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"I want you to know that
ordinary average people
such as you and me can
have an impact on
our entire planet -
and that, should we all
choose to move in some
of the same directions
together we can really
have an impact."
Neale Donald Walsch |
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Forthcoming Events
23-25 September
Annual Round Table
Evolutionary Consciousness
and the Soul of the World:
the Anima Mundi at
Hawkwood College, Stroud
Details
Contact: 01243 572714
connect@wrekinforum.org
1 November
Holding the Vision
Wrekin Forum Retreat Day
at Douai Abbey, nr Reading
Contact Carol, 01243 576634
carolduncan8hl@btinternet.com
4 November
Honouring the Elders:
Rising to the Spiritual Needs
of our Time
Day Event in London
Contact Tessa, 01386 700889
tessamaskell@btinternet.com
11-13 November
The Presence:
The Being You Shall Become
Weekend seminar with
William Meader
at Boars Hill, Oxford
Details
Contact Carol, 01243 576634
carolduncan8hl@btinternet.com
Wrekin Forum Associates
and Local Groups
For a listing of events,
please CLICK HERE or visit
the Forthcoming Events page
on the Wrekin Forum website, www.wrekinforum.org
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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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Dear Friends
What will be our harvest this year? If we look back on the seeds which have been sown and the endeavours made over the past months, we may question the nature of this harvest in view of the cosmic "weather conditions" which have been prevailing. We are living at a time when "wrong comes up to face us everywhere". There is a tradition which runs through the major cultures of the world which tells us that as we sow, so shall we reap. Some have come to know this through teachings of the law of karma, others learned it as children through tales of Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby and Mrs Bedonebyasyoudid.
There is no doubt that we are collectively living through a time of reaping. And yet, when we look again at what is surfacing in our world we can also see so many bright lights shining. There is the renewed hope and goodwill within communities where armies of neighbours turn out with brooms to sweep away debris in a collective response to the savagery of riots. There is the unity, compassion, and love experienced in Norway in the aftermath of the tragic deaths of so many young people, as they chose to meet cruelty and hate with a unity of Love. And, not least, there has been the inspirational impulse of fresh energy coming through young people willing to come together to explore brave new ways of operating, innovative ways of seeing, and positive ways of being.
What are the golden fruits of harvest in your life this autumn season?
With love and light
Carol
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"As a planetary society, we
are in a great initiation process,
living through an unprecedented time
of instability, initiation, and opportunity
emerging on all levels - physically and spiritually.
This moment on Earth has never existed before
as it does right now."
"Eden Sky"
from "2013: The beginning is Here"
ed Jim Young, O Books 2011
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Message from Janice
The times we are living through are those of tremendous change which involve us learning how to shift to the next stage of evolution for humanity. The following I received innerly and am currently focussing on putting into practice during an unexpected major family challenge.
Many of you are now asked to stand as the New Stonehenge - like standing stones around the planet - receiving and anchoring the Light for the next era. Together, and often unknown to each other, you are asked to anchor this Light and this Love into the etheric body of the earth through which consciousness is held and accessed by those inclined so to do, thereby instituting a new era of planetary humanity on its journey towards a solar age."
So then I asked how we might fulfil this commission and the reply was:
"Firstly with your dedicated will and intent so to do.
Secondly, your conscious and active loving of all life - whether of beauty or ugliness - practising the art of blessing.
Lastly, with every breath - bringing radiant light from the inner worlds into radiant presence in the outer world of assumed reality - remembering that all is one and that the inner and the outer, the masculine and the feminine, the dark and the light are to be harmonised into a sacred whole. Are you so willing?"
I said, "Yes I would try" and a few days later was facing mega-level life challenges. Let's see if I can hold steady and radiate as we are asked to do in my own 'small corner' just as, I am sure, you are doing in yours.
Janice Dolley
info@wrekintrust.org
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"I am only one; but still I am one.
I cannot do everything, but still I can do something;
I will not refuse to do the something I can do."
Helen Keller
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 Round Table
It may still be possible to book a place for the Round Table at Hawkwood College on 23-25 September, when we shall be considering Evolutionary Consciousness and the Soul of the World: the Anima Mundi. (Details) If you would like to join us at for this milestone event, please contact Lisa, on 0117 919 8323, lisa@authenticradiance.co.uk as soon as possible. |
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"The Christ in me and the Mary in me are important.
I need both, or something is missing."
Kari Bye
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Into Christ Consciousness
· Does the beauty of the cosmos touch your soul?
· Is your heart on fire to create something new?
· Do you long to be a source of healing, embracing the wider whole?
· Are you ready to claim your inner power and make a difference?
· Do you want to engage from a place of inspiration,
beyond fear?
Bookings are now being taken for a very special event taking place at the Findhorn Foundation on 7-10 April 2012. This will be a gathering created by group-synergy, as we participate together in silence and meditation, ceremonies of song and story, poetry and dance, in personal sharing, in exploration and in practical discussion. Join us in creating a group chalice as we open a channel for a consciousness that can meet a changing world with compassion and creativity.
For further information, click here or visit www.intocc.net
For bookings, www.findhorn.org/intochristconsciousness
Early bird discount if booked and
paid in full by 31 October |
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"Every life form seems to strive
to its maximum except human beings.
How tall will a tree grow?
As tall as it possibly can.
Human beings, on the other hand,
have been given the dignity of choice.
You can choose to be all or you can,
or choose to be less.
Why not stretch to the full
measure of the challenge and
see what all you can do?"
