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Sophia Schools
of Wisdom
Inner Light Spiritual Center
Rev. Nancy Kelly
Annapolis, MD 21401
410.841.6609
Quest
Rev. Janice Skogstrom
Minneapolis, MN
612-822-1937
Sophia's Well of Wisdom
Rev. Patsy Walker Fine
Volcano, CA
209-418-9003
The Community Center for Self-Unfoldment
Rev. Margaret Stephens
Asheville, NC
sophiawisdomctr@aol.com
Sophia Schools of Wisdom offer several classes which are honored for credit at Sancta Sophia Seminary.
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The Emancipated Person
By Brenda R. Cutrell, Ph.D.
Emancipation is a state of being that is a stepping-stone towards Life unimaginable to the average person. Yet it no longer should be unimaginable. In fact, it should now be regarded as an achievable goal. The author has strived to put what is a deeply subjective experience for each individual--and yet something very basically impersonal--into a form that is a sort of map of the territory of the condition of spiritual emancipation.
Our Price: $18.99
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Love is a Promise,
a Discipline, and a
Lifestyle - eBook
...love remains a mystery that can be surprisingly revealed when we discover it's true depth.
"Love is a Promise" is a rich little eBook written by Carol E. Parrish-Harra, noted author and teacher.
Our Price: $10.00
Available as a download from Sophia's Nest
Bookstore & Gift Shop
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Sancta Sophia Seminary
22 Summit Ridge Dr.
Tahlequah, OK 74464
Helen Weiser, Ed.S., M.A.
Acting
Dean
800.386.7161
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Greetings,
We welcome you to peruse the list of classes and events that are being offered in our fall session. And please take some time to read the associated thoughtful articles by Douglas Baker and Torkom Saraydarian. Rev. Carol Parrish will be teaching one of her favorite classes, Agni Yoga, with Rev. Roberta Wilkes in just a couple of weeks. Carol brightens as she talks about Agni Yoga, and it's no wonder, Agni is what she considers to be her true path -- a blend of Eastern and Western Traditions. The following weekend, Carol will present Shustah Training, a method and system using symbols for inducing increased sensitivity and greater intuitive awareness. Reverends Margaret Stephens and Brenda Cutrell team up again for their very popular Esoteric Psychology class. This class is taught once every two years, so the class fills fast. Don't delay, register today. And it's not too early to make plans for attending our upcoming Leadership classes and Spiritual Arts Event in October, and the 29th Annual Homecoming and Conference in November. All are welcome to attend the two-day special presentation by Soren Hauge, Ph. D. In this issue, we have included upcoming classes that are being presented by our Sophia Schools of Wisdom. These independent schools, located throughout the U.S., offer some classes that Sancta Sophia honors for credit. Click on their school names to learn more about them. Amy Upperman, Editor Sancta Sophia Seminary NewsSSSnews@sanctasophia.org
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September 27 - October 1
AGNI YOGA, THE 21ST CENTURY WAY
Revs. Carol E. Parrish & Roberta Wilkes
 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. 30 CEU's are available for this course, and counselors are invited to attend to earn ethics credit. Class details |
October 1 - 3
WEEKEND OF SHUSTAH TRAINING
Rev. Carol E. Parrish
 Natural intuitive abilities are stimulated by the Shustah symbols to help us to establish communication skills between our inner and outer perceptions. Symbols may be used to enhance meditation as well as for divination. The class provides connections to archetypal energies and your latent intuition. Required Shustah materials cost an additional $30. |
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October 4 - 8
ESOTERIC PSYCHOLOGY
Revs. Margaret Stephens & 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. Class discussions will also include the following topics: - The Path of the Past - creating, coordinating and integrating the personality.
- The Path of the Present - creating the Personality, esoterically understood, Soul-alignment and Soul-infusion.
- The Path of the Future, which is now - Soul-infusion and alignment with the Spiritual Triad and the Monad.
- The influence of the Seven Rays of Manifestation.
- The shift from left-to-right side consciousness.
- Characteristics of the emancipated human along with a brief look of the future liberated human.
This course will earn 30 CEU hours for LCSW, ACSW, LMFT, LPC, LADC, and CADC. Class details |
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Esoteric Psychology
By Douglas Baker, B.A., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.
 Esoteric Psychology is one of the four branches of that great body of teachings called the Ancient Wisdom. It describes the nature of Man's Soul and Personality and the relationship between them, and how one can adapt the Personality to best express the specific intent and purpose of the Soul. Esoteric Psychology is also referred to as the Psychology of the Soul, the Psychology of the Seven Rays and the Science of the Antakarana. Read more |
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October 11 - 15
LEADERSHIP I: Career Preparation
Rev. Carolyn Cahill
Each participant will develop a personal mandala of skills to heighten leadership genius. This experienced leader will offer ideas, tools, and practices to facilitate communication, creativity, and inspiration, as well as practical steps to assist students in manifesting their personal missions. This week will emphasize the gift of teaching, preparing workshops, and improving public speaking skills.
Class details
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Leadership
By Torkom Saraydarian
 The principle of leadership is found in every walk of life. One must have spiritual humility to see where he is on the chain of the evolution. There is the one who is above him and the one who is below him. With one hand he holds the hand above him to raise himself up; with the other hand he pulls up the one below him. And this chain is the chain of leadership. Everyone is a leader, everyone is a follower, and only vanity and self-deceit will curtain the eyes and blind them from seeing this fact. On the path of leadership, one needs education and training. When a man advances from one position to another position, it is like graduating from one class and entering a higher class.
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October 16
SPIRITUAL ARTS EVENT - open to all
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Message Service 10:00 a.m,
Intuitive Readings & Healing 11:15 a.m.to3:00 p.m.
 Our doors open wide to the public Saturday at 10 a.m. with a lecture and message service ($4 donation). From 11:15 until 3:00, students and other workers share their personal intuitive skills: astrology, numerology, psychic and Shustah attunements, Reiki, Healing Touch, and others in 15-minute private appointments ($8 each). Lunch can be purchased. Sophia's Nest Bookstore & Gift Shop will be open. Spiritual Arts Event FAQ |
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October 18 - 22
LEADERSHIP II: Church as a Business
Revs. Retha Banez, Cynthia McGinnis, Bonita Plymale, Roberta Wilkes, and Helen Weiser
Many years of experience forms the foundation for this class, which offers both inspiration and practical know-how in such areas as church structures (including how to become an LCCC charter), simple legal and tax considerations, bookkeeping, and day-to-day operations. Participants identify their personal styles as they learn strategic planning, public relations, advertising, and the ethical consideration of church management. This class is a must for those planning new ministries.
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Sunday, November 7, 5:00 PM
ORDINATON
Light of Christ Community Church
Sparrow Hawk Village, Tahlequah, OK - All are Welcome!
Monday - Sunday, November 8 - 14, 2010
29th ANNUAL HOMECOMING AND CONFERENCE
Friday & Saturday November 12 - 13
CONFERENCE PRESENTATION - open to all
With Special Guest Presenter: S�ren Hauge, Ph.D.
Friday, November 12
The Chalice of the Higher We
In our evolution as sentient beings, we have been traveling through certain major experiences in the landscape of consciousness. Our journey has brought us from the instinctual-emotional phase to a more and more intellectual-rational stage. From isolated individualism we now seek to regain the connectedness without losing our uniqueness. This crucial phase, the struggle to attain the emerging nature of the new heart-mind group consciousness, is a major spiritual challenge of the 21st Century. How can we create the group-heart, the group-mind and the group-body of the future? How can we together build the Chalice of the Higher We and embody planetary, enlightened compassion? This is our focus and we will explore it through teaching, meditation and group-dynamics.
Saturday, November 13
The Wisdom of the Holotypes
The teaching on the Holotypes is a new integral-esoteric approach to the psychology of The Seven Rays, known from theosophy, the teachings of Alice Ann Bailey and Roberto Assagioli, the founder of psychosynthesis. We will explore the spectrum of consciousness from this new approach, giving renewed understanding, but also practical application to insights that ultimately reveal our Soul Journey, our sacred dharma and the way we can live in the outer world. It is a joyful celebration of the multiplicity of the human nature, the spectrum of life and consciousness, and the need for integral wholeness in the world today. Meditation and group dynamics will be an important part of the teaching.
Conference schedule (schedule subject to change)
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SOPHIA SCHOOLS OF WISDOM
 Certain courses are being taught for credit through our four Sophia Schools of Wisdom, which are chartered extensions of Sancta Sophia in Tahlequah, OK. Designated off-campus courses are accepted toward certificates or degrees offered by the seminary. Students completing these courses receive a certificate which is transferable for credit upon enrollment in one of the many study programs at Sancta Sophia. This program allows you to take classes locally, yet get credit later if you should decide to continue your studies. These four dynamic schools across the nation provide the convenience and flexibility of home study, with weekly or weekend classes. If you live in the vicinity of one of the schools, we hope you will explore the wonderful classes and events they have to offer! INNER LIGHT SPIRITUAL CENTER, Annapolis, MDRev. Nancy Kelly - 410.841.6609 A weekend Numerology Workshop
November 20-21, 2010
A weekly Dream Study Course
starting Tuesday, January 11, 2011
QUEST, Minneapolis, MNRev. Janice Skogstrom - 612-822-1937 Registration is open until Sunday, Sept 19, 2010 for these: A Spiritual Mentorship Group - Soul-Centered Living
2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month,
Sept. 14, 2010 - May 10, 2011
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (noon)
Book Study
An Altar in the World by Barbara Brown Taylor
Tuesdays, Sept. 14 - Dec. 7, 2010
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
SOPHIA'S WELL OF WISDOM, Jackson, CARev. Patsy Walker Fine - 209-418-9003 Adventures in Meditation:
Holistic Practices for Body, Mind, Heart, and Soul
Saturday, October 16, 2010
9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR SELF-UNFOLDMENT, Asheville, NCRev. Margaret Stephens - sophiawisdomctr@aol.com Soul-Centered Numerology -
What Song Is Your Heart Singing?
Thursdays, Oct. 21 - Nov. 18, 2010
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
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 We 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. Please feel free to forward this email, via the link below, to anyone who you think may be interested in receiving a transformational spiritual education. And as always, thank you for your generous support of our programs. |
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Blessings,
Helen Weiser
Acting Dean
Sancta Sophia Seminary
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