August 2013  

 

In This Issue
TheosoFEST
President's Video Blog
Photos from SNC and TOS
Upcoming Conferences
Online Summer Class
Theosophical Camps
Library News





    



Information 
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Browse our fall programs and save the dates!





 

Watch all Convivium and ITC Lectures Live on the Internet!

   

 

Point Loma Convivium 
"7 Jewels of Wisdom: 
Universal Philosophy
for Daily Life"
 
August 1-4 
Watch all lectures  
live HERE


International  
Theosophical Conference 
"How to Awaken Compassion? 
H. P. Blavatsky and the Eternal Secret Doctrine" 

     





 
Featured Article
 
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August Specials!

30% Discount

 

for this month's

Featured Items

CD, DVD and
Book of the Month 

When ordering online or
by phone, use the code ENEWS to receive the
30% discount.

To order by phone,

please call 1-800-669-9425 x347

 

Offer good until

August 31, 2013

   

 


DVD

OF THE MONTH

 

 

by

Eboo Patel

 


Eboo Patel discusses
the art and science
of interfaith work.




CD

OF THE MONTH

   

by

Richard Smoley


 In exploring the occult and the supernatural, how we can separate
fact from falsity, reality from imagination?

 


Book
OF THE MONTH

 
The Esoteric Tarot
Ancient Sources Rediscovered in Hermeticism and Cabala
by

 











 

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the unity of all life, and spiritual self-transformation. We invite you
to join us for this free event exploring spirituality and community!



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  PRESIDENT'S VIDEO BLOG 


President's Blog 7 30 13
TS Brazil International School & Luso Hispanic meeting,
TSA Summer National Convention, TOS 3rd International meeting, Fun Night, Olcott Tree Planting Ceremony

 
  SNC AND TOS PHOTOS      
 

Enjoy some of the images captured during the
127th Summer National Convention and the
3rd International Theosophical Order of Service Conference
 


To view the photos click here

To watch the TOS video clip click here


 

  UPCOMING CONFERENCES IN 2014        

 

 Mark Your Calendars! 

   

Inter-American Theosophical Federation 
 Theme: "Theosophy as Action"
May 28 - June 1
Featured speakers:  Ligia Montiel, President of the IATF (Costa Rica), Lissette Arroyo (Mexico), Tim Boyd (USA), Martin Leiderman (USA); Isis Resende (Brazil), and Magaly Polanco (Puerto Rico & Dominican Republic).
 

  

128th Summer National Convention
Theme: "Science and the Experience of Consciousness"
July 18 - 22
Featured speakers include: Dr. Eben Alexander and
Dr. Amit Goswami, among others.


Education Conference
Theme: "Education for a New Humanity"
July 24 - 27
 Featured speakers: Joseph Cornell (Nature Educator), Vic Hao Chin Jr. (Golden Link School, a Theosophical school), Dr. Amit Goswami (Prof. of Physics), Daniel Jutras (Montessori school), Karen Hesli (Krishnamurti school), Elisabeth Swisher (Waldorf school), and Erwin Bomas & Johanna Vermeulen (Raja Yoga education).

 


  ONLINE SUMMER CLASS        
  
Tuesdays, August 20 - September 24, 7pm CDT
Ancient Egypt was a magical culture steeped in practical spirituality--what moderns may understand as metaphysics, or the science of spiritual unfoldment.This online class offers an ancient Egyptian perspective on dreams and tapping into the various levels of consciousness beyond ordinary perceptions of reality. 

With Normandi Ellis
$40

 Register here

             

 

 


  THEOSOPHICAL CAMPS UPCOMING PROGRAMS    

     

  

 Aug 7 - 11  

 with Stella Tryon 


 Aug 15 - 18

 Dancing the Rhythms of the Earth: A Sacred Circle Dance Retreat
 

 with Maureen Atkins, Gwen Heckeroth & Holly Crain 


 Aug 21 - 25

 with Mary R. Thompson 


 Aug 29 - Sept 1

 with Rev David Deerfeeder & Rev Ken Murdock

  

  

 August 9 - 11 
         
 August 30 - September 1  
 with Tim Boyd and Michael Gomes 

 
 August 8 - 14  

 August 17 - 22 

 Sacred Portals: Meditation, Nature and Community
 with Dr. Joel and Michelle Levey  

 
 August 24 - 27               
 HeartMath® Resilience Advantage
 with Sarah Moor 

       


 HENRY S. OLCOTT MEMORIAL LIBRARY


 

Augment your August through Theosophical Research and get it started by watching this month's Library Videos. In "How I Became a Theosophist", Religious Scholar John Crow discusses his research of Theosophy.  

John Crow - How I Became a Theosophist
John Crow - How I Became a Theosophist

   

New Browsing Tool 

In "Featured Favorites," we introduce our outstanding research tool: Browsing. Browsing book shelves is a great joy for book lovers. We now have a way for you to browse our library from home via our Browse tool! The Browse function allows you to create lists of items available in the Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library with great ease. Please have a look at this very short tutorial and try it out!
     
New 'Browse' Function of the Library Catalog
New 'Browse' Function of the Library Catalog
 

 


"Go no further, but rest in this naked, stark,
elemental awareness that you are as you are."

The Cloud of Unknowing