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Registration Closes Soon! Resolving for Truth ~ Online Retreat: Jan 10-12

Resolving for Truth

An Online Retreat

Jan 10-12
with Anne Blanchard

What does “resolving for truth” mean? To resolve is to “decide firmly on a course of action.” In this retreat, you will learn to determine a course of action that is perfect for you now as you take your next step toward spiritual awakening. We will begin with your highest spiritual purpose—the spiritual aspiration, determine the best next steps towards achieving that purpose, and then break those steps down into achievable spiritual objectives. The process that we will use is practical, intuitive and guided by inner spiritual intuition. After following the achievable plan that you will develop at this retreat, you will be able to see advancement in your own personal spiritual progress. This retreat will be facilitated by Anne Blanchard.

Retreat Schedule

The retreat will begin at 10am ET (8am MT) and end at 5pm ET (3pm MT) each day. A 2-hour lunch period will be provided beginning around 1pm ET (11am MT).

Registration Closes on Jan 5th at 5pm ET

Retreat Fee: $180

$50 non-refundable deposit required

REGISTER HERE

Scholarship Information

ACIM Manual For Teachers — Section 27: What Is Death?

What Is Death?

Listen to Mediation Recording.

A contemplation excerpt:

“The curious belief that there is part of dying things that may go on apart from what will die, does not proclaim a loving God nor re-establish any grounds for trust… ” Hmmm this curious belief that there is a part of dying things,  and we hear about “oh their spirit goes on” while we believe that their body, a part of them died, and Jesus is saying that that type of thinking does not proclaim a loving God, he says, “does not proclaim a loving God nor re-establish any grounds for trust “ … and just looking at that to see in the thought, well the spirit goes on although their body dies, does there seem to be a feeling of trust in that? Is there still a feeling of distrust in that?…

📖Meditate and Contemplate ACIM Manual for Teachