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☀️🔥 **BIG NEWS — We’re Dancing OUTSIDE All Weekend Long!** 💃🕺🌴 This weekend, instead of our usual Matinee Salsa Practice and Baila in the West locations, we’re teaming up to co-host an incredible **FREE** outdoor Latin dance event in the heart of the city! 📅 Saturday, May 30 & Sunday, May 31 🕑 2PM–7PM 📍 1 Eglinton Ave East (Yonge & Eglinton) 🎧 DJ Geronimo & DJ Magic spinning the hottest Salsa & Bachata hits all afternoon 💃 Dance Connexion performances & lessons 🌞 Amazing weather + outdoor dancing + incredible vibes = the PERFECT weekend Bring your friends, your dancing shoes, and your best energy — let’s fill the streets with music, dancing, and nonstop summer vibes all weekend long! 🔥✨ FREE for everyone — see you on the dance floor outside! 🙌 Everyone is welcome! Join our WhatsApp group: [https://chat.whatsapp.com/Kj63TzHIqYL5hPrRJolhyD](https://chat.whatsapp.com/KpFOsXEuXRWB7uOYorJNPU) Hosts: Maya & Gary Canada SBK (Formerly TSF)

**Step into another world and soothe your soul with sacred sounds, music and ancient mantras. Everyone welcome!** We can’t wait to see you! 🌟 This enlivening, beautiful Kirtan meditation experience is the heart and soul of yoga. Hearing and chanting sacred mantras or transcendental sounds woven together with music and melody nourishes our deepest need for inner happiness, peace, and joy. From this place of peace, love, joy, and harmony, let the rest of your life unfold. **Everyone Is Welcome. Bring your friends.** Whether you're arriving with a light heart or a heavy burden, you are welcome here. In Kirtan, people come together across differences. It requires no agreement, belief, or explanation. Just come as you are and let the transcendental sound carry you into another world. We will be serving warm tea and dessert 😀 **Where:** Mosaic Yoga Studio 225 Sterling Ave, Unit 23, Toronto [For](https://bit.ly/4j7JVFr "https://bit.ly/4j7JVFr") **[Google map](https://bit.ly/4j7JVFr "https://bit.ly/4j7JVFr")** [and ](https://bit.ly/4j7JVFr "https://bit.ly/4j7JVFr")**[directions](https://bit.ly/4j7JVFr "https://bit.ly/4j7JVFr")** [click here](https://bit.ly/4j7JVFr "https://bit.ly/4j7JVFr") **When:** Saturday, May 30th 4 pm – 6 pm ***Note from Shalie to meet-up members:*** If you're hesitant to RSVP because others haven't yet, don't worry—these events typically attract 35 to 60 attendees. The low numbers on Meetup can be misleading. ***Donations:*** Our events are made possible through the generous support of our community. If you'd like to contribute, we kindly invite you to bring **cash** donation to help cover the cost of food and sundries. Your generosity, in any form, helps sustain our vibrant kirtan community. Thank you for your support! \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* ***Schedule:*** **4:00 PM - 4:15 PM ARRIVE & GET COMFORTABLE** **4:15 PM - 5:30 PM RELAXATION MEDITATION & KIRTAN** Join us in the practice of Kirtan meditation which is the perfect recipe for joy and peace. We all love music, and combining sacred mantras with music is the best meditation! This most joyous of meditation practices, especially recommended for this day and age, can ease your anxiety and quell your deepest fears. Kirtan transcends all languages, nationalities, and religious faiths. It is as universal as the sunrise. **5:30 PM - 6:00 PM TEA & DESSERTS**

Hello hello, Last week the weather had other plans. This week, I am trying. Weather permitting, I'll update if the forecast turns on us again. Here's hoping it doesn't. We're claiming a patch of park like it's ours (it's not) for an afternoon of games, sports, and the kind of low-stakes chaos that happens when you put people in sunlight. Frisbee, volleyball, ball sports, some other games here and there. Meetup Spot: Riverdale park East. [https://maps.app.goo.gl/MvZvbJy7C9KNGKP88](https://maps.app.goo.gl/MvZvbJy7C9KNGKP88) (I may update the location depending upon free patch of land for us) **Bring:** Any outdoor games / Sports you would like to play, water (Or beer🍺), snacks, and a blanket to relax after the cardio. I'll bring a frisbee and volleyball. *See you on the hill. ☀️*

