10
Lesson Course or Private Mentoring
Course fee: $225
Course dates: Wednesdays 7-9 PM (Sept. 10, Sept. 17,
Sept. 24, Oct. 1, Oct. 8, Oct. 15, Oct. 22, Oct. 29, (last two
classes on Saturday, Nov. 1st from 9:30 to 3:00.))
This course focuses on the hidden wisdom within the
Christian tradition. Explore the secret meanings and mysteries of the Bible; unravel
the tapestry of symbolic language that has spoken to so many on
so many levels for two thousand years.
We use the material from the ten Sophia On-line lessons.
Click here to access a free sample of the on-line course.
You can take this course through self-study, either on-line or
in printed form. Marilyn is a Sancta Sophia Seminary mentor for
this course.
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A personal interview with
Marilyn or attendance at one of the following
introductory meetings is required:
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Tuesday, August 12th at
7:00 PM - Trinity Cathedral, Room F.
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Tuesday, September 2nd at
7:45 PM - Trinity Cathedral, (after the World
Healing meditation)
We will go over the Sample
Lesson, and discuss the course format, and
recommended reading list. Please bring your
questions.
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According
to St. Augustine, the true religion was always in existence.
When Christ came in the flesh, it began to be called
Christianity.
Saints and sages throughout the ages have been in touch with the
wisdom of this true religion. This is why all major religions
contain aspects of a Universal Truth.
Esoteric Christianity focuses on awakening the Christ Within,
listening to and responding to inner guidance. Meditation and
prayer are the tools for cultivating awareness of the
nonphysical life of the soul. As humanity takes the next step
from rational mind to intuition, the need for dogmas and
doctrines fades. Esoteric Christianity embraces and
contemplates the truths expressed in all religions.
Beginning the quest for that "next step", Sophia returns to
birth the Christ Within. Sophia, silently waiting for humanity
to respond, is that "wee small voice within" which becomes our
guide. Meditation is the path to build the bridge of
consciousness between the conscious mind and the intuitive
plane. Study groups become a means of anchoring the
understanding of the awakening process and sharing the
experience the light of the soul. The Age of Aquarius brings
new ways of learning, one being growing and learning through
group work. The model of the guru is replaced; a new structure
for invoking knowledge from the higher realms becomes apparent
as groups gather to study esoteric teachings, sometimes known as
mysteries. These mysteries reveal themselves the prepared
aspirant through the wisdom invoked through meditation and
study.
Sophia, translated from Greek, means "wisdom." Sophia is the
divine feminine, which expresses the qualities of the soul:
intuition, creativity, forgiveness. She comes to balance the
energies that were required by humanity build the rational mind.
Sophia's time has come; welcome her. Each world tradition has an
outer form by which the world recognizes it and an inner
practice that transforms. Judaism has Kabalah. Islam has Sufism.
Christianity has its esoteric tradition called Sophianic. See
the life of Jesus Christ as the pattern of initiation that we
each seek to follow. Realize the richness of the Christian
tradition without the limitations of dogma.
These are the first 10 of 30 lessons offered by the Sancta
Sophia Seminary. The second set of 10 lessons (Esoteric
Christianity II) will be offered spring 2009.
Contact Marilyn if you are interested in the course. You
can attend the 10-lesson class, or be privately mentored through
the material. Click for the
recommended reading list for Esoteric Christianity 1 and 2.
Esoteric Christianity 2 -
Sophia~Holy Spirit of Wisdom (The Hidden Side of Christianity)
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