanity.
Yappin w/ the Stars - The Podcast
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Solstice and the New Year - Ritual Season is Here! Astrological Forecast for Dec 21st-Jan 3rd
They sayin that circle back season is NOT here this year, and we can partly thank Mars being in Capricorn for that. And with the Sun making its way into the sign followed by Venus and then Mercury over the coming weeks we have a winter season that is stacked with personal planets. I dont know about you, but a bitch is TIRED and so what does it mean to believe our own structure (the body) as we navigate these troubled waters that will require the agility of a seagoat.
This is the weekly forecast for Dec 21st-Jan 3rd: Happy Solstice and New Year ya’ll - Capricorn season is HERE.
In this episode I go into the energies of this solstice season as squares are present and we are still in a time of Winter even though energy is concentrated in the sign of the sea-goat. So what would it look like to lean into ritual as a way to work with this energy that is requiring us to get clearer about what it is we are tryin to create. Have a listen and let me know what comes up for you in the comments!
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Through The Embodied Futures Lab, I help visionaries, creatives, and leaders turn their biggest ideas into actionable, sustainable strategies by working with their dreams.
Whether you’re a founder, a creative, or an organization seeking clarity, I help my clients design a roadmap that aligns with your purpose and leads to real transformation using my process “Embodied Strategic Dreaming.”
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