20th Annual International Conference
The Aquarian Christ:
Living in the Radiant Heart of the “Coming One”
Mesa, Arizona

Main Conference: April 5 – 9, 2006

This will be the twentieth SRI/USR International Conference, a landmark event representing two decades of service. With the theme of the Aquarian Christ, our purpose will be to understand Christ, in us and in the world, in a new way. As our Earth and all who live upon it enter deeper into the energies of Aquarius, we will see a rapid unfoldment of unprecedented human and planetary potential.

• Main Conference
• Pre-Conference: Esoteric Astrology Workshop
• Pre-Conference: Ceremonial Temple Ritual Workshop

Inscribe His Image on My Heart

This talk will focus on the mystery of the Image of the Living Christ.

Love Conquers All

In our solar system and upon our planet there is no power greater than that of Love-Wisdom.

Wherever Two or More are Gathered in His Name:
Merging with the Living Christ Through the Principle of Relationship
co-presented with Tuija Robbins

The Reappearance of the Christ Oratorio

The University of the Seven Rays is pleased to present an evening of selections from the Reappearance of the Christ Oratorio, newly composed by Michael Robbins and orchestrated by Harold Moses. The Great Lord, the Lord Maitreya, is on His way. His mission is the redemption of Humanity.

Michael Robbins
Michael Robbins, PhD in Psychology, PhDE in Esoteric Philosophy. As co-founder and president of the University of the Seven Rays, Michael has persistently co-sounded and sustained the note for sponsoring USR/SRI conferences, now in their 20th year. As a long standing teacher of the Ageless Wisdom through the study of the Seven Rays, Esoteric Astrology, Cosmology, and Rayology, he has inspired students worldwide, some of whom have gone on to form their own organizations to continue the spread of the Ageless Wisdom. He is author of Tapestry of the Gods (a two volume psycho/rayological treatise on the Seven Rays), Infinitization of Selfhood (a philosophical treatise on the nature of Identity) and is currently writing a 3-volume treatise on Esoteric Astrology. Michael has composed and authored musical, ceremonial ritual dramas and monthly Solar Fire Festivals that facilitate the invocation and expression of energies of the twelve Zodiacal Signs for the monthly festivals of the emerging New World Religion. He resides in Helsinki, Finland with his wife, Tuija, and in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. Together they are developing esoteric ceremonial workshops in Europe.

Sounding the Note, Holding the Note - Twenty Years

Mary Ann Casalino - President - Seven Ray Institute
Mary Ann Casalino is co-founder and President of the Seven Ray Institute.  Mary Ann also serves as a Trustee Member of the Board and faculty of the University of the Seven Rays and has held the note for twenty consecutive SRI/USR Conferences.  Having earned an MSE (Master of Science in Esotericism) and a PhD.E in (Esoteric Philosophy), she teaches workshops in Esoteric Astrology, Seven Ray Seminars and works privately with individuals.  She also coordinates the team for the on-line Journal of Esoteric Psychology.   Mary Ann’s deep commitment to spreading the Ageless Wisdom teaching spans more than thirty years.

The Wheel of Time and the Reappearance of the Christ

"Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of time." So the Christ has said. Long have we waited and searched for the time of the second coming, yet no one seems to have a definitive answer as to when.  The various great world religions and wisdom traditions each have their ways of divining the coming of the chosen One--the great Teacher of angels and humans alike. This talk will focus upon the major systems of divination and schedules for the coming of the Christ, from astrology to the Kalachakra Tantra.

Malvin Artley 
Malvin Artley is an engineer, technician, astrologer and esotericist with an educational background in physics and fine arts. He is the author of Bodies of Fire: An Exploration of the Lesser Chakra System and is a past faculty member of The University of the Seven Rays.

His primary focus over the past 25 years has been on the sciences as they express occultism and with bridging work between the two. His special interests are the human subtle energy system and all the chakras, or energy centers, physics and technology, astronomy and all aspects of Chinese occultism. He has done extensive work with Chinese astrology and the cycles they use and seeks to synthesize the great Western and Oriental systems on such matters.

Malvin is a practicing astrologer and an accredited member of the American Federation of Astrologers. He lives in Adelaide, South Australia.

The Reappearance of the Christ
and the Restoration of the Mysteries

"Now the time has come, that time for which we wait,
Let the Flame become the Fire and let the light shine forth,
Listen to the cry go forth from Flaming Souls,
Unto the Lord, the Ancient One, the Mighty Lord of Fire,
Let the Coming One Reappear!

Cometh now the Mighty One, to Whom the Sons of Glory,
Give their everlasting homage as He passes on His Way."

Keith Bailey
Keith Bailey has performed extensively for many years as a musician and composer throughout the United Kingdom, Europe and the USA. Keith founded Fiery World Music first in London in 1978, then again in New York in 1984. He has over thirty five years of training in the mystical and esoteric sciences and has emerged as a teacher, writer and speaker in this field. Keith received Masonic training since 1977, from which he emerged as the founder and principle directing officer of the Masonic Order, Grand Lodge, Ancient Universal Mysteries (A.U.M.), established for both men and women to meet the Masonic quest for the restoration of the Mysteries to outer service.

The Mystical Science of the Fiery Heart:
A Second Ray Approach to Agni Yoga

Vicente Beltrán Anglada (1915-1988) was an accepted disciple in conscious contact with his Second Ray Ashram.  In modern esoteric history, his discipleship work represents the first Hierarchical dispensation in Spanish, complementing and continuing the work of DK's disciple Francisco Brualla in Spain and Latin America. 

