Welcome! Fall scenes are rolling in on the the set of this play called Life. Maybe this chapter finds you as a student once again, or looking for a spiritual community, after the wanderings of a beautiful summer. May your path lead you here, where there is a seat for you at the class or activity that is calling to you!
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Sunday's Spiritual Service
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“What if there was no Religion?”
Is there a need to gather in spiritual community?
Many spiritual influencers assert we can just be good people on our own. . .
by Rev. Diana Friedell
EMCEE: The Wandering Mystik, Krissy Traver
WHEN: Sunday, September 20th, 2026, 10am
WHERE: ZOOM or at The NEW Lotus Center
297 River St. Service Road, Suite 3, Oneonta, NY 13820
Join us in person or on zoom:
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* 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.
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~ ISD Sacred Counsel Message ~
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Congratulations- we see so many of you carefully navigating duality and still holding yourself together and making decisions, addressing challenges with balance and self discipline and we wanna say Kudos! As we add words of encouragement, we would remind you to stay calm and grounded through all this, and to be clear with your intentions and with what you want. It’s time to show self-control and self discipline, and to be relentless! Go the distance, -with- other people & share all of this wisdom that you accumulate along the way – it’s part of your spiritual journey!
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WHEN: Saturday, September 26th; 10 am - 3pm WHERE: ISD Oneonta's Lotus Center- 297 River St. Service Rd, Oneonta TUITION: FREE, Donations to ISD welcome. Join psychic mediums Diana Friedell and Story Lucile Ducey for a transformative workshop designed to help you relax deeply, tune into spirit guidance, and break through self-imposed limits. Together, we'll practice and strengthen your intuitive "muscles" in a warm, supportive environment. Whether you're just starting out or looking to deepen your connection, come enjoy a fun and inspiring experience seeing Spirit at work! Connecting to Higher Self and Personal Empowerment Experience in Guided Journey - Discerning Past, Present and Future
- Remote Sensing another person's favorite foods!
- Remote Sensing another person's emotional and physical state
- Building Confidence and Speed
and more. . .
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Rod Sutton Wildlife Photographer
Gallery Reception on
Sunday, October 4th after
Sunday's Spiritual Service.
Rod will be there to talk about his photography, his process and answer any questions you may have.
Come join us!
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Soul Centered Tarot Foundations with Anna With Intention
Series Starting September 24, 2026 at 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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Begin your Fall with a nourishing Zoom-only tarot practicum, taught by Anna with Intention, a very popular Tarot and Human Design Teacher and Practitioner from Syracuse. In this supportive four-week series, you’ll build confidence with your deck, strengthen your intuition, and explore tarot as a grounding tool for personal growth and inner wisdom.
Start off the fall with a tarot practice that feels nourishing, intuitive, and aligned. This four-week series isn’t a course—it’s a practicum. A supportive space to practice, explore, and grow in real time.
Each week, you’ll work with the essentials of soul-centered tarot: choosing and connecting with your deck, understanding the principles behind intuitive reading, and building confidence in how you shuffle, pull, and interpret your cards.
Rather than information overload, you’ll receive gentle guidance, hands-on practice, and space to ask questions as you develop a tarot approach that supports your personal growth and inner wisdom.
Whether you’re brand new or returning to a lapsed practice, this circle invites you to slow down, connect, and discover tarot as a steady ally on your path.
Sept. 24th: Week 1 — Finding Your Deck + Building Relationship With Your Cards
October 1st: Week 2 — The Principles of Soul-Centered Tarot
October 8th: Week 3 — How to Shuffle, Pull, and Interpret Without Overthinking
October 15th: Week 4 — Spreads + Practice Readings
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BECOMING OUR DIVINE SELVES, with Nettie Jean Scarzafava WHEN: Saturday, October 3, 2026, 10am- 3pm
This Class is at Full Capacity- to join a waiting list if someone withdraws, contact the registrar- Kimberly Winsor.
This workshop, based on the work of the Edgar Cayce material, introduces us, to our internal, two basic selves. One masculine, one feminine. Through guided meditation by Nettie Jean Scarzafava, Spiritual Teacher, and retired Judge, we will be acquainted with these internal selves, and become aware of their communications. These 2 selves are always communicating whether we are aware of it or not. Once we become aware of their communications, they can guide our higher self work with ease. Navigating the outside world then becomes a piece of cake!
