Krotona Programs

Winter 2012

Communion and Cooperation

Stephan A Hoeller
CG Jung’s Red Book and Prophecies
January 20 - 22
Weekend Seminar
Fri 7:30 – 9, Sat 10 – noon, 2 – 4, Sun 10 – noon

In 2010 Dr Hoeller presented in Krotona an overview of Jung’s celebrated Red Book and in 2011 he spoke about the bearing of the once secret book to the system of Alchemy. This year he will treat in depth the prophetic visions of the Red Book, as well as the message of the works authored by Jung after his second great visionary period in 1944. While this was only intimated before, today it is evident that such works as Mysterium Coniunctionis, Aion and Answer to Job contain prophetic messages about a coming new Aion (Age) and the new religion which is to come forth in future centuries.

Weekend $35, Single session $10

Stephan A Hoeller has taught religious studies at the university level for a number of years, and is a bishop of the Gnostic Church with its principal parish in Los Angeles. He has lectured internationally for the Theosophical Society and for Jungian groups. He presented a series of 13 lectures, interpreting the Red Book, available on line at www.gnosis.org

Vicente Hao Chin
Mainstreaming Theosophy
TS Members’ Intensive
Jan 27 – Feb 3
Weekend Workshop and Five Mornings
Fri 7:30 – 9, Sat 10 – noon, 2 – 4, Sun 10 – noon
Mon – Fri 10 – noon

Although the TS has been around for 136 years and its philosophy has been permanently implanted in the annals of modern spiritual movements, it is not yet in the mainstream of human thought. Many have not heard of Theosophy and if they have, many have no clear idea as to what it teaches or what it represents. This series of studies will explore the long-term goals of the theosophical movement and what the TS can do to put its worldview and way of life into the mainstream of society, including theosophical programs being taught in public schools and other institutions and the training of future workers. The last two mornings will be devoted to student presentations.

Series $65, Weekend $35, Five-Weekdays $40, Single session $10

Vicente Hao Chin Jr is past president of the Theosophical Society in the Philippines as well as author of The Process of Self-Transformation, Why Meditate?, and other titles. He compiled, edited, and published the chronological edition of The Mahatma Letters to A P Sinnett. He developed the Self-Transformation Seminar which has been conducted in many countries, both for theosophical and non-theosophical audiences.

Joy Mills
Karma, Duty, and the Roads Before Us
Feb 7 – 10
Four Weekday Mornings
Tues – Fri 10 – noon

The metaphor of a road or path has characterized virtually all spiritual traditions. In the correspondence between two Englishmen and their Adept Teachers, published as The Mahatma Letters to AP Sinnett, there are numerous passages utilizing that metaphor, but always indicating that the choice of the road to be taken lay with the individual, and much depended on the particular individual’s karma. The nature of our duty in taking a road leading inward to the Self is also emphasized. In this brief series, we will examine together many of those passages, giving particular attention to Letters 46, 123 and 126 (Chronological Edition of the Letters).

Series $35, Single session $10

Joy Mills is well known throughout the theosophical world, having visited and lectured in more than 60 countries. She has served as national president of the American and Australian Sections, as well as international vice president, and is a former director of the Krotona School. Her several books include 100 Years of Theosophy: A History of the American Section, and most recently published by Quest, Reflections on an Ageless Wisdom: A Commentary on The Mahatma Letters.

Minor Lile
Cultivating the Virtuous Life
Feb 7 – 10
Four Weekday Afternoons
Tues – Fri 2 – 4 pm

All cultures and spiritual traditions have pointed to certain human qualities as being admirable and worthy of esteem. Actions rooted in kindness, compassion, generosity and unselfish love engender universal acclaim and respect. What is our relationship with these and other virtues? How can we awaken these qualities within ourselves? In this experiential and interactive workshop, participants will consider what it means to be virtuous and learn time-tested practices for developing and strengthening virtuous traits within oneself.

Series $35, Single session $10

Minor Lile, MBA, MSD, is executive director of the Orcas Island Foundation, which oversees the operation of Indralaya, a theosophical retreat center and camp in the Pacific Northwest. As an experienced program leader, Minor believes that the most useful insights often emerge from the collective wisdom of shared dialogue and interaction. He is a past Board member of the Theosophical Society in America.

Adam Warcup
The Writing of The Mahatma Letters
Feb 14 – 17
Four Weekday Mornings
Tues – Fri 10 – noon

We will explore material concerning the original writers of these letters and the physical manifestation of the letters. The original letters are now in the British Museum in London. It is remarkable that they have now been in existence for 130 years and, while preserved by museum methods, have shown no expected evidence of degradation over that period. Who were the Mahatmas, and what is the physical evidence that they were real people who left a remarkable record of their involvement? Is there evidence that others like the Mahatmas have existed in the past? In addition to considering the individual writers of the letters, we will also explore the nature of the man to whom the letters were written.

