May  Speakers

May 3: Dr. Patricia Bell

Dr. Patricia Bell is regarded as one of the world's most gifted clairvoyants, and a master of healing meditation and breathwork. With a Ph.D. from the International College of Spiritual Science in Montreal, Dr. Bell's studies have brought her under the tutelage of some of the world's most noted teachers in Astrology, Kaballah, Humanities, North American Medicine, World Religions, and Yoga. Known affectionately in the former state of Czechoslovakia as Dr. Bellova, she is often the subject of television and periodical features there. Valued as the Great Mother in holistic circles, Patricia continues to touch and contribute to the world's spiritual well-being for many years to come.

Patricia will also be conducting a workshop

"Timeless Love"

Saturday, May 2, 2009 (10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)

Dr. Patricia Bell is regarded as one of the world's most gifted clairvoyants and a master of healing meditation and breathwork. This workshop consists of a variety of techniques to heal oneself during times of crisis and loss.  click here for more details.

"Readings with Patricia"

Saturday, May 2nd (starting at 2:00 p.m.)

A private reading is 30 minutes. Cost is $75.

(There are only a few slots left)

To sign up: Email TheCSE@TheCSE.org or call 703-645-8060. Leave your contact information and general time preference; we will do our best to accommodate your schedule. You’ll receive a confirmation with your time slot. No refunds.

May 10: Mark Johnson

Mark is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a private practice in Seattle, WA who has worked with individuals, couples, and families since 1995. His passion is working with Family Constellations, a healing technique that examines the hidden patterns tied to our family and ancestors. He has been a student of the work since 2000, a facilitator since 2003, a promoter since 2004, and a trainer since 2006. His primary training was with internationally renowned trainer and facilitator, Dietrich Weth, from Frankfurt, Germany, but he has also studied with other top level trainers including Albrecht Mahr, Ursula Franke, Sneh-Victoria Schnabel, Ulrich Bold, Daan van Kampenhout, Edward Zawidowski, Francesca Mason-Boring and Guntard Webber.

He currently serves as council president of The Seattle Constellations Network. Mark will be offering a demonstration and workshop of the technique during his stay. Mark graduated from Bastyr University with an MA degree in Applied Behavioral Science and a Systems Counseling concentration. His BFA is from Stephens College, and he has taken graduate coursework in performance theatre at Cornell University. Learn more at www.MarkAJohnson.net.

Mark will also be conducting a workshop

Healing The Family Soul

Spirit Healing and Constellations

FREE DEMONSTRATION
Friday, May 8, 2009, 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

WORKSHOP
Saturday, May 9, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

click here for more details.

May 17: Rev. John Otey

Reverend John Otey is an ordained Spiritualist minister, a National Spiritualist Teacher, a certified medium, a member of MPI, and serves on the CSE ministerial council.  He is a trance medium and also is a Reiki Master.  John is a columnist for “Psychic World” and his monthly column “Dispatches from America” is read by subscribers throughout Europe and the Americas.  He studies healing and trance at the Arthur Findlay College in the UK.  In the 1980’s, John served seven years as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, flying reconnaissance aircraft throughout the world.  He moved to northern Virginia in 1991 and is currently employed by the Federal Aviation Administration working on a satellite navigation program.  He enjoys being active in his community, and ran for the U.S. Congress in Virginia’s Eighth Congressional District in 1996.  His BS degrees are from Kansas State University.

May 24: Rev. Tom Newman

The Rev. Tom Newman, an ordained minister, is the Pastor of the Shrine of the Master, Church of Metaphysical Christianity in Sarasota, FL, a position he has held for the past 12 years. He has been a member of the church for the past 45 years. Tom teaches metaphysical classes in the education program at his church. He has also studied at the Arthur Findlay College in England and has been a guest lecturer at several churches in Florida and at the Spiritualist Center of York, England. In addition to many spiritual certificates, Tom holds a bachelors degree from the University of South Florida, a masters degree in Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University in Florida and a Certificate of Executive Education from the University of Virginia.

Rev. Newman will also be conducting a workshop

Spiritual Dowsing 101

Sunday May 24, 2009 (1:oo-3:30 p.m.)

click here for more details.
 

May 31: Elizabeth Pan, "Oneness Blessing"

Elizabeth Pan organizes and facilitates the local Oneness Blessing group that meets here at CSE every Wednesday evening.  The phenomenon of the Blessing comes from Sri Amma Bhagavan, founder of the Oneness University in India.  It is not a religion and has no dogma or creed.  In the words of Sri Bhagavan,  “Oneness is a force in consciousness that transcends all religions, all cultural, class-based and national barriers, thus unifying people in the experience of one divinity, one humanity, one suffering, one love, and one consciousness.  We have a destiny to create a state of consciousness that is Oneness with All That Is.”

