Been wondering how to share your gifts and knowledge gained at Sancta Sophia? You might consider teaching at a Community College in your area like alumni Rev. Barbara Everett and Rev. Susan Shopek are doing. Normandale Community College in Bloomington, MN is the setting where Barbara Everett is offering a three week series on our basic understanding of spiritual evolution. She is introducing the seven planes of consciousness and then the seven rays from the esoteric teachings. Susan Shopek is offering a four week series at Normandale on Numerology helping students understand the significance and power in their name and birth date for their daily lives. These two women are pioneering into the secular and academic world bringing the wonderful teachings they gleaned from their studies at Sancta Sophia. We are grateful for their courage and willingness to meet students who are ready for these ancient teachings in such a public setting. Surely the time has come when more are awakening and seeking what we can offer. Great work Barbara and Susan; go and share Sophia's wisdom with our blessings!


Alumni members, we are looking for news about your activities.  If you would like to share what you are doing in your community, please contact me at wm_stork@yahoo.com. It is a way of sharing our lives with one another; a lot like we do during Professional Sharing at Conference, but on a more frequent basis.

Blessings to you all, Rev. Wendy Stork.

Look for these new Sophia Online courses in 2012.

You can earn credit toward your certificate or degree through the online courses listed, with the exception of Wisdom of 2012 and Seeking Sophia.

Enroll now for

Esoteric Thea/ology 

 
Date                Title                                        Instructor
April 23-
June 25     Esoteric Thea/ology                          Susan Hamilton &
                                                    Guest Instructor: Dr. John Nash

Aug 20-
Oct 22       Intro to Second Testament            Mark Throckmorton

Aug, 30-
Sept. 20    Wisdom of 2012: The Grace of Chaos  Mary Jane Dicus

Oct. 1-
Oct. 30      Moving Through Grief and Loss              Doug C. Smith

Nov. 12-
Dec. 21     Seeking Sophia                                     Susan Hamilton

Nov. 26, 2012-

Since its release in 1976, A Course in Miracles has come to be regarded as a modern spiritual classic and a great work of art. It has sold more than 2.2 million copies and it now exists in 21 different languages. As "truth is true," it should not surprise us to hear that what the Course says is not new, a host of different mystics, masters, saints, and sages from different faiths and different ages have been saying the same thing for a millennium. What is unique about the Course is its level of psychological sophistication. It is truly a document of the 20th and 21st centuries. Throughout this week-long course, we'll compare the insights of the mystics with the teaching of the Course. We'll explain what mysticism is, and then identify many of the characteristics of mystical experiences including: the loss of subject/object identity, timelessness, "egolessness," and experiences of wonder, awe, reverence, freedom, happiness, and bliss. We'll also delve into the lives, experiences, and teachings of a number of history's greatest mystics.

Cost: $300 (3 credits)

To register: Call 800-386-7161 or Email registrar@sanctasophia.org

This special workshop is built on practical principles, which will offer you ways to understand how your space may be affecting you; options for optimizing your space; steps to improve your health; techniques to enhance your wealth; and methods for improving your job situation. Above all, Carole can open your eyes to how your space and its contents are a reflection of your life.

Friday: 7-8:30pm - FREE!
"Is Your House Hiding Your Money? Finding Your Flow of Wealth Using Feng Shui Principles"

Saturday: 9am-4pm - $99
Guiding you in getting your home (and office) in Feng Shui order. Step by step instructions will help maximize benefits and minimize challenges so that you can create a space that is in harmony with your life-goals.

Where: Buddy LaFortune Community Center
5202 S. Hudson Ave., Tulsa OK

Each participant must bring a blueprint or scaled drawing of the main floor of their home, ruler, pencil, and eraser.

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To register: Call 800-386-7161 or Email registrar@sanctasophia.org
Instructor bio

Find out how feng shui affects health, wealth and relationships with Carole J. Hyder.

Feng Shui for Health, Wealth & Relationship 5:58 minutes

Jesus, the Christ (the 'anointed one') brought to his people "good news." A fresh perspective, without dogma, is presented on the cultural setting of ancient Israel; the teachings and healing ministry of Jesus; and the esoteric meaning of his message: the "kingdom of God is within." Topics also include multiple interpretations of the teaching parables, the healing miracles of Jesus, the Water and Fire Mysteries, the Christ/Sophia construct, the Beatitudes and the Fourfold Mystery of Christ.

Required for CSS, CMS.
CSS-Certificate of Spiritual Studies
CMS-Certificate of Ministerial Studies

Cost: $300 (3 credits)
Register through Sophia Online
Instructor bio - Rev. Dr. Susan Hamilton
Instructor bio - Dr. John Nash

Wisdom Teachings tell us that at the most basic level, there is One Energy - One God - One Source - of all life. But within the Cosmic Physical Plane, the One Energy is differentiated into Seven Great Streams that qualify all of life within and around us. Exploring the Seven Great Streams (the Seven Rays) helps to deepen our awareness and our understanding of the Divine Energies in which we live and move and have our being. During this class, each participant will be guided to identify their 3-fold personality ray profile, to produce a chart of their ray pattern, and thus to gain insight into the qualities, lessons, goals, strengths, and weaknesses of the subtle composite through which soul seeks to express itself in the material world.

Cost: $300 (3 credits)

To register: Call 800-386-7161 or Email registrar@sanctasophia.org
Instructor bio

Featured Presenters:
Sr. Maureen Fiedler, PhD -- NPR host of "Interfaith Voices" and author of "Breaking Through the Stained Glass Ceiling"

Rev. Carol E. Parrish, PhD -- mystic, teacher, founder of Sancta Sophia Seminary and author of "Sophia Sutras"

Rev. Dr. Susan C. Hamilton -- Dean of Sancta Sophia Seminary and author of "Seeking Sophia"

Rev. Jann Aldredge-Clanton, PhD -- minister, teacher, chaplain, and author of "In Search of the Christ-Sophia" and "Praying with Christ-Sophia"

Join us in the beautiful Ozark mountains for a weekend of relaxation and discovery in workshops with renowned women speakers, musicians, and teachers. Massage therapists, energy workers and intuitive readers will also be available for appointments at the Wellness Center on campus. Sophia's Nest Bookstore and Gifts offers a variety of books and items to nurture your spiritual journey.

Additional workshops beginning May 24 include: Lauren Lane Powell -- "Inner Entrepreneur-Marketing Your Spiritual Skills" and "Vibrations of Forgiveness"; Ellen Noble -- "Yoga for Wholeness"

View the complete schedule here.

Cost: $175 Plus meals & housing

To register: Call 800-386-7161 or Email registrar@sanctasophia.org

Tracing the feminist movement as it wove through the religious communities, this course also looks at the Logos/Sophia construct expanding the role of Christ in redemption. The New Testament links between Christ and Wisdom (Sophia), a feminine symbol of deity in the Hebrew Scriptures, are applied to contemporary spirituality, social justice ministry, and the restructuring of the Christian community.

Cost: $300
To register: Call 800-386-7161 or Email registrar@sanctasophia.org
Instructor bio

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