**Currently all spots are taken. You will be on a waiting list even though you could sign up.** **Let’s play tennis together! 🎾** **Fee:** We collect $40 per participant for this event. These funds help cover court time and support the meetup group. **Level:** Intermediate (Level 2–3) **Schedule:** 9:55 AM – 10:00 AM: Check-in 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Tennis **Event Description:** We’ll meet in front of the tennis courts at Hendon Park (west side). This session focuses on practicing one key shot (forehand, backhand, volley, or overhead) and doubles drill. Please bring your own water and any extra clothing you may need. If you don’t have a racquet, I’m happy to lend one. The event may be canceled due to weather (rain, snow, etc.) or at the organizer’s discretion. Looking forward to seeing you on the court! 😊

Shalom Catholic Community invites you to join us on Saturdays for a prayer group. The prayer group is a great way to strengthen your spiritual life and make new friends. It begins with lots of music and prayer, followed by preaching and testimonies. After the prayer, be prepared to hangout, talk, laugh and have fun. We offer workshops, retreats, adoration, opportunities to join a soup kitchen, food and clothe drive. We look forward to seeing you! **About us** We are a Catholic organization of lay persons, approved by the Holy See, to serve all who sincerely seek God and want to grow in faith. https://comshalom.org/en/community/

You are warmly invited to join us for the **Gemini Full Moon Meditation** Sunday, May 31st, 2026 Full Moon exact time: 4:45 AM EDT *** **Evening Programme - Beginning at 7:00 PM EDT** 🌕Lecture 🧘 Meditation 🌿 Fellowship & Potluck Food Sharing (in-person only) The lecture and meditation will be **live-streamed via Zoom.** All are welcome, wherever you are. *** **Join us online via Zoom:** [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87838538451?pwd=YwtPwiplGM0SDpAP3ckFjIyCUTzZZ0.1](https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87838538451?pwd=YwtPwiplGM0SDpAP3ckFjIyCUTzZZ0.1) **Join us in person:** Toronto Theosophical Society, 792 Glencairn Ave, Toronto, ON M6B 2A3 **Fee:** Always free The fellowship feast is a potluck. You are welcome to join the table whether or not you bring a dish. If you'd like to contribute, a vegetarian or vegan finger food or drink to share is warmly appreciated, as is a pair of hands to help with clean-up afterwards. We’d love to know you’re coming! **[https://forms.gle/bjAkyaf1zq4xoDsa9](https://forms.gle/bjAkyaf1zq4xoDsa9)** *** **6th Field of Group Work: The Mystery of the Gemini Full Moon** Keynote: “I RECOGNISE MY OTHER SELF AND IN THE WANING OF THAT SELF, I GROW AND GLOW” **The Festival of the Christ (or the Festival of Humanity)** The higher interlude of the spiritual year culminates in the Gemini full moon – in a Festival which celebrates the spiritual potential of humanity to unify the personal will with the Will of God. On this day the Christ stands before God as the representative of humanity, the “eldest in a great family of brothers,” and focalises the united aspiration of humanity into an invocative demand for more Light and Love. Through Christ, the response of deity pours forth into humanity, uplifting human consciousness and establishing a culture of goodwill and right human relations on earth. Read more on Lucis Trust: [Christ's Festival: Gemini](https://www.lucistrust.org/resources/festivals/gemini_2) **World Invocation Day** World Invocation Day is a global day of prayer and meditation when people of every spiritual tradition join together to sound the Great Invocation — focusing humanity's collective aspiration for light, love, and spiritual direction. Read more on Lucis Trust: [About World Invocation Day](https://www.lucistrust.org/the_great_invocation/wid_about) Watch more (3 mins): [Introduction to World Invocation Day](https://worldinvocationday.org/about/wid-videos) *** ## **Major Themes of Gemini** **The Pairs of Opposites and the Bridge of Love** Gemini is the sign of duality — spirit and matter, soul and personality, the self and the other. The Gemini path is one of bridge-building: learning to hold opposing poles in creative tension until duality resolves into unity. **Communication, the Messenger, and the Mind** Ruled by Mercury, Gemini governs the mind, language, and the transmission of ideas. Mercury in the Ageless Wisdom is the divine Messenger — the intermediary through which soul impression reaches the personality. **The Will-to-Good and Right Human Relations** At the Festival of Goodwill, Gemini becomes the vessel through which Love-Wisdom flows into the world as the will-to-good — active, intelligent love expressing itself through right relationship between all peoples and nations. *** ## **Planetary Rulers** **Exoteric Ruler: Mercury ☿ —** The divine Messenger, governing the lower mind as a responsive instrument for soul impression — the very faculty the disciple uses to build the bridge between higher and lower. **Esoteric Ruler: Venus ♀ —** At the soul level, Venus illumines the deeper truth of Gemini's duality: that the two poles are complementary aspects of one Life drawn together through love-wisdom. **Hierarchical Ruler: Earth 🜨︎ -** At the highest level of initiation, Earth as ruler points to Gemini's intimate relationship with planetary service — the work of bringing spiritual reality into tangible manifestation. *** ### **Positive Qualities** Capacity for Synthesis and Bridging Versatility and Adaptability Brilliant Communication and Teaching Love-Wisdom in Relationship Capacity to Hold Duality in Balance ### **Negative Qualities** Restlessness and Inconsistency Superficiality and Dispersion of Energy Duality Without Resolution Intellectual Cleverness Without Depth Gossip and Misuse of the Word *** ## \~ The Labour of Hercules \~ ## The Gathering of the Golden Apples of the Hesperides Hercules is sent to gather the golden apples of wisdom from the garden of the Hesperides — but no one will tell him where the garden is. He wanders through the world asking for directions, falling into traps and distractions. One of the traps is the most Geminian of all: a false teacher named Busiris who captures him through the very gift of eloquence and the promise of wisdom. This is the shadow side of Mercury — the power of the word turned away from the soul, used to bind rather than to liberate. The Gemini disciple must learn to discriminate between the voice of the true teacher and the voice of glamour. Eventually freed, Hercules makes his way north — the direction of spirit — and there encounters Atlas, who bears the weight of the world upon his shoulders. In an act of pure service, Hercules takes on that burden so that Atlas may retrieve the apples. This, too, is a Gemini teaching: that wisdom is not won through seeking alone, but through the willingness to bear the world's burden — to step outside the personal quest and serve. The apples come not to the one who grasps, but to the one who gives. This labour teaches the Gemini disciple that wisdom cannot be seized or hoarded — it must be lived in relationship. The golden apples represent the fruits of the spirit, the gifts of the soul, available only when the personal self steps aside and the soul is free to express through all encounters and exchanges. True communication is not the transmission of information but the transmission of light — and the Gemini initiate learns that every relationship is an opportunity for this sacred exchange. Read the full text here (free PDF): [https://www.bailey.it/files/Labours-of-Hercules.pdf](https://www.bailey.it/files/Labours-of-Hercules.pdf) *** Thank you for participating in a joint event between the **Toronto Theosophical Society** and **Toronto Open Heart 💙** *\~ Love is never wasted*