Awaken to Oneness

Through the Oneness Blessing, the Divine reaches out to humankind to dissolve the illusion of separateness. It is a gift of grace to make us aware that we and the Divine are inseparable.

What is the Oneness Blessing?

“Oneness is a force in consciousness that transcends all religions, all cultural, class-based and national barriers, thus unifying people in the experience of one divinity, one humanity, one suffering, one love, and one consciousness.  We have a destiny to create a state of consciousness that is Oneness with All That Is.”    --- Sri Bhagavan

Is Oneness a religion? 

No. The Oneness Movement has no independent dogmas, teachings, codes of conduct, or practices.  The Blessing is enjoyed by people of all spiritual practices.

How is the Oneness Blessing given?  Generally, the Blessing Giver places her/his hands on the recipient’s head for thirty seconds to a few minutes.  During this time, there is a transfer of grace, or divine intelligent energy, to the recipient. 

Join us on May 31st as speakers from our local  Oneness Blessings Group explain this movement and offer blessings to all who choose to receive one..

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June  Speakers

June 5: Friday Evening Student Service 7:30 p.m.

The evening service is run by MPI students who are studying to become certified ministers, mediums and healers.  Please join us in supporting them.

June 7:  Rev. John Otey

Reverend John Otey is an ordained Spiritualist minister, a National Spiritualist Teacher, a certified medium, a member of MPI, and serves on the CSE ministerial council.  He is a trance medium and also is a Reiki Master.  John is a columnist for “Psychic World” and his monthly column “Dispatches from America” is read by subscribers throughout Europe and the Americas.  He studies healing and trance at the Arthur Findlay College in the UK.  In the 1980’s, John served seven years as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, flying reconnaissance aircraft throughout the world.  He moved to northern Virginia in 1991 and is currently employed by the Federal Aviation Administration working on a satellite navigation program.  He enjoys being active in his community, and ran for the U.S. Congress in Virginia’s Eighth Congressional District in 1996.  His BS degrees are from Kansas State University.

June 14: Rev. Steve Hermann

The Reverend Steve Hermann is an internationally acclaimed medium with incredible talent.  Through his highly detailed and accurate mediumship, the Rev. Steve Hermann is able to provide first hand proof that life after death exists, by specific messages containing names, dates and places only know to the individual receiving the reading. As Steve makes contact with deceased loved ones, grief and loneliness disappear, and proper healing can take place.

As a student of yoga, meditation and Spiritualism for over three decades, Steve holds credentials as an Ordained Minister, Certified Medium, and Teacher with the National Spiritualist Association of Churches. He holds a BA degree from Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, and a Licensed Massage Therapist. A member of the International Spiritual Federation, he is also the Director for the 'New England Center for Parapsychology' in Greenfield, Massachusetts, and the 'Aotearoa Center of Spiritual Light' in New Zealand.

He travels extensively internationally, demonstrating his mediumship, conducting classes and workshops for the development of psychic ability and spiritual healing. Through his international travels, parapsychological courses at Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, Massachusetts, and development classes conducted weekly in Greenfield, he has assisted thousands in their process of spiritual unfoldment. Steve is a featured personality on television and radio worldwide, his mediumship has been documented by the Associated Press and other news media.

"Readings with Rev. Hermann"

Saturday, June 13, 2:00 to 7:oo p.m.

Sunday, June 14, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Private reading costs $90/30 min. and $150/60 min.

To sign up: Email TheCSE@TheCSE.org or call 703-645-8060. Leave your contact information and general time preference; we will do our best to accommodate your schedule. You’ll receive a confirmation with your time slot. No refunds.

Rev. Hermann will also be conducting a workshop

The Mechanics of Mediumship

Saturday, June 13, 2009 (10:oo-1:00 p.m.)

click here for more details.

June 21: Suzanne Giesemann

Suzanne is a writer and popular motivational speaker focusing on personal excellence and spirituality. She is a former Navy Commander who served as a Commanding Officer and aide to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 9/11. An avid sailor and U.S. Coast Guard licensed captain, she and her husband, Ty, have sailed their 46-foot sloop Liberty across the Atlantic Ocean and throughout the Mediterranean. Her other books include Conquer Your Cravings, It’s Your Boat Too (A Woman’s Guide to Greater Enjoyment on the Water), and the memoir Living a Dream.

June 28: Rita O'Connor

Rita O'Connor is a long-time member of CSE and served for many years on the CSE Board of Directors in various positions. After careers in teaching and information technology, she is now a student of the Morris Pratt Institute, preparing for a future career in the ministry. Her spiritual path took her from Catholicism to agnosticism before she had a spiritual awakening that brought her to Spiritualism. She co-authored A Book of Spiritualist Prayer which is available through the NSAC bookstore. She is also certified as a healer in the National Science of Mind Church. Rita has a Master’s Degree in Human Development and taught school for many years in Prince Georges County, Maryland and in New Jersey, before moving into a career in information technology, where she founded the New Jersey chapter of the Association for Women in Computing. She now runs a small business, Your Computer Tutor, helping individuals make better use of their computers.