Jim Rohn
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Pilgrimage
The guided pilgrimage 'Sacred Landscapes - Sacred Nature Walking the Golden Way Across the Preseli Mountains' planned in honour of Sir George Trevelyan to celebrate 40 years of the Wrekin Trust was postponed. However two friends from Reading equipped with OS map donned their walking boots and set off to Carn Menyn, site of the Bluestone, to enjoy an uplifting journey. For a delightful account of their expedition, please click here. Well done, Jenny and Nina! |
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"It doesn't take a superhero or a saint
or a lot of money or a large organization to make
meaningful contributions to the good of the world.
Usually it takes just one person doing some
small, relatively simple thing that is born of
their caring heart and a mindful attention
to what someone else needs."
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Weekend Seminar
We are delighted that our friend and associate William Meader will be visiting the UK again in November and offering a special weekend seminar in collaboration with the Wrekin Forum entitled "The Presence: the Being You Shall Become". William is a skilled and experienced teacher of the esoteric teachings of the Ageless Wisdom Tradition, as presented in the work of the Tibetan Djwhal Khul and put into book form by Alice A Bailey. The weekend will take place on 11-13 November at the Carmelite Priory near Oxford, and there are still some residential and non-residential places available.
Please click here for further details, or contact Marolyn, 01707 891286, marolyn.burgess@ntlworld.com
During his November trip William will also be giving a range of talks and seminars in Reading, Edenbridge, Norwich, and Stroud (see Forthcoming Events sheet attached). If you are interested in this work and would like to arrange an event in your area when he returns in May 2012, please contact Carol, 01243 576634, carolduncan8hl@btinternet.com. |
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"These are days wherein many adjustments
and changes are being wrought in the world of men.
In the resulting confusion, individuals are appreciating
the necessity for the uniting of their forces and
for cooperation in their efforts, and the need for
group work is more apparent than ever before.
These are days therefore, wherein quietness
and confidence must be your strength,
and wherein the only safeguard lies in
a close searching of all underlying motives."
Alice A Bailey
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Group Work
An old friend and associate of the Wrekin Trust has sent us these Quaker notes on the conduct of small group meetings, and we are passing these on to those of you who may be engaged in group work of all kinds. Thank you, Harry.
"A group is more than the sum of its members. The individual members contribute to the group by their "beingness" - motivations, intentions, wisdom and compassion - as well as by their thoughts and words.
A spirit of the session will emerge, whether good or not.
Some hints:
1 Start with a short time of silence - letting go of ego-chatter, recollecting why we are here, and seeing the other participants with acceptance and respect.
2 Allow all participants an equal chance to be heard.
3 Be aware of both what is said and what is not said. Anthony de Mello says: 'truth is never expressed in words - it is sighted suddenly'. So leave space after speaking for ideas to mature. There is no hurry - this is not a ping pong match with winners and losers. The people who say least often contribute most."
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YOUR BEST FRIEND AND YOUR WORST ENEMY
"The ego, or individuated self-sense, is
both your best friend and your worst enemy.
It is your best friend because,
in the most positive sense,
it represents your capacity to individuate -
to see yourself as a unique, autonomous entity
and to bear witness to your own experience
with some measure of objectivity.
Individuation is what makes it possible
for you to be a conscious agent of evolution,
a vessel for Spirit in action.
The more profound our individuation,
the more powerfully Spirit can shine through us.
However, ego is also our worst enemy.
And this is because, for too many of us,
over-identification with our separate individuality
obscures the deeper and higher
spiritual dimensions of our being.
It is very important to understand
this paradoxical nature of ego if you,
as an individual, want to take responsibility
for creating the future, as yourself."
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In-Communiqué
Our friends and associates the Sundial House Group have been uncovering a treasure-trove of materials inherited from the original Sundial House, and are sharing some of these archive gems in the latest issue of their annual newsletter. These include a question and answer session on "The Nature and Practice of Meditation" with Dr Roberto Assagioli, and an article on "Working with Light" by Michal J Eastcott.
This issue of their newsletter can be viewed and downloaded from www.creativegroupmeditation.org which also gives details of a new correspondence training course in creative meditation which will be starting shortly. |
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"For spirituality to be real,
it has to be expressed by a person -
made available on earth because
someone lives and breathes it,
and someone makes a choice
to trump their emotional habits,
their own personal psychology,
with the proactive expression of love.
Only when the imperative of spiritual expression
trumps the reactive human state
can the authentic human spirit come out."
David Karchere
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Book Review Corner
The Protein Crunch: Civilisation on the Brink
Jason Drew with David Lorimer
We are facing a global food shortage as the protein available from land and marine sources is reducing at a time when the population is increasing in number. With millions more mouths to feed every day, in this thought-provoking book Jason Drew and David Lorimer ask us to consider what choices we will make and which will be made for us. As resource depletion and environmental destruction drive food prices ever higher, can science come to the rescue or will we revert to our traditional approach and fight over our remaining resources?
This particularly affects the poor as they spend a higher proportion of their income on food than the rich. Food price increases have triggered riots and political instability and this will increase. The amount of available land and water is decreasing, as is the output of marine fishmeal - all key agricultural inputs. This points to a food and protein crunch even without the population growth already taking place. Has the Earth reached its carrying capacity?
Read this book and find out. www.theproteincrunch.com |
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AWAKENING TO THE TRUTH
"We are watching and experiencing
a society turning to chaos.
That is the essence of change,
that outward forces demolish so that
the inner idea, the spiritual power,
shall be released to re-form.
This is the adventure of
soul metamorphosis.
As we awaken to the truth that
we are eternal spiritual beings who can
dedicate ourselves to the service of the world
as conscious instruments through which the
higher worlds can channel themselves,
so we expand in consciousness and
move into levels of light ...
this is the challenge and destiny of our time."
Sir George Trevelyan 1986
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The next issue of News&Views
is due out in November
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 in this newsletter. Details of forthcoming events may be displayed on our website and/or in an attachment to News&Views.
Please note that items must be received by 1 November
at the latest for inclusion in the next issue.
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