Joseph Campbell & Bill Moyers in The Power of Myth--5 Tuesdays
With Discussion Led by Bob Bercaw, RScP

6 Tuesdays April 3 - May 8, 6:30PM, Cost: Love Offering

The Power of Myth is a book and six part television documentary originally broadcast on PBS in 1988. The documentary comprises six one-hour conversations between mythologist Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) and journalist Bill Moyers.

April 3: Episode 1: The Hero's Adventure (first broadcast June 21, 1988 on PBS) About Campbell, hero types, hero deeds, Jesus Christ, the Buddha, movie heroes, Star Wars as a metaphor, an Iroquois story: the refusal of suitors, dragons, dreams and Jungian psychology, “follow your bliss,” consciousness in plants, Gaia, Chartres cathedral, spirituality vs. economics, emerging myths, “Earthrise” as a symbol.

April 10: Episode 2: The Message of the Myth (first broadcast June 22, 1988 on PBS) Creation myths, transcending duality, pairs of opposites, God vs. Nature, sin, morality, participation in sorrow, the Gospel of Thomas, Old Time Religion, computers, religion as “software,” the story of Indra: “What a great boy am I!,” participation in society.

April 17: Episode 3: The First Storytellers (first broadcast June 23, 1988 on PBS) Animal memories, harmonization with body and life-cycle, consciousness vs. its vehicle, killing for food, story: “The Buffalo's Wife,” buffalo massacre, initiation ritual, rituals diminishing, crime increasing, artists, the Shaman, the center of the world.

April 24: Episode 4: Sacrifice and Bliss (first broadcast June 24, 1988 on PBS) Chief Seattle, the sacred Earth, agricultural renewal, human sacrifice, sacrifice of the Mass, transcendence of death, story: “The Green Knight,” societal dictates vs. following bliss, “hidden hands” guiding life's work.

May 1: Episode 5: Love and the Goddess (first broadcast June 25, 1988 on PBS) The Troubadours, Eros, romantic love, Tristan, libido vs. credo, separation from love, Satan, loving your enemy, the Crucifixion as atonement, virgin birth, the story of Isis, Osiris and Horus, the Madonna, the Big Bang, the correlation between the earth or mother Goddess and images of fertility (the sacred feminine).

May 8: Episode 6: Masks of Eternity (first broadcast June 26, 1988 on PBS) Identifying with the infinite, the circle as a symbol, clowns and masks, epiphanies and James Joyce, artistic arrest, the monstrous as sublime, the dance of Shiva, that which is beyond words.

Wednesday Evening Meditation
With An Awakened Heart Licensed Practitioner

Each Wednesday, 6:30-7:15PM, Free

Each Wednesday evening, come clear your mind and renew your awareness of your unwavering connection with the Divine as you bathe in the depths of nothingness. Each week a different licensed practitioner will take us for a gentle journey into the sacred silence.

These evenings are free and open to beginners as well as those with a daily practice.

I Always Wanted to Know the RIGHT Way to Lose Weight 

With Dr. Scott Rosenthal

Friday Evening, May 4th, 7:00-9:30PM, Cost: $20

This exciting and informative workshop cuts through all of the hype and provides the most efficient, effective, and SCIENTIFIC way to obtain a healthier weight!

Learn if the exercise that you are performing may actually be causing you to put on more fat!  Discover why the typical methods of dieting ultimately add more pounds to your body and make you feel miserable.

If you are tired of being stuck where you are, sick of starving yourself, and done with performing massive amounts of sweaty and exhausting exercise all week, this is the workshop for you!

If you are ready for a simplified system that easily fits into any lifestyle and that is based on current research, this is the workshop for you!

Join us!

     Dr. Scott Rosenthal

Rhythm of the Spirit Drumming Circle

Friday, May 11, 7:30PM, at Yoga U - Free

Our drum circle meets every 2nd Friday of the month (Sept thru June) and is a unique way deepen your meditation practice or just relax and have fun.

The drumming circle offers equality because there is no head or tail. It includes people of all ages and experience levels. Bring a drum or rattle or just yourself and share the rhythm of many united in primal sound where a new voice, a collective voice, emerges from the group.

Yoga U is located at 2900 Concord Pike (next door to Pep Boys, behind Bikeline).

This event is free, yet as always, donations are gratefully accepted and benefit AHSC.

Spiritual Cinema - A Celtic Pilgrimage with John O'Donohue

Tuesday, May 15th  6:30-9:00PM

"In the Irish pysche, landscape has a unique presence. One of the most wonderful insights of the Celtic imagination is that landscape is alive".

Join Irish poet and philosopher, John O'Donohue, on this cinematic pilgrimage as you walk through the breath-taking landscape of western Ireland. Weaving ancient wisdom with personal history and stunning imagry, this documentary reveals the Ireland that gave rise to the spiritual wisdom of the Celts and whic inspired John O'Donohue through out his remarkable life.

This event is free! Bring some pop-corn; hot water and tea will be provided. Of course, donations are always gladly welcomed!

Awakened Heart Annual Meeting

Sunday, May 20, 12:15PM (After Service) -- All Are Welcome!

Please join us as we review the past year, look forward to the year upcoming, and elect new members of several CORE teams. Light luncheon will be provided for attendees!

Mysticism Salon - "Music & Spirituality" with Tom Sterner

Friday, May 25, 7-9pm, Free

This month we'll be exploring how music is a mystical expression of the Divine with our special guest, Tom Sterner, author of "The Practicing Mind: Master Any Skill or Challenge by Learning to Love the Process." Tom is the resident piano tuner at the Grand Opera House in Wilmington. He learned that tuning a piano taught him everything he needed to know about how to live a fulfilling life, savoring every moment.