It's a private session. Not a group event. Some sessions and diagnostics are done in chat text format, no live call is required needed. Advanced sessions are done with the help of personal video call. __ Egyptian Initiation – Level 1 10 days in a row! 10 Initiations into 10 Channels of the Egyptian Gods. Personal purification, activation of the financial flow, and correction in the Channels of the Egyptian Pantheon. Level 1 Initiation Includes correction through all 7 chakras in the Channels of: 1. The Egregore of Egyptian Priesthood 2. The Channel of Osiris /Clarity 3. The Channel of Horus /High Victory 4. The Channel of Amun-Ra /Power 5. The Channel of Min /Sexuality 6. The Channel of Hathor /Feninity 7. The Channel of Ma’at /Purity 8. The Channel of Isis /Smartness 9. The Channel of Thoth /Wisdom 10. The Channel of Tefnut /Healing This is a deep cleansing and transformation of energy. It removes stagnation, magical impacts, internal and external blocks that prevent you from walking your Path. You receive 10 Initiations at once into the Ancient Egyptian Channels a personalized audio practice to continue developing and activating these Channels independently. Additionally, you receive a personal diagnostic session, analysis, and activation of your main goal. In honor of the Egyptian Marathon, if you register before November 17, the price is reduced by half. Receive the energy of freedom from current limitations and a new impulse for growth and transformation in your life. And one more thing — the Level 1 Egyptian Initiation will help you anchor yourself in the Egyptian Tradition and, if desired, begin working independently with your own goals and the goals of others within these magnificent energies of Inner Power and Purity. Andy Li Grand Master of the Egyptian Pantheon Instructor and Teacher of the Reiki Yggdrasil System Center Asgard

Please join us for a traditional worship service every Sunday, with music from our wonderful choir and organist. Communion (the Lord’s Supper) is a part of every Sunday service. Join us for coffee hour after the service for conversation and a snack

Bring any piece of music in any form. We'll deconstruct it's musical elements and share with each other what the music evokes and what insights arise. Then, consider how this musical work fits into the broader world of music and sound. After a break well do a musical exercise together and end with a short slent meditation. Advance registration with pay pal $20. Please call Gary to confirm your registration. 647 292 5415 Generosity policy: limited spots available for no or low charge fir those who need it.

Join us for our in-person Saturday critique session! We'll be meeting in the basement of **The Blake House**, which is located near Wellesley and Jarvis, about a 10-minute walk from Wellesley Station or Sherbourne Station. **In respect to the Blake House for hosting us, we humbly request that attendees purchase a meal, dessert, or drink if you are able to do so.** Feel free to bring in a piece of writing up to **2000 words** for reading and critique. Please bring paper copies so that listeners can easily follow and make notes. Dedicated listeners are equally welcome. In larger groups, please be mindful of giving everyone a fair chance to speak. Our group values and meeting structure can be found here: [https://www.torontosffwriters.com/sff-writer-rules-and-guidelines](https://www.torontosffwriters.com/sff-writer-rules-and-guidelines) We ask that writers provide content warnings when necessary. To limit the spread of diseases, we kindly ask that you stay home if you're feeling sick. We will be here every week! **\*\*We support the hard work and effort that goes into writing fiction, and do not condone the use of AI to replace the creative process.\*\*** And, that's everything! See you there!

### Each Crossroads & Connections workshop is a fast, friendly mash-up: short demos, paired practices and intentional reflection. We keep it light, embodied, and social—so wisdom lands in your muscles and your circle, not only your mind. There isn’t one technique that fixes everything, for everyone, in every situation. ### What is it? We pair complementary domains to spark shared flow, fresh insight, and unforgettable “aha!” moments. You leave with lived skills, not just notes. * **Dialogue** gets you out of solo spin: small-group formats expose blind spots and sharpen “shared reality,” so your next move matches *this* person and *this* moment. * **Imaginal** practice is guided “as if” rehearsal you look *through*, not *at*: walking the beats before the scene means your body recognizes turns when stakes rise. * **Mindfulness** steadies the camera: attention stops jerking around, drama gets de-amplified, and you can catch the instant you’re narrating motives and swap in one honest question. * **Embodiment** makes it actionable through direct, non-verbal experience and how your inner experience matches your outer expression. Facilitators: Varies Fee: $30USD - Or a 10-pack for $200USD [Please visit here](https://awakentomeaning.com/crossroads-and-connections/) for registration and more information.

Christians in Tech is a community at the intersection of faith and technology. Our meetups are designed to spark meaningful conversations, promote knowledge sharing, and encourage growth—both in your career and your spiritual walk with God. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting your tech journey, CIT welcomes you. Our Website [https://linktr.ee/citcbus](https://linktr.ee/citcbus) Sponsors and Partners * Improving (Venue Sponsor) * Bethel World Prayer Center (Fiscal Sponsor) * Fruits & Roots (Coffee Partner)

Christians in Tech is a community at the intersection of faith and technology. Our meetups are designed to spark meaningful conversations, promote knowledge sharing, and encourage growth—both in your career and your spiritual walk with God. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting your tech journey, CIT welcomes you. Our Website [https://linktr.ee/citcbus](https://linktr.ee/citcbus) Sponsors and Partners * Improving (Venue Sponsor) * Bethel World Prayer Center (Fiscal Sponsor) * Fruits & Roots (Coffee Partner)

A time to make signs, pack swag bags, and have fun together in anticipation for the Pride festivities the week after.

Main Library, Meeting Room 2B Join us for a welcoming evening of reflection, gentle music, and meaningful conversation. We’ll begin with a short grounding moment, followed by a brief reading from spiritual or philosophical traditions, and an open reflection circle where participants can share (or simply listen). Libera Animae is an interfaith community focused on inner growth, creativity, and authentic connection. All backgrounds are welcome.

Jimmy V's Grill & Pub in Grandview Heights. You are responsible for your own meal/drinks. We usually don't have any agenda other than eat, drink and talk. :) If the weather is nice we will be on the back patio, otherwise we are in the cigar room. This group has been meeting every Tuesday evening for over a decade. Many attendees do not RSVP on meetup. Please don't let the small number here discourage you. Anyone/everyone is welcome to come. We'd love to have you join us. COTA bus #5 comes to W. 5th and Wyandotte Rd. And it's a minute walk to the restaurant.

We will have our certified mediums available and you can receive 3 10-minute readings for $20. To keep you safe, we will be following all CDC and Health Dept. guidelines at our psychic fair today. Sitters and readers required to wear a mask. We will maintain a minimum of 6 foot physical distance during readings. Please, if you can, bring your own portable chair to use during your readings. Please note that we are at our wonderful new home at Unity of Columbus, 4211 Maize Road, Columbus, OH