with Gwynne Mayer
Wednesdays, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. CDT
May 20 - June 24, 2020 (6 classes)

Join us for an intuitive study of our soul connections in relationships. We will look at the people who have had an impact on our spiritual work and compare those charts’ relationship asteroids as well as the Moon’s and Pluto’s nodes in relationships. This is not an individual study, but one of relationships and karmic connections. It is important in this spiritual work to listen to our deepest intuition. We will use astrology, numerology, and tarot to verify our intuitive understanding of the charts. A basic understanding of astrology and Tarot is required to participate.

Recommended texts include The Tarot Handbook by Angeles Arrien and Astrology: A Cosmic Science by Isabel Hickey. Registrants must be committed to attend most classes and complete homework assignments.

Gwynne Mayer, Ph.D., has over 40 years of post-graduate work in the areas of Jungian analysis, Gestalt therapy, child psychology, and educational systems. She has studied the works of Carl Jung, Helena Blavatsky, Master DK, and the authors of esoteric astrology.  She has spent many years traveling and lecturing internationally. Gwynne is retired and does private consultations. Learn more at her website: gwynnemayer.com.

Registration for live participation includes on-demand access to recordings of all of the classes, which can be viewed for one week following the date they were presented.   

Registrants for recordings-only will not participate in the online class and will only have access to  the first 30 minutes of each class. 

Recordings-only: TS members: $30 • Nonmembers: $40 
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with John Cianciosi
Mondays,  7:00 – 8:15 p.m. CDT
June 1 - June 22 (4 classes)

At the heart of all Buddhist teachings is the promise that we each have the potential to achieve enlightenment by “knowing and seeing” the true nature of existence. Out of compassion for humanity, the Buddha outlined a very clear, systematic, and practical course of training that can be followed to achieve this realization through direct experience. The Buddha did not want us to believe in the Truth; he wanted us to realize it. This course will provide an introduction to essential teachings that are central to all schools of Buddhism.

John Cianciosi, a student of the late Venerable Ajahn Chah, was ordained a Buddhist monk in 1972 and served as spiritual director of monasteries in Thailand and Australia. He is author of The Meditative Path and is currently the director of public programs at the Theosophical Society in America.

Registration includes access to recordings of all the classes for on-demand viewing. 

TS Members: $50 • Nonmembers: $60

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with Yelena Katsen and Gwynne Mayer
Wednesdays, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. CDT
July 1 – July 22, 2020 (4 classes)

Chinese Medicine emphasizes the connection of body, mind and spirit, and explains that all diseases are rooted in the Spirit. Our astrological blueprint helps us understand our nature better, develop our potential, and become true to ourselves. Learn how Chinese Medicine and Western astrology work in tandem to achieve our spiritual goals. We will discuss the physical, mental, and spiritual connections to the elements and how these factors affect our health and welfare.  Understanding the elements and how they work through the emotions and physical connections to the body will also be discussed. Chinese astrological charts will be compared with Western charts.

Yelena Katsen graduated from The Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in New York City with a Master of Science degree in 2009. She obtained a degree of Doctor of Traditional Naturopathy from the Trinity School of Natural Health in 2002. Yelena practices Classical Chinese Medicine, and follows an old Daoist tradition of Master Jeffrey Yuen. For more, visit www.sacredherbsandacupuncture.com.

Gwynne Mayer, Ph.D., has over 40 years of post-graduate work in the areas of Jungian analysis, Gestalt therapy, child psychology, and educational systems. She has studied the works of Carl Jung, Helena Blavatsky, Master DK, and the authors of esoteric astrology.  Learn more at www.gwynnemayer.com.

Registration includes on-demand access to recordings of all of the classes, which can be viewed for one week following the date they were presented. 

TS Members: $60 • Nonmembers: $75 

Register here by Tuesday, June 30.  

Sundays, ongoing,  11 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CDT

Our Meditation group is temporarily going virtual!

To participate, visit our webcast page, YouTube channel or Facebook page and watch via livestream.

Join our meditation group every Sunday, to nurture your commitment to practice. Each week, a topic related to meditation will be presented and discussed, followed by a brief guided meditation and longer silent meditation. Instruction will be provided for beginners, but practitioners of all levels are welcome.

Juliana Cesano is a second generation Theosophist and has been actively involved with the Society’s work for over twenty years. She volunteered for two years at the international headquarters in Chennai, India, and has been part of the staff at the headquarters of the Theosophical Society in America for the last 10 years. She is a certified yoga teacher, 200 CYT, and is currently the manager of the Quest Book Shop.

Man, the Measure of All Things  
Facilitators: Anand Jagota, Sujata Jagota, and Elena Dovalsantos
Mondays, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. CDT [UTC-5] / 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. IST [UTC+5:30]
April 6 – June 22   No meeting May 25

Temple of Krishna and Radha at Mirtola ashram by Sumita Roy Dutta licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

This ongoing reading and discussion group meets to study the teachings of Sri Madhava Ashish (1920-1997) and his gurus. Born in Scotland, Ashish joined the RAF and served in India, staying on after WWII to pursue the spiritual life. He became a disciple of Sri Krishna Prem and assumed leadership of the Mirtola Ashram after Prem’s death in 1965.

We are currently studying  Man, the Measure of All Things by Sri Krishna Prem and Sri Madhava Ashish. This book throws a new and searching light upon the Stanzas of Dzyan, and students of H.P. Blavatsky may find it coincides with the material written in The Secret Doctrine.

