September 1, 2026 Flagstaff Communiversity

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September Programs

Jenifer K Wofford, “VMD” (first Asian American gold medalist), SFMOMA

Award-winning author Annette McGivney has an important new book and
we get to read it with her!This is a special opportunity to meet with beloved Flagstaff writer, Annette McGivney, and discuss the ideas that propelled her latest book. We’ll have the chance to learn more about the search for spiritual wholeness that led people to surrender to the “plastic shaman,” the exploitation of native traditions, and the so-called wellness industry that preys on our desire for meaning and community.

Plastic Shaman

Sept 17, Oct. 19, Nov 2

Time: 7:00-8:30 p.m. AZ Time

Join the author for a Reading-Action Group
The Search for Spiritual Wholeness in a Culture of Deception

This Reading-Action Program is offered in partnership with Sacred Land Alliance

“A true-crime thriller that will alter the way you think about the New Age, self-help, and wellness industries. Plastic Shaman stands as a profoundly unsettling treatise on the toxic legacy of our nation’s treatment of its original inhabitants, told by a writer whose wisdom, eloquence, and moral courage continue to grow with each new title she brings into the world.”

— KEVIN FEDARKO, A Walk in the Park

“Plastic Shaman is a fascinating, deeply personal investigation of a despicable grifter, James Arthur Ray, whose New Age scams led to the gruesome deaths of four people. McGivney reveals how the appropriation of spiritual traditions is a lucrative, dangerous racket that does tremendous harm to genuine Indigenous peoples.”

— JON KRAKAUER, Under the Banner of Heaven