VBA's Agni Yoga represents a second ray approach to the Yoga of Fiery Synthesis, as the first ray approach had already been revealed by Master M. through Helena Roerich (1924-38).  Unlike Roerich, however, VBA's approach to the practice of the Presence fully integrates the science of the seven rays and the science of Invocation and Evocation, as presented in the AAB-DK Teachings. The Fourth Ray of Beauty and Harmony through Synthesis is pivotal in VBA's approach to the Agni Yoga, as well as the use of the Great Invocation and other mantrams in the AAB-DK Teachings.

According to VBA, Agni Yoga is the way to Shamballa. However, VBA made it very clear that the Agni Yoga is not a shortcut to bypass spiritual disciplines, but a synthesis of all previous yogas.  

Agni Yoga is a heart-centered, serenely expectant and profoundly attentive way of living that  endows its seasoned practitioner with a perfect sense of adaptation to life and its circumstances.
--Adapted from the VBA Teachings

The heart that VBA refers to is not an emotional attitude, but the spiritual intuition --the "pure reason"--  accessible in the buddhic planes, an experience that transcends any intellectual approach to reality, very similar to Roerich's "straight-knowledge." http://english.agni-yoga.org

Dr. José Becerra
Dr. José Becerra is a certified preventive medicine specialist and researcher, former faculty member of the USR-Esoteric Healing Studies. He jointly published (Journal Esoteric Psychology) the first statistical evaluation of the USR-PIP and has extensively published in The Beacon.  Among his career goals is the synthesis of the orthodox scientific method with the esoteric approach to the quest for truth. For the last seven years Dr. Becerra has devoted his esoteric work to the study and practice of Agni Yoga, authoring and publishing several websites in Spanish.

The Infinite Heart of Aquarius:
Human-Deva Dialogue in the Age of the Waterbearer

A 1-1/2 hour seminar by Lesley Carmack M.S. and Karl Maret M.D.

In 111 years from 2006 humanity will be crossing the threshold of the Age of Aquarius.  Disciples are now assisting humanity preparing for the birth of the Christ within, the conscious alignment of living in the radiant Heart of the Coming One.   The complex and dynamic energetics within sound, light and especially water, both on the planet and in our bodies, is a key to understanding the planned Reappearance of the Christ.  Our watery planet is being powerfully influenced by humanity’s intention, love and focused spiritual practices.   By inviting a conscious human-deva dialogue through heart-centered practices we create a coherent alignment with the Love of God, the Love of the Hierarchy and the Love of the Christ.

Lesley Carmack
LESLEY CARMACK, M.S; transpersonal integration therapist and bioenergy healer, Lesley consults to medical doctors and complementary practitioners offering esoteric insight into psychological and health challenges.  Using non-local, radiatory intervention along with telephone dialogue she offers distant healing, counseling and assists in life passages.  Her clairvoyant, intuitive analysis and healing intervention have been scientifically documented through research studies.  An on-going student of the Raja and Agni yoga traditions, she travels internationally lecturing, teaching and facilitating seminars.  She is co-owner of Heart-Mind Communications, an educational organization assisting in spiritual transformation and promoting health and wellness.

Being the Open Door for the Reappearance of the Christ

Disciples and groups in all traditions have the opportunity today, through a transfiguration of consciousness and being, to remove the inner barriers and open the gates to the energies and states of consciousness which must be present and active within humanity for the Christ to return. We will explore how the Hierarchy is currently assisting in these energetic shifts, including new approaches for disciples to co-create with Hierarchy, and examples of these impulses being successfully implemented by disciples engaged with humanity.

Gordon Davidson

Gordon Davidson is co-author of Spiritual Politics and Builders of the Dawn and a co-founder of The Center for Visionary Leadership (CVL), with offices in the San Francisco and Washington, D.C. areas. CVL offers courses in the Ageless Wisdom of East and West, seminars and conferences applying spiritual principles to politics and business, and consulting and training for government and business. He is a co-founder of Sirius, an ecological village and a current Fellow of the Findhorn Foundation in Scotland and the World Business Academy in Santa Barbara.

Gordon serves on the board of Meditation Mount in California, formerly worked at the Lucis Trust in New York, was Executive Director of the Social Investment Forum, and was broker principal for Ally Capital’s Environmental Fund. In 1996 he co-founded The World Service Intergroup (WSI), an international group of leaders of nearly 70 spiritual organizations working to facilitate the externalization of the Hierarchy and the Reappearance of the Christ. Gordon has taught meditation and courses on spiritual development around the U.S. and Europe for over 30 years, including an in depth, multi-year course on the Science of the Soul.

Soul-ly for Beginners—an introductory workshop

An introductory workshop in the Ageless Wisdom teachings involving an historical overview, context and discussion of the teachings that explores fundamental issues such as who we are, why we are here and where we are going.  This workshop will define the Ageless Wisdom and touch upon the nature of the Soul, the Divine Trinity, the Aquarian Age, sacred pathways, and the evolution of mankind in practical language that is easily accessible to newcomers of the ancient wisdom.

Jan Detrich
Jan Detrich is an astrologer, teacher, speaker and spiritual guide who has been a student of the Ageless Wisdom teachings for over thirty years.  Jan attended Central Michigan University and the University of Michigan where she majored in Human Psychology.  Jan has a rich background in administration and management with a concentration on ethical business and leadership practices. She currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Synthesis Foundation, teaches introductory courses in the Ageless Wisdom in Maryland, serves as an astrological and spiritual counselor and is dedicated to making the teachings understandable and accessible to all earnest seekers of spiritual life.  She innately believes in the God-given potential of every human being and with wisdom and heart, she calls forth the highest in every life that she touches.

