Public
Lectures and Events Public
Lectures and Events
All events are held in the lodge (in the same building as Quest Bookshop and the lending library), at:
717 Broadway Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98103 (206) 323-4281
·Suggested
Donation is $5.00 - $10.00, except some special events
·Most Sunday events start at 4:00pm - special events
scheduled as noted
·Parking may be difficult so allow extra time for arriving
·Sunday Morning Meditation: 2nd & 4th Sundays, 10 am -
OPEN TO ALL!!
The Theosophical Society in Seattle 717 Broadway East Seattle, Washington 98102 (206) 323-4281 invites you to enjoy its Public Lectures, Workshop & Sunday Morning Open Meditation
Your Donations are important to us. They literally keep the heat and lights on and make it possible for us to show some appreciation to our speakers who donate their time when presenting our programs. No one will ever be turned away for lack of funds. Yet we ask you to be as generous as you can be within our expanded "suggested" range of $5- $10 for a lecture and $40 -$60 for a day long workshop. Thank you!
EVENTS
January, 2004
Saturday, January 3 7:00 pm
An Evening of Dynamic Classical Music
Featuring Swedish Concert Pianist Magnus Svensson. A special opportunity to hear one
of
Sweden’s most gifted young performers!
Sunday, January 11 4:00pm
Getting Rid of What We Haven’t Got
Craig Matsu-Pissot
In a presentation involving both talk and Vipassana (Mindfulness) meditation practice, Craig will suggests ways to let go of repetitive behaviors and thought patterns from a Buddhist perspective. A 20 year practitioner of meditation of the Theravada tradition of Buddhism as a student of Dr. Rina Sircar from Myanmar, Craig is adjunct faculty at Antioch and Bastyr Universities and a therapist working to incorporate his insights into his private practice and work at Harborview Medical Center.
Sunday, January 18 4:00pm
Nostradamus: A Life and Myth
John Hogue
Hear about the life and the mythos generated by
Nostradamus which have given his person and his prophecies an “afterlife” of
interest lasting for centuries. Also covered will be prophetic trends in
general. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers from a
local expert on prophecy. John has authored 10 books and invites you to
visit his web site at http://www.hogueprophecy.com
Sunday, January 25 4:00pm
Medieval Music for the Saints
Peregrine Medieval Vocal Ensemble
In all spiritual traditions the wisest and most
illuminated souls are celebrated in song and story. Join Peregrine as they
offer a program of Gregorian chant, harp music and readings from the Feast of
All Saints – a day honoring the brightest lights of the Christian tradition.
Joseph Anderson will offer reflections on the meaning of saints as spiritual
guides and models of courage and virtue for spiritual seekers today.
Sunday, February 1 4:00pm
Honoring Your Destiny Point
Melissa West
Are you in a life transition triggered by a significant event which can be used to open a crucial window of time, a “destiny point:, releasing all that holds you back from living a deeply meaningful and whole-hearted life? Come join Melissa, author of Silver Linings: The Power of Trauma to Transform Your Life and discover ways to make the most of these points as catalysts for emotional healing, spiritual awakening, and opening to your greatest potential. Melissa is author, therapist, coach, Program Director of Harmony Hill Retreat Center and adjunct faculty at Bastyr University. She speaks and leads workshops/retreats nationally on spirituality and life transitions.
Sunday, February 8 4:00pm
Implications of the Golden Rule in the 21st
Century
Carol Winters
As consciousness evolves, so do the interpreted meanings of the great spiritual teachings. This discussion will examine the understanding of the Golden Rule to “love first your God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and secondly, your neighbor as yourself” within its original cultural context. We will then move briefly through two millennia to reflect upon its emerging meaning today in the context of Work Peace and Liberation Theology. Where does your interpretation fit in the continuum? Carol Winters, PhD, is a Cultural Mythologist with an interest in the evolution of religious symbolism in human consciousness.
Sunday, February 15 4:00pm
The Inner Kingdom of Shambhala
Tamara Gerard
From the Epic of Gilgamesh to the 20th century’s Shangri-La, legends abound of an earthly paradise tucked away in some unexplored region of the globe. Shambhala is a reality to many Tibetans and Mongolians who await the emergence of its king with his magical armies to conquer materialism and inaugurate the Golden Age. Guidebooks to the kingdom, its antecedents in literature, and its role as a metaphor for the inner sanctuary of the heart are among the topics explored in this talk. Tamara, MA, is a Cultural Mythologist from the Pacific Northwest and an international speaker on the archetypal imagery and symbolism present in the sacred teachings of all cultures.