Series $35, Single session $10

Adam Warcup has made a life-long study of Theosophy. Teaching groups and giving lectures around the world, he has focused on the teachings found in The Secret Doctrine. He has also made an in-depth study of The Mahatma Letters. He has been the scholar in residence at the Krotona School of Theosophy, and served as general secretary (president) of the Theosophical Society in England.

Adam and Rosemary Warcup
Reflections on The Secret Doctrine and Healing
Feb 17 - 19
Weekend Workshop
Fri 7:30 – 9, Sat 10 – noon, 2 – 4, Sun 10 – noon

During the weekend sessions, Adam will review key teachings of Helena Blavatsky’s master work, The Secret Doctrine. With these fundamental principles of esoteric science as a background, Rosemary will explore the inner side of healing, including the importance of discovering one’s purpose and direction in life. One session will focus on the metaphysical forces involved in such phenomena as “precipitation,” as demonstrated in the appearing of The Mahatma Letters, and the recent manifestation of crop circles and orbs. The classes will be interactive, with students encouraged to share their experiences and reflections.

Weekend $35, Single session $10

Rosemary Warcup has investigated many aspects of the inner life. She uses much of this knowledge in her work as a healer. Theosophy is at the center of her ethos. Working full-time as a healer, she has helped many people regain their health and a greater understanding of themselves. She has also been a long-term member of the National Federation of Spiritual Healers.

Robert Ellwood
Highlights from Old Diary Leaves
Feb 21 – 24
Four Mornings
Tues – Fri 10 – noon

In this course we will look at key passages in Old Diary Leaves first TS president Henry Steel Olcott’s memoirs of his many years of Theosophical work. Dipping into these pages presents the reader with an informative, and delightfully written, impression of early Theosophy and the many colorful personalities who inhabited its world. One is also struck by the immense dedication to the Theosophical cause, and no less to a vision of universal brotherhood in a then-colonized East, on the part of Olcott, Blavatsky, and other early Theosophists. Students will have an opportunity to present another favorite episode of their own on the last day.

Series $35, Single session $10

Robert Ellwood, PhD, is professor emeritus of religion at the University of Southern California. He has served as vice president of the TS in America, as director of the School of the Wisdom at the TS international headquarters in Adyar, India, and has presented internationally for the Society. Robert has published widely in theosophical and professional journals and authored many books, including Theosophy: A Modern Expression of the Wisdom of the Ages.

Sister Gabriele Uhlein
Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace
Feb 28 – Mar 2
Four Weekday Mornings
Tues – Fri 10 – noon

In 1219, during the Fifth Crusade, St. Francis was on a quest to meet the Sultan, Malek al-Kamil. He was escorted by Muslim soldiers to the Sultan, met Sufi teachers, and returned with a heart forever changed. This fascinating story is both historical fact and spiritual allegory. To die before you die, to open the heart, to be of service, to see the face of God in the other, to praise God’s name: these are mystic Sufi touchstones that surely were part of the conversation between these two holy men. We will explore contemporary Franciscan approaches to these mysteries, and offer insights for everyday life in our world, equally full of enmity, sorrows, and violence.

Series $35, Single session $10

Gabriele Uhlein, OSF, PhD, has a doctorate in process theology and Jungian-oriented psychology. Internationally known for her practical spiritual perspectives, Sr Gabriele offers seminars grounded in the experience and wisdom of the Christian mystics as well as contemporary eco-spiritual thought. She is a core staff member of the Christine Center in Willard Wisconsin, a sanctuary for spiritual deepening and global transformation.

Sister Gabriele Uhlein
Creativity and the Art of Contemplative Transformation
Mar 2 – 4
Weekend Retreat
Fri 7:30 – 9, Sat 10 – noon, 2 – 4, Sun 10 – noon

The transformative deepening of our life is a creative art form that mirrors no less than the goodness of God at work in the world. Grounded in a rich balance of contemplation and action, this retreat weekend celebrates beauty and creativity. Each session will begin and end with silent meditation, special attention to the capacity for creative “making” as an important spiritual skill. Please bring a favorite print, picture, or piece of art that represents your personal quest and/or your life at this time (size: no bigger than a bread-box). We will fashion together a communal mandala. Some supplies will be available or you may bring your own,
for individual mandala creation.