Liberating Humanity from Fear

Usually we think about fear as merely a psychological or psychopathological issue. But as we limit our focus to the individual psyche we fail to recognise both, the societal as well as the psychospiritual dimension. Fear really is one of the major factors that keeps the soul in human beings and in Humanity as a whole imprisoned. Fear directs the focus of our minds, ties our conceptions of man and of the world to the old patterns of materialism, separativeness, individual and social egotism.

Originally fear had an important evolutionary function in helping us to survive in a threatening environment. But as human societies evolved, fear became more and more an instrument to wield power. For ages, religious, political and economic leaders and institutions have manipulated human fear in order to keep control and misuse their subordinates for their own selfish ends. Thus, fear is a subtle but powerful factor which should not be ignored.

If we want to form a better world, if we want to support the soul to unfold, if we want the soul-energy – the energy of Love-Wisdom – to pour in and through human hearts and minds, then we have to overcome the rule of fear on a world-wide basis. This is largely an educational task, and there is much for each of us to contribute!

28 Rules Day:
The Divine Plan - Leading to the Reappearance of the Christ

The 28 Rules Day provides us with a great opportunity to deepen our understanding of the present global crisis and of that evolutionary jump which Humanity is — despite all the struggles — about to take. We will focus on the significance of that global process which, as part of the working out of the Divine Plan, is called the Reapperance of the Christ so that we may cooperate with the Great Lord ever more wisely and dynamically.

The Day in itself will represent an act of group service as we will deal with these subjects neither as mere abstract concepts nor as fancy mystification, but will cultivate clear and reasonable thought and speech.

Ralf Stefan Dobiasch
Ralf Stefan Dobiasch holds University degrees in both, Psychology and Rhetoric. He is a long-term student of the Ageless Wisdom. Currently he is working as a teacher and consultant for companies and institutions in the field of Organisational Psychology, Leadership, and Rhetoric. His special focus is on Political Psychology, Business Ethics and the communication of values in groups and organisations.

The Sword of Shamballa:
Mystery of the Return of Christ

The Sword of Shamballa is at the heart of the mystery of the return of the Coming One. The Sword stands as a symbol for the Aquarian Dispensation that Christ will inaugurate this century, bringing to Humanity new revelations to live by.  In light of Christ's new Mission, the talk will explore how to prepare our hearts and minds for His presence among us, and will emphasize the mysterious Resurrection Life, the risen Christ, and how to live it today.

Barbara Domalske
Barbara Domalske is a student, teacher, and writer of the Wisdom teachings. Her interest in spiritual subjects through the years led her to become an ordained minister in 1994 and she served as church chaplain, teacher, and Reiki healer.

For the past decade, the author has written about many spiritual subjects. Sword of Shamballa: Mystery of the Return of Christ is her new book published in 2006. Barbara has also had several articles published in The Beacon. Barbara serves on the editorial board of Esoteric Quarterly. She maintains Esoteric Lights web site for her writing and it also provides information on her new book.

The Work of Nicholas Roerich:
Unifying Humanity through Beauty and Art
A Workshop of Sharing and Stories

Tracing a path of light from East to West, and back once more to the East, the Roerichs were visionaries who left an indelible imprint upon the human consciousness while introducing the energies for a new world in Christ. They believed that Beauty and Art spoke a language that transcended words and united people.  Has their work spoken to you?

Ruth Drayer will share her story of the way her life changed once she saw Roerich's art in New York and some of the serendipity that occurred before her book, Nicholas & Helena Roerich, The Spiritual Journey of Two Great Artists and Peacemakers, was published. Participants will be welcome to contribute their own personal story of the impact that the Roerich's art and/or the Agni Yoga teachings have had in their lives. A short video will be shown with more than 60 Roerich paintings.

Ruth Drayer
Writer, painter, intuitive numerologist, Ruth Abrams Drayer was born and raised in Washington, D.C., where she developed her belief in the world as a global community. In 1978, she began counseling as a numerologist, which led into teaching, writing, speaking at conferences and appearing on radio and TV. She was invited to become the state numerologist for Karnataka, India and has clients around the world.

Drayer authored four editions of Numerology: The Power in Numbers, a well-loved text which has sold thousands of copies worldwide. She co-created CybernumbersPro, Numerology software on CD-ROM, which is used by Edgar Cayce's A.R.E Bookstore for selling numerology reports.

After working in various art-related fields, managing her own publishing company, and traveling through much of the world, Drayer moved to Bangalore, India to work with the son of Nicholas & Helena Roerich, two famous Russian visionaries who believed beauty could solve the world's problems and unify humanity. In 1988, she began work on their biography, Nicholas and Helena Roerich, The Spiritual Journey of Two Great Artists and Peacemakers, published by Quest Books. She co-produced the Roerich Video, which won 2nd Place in the 2004 Organ Mountain Film Festival in 1990.

Drayer creates luminous, mystical, abstract paintings that are textured layers and washes of color. She has had several one-woman shows, received the 2003 Award of Excellence in The Healing Power of Art Competition, New York, and was included in 2003 - 4 New Art International, A Compendium of Recent Works by World Contemporary Artists.

Ms. Drayer attended Wilson Teacher's College, Washington, D.C., University of Santa Monica, California, and University of Texas in El Paso. She teaches through the Las Cruces Community College, has four children, six grandchildren and currently lives in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

For more information: 505-527-8688. www.nicholas-roerich.com and www.cybernumbers.com

The Lord Maitreya–Christ and the Mother of the World

If we are to discuss living in the radiant Heart of the Coming One, the Lord Maitreya, or the Christ, we need also to include the Mother of the World in our considerations, for the manifestation of Maitreya is linked with the confirmation of the Mother of the World. The Maitreya says to venerate the Mother of the World. We are told that the brothers of humanity battle arduously for the balance of the two origins and for the instilling of the Principle of the Mother of the World. The Origins, as we know them–the Father and the Mother–issue forth throughout space as the masculine and feminine, or active and passive, principles at work. The Cosmos exists in the greatness of the dual Origin, thus the Mother of the World and the Lords build life; the blended hearts rule the Universe. To live in the radiant Heart of the Coming One asks for a refinement of the heart. If the heart is not refined we cannot assimilate the beauties of the new revelations that will issue forth from the emerging energies of Aquarius. The presentation will focus on the legend of the Mother of the World as well as the Lord Maitreya, the Coming One, who will bring new revelations into humanity plus the practicalities of refining one’s heart.

