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"If ever there was a time for searching deep within
to generate new ideas and to be flexible and resilient,
it is now.
"The paradox is that just when
old ways of doing things no longer work,
we are discovering even greater capacities
and genuine hope and creativity are bursting forth
to bring in the new."
Nancy Roof
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Forthcoming Events |
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Wrekin Forum
30 May
Regional Round Table
with Karen Bishop
Llewellyn Hall, Penllergaer, Swansea
3 June
Secrets of Planet Earth with Tony Neate Wrekin Forum Spiritual Cafe Group
meets in the Wholehealth building and
ecoCafe of the Fold, Bransford, Worcs
11 am - 1 pm, 1st Wed each month
Summer break during July and August
27 June
Southern Region Networking Meeting
"Going with the Flow"
Hamblin Hall, Bosham House, Bosham
18 September
Reflect, Retreat, Support Day
for Forum Local Connectors
Hawkwood College, Stroud
Annual Round Table (RT9)
Hawkwood College, Stroud
Wrekin Forum Associates
13 May
The Soul of Humanity Evolves through World Crisis
Day Workshop with William Meader
Hamblin Hall, Bosham, Chichester
18 May
Habit Creativity and Freedom
Dialogue: Rupert Sheldrake & Andrew Cohen
St James's Church, Piccadilly
22-24 May
In the Image of God: You are the Divinity you Seek
Weekend Workshop with William Meader
Hawkwood College, Stroud
23 May
Colour for all Seasons: Summer - Power into Being
Day workshop with Pamela Blake-Wilson
Centre of New Directions, Tunbridge Wells
25 May
The New Enlightenment:
Changes in Consciousness and Culture
Evening lecture with Andrew Cohen
St Andrews Church, Montpellier, Cheltenham
30 May - 6 June
Living Simply: Living Powerfully
Spiritual Retreat in Majorca
with Serge Beddington-Behrens, PhD
31 May
The Foundations of Interdimensional
Living and Working
Monthly half-day course with Vince Dowse
Centre of New Directions, Brighton
3 June
Sacred Bridge Spiritual Cafe
Mind with Louise Body
Bauhaus Cafe, Bridgend, CF31 1ED
5-7 June
Men and the Quest
A weekend evolutionary journey for men
with Richard Oliver, Linus Roach and Chris Parish
EnlightenNext , London N1 8QG
8 June
Celebrating World Invocation Day
Goodwill Meditation Meeting SunDial Centre, Sedlescombe
19-20 June
Becoming an Elder: Attitudes towards Death
Workshop with Honor Griffith
Reading
0118 975 2763
24 June
Sound and Colour into Organisation
Evening talk with Peter Goldman
Centre of New Directions, Tunbridge Wells
26-27 June
Becoming an Elder: Jung's theory of
individuation as a template for "eldership"
Experiential Workshop with Honor Griffith
SunDial Centre, Sedlescombe
27 June
The Intelligent Heart & Integration of our
Higher and Human Nature
Day Workshop with Helene Harris PhD
Centre of New Directions, Tunbridge Wells
4 July
Cultural DNA - An Introduction to Spiral Dynamics
Day workshop with Rosemary Wilkie SunDial Centre, Sedlescombe
8 July
Working Together with a Common Purpose
Goodwill Meditation Meeting
SunDial Centre, Sedlescombe
11-18 July
Awakening the Heart
Spiritual Retreat in Majorca
with Serge Beddington-Behrens, Phd
15-22 August
Living Life as a Celebration
Spiritual Retreat in Majorca
with Serge Beddington-Behrens, Phd
21-23 August
Beyond the Brain VIII
Self and Death - What Survives?
University of Kent, Canterbury
The Scientific and Medical Network
The Wrekin Forum is open to the exploration of spirituality and welcomes a diversity of views; the views of individual presenters are not necessarily those of the Wrekin Trust.
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Not the Astrology Column
For a different perspective, why not take a look at Associate Anne Whitaker's website
From the Twelfth House
"designed to inform, support, entertain and inspire"
www.anne-whitaker.com
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Courtyard Lodge, Mellow Farm, Hawcross Lane
Redmarley d'Abitot, Gloucestershire, GL19 3JQ
01452 840033
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Dear Friends
What a wonderful Spring! After the harshness of the winter months, Nature is bursting forth with more abundance than ever in the yearly miracle of renewal. The annual cycle of death and rebirth has been an essential part of the pattern of life on this planet since the beginning, and a powerful influence within our genetic and cultural inheritance. At some level we know that rebirth of the new follows the death of what went before, and yet there is a sense of joy and gratitude when it occurs, as if we cannot quite take it for granted.
Journeys of transformation which commenced with the Spring Equinox are now under way, and the brighter light shows us where spring-cleaning is still needed. The energy of new growth is all around us. Now is the time for a vision quest - for spiritual seekers to dream the dream of what the potential could be if we could only rise above our self-imposed restrictions. This is a vision that goes beyond the limitations of the individual, and acknowledges our spiritual interdependence as we join together to co-create intentions which will bring about a future reality for us all and for our planet.
Blessings
Carol
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"The crisis facing humanity today is, at its root,
a crisis of consciousness. We are being called
to put into practice the perennial wisdom of the ages."
