Public Lectures and Events  ~  Fall, 2010                                                        Home

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 East, Seattle, WA 98102 (206) 323-4281

Get directions     GPS   Lat: 47.62557 Long: -122.32143 (W)

 Parking may be difficult, so please allow extra time to arrive.
   

 * * *   Unless otherwise noted, all events are on Sunday afternoons  4:00–5:30 pm   * * *

Our non-profit library is largely funded by donations. If you would like to support us in keeping our library active, please consider sending a donation to the Library Manager Fund.  For a limited time, all donations we receive will be matched by a member donor. We appreciate your support. 

Bookshop hours:
Monday:  Closed
Tue, Wed:       11 am - 6 pm
Thu, Fri ,Sat:   11 am - 7 pm
Sun:               12 pm - 6 pm

Lending Library hours:
Monday:    Closed
Tue, Wed:  12 pm - 6 pm
Thu, Fri      Closed
Sat, Sun     12 pm - 6 pm
Closed Monday, Thursday and Friday
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Second Saturday Meditations with  Sue Prescott
9:30-10:30am ~  $2 suggested donation each session

This monthly meditation group is open to the public on a drop-in basis and is for those experienced in meditation as well as those who are just beginning.
Sue Prescott, a long-standing member of the Theosophical Society and meditator for over 30 years, will use a combination of guided meditations and silence which will be augmented by brief discussion. Come meditate with us in the sacred space of Seattle’s Theosophical Library.

09/11/2010, 10/09/2010, 11/13/2010
12/11/2010, 01/08/2011, 02/12/2011
03/12/2011, 04/09/2011, 05/14/2011


Sunday, September 12, 2010 4-6pm
Public Lecture: $5 - $10 Requested Donation
Three Near Death Experiences
Robert Penhaligon

In 1961 Robert, age 11, fell off a neighbor’s swing. He left his body and experienced merging with the earth and the past history of the area, including nearby Civil War struggles. In 1974 he was hit by a car, he visited places he was told we all come to in our “sleep, but are not permitted to consciously remember.” In 1987 he was attacked by energies connected with a sacred object stolen from a Native American tribe. He was drawn out of his body and faced by beings he calls the Dark Great Grandmother and Grandfather. Temptations were powerfully offered to him, if only he would work with them.

Join us as Robert shares what he has learned from all of this, and what we can learn as well!


Saturday, September 18, 2010
10:30am to 12:30 and 2:00pm to 4:30
Seminar: $30 - $50 Requested Donation
C.G. Jung's Red Book  (Liber Novus)
An Epochal Work, Linking Religion, Esotericism and Science
Dr. Stephan A. Hoeller

After over 80 years of concealment, in October 2009 there appeared a book that created huge excitement in our culture. The original, calligraphed work was exhibited for many months in New York, Los Angeles and Washington D.C. and the published volume achieved unprecedented sales. This inspired, visionary work is the acknowledged source of Jung's psychology and contains prophetic, esoteric material pertaining to the entire culture. Dr. Hoeller delivered a series of 14 lectures on this work. His lectures received great Internet attention and are acknowledged as the best exegesis of the Red Book at this time. In this one day seminar he will present an overview of the Red Book and its esoteric and greater cultural context.

Pre-registration reserves you a seat; but our room holds only 50, so reservations will be held only until 10:15am. Walk-ins will then be seated in any unfilled seats, in order of arrival. Call the Quest Bookshop, 206 323-4281 to give us the name of each person attending.

Dr. Stephan A. Hoeller is author of the pioneering book “The Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead” and its sequel, “Jung and the Lost Gospels” as well as other works of a related nature.



Sunday, September 19, 2010 4-5:30pm
Public Lecture: $5 - $10 Requested Donation
Teaching Stories
Jamal Rahman

Once again, Jamal will delight us with stories from the Sufi Tradition. Stories are a wonderful way to communicate truths and spiritual insights to people of all ages. Join us for an afternoon of experiencing this medium.

Jamal Rahman is a Muslim Sufi Minister at Interfaith Community Church in Seattle. He is the author of "Fragrance Of Faith" and co-author of "Out of Darkness Into Light" and "Getting to the Heart of Interfaith".



Sunday, September 26, 2010 4-5:30pm
Public Lecture: $5 - $10 Requested Donation
Meditation with Tibetan Singing Bowls
Danyo Syoum

Sound -- vibration -- energy holding the potential for self-transformation is an important aspect of the theosophical world view.
Danyo, architect, violin builder, and student of the bowls for 25 years, invites you to experience for yourself the effects of the bowls on your own consciousness. The bowls will guide us through a meditative experience.