Joleen DuBois, B.A. M.A., D.D. 
Teacher of the Ageless Wisdom tradition for 25 years Joleen is the founder of the White Mountain Education Association. Joleen is Dean of the WMEA St. Sergius University and Seminary, established in 2000, is an on-site and distance learning curriculum for transformational studies and living ethics preparing students to teach and exemplify a life of Living Ethics. Students can take courses for personal enrichment or follow a specific program, which includes the Ageless Wisdom Teachings, specialized training in meditation and visualization, esoteric psychology, world religion, spiritual counseling, ordination into the ministry, spiritual leadership and more. Joleen is a published author, composer, professional musician and teacher of the Ageless Wisdom. She presently serves as a member of the international advisory council to the World Service Intergroup.

Invoking the Aquarian Christ in Jerusalem

Jerusalem, which is both a symbol of the highest human aspiration as the Archetypal City of Peace and one of the densest complexities on our planet, holds the human psyche hypnotically enthralled. Whatever is happening in this place necessarily has a great effect on Humanity as a whole.

Weighed down by layers of history and thought-forms of human hope and strife, Jerusalem has not yet accepted and understood the message of the Piscean Christ, who chose to work from its midst.

The coming in of the Aquarian Age brings the challenge and the opportunity for the trained spiritual worker to assist Jerusalem to open up to the next unfoldment of divinity.

This talk will address some of the field work aspects of conscious, scientific and buddhic invocation and evocation, to prepare the way for the Aquarian Messiah into Jerusalem.

Uta Gabay
Uta lives and works in Jerusalem, Israel. She is the founder and head of "Hechal" - The Jerusalem School for Universal Spirituality. She is a student of the Ageless Wisdom for more than 25 years. Uta holds a B.A. in Psychology of Education and Indian Studies and trained as a psychotherapist, a psychic and a spiritual healer. She teaches various subjects of the Ageless Wisdom in the Jerusalem School for Universal Spirituality, works in private counseling and trains psychics and spiritual teachers. One of her main service projects is contributing to the building of a "bridge of compassion" between the Jewish consciousness and the Ageless Wisdom Teachings.

Birth of a Global Community:
Living the Oneness We Seek - Talk

Drawing on ten years of interfaith organizing around the world, Charles Gibbs will tell the transformative story of the birth of the unprecedented global community that is the United Religions Initiative and explore how it manifests the ultimate oneness of humanity while celebrating our extraordinary diversity as children of the One Source.

Birth of a Global Community:
Living the Oneness We Seek - Workshop

Those who have shared in co-creating the United Religions Initiative’s global community have found their spirituality deepened and their lives transformed by sharing the sacred and serving the world. In this interactive session, participants will experience some of the organizing techniques that have allowed URI to establish, connect and sustain 300 plus Cooperation Circles working in over 60 countries for peace, justice and healing in just over five years. From shared spiritual practice to Appreciative Inquiry, this workshop will offer a journey into the heart of URI and those who share in its global community.

Reverend Canon Charles Gibbs
For the past nine years, Charles has served as the founding Executive Director of the United Religions Initiative, a global interfaith network for world peace active in 60 countries.

In his work for the URI, Charles has traveled extensively, working with religious, spiritual and other leaders in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, North and South America and Asia. He has been a featured speaker at many national and international gatherings and has written extensively about interfaith work, including co-authoring, Birth of a Global Community about the birth of the United Religions Initiative. Charles is an Episcopal priest, who brings to his ministry a strong commitment to spiritual transformation and work for peace and justice, and an abiding belief in the sacredness of all life on this planet. 

Surprises from the Heart of the Aquarian Christ

We will use three techniques given by the Tibetan Djwhal Khul to create a bridge to the heart of the Christ. With each experience of this Great Heart, an increasingly strong current goes through the mind, emotions, and body. One stands naked in the heart of the Christ. The intensity of this energy reaches every atom and cell. Creative imagination is the best possible method to merge with this powerful love. In truth, resistance is futile in spite of how rational one's reasons may seem. This experience is often described as a profound experience of "being." The rest simply follows. The format is 60% Experiential, 25% Lecture, 15% Discussion.

LaUna Huffines
LaUna has been a student of the Ageless Wisdom Teachings with a major focus on the Tibetan's work for over 40 years. Her four published books are: Connecting with All the People in Your Life, Bridge of Light: Tools of Light for Spiritual Transformation, a completely new version of Bridge of Light and Healing Yourself With Light: How to Connect with the Angelic Healers.

LaUna attended the California Institute of Integral Studies where she completed all course work for a Ph.D in East-West Psychology, Religion and Philosophy. She has taught seminars in the U.S., England, Japan, and Australia. LaUna began an audio program called Path of Light in 1995. Graduates of this program are invited to join a group called the School of Illumination, now in its third three-year cycle. She offers two seminars a year in Ashland, Oregon and through remote participation. LaUna's manuscript in progress is about ways to emerge triumphant from the crises that all disciples face. Websites: www.PathofLight.com, www.TrianglesofLight.org, www.HealingwithLight.org.

