Tuesday, September 5, 2023

THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCO - SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2023 PROGRAM

"No Religion Higher Than Truth, No Power Greater Than Love"

THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCO: SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2023 PROGRAM 

IN-PERSON: Sunday, 9/17/23, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Conversations in Theosophy (Richard Power will lead an exploration of "Numbers & Their Mystical Meaning")

ON-LINE: Sunday, 9/24/23 at 6 p.m. - Aya Dunin presents "Enlivenment, Embodying the Feminine Current" (For more info on Aya's work, visit http://www.templeshakti.com)

ON-LINE: Sunday, 10/1/23 at 6 p.m. - Elaine Santos presents "Autumn Imagery" (For info on Elaine's work, visit https://wellnessasart.com)

IN-PERSON: Sunday, 10/15/23, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Conversations in Theosophy (Theme: "Prosperity")

ON-LINE: Sunday, 10/29/23, at 6 p.m. - Dr. Jeff Curtis presents "Some Surprising Things About Light, Part 3" 

Our in-person Lodge events start at 4 p.m. and end at 6 p.m. 

To enjoy our on-line offerings, just come to https://www.facebook.com/sfts.lodge at the appointed hour on the designated evening. Free and available to the public. 

For more information, e-mail us (sftslodge at gmail.com) or inquire via Facebook Messenger.



Monday, July 3, 2023

THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCO - JULY-AUGUST 2023 PROGRAM


"No Religion Higher Than Truth, No Power Greater Than Love"


 THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCO: JULY-AUGUST 2023 PROGRAM 

IN-PERSON: Sunday, 7/16/23, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Conversations in Theosophy 

ON-LINE: Sunday, 7/23/23 at 6 p.m. - Elaine Santos presents "Resilience Imagery" 

IN-PERSON: Sunday, 8/20/23, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Conversations in Theosophy 

ON-LINE: Sunday, 8/27/23, at 6 p.m. - Dr. Jeff Curtis presents "Some Surprising Things About Light, Part 2" 

Our in-person Lodge events start at 4 p.m. and end at 6 p.m. 

To enjoy our on-line offerings, just come to https://www.facebook.com/sfts.lodge at the appointed hour on the designated evening. Free and available to the public. 

For more information, e-mail us (sftslodge at gmail.com) or inquire via Facebook Messenger.


Tuesday, May 2, 2023

THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCO - MAY/JUNE 2023 PROGRAM

"Everything in the Universe, throughout all its kingdoms, is conscious: i.e., endowed with a consciousness of its own kind and on its own plane of perception." - H.P. Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine

THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCO: MAY-JUNE 2023 PROGRAM 

IN-PERSON: Sunday, 5/7/23, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. - WHITE LOTUS DAY (Join us in celebrating the Life & Work of the Great H.P. Blavatsky) 

ON-LINE: Sunday, 5/21/23 at 6 p.m. - Elaine Santos presents "Spring Imagery" 

IN-PERSON: Sunday, 6/11/23, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Cesar Love presents "Basketball's Hidden Stars: The Astrology Within the Game" 

ON-LINE: Sunday, 6/18/23, at 6 p.m. - Emily Shurr presents "Pilgrimage to Sovereignty" 

ON-LINE: Sunday, 6/25/23, 6 p.m. - Dr. Jeff Curtis presents "Some Surprising Things About Light"  

In-person Lodge events start at 4 p.m. and end at 6 p.m. 

To enjoy our on-line offerings, just come to https://www.facebook.com/sfts.lodge at the appointed hour on the designated evening. Free and available to the public. 

For more information, e-mail us (sftslodge at gmail.com) or inquire via Facebook Messenger.

