The Women's Visionary Congress (WVC) is a gathering of healers, scholars, activists, artists, and botanists who study consciousness and altered states. The WVC supports the transfer of knowledge among people who apply the insights of these investigations. We gather annually on beautiful land in Northern California to hear from this community of explorers. We also hold one-day salons in cities around North America. People of all genders are welcome to attend our events.

The seventh annual Women's Visionary Congress will take place from June 14 - 16, 2013 at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) Earthrise Retreat Center, near Petaluma, California. The WVC welcomes you to join us as we gather, eat delicious food and participate in a series of conversations with wise women and other visionaries. WVC 2013 presenters include Brad Burge, Valerie Corral, Bruce Damer, Yalila Espinoza, Shonagh Home, Beatriz Labate, Mariavittoria Mangini, Ralph Metzner, Lakshmi Narayan, Annie Oak, Nicki Scully, Diana Slattery, Zara Snapp, and Jane Straight. Here are biographies of the 2013 WVC Presenters.

The theme of the 2013 WVC is "Trouble and Resilience." We will explore how the cultivation of expanded consciousness helps us become more resilient to adversity. The WVC recognizes that deep insights can be reached through meditation, prayer, movement, ritual, mind altering substances, encounters with the natural world and other experiences that bring us closer to the wonder of creation.

The Women's Congress is a benefit for the WVC Fund that makes grants to support the work of visionary women. Tickets are $350 which includes excellent meals, lodging and a $75 membership to the Women's Visionary Council, the 501(c)3 nonprofit which organizes the event. You can purchase tickets here.

The WVC fills up early, so make plans and buy your tickets now. For more information please contact info@visionarycongress.org. We raise money each year to fulfill as many requests as possible for full or partial scholarship tickets. If you are able, please consider becoming a visionary patron and support a scholarship ticket, or make a donation to assist participants of slender means.