In and Through the Radiant Heart of the Coming One:
Humanity's Triumph in Aquarius

The Christ is the foremost expression of perfected Earth humanity and as such is already the prototype of the Aquarian dispensation.  He stands at the end-point of the Aquarian Age as a fulfillment of all that is possible for humanity.  He is our present future and from that point He extends himself to us—preparing the way and drawing all into that radiant heart of life and love, which He is. We will explore the seeds of Aquarian expression already beginning to manifest—pointing the way towards humanity’s ultimate Aquarian destiny.

Halina Bak-Hughes
Halina Bak-Hughes is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Seven Ray Institute and University of the Seven Rays and is the SRI/USR Conference Coordinator.  Halina holds a BBA from the University of Wisconsin, an M.S.E. (in Esoteric Philosophy) and is completing her dissertation for a D.Div.E. (Dr. of Divinity in Esoteric Philosophy).  Halina is a certified trainer in Holodynamics, an integrative psycho-spiritual approach to soul integration and whole person healing, utilizing visualization, invocation and the transformation of thought-forms.  With husband, Sheldon Hughes, together they serve as Organization Development Consultants and are part of a worldwide community of professionals committed to supporting leaders build full spectrum, values-driven organizations. Through their consulting firm, Capricorn Consulting Group, Halina and Sheldon help their clients work cohesively as a group and subtly unfold the second aspect of divinity, Consciousness or Soul. They do this through helping people at all levels of an organization build soul-based cultures that encourage relationship-oriented work practices and a new understanding of the larger role of business in society, all of which will lead to a collective transformation of Humanity. They live in the magical land of Marin on an island,  Belvedere, CA (north of San Francisco) and their home office overlooks the serene, sparkling waters of Tiburon peninsula and Angel Island.  Halina2000@aol.com or 415/789-9377

Sheldon Hughes
Sheldon Hughes holds a BA in Religion from Princeton University, an MBA in Organizational Behavior from NYU, is completing a D.Div.E (Dr. of Divinity degree in Esoteric Philosophy) and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Seven Ray Institute/University of the Seven Rays.  He serves professionally as an Organization Development and Management Consultant, with over thirty-five years of field experience working with high profile industries throughout his career.  For the last 15 years, his primary focus has been in banking, insurance and nonprofit fields, emphasizing leadership and culture development with executives, their teams (including new teams and/or start-ups) and their entire organizations.  For the past ten of these years, he has worked in partnership with his wife, Halina, in their values-centered culture development firm, Capricorn Consulting Group.  For over thirty years, Sheldon has helped executives build effective, qualitative Leadership Teams.  One of his major joys and interests is applying the timeless principles of the Ageless Wisdom to organizational and institutional life.  Sheldon is a frequent speaker at conferences on themes that relate to “The Soul of Business”, “Building Values-Driven Cultures” and “Full Spectrum Leadership.”  When Sheldon is not traveling, he resides in Belvedere, CA.  Their home overlooks beautiful Angel Island, Tiburon peninsula and the sparkling dragon waters of the San Francisco Bay.  Sheldon can be reached at 415/789-9377, or Cell: 917-405-8074.  

The New Group of World Servers:
Vehicle of the Aquarian Christ

The New Group of World Servers is a mediating group that stands between the guiding Hierarchy and Humanity. Hence the NGWS acts as the soul aspect, having a large responsibility in assisting the birth of the next stage of the planetary plan: The Reappearance of The Christ and the Masters of Wisdom. The topic will be covered from the historical, astrological and cyclic perspectives, examining the unique challenges that the NGWS faces in bringing about a successful outcome of these events.

Phillip Lindsay
Phillip Lindsay has been teaching Astrology and the Ageless Wisdom, working as an astrological counselor for over twenty years in Australia and internationally. His recent books include, The Shamballa Impacts, Masters of the Seven Rays, The Initiations of Krishnamurti, Soul Cycles of the Seven Rays and The Destiny of Races and Nations. There is also an esoteric poetry book, Songs to Varuna: Musings of a Mortal from His Boat on the Ocean.

His website is dedicated to showcasing the leading thinkers in the world today on Esoteric Astrology and the Seven Rays. Phillip’s current project is on Esoteric History, for which several volumes are planned, some of which will be available soon.

Anchoring the Matrix of Ascension:
Alignment in Service to the Reappearance of the Christ

The world is now poised on the threshold of a new era in which science will continue to actively prepare humanity with new paradigms of thought and being. The recognition of Christ, the World Teacher, working synthetically in the etheric, astral, mental and buddhic realms creates the scientific basis of the Matrix of Planetary Ascension at the Dawning of a New Age. Scientific disciples have developed new thought technologies capable of directly affecting matter, promising a new dialogue with other kingdoms including the angelic.  Our mutual interconnectedness is supported through scientific progress promising infinite energy from the quantum plenum.  How the disciples and aspirants in many departments of life align their united effort in a coherent manner is the subject of this talk. 

The Infinite Heart of Aquarius:
Human-Deva Dialogue in the Age of the Waterbearer

A 1-1/2 hour seminar by Lesley Carmack M.S. and Karl Maret M.D.

In 111 years from 2006 humanity will be crossing the threshold of the Age of Aquarius.  Disciples are now assisting humanity preparing for the birth of the Christ within, the conscious alignment of living in the radiant Heart of the Coming One.   The complex and dynamic energetics within sound, light and especially water, both on the planet and in our bodies, is a key to understanding the planned Reappearance of the Christ.  Our watery planet is being powerfully influenced by humanity’s intention, love and focused spiritual practices.   By inviting a conscious human-deva dialogue through heart-centered practices we create a coherent alignment with the Love of God, the Love of the Hierarchy and the Love of the Christ.

