Canberra Group
Coordinator: Gordon Herbert
Secretary: Barbara Harrod
Email: canberratheosophicalsociety@gmail.com
Meeting place: Friends Meeting House, Cnr. Bent and Condamine Streets, Turner
Meet: 2 - 4 pm 3rd Saturday each month
Saturday 17 April
Apocalypse — Myth and Present Day
Talk by Gordon Herbert
About the Presentation
A great opportunity awaits. We are entering into a time of challenge and change that will foster a transformation of human development. Apocalypse is the battle of this transformation. Through it we are changing ourselves and the world for good. However, we face many looming dangers to our world, including global warming and pollution, collapse of life support ecosystems, food and resource depletion, and global mismanagement of these dangers. Spiritually minded people can work with the forces of light to help win the battle, to create the good, the true and the beautiful. But we need to work with a clear understanding of what is required, and how to act.
This presentation and discussion will consider the science and the esoteric causes behind our predicament. We will explore how spiritually minded people can help enhance the forces of Light, individually and with others. Practical activities on the outer and inner levels will be considered for their effectiveness.
Summaries of these scientific, social and esoteric issues are at:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/132Mf3ijq6LBqk20mMphVpoUzjm3dHajb/view?usp=sharing
It is recommended that you read these summaries before the discussion.
About the Presenter
Gordon Herbert
Gordon has studied the ancient wisdoms and practiced their methods for over 30 years. He has given talks and written for magazines and the internet on esoteric issues. His interests include evolution and development, symbols and myths, the wisdom teachings of religions, modern inspirations, and astrology, as well as theosophy and the works of Alice Bailey. Aspects of modern science that parallel the older teachings are of particular interest. Gordon has a M.A. in Human Geography and was Tutor and Lecturer at the Australian National University and at Macquarie University. Although offered a tenured position and PhD at Macquarie University he decided instead to privately study the spiritual wisdoms. For 27 years he was a foreign aid manager in the Australian Government’s Development Assistance Agency, including posting as Head of Aid section at the Australian High Commission in Sri Lanka.
Saturday 15 May
White Flame of the Heart: The Mystic's Inner Journey
Talk by Jim Cloutman
About the Presentation
May’s talk is from Jim Cloutman, a Canberra TS group member. Jim has had a fifty-year interest in Theosophy. In this presentation, he will explore pathways to the mystic experience and its interconnectedness with ‘probation and chelaship’, an inner journey that is spoken about so widely in the Theosophical literature. Practical exercises to deepen and hone the interaction with your innermost self will be presented.
About the Presenter
Jim Cloutman
First joining the TS at 16, in the early seventies, Jim has an honours degree in comparative religion from King’s College, London University. He is an educationalist by profession, with a Ph.D in adult education. His key interest is in helping learners develop, through education, emotional intelligence and the many emotional attributes that are so badly needed in today’s world, such as resilience, resourcefulness and adaptability. He has led a college that specialises in educational programs for at-risk groups, including people with disabilities, the unemployed and those recovering from drug and alcohol addiction, as well as juvenile justice and prison inmates. Currently he is working on a project with the NSW government to develop learning programs in emotional intelligence for adult students.