Weekend $35, Single session $10

Sister Gabriele Uhlein
Conscious Participation for a World in Shift
Mar 6 - 9
Four Mornings
Tues - Fri 10 - noon

At its best, being poised to participate consciously with others is to incarnate spiritual practice profoundly. In this workshop we will become aware of our capacity for compassionate transformation and to make a difference from the inside out. We will learn powerful ways of participating with others for personal and group transformation through a contemplative approach to collective energetics. Together we discover fresh ways of contemplative participation in personal relationships, in organizations, and ultimately in the world in which we live. Indeed, all creation counts on our aware participation.

Series $35, Single session $10

Pierre Grimes
Going for Broke
Mar 14 and 16
Two-Day Seminar
Wed and Fri 10-noon, 2-4 pm

We are facing the extinction of our race because some believe that to turn things around is impossible. It is argued that we lack the collective ability and courage to make the necessary fundamental changes. However, in throwing everything into this most significant struggle, "going for broke," we will have to confront our personal and collective blocks, and in learning to overcome those blocks we will enter the path of our own awakening. In this achievement we will realize that we play a vital cooperative role in what is an intelligible and caring cosmos.

Two-Day Series $35, Single session $10

Pierre Grimes, PhD, is founder of the Socratic Philosophical Midwifery movement. He leads workshops for Esalen Institute and the Opening Mind Academy, guides weekly seminars for philosophy students, and has published widely. Pierre has also held positions as president of both the Noetic Society and Opening Mind Academy, and as professor for the University of Philosophical Research.

Christopher Chapple
Karma and Creativity
Mar 16 – 18
Weekend Seminar
Fri 7:30 – 9, Sat 10 – noon, 2 – 4, Sun 10 – noon

Karma will be explored as both an explanation for human behavior and an incentive for self-improvement. Early Sanskrit literature from the Upanisads, Buddhism, and Jainism explains how our history determines both the present moment and sets up future conditions. By the application of creative energy to spiritual disciplines, the individual can shape and follow a purified path, allowing action to become a source of peace and freedom for oneself and others. In this workshop we will work with the Yoga Sutras, the Yogavasistha, and core texts associated with the Buddha and Mahavira.

Weekend $35, Single session $10

Christopher Key Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and and Comparative Theology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He has published more than a dozen books, including Karma and Creativity and Yoga and the Luminous, and was winner of the 2008 Gandhi Prize for Dharma Studies. He and his wife trained in classical yoga at Yoga Anand Ashram in Amityville, New York, for more than a dozen years.

SPRING PROGRAMS 2012

Ravi Ravindra
Explorations in the Rig Veda
Apr 10-13, 17-20, 24-26
Three-Week Seminar
Apr 10-13, 17-20: Tues - Fri 10 - noon, Apr 24-26 Tues - Thurs 10 - noon

This three-week course will explore some of the most significant sections of the Rig Veda, the oldest text in any Indo-European language and the most authoritative scripture in the Hindu tradition. Among the sections to be studied are those dealing with the origins of the cosmos, the natural order (rita), sacrifice (yajña) and the sacred Gayatri mantra. In our exploration of the sections dealing with cosmogenesis, particular attention will be given to the Purusha Sukta and the Nasadiya Sukta. The latter is quoted extensively by HP Blavatsky in The Secret Doctrine before the Stanzas of Dzyan. Any translation of the Rig Veda will do. Details for additional reading material will be posted in January 2012.

Series $95, Week $35, Single session $10

Ravi Ravindra is retired professor of comparative religion and physics from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. He has authored many papers in physics, philosophy, and religion and several books, including Pilgrim Without Boundaries, The Yoga of the Christ, Science and the Sacred, and The Wisdom of Patañjali’s Yoga Sutras.

Ravi Ravindra, Priscilla Murray
The Churning of the Milky Ocean
Apr 13-15
Weekend Workshop
Fri 7:30 – 9, Sat 10 – noon, 2 – 4, Sun 10 – noon

In this weekend workshop we will explore the meaning and implications of the ancient Indian myth of the churning of the milky ocean. This myth is to be found in the Rig Veda as well as in the Mahabharata. It is presented in many great works of art and architecture in India as well as in some neighbouring countries such as Thailand and Cambodia. We will show slides of some of these works and bring practical exercises to help us search for the inner meaning of the myth as it applies to the depths of our consciousness.

Weekend $35, Series $10

Priscilla Murray is associate editor of the series of eight books under the title The Inner Journey: Views from the Great Traditions, published by the Morning Light Press. She has an MA in philosophy and a PhD in education. Now retired, she has taught at all levels of education from primary school to post-graduate courses.