Karl Maret
Karl Maret practices Complementary and Alternative Medicine specializing in nutrition, functional medicine and Energy Medicine at the Dove Center for Integral Medicine in Aptos, California.   He holds an M.D. from the University of Toronto, a Masters in Biomedical Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.  He completed a four-year post-doctoral fellowship in pulmonary physiology at UCSD and developed the entire instrumentation for the American Medical Research Expedition to Mt. Everest.  As President of the nonprofit Dove Health Alliance foundation he promotes global research and innovative subtle energy instrumentation in Energy Medicine and lectures extensively in Europe and America. He is partner in Heart-Mind Communications, an organization focused on merging science and spirit.  For 18 years he lived in a community committed to rigorous applied spiritual practice and research in Theosophy, Anthroposophy and the Arcane School. He is dedicated to bringing informative multimedia presentations that synthesize the Ancient Wisdom Tradition with modern scientific insights.

Money as a Spiritual Asset for the Work of the Christ

As disciples, we need to invest in the New Civilization by studying how money circulates when guided by spiritual principles so we can direct it strategically. Money is in essence the energy of the Divine Mother, the creative aspect--Spirit vibrating at a slower frequency. Since money is needed in large quantities for the Christ’s work, we will explore how to overcome past life vows of poverty and avoid over-abstraction in the higher chakras, so we can serve as fully empowered disciples aligned with Hierarchy and effective in the world. We will discuss innovative initiatives by the New Group of World Servers that demonstrate right circulation and sharing as a pre-condition for the Reappearance, such as social investing, micro-enterprise lending, stakeholder capitalism, and entrepreneurial philanthropy.

Corinne McLaughlin

Corinne McLaughlin is co-author of Spiritual Politics and Builders of the Dawn and co-founder of The Center for Visionary Leadership in the Washington, DC and San Francisco areas, and co-founder of Sirius Community in Massachusetts. She worked for President Clinton’s Council on Sustainable Development and is a Fellow of the World Business Academy and The Findhorn Foundation.

500 Years of the Externalization of the Plan of God

The subject of the externalization of the Hierarchy is a large one. It is also a subject that need not be abstract. In fact the externalization of the Hierarchy and therefore the Plan of God can be seen in historical events or trends as well as in the world today; even in our own lives.

We’ll enter this seemingly removed subject through how it has been and is being lived by humanity. Subjects such as this are only esoteric, hidden, until we are given the eyes to see or ears to hear. Let’s open our eyes to how the Plan has been working out, and how consciousness and light have been unfailingly increasing.

Christ and the Lineage of Bohdisattvas, East and West

We often are presented with thoughts of the Christ and the Buddha, yet the Christ is a Buddha. In this workshop, we will look at what exactly is a Buddha? The historical Gautauma Buddha, like Jesus the Christ, was one incarnation of a great and majestic lineage, all streaming from the primary Buddha, the Lord of the World.

This workshop attempts a few things:

• to bridge the concepts of the Christ and the Buddha
• to illumine the One Great Lineage, that of God’s Workers and God’s Living Light
• to undo possible confusion related to the Tibetan Master’s use of the term ‘buddha’ related, for instance, to the ‘Buddhas of Activity’, or to himself being a Tibetan Buddhist.
• to give us all more insight into the relationship of these two Great Beings, the Buddha and the Christ, as we prepare for Wesak.

Donna Mitchell-Moniak
Donna Mitchell-Moniak brings heart-full wisdom and the power of simplicity to any subject she speaks on. She is an inspiring lecturer, spiritual mentor to many, a published author, and the founder of Spirit Fire Meditative Retreat Center in Leyden, MA.

Vibrations from the Radiant Heart:
A musical view of Christ

A musical performance.

Harold Grandstaff Moses
Harold Grandstaff Moses, Honorary PhDE in Musical Cosmology from the University of the Seven Rays, Director of the Institute of Harmonic Science in Phoenix, Arizona. Harold is a composer, orchestrator, violist, educator, choral director, musical cosmologist, and vibrational theorist. As an experienced guide into the world of sound, music and healing, Harold uses descriptive metaphors and new science examples to reveal the majesty and mystery of vibration, resonance and harmony. Harold resides in Phoenix, Arizona with his wife, Laura Hungerford.

Living in the Radiant Heart:
Humanity, Christ and the Millennium Development Goals

What does it mean to serve the evolution of the new humanity as an esotericist? What does it mean to be engaged in the development of right relations as an esotericist? In exploring these questions I will be reflecting on a practical issue: the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and the extraordinarily popular ‘Make Poverty History Campaign’ that has grown up around these goals. The Goals reflect a significant new level of alignment between humanity and the Christ – a sign that disciples and servers in humanity are moving more closely into the radiant heart of the Coming One. 

Steve Nation
Steve Nation worked for almost 20 years at the London office of World Goodwill and Lucis Trust. Together with his late wife, Jan, he is co-founder of Intuition in Service and the United Nations Days & Years Meditation Initiative. Now living with his wife, Barbara Valocore, in the United States, he is a writer, co-ordinates the UN Days & Years Meditation Initiative and is actively involved with the Darjeeling Goodwill Animal Shelter in India, the Lifebridge Foundation in the US, and the Spiritual Caucus at the United Nations.

Ka Ab Ba - Building The Lighted Temple

Ka Ab Ba are synonymous Afrikan/Egyptian terms describing the ancient wisdom of Personality, Soul and Monad. Together, we will look at the importance the ancients gave to the "Radiant Heart" in the process of transmuting the course matters of Character into the luminous Lighted Temple.