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCO - MARCH/APRIL 2023 PROGRAM

One of the many altars that adorn the Lodge rooms of the San Francisco Theosophical Society

THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCO: March-April 2023 PROGRAM

IN-PERSON: Sunday, 3/19/23, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Lenten Sutra Readings (Mary Power reads "The Diamond Sutra) 

ON-LINE: Sunday, 3/26/23 at 6 p.m. - Richard Power presents "The Emerald Tablet: 21st Century Insights on Its True Nature & Meaning"

IN-PERSON: Sunday, 4/9/23, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Lenten Sutra Readings (Peggy Tahir reads "Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation") 

ON-LINE: Sunday, 4/30/23, at 6 p.m. - Dr. Jeff Curtis presents "Wrapping Up on Space and Time" 

For previous talks in Dr. Curtis' ongoing series, visit the Lodge You Tube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpYsFkbGQAoqzrQRetJaXiA 

LENTEN SUTRA READINGS: The legendary American sages Joe and Guin Miller chose to mark the annual Lenten season by reading their favorite sutras aloud to each other. Every weekday morning, at 6 a.m., Joe would read "Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation" to Guin, and every weekday evening, at 6 p.m., Guin would read the "Diamond Sutra" to Joe. From Ash Wednesday to Good Friday. Those of us who gathered around Joe and Guin had the blessing of being able to attend these readings. Satsang in its truest, richest sense. After the Millers passing in 1992, a handful of us at the Lodge continued this practice, every weekday from Ash Wednesday to Good Friday at 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. We did so well into the second decade of the new Millennia. In recent years, to meet the demands of the times we are all living through, the Lodge has shifted to different iterations. This year, in February, March and April, we will devote our monthly in-person Lodge meetings to the readings: 2/26, 3/19 and 4/9 (Easter Sunday). It is an honor and a blessing to continue this deep, powerful concentration. 

To enjoy our on-line offerings, just come to https://www.facebook.com/sfts.lodge at the appointed hour on the designated evening. Free and available to the public. 

To join us for our in-person events, we require proof of fully vaccinated status at the door. In-person Lodge events start at 4 p.m. and end at 6 p.m. 

For more information, e-mail us (sftslodge at gmail.com) or inquire via Facebook Messenger.

Monday, January 9, 2023

THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCO - JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2023 PROGRAM


The great 19th Century occultist H.P. Blavatsky & the great 20th Century saint Ramana Maharshi. Central to the life of the SFTS Lodge & the journeys of legendary American sages Joe & Guin Miller. Shining forth from our Meditation Room.

THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCO:  JAN-FEB 2023 PROGRAM

IN-PERSON: Sunday, 1/22/23, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Conversations in Theosophy

ON-LINE: Sunday, 1/29/23 at 6 p.m. - Brenna Geehan presents "Yoga Nidra (aka Non-Sleep Deep Rest)"

ON-LINE: Sunday, 2/5/23, at 6 p.m. - Elaine Santos presents "Getting Cozy with Imagery"

ON-LINE: Sunday, 2/19/23, at 6 p.m. - Dr. Jeff Curtis presents "Regarding the Nature of Space & Time, Part 4" 

IN-PERSON: Sunday, 2/26/23, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Lenten Sutra Readings ("Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation")

For more information Brenna Geehan's work, visit https://www.brennageehan.com/

For more information on Elaine Santos' work, visit https://wellnessasart.com

For previous talks in Dr. Curtis' ongoing series, visit the Lodge You Tube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpYsFkbGQAoqzrQRetJaXiA

LENTEN SUTRA READINGS: The legendary American sages Joe and Guin Miller chose to mark the annual Lenten season by reading their favorite sutras aloud to each other. Every weekday morning, at 6 a.m., Joe would read "Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation" to Guin, and every weekday evening, at 6 p.m., Guin would read the "Diamond Sutra" to Joe. From Ash Wednesday to Good Friday. Those of us who gathered around Joe and Guin had the blessing of being able to attend these readings. Satsang in its truest, richest sense. After the Millers passing in 1992, a handful of us at the Lodge continued this practice, every weekday from Ash Wednesday to Good Friday at 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. We did so well into the second decade of the new Millennia. In recent years, to meet the demands of the times we are all living through, the Lodge has shifted to different iterations. This year, in February, March and April, we will devote our monthly in-person Lodge meetings to the readings: 2/26, 3/19 and 4/9 (Easter Sunday). It is an honor and a blessing to continue this deep, powerful concentration.

To enjoy our on-line offerings, just come to https://www.facebook.com/sfts.lodge at the appointed hour on the designated evening. Free and available to the public. 

To join us for our in-person events, we require proof of fully vaccinated status at the door. In-person Lodge events start at 4 p.m. and end at 6 p.m. 

