Where Are We Going, How Do We Prepare, and How Do We Get There?

Sunday Afternoon Public Programs
January 24, 2:00 PM  • Presented by Sheila Hunter

Discover or rediscover how we resonate within the universe, discuss vibration and frequency, and learn how we can increase our frequency (vibration) for the coming age. Attendees will investigate the mechanics and energy of the torus and consider the effects of how sound, tones and vibration can be used to clear the chakras and increase our health. The intent of this Public Program presentation is to provide us with choices regarding coping and preparing as best we are able in this time of evolution.

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Spiritual Initiation — The Path of Becoming the Soul

Sunday Afternoon Public Programs
December 13, 2:00 PM  • Presented by Therese Rossignol

The soul seeks to express through its imperfect instrument, the personality. The personality consists of the collective energies of the physical, emotional, and mental bodies. In the journey of awakening and consciousness, these elements of personality progress through discrete and somewhat predictable stages as they increasingly come under the soul’s influence. As this process develops, and we move along the Path of Initiation, we become an increasingly effective instrument of the soul’s expression, becoming more ‘light’ filled and reflective of the soul’s true nature. This program explores the soul-person infusion process stages, more commonly referred to as initiation.

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G.I. Gurdjieff: Waking Up from the Sleep of Daily Life

Sunday Afternoon Public Programs
November 15, 2:00 PM  • Presented by Richard Smoley, Theosophical Society National Speaker

Am I asleep? Many people have found themselves asking this question. The great spiritual teacher G. I. Gurdjieff said that human beings are actually asleep in day-to-day life, and that we habitually walk around in a low-grade hypnotic stupor. What is the nature of this waking sleep, and what is the way out of it? Gurdjieff’s teaching, which he called the “Fourth Way,” tries to answer these questions.

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Karma, Reincarnation, and Astrology

Sunday Afternoon Public Programs
February 16, 2:00 PM • Presented by Judith Hill

The great American psychic Edgar Cayce stated that we could know something of our past life activities by observing our current life’s “proclivities”. Our natal chart provides an accurate portrait of these proclivities; and thus, provides a window into our previous life attainments, (both negative and positive). Furthermore, ancient astrological traditions abound regarding “karma” as shown in the birth chart. One idea is that we are reborn at a time that best reflects us, and our self-generated karmas. However, we must expand this term “karma” to include five distinct types of cause-and-effect. Continue reading

Mind, the Great Slayer of the Real

Sunday Afternoon Public Programs
January 26, 2:00 PM • Presented by Michael Nagel, MA

HPB says, “The Mind is the great Slayer of the Real. Let the Disciple slay the Slayer.”  Of course, HPB doesn’t mean that we do away with the mind. Rather she suggests a relationship to the mind that does not slay Truth. For if the Real is lost, then the disciple is lost in Maya.

Michael’s presentation will explore how the mind enshrouds reality. The nature of that reality will be pointed to. He will present practical take-home techniques for ‘slaying the slayer’ from such diverse traditions as Patanjali, esotericism, Dzogchen, Gurdjieff, and psychology. A resource list for further study of this essential point for inner development will be shared. Q&A will follow. Continue reading

Seven Proven Steps to Become Your Higher Self

Sunday Afternoon Public Programs
December 1, 2:00 PM • Presented by Sue Prescott, MSW

Spiritual teachers and gurus emphasize getting in touch and becoming one with our Higher Self. How is this done? What actions are taken to complete this? From the many guidelines that have been taught, the top 7 practical steps will be discussed that teach us to purify ourselves and tune our vehicles of consciousness—the mind, heart and body—to become one with the consciousness of the Divine Self. Continue reading

Conscious Energetics

Sunday Afternoon Public Programs
November 17, 2:00 PM • Presented by Ron Karsten, MSM

Angelic EnergyExamine the impact of conscious intent as you review the potential of using Chakras and Sephirot from the Tree of Life as tools to communicate effectively with others. Review your personal abilities in terms of how you perceive the world and how you use this perception to apply your preferred style of interpersonal communication. Review the effectiveness of your interactions and consider synchronizing and aligning various skills you can use in your daily routines. Continue reading

Wisdom from the Yoga Sutras

Sunday Afternoon Public Programs
October 20, 2:00 PM • Presented by Judith Sugg, Ph.D.

PatañjaliPractices like meditation and yoga are hailed today for their health value, but their meaning and power is far deeper and richer. In yoga, true freedom happens in the place of stillness. In the classical yoga philosophy, what is Real is present everywhere, but ignorance of our true nature keeps us separate. This interactive talk focuses on the 2000-year-old compilation of experiments that form the basis for the practices of yoga for higher consciousness. Continue reading