Dr. Terri Nelson
Aka Nteri Renenet is a Holistic Psychotherapist, teacher and Re-iki Master. She has worked in the healing/mental health field for over 24 years and is co-founder of The Academy for Right Relationship and Right Knowledge. She counsels, gives seminars and workshops on the African Origins of The Ancient Wisdom, The Knowledge & Education that Awakens 1st Eye Awareness into The Metaphysics, Art & Science of Daily Living. Her training has included both traditional and alternative approaches to healing. She has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, a Masters in Social Work, a Master in the Science of Esoteric Psychology and a PhD.E. in metaphysical/esoteric studies with a concentration in Kamitic/Egyptian Studies. She is a member of The Black Knostic Study Group and a long term student of the University of the Seven Rays under Dr. Michael Robbins.

The Christed Life through Eyes of Beauty and Symbol

The life of Jesus is told through many stories in the gospels of the New Testament. Within these vignettes is a template for the unfolding of Life as Soul-in-action and Spirit-in-matter.  For all those with eyes to see and ears to hear, these stories reveal the Christ Principle which lives and moves within each of us and expresses as enlightened power, illumined love, and heart-full service. Marvelously evocative of this initiatory flowering are the great art works of the last two millennia.  In this presentation, it is through the eyes of beauty and symbol that the esoteric life of Christ is unveiled.  It is the story of the Saviour who always was and always will be, who never left and is as near as our breath.  It is the story of each of us as we enter and emerge from the chrysalis of manifestation.

Anne Owens-Stone
Fascinated by the arts, energy healing, and human potential in all their manifestations, Anne Owens-Stone adapted her traditional and esoteric training and degrees in these areas to focus on the sacred expressions of art and healing. Anne has a Subtle Energy Healing practice and is co-creating an Esoteric Healing curriculum with Spirit Fire, a spiritual retreat center.  Anne's sensitivity, inner strength and radiant heart penetrate everyone she touches with the fires of love and joy.  She lives with her family in Rancho Santa Fe, California.  

The Living Christ - Uniting the Human and Deva Kingdoms
co-presented with Michael Robbins

Tuija Robbins
Tuija Robbins is an international teacher of Drama and Ritual with over twenty years of experience working with people of all ages and abilities. She uses her extensive knowledge and talent in teaching, choreography, drama coaching and stage direction as she works with workshop participants to help them discover their highest potential. Her evocative productions have been presented at a number of international gatherings in Australia, New Zealand, the USA and throughout Europe. Tuija is President and Co-Founder of the Northern Light Society near Helsinki, Finland; Co-founder of Serapis College of Music, Drama and Ceremonial Arts and a life long student and teacher of esoteric studies. A Theosophist since 1987, for fifteen years she has created and conducted weekly ceremonial services to invoke and distribute the energies of the Spiritual Hierarchy of our planet.

The Love that Never Ceases

Join Heidi Rose Robbins as she discusses the subtlety and mystery of awakening to a love that is already inextricably woven in and all around us. As we prepare for The Coming One, one-by-one we can and must discover what prevents us each from opening the door to greater group love and a unified humanity. 

Heidi Rose Robbins
Heidi Rose Robbins is a director of theater, professional astrologer, workshop facilitator, and poet. In Los Angeles, Heidi teaches classes on ‘The Alchemy of Love,’ which focus on helping students achieve more creativity and intimacy through heart-centered living. For ten years she has been a professional astrologer, and endeavors to provide a sensitive, practical-minded approach to soul-centered astrology both in her teaching and individual consultations. This year she directed two one-person shows, Under El Gran Mesquite and Big Pharma, both of which were critical and popular hits. She lives in Los Angeles.

The Jump from Grace - Outside Insight on the Human Condition

Who are we?  Where did we come from?  Why are we here?  All these questions and more are answered in this surprising, thought-provoking and hilarious visit with the alter ego and sacred identity of writer and humorist Neal Rogin.

Neal Rogin
Neal Rogin is an Emmy winning, Oscar-nominated author, film maker, humorist and social observer.  His work over the course of his career has been so varied and focused on so many different subjects, that he has come to refer to himself as an Omnologist. Omnology, according to Neal, being the study of Everything in particular.  His latest film, “Awakening The Dreamer”, based upon the Universe Story by Brian Swimme and Thomas Berry, explores how the New Cosmology is changing the very definition of what it means to be a person. He is Communications Director for The Pachamama Alliance, a nonprofit partnership between people from the modern world and indigenous people in the Amazon region of Ecuador, and is part of the development team that has created a day long Symposium presented by Pachamama, the purpose of which is to bring forth an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and socially just human presence on this planet.

Heart Power

The heart is the core of every system in the universe, be it an ant, a person or the planet. It is well known that the Christ is born in the cave of the heart. As such it would behoove us all to understand the profound capabilities and gifts of our hearts. On a physiological level the latest scientific research about the function of the heart has revealed much more than we have previously known.  These facts prove beyond any shadow of doubt that the heart plays a significant role in the functioning of all parts of us, not only physiologically but emotionally and mentally, as well.  It is the heart which is the key to our creativity. This workshop is a practical approach to tuning into our heart’s wisdom. You will receive a comprehensive understanding of the relationship of the heart to the brain and the rest of the body and why we should pay close attention to what we feed the heart. This workshop will offer a number of techniques to assist you in creating coherence and heart centeredness at any given moment throughout your day.

Sara Traub
Sara Traub is the co-founder and President of the Centre for Esoteric Studies. She is a teacher, author, and counselor on the subject of practical spirituality. Her penetrating joyful wisdom has been empowering people since 1991.  In addition to articles on esoteric subjects, Sara has co-authored Astrology Illumined which is pending publication.

