Endless striving in our lives is a sign of a search with no end to the journey. Based on established branches of tradition, such as Platonism, Traditional Alchemy, the Yogadarsana of Patanjali and Vedanta, this series of four conversations (9/19. 10/10, 11/21 & 12/12) will focus on the premises and development for a different type of searching. Today's topic: "At the Source of Life"-The font of all beatitude. The format of these encounters is that of an open conversation, which will be enlivened by visual aids, passages from the Traditional Texts of reference, and a continuous question and answer session.
Both Massimo and Carlo have been following the Way for over 25 years, and practice a discipline that also encompasses meditation. They are responsible for the Parmenides Traditional Philosophy Foundation, which was establihed specifically for the purpose of making the traditional teaching accessible. Paramenides is based in New York City, runs a Center for Traditional Philosophy Study and Meditation and operates Aurea Vidya, a Publishing House which focuses on Traditional Philosophy texts in both the Eastern and Western Traditions.
There is a lot of talk about 2012, but major planetary alignments are occurring now that are setting the stage for a quantum shift in consciousness and the whole period between now and 2025 is momentous in its implications. This talk will explore the astrological and "ray" alliances underlying this period, as well as ancient prophecies, including the Mayan calendar and the Ageless Wisdom teachings. As we begin to understand and work with the subjective energies conditioning outer events, we can more effectively aid others in this process of individual and planetary healing.
Kathy Newburn travels in the US, Europe and South America to help bring the Ageless Wisdom to wider public attention. Kathy worked for many years at both the Lucis Trust and the Seven Ray Institute in New York. She is the author of A Planetary Awakening: Reflections on the Writings of the Tibetan in the Wokrs of Alice A. Bailey. Kathy is on the faculty of the DK Academy and works with Earth Service. www.kathynewburn.com
Come join us for an afternoon of fun. Admission is $20 per person and entitles each to two mini-readings (10-min. each) from our wonderful readers. We will have tarot readers, astrologers, palm readers, numerologists, animal communicators, angel card readers and flower readers. All readings are for entertainment purposes only.
Can we discover within ourselves the one source of all psychological pain? Having discovered it, can we free ourselves of that cause? Theosophical literature answers yes, but merely reading the texts and remembering what we read will not bring understanding. Essential to understanding is direct insight, what Blavatsky calls "spiritual intuition." Using meditative techniques as an aid to developing spiritual intuition, we will attempt to gain some experience of our own immortal Self. Moreover, we will seek out the source of our psychological pain and learn what we can do to eradicate it. If our search leads to new insights, we may find that our lives gradually become more joyful and worth living, even in their worst stages.
Ed Abdill, author of The Secret Gateway, is a former Director of the Theosophical Society in America and past President of the New York Theosophical Society. He lectures for the Society throughout the United States and internationally.
with Lyn Trotman
Many know that the Theosophical Society was founded in New York City in 1875, but are unaware of the signficant events that led up to the founding of the Society and the accomplishments and struggles that followed. Join us for a look at how the Society came to be, who it's main characters were and how it has developed through the years.
Lyn Trotman is the current President of the New York Theosophical Society and a current Director of the Theosophical Society in America. She is also a Director of Pumpkin Hollow Retreat Center and Vice President/Treasurer of the Northeast Federation of the Theosophical Society in America.
Join us for a brand new event! We will be offering mini-treatments with different 'healers' and 'energy workers' throughout the afternoon. For a $20 admission fee, you will get one 20-minute healing/energy treatment with one of our practitioners. We will have Therapeutic Touch practitioners, Reiki practitioners, Energy Healers and others. Please note, treatments are not meant to replace medical advice and/or medical treatment. For entertainment purposes only.
Modern theosophical philosophy assumes the existence of Adepts or Mahatmas. We will explore who they are, and what was their influence on the early founders of the Theosophical Society?
Mysticism has been defined as the quest for the union with the Divine. In this talk we will look at mysticism in theosophy and compare it to mysticism as it is found in the different religious and non-religious cultures of the world.