Peter Russell |
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Message from Janice |
Many of us who are seeking to serve a higher purpose find ourselves at a mid-point between the pull of responding to an inner or soul level sense of what one is being asked to do or be, and the pull of the complexity of everyday needs that seem to clamour for attention. Sharing how we handle this apparent point of tension is useful. Two responses come to mind. The first is to stay calm and centred so that "peace be amongst you". The second is to be more "grounded in our place", ie find a focus on the one part of the "Great Work" that is for us to do.
The planetary tide is turning. In one sense the "shift" is inevitable, in another sense it can only happen if each of us does our bit - be this managing, co-ordinating, doing, praying, being. There is a new stream of energy flowing in the Forum. This stream is energised by the intensity of focus and by the collaboration and coherence of many people all "putting hands to the plough".
Thank you for being there; thank you for all you bring.
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Annual Round Table - Rising to the Evolutionary Challenge of Our Time |
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You are warmly invited to take part in our forthcoming Annual Round Table (RT9) to be held at Hawkwood College, Stroud, on 18-20 September. Please click here for further details and how to apply, and pass on the information to anyone else who might be interested.
In the legend, the knights of the King pursued their individual paths, yet were united in the overall quest for the Grail. They would meet together at a round table where none took precedence but all had equal access to the centre. There was collective leadership. The quest for the Grail was for the healing of the wounded fisher king and the restoration of the wasteland.
If you are pursuing your individual path as part of the Great Work, this is an opportunity to join with your peers in a restatement of a greater unity which is working for the restoration of the wasteland of our times.
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"The clue to the significance of group work, esoterically speaking, is to absorb, share, circulate and then distribute energy."
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The Wrekin Trust |
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Here at the Wrekin Trust we have been going through our own cycle of renewal, with a change of energy and re-organisation of our management and administration. Valued old friends on the board of trustees have decided to step back after years of service, and a new interim board is in place. A council has been set up, working collaboratively to handle policy and governance, comprising both trustees and members of the day-to-day working team. You will be hearing further in due course about the development of our new collaborative structure.
It seems appropriate at this stage to clarify the relationship of the Wrekin Forum to the Wrekin Trust. The Wrekin Trust is the overall charitable body, which has several projects running within it. The largest of these is the Wrekin Forum. There are also other projects, notably the Youth Project and the developing areas of Participative Spiritual Inquiry, and Transorganisational Function.
The Wrekin Forum provides a forum or meeting place for those interested in contemporary spirituality and seeking companionship on the path. By joining together with others, we discover that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts, and together we can!
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Finding our Place |
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In the Wrekin Forum we are finding that as each of us "finds our place" and focuses on the one or two things we are best at - as any piece in an overall pattern which we can only glimpse - then our own bit of the jigsaw fits neatly in with the others.
The circle of those offering to take on a role or focus of some kind is widening. Maybe your own work is already a significant piece and others in the Forum can support you personally or make whatever you are doing more widely known. Or maybe you are aware of having a little spare time or energy to offer, in which case do please contact Carol (0845 0179029 or carolduncan8h@btinternet.com) to explore how the slots that Wrekin needs to fill might match your own interests and skills. |
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"You are given the gifts of the gods;
you create your reality according to your beliefs.
Yours is the creative energy that makes your world.
There are no limitations to the self
except those you believe in."
Jane Roberts |
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Wrekin Forum Retreat
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A group of associates and friends enjoyed a welcome two days of peace and enrichment at the Forum Retreat at Douai Abbey in April. We were all asked to bring something we would love to share, and together co-created a feast for the spirit, deepening spiritual connection through sound, colour, meditation, music-making, dance, poetry, chocolate, and a lover's walk to a bluebell wood.
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"A New Heaven is the transformed state of human consciousness;
a New Earth is its reflection in the physical world."
Sir George Trevelyan |
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The Sonata of the Master Musician |
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Twice a year, international speaker and Forum associate William Meader visits the UK and presents talks and workshops in collaboration with associate organisations in different regions. A video of one of his talks, The Sonata of the Master Musician can now be viewed on his website www.meader.org/video.
There are still spaces available for William's forthcoming workshop at Hawkwood College on 22-24 May, In the Image of God: You are the Divinity you Seek, contact info@hawkwoodcollege.co.uk. |
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Book Review Corner |
AWAKENING CONSCIOUSNESS:
Selected Lectures of Sir George Trevelyan
Compiled by Keith Armstrong Godstow Press, Oxford, 2008
"Running throughout is his unquenchable sense of hope . . . His message of awakening consciousness rather than religious revival will surely resonate with a new generation of readers."
Click here for full details of contents and order form.
Have you recently read a book that you would like to share with others? Why not send in a review to News&Views?
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"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves,
Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that
other people won't feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine, as children do.
We were born to make manifest
the glory of God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously
give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others."
Quoted by Nelson Mandela
from A Return to Love by
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The next issue of News&Views is due out in July
Whilst we regret that we are unable to undertake individual mailings on behalf of associates, we are more than happy to consider the inclusion of items of interest and details of forthcoming events in this newsletter.
Please note that these must be received by 1 July at the latest for inclusion in the next issue. | |
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