Integral Cente, Integral Foundation - Sydney, Australia.

I'm a trustee of the Integral Foundation here in Sydney, and one of the main activities of the Foundation is to offer microfinancing to Integrally-informed projects in Sydney. The Integral Centre here in Sydney is a brand which sits to move in and with these projects as they arise. This September, we'll be launching the new structure through a retreat and speaking tour by Diane Musho Hamilton Sensei. It's an exciting turn of events for the integral crowd here in Sydney, and hopefully a launching pad for much more intelligent work to come. Come along!

Integral Meditation
A 5-Day Retreat

with Diane Musho Hamilton Sensei
Friday 5 – Wednesday 10 Sept 2008

This five day retreat gives you space and time to explore the depths
of Big Mind and Big Heart through an Integrally-framed range of
meditative, psychodynamic and body practices.

Diane Musho Hamilton Sensei is the dharma successor of American Zen
Master Genpo Roshi, and is his first successor in the Big Mind
lineage. Diane's program will lead you through Zen meditative
practices, psychodynamic shadow work, and the Big Mind process. The
retreat will also include bodywork and energetic practices to
provide you with a rounded transformative experience that engages
the full depths of your self through mind, body, spirit and shadow.

Big Mind is the name given, by Genpo Roshi, to a straightforward and
effective method of self investigation designed to give you an
experience of your unconditioned nature. This process is a new
synthesis of methods from western psychology and the non-dual wisdom
traditions which successfully navigate core aspects of your psyche
to reveal the compassionate nature of your heart and to cultivate a
better understanding of the limitless wisdom and presence of your mind.

Diane is a truly impressive teacher who uniquely holds status as a
Zen sensei, Big Mind process facilitator, and as a key teacher with
Ken Wilber's Integral Institute. She is also a professional
mediator, group facilitator, and trainer in conflict resolution.

With a demanding international teaching schedule, this retreat
presents a rare opportunity to study and practice with Diane on her
first teaching visit to Australasia.

*Venue: *Brahma Kumaris Centre, Wilton
*Dates:* Fri 5 – Wed 10 Sep

*Cost:* $750 -includes accomodation and food;
Scholarship places are available.
http://www.integralcentre.org/bigmind

Places limited – to reserve a place or recieve further information,
email: integralcentre@gmail.com

/Visit and retreat sponsored by The Integral Centre, Sydney/

St Uriel the Archangel Gnostic Community has a new home...

"Enlighten your mind... Light the lamp within you. Knock on yourself as if upon a door and walk upon yourself as upon a straight road. For if you walk on the road, it is impossible for you to go astray. Open the door for you so that you may know what it is."
– Silvanus

My friend Tim has recently been given news that the Apostolic Johannite Church is to ordain him a preist in May. He's been a seminarian in the chuch for a while now, and will continue his seminary training while serving his Sydney Parish, St Uriel's, upon his return.





As part of this irrovocable new step in the path of his humanity, he has established a chuch space for services every Sunday night at the Sydney Unitarian Church (1-15 Francis St, Darlinghurst). If you're interested in authentic spirituality and are wondering how you might hold that within the frame of your own western Christian culture, St Uriel's might be a refuge worth considering along your path.

The Apostolic Johannite Church is a modern, gnostic, christian esoteric church with valid apostolic succession (all the way back to JC!). Tim's a kind, intelligent, warm man who is putting a lot of heart, mind and spirit into his development and transformation into a priest. I'm sure he'd love to see you there sometime.

Check out the blog he has created to chart his journey along this path.