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July  Speakers

July 5: Rev. John Otey

Reverend John Otey is an Ordained Spiritualist minister, a National Spiritualist Teacher, a Certified Medium, a member of MPI, and serves on the CSE ministerial council.  He is a trance medium and also is a Reiki Master.  John is a columnist for “Psychic World” and his monthly column “Dispatches from America” is read by subscribers throughout Europe and the Americas.  He studies healing and trance at the Arthur Findlay College in the UK.  In the 1980’s, John served seven years as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, flying reconnaissance aircraft throughout the world.  He moved to northern Virginia in 1991 and is currently employed by the Federal Aviation Administration working on a satellite navigation program.  He enjoys being active in his community, and ran for the U.S. Congress in Virginia’s Eighth Congressional District in 1996.  His BS degrees are from Kansas State University.

July 12: Awilda Abaza

Awilda Abaza is a member of CSE.  She is a 3rd Generation Spiritualist Healer and Medium who began her own journey in Spiritualism in 2006.  She is a Licentiate Minister is now working on certification as a Medium, Healer, and Ordained Minister.  She is an Usui Reiki Master and currently volunteers as a Reiki practitioner at George Washington University Hospital.  Awilda has always been an avid student of religious studies, and while living in Egypt for 7 years, delved deeply into Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and other religions while working on her own spiritual unfoldment.

July 19: Rev. Leonard Justinian

Rev. Leonard Justinian is an NSAC Ordained minister, a CSE minister, and a CSE member. Our Pastor, Rev. Anne Gehman officiated at his ordination.  He served many years at the Church of Two Worlds in Georgetown.  Presently Rev. Justinian teaches psychic development and mediumship, and gives readings in his Fairfax studio.  He is also an accomplished watercolor artist and teaches classes in watercolor locally.  His works hang in Canada, Tokyo, London and all over the U.S.

July 26: Rita O'Connor

Rita O'Connor is a long-time member of CSE and served for many years on the CSE Board of Directors in various positions. After careers in teaching and information technology, she is now a student of the Morris Pratt Institute, preparing for a future career in the ministry. Her spiritual path took her from Catholicism to agnosticism before she had a spiritual awakening that brought her to Spiritualism. She co-authored A Book of Spiritualist Prayer which is available through the NSAC bookstore. She is also certified as a healer in the National Science of Mind Church. Rita has a Master’s Degree in Human Development and taught school for many years in Prince Georges County, Maryland and in New Jersey, before moving into a career in information technology, where she founded the New Jersey chapter of the Association for Women in Computing. She now runs a small business, Your Computer Tutor, helping individuals make better use of their computers.

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Sunday, June 21, 2009

1:00 p.m.
All proceeds from the book signing are being donated to CSE.
 

The CSE is pleased to announce that The Priest and the Medium is now available from the publisher, Hay House. It should start showing up on book store shelves within the next few weeks.

Psychic medium B. Anne Gehman gave her first spirit readings to her teddy bears at age five. Raised in the Mennonite tradition, she left home at age 14 to finish her schooling. A life-changing near-death experience led Anne to develop her natural gifts, including an uncanny ability to predict future events. She has gained international attention for her help in solving crimes, locating oil and missing persons, healing illnesses, and connecting family members with their loved ones in spirit. She has worked with top government agencies and officials, police departments, judges, and corporate CEOs.

While remarkable for her spiritual gifts and experiences, Anne’s life is all the more fascinating due to an unusual twist: she is married to Wayne Knoll, Ph.D., a former Jesuit priest. A brilliant student devoted to his faith, Wayne also left home at 14 to join a Roman Catholic seminary. Even while pursuing his life’s dream as a professor of literature at Georgetown University, Wayne felt an emptiness that only a woman could fill. After more than a decade of religious training, he made the wrenching decision to leave the priesthood, not knowing if he would find the love he sought. The Priest and the Medium shares the remarkable story of two soul mates on parallel paths with divergent beliefs, yet united in their love for God and each other.

Reverend B. Anne Gehman, the Pastor of the Center for Spiritual Enlightenment will be going on tour with Hay House for her new book!

