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33 Years Providing Quality Spiritual Education
July 2010
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PLAY WITH YOUR OWN DECK: SABIAN SYMBOLS
The Sabian Symbols Story
REVIEW OF THE RAYS
The Seven Rays
ADVANCED ESOTERIC ASTROLOGY
GRADUATE PROGRAM TRIMESTER III
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Greetings,

"The unexamined life is not worth living." Plato

Along the journey of self-discovery we find tools that assist us in better understanding the influences that make us who we are.

In this next month of classes, you'll have the chance to experience and use symbols while constructing a personal mandala for self-understanding in Carol Parrish's Sabian Symbols class. Brenda Cutrell will be teaching a short Review of the Rays refresher class on the energy influences of the Seven Rays. And for those who have waited patiently, Dennis Acrea returns to share his knowledge and understanding of the Seven Rays and their impact in Advanced Esoteric Astrology.

There's no better time to examine one's unfolding individual consciousness than during the sign of Leo. You're bound to be amazed by what you'll discover.

We'll see you in class.

Amy Upperman, Editor
Sancta Sophia Seminary News
SSSnews@sanctasophia.org
July 30 - August 1
SPECIAL WEEKEND WORKSHOP
PLAY WITH YOUR OWN DECK: SABIAN SYMBOLS

Rev. Carol E. Parrish
A little-known set of powerful images, Sabian Symbols, invoke the spiritual energy waiting at the edge of the mind. Participants learn to assemble their personal Symbols for holistic, insightful guidance on relationships, career, and other life situations. With many years experience, Carol is one of only a few people qualified to teach this method of self-understanding. Bring your natal chart and experience the personal symbols of your soul journey.
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The Sabian Symbols Story
By Lynda Hill
The Mermaid by Howard PyleMore and more people in this new era are seeing how magical and mystical life can be. We are finding our way into much broader, enriching and rewarding levels. So many of us are now exploring the spiritual aspects of our existence; observing our lives, and the effects we have on the people around us and on planet earth. Life today is increasingly complex, however, with so many decisions to make and puzzles to solve. We hunger for meaning and guidance and often want and need answers to life's many questions - here and now.

As many of us already know, there are tools for discovering what's going on, and why, which help us to find our path. Throughout history successive generations have created intuitive guidance tools that reflected the vibration of their culture and their times - the I Ching in ancient China; the Runes in Scandinavia; the Tarot in early Europe.
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Artwork: "The Mermaid" by Howard Pyle, 1910.
A wonderful depiction of Sabian symbol Aries 1 degree

August 9 - 10
REVIEW OF THE RAYS
Rev. Brenda Cutrell, Ph.D.
This workshop is for students to refresh their understanding of the Seven Rays, a concept brought through by various recent spiritual philosophers. These philosophers emphasize that evolving humanity must expand its present knowledge of psychology to include an understanding of the Seven Rays and Esoteric Astrology to consciously and successfully interact with the energies that influence the personality vehicle and the soul. The workshop will give each participant an opportunity to re-examine or perhaps determine their unique ray profile to gain insight into the qualities, lessons, goals, strengths, and weaknesses of their psychological and causal nature.

This class is a lead-in to the class on Advanced Esoteric Astrology, taught by Dennis Acrea, August 11th through 17th, because an understanding of one's Ray make-up is an essential part of Esoteric Astrology.
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The Seven Rays
Source: Web site: The Seven Ray Institute and University of the Seven Rays
rainbow raysWhat is meant by the word "ray?" "A ray is but a name for a particular force or type of energy, with the emphasis upon the quality which that force exhibits and not upon the form aspect which it creates." The seven primordial energies are beyond complete, exact depiction in words, or even in thoughts on the planes of this world. They are too essential and encompassing to be wholly contained or isolated within our narrow band of the Greater Spectrum. This is a list of some of the more common synonyms:

The ray teaching gives us an energy picture of creation and of life at all levels of being. It provides a means of explaining the intricate interrelationships of all things, spiritual and material; and it proclaims their oneness and interconnectedness. As part of this energy picture of the cosmos, human beings are, of course, themselves composed of ray energies. The various bodies or vehicles of incarnation of the individual human being-the personality, the mind, the soul, etc.-are said to issue forth on one or other of the rays.
August 11 - 17
ADVANCED ESOTERIC ASTROLOGY
Dennis Acrea
What is Esoteric Astrology? This advanced class continues our study of Esoteric Astrology. This is the unfolding of the Mind of God through the application of the 7 Rays as they animate the astrological signs and planets. The purpose of our solar system is the unfolding of consciousness on all levels. The purpose of humanity, both collectively and individually, is the revelation of the soul's reality.

Prerequisite: Completion of Review of the Rays, the Seven Rays workshop offered by Brenda Cutrell, or equivalent education. For those with equivalent education, please contact our Registrar at 800.386.7161.
September 4
Graduate Program Orientation for New Students


September 6 - 10

GRADUATE PROGRAM TRIMESTER III:
CONVERGENCE OF SCIENCE AND SPIRITUALITY
Birth: Implications on The Soul

Rev. Carol E. Parrish & Debbie Dise
Debbie Dise, a certified mid-wife, has delivered 1,200 births in her career; Carol has worked in past life research separating your challenge from the collective karma of the family. They join together offering a revelation of insights. We learn:

    ♦ numerous studies show the lasting effect of the family energy penetrating the psyche of the unborn child,

    ♦ how we are conditioned throughout pregnancy by vibrations, not conscious thought,

    ♦ careless or hostile attitudes, as well as words, imprint on each of us.

The famous statement is, 'It is easy to get the baby out of the mother, the hard part is to get the mother out of the baby." Join us for an exciting week of new education!
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Helen WeiserWe hope to see you on campus for one or more of our inspiring classes or events. We think you will not only enjoy the valuable enrichment that they provide, but also the wonderful fellowship that is created by like-minded individuals.

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Helen Weiser
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