The 2009 SteinerBooks Spiritual Research Seminar in NYC was a wonderful success. With more than two hundred in attendance, it was wonderful to be among so many others on a path of inner development and discovery.

Below are the speakers at the 2009 and 2008 seminars, including links to audio files of talks.



CHRISTOPHER BAMFORD:
"Unconditional Hospitality: Selflessness as the Path to Christ in All Things"

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Christopher Bamford writes:
"The Mystery of Golgotha--the turning point of time--is not only a unique evolutionary moment, but also a now-and-forever ongoing process of transformation in which the Earth and humanity, the spiritual worlds and the divine, having separated, are potentially made one again. But as always what happens is up to us! Faced with the evolutionary demands of our time, when the Earth, humanity, the spiritual worlds, and even the Divine itself seems at risk, I believe there is no better response than that laid down by the selfless, healing, and redemptive coworking of Mary-Sophia and Christ, as described in the Gospels and by Anthroposophy. Their actions show us a path whereby, if we dare to follow in their footsteps, we can continue their work and bring new life to a dying Earth and a humanity falling ever deeper into egotism."

Christopher Bamford delivered yet another excellent talk. A major focus of his talk this year was the need today for the human development of "unconditional hospitality." Click here and listen to an MP3 audio of Chris's talk.

Chris is Editor in Chief for SteinerBooks and its imprints. A Fellow of the Lindisfarne Association, he has lectured, taught, and written widely on Western spiritual and esoteric traditions. He is the author of The Voice of the Eagle: The Heart of Celtic Christianity and An Endless Trace: The Passionate Pursuit of Wisdom in the West. He has also translated and edited numerous books, including Celtic Christianity, Homage to Pythagoras, and The Noble Traveller (all published by Lindisfarne Books). HarperSanFrancisco included an essay by Mr. Bamford in its anthology Best Spiritual Writing 2000.


ORLAND BISHOP:
The Seventh Shrine: A New Covenant for the Earth

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Orland Bishop writes:
“The Seventh Shrine, the Shrine of the Future, is the Shrine of Imani, which is the Swahili word for faith or the ability to decide for a particular future out of one’s own experience of freedom. Faith is the inner preparation to decide for the best when we are at our best, as givers of the seed thought for what arises as new and free in our world. It is the consequence of the inner certainty of the primal intuitions of truth, goodness and beauty when it moves beyond the idea into the human will. We act from this space when we know that what we give supports something greater than ourselves. The Seventh Shrine has no teaching. Each person must create it. Those who do so create a portal of initiation, a covenant between the earth and the spiritual world. As initiation, it brings the human being constantly toward the threshold of asking: "How must I be in order for you to be free, how do I host the freedom of the other, the development of the other and the greater truth of the other?"

Orland Bishop related stories of his work and the inner power of truly listening and speaking. Click here and listen to an MP3 audio of Orland's talk.

Orland is a lecturer, healer, and spiritual teacher. The founder of the Shade Tree Foundation, which works with at risk youth in Los Angeles, he is the author of the forthcoming book, The Seventh Shrine: Meditations on the African Spiritual Journey from the Middle Passage to the Dream of Martin Luther King.


MARKO POGACNIK:
The Green Aspect of Christ

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Marko Pogacnik writes:
"At this time, under many aspects, the Christ is appearing to the beings of the Earth. One aspect takes the form of the Earth Changes that seem so threatening to the rational mind. Perhaps it is time to change our perspective and open our perception to what is truly going on within the process of planetary transmutation. Suppose, for instance, that the process of transmutation started more than two thousand years ago with the missions of Buddha and Christ. At what stage in the process are we now? Could we translate the dark image of the present Earth Changes into the language of divine revelation? What logic lies behind the broad spectrum of the present planetary transformations? What is the new role of the elemental world--and more particularly of the fairy world--that is emerging from the Earth’s core? What path should each of us take personally to come closer to the source of change and renewal?" Click here and listen to an MP3 audio of Marko's talk.

Marko Pogacnik spoke further of his work with geomancy, especially in relation to the inner Earth. As he did last year, Marko led a group to various significant sites in Central Park.

Marko leads experiential seminars on landscape issues for businesses and communities and is an internationally known conceptual land artist, who has extended his art into what he calls "Earth acupuncture," or "lithopuncture," with the goal of healing disturbed landscapes and reawakening the Earth's power points. He is president of the Hagia Chora School of Geomancy and a faculty member of the Omega Institute. In 1997, he helped establish LIFEnet, a worldwide network for geomancy and transformation. He is the author of numerous books, including Sacred Geography: Geomancy: Co-creating the Earth Cosmos (2008) and Turned Upside Down: A Workbook on Earth Changes and Personal Transformation (2004). Visit his website at www.markopogacnik.com.


ROBERT POWELL:
The Etheric Christ, The Interior of the Earth, the Awakening of the Divine Feminine,
and the Significance of the Year 2012

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Robert Powell writes:
"Awareness of the reality of Earth changes is growing and questions are awakening in human hearts. What lies behind this transformation? What is our role in relationship to it? What is our responsibility to the Earth, and particularly to its interior? We cannot answer such questions without first understanding certain supra-sensible events. To begin with there is the event of Christ's return in the Etheric, whose central meaning is Earth transformation, along with the simultaneous opening of a new relationship between humanity and the interior of the Earth, the mysterious realm of Shambhala, the lost paradise. But this is not all. Accompanying and contextualizing these realities is the reality of the awakening of the Divine Feminine and it is against this background that the true significance of the year 2012 can begin to emerge."