Sunday, February 22 4:00pm
Radical Dreaming
John Goldhammer
The theory of radical dreaming adds a new
and different dimension to traditional dream interpretation, including a focus
on using our dreams to free creative potential from the grip of outside
influences and expectations that can prevent us from living our own lives.
John, a PhD psychologist with twenty-five years experience in dream research and
analysis, will focus on interpreting dreams on a healing,
life-transforming level. Those who wish to pursue the subject further are
invited to continue their exploration in the Saturday, February 28th workshop.
Saturday, February 28 9:00 am – 1 pm
Radical Dreaming - A Dream Workshop with John D. Goldhammer, PhD
See details in Workshops Section
Sunday, February 29 4:00pm
Sacred Sounds
World Meditation Ensemble
Our lives are breathing through the sounds we make and hear. The World Meditation Ensemble promotes peace by weaving textured tapestries of sound from exotic instruments and voices used in world spiritual practices, with playfully peaceful and subtle soundscapes of Nature. Sounds range from the ethnic to the elemental and assist the mind’s journeying into deeper realms of the psyche. A repeat performer at the TS in Seattle, each concert reveals new and subtle elements of sound, leading us in ever deepening circles.
Sunday, March 7 4:00pm
The “Eclectic Solitary”: the
Individual Wicca Path
Barbara Stoner
We often think of the Wicca path as a group path, but there is another way in which Wicca approach the world and spirituality, that of the eclectic solitary. Barbara, both witch and theosophist, will talk about how people relate to spirituality and how many of us find it on our own, with Wicca as a focus. Many stories will be told.
Saturday, March 13 10:00 am to
5:00 pm
KINDNESS - A special Workshop/Concert with Nawang Khechog, Internationally Known Tibetan Composer and
Flutist
See details in Workshops Section
Sunday, March 14 No Program
Sunday, March 21
1:00 –
5:30 pm
Special Workshop: AN EXPLORATION OF TOLERANCE
See details in Workshops Section
Sunday, March 28 4:00pm
If “the Truth shall set us free”, why
doesn’t the Theosophical Society have any?
Ed Alden
The Theosophical Society (Adyar) is perhaps
unique because it specifically rejects having an official body of
“doctrine”. To join the Society, one need only declare oneself in
sympathy with the Society’s three objects. However, the Society’s
leaders emphatically offer to the world a restatement of the “Divine
Wisdom”, i.e., the Truth. This talk will explore this seeming
contradiction by examining some of Theosophy’s “core” ideas, and how they
can liberate us. Ed is a long time theosophist, and an interrupted member
of the Theosophical Society.
RADICAL DREAMING
Reserve seats
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A Dream Workshop with John D. Goldhammer, PhD
Saturday, February 28th, 9:00 am – 1 pm
Advance Registration Needed to Insure Minimum
Number of Participants
Suggested Donation: $25 - $35
Building on the material presented in the Sunday afternoon program, Dr. Goldhammer will guide participants in an exploration of dream material including the real intent and purpose of dreams; how to recognize and use dream images of the Authentic Self; interpreting your own unique dream images and symbols; identifying through dreams the outside influences that suppress authenticity and more as time and participation permit.
John Goldhammer is a published author, psychotherapist, dream researcher, teacher, and public speaker with a passionate interest in sharing a radical new theory of dream interpretation. He has created a new university class, “Dreams and Society,” exploring the relationships between dream work, the individual, and social change. Having recently seen the publication of his third book , Radical Dreaming, he is at work on a fourth book which will look at the collision between collective influences and the individual conscience, creativity, and authenticity.
KINDNESS
A Special Workshop/Concert with Nawang Khechog,
Internationally Known Tibetan Composer and Flutist
Saturday, March 13 10:00 am to
5:00 pm
We need both your registration and donations
(Suggested $50 - $75), In Advance to Cover Travel and Workshop
Expenses.