“This is the real purpose of the ancient cosmogonies,” say the authors, “to invite us to turn our gaze inwards to the source and origin both of the ‘outer’ universe of phenomena and of the ‘inner’ universe of consciousness, … and above all, to fathom the ultimate mystery of selfhood.” Join us as we continue our investigation of this fascinating book, a study for all serious Theosophists.

Registration includes access to recordings of the meetings.

$40 suggested donation (minimum fee $5)

If you are unable to pay the minimum fee due to hardship, please email webinars@theosophical.org for assistance.

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Facilitators: Pablo Sender and associates 
Mondays, 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. CDT
April 6 – June 22   No meeting May 25

From 1880 to 1885, H. P. Blavatsky's teachers, Mahatmas Koot Hoomi and Morya, engaged in an extraordinary correspondence with two influential British men living and working in India. These letters were published in 1923, and since then they have become a primary sourcebook of esoteric philosophy, along with The Secret Doctrine. Their profound teachings have challenged, stimulated, and inspired genuine seekers and students of the Ancient Wisdom around the world for nearly a century.

Join this weekly online discussion group to explore the content of these letters and further your understanding of this important Theosophical text with the help of experienced students.

Pablo Sender, Ph.D., has presented Theosophical lectures, seminars, and classes around the world and is the author of Evolution of the Higher Consciousness. Learn more at his website: www.pablosender.com.

Registration includes access to recordings of the meetings.

$40 suggested donation (minimum fee $5)

If you are unable to pay the minimum fee due to hardship, please email webinars@theosophical.org for assistance.

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Facilitators: Ed Moskowitz and  Pablo Sender
Mondays, 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. CDT
April 6 – June 22   No meeting May 25

The most fundamental Theosophical teaching states that, underlying the diversity and separation we perceive, there is an ultimate unity. The realization of this One Reality, our eternal and true Self, brings us beyond the realm of conflict and sorrow. Nondualism refers to this state of consciousness.

The primary purpose of this online discussion group is to explore the nondual approach to life, with an emphasis on its practical application. Each meeting will include time to read and discuss teachings on non-duality, and time to share our experiences with exercises suggested for growth in self-knowledge and self-awareness.

We are currently studying the book I Am by Jean Klein, which consists of dialogues between seekers and the author. From the book’s introduction: “We know ourselves only in relation to something. We only know a qualified ‘I.’ When we say ‘I am’ the mind demands ‘What am I? I am what?’ This book is about the ‘I am’ prior to all qualification, what we are before the intrusion of the mind.” New registrants are welcome at any time!

Registration includes access to recordings of the meetings.

$40 suggested donation (minimum fee $5)

If you are unable to pay the minimum fee due to hardship, please email webinars@theosophical.org for assistance.

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Emotions and the Spiritual Path
Facilitator: Pablo Sender
Tuesdays, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. CDT [UTC-5]
April 7 – June 23

Walking the Theosophical Path is an online group focused on learning how to live the Theosophical teachings.

Starting on April 7, 2020, we will begin a new series exploring Emotions and the Spiritual Path, based on the writings of Annie Besant and C. W. Leadbeater, who propose practical ways to harmonize this important aspect of human nature. Each session will present the theory of the main topic and explain how it can be applied in daily life. Weekly exercises will be suggested and discussed to assist the participants' practice. Each meeting closes with meditation.

Pablo Sender, Ph.D., became a member of the Theosophical Society in his native Argentina and has presented Theosophical lectures, seminars, and classes around the world. He is the author of Evolution of the Higher Consciousness, and his articles have been published in several Theosophical journals.  Learn more at his website: www.pablosender.com.

Registration includes access to recordings of the meetings.

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Facilitators:  Gwynne Mayer, Jeff Tripodi, and Harry Lee Gray
Wednesdays, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. CDT
April 8 – June 24
The practical teachings of G.I. Gurdjieff (1866-1949) require ongoing self-observation over many years. The purpose of such self-observation is gradual freedom from our identification with fears and desires in their many forms. This approach to self-development, known as the Fourth Way, harmonizes traditional schools based on the body, the mind, and the emotions. We come to realize that we are not the body-brain-ego organism we have been conditioned to believe is our true identity. Rather, we are spiritual beings having an earthly experience.

Fourth Way students typically organize themselves into groups that meet regularly to share their self-observations and to support efforts to remember themselves in their daily practice. This ongoing effort is known as the “Work.” In this weekly online group, we read and discuss selections from the works of Sy Ginsburg and Maurice Nicoll, both authors and practitioners of Fourth Way concepts. Our primary focus is practical rather than intellectual, and facilitators design exercises based on the source material. In addition, we connect our work to Theosophical principles.

Group members are committed to attend most meetings, work on weekly exercises, and share their experiences with the group. Group size is limited to 15 to facilitate discussion, and a wait list is available when we reach capacity. If you would like to see if the group is right for you before registering, email webinars@theosophical.org to ask about sitting in.

Registration includes access to recordings of the meetings.

$40 suggested donation (minimum fee $5)

If you are unable to pay the minimum fee due to hardship, please email webinars@theosophical.org for assistance. 

Register here

Wednesdays, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. CDT

The Wheaton Olcott Lodge offers meetings for members of the Theosophical Society, as well as for the general public. These meetings combine the local group that meets in person at the National Headquarters with an interactive online community.

The Lodge meetings for members explore core Theosophical teachings and their relationship to life as well as to various spiritual traditions and encourage participation along the lines of study, discussion, meditation, and service.

For more information, please email WheatonOlcottLodge@gmail.com. For information about the program of study, recordings of meetings, and other resources, visit www.wheaton.theosophical.site.

$3 suggested donation

Online access