Without efforting, we become trusting in our decision making process. Our confidence in ourselves increases and we are able to express ourselves uniquely, in truth.
This retreat is a free offering. Love Donations to ISD Oneonta are Welcome and help us to keep the doors open.
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Oracle Group- 6 sessions, with Story Lucile Ducey
Wed., Sept 9th- Oct. 14th, 1pm-2:30pm
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This Wednesday Oracle Group will focus first on deep meditation for personal healing and renewal as we reenter the world together. Then we will seek guidance, teachings, and homework from Spirit for ourselves and our families during this transition. This experimental work with Spirit allows Spirit to direct the teachings. We will record the messages and look for the overall theme confirmed by the group. The goal is to dissolve challenging personal and communal karma while seeking strength and guidance to create a new chapter for ourselves and the world.
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YOGA with Ron every Friday! 1-2:15 pm
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Yoga is relationship, our lives are a series of living relationships. In this 6 part workshop through a breath centered asana (physical practice), with Ron Zisa, a 30 year Yoga Teacher and Shiatsu practitioner, we will each discover our own capabilities, strengths, weaknesses and inner power. Mostly moving with silence and sometimes with sound we will move the body, focus the mind, increase breathing to open and build grounding, flexibility, growth both without and within. This is a holistic heart centered practice to help us face our day to day challenges.
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Living through Grief Circle- with Ron Zisa
Weekly on Tuesdays, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Living Through Grief Circle:
Facilitated by Ron Zisa, this is an opportunity for participants to witness and share loss. We gather, we listen, we witness, we unburden our grief, we heal, and we live through grief. The circle is open to all, and meets every Tuesday at 1pm. Come to share or just to sit and listen. We find that grief comes from losses of many types.
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Halloween Day, Saturday, October 31st, 10am - 4pm
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SAVE THE DATE! More Coming! Renewal, Relaxation, Re-awaken! 10 tried & true psychic readers & energy healers, fairy hair, unique metaphysical gifts & crafts, harvest soups, baked goodies, Meditation & Free Workshops at the new ISD Oneonta Lotus Center. If you can Volunteer to bring soup or baked goods for this event, please reach out to Jaya Buckland, who is coordinating food.
Free Admission; Registration not required but encouraged, so we can plan
Pre-book w/your favorite Psychic Reader or Healer by contacting them ahead the event to assure your spot! Or just drop in. Private readings and healings only $40; Pay when you arrive.
Free Transcendent Workshops with Amanda Devore, Jaya Buckland, Nell Reboh, Diana Friedell, Kimberly Winsor, the Wandering Mystik, : No Need to pre-book, just show up! CLICK on the button below for the latest info!
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To see more of what ISD has available click the button below.
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EVENT & CLIENT SPACE at ISD. . .
Did you know? You can host your meeting, class, private party, or see clients in our beautiful Great Room with kitchen, or in the OWL Room or PHOENIX Room, set up as practitioner rooms for a modest fee to ISD. Inquiries about renting space at the Lotus Center for your event or to see clients, please reach out to Kimberly Winsor.
For more information & to fill out a space use request go here- https://isdoneonta.org/about-us/rental-at-isd/
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What is the Institute for Spiritual Development?
It's both a metaphysical church and an educational center originally founded 49 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!!!
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ISD Oneonta Board of Directors
Jaya Buckland - President
Jo Ann Wormuth- Vice President
Tom Landon-Secretary
Sali Dellysse - Treasurer
Connie Lull-Trustee
Susan Owens -Trustee
Dale Capristo -Trustee
Douglas Lull-Trustee
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Our ISD Leadership
Diana Friedell - Pastor, Co-Director
Kimberly Winsor - Co-Director
JoAnn Wormuth- Healing
Program Director
Jaya Buckland - Adult Education Program Director
Ally Sutton-Pyle with Diana Friedell and Kimberly Winsor - Newsletter
Tami Barrows- Tech/Admin Assistant
Amy Gallop- Social Media
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Thank you for being a part of the ISD community!
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