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Offering classes, events and discussions sponsored by the Melbourne Theosophical Society which is a charity run by volunteers, with attendance by donation only, focused on the following objects:
- forming a nucleus of Universal Brotherhood of Humanity without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste or colour
- encourage the study of comparative religion, philosophy and science
- investigate the unexplained laws of Nature and the powers latent in the human being
From the 1870s to today, the Society, part of a worldwide movement, has embraced the mystical, paving the way for the New Age attracting many Australians like Alfred Deakin, Walter Burley and Marion Mahony Griffin.
The Society, according to author Jill Roe, was in the vanguard of “progressive education, modern music, the spiritual in art and equality of the sexes and all races”.
Join the Melbourne Theosophy meetup group and share in that richness at our upcoming activities and events and remember to mark your favourites.
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Raja Yoga - Online Course
·OnlineOnlineThis course, facilitated by Wendy Dixon, explores the concepts and exercises in Wallace Slater’s book A Simplified Course of Raja Yoga, which follows the Yoga Sutras or Aphorisms of Patanjali.
We meet online every Wednesday night and follow the 10-lesson structure created by Slater, allowing a month for each lesson. We will thoroughly explore each step, with time for discussion and practice.
Each session contains material on one or more of the eight limbs of yoga, so named by Patanjali - self-restraint (yama), self-discipline (niyama), posture (āsana), control of breath (prānayāma), control of the sense (pratyāhāra), concentration (dhāranā), meditation (dhyāna) and contemplation (samādhi).
Additional material is sourced from I. K. Taimni, Swami Vivekananda, H. P. Blavatsky and contemporary Raja Yoga books.
We begin and close each session with sitting meditations.
This is an ongoing course that you can join at any time.
COURSE LINK
Please click on this link to join: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86376822389
Meeting ID: 863 7682 2389
Passcode: 251130Admission by Donation: A suggested donation of $5 or more per session assists Blavatsky Lodge to continue to offer online Theosophical courses.
Please donate via PayPal here: https://tinyurl.com/blavatskylodgedonation or email info@tssydney.org.au for other payment options.The course is run by Wendy Dixon, a National Lecturer for the Theosophical Society in Australia. She has been a member of the Theosophical Society for over 53 years, attending the youth group for at least 4 years prior to joining the TS at the age of 16 years. The works of Blavatsky, Hodson, Krishnamurti, Taimni, Besant, Leadbeater and the Dalai Lama are the cornerstone of her ever-continuing studies.
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Meditation & World Blessing
Melbourne Theosophical Society, Level 1, 234 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, al, AUJoin us for a unique, specially crafted video meditation experience facilitated by Anatole Kononewsky (*).
This meditation is for musicians, writers, artists, dancers, teachers, inventors, philosophers, entrepreneurs, executives, parents, children and human beings — everyone!
Come early and bathe in the Vajrasattva mantra for the Deva of Soft Diamond Light, especially invoked to purify and empower the vibrational space.
- Introduction: A brief look into the objects and purpose of theosophical life with flute music.
- World Blessing: Listen to meditative sound of shakuhachi flute combined with a profound world blessing to gently lead us into stillness.
- Chakra Alignment: An introduction to the significance of our energy chakras centres, featuring beautiful clairvoyant animations designed to uplift your vibration with a powerful alignment to our higher Self, via an especially created, inspired visual animated mantra of Soft Diamond Light, inspired by a deep profound meditation in an ashram.
- Deep Meditation: 20 minutes of meditation anchored by the continuous, grounding soothing sound of the tamboura—an ancient Indian instrument with a rich, harmonic drone ideal for deep meditation.
- Closing: The session concludes beautifully with chimes and three gongs – concluding with a short inspirational reading.
Anatole Kononewsky’s creative output and core philosophy are deeply intertwined. His art, music, and spiritual teachings all serve as vehicles to explain and experience how the universe works.
His primary creative work is a multimedia production designed to create an immersive, uplifting atmosphere:- Soft Diamond Light (The Book): This is his definitive philosophical work. It functions as a guide to conscious evolution and introduces his core concepts on reality, peace, and abundance. The book features vibrant, full-colour artwork designed to visually evoke a high spiritual frequency.
- Only Love Matters (The Album): The accompanying music CD features original ambient, classical, and meditative compositions. Having roots in the Australian music scene—including playing in a high school rock band alongside legendary singer Jon English—Kononewsky uses acoustic arrangements, guitar, and strings to evoke the state of "stillness" required for deep meditation.
- Documentaries: In the 1990s, he produced three environmental and social documentaries. He also co-wrote the song "Heart of Australia," a sweeping community anthem for all Australians that inspired the launch of the national Heart of Australia Day initiative.
✨ BACKGROUND
The core metaphysical framework taught by Kononewsky, formulated following a profound meditation experience at a Sydney ashram in 1992, aligns closely with classical Theosophical and esoteric laws:
Consciousness as the Foundation: the universe is not a collection of random, solid objects, but an interconnected field of living energy and consciousness.
Enhancing Personal Power: It focuses on unlocking the "full creative potential" inherent in every human being.
Alignment with Cosmic Harmony: True manifestation requires aligning your personal thoughts, emotions, and actions with the larger global and cosmic laws. When a person aligns their inner state with peace and love, their outer reality naturally shifts to mirror that state.
Global Prosperity: personal empowerment should ultimately be directed toward creating a "world of peace and prosperity for everyone on the planet."
The MTS is committed to providing events that align with and further The three objects of The Theosophical Society:- To form a nucleus of the universal brotherhood of humanity, without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste or colour.
- To encourage the study of comparative religion, philosophy and science.
- To investigate unexplained laws of nature and the powers latent in the human being.
However this being stated, the MTS does not endorse any health, spiritual, science-related, philosophical or theological /other assertions or claims made by any facilitator we host.
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Past events
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