TAT 2009 November Gathering

Weekend Schedule

Our weekend theme is The Hypnosis of Life: Sidestepping the Siren Call. Corina B. will serve as TAT's meeting host and facilitator.

Friday, November 13, 2009

5:00 to 7:30 p.m. ~ Set-up and arrivals

7:30 to 9:00 p.m. ~ Retreating Report.
All that is necessary to find the Truth is an unconditional commitment—not putting a time upon the commitment nor a greater value on any other desires or fears. If a person sincerely makes a commitment, he automatically becomes a vector in a sure direction.
    -Richard Rose, The Direct-Mind Experience

Participants from a recent retreat relate their experiences. Led by the November 2009 Intensive Retreat Members.

9 to ? ~ Free time

Saturday, November 14, 2009

8:30 to 10:00 a.m. ~ Arrivals and pot luck breakfast

10:00 to 10:15 a.m. ~ Welcome and introduction with Corina B.

10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. ~ Purification of a Desire: Psychological insights on the path to Becoming. Session led by Anima Pundeer.

11:45 a.m. to Noon ~ Meal preparation

Noon to 1:30 p.m. ~ Pot luck lunch and open discussion

1:30 to 2:30 p.m. ~ Intuition and Instinct: Recontacting the Heart and Gut by Aimee Butler and Thomas Whitmire. A call to action through a discussion on ways and means to reinvigorate our instinctual and intuitive selves.

2:30 to 2:45 p.m. ~ Break

2:45 to 4:00 p.m. ~ Self-Love: The Grand Addiction. How addiction relates to the search, the love/need of ego/self, and our day-to-day life. Presented by Bob Fergeson.

4:00 to 4:15 p.m. ~ Break

4:15 to 5:15 p.m. ~ Convictions & Doubts: What makes us believe a thought? A facilitated discussion that examines how our convictions, beliefs, and doubts shape our actions, successes, and failures on the spiritual path. Led by Tune Seidelin and Isaac Hill.

5:15 to 5:30 p.m. ~ Meal preparation

5:30 to 7:00 p.m. ~ Pot luck dinner and open discussion

8:30 to ? ~ Open discussion; bonfire (weather permitting)

Sunday, November 15, 2009

8:00 to 9:00 a.m. ~ Pot luck breakfast and open discussion

9:00 to 10:30 a.m. ~ The Eye That Lies: A Look at Hypnosis in the Works of Richard Rose. A smattering of items from the teachings of Richard Rose pertaining to hypnosis. Mr. Rose advocated hands-on hypnosis practice within the context of studying the mind. In this session, we’ll explore why. Led by Shawn Nevins.

10:30 to 10:45 a.m. ~ Break

10:45 a.m. to Noon ~ Running Between Raindrops: Baseline Prayer as a Spiritual GPS System by Bart Marshall. Prayer and between-ness in the life of the spiritual seeker.

Noon to 12:30 p.m. ~ Weekend wrap-up. Feedback from participants and questions for session leaders. Moderated by Mike Gegenheimer.

12:30 p.m. ~ Departing words followed by an optional lunch at a local restaurant.

Audio recordings of some of the November meeting presenters are available for free on our audio page.

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