Pablo Sender
Unfolding the Higher Consciousness
May 1 - 4
Four Mornings
Tues - Fri 10 - noon

There are some fundamental questions that lie at the root of every spiritual endeavor: Who are we? What is Reality? What are the means to discover Truth? The teachings of modern Theosophy are valuable tools we can use to realize these answers. From this point of view, a two-fold task lies ahead for the spiritual seeker: to raise consciousness from the concrete mind to the spiritual nature; and to purify the lower vehicles (body, emotions, and mind), so that the higher nature can express through everyday consciousness. We will explore practices recommended in Theosophical literature to accomplish these aims while leading our daily lives.

Series $35, Single session $10

Pablo Sender, PhD, became a member of the Theosophical Society in his native Argentina, in 1996. He has presented Theosophical lectures, seminars, and classes in India, Spain, the U.S., Canada, and South America. He has published articles in Spanish and English in several Theosophical journals, which can be found on his Web site, http://www.pablosender.com

Fernando de Torrijos
The Attitudinal Foundations of Mindfulness Practice
May 8 - 11
Four Mornings
Tues - Fri, 10 - noon

Mindfulness means being fully aware of what is happening in the present moment, without filters or the lens of judgment. The attitude we bring to the practice will, to a large extent, determine its long-term value to us. This is why consciously cultivating certain attitudes can be very helpful in meditation. As part of the training itself, it is a way of directing and channeling our energies to be most effective in growth and healing. We will explore twelve attitudinal factors, that are the pillars of mindfulness practice: non-judging, patience, a beginner’s mind, trust, non-striving, acceptance, letting go, gentleness, empathy, generosity, gratitude, and loving-kindness.

Series $35, Single session $10

Fernando A de Torrijos, director of Mindfulness in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, has developed a series of initiatives to integrate self-awareness practices in psychiatry. A long-time student of Theosophy, he has been a director of the Theosophical Society in America, has worked at the International Headquarters of the Society, and presents workshops and seminars in both English and Spanish.

Fernando de Torrijos
Approaches to Enlightenment
May 15 -18
Four Mornings
Tues - Fri, 10 - noon

The teachings of St John of the Cross and J Krishnamurti both reveal how our mind’s conscious activity is confused because it is conditioned by the past; to be enlightened, the mind must be set free from all conditioning. It is not the things of this world that ensnare and injure the soul, for they do not enter within the soul, but the desire for them in the ego, which always seeks for itself and therefore abuses and destroys. Self-knowledge rightly pursued illuminates every crevice of our mind, so that nothing remains hidden; yet it does not attempt to interfere with the constitution or working of the mental states, but merely brings them into light.

Series $35, Single session $10

Fernando de Torrijos
Taller de fin de semana
Los Relojes Cósmicos y la Reencarnación
(Presentada solamente en español)
18 – 20 de mayo
Viernes 7:30 – 9, sábado 10 – 12 y de 2 – 4
Domingo 10 – 12

En este taller exploraremos primero los principios en los que se basa la teoría de la reencarnación, y la influencia cósmica que la sostiene como la enseña la astrología esotérica en relación a la ley del karma. La reencarnación provee oportunidades para
el despliegue y la interacción de las fuerzas espirituales, lo cual no sería posible sin la periódica respuesta de los planos más materiales a la sucesión rítmica de las actividades del alma. La astrología esotérica utiliza el horóscopo* para ayudar al individuo a conocerse mejor y a saber utilizar las fuerzas en las que opera. *Nota: Se recomienda a los participantes traigan una copia de su carta astral.

Fin de semana $35, una sola sesión $10

Fernando A de Torrijos, Director de Mindfulness en Psiquiatría, Departamento de Psiquiatría de la Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad de Massachusetts, ha desarrollado una serie de iniciativas para integrar prácticas meditativas de auto-
observación en psiquiatría. Estudiante de teosofía de muchos años, ha sido director de la Sociedad Teosófica en América y ha trabajado en la Sede Internacional de la Sociedad.

Carmelo de los Santos
A Spring Recital for Violin
Saturday, May 19
Krotona Hall 7:30 pm

Carmelo de los Santos, DMA, assistant professor of violin at the University of New Mexico, is one of the most respected and sought-after Brazilian violinists of his generation. We welcome this annual recital, not only for the brilliance of de los Santos’s technique and interpretation, but also for his sharing of something of the history and meaning of the selections. The recital will include compositions from Bach, Tarrega, Albeniz, Ysaÿe, and Prokofiev.

Carmelo de los Santos has performed as soloist with major orchestras in South America, as well as at Carnegie Hall with the ARCO Chamber Orchestra, both as soloist and conductor. He has won numerous awards, including international competitions, teaches in major music festivals worldwide, and has recorded many programs for radio and television. A third-generation student of Theosophy, de los Santos has performed for the TS internationally.

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