Upcoming Events at Progressive Spiritualist Church
June
Exploring Creation-centered Spirituality
Tuesdays June 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
- with Rev. Don Treadwell
- Celebrating Cosmic Wisdom
- Meeting ID: 822 1639 4119
- Password: 934139
- Click the Zoom icon or Join by phone:
- (312) 626-6799
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Share in the joy, awe, and wonder of creation, experience the letting go and letting God that leads to the awakening of creativity and imagination, and finally know the transforming power of "the One who makes the world go around".
Creation Spirituality strives to awaken authentic mysticism, revitalize western religion and culture, and promotes social and ecological justice by mining the wisdom of ancient spiritual traditions and the insights of contemporary science.
It teaches Panentheism, the belief that divinity permeates all things. It is the earliest tradition of the Hebrew Bible and was celebrated by the Rhineland mystics of medieval Europe. It is a tradition that honors women's wisdom and the cosmologies of native cultures around the planet.
Creation-Centered Spirituality leads us to address the question, "Where will God, where will the experience of the divine, be found in our time and place?" And it answers through four paths:
- In the Via Positiva: in the awe, wonder, and mystery of Creation, of nature and of all beings; in the joy of our spiritual journey.
- In the Via Negativa: in darkness and nothingness, in silence and emptying, in the letting go and letting be, and in the pain and suffering that constitute an equally real part of our spiritual journey.
- In the Via Creativa: in our lives as we co-create with God, in our imaginative output, as we trust our ideas enough to birth them and ride them into existence.
- In the Via Transformativa: In the relief of suffering, in the combatting of injustice, in the struggle for homeostasis, for balance in society and history, and in the celebration that happens when persons struggling for justice and trying to live in mutuality come together to praise and give thanks for the gift of being and being together.
- Suggested Reading: (Books by Matthew Fox)
- Original Blessing: A Primer in Creation Spirituality
- The Coming of the Cosmic Christ
- Creation Spirituality: Liberating Gifts for the Peoples of the Earth
- Weekly Schedule:
- June 01 : An Introduction to Creation Spirituality
Original blessing not original sin.
- June 08 : Path One: The Positive Way (Via Positiva)
Awe, wonder and glory of Creation; celebrating the beauty of Creation.
- June 15 : Path Two: The Negative Way (Via Negativa)
Dealing with the pain and suffering (physical, mental/emotional, spiritual) in life.
- June 22 : Path Three: The Creative Way (Via Creativa)
God as Mother with humanity as co-creators; birthing new ways of being.
- June 29 : Path Four: The Way of Transformation (Via Transformativa)
Restoring justice and balance; standing up for the oppressed and neglected.
- June 01 : An Introduction to Creation Spirituality
- Sign up at djtreadwel@gmail.com
Continuing Mediumship Development
Wednesdays June 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
- with Hoss Hostetler
- This month's focus will be on the language that w use and the importance of ethics when we do private readings or deliver messages. Classes will be lecture and interactive, in-person and on Zoom.
- All are welcome.
- Meeting ID: 874 9023 6881
- Password: 718906
- Click the Zoom icon or Join by phone:
- (312) 626-6799
- If paying for the class by check, please write "Hoss's Wednesday Development Class" in the memo line
- Sign up at hoss243@indy.rr.com
Round Table Discussion
Thursday June 24
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- with Rev. Jim Lasher
- This month's topic: Freedom, Justice, Independence, ?
- Meeting ID: 894 8159 0380
- Password: 774946
- Click the Zoom icon or Join by phone:
- (312) 626-6799
July
Healing / Energy Circle
Thursday July 1
- with Rev. Jim Lasher
- Join these gifted healers to both give and receive healing with others.
- Meeting ID: 836 8367 7504
- Password: 515059
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- (312) 626-6799
Continuing Mediumship Development
Wednesdays July 7, 14, 21 & 28
- with Rev. Maria Celeste
- This month's focus is TBD.
- All are welcome.
- Meeting ID: 852 5760 0120
- Password: 687355
- Click the Zoom icon or Join by phone:
- (312) 626-6799
- If paying for the class by check, please write "Maria's Wednesday Development Class" in the memo line
- Sign up at mariacelestecook@gmail.com
Spirit Circle
Thursday July 8
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- with Rev. Jim Lasher
- This is a great way to practice your connection with spirit with the energy of your like-minded friends.
- Meeting ID: 825 5243 6390
- Password: 604085
- Click the Zoom icon or Join by phone:
- (312) 626-6799
Beginners Mediumship Development
Sunday July 11, 18, & 25
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- with Rev. Jim Lasher
- All are welcome. Come to this class to learn the basics about Spiritualism and mediumship. Meet your guides and enjoy fellowship with others.
- Meeting ID: 835 7930 4269
- Password: 492077
- Click the Zoom icon or Join by phone:
- (312) 626-6799
Round Table Discussion
Thursday July 22
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- with Rev. Jim Lasher
- This month's topic: TBA
- Meeting ID: 894 8159 0380
- Password: 774946
- Click the Zoom icon or Join by phone:
- (312) 626-6799