London HQ Events - Study groups and courses
50 Gloucester Place
W1U 8EA
Regular event: Sunday 16:45 - 17:45    19 September 2010 - 05 December 2010
THEOSOPHY: THE WAY TO SELF-DISCOVERY: INTRODUCTORY COURSE ON THE AGELESS WISDOM
by Edward Archer
speaker An informal session in which the basic teachings of the Divine Wisdom are explored and discussed. Everybody on this planet is in the Great School of Life - of spiritual development. Over the weeks we shall look at the great hidden truths which make sense of our lives and which bring purpose to them. This is a basic grounding in The Eternal Mysteries, and it has absolutely no strings attached! The book The Key To Theosophy is recommended for newcomers. Edward Archer has been a member of the Theosophical Society in England for 35 years

Free admission Arranged by Foundation for Theosophical Studies

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Regular event: Monday 14:00 - 16:00    20 September 2010 - 06 December 2010
THEOSOPHICAL GALLERY TOURS
by George McNamara
speaker Many of London's Galleries and Museums have meaning from a theosophical perspective. George McNamara leads visits to galleries on Mondays at 2 pm. Venues and subjects investigated this session are listed below


20th September - British Museum. Gods and Goddesses of many cultures

11th October - Natural History Museum. Theosophy, Fossil Record and Early Man

15th November - Victoria + Albert Museum. World Religions

6th December - National Portrait Gallery. Heroes and Villains

Visits will start from relevant main entrances. Phone George on 078 8181 3242 to catch up if you are delayed. You can also email George on george@whatever-will.be

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Regular event: Monday 19:15 - 21:15    20 September 2010 - 13 December 2010
CARL JUNG - THE RED BOOK
by George Wood
speaker 20 September; 4, 18 October; 1, 15, 29 November; 13 December
Carl Jung considered The Red Book to be his most important work. However only a handful of people had ever seen it before its first publication in 2009. This study group systematically read and discuss The Red Book - a truly numinous spiritual magnum opus of gnostic wisdom.

Leader: George Wood is a former teacher of Religious Education who has regularly led courses on Gnostic Christianity.

Admission: £5, £4 concessions, £3 to members of the Theosophical Society. Arranged by The Theosophical Society in England

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Regular event: Tuesday 19:00 - 21:00    14 September 2010 - 14 December 2010
THE JOY OF MEDITATION
Dhyana Centre of The Theosophical Society
speaker For beginners the Dhyana Centre holds regular introductory courses on weekdays, dovetailing with weekend intensives that cover the same ground in a truncated form. Courses teach the theory and practice of meditation as a spiritual discipline. Leader: Alan Perry. Admission free, donations welcome.

Introductory Courses
Tuesdays (7pm - 9pm): 14th September - 26th October & 2nd November - 14th December

Weekend Intensives
Sundays (11am - 4pm): 3rd October & 21st November

The Dhyana Centre also holds groups & retreats for more advanced meditators; please see the website at www.dhyanacentre.org or email the Centre at info@dhyanacentre.org



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Regular event: Tuesday 19:00 - 20:30    05 October 2010 - 14 December 2010
THE SECRET DOCTRINE
by Viktor Hangya
speaker In the midst of today's materialism and the ruins of old religions join us in our 'mining' of the perennial wisdom. Our sourcebook is the Secret Doctrine, which claims 'logical coherence and consistency' and should be treated as a 'working hypothesis'. The SD sheds light on some of life's greatest mysteries.

Viktor Hangya has been exploring the Ageless Wisdom for more than 20 years.

Free admission Arranged by Foundation for Theosophical Studies

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Regular event: Wednesday 19:15 - 21:00    22 September 2010 - 15 December 2010
Gnostic Centre
by George Wood, Ron Wallwork
"This alone is to be feared - the closed mind, the sleeping imagination, the death of spirit." - Plato

Gnosis is the Eternal Knowledge of the Heart offered to sincere seekers through a chain of Esoteric Brotherhoods. The impulse of Gnostic Christianity is one such link in the chain. We shall be looking at how the flame of Gnostic Christian thought has been passed down through philosophy, the arts and literature.

SEP 22 - Parcival - Wagner - The Holy Grail - The Path of Gnostic Christian Initiation - PART ONE - with George Wood

OCT 6 - Parcival - Wagner - The Holy Grail - The Path of Gnostic Christian Initiation - PART TWO - with George Wood

OCT 20 - Hermeticism - the Pagan Gnosis - with Ron Wallwork

OCT 27 - Gnostic Mysteries of the Pistis Sophia (SPECIAL MEETING - BOOKLAUNCH) - with Peter Huijs

NOV 3 - G. R. S. Mead - Gnosis and Theosophy
 - with Barry Thompson

NOV 17 - The Healing power of Thought - Auras, Crystals and Angels - with Susan Bayliss

DEC 1 - Effort and Gnosis - with Elizabeth Crofts

DEC 15 - Who is the Child? (Christmas lecture) - with Nelson Wilby

Leaders: George Wood and Ron Wallwork have both researched and lectured extensively on Gnostic Christianity

Admission: £5, £4 concessions, £3 to members of the Theosophical Society.

Venue:
Gnostic Centre of the Theosophical Society
50 Gloucester Place
London WIU 8E

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Regular event: Monday 19:15 - 21:15    27 September 2010 - 20 December 2010
ISIS UNVEILED Study & Discussion Group
by George Wood
Mondays 27 Sept; 11, 25 Oct ; 8, 22 Nov; 6, 20 Dec
Isis Unveiled, published in 1877, is H.P.Blavatsky's first major work on Theosophy, examining religion and science in the light of Western and Oriental ancient wisdom and occult and spiritualistic phenomena. This study group will systematically read and discuss Isis Unveiled - a key text for all those who are seeking spiritual knowledge.

Leader: George Wood (co-director of Gnostic Centre of T.S.)

Admission: Admission: £5, £4 concessions, £3 members of the Theosophical Society

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