Theosophical symbol Madame BlavatskyDunedin Theosophical Society
PO Box 128, Dunedin. Upstart Building, 333 Princes Street, 
Jetty Street Entrance         Phone 03 471 7132
 Ken Wilber











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WEEKEND WORKSHOP

20-21 March 2010

Integraltheosophy

integral logoTS logoWe will be holding a workshop weekend on March 20/21 looking at ways of linking the work of Ken Wilber and the Integral Institute with Theosophy. The underlying question we will be asking is "How do we live a spiritual life appropriate for Dunedin in the early 21st century?" It will be an opportunity for personal growth, and a chance to look at how we as a Thesosophical Society might grow. We will be using the Integral Life Matrix as described in the book, Integral Life Practice. This book looks at the body, mind, spirit, shadow, ethics,work, relationships, creativity and soul as impotant aspects of a well functioning human being. This workshop is intended to be highly interactional. We will be practicing the aspects mentioned above not just talking about them. The concept of Integral Theosophy is very new, so the weekend is more of an exploration as to what Integral Theosphy might mean. A website has been created to give more background into the concept of Integral Theosophy at http://www.integraltheosophy.net

We would like to offer this workshop as an opportunity for Theosophists from our whole region from Christchurch south to come together and network and learn from each other. We are thinking of starting at 10am on the Saturday, to give people time to arrive and continuing through until around 9.30pm. The next day we will start around 9 or 9.30am and go through until around 1.00pm, again giving time for travellers to return home. This means we will be looking for some local people to offer billets for those travelling. We hope to have funds to help cover the costs of those travelling to the workshop.

The programme has a general outline, but our local people clearly wanted a lot of flexibility  for the weekenThe programme has a general outline, but our local people clearly wanted a lot of flexibility  for the weekend to create itself at the time rather than just follow a preset pattern. We also plan a number of breaks where different activities such as dance, yoga, tai chi, working on puzzles etc aim to have us involving more of ourselves than just our brain.d to create itself at the time rather than just follow a preset pattern. We also plan a number of breaks where different activities such as dance, yoga, tai chi, working on puzzles etc aim to have us involving more of ourselves than just our brain.

the Saturday will focua on personal development and the Sunday will look at shred development, especially of Theosophy, working towards a ritual to join us together in our journey forward. PLease bring any objects that may be useful for the ritual: feathers, stones, cloth, candles etc.

There is no cost in attending, but we thought we would make the first lunch a pot-luck and buy in a meal for the evening for $10.00 . The workshop will be held in our rooms, so we will only be able to hold around 30 people as a maximum. You may need to register your interest early to be sure of getting a place.  

If this workshop goes well, we will look at having a similar workshop in Christchurch later in the year.