Public
Lectures and Events
Public
Lectures and Events
Public Lecture Series ~ Sunday Afternoons 4:00–5:30 pm
Suggested Donation:
$5.00–$10.00 (special events vary)
All events are held in the lending library, at:
717 Broadway Avenue East,
Seattle, WA 98103 (206) 323-4281
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Sunday lectures start at 4:00pm - special events
scheduled as noted
Parking may be difficult, so please allow extra time to
arrive.
Sunday Morning Meditation: 10 am -
OPEN TO ALL
April
23
The Ethics of an
Understanding Heart
Joy
Mills
Greed and selfishness, violence and turmoil, seem to characterize our times. The theosophical worldview presents us with an ethic for living that leads to inner peace and outer action to aid humanity at this troubled time.
Joy Mills is past president of the Theosophical Society in America as well as of the Society in Australia; she also served as International Vice-President. Now resident at the Krotona Institute of Theosophy, she continues to teach, conduct workshops, and lecture internationally for the Society.
April
30 Insights From Sufism To Heal And Empower Oneself
Jamal Rahman
We are pleased to welcome back Jamal Rahman whose presentations of global sacred scripture, prose and poetry drawn from such sources as Rumi, the Quran, the Bible, the Vedas, the Buddha and on and on in an upward spiral, never fail to uplift us to new perceptions and awareness. The title of this presentation speaks for itself.
Jamal Rahman comes from the Sufi lineage of Bengal and is a minister at the Interfaith Community Church in Seattle. He has received a great deal of praise for his book The Fragrance of Faith, including “A priceless book ! You cannot read The Fragrance of Faith and not be equally inspired by its eminently practical spirituality…and it’s heartfelt humanity.” Brother Wayne Teasdale
May 6 War and the Soul
- A Workshop
Saturday,
10:00 am to 3 pm
Ed
Tick
(Snacks but no lunch break) Suggested Donation $45.
Lecture/discussion/ intensive workshop to explore the wounds of war we all carry and to learn how best to create community healing that responds to the pain, loss, fear, despair and illnesses that we carry, the result of war.
Advance copies of the book are now at most bookstores and can also be purchased to be mailed ($2.00 postage) for quick delivery by calling the Quest Bookshop 206 323-4281.
May 7 Spirituality on the Battlefield
Sunday, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Ed
Tick
A lecture/discussion to reveal the spiritual and religious dimensions of the combat experience (including visions of “heaven” and “hell”) and to show how to utilize them for veterans' healing.
May
12
Wesak Full Moon
Meditation Friday,
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Come join us for this annual meditation and commemoration of the birth and death of the Lord Buddha. It is said that every year at this time the spiritual hierarchy of the planet comes together to perform a special ceremony in the Wesak Valley of Tibet where at the end of the ceremony, the Lord Buddha appears and gives his blessing to the world. People around the world meditate at this time to share in this blessing. Full moon will be at 11:51pm
May 14 Putting More Soul Into Our Work: Taking Out Stress,
Putting In Love
Mike Whittey
This workshop will focus on healing work wounds and recognizing that work and creativity can be looked at in entirely new ways. The possible application of Buddha’s psychology will be explored in small group discussion and sharing. We will also consider how the meaning of our life’s work never ends and that work can be looked upon as worship. Join us for a completely new way of looking at the work place, and your place in it.
Mike Whittey is a professor at Seattle University, co-editor of Work and Spirit and author of Post-Modern Spiritual Future of Work and TechnoSpirit Cure for TechnoStress.
May 15 - June 5 Shamanic Work with the True Self ~ A three
week class
Betsy Bergstrom
Everyone has an aspect of their lives that could be called the “True Self,” a
spiritual part of ourselves that is at the divine core of our being. This series
of workshops will not only provide us with increasing experience in meeting this
spiritual component of ourselves, and shamanically traveling with it, but will
help us to learn how we can grow by working with our True Self to improve our
health, our self esteem and to actualize our future dreams.
CLASS
DETAIL
Part 1
May 15, Monday 7-9 pm
One of the safest ways to
Shamanically travel is with our own True Self. Even past "experiencers" will
benefit from this workshop’s focus on meeting the True Self and journeying with
it.
Part
2
May 22, Monday
7-9 pm
We will experience a variety of ways in which we can work with the True Self to
improve our health and self esteem.
Part
3
June 5, Monday
7-9 pm
We will practice with our True Self on how to actualize our dreams.
A suggested weekly donation is $15 – 25. As each week builds on the previous week’s work it is strongly recommended that all three classes be attended
SCHEDULE CHANGED TO June 25 David Spangler Speaks
David
Spangler
Once again we have invited David to come and speak on a topic of his choosing, one that seems relevant to the issues of the day. David Spangler has been writing, lecturing and teaching since the early 1970s when he was co-director of the spiritual community of Findhorn in northern Scotland. He is the author of Everyday Miracles; The Call and most recently Parent as Mystic, Mystic as Parent.
May 28 - There will be no program for the Memorial Day Weekend.
June
4 Tools To Change Your Work Experience
Greg Wilson
This
will be an experiential, hands-on workshop in which we will learn
1) how to decrease vulnerability to toxic work place vibes
2) how to be a constructive source of light in the workplace
3) how to heal problem relationships in the workplace
4) how to tweak the workplace vibes to a more positive constructive tone, and
much more.
Greg Wilson enjoys watching nature, in particular squirrels and wrens, has been a Theosophist and meditation group leader for many years, and is a member of the Seattle Lodge.
June
9 -10
Dreams: The Night Language of the Soul
Friday
night talk begins at 7:30pm. Saturday event is 10am – 5pm
Stephan Hoeller
(Note:
While Friday night and Saturday have been conceptualized as one program, Friday
night will be able to stand alone for those whose plans allow just for that
time.)
Dreams have been of vital interest to humanity for millennia. Since the early
20th century, Depth Psychology has added new dimensions to the understanding of
dreams. Some of the topics to be covered in this extended workshop are: What
Are Dreams; The 5 categories of Dreams; Ego symbols, Complexes, Persona and
Shadow Symbolism; Archetypes; Visions and Active Imagination; Diagnosis and
Healing Through Dreams; Alchemical Dreams; Transcendence, Spirituality and the
Dream.
Stephan is a member of the lecturing faculty of the Philosophical Research Society and is Director of Studies for the Gnostic Society -both in Los Angeles. Trained for the Roman Catholic priesthood, Dr. Hoeller is currently a bishop of the Ecclesia Gnostica. He has been an international speaker for the Theosophical Society and is a treasured seminar leader during his infrequent Seattle visits, combining with, compassion, deep scholarship and a personally profound perspective. His numerous publications include: The Gnostic Jung; The Fool's Pilgrimage; Freedom: Alchemy for a Voluntary Society; Gnosticism: New Light on the Ancient Tradition of Inner Knowing.
SERVICES OF THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY IN SEATTLE
Sunday Morning Meditation at 10:00 AM - Open to
All
Theosophical Lending Library
A Research Library and Learning Center now inviting new members and patrons.
Library fees ($30/one year, $35/two years) This service is included in your membership if you
join the TS in Seattle.
Hours: Open Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday 1:00 to 6:00 pm.
Open Monday and Wednesday Noon to 5:00 pm
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