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 Sancta Sophia Seminary News
 
31 Years Providing Quality Spiritual Education
 September 2008
In This Issue
Video Recordings of Selected Talks: Agni Yoga
Agni Yoga: Life from a Modern Ethical Perspective
Thoughts on Intuitive and Psychic Development
Skills Day
Training of the Initiate
Shustah Meditation Tools
27th Annual Homecoming and Conference
Sancta Sophia Seminary
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Carol E. Parrish, Ph.D.
Academic Dean
 
Linda Oliver, M.A.
Administrative Dean

Welcome Our New Team Member
Patty O'Kelly
Front Office Coordinator

Patty O'Kelly, the friendly voice you will most often hear when you call, is our newest team member. She will be working to keep the front office operating smoothly. Patty recently graduated from Northeastern State University with a Bachelor in Technology degree. She has been married for almost 27 years, and has 5 children and 7 grandchildren. Born and raised in northern Arizona, Patty misses the snow and the mountains.

Spiritually Centered Psychology
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Esoteric Psychology

September 22 - 26
Rev. Margaret Stephens and Rev. Brenda Cutrell

During this week, students will explore the evolution of the psyche from its identity as personality to its identity as soul. There will also be an introduction to ideas that are rapidly emerging about the work of the present and of the future: unfolding of the true Heart Center, learning to deal with the 9-Headed Hydra, and alignment with the Spiritual Triad.

You're Invited!
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We would like to know what is important to you in seeking a quality spiritual education.

If you are considering a course of study, already enrolled - even if you were previously enrolled or have graduated - we want to know how we can best serve your needs.


Your input is valuable to us. Tell us what you think!

Please take our
Off-Campus Events
On the Road with Carol
October 5, 2008
Unity Church of Oklahoma City

Sermon topic:
To Know is to Be Intimate

Afternoon Workshop:
The Mystic is the Lover

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Oct. 31 - Nov. 2
Holyoke, Massachusetts

Theosophical Society in America, 2008 National Conference:
The Mystical Heart of Christianity: Moving Beyond Literalism


My talk:
Nov. 1, 3:15 - 4:45 pm
The Return of the Absent Mother

Carol Parrish's
Newly Published eBook

Love is a Promise, a Discipline, and a Lifstyle
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This ebook is designed to help us look at love from a number of perspectives and to see its power in our lives.

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We have been busy lately working to bring you more of the teachings in a variety of formats. Besides keeping you informed and up-to-date through our eNewsletters, we have made available some short video recordings of selected talks, some of which are featured in this newsletter. And Carol has authored an ebook, Love is a Promise, a Discipline, and a Lifestyle. It can be purchased and downloaded through the online Village Bookstore.

We are committed to bringing you topics of interest, in as many different formats as possible, to support your continued spiritual growth. We welcome your ideas and suggestions for future issues of the Sancta Sophia Seminary News.

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Video Recordings of Selected Talks: Agni Yoga
by Rev. Carol E. Parrish, Ph.D.

We've started to add some video recordings of selected talks to our website. The two brief clips presented here are from talks on Agni Yoga by Rev. Carol Parrish. They will provide you with a bit of background and an introduction to the subject for those who may be unfamiliar with Agni Yoga.

We invite you to join Carol and Margaret later this month for an in-depth study of Agni Yoga.

Click on the links below to see and hear what Carol has to say.

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View additional Video Recordings here.
September 29 - October 3
AGNI YOGA: Life from a Modern Ethical Perspective
Rev. Carol Parrish,
with contributions by
Rev. Margaret Stephens and Rev. Brenda Cutrell

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A modern approach to spirituality, Agni Yoga emphasizes the daily practice of ethical living, devotion, and purification of our physical, emotional, and mental bodies. Formation and application of a living ethic and development of virtues in the personality are based on a series of themes, not rigid disciplines. Students learn to integrate ideology, theology, and service into their lives. The Agni path affirms the importance of meditation to the work of clearing glamours and illusions to connect to our inner wisdom. Connections of these enigmatic teachings to Kabalah and the Bailey materials will also be explored.

Thoughts on Intuitive and Psychic Development
by Rev. Carol E. Parrish, Ph.D.

PC featherSee what Carol has to say about Data, Knowledge, and Wisdom for Intuitive Development, and get her advice on Psychic Development. These two brief videos will give you a sense of her approach to teaching these skills.

You can experience some of the intuitive skills our students offer at our next Skills Day on Saturday, October 4. Hope to see you there.
October 4
SKILLS DAY
Saturday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Open to all
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This insightful day begins at 10 AM with a lecture and message service ($4 donation). From 11:15 to closing, students and others share a variety of their personal intuitive skills. Each Skills Day showcases different offerings, and can include astrology, numerology, psychic and Shustah attunements, Reiki, Healing Touch, and others in 15 or 30-minute private appointments ($8 or $16 each)

October 6 - 10
TRAINING OF THE INITIATE:
Techniques of Maturing the Basic Self
Rev. Margaret Stephens

Butterfly in HandsOn the Path of Return the aspirant must learn to develop a loving and balanced relationship with the instinctual nature, called "basic self" in the Huna wisdom tradition, and to appropriately utilize each level of consciousness. During this class the subconscious or basic self (which remembers everything) will be respectfully invited to move beyond the defense systems it constructed in its attempt to protect the vulnerable self within. As the basic self learns to trust the safety of the class environment, it will be shown how to release old memories and scar tissue that block the full expression of the authentic inner self. Harmony and balance can be restored and the conscious mind can experience a renewed sense of well-being and authentic power.

October 10 - 12
Friday 7-9 PM, Saturday AM & PM, Sunday PM

Shustah Meditation Tools
Rev. Carol E. Parrish
Shustah Card #14Shustah cards, designed to prompt natural intuition, enable one to establish communication between inner and outer perceptions. Symbols enhance meditation and divination as they connect us with archetypal energies. In this class, latent intuition awakens as instruction, experience with the symbols, and group work are provided.
$100. A $30 materials fee applies to those who need to purchase the Shustah cards and book. If you already have the Shustah cards and book, please bring them to class.
 
November 3 - 9, 2008
27th ANNUAL HOMECOMING AND CONFERENCE

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Monday, 5:00 PM: ORDINATION
Light of Christ Community Church
Sparrow Hawk Village - all are welcome


November 7 - 8: CONFERENCE PRESENTATION
Friday - Saturday, AM & PM

Tuija RobbinsAnubis-Pluto and the Return of Quetsalquatel:
Humanity upon the Scales!
Presenter: Tuija Robbins




Note: The general election is November 4. If you are attending conference, please contact your County Clerk for an absentee ballot or for early voting information and locations.
(Warning: Do not fill out an unsolicited ballot)

c e pThank you for the valuable support you provide to Sancta Sophia Seminary. We appreciate all the time, talent, and resources that you share with us in our effort to prepare world servers.

Please feel free to forward this email, via the link below, to anyone who you think may be interested in receiving a quality spiritual education. 
Blessings,
 
Carol E. Parrish
Academic Dean
Sancta Sophia Seminary