Welcome to ISD, with new sacred space for all, WELCOME HOME.  Please enjoy perusing our upcoming events including ISD Oneonta's ALL Member Annual Convention and Connie's astrology forecast. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️

WHEN: Sunday, February 16th at 10am
WHERE: ZOOM or at The NEW Lotus Center
297 River St. Service Road, Suite 3, Oneonta, NY 13820

~Our new location is handicapped accessible~

There is limited parking in the front of the building which is the side that has the elevator. There is plenty of parking in the back of the building but you need to climb a flight of stairs to the second floor entrance to the Lotus Center.  Or park in the back and walk around to the front main entrance.

Homily by Sherry Barton

“A Living Eulogy”

 ^{Telling people while they're alive how important they are to you. Waiting until a person dies and telling others at the funeral or celebration of life is too late.}

 Emcee: Kimberly Winsor

 Join us in person or on zoom:

WHEN:  Sunday, March 2nd, 2025, 12 noon.

WHERE:  ISD Lotus Center

                 297 River St. Service Road, Suite 3, Oneonta, NY 13820

Calling all ISD Oneonta Members and those considering membership-

We are holding our All Member Convention at ISD Oneonta on March 2nd, at 12 noon at the ISD Lotus Center. At this annual meeting, we review our accomplishments from the previous Fiscal year, and make goals for next year.  In our Annual Report, we review reports from all of our committees, vote our board members in, and vote on the proposed budget for ISD Oneonta's Fiscal Year 2025.  Our Fiscal year is going to change this year- It will run from April 1st, 2025, through December 31st of 2025.  In January of 2026 our Fiscal year is switching to January 1st, 2026 to December 31st, 2026 to be in step with our Chartering organization, ISD National.  

Anyone can attend, but only members in good standing can vote.  We want to hear from you! It is essential to renew your membership here, NOW, and have your ideas, visions for ISD,  and your vote count!

- Rev. Diana Friedell, Pastor, Director;  Kimberly Winsor, President of the Board

Leadership Change

The Leadership Team at ISD is taking on a new shape.
Kimberly Winsor, currently serving as President of the Board, and on the Faculty, will be taking on the role of Co-Director, to serve alongside Diana Friedell, who is remaining as Co-Director and Pastor.  Learn more about Kimberly Winsor and the rich background and gifts she brings to us as Co-Director here- https://isdoneonta.org/about-us/teachers/.  A huge round of applause goes to Story Lucile Ducey, who has served loyally as Co-Director for three years and will be stepping down from that position.  Her creativity, innovative leadership & wise counsel helped us to navigate through the COVID shutdown, and find new classes and systems.  We are forever grateful to Story for creating a sense of belonging and community that sustains us and keeps us thriving at ISD.  Story will remain a beautiful presence, and Wise Counsel,  as a Minister, prized member of our faculty, Mentor,  and Psychic Medium, as she has been since she joined us in 2017, and will continue to serve on the adult education committee, ministry program with Diana, and she will step up to fill a seat on the ISD Board, when Kimberly goes off the board at our March 2nd Convention. Prior to Story, others who served in the role of Co-Director were Amanda Hoover, and Renee Ranke in 2020.
Jaya Buckland, ISD Faculty, board member and sanctioned healer has thankfully, agreed to step up to serve as President of the Board, as Kimberly goes off the board to serve as Co-Director. Jaya will be voted in as President of the Board at our March 2nd Annual Convention. 

"Growing Up Psychic" by Chip Coffey

Chip Coffey knows more about psychic kids than anyone else. He is an internationally known psychic and star of A&E's hit show Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal. Chip shares his personal story of discovering his gift at a young age and offers valuable advice for nurturing and embracing children with psychic ability. These kids are widely misunderstood, misjudged and misdiagnosed. Indispensable information is offered for anyone who interacts with these extraordinary youngsters---parents, educators, medical professionals, mental health clinicians, members of the clergy, paranormal investigators ---and adults who faced the challenges of growing up psychic.  

~ Chip Coffey draws on his firsthand experience and the true stories of kids he has worked with and helped, and shows you how to:
~ Determine if a child is really psychic--as opposed to simply imaginative or seeking attention
~ Identify the different kinds of psychic abilities kids (and adults) might have
~ Gain control over when and how psychic information is received
~ Safely connect with others in the psychic community
~ Deal with skeptics and disbelievers

Reviewed by Carol Callahan

If you would like to read Chip Coffey's 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.

This past Saturday, Febuary 8th at our new center we attended the second session of the "Steps to Transformation" Integrated Energy Therapy classes, led by JoAnn Wormuth IET M-I and ISD Director of Healing. It was truly transformative. We look forward to seeing you at other classes there!

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE. . .

If you have a metaphysical, healing or spiritual practice and you are looking for a permanent office of your own, or an office to share with someone, we will have a beautiful sublet available in the next few months.  If your business is in harmony with the principles of ISD Oneonta, please contact a member of the property committee, and lets talk!
- Reply to ISDOneonta@gmail.com

Every Thursday now through March 27th from 10am - 11:30am

Every night we time travel through the Cosmos to far away places, meet unusual characters and find ourselves in curious situations that confound our senses. Can we find life guidance and solutions in our dreams? Explore the meaning and messages in your dreams with us! This is a free weekly circle.

We will exercise our intuition and practice our messaging skills, with assistance from our guides, ancestors, and divine helpers. Each participant will give and receive readings.

Join Connie Lull, ISD Intuitive Practitioner, Teacher and  Astrologist, for this series, where we will have a variety of ISD practitioners to lead us in different meditations and techniques for self healing, world healing and expanded insight. Enjoy friendship as we communicate with spirit in the last weeks of Winter.

You may register for individual dates, or for the entire series.

Join us at the Lotus Center in person or Join us on Zoom. 6 circle dates. Go to one or go to all. Wednesday Evenings beginning on February 26th, 5:30pm-7:00pm through April 2nd, 2025.

A traditional Psychic/Intuitive Development Circle for all levels, led by 20 year psychic medium and ISD Faculty, Diana Friedell, and some special guest mediums. Intriguing techniques to drop into the meditative state and tap into the wider unseen world to get answers on life guidance questions for ourselves and for others. Both for those who are just unfolding their intuitive gifts, and for for those who are practicing reading for others to fine tune their abilities. All readings count as practice sessions toward becoming an ISD Intuitive Practitioner.
Lots of exercises, lots of fun, as we watch for evidence and amazing synchronicities!

FEBRUARY CONVERSATIONS

This astrology forecast highlights significant celestial events from February 17-28, 2025.

The astrology forecast for February 17–28 highlights a powerful time of celestial activity, particularly with the Galactic Center and several significant astrological alignments. From February 17, the asteroid Apollo passes the Galactic Center, bringing creativity, healing, and visionary inspiration. A Grand Water Trine involving Saturn, Mars, and Vesta encourages softening rigid opinions and embracing a nurturing flow of energy until April 3. On February 18, the Sun enters Pisces, emphasizing compassion, imagination, and spiritual growth, while the asteroid Juno in Sagittarius asks for honesty and loyalty within ourselves. As the forecast progresses, the alignment of planets and asteroids in Pisces fosters a deep feminine energy, urging a focus on healing, cooperation, and spiritual vision.

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,

Director:   Pastor Rev. Diana Friedell & Kimberly Winsor:

Board President, ISD Oneonta.

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

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