Sunday, October 03, 2010 4-5:30pm
Public Lecture: $5 - $10 Requested Donation
The Cosmos and the Laws of Life, from the Writings of Henry T. Laurency
Stanton Stevens

Each of us learns about reality through our senses. We are also given "facts" about reality by those who have gone ahead of us. This information can be very useful: what starts as an hypothesis becomes understanding through experiment and experience. Hylozoics, as presented by Henry T. Laurency, is a mental system of these facts, and Theosophy is the first modern teaching to present these fundamental statements. This talk is about how Laurency expands and adds to Theosophy's presentation in his description of the Cosmos and the Laws of Life.

Stanton Stevens has spoken before on esoteric philosophy as presented by Henry Laurency. He leads two Rainbow Bridge meditation groups, in Seattle and Port Townsend, and is a software engineer.



Sunday, October 10, 2010 4-5:30pm
Public Lecture: $5 - $10 Requested Donation
The White Robed Teachers of Tibet
Len Hilgermann

From the beginning of Tibetan Buddhism, there have always been two paths of religious training leading to ordination:  the red-robed monastic path and the white-robed yogic path.  Each group trained differently and had  different functions in Tibetan religious life and society.  The Chinese invasion of Tibet and resulting diaspora made it difficult in Tibet to train the white-robed teachers (who were both men and women).  Since these teachers train and serve in ways well-suited to Western societies, programs started appearing in the West for students who choose the yogic path to service and enlightenment.

Len Hilgermann (Ngakpa Sönam Yeshe) is an ordained, white-robed Tibetan Buddhist teacher.  His main spiritual focuses are on practices relating to pain management and to the transition at death from one life to another.



Sunday, October 17, 2010 4-5:30pm
Public Lecture: $5 - $10 Requested Donation
World Sacred Music
World Meditation Ensemble Members

Explore origins, significances and permutations of world sacred music as a spiritual phenomenon in a discussion by members of WORLD MEDITATION ENSEMBLE. Recorded music will be played and discussed, including works-in-progress of WME.

Seattle's www.WorldMeditationEnsemble.com has celebrated since 1999 the commonality of human spirit with over 200 concerts in sacred spaces promoting peace with an extraordinarily eclectic tour of world sacred sounds. Their recordings chart internationally and were selected for Grammy Award consideration. An imaginative and respectful tribute to traditions, spirit, and culture worldwide.



Sunday, October 24, 2010 4-5:30pm
Public Lecture: $5 - $10 Requested Donation
Managing Energy & Life Flow
Michelle Goeldi

This talk will present energy management techniques based on meditation for wellbeing and joy in your daily life. They can help to clear your energy and release blockages and move negative energies through your life force, to recharge your vitality, to manage stress to allow working more effectively, and to experience calm in your life.

Michele Goeldi, B.A. Dip. Ed., Dip. Art Therapy, M. App. Sci. (soc ecology) is an instructor, clearer and an Inner Space Techniques practitioner of the Clairvision School of meditation. She has worked directly with Dr. Sagan, the founder of the Clairvision School since 1994. She works in Seattle, presenting awakening meditation workshops, lively talks, and transformational private sessions.



Sunday, October 31, 2010 4-5:30pm
Public Lecture: $5 - $10 Requested Donation
Gems of Wisdom from the Elders: How Theosophy Impacted My Growing Up
Ed Alden, Susan Brown, George Hoyt, Linda Jo Pym, Mark Ray

This panel discussion and Q&A will be an opportunity to hear several long time Theosophists discuss how they have "done Theosophy" (and are doing it today), what it means to them in their daily lives, and how it affects their outlook for the future. All of them agree they are not finished "growing up".

All the panel are decades long Theosophists, some are second and third generation. Together they have accumulated more than 250 years of life experience as Theosophists.



Sunday, November 07, 2010 4-5:30pm
Public Lecture: $5 - $10 Requested Donation
What Did I Do to Deserve THIS ???
Ed Alden

The Law of Karma is a central tenet of the Ancient Wisdom, and the most difficult to accept emotionally. Often it is portrayed as a "reward and punishment" system. But that portrayal misrepresents and diminishes this cosmically fundamental mechanism. This talk will set this "terrible law" in its larger context as the very engine of our growth and evolution.

