What You Should Remember: Overview of the Course
Practice 1: Developing an Empty Presence
The primary technique for a genuine connection to your own inner “gnosis” of knowing is empty presence. To begin, you will be taught key methods for falling out of your mind and into the mystery, establishing a space of quiet in this “womb of silence.” This practice of receptivity and openness is central to the Gnostic tradition of this wisdom school and serves as the basis for all other practices.
Each of us is a tuning fork, vibrating at a certain frequency. As we go through this practice, you will learn how to create coherency and resonance in yourself, so that you may function as a “tool,” allowing profound healing and greater-than-imagined potential to arise. We may also be of better service to our families and communities by being resonance tools.
Practice 2: Using Sacred Tools

Certain instruments are used by wisdom traditions all across the world to aid anchor spiritual ritual. In this practice, you will be given particular tools to help you integrate your holy life into your daily existence. When utilized in meditation, these items have symbolic and metaphoric aspects that open a doorway into your inner understanding. Furthermore, you will:

Learn to utilize your body to connect with the Divine.
Learn how to incorporate and activate the ancient symbols of the cauldron, chalice, and sword inside yourself.
Another ability we will nurture and refine together is learning to master time, which is especially important in our rushed and stressed-out world. You will become a “Magician of Time,” learning to transcend the linear clock. You will practice slowing time, taking yourself out of time, and breaking free from being a slave to time. This is an innovative and evolving practice!
Practice 3: Toning and Activating Your Intuitive Muscles

You have amazing skills and access to a knowledgeable and direct understanding that is well above your typical thinking mind. Many of us have struggled to understand how to build, grow, and nourish our intuition. It’s been trained out of us, or it’s been deemed untrustworthy, flaky, or untrustworthy. Only through this concentrated practice will you be able to improve your intuition.

Learn to completely incorporate your intuition as a healing and wise force in your daily life.
Discover the numerous ways in which Spirit speaks with you (through sight, sound, felt sense and more)
Direct communication with Source allows you to access your inner wisdom and receive clarity on your Divine destiny.
Co-creating with the Powerful Moon Cycles and Elements

Do you know where the moon is in her current phase? Do you feel the ocean’s ebb and flow in your body? Do you know when it is best to lay seeds for your goals and ambitions, when it is best to harvest, when it is best to enjoy what has been developed, and when it is best to lie fallow? We all have rhythms that are profoundly inscribed inside ourselves, nature, and our greater environment. And we are inextricably linked to the cycle of life because it pulses through our very bodies. This exercise will help you connect with the moon and earth cycles, allowing you to tap into a deeper level of knowledge. You’ll also:

Learn how to set your intentions, develop them, and bring them to fruition in accordance with the lunar phases.
Learn more about life cycles, annual cycles, menstrual cycles, and daily cycles, and how to use their power in your own life.
Learn to operate in harmony with the elements of earth, air, fire, and water, and to employ their “magic” to help you in all your pursuits.
Practice 5: Paying Attention to Your Body’s Wisdom

How well do you understand your own body? Are you able to read its indications and symptoms in order to determine what it requires? When you begin to fully listen to your body, you will be able to access your deepest inner wisdom, which will revolutionize how you live your life. Your wisdom is contained in your body’s temple. And all too often, we disregard that “felt” knowledge by pushing ourselves too hard, not resting when we’re weary, and not doing activities to renew ourselves. This fundamental holy practice will teach you to listen to your body’s knowledge as well as:

Learn effective strategies for communicating with your body and deciphering what it is saying to you, enhancing your vitality and vibrancy.
Use your menstrual cycle as a potent gateway to bodily wisdom and better health.
Tune in to the language of nourishment and the foods that your body truly need.
Practice 6: Dive Deeply into Dreamwork

One of the most powerful ways to connect with your innermost nature is through your dreams. Every night, when you go into REM sleep, you enter an altered state of awareness in which you may see the most intimate details of your inner existence. Your particular language of symbol, imagery, and metaphor comes to life in the dream world. When you unite inside the container of a holy sisterhood, your dreams can have significant meaning not just for you personally, but also for the collective. This practice will teach you how to:

Access, decode, and utilize the knowledge of your dreams in your daily life, as well as strengthen the bond between the many planes of your awareness.
Gain the capacity to comprehend and decipher collectively significant and bearing dreams.
Practice 7: Appreciating Sacred Sound

Sound is one of the most straightforward methods to instill harmony and coherence in yourself and others. Every culture uses sound to call and honor the divine, to heal and soothe, to create holy space, and to cleanse and regenerate. It’s possibly one of the most effective techniques you may learn to utilize on a regular basis. You will do the following in this practice:

Discover how to employ music and mantras to create a holy ceremonial atmosphere.
Learn how to cure yourself and others by using the sound of your own voice.
Learn how to use music to create coherence and harmony in your life.
Practice No. 8: Becoming a Modern-Day Mystic

At this time in our evolution, we confront an urgent and profound challenge: we are all being invited to walk in our daily lives with a knowledgeable intellect and an awakened heart. Spiritual practice is not something you do once or twice a day; being a fully embodied, heart-awakened woman requires moment-to-moment awareness. In our last practice, you will learn to live and breathe your soulful existence, incorporating spiritual tools and practices into your daily life. Every time you choose to invite a spiritual moment into your life, every time you recognize the holy, you are co-creating new possibilities for yourself, your family, and your community. You will have the ability to:

Create holy moments throughout your day to instill the beauty of spirit in the profane world.
Develop the ability to carve out everyday time to welcome Divine co-creation.
4 EXTRA WORKSHOPS (by telephone, 2 hours each)

Barbara Marx-Accessing Hubbard’s Higher Guidance for the Planetary Birth Ahead – Saturday, March 26th

We are living in a pivotal period in human history. As the year 2012 approaches, we are all preparing in some manner for a global birth into a new age. But how can we effectively prepare for what is to come? One important talent is the ability to access and act on our higher direction.

During this 2-hour hands-on course, you will:

Discover how to truly access and listen to your inner guidance. Receiving this stream of information will strengthen your personal transformation and awakening process.
Understand how to best implement the evolutionary suggestions you get. Learning to trust and act on this counsel is essential to the transformation path.
Enjoy a very immersive workshop in which you will access this power inside yourself and other participants on the spur of the moment.

Psychological Implications of Symbols: Tarot Wisdom with Angeles Arrien – April 4th

Angeles Arrien will discuss the most ancient psychological symbol maps, the Tarot, and will investigate these universal symbols as a map of mind. Tarot symbols disclose and mirror back various experiences we may have in our lives, both individually and professionally. She will delve into the importance and meaning of how these ancient and cross-cultural symbols act as internal and exterior mirrors for the cerebral, emotional, spiritual, and physical levels of consciousness. This curriculum is beneficial for personal work as well as those working in counseling, coaching, teaching, management, or the service industry.

During this two-hour workshop, you will:

Investigate the Tarot’s universal archetypes and how they may be utilized to gain self-awareness.
Understand the significance of symbols and how they affect our daily lives.
Be fascinated and pleased by stories from one of our generation’s most revered elders!

Monday, May 16th: Embodying Your Mythic Story with Ariel Spilsbury

If the world is a theater and you are only a participant on it, what is your specific role or heroine’s journey? Join Ariel as she guides you through the archetypes of mankind and assists you in identifying your own Mythic Story. Archetypes are the structures through which the mythological elements of self manifest. Archetypes such as the Fool, King, Great Mother, Priest/ess, and Magician have existed in numerous societies throughout history. They principally serve to aid us in viewing our life from a far bigger and more expansive viewpoint than our everyday self-perception. When you embrace your Mythic Story, you acquire clarity and great insight on your life choices. Experiencing the live manifestation of your Mythic Story is the most thrilling trip you can go on! We will explore this intriguing territory together.

You will learn the following in this 2-hour workshop:

Learn how to enter the legendary Big Story of your life.
Identify the patterns that keep you stuck in the “little tale” loop.
Determine which legendary archetype you most strongly identify with and resonate with.

Anodea Judith’s 7 Wonders of the Soul: Harnessing the Power of the Chakras – Monday, June 6th

Chakras are holy centers that guide us on our path to higher consciousness and aliveness. The word chakra means “wheel” or “disk” in Sanskrit, and it refers to one of the seven basic energy centers in the body that correspond to nerve ganglia branching out from the spinal column, as well as states of consciousness, developmental stages of life, archetypal elements, body functions, colors, sounds, and much, much more. They constitute a fundamental formula for completeness and a pattern for transformation when combined. The chakras, as the soul’s architecture, provide a crucial blueprint for our personal and planetary completeness and transformation. They also illustrate the way to enlightenment and unification as an old spiritual system.

This 2-hour class will teach you:

Simple techniques for getting your chakras into better harmony and feeling invigorated all day
Methods for quickly grounding your energy so you feel less stressed and more present in your life
How to diagnose excess and deficiency in each chakra, so you can bring your body into greater ease and balance
How to Unlock the Inner Temple to Gain Deep Access to Your Core Self