Join us for this monthly series of provocative and powerful conversations with your host, Jerry Hodge, RScP. 

This event is free, yet as always, donations are gratefully accepted.

Live Free!  An Evening with Anita DeFrancesco

Tuesday, May 29, 6:30-9pm

Join us for an evening with Anita DeFrancesco, tantra and human sexuality expert and author of "Live Free: Your Journey to a Liberated Life!" www.kinepathics.com.

Imagine being able to do whatever you want to do, say whatever is on your mind, self realizing your thoughts, and  staying calm in the middle of chaos. Imagine getting rid of your baggage, feeling more sexual, developing trust and letting go of the defenses; flowing with ease,  having spontaneity,  having more authentic love and  enjoying nurturing friends and a nourishing sense of belonging in the place of loneliness. This is what it is like when you learn to let go and live free. This is true liberation.

This event is free, yet as always, donations are gratefully accepted.

Art From The Heart and Soul with Christine Burke 

Friday, June 1, 7-9:30pm, Cost: $20 + $5 materials fee

Join us on this inspiring journey with Christine Burke as she leads you through the painting process (visualization, thumbnails, a studyand finished painting) and guides you while you create your own masterpiece on canvas! Some painting techniques will be introduced but we will mostly be painting from our heart and soul and when you do this there is no need for technique.

Throughout the workshop, Christine will share art quotes, poems, and spirituals lessons she has discovered along her art journey.  

Please bring an idea, a picture or an object to provide inspiration for your masterpiece. The instructor will have references available if you need help with an idea.

Because we'll be painting, please wear clothing you don't mind getting splashed and colored!

The cost of this workshop is $20, but there is a separate $5 materials fee to be paid to the instructor.

         Christine Burke

Divine Opening with Suzanne Eder

4 Tuesdays: June 5, 12, 19, & 26, 7-9:30pm,
Cost: $275 

Freedom… Happiness… Enlightenment!

Divine Openings puts you on the evolutionary fast track. It opens you to receive the Grace that has been raining down on you all along, and teaches you how to flow with that Grace rather than push against it. With Divine Openings you experience great ease, lightness and peace of mind. Manifesting your desires becomes a way of being, not an objective you strive to meet.

And yet Divine Openings is more than just a means to manifest your desires. It literally initiates or accelerates your enlightenment – you wake up to who you really are. You begin to know yourself as genuinely joyful and loving and wise, and bliss becomes an actual experience rather than simply a concept or goal. Everything that called you to a spiritual path becomes real and present. You can finally end all seeking and live, more and more, from the peaceful, vibrant and joy-filled center of your Large Self.

In addition to providing advanced, practical ways of understanding and working with the Law of Attraction, Divine Openings creates an evolutionary energy-based field of resonance that helps you open more fully to divine Grace.

Each participant will receive:

• A copy of Lola Jones’ groundbreaking book, Things Are Going Great in My Absence: How to Let Go and Let the Divine Do the Heavy Lifting
• A laminated guide to emotional mastery known as the Instrument Panel (fully explained in the book and class)
• Guidelines for cultivating an evolutionary journaling practice to support the Divine Openings process
• A surprise gift!

Members of Awakened Heart Spiritual Center enjoy a discounted rate of only $275 ($250 if you already have the book). Cash, checks and credit cards are accepted.

For more information: visit www.mysolidground.com or email Suzanne at see@mysolidground.com.

Wednesday Evening Meditation
With An Awakened Heart Licensed Practitioner

Each Wednesday, 6:30-7:15PM, Free

Each Wednesday evening, come clear your mind and renew your awareness of your unwavering connection with the Divine as you bathe in the depths of nothingness. Each week a different licensed practitioner will take us for a gentle journey into the sacred silence.

These evenings are free and open to beginners as well as those with a daily practice.

Rhythm of the Spirit Drumming Circle

Friday, June 8, 7:30PM, at Yoga U - Free

Our drum circle meets every 2nd Friday of the month (Sept thru June) and is a unique way deepen your meditation practice or just relax and have fun.

The drumming circle offers equality because there is no head or tail. It includes people of all ages and experience levels. Bring a drum or rattle or just yourself and share the rhythm of many united in primal sound where a new voice, a collective voice, emerges from the group.

Yoga U is located at 2900 Concord Pike (next door to Pep Boys, behind Bikeline).

This event is free, yet as always, donations are gratefully accepted and benefit AHSC.

Mysticism Salon

Friday, June 22, 7-9pm, Free

Join us for this monthly series of provocative and powerful conversations with your host, Jerry Hodge, RScP. 

This event is free, yet as always, donations are gratefully accepted.

Arden Fair

Saturday, September 1, 2012 (rain date: Sunday, Sept. 2)

Join Awakened Heart at the Arden Fair, where over 5,000 people mingle to enjoy crafts, live music, faeries, minstrals, a beer garden, and great food!

We'll have a booth in the Buzz, so be sure to stop by and get some free goodies!

3rd Annual AHSC Bellevue Potluck Picnic

Sunday, September 2, 2012, Pavilion #1, 10:30am - ?

(No Sunday Celebration at the BuzzWare on this day)

While Arden is busy cleaning up from the Arden Fair, we'll be having a REALLY fun day out in nature at Bellevue Park in North Wilmington (ask the guard to direct you to Pavilion #1)!  There are games for the kids and the adults, volleyball, horseshoes, and more! 

We'll supply the meats for grilling, rolls, condiments, utensils, and drinks. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share (preferably homemade :-) ). While the event is free, there is a small fee to enter the park, so consider carpooling.