About the Author

Suzanne Giesemann is a writer and popular motivational speaker focusing on personal excellence and spirituality. She is a former Navy Commander who served as a Commanding Officer and aide to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 9/11. An avid sailor and U.S. Coast Guard licensed captain, she and her husband, Ty, have sailed their 46-foot sloop Liberty across the Atlantic Ocean and throughout the Mediterranean. Her other books include Conquer Your Cravings, It’s Your Boat Too (A Woman’s Guide to Greater Enjoyment on the Water), and the memoir Living a Dream.
Website: www.SuzanneGiesemann.com

The Priest and the Medium:

Insight from Psychic Anne Gehman

Hay House Live Online Event

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. (PT)

REGISTRATION IS FREE!

Join the discussion where some callers will receive a reading on Hay House Radio on June 9th.

Reverend Gehman and Suzanne Giesemann, the author of the book, will be presenting a live online seminar for Hay House radio on June 9th at 7PM EST. Suzanne will kick off the program and introduce Reverend Gehman. They'll talk a bit about mediumship and the book, then Anne will demonstrate her psychic and mediumistic gifts by taking calls from participants. This special event is FREE, but you must register in advance. Please click on the "free registration".

Do you want to connect with your loved one on the Other Side? Or, perhaps you want insight into your career or love life?

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to ask Anne your questions directly and to listen in as she demonstrates her remarkable gifts during this live reading online event.

One of the Top 100 Psychics in the U.S., Anne has been able to predict the future and to see, h ear, and communicate with spirits since early childhood. She has solved high profile missing person cases and reunited thousands of people with their loved ones on the other side.

In the first part of the event, Suzanne, the20author of The Priest and the Medium, a fascinating new book that details Anne’s life, talks with Anne about mediumship and her marriage to an unlikely soul mate: Dr. Wayne Knoll, a professor at Georgetown University and former Jesuit priest. Then Anne demonst rates her psychic abilities by taking your calls!

Don’t miss this opportunity for a free reading! You must register to reserve your spot. Please click on the "free registration".

Check back for new schedule of classes.

Spiritual Book Club

with Dr. Wayne Knoll

by Eckhart Tolle

Next Meeting: TBA

at 7:30 p.m.

Donation: $10 payable at the door.

A word of mouth phenomena since its initial release, The Power of Now is one of those rare books that has the ability to create a radical change in the reader's life.....for the better.

To make the journey into The Power of Now, we will leave our analytical mind and our egos behind.   From the first page, we breathe easier and lighter.  We become connected to the indestructible essense of our being, the eternal, ever-present, One Life, beyond the myriad forms of life that are subject to life and death.  Although the journey is challenging, Eckhart Tolle uses simple language and an easy question and answer format to guide us.

Eckhart Tolle is a contemporary, spiritual teacher.  He writes with the timeless and uncomplicated clarity of the spiritual masters and imparts a simple, yet profound message......there is a way out of suffering and into peace. 

Buy or borrow this book soon, so you'll have plenty of time to read it and join us on April 17th.

This group is free to join and peruse.   A $10 contribution to CSE is gratefully accepted from those who attend the discussions.

About the Book Club: Each month will start with a presentation on the current book selection to give an overview and foster comments, questions and discussions. Each book will be announced at least a month in advance. Bring your insights, feelings and thoughts to expand our roundtable! Those members who have great interest in the current selections but haven't had time to read that month are still encouraged to come, learn and participate in stimulating discussion!

About our facilitator: Dr. Wayne Knoll will facilitate monthly meeting. He is a professor at Georgetown University in Modern American Literature with advanced degrees in Philosophy, Theology and Literature. He is known for his smile, warmth and open-mindedness. At GU, he received an award for Faculty Excellence by vote of the senior class for his service to them in the lecture halls and on campus.

We welcome all to join us for these engaging and thought provoking discussions! Come to meet kindred spirits, share your insights and make new friends!
 

To RSVP or Sign up: You may sign up by visiting the CSE BookClub website where you can RSVP, find updates on the current book selections, meetup dates and more.  We look forward to you seeing you!

Northern Virginia Spiritual Enlightenment
Meetup Group

"How to Raise Your Vibrations for Attunement to Spirit, Health and more.."

Next meeting:

Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 12:45 p.m.

Come and join in our discussion as we talk about raising our vibrations!

Intentionally focusing on lifting and clearing out our vibrations significantly improves our mental and physical health and also allows for a deeper connection to Spirit.

Visualizing, associating with positive people, meditation, service to others, practicing healing, bathing in moonlight, reading comics, going barefoot in nature, listening to music, smelling flowers, using organics, kissing, deep breathing, water play, and singing are all great vibration raisers!

We will talk about specific practices for; mental, physical and spiritual upliftment and attunement!

To sign-up, go to:
http://www.meetup.com/The-Northern-VA-Spiritual-Enlightenment-Group/calendar/10727441/

Join us after fellowship to participate in an informal discussion.  All your comments and questions are welcomed.  We've been having lively talks in this group and alot of fun getting to know each other!  All are invited to our circle!

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