For more information, e-mail us (sftslodge at gmail.com) or inquire via Facebook Messenger.

Thursday, October 27, 2022

THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCO - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2022

 

Green Tara, Mother of All Buddhas, Kumbum, Gyantse, Tibet.

THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCO - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2022 

IN-PERSON: Sunday, 11/13/22, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. - SPECIAL EVENT: MPOWERDANCE Project presents "THIMBLE" (See SPECIAL EVENT NOTICE below) 

ON-LINE: Sunday, 11/20/22 at 6 p.m. - Emily Shurr presents "The Pilgrimage Within" 

ON-LINE: Sunday, 12/11/22, at 6 p.m. - Dr. Jeff Curtis presents "Regarding the Nature of Space & Time, Part 3"

IN-PERSON: Sunday, 12/18/22, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Singing Around the Yuletide Fire (Join us for the Lodge's Solstice celebration. Holiday merriment! "Ours is not a caravan of despair!")

SPECIAL EVENT

Mark your calendar for community gathering Sunday, November 13 from 4 to 6 PM, at the San Francisco Theosophical Society. MPOWERDANCE Project will host a closing reception for our year long (2021-2022) exhibition of MOTHERpeaceMOTHERwar. 

Artists presenting: 

  • Mary Power will perform dance and discuss MPOWERDANCE Project’s new dance collective forming for 2023 working with her Visionary Dance Oracle, A Book of the Soul and the oracle cards. If you are interested please attend. 
  • Sasha Silveanu, Artist and Anthropologist, will present her latest revelations on “My Mother Tapes”, sharing inspiration for current and future works.
  • Peggy Tahir will perform “24 Radisms” work born out of breast cancer treatment and healing.
  • Richard Power will discuss our climate action and spiritual archeology with his choice reading from any number of books he’s authored.

For more information see SFTS Lodge on Instagram and Facebook 

“THIMBLE” extracts the essence of MOTHERpeaceMOTHERwar. (h/t excellent capture by @frescuraobscura)

To enjoy our on-line offerings, just come to https://www.facebook.com/sfts.lodge at the appointed hour on the designated evening. Free and available to the public.

To join us for our in-person events, we require proof of fully vaccinated status at the door (including boosters). In-person Lodge events start at 4 p.m. and end at 6 p.m. 

For more information, e-mail us (sftslodge at gmail.com) or inquire via Facebook Messenger.

MPOWERDANCE Project: THIMBLE 

 #MOTHERpeaceMOTHERwar #visionaryart #visionarydanceoracle #healing #beautiful #dancelife #butoh #contemporaryart #dancecommunity #yoga #pilates #qi #spokenword #writer #breastcancerawareness #mpowerdanceproject 

#Theosophy #NoReligionHigherThanTruth #NoPowerGreaterThanLove #TheCircleIsUnbroken

Sunday, September 4, 2022

THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCO - SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022

"What are we here for, save to help each other, to love each other, to uplift each other?"
- Annie Besant, "Duties of A Theosophist" (1917)
Photo: Annie Besant circa1880s (Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn, National Portrait Gallery, London)

THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCO - SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 

ON-LINE: On Sunday, 9/18/22 at 6 p.m. - Courtney Wynn Sheets presents "The Art of Dying Well: Planning for the Good Death" 

IN-PERSON: On Sunday, 9/25/22, 4 p.m. to  6 p.m. - Lodge Library Hours

ON-LINE: On Sunday, 10/2/22, at 6 p.m. - Dr. Jeff Curtis presents "Regarding the Nature of Space & Time, Part 2"

IN-PERSON: On Sunday, 10/16/22, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Conversations in Theosophy 

ON-LINE: On Sunday, 10/23/22, at 6 p.m. - Elaine Santos presents "Deep Peace with Imagery"

To enjoy our on-line offerings, just come to https://www.facebook.com/sfts.lodge at the appointed hour on the designated evening. Free and available to the public. 

To join us for our in-person events, we require proof of fully vaccinated status at the door (including boosters). The September-October in-person Lodge events will start at 4 p.m. and end at 6 p.m.

For more information, e-mail us (sftslodge at gmail.com) or inquire via Facebook Messenger.