Ed Alden is a long time Theosophist and member of the Seattle Lodge.



Sunday, November 14, 2010 4-5:30pm
Public Lecture: $5 - $10 Requested Donation
The Four Blessings
David Spangler

The Four Blessings represent a very simple spiritual practice designed to enhance our awareness and attunement in the moment as well as performing an act of "energy hygiene." These blessings are the blessing of place, the blessing of self, the blessing of others, and the blessing of activity. In this talk, David will examine the philosophy behind these four blessings and offer some specific exercises for putting them into practice in our daily lives.

David Spangler is an internationally known spiritual teacher, formerly of the Findhorn community, and director of education for the Lorian Association. He is the author of many books on spirituality and teaches classes online at www.Lorian.org.



Meditating with Theosophical Perspectives
3 Saturdays: November 20,
November 27, December 04, 2010
9:30-11am
$35 Requested Donation for the series
Linda Jo Pym & Linda Shields

Begin the holiday season with a quiet and peaceful heart. Come explore gentle meditative moments within the sacred space of Seattle's Theosophical Library. Together we will explore centering and opening to our inner selves. We will search for ways to touch the spiritual dimension of the holidays.

Pre-registration through the bookshop is required to insure a minimum of participants, call 206-323-4281 to register. NOTE: This will be a group building series. A consistent group will deepen the meditative experience. Attendance at the second and third sessions will be restricted to those attending the first.



Sunday, November 21, 2010 4-5:30pm
Public Lecture: $5 - $10 Requested Donation
Karma, Dharma and Astrology
Mark Ray

The Ancient Wisdom teaches that we have karma, based on our past actions, which will result in experiences which can be pleasant or difficult. We also have a dharma (or duty) to follow to fulfill our life goals. Astrology has many insights into both karma and dharma. An individual’s horoscope is the place to begin understanding how astrology can help to show one’s karma and dharma, and how the ever changing movement of the planets correspond with the unfolding of our destiny. How we react to these influences is up to us and our free will.

Mark Ray is a Board Member of the Theosophical Society in Seattle and has studied astrology for over 40 years.


Sunday, December 05, 2010 4-5:30pm
Public Lecture: $5 - $10 Requested Donation
Solstice Celebrations:  The Meaning Behind the Myths
Sue Prescott

The winter solstice, meaning, “still sun”, occurs for 3 days every December. Many celebrations have developed around it, including Christmas. Sue Prescott will explore the symbolism of solstice myths and legends from around the world, their relationship to nature, and how their meaning relates to the spiritual development within a human being.

Sue is a long time Theosophist and member of the Seattle Lodge.


Sunday, December 12, 2010 4-5:30pm
Public Lecture: $5 - $10 Requested Donation
Devotion and Surrender in Theosophical Life
Andrew Barker

The world’s great religions advocate devotion to God as a spiritual pathway: “Surrender yourself humbly, then you can be trusted to care for all things” – Tao Te Ching. But HP Blavatsky says, “Thou art THYSELF the object of thy search”. Is she disagreeing with the great sages? Can Theosophy and the path of surrender to the Divine be reconciled?

Andrew Barker both practices the path of devotion and has been a member of the Theosophical Society for many years.



Sunday, December 19, 2010 4-5:30pm
Public Lecture: $5 - $10 Requested Donation
Sacred Sites Around the World
Greg Roach

What impulse in the human spirit has caused us to paint cave walls, pile stones, and construct monuments to the invisible? Every culture has a tradition of sacred places where one resonates with the energies. This lecture will describe sites from around the world in an entertaining and compelling tour with beautiful pictures and fascinating details.

Greg Roach, founder of Spirit Quest Tours, is a popular speaker, patent holding inventor, traveler and entrepreneur. He has taught and lectured all over the world. He speaks regularly on spirituality, comparative religion, sacred sites, travel, screenwriting and the potential of digital technology as a storytelling tool.

* * *   Unless otherwise noted, all events are on Sunday afternoons  4:00–5:30 pm   * * *

Our non-profit library is largely funded by donations. If you would like to support us in keeping our library active, please consider sending a donation to the Library Manager Fund.  For a limited time, all donations we receive will be matched by a member donor. We appreciate your support.

SERVICES OF THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY IN SEATTLE    

Theosophical Lending Library
Our research library and learning center are now inviting new members and patrons. (Library member fees are $30/year) This service is included in your lodge membership, should you join the TS in Seattle.