Hi Friend,

Welcome to ISD, with sacred space for all, WELCOME HOME!  Please enjoy perusing our upcoming events including a FREE Spiritual Retreat with Dale & Karla, plus the mystical artwork Opening Reception for Cynthia Marsh!  Also in this newsletter- a Lending Library book review by Carol Callahan, and Connie's last astrology column.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

May Peace Be with you and yours!

WHEN: Sunday, June 1st at 10am
WHERE: ZOOM or at The NEW Lotus Center
297 River St. Service Road, Suite 3, Oneonta, NY 13820

Homily by Rev. Diana Friedell

"Heavenly Ever After -- but what about Hell??"

  Emcee:  Rev. Story Lucile Ducey

 Join us in person or on zoom: 

* There is limited parking in the front of the building, by I-88 and the elevator. Lots more parking is in the back of the building, where there is a flight of stairs to climb and a hallway leading to our Lotus Center on the second floor.

 Open to all, join us as we seek guidance, teachings and homework as we allow Spirit to lead us through prayerful meditation and into deeper healings. The overall goal is to dissolve challenging personal and communal karma while we seek strength and guidance in creating a new chapter for ourselves as individuals and for our world.

Are you exploring your spirituality and finding a new framework for your beliefs? Many people don't want to be defined by old religious paradigms that they adhered to in the past. So the "New Age Movement" emerged- spiritual practices with a focus on self-empowerment, intuition, and a holistic view of the universe.

In this class, Diana will review the people and events which have molded the New Age Movement. We will discuss Trends in spiritual evolution and spiritual disciplines that start as far back as Hermes 5,000 years ago and end with a new religious movement called Eckankar. We’ll discuss the different roots which have molded metaphysical thinking—Transcendentalism, Psychic Science, Spiritualism with the Fox Sisters, Theosophy, Christian Science, Unity, and Divine Science, to name a few.

In this series of four meditative healing Circles on ZOOM, facilitated by Amanda Devore, a Minister/Bandraoi and Spiritual Healer, we will gather in sacred relationship, bringing through the energies most needed for healing, inner union and liberation. Without a plan, we will surrender to the divine grace of the present moment and flow in co-creation listening deeply to the nurturing song harmonics of our higher selves and the group mind. We will rise together in candelabra unison to the divine union temple to then ground and grid the codes and energies into our being and the field.

We are living in a  time of rapid , significant change, that leaves us feeling unsteady and scattered. This FREE spiritual retreat, led by Dale Capristo and Karla Sikora, will create a safe container to offer practices which assist us in being centered, balanced and in harmony. Aligning with our true nature, our birthright to be and shine our light. A path of living with the wisdom of an open heart. Join us in this wonderful, restorative retreat!

The Institute for Spiritual Development is proud to present Cynthia Marsh, an accomplished painter, muralist and educator, our Featured Artist for June and July.  The Open House will begin with a 3pm Sound Bath" by Karla Sikora, an experience where you’re immersed in deep sound vibrations that help heal your body and mind. Then at 3:30 Cynthia will talk about her Sacred Geometry Soulwork and the origins and inspiration for this artwork, which include a close encounter with a UFO as a child, and mystical symbols appearing to her in dreams.
Stay after Cynthia's talk for a wine and cheese reception to appreciate Cynthia's Art Display and tour the beautiful new location for the Institute for Spiritual Development Lotus Center, at 297 River St. Service Rd., Suite 3, Oneonta.  These events are FREE, love donations to ISD are appreciated.

Deepen your spiritual journey through studying and nurturing your innate clairvoyant and clairaudient inner senses of telepathy. Each morning class, with 30 year Psychic Medium, Story Lucile Ducey, is comprised of three parts: an in-depth discussion of an aspect of telepathy, then a demonstration of an intuitive exercise, and the time to practice these exercises for yourselves as sitter or reader or both.

Partake in group discussion, meditations and creative imagination exercises. Sharpen your inner hearing and inner vision. Strengthen your more refined senses of inner feeling and immediate knowing. Practice being a sitter or a reader. Learn how to take notes. Or draw a picture of the spirit message. Learn how to establish the purpose of contact and bring forth an accurate message from Spirit communication.

These inner or psychic senses are so natural and innate we unconsciously use them everyday. Why not learn to use them consciously~~with intention! Join our fun experiential Friday morning Mediumship Summer School classes. Explore ‘everything you wanted to know about Mediumship; but were afraid to ask…’ in a fun and supportive way with others. Take turns being a sitter or a reader.

Lending Library Featured Book

Reviewed by Carol Callahan:

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. The guides seek, as they have in the past, to assist men and women in discovering the higher, purposeful nature of the “Christed Self” that lies dormant within us all. The guides provide psychological and existential insights, along with self-development exercises and affirmations intending to  strip away “emotional boulders” like residues of pain, fear and anger that block our true nature. This book, rich in metaphysical insights, is a treasure for anyone who is eager to expand their understanding of spirituality and the nature of existence.

...Click here to continue reading this book review..

If you would like to read this book, it is available for ISD members to borrow at the ISD Library in the Lotus Center. Books are loaned for a period of one month and can be renewed one time if there is no hold. 

Connie's last Column. . .

In an effort to keep our newsletter content fresh and of interest to you, we are discontinuing the Celestial Conversations column. I have enjoyed bringing you the information that I have been guided toward. You may wish to continue seeking the wisdom and guidance that the art and science of astrology can provide. Below are some of the references that I have used:

REFERENCES FOR ASTROLOGY

Websites:
astroseek.com
cafeastrology.com
astroking.com

Youtube:
Pamela Gregory

Books:
“Astrology for Beginners”                              by William W. Hewitt
Llewellyn Publications, ©️ 1991

“The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need”  
by Joanna Martine Woolfolk
Taylor Trade Publishing,  ©️ 2006
original ©️ 1982

Magazine:
“Sedona Journal”, published by Light Technology Publishing, Flagstaff, AZ
SedonaJournal.com:
Booklet:
Llewelyn's Astrological Pocket Planner
Daily Emphasis and Aspectarian 2024-2026

*There are many more than this. The wealth of information available on the internet may guide you, but it can also confuse you. There are numerous astrological schools and theories to choose from. I encourage you to follow those you feel most aligned with, and that leave you with a sense of empowerment.

Thank you for the interest that you have shown. May you bask in the grace of the starlight as well as the sunlight. May it help you find your Godspeed.

What is the Institute for Spiritual Development?

It's both a metaphysical church and an educational center originally founded 47 yrs ago in Sparta, NJ. With the belief that all paths lead us Home, ISD is dedicated to helping each spirit walk their path with courage and joy.

The Oneonta NY chapter of ISD was Lovingly created by Rev. Diana Friedell & her sister Rev. Sue Landon. We are now led by a powerful leadership team, and executive board.
 
Welcome Home!!!

Your gift helps to sustain Oneonta's first Metaphysical Church and learning center.

Thank you for being a part of the ISD community!

Get in touch

Rev. Diana Friedell, Pastor, 607-433-2089

297 River St. Service Road, Suite 3

ISD Lotus Center Landline: (607) 353-7001‬

isdoneonta@gmail.com

Like and follow us on Facebook