Kindness, Compassion, and Love. These human values are the foundation and at the
core of the possibility of humanity's peaceful, harmonious, and happy
coexistence among ourselves, with other species and with nature. One of the
marvels of being human is that we can nurture and cultivate these human values
infinitely.
The workshop is about experimenting with this marvelous possibility of ours, engaging in:
* Walking Kindness
* Universal Dance of
Kindness
* Chanting of Kindness and Compassion
* Embracing Kindness Circle
*
Sharing Stories of Kindness Illustrated in Many Spiritual Traditions
* Kindness
Meditation
Around these experiences we will hear teachings on kindness, compassion and love and inspiring music from Nawang, one of Tibet’s foremost composers and musicians whose original and authentic musical compositions have been performed world wide. He states, “The tools & exercises of this workshop are designed to experience a taste of our human possibility, to be able to become at least a little bit more of a kind & compassionate human through experimenting with our basic human truth. His Holiness the Dalai Lama calls this truth "human value" and His Holiness is the shining inspiration of this true love and compassion.” We will also observe a day of kindness for 24 hrs, starting from the beginning of the workshop.
Nawang was born into a nomadic family in Eastern Tibet. He was a monk for 11 years and studied Buddhist philosophy and meditation with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and many other Tibetan masters. He lived as a hermit for several years under the guidance of His Holiness. Nawang is a self-taught musician and a Tibetan multi-instrumentalist, playing a veritable United Nations of native instruments from around the world. He brings the beauty of his and other countries’ ancient ritual sounds to a modern audience. He has produced four solo albums and co-produced three others, receiving nominations for both Grammy and Nammy (Native American) Awards. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, Universal Amphitheater, Radio City Music Hall, World Peace Festivals and countless other locations of distinction. His music is used in many contemporary documentaries. He has collaborated with Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson, Kitaro, Trey Anastasio, Ustad Sultan Khan, David Bowie, Michael Stipe, Natalie Merchang, Peter Kater, R. Carlos Nakai, and Allen Ginsberg.
This Workshop/Concert offers a unique and priceless opportunity. To learn more about Nawang, visit his website at nawangkhechog.com. Let us know if you need financial assistance. Venue subject to change to accommodate audience size.
TOLERANCE & INTOLERANCE
An Afternoon Workshop with Rabbi Ted Falcon, Jamal Rahman, Father William
Treacy
Sunday, March
21 1:00 –
5:30 pm
Suggested Donation $35 - $45 - Advance Registration Requested
Does being tolerant mean accepting ideas from
another faith that totally contradict our own belief system? Does being tolerant
mean suspending our own ethical or value system? Accepting whatever is done by
those who think and operate differently than we do? While all great religious
teachers preach tolerance, they also put forth their own ideas of "the
way". What is the metaphysical framework for the notion that one source,
one life animating or expressing itself in multiple ways, leads to tolerance?
How can we be tolerant in our daily lives of those who injure us, who threaten
us, who challenge the worldview on which we fashion our lives?
Tolerance is in no way an easy concept to
understand and then to apply. In this afternoon intensive workshop, Ted Falcon
(Jewish), Jamal Rahman (Muslim/Sufi), and Father William Treacy (Roman Catholic)
will share their perspectives and personal dilemmas in working with this topic,
within and without their own faith traditions. They will challenge us to explore
and apply "tolerance" in our own lives.
This is our third panel presentation stressing an Inter-Faith exploration of potentially divisive spiritual and religious topics. The afternoon promises to be filled with exciting dialogue, provocative questions, and the opportunity for questions and comments.
Saturday, January 3 7:00 pm
An Evening of Dynamic Classical Music
Featuring Swedish Concert Pianist Magnus Svensson. A special opportunity to hear one
of
Sweden’s most gifted young performers!
Sunday, January 25 4:00 pm
Medieval Music for the Saints
Peregrine Medieval Vocal Ensemble
Sunday, February 29 4:00 pm
Sacred Sounds
World Meditation Ensemble
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 ($20 annually) 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
Theosophical Lending Library
A Membership Library, Volunteer Run
Open Saturday, Sunday & Tuesday, 1pm.- 6pm
Open Monday & Wednesday, Noon to 4pm
Telephone: 206 323-4281
Quest Bookshop
Over 10,000 books in stock
Open at 11am Seven Days a Week
Telephone: 206 323-4281