Robert Powell spoke on aspects discussed in his two new books: Elijah Come Again and Christ and the Maya Calendar (coauthored with Kevin Dann). Unfortunately, audio recordings of Robert's talks are currently unavailable.

Robert is an internationally known lecturer, author, eurythmist, and movement therapist. He is founder of the Choreocosmos School of Cosmic and Sacred Dance, and cofounder of the Sophia Foundation of North America. His published works include The Mystery, Biography, and Destiny of Mary Magdalene: Sister of Lazarus John & Spiritual Sister of Jesus (2008); The Sophia Teachings: The Emergence of the Divine Feminine in Our Time (2007); The Most Holy Trinosophia: The New Revelation of the Divine Feminine (2000); and Chronicle of the Living Christ: The Life and Ministry of Jesus Christ (1996). Robert offers workshops in Europe and North America and, with Karen Rivers, cofounder of the Sophia Foundation, and leads pilgrimages to the world’s sacred sites. Visit www.sophiafoundation.org.


RACHEL C. ROSS:
Eurythmy and the Subearthly Forces

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Rudolf Steiner created the new art of Eurythmy in 1912. It embodies all of the deepest mysteries of the whole of Anthroposophy. As Steiner indicated, "Eurythmy is capable of perfection without limits. For it uses as its instrument the human body itself. In the human body all the secrets of the universe are expressed. The human body is a true microcosm, and when speaking through it, the human soul, manifesting its own inner life, can make visible in artistic form all secrets of the universe." During this seminar, we will experience subearthly and supraearthly forces through eurythmy, and ourselves as the bridge between the two.


Rachel C. Ross spoke of the inner aspects of eurythmy and led the group in some short periods of movement. Click here and listen to an MP3 audio of Rachel's two eurythmy demonstrations.

Rachel is an educator and eurythmist of wide experience. She holds a diploma in Artistic and Pedagogical Eurythmy from the London School of Eurythmy; a diploma in Therapeutic Eurythmy from the Medical Section of the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland; and a Masters of Science in Education from Sunbridge College in New York. Rachel specializes in treating children with developmental disorders and learning disabilities. She has been involved as a developmental specialist, designing and implementing programs, training staff, teaching, and consulting at Waldorf and public schools. Rachel is a faculty member and co-director of the Waldorf Resource/Remedial Teacher Training Programs in Spain, Brazil, Ireland and Toronto. These training initiatives are in partnership with the Association for Healing Education. She maintains an active practice in therapeutic eurythmy and remedial movement therapy and is a traveling consultant to many Waldorf and private schools nationwide. She is the author of Adventures in Parenting (AWSNA, 2008).

GENE GOLLOGLY:
Host and Master of Ceremony

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Gene introduced the seminar and speakers and related excellent stories about his past experiences with the speakers.

Gene Gollogly is CEO and President of SteinerBooks (Anthroposophic Press), as well as Chairman of Booklight, Inc., Lantern Books, Lantern Media, and the Small and Independent Publishers Committee of the Association of American Publishers. He was formerly President of The Continuum Publishing Company and Executive Vice President of Crossroad Publishing. He has had marketing consultancies with Reader's Digest and Green Tiger Press.

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Marko Pogacnik has been working with Geomancy and Earth healing for many years. He teaches a course that takes place periodically in various sites around the U.S., where Marko and his students practice applying geomancy to heal and better understand the Earth's energy and needs. At the 2008 seminar, Marko gave two talks in which he spoke extensively about his work, and on Sunday morning, led a group through Central Park to illustrate his work there and to give participants an inner sense of the work. CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO DOWNLOAD MARKO POGACNIK'S FIRST TALK. The MP3 file is 38 megs. Download or listen to his second talk by clicking HERE. The second MP3 file is 36 megs.














Dan McKanan Ph.D., is associate professor of religion and chair of the Theology Department at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University. Educated at Harvard, Vanderbilt, and the University of Chicago, Dan has dedicated his professional and personal life to recovering peace, justice, and community at the heart of Christian life and theology. He is especially interested in the contribution of the esoteric Christian stream, including Anthroposophy, to these issues. His most recent book is Touching the World: Christian Communities Transforming Societies, a study of The Catholic Worker Movement and the Camphill Movement from this point of view. His talk focused mainly on his area of research as reflected in his books. CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO DOWNLOAD DAN MCKANAN'S TALK. The MP3 file is 34 megs.









Gerald Karnow, M.D., is a family practice physician, practicing anthroposophically extended medicine. Since 1984, he has been a coworker and doctor at the Fellowship Community in Spring Valley, New York, directing the Mercury Press. A deep anthroposophist, with much practical experience, he knows a great deal about the anthroposophic approach to healing and medicine. He spoke of his experiences, both inner and outer, related to his work. CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO DOWNLOAD DR. KARNOW'S TALK. The MP3 file is 29 megs.

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