Sara holds a Ph.D.E. in Advanced Esoteric Sciences from the USR, an alternative university in  the USA, and a teaching degree. Sara's multiple and varied business experiences coupled with extensive world traveling have given Sara wide and deep experiential knowledge. It is from this practical spirituality that Sara teaches.

Becoming Points of Light:
Spreading the Wisdom & Joy Wide and Deep

The Master D.K. has given the teaching for the New Age through the writings of Alice A. Bailey who served as his amenuensis for over 30 years. We have the unique opportunity and responsibility to translate and extend this Treasure of Wisdom to all who show interest. In so doing, we become radiant Points of Light, lighting the way and opening wide the door for the return of the Christ and the more public work of the Masters of the Wisdom.

In His book, Dicipleship in the New Age, Master D.K. asked  His disciples to awaken the aspirational public to the opportunity for esoteric training. He said that much good could come from the effort to bring the wisdom teachings to aspirants. It would help them think with greater clarity of the Hierarchy and its function, and bring in a new era in the field of spiritual instruction.  Many disciples around the world have been building on this idea of awakening the aspirational public to the path of discipleship. We will share our thoughts and work with you and invite you to share with us your ideas and experiences in this great work.

Glenda Christian Young
Glenda Christian Young, is President of the Board of Meditation Groups Inc., Meditation Mount, Ojai, CA. Glenda began the ageless wisdom quest in her early twenties as the result of a spiritual awakening. She studied Theosophy and Alice Bailey and has been a student, presenter and group worker for many years. A co-founder of the Los Angeles InterGroup that presented the Three Spring Festivals in the Los Angeles area for years, her main interest has been creative meditation and the facilitation of monthly solar fire festivals.

Malvin Artley is an engineer, technician, astrologer and esotericist with an educational background in physics and fine arts. He is the author of Bodies of Fire: An Exploration of the Lesser Chakra System and is a past faculty member of The University of the Seven Rays.

His primary focus over the past 25 years has been on the sciences as they express occultism and with bridging work between the two. His special interests are the human subtle energy system and all the chakras, or energy centers, physics and technology, astronomy and all aspects of Chinese occultism. He has done extensive work with Chinese astrology and the cycles they use and seeks to synthesize the great Western and Oriental systems on such matters.

Malvin is a practicing astrologer and an accredited member of the American Federation of Astrologers. He lives in Adelaide, South Australia.

Lawson Bracewell holds a Master of Social Work degree, an M.S.E. in Esoteric Psychology and a Ph.D.E. in Esoteric Philosophy from the University of the Seven Rays. He is a Board Member of the USR. He is a professional astrologer and has created the Discovery Series of astrological tapes. He is the Director of Christ College of Trans-Himalayan Wisdom in New Zealand. This school is a part of the New Schools Initiative.

Elena Dramchini has an extensive background in the study of orthodox and Esoteric Astrology and is furthering her studies through a course in Esoteric Cosmology with Michael Robbins and Niklas Nihlen in Helsinky, Finland. Elena privately teaches and consults clients applying the sciences of Esoteric Astrology and the Seven Rays. A former student of the Arcane School, she writes and lectures in astrology and is currently involved in astrological research of the Tibetan’s disciples in the DINA-I and II books. Elena’s commentaries for the Esoteric Astrology group and the LAWS Study Program are a valued resource. She lives in London, England.

Phillip Lindsay has been teaching Astrology and the Ageless Wisdom, working as an astrological counselor for over twenty years in Australia and internationally. His recent books include, The Shamballa Impacts, Masters of the Seven Rays, The Initiations of Krishnamurti, Soul Cycles of the Seven Rays and The Destiny of Races and Nations. There is also an esoteric poetry book, Songs to Varuna: Musings of a Mortal from His Boat on the Ocean.

His website is dedicated to showcasing the leading thinkers in the world today on Esoteric Astrology and the Seven Rays. Phillip’s current project is on Esoteric History, for which several volumes are planned, some of which will be available soon.

Niklas Nihlen, PhDE candidate in Esoteric Philosophy, Esoteric Astrologer, teacher and researcher. Niklas serves as faculty member with the University of the Seven Rays and co-teaches courses with Michael Robbins in Esoteric Astrology. Author of The Unseen Planets, Niklas strives to reveal a more completed point of view within the vast field of astro-rayological cosmology thus restoring the Science of the Heavens to its original beauty and linking man with the heavens in a more living and conscious way. He is currently co-authoring a 3-volume treatise on Esoteric Astrology with author and teacher, Michael Robbins. Niklas also offers astrology readings and consults utilizing new techniques that identify the underlying patterns of extra-zodiacal constellations, stars, hidden planets and subtle pre-natal and natal astrology. Former National Soccer Champion, Niklas has two children and lives in Helsingborg, Sweden.

Michael Robbins, PhD in Psychology, PhDE in Esoteric Philosophy. As co-founder and president of the University of the Seven Rays, Michael has persistently co-sounded and sustained the note for sponsoring USR/SRI conferences, now in their 20th year. As a long standing teacher of the Ageless Wisdom through the study of the Seven Rays, Esoteric Astrology, Cosmology, and Rayology, he has inspired students worldwide, some of whom have gone on to form their own organizations to continue the spread of the Ageless Wisdom. He is author of Tapestry of the Gods (a two volume psycho/rayological treatise on the Seven Rays), Infinitization of Selfhood (a philosophical treatise on the nature of Identity) and is currently writing a 3-volume treatise on Esoteric Astrology. Michael has composed and authored musical, ceremonial ritual dramas and monthly Solar Fire Festivals that facilitate the invocation and expression of energies of the twelve Zodiacal Signs for the monthly festivals of the emerging New World Religion. He resides in Helsinki, Finland with his wife, Tuija, and in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. Together they are developing esoteric ceremonial workshops in Europe.