TransPortals

Evolutionary Interfaces
by Harlan Emil Gruber

No Burning Man 2018

I've decided to take this year off from Burning Man and will not be going or building the new Portal of the Five Elements as planned. This is my first year that I won't be attending Burning Man since I started going in 1999, and the first time I won't be bringing a Portal installation since 2004 when the first 11:11 Diamond Portal was built.
We'll see what opportunities this opens up for me to explore.
I intend to use the time off to continue writing the book I started at the beginning of the year that covers the history of the Portals, the 3D geometry used in the Portals and culminates in my lifelong interest and concepts in conceiving future environments that are in sacred harmony with the Earth, called "Portals to the New Earth: Sacred Geometry for Personal and Planetary Evolution"

New 3D printed Portals

My new friend and 3D artist extraordinaire David Dreamwalker Diamondheart has made 3 Portal outlines as small pendants available in a variety of metals including sterling silver.
 

Recent Events

LiB May 23-27
Portals returned to Lightning in a Bottle at Lake San Antonio, CA  with both the Sapphire and Turquoise Portal v.2. They were in a prime location on a point overlooking the lake between the main stages. See photo at top at sunset. Lucidity April 5-9

Casa Estlan on Air BnB

This is a departure from the TransPortals, but I have just finished a year and a half renovation of a house and separate studio apt. on over an acre of land in the center of Yucca Valley, Ca, 7838 Joshua Lane. The studio apt./garage is for myself and partner Esther Kim to live in and work out of. It is situated a hundred feet behind the house on the large property.

The house is listed on Air BnB for short term rental. We call it Casa Estlan after the first three letters of Esther and last three letters of Harlan. The house is completely furnished and tastefully decorated with an Asian flair and mix of antique and vintage furnishings. It has new high end kitchen appliances if you like to cook.

Please check out the Air BnB listing to see photos, but if you want to come stay here I can give you a discount and save you the Air BnB fees by contacting me directly to book it. Also, please share the Air BnB listing with your friends  to help promote it. We will be setting up the Alcyone Portal in the back yard for guests to have a Portal experience.
 

Sacred Geometry Presentation

I have been presenting on the 3D Sacred Geometry used in the Portals at public venues, festivals and Burning Man since 2008 (see the video of the presentation). The talk explains the Golden Ratio, 3D geometries and how they relate to the Earth's vibrational energy body, going on to show how they are employed in the development of all the Portal installations. I have now expanded the talk to include my lifelong research and development of future environments inspired by Buckmintser Fuller and Paolo Soleri's concept of Arcolgy: Architecture and Ecology combined. I most recently presented it at Gem and Jam in Tucson and in Joshua Tree. If interested to book this presentation or have connections with schools or universities that would be interested in having me, please contact me.

"Portals" Hardcover Book

A 72 page full color photographic hardcover "Portals" book featuring seven Portal projects from 2004 through 2013: Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Amethyst, Heart Star, OctaPortal and Turquoise Portals.  It consists mainly of full page photos and two page photo spreads. It has descriptions of each Portal and a section at the end of all the testimonials that have been received from participants of their experiences in the Portals. There is also a list of all the exhibitions that they have been in.

It is available from Blurb.com at cost. You can preview the entire book on their website as well.

It makes a great coffee table conversation piece or a unique gift.