Discussion Topic for the October Meeting

September 26, 2009 — Richard

One of the more interesting topics we generated during our first meeting in April is:

“Energy – what is it and how does it connect us? Where does it go when we die, and is there an energized afterlife?”

Energy Work came up as one of the tools for self-discovery and development we talked about during our September meeting.  But what is this thing we call Energy? And here I’m not necessarily talking about the physics of thermodynamics! Chi or Qi is a form of energy many of us are in touch with. Is this the same as electrical, heat, or light energy?

Please join us for a lively discussion. And, as always, this is about discussion, not dogma!

We will gather at 6:30 pm, October 5, 2009, at Little Nepal Restaurant, 1747 S 8th Street Colorado Springs, CO 80905 – (719) 477-6997.

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Notes from the Meeting of September 14, 2009

September 26, 2009 — Richard

The discussion topic for September was “Tools for Personal Growth, Self-Knowledge, and Understanding Others.” We created a very long list of tools many of us have tried, used, and found helpful. The list is quite extensive and the categories broad ranging from body work to meditation, from using various types of cards, such as Tarot, to journaling, from “readings” of various kinds to self-help books. The following list has not been categorized; the tools are (mostly) in the order of discussion:

Enneagram – a spiritual and personality typology approach (we discussed this tool at length during our August gathering)
Myers-Briggs – a personality typology approach
DISC (Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, Conscientiousness) – a behavioral typology approach
StrengthFinder 2.0 – an online strengths discovery tool
Astrology (and the new Sunology developed by Sharon Moore)
Numerology
Tarot (and the numerous other card approaches to divination)
Palmistry (and Toe Reading?!)
Abraham (and other numerous channeled material that has been published over the years)
Animal Guides (both physical and symbolic; e.g. what birds are showing up in your life and what do they represent?)
Coaching – external support for personal development (from physical, to business, to spiritual)
Vision Questing (and other indigenous approaches to spiritual discovery and growth, e.g. shamanic work)
Meditation (there are so many forms, from passive following the breath and mantra meditation, to active guided imagery, hypnosis, shamanic journeying)
Energy Work (from Qi Gong and Tai Chi, to Massage, Rolfing, Yoga, a myriad of body work approaches)
Self-Help Books
Journaling (e.g. the “The Artist’s Way” approach by Julia Cameron)
Dream Work and Interpretation (what are our unconscious minds trying to tell us?)
Study of Ancient/Sacred Texts (Bible, Vedas, Upanishads, Tao Te Ching – a whole separate category of “self-help books”!)
Relationships and Community (we can learn so much about ourselves in relationship with others; and so much about others from self-exploration!)

This is a pretty exhaustive list, and yet there are many more approaches. There are whole “categories of systems” all of which can lead to Conscious Living.  And, at the end of the day, isn’t that why we do all this work to learn about ourselves, human behavior; to live consciously and contribute to the Evolution of Consciousness?

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Sundays at The Center launches

September 25, 2009 — Richard

September 20, 2009, was an eventful day! Several of us came together for our first meeting and celebration as “Sundays at The Center” in Colorado Springs. We are celebrating both our humanity and our spirituality. We are creating a “church” for people who don’t go to church. We are creating a community for those people who, when faced with making a choice of “religion” on a form, check “other” or “spiritual” rather than a specific religion.

I just finished reading Dan Brown’s latest: The Lost Symbol.  There are many quotable passages in this book, some of which Brown lifted from notable people. One of my favorites:

“That which is impenetrable to us really exists. Behind the secrets of nature remains something subtle, intangible, and inexplicable. Veneration for this force beyond anything that we can comprehend is my religion.” –Albert Einstein

And, further:

“The religion of the future, Einstein had predicted, will be a cosmic religion. It will transcend personal God and avoid dogma and theology.” –Dan Brown quoting Einstein

This is precisely what Sundays at The Center is aiming for. We are post-denominational, post-doctrinal and certainly non-dogmatic. We speak of God in many, many forms as “something subtle, intangible, and inexplicable.” We don’t put him in a box; we don’t put her on a pedestal; we venerate “this force beyond anything that we can comprehend.” And we embrace this force as not only something out there beyond us, beyond reach, but also something very near, very deep, inside of us.

Read more about our celebrations and us at:  www.SundaysatTheCenter.org

And join us this Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 4:00 pm. Find us at:

635 Southpointe, Suite 220
Colorado Springs Colorado 80906

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Sundays at The Center is Set to Gather – Sunday, September 20, 2009 at 4:00 pm

September 17, 2009 — Richard

We are opening a new chapter in our spiritual lives and our support for community in Colorado Springs of like-minded people seeking to live consciously.

Sundays at The Center evolved out of a desire, two existing structures and two enthusiastic ordained Interfaith Ministers. McKenzie Haglund had the desire. She and husband Walt have been “church shopping” for some time and not finding a fit. Meanwhile she launched The Center for Powerful Living and found some really well situated and accommodating office spaces for her new Center, structure one.

Both McKenzie and Walt have also been attending the group begun in Colorado Springs by us, the Spiritual Exploration Group, which meets every first Monday of the month. Through this association McKenzie came to the notion that the Bredesons might be interested in forming a spiritual community to meet every Sunday at her new Center. We expressed keen interest.

And, we had already incorporated a church in Colorado, Church of A New Alliance, Inc.; structure two is in place.

Sundays at The Center is constituted as an organization under the auspices of Church of A New Alliance, Inc. And, the church is in the process of filing for its 501 (c) (3) tax exempt status and can accept charitable donations as such.

Please join us this Sunday! We hope to see you there.

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