ISD Sacred Council Message
There is an age-old wisdom surfacing that illuminates a simple grounded truth of life and of continuation.
There's a beauty in the simple truth of things and we welcome you to embrace that now. There's no benefit in remaining in old, outdated situations any longer. It's time to shake off the old and welcome the new. Accepting the grace of solution and resolution can free us from our suffering.
We are so saddened at the loss of our ISD sister, Rev. Renee Ranke, Minister, Psychic Medium, Friend and Teacher here at ISD.
She passed away on Friday, August 22nd, at 10:55 am, after a 2 month battle with metastatic lung cancer. Many of us had some precious moments with her while she was in the hospital and in rehab, over the last two months. Renee was invaluable here at ISD, was known for her compassion, glowing smile and intuitive insights, and her many talents have helped to shape our organization here at ISD Oneonta.
In lieu of our normal Sunday metaphysical service, today is a celebration for all of us as we together bless, witness and ordain our sisters into the Ministry of our Church, the institute for Spiritual Development.
JoAnn Wormuth will be ordained
and Kimberly Wormuth and Jaya Buckland move up from Cleric to Missionary in the ISD Ministry Program.
How to Heal Yourself When No One Else Can by Amy B. Scher is a compassionate guide to self-healing. Drawing from her own experience overcoming chronic illness and as an energy therapist, Scher provides practical energy-healing techniques to help release emotional blocks, reduce stress, and restore well-being.
Heaven is Beautiful : How Dying Taught Me That Death Is Just a Beginning was written by Peter Baldwin Panagore. His story is an account of his near death experience while hiking in Alberta Canada when he was 21 years old. He was ice climbing the Lower Weeping Wall on Cirrus Mountain, Banff National Park. Several climbing mistakes resulted in Peter and his partner being stranded on the ice wall over night and experiencing hypothermia. Peter was well versed in the stages of hypothermia and was aware of his increasing confusion, clumsiness and sleepiness as the hypothermia increased. Peter struggled to stay awake but he was unable to and he slipped into death. He died on the side of the mountain and experienced forgiveness, unconditional love and bliss.
In "I Am The Word", Paul Selig, writer and medium, offers readers a profound journey into the realms of spiritual awakening and personal transformation. As a channel for higher wisdom, Selig’s program is dispensed by beings of higher intelligence , sometimes called guides or Ascended Masters. Selig invites us to explore the interconnectedness of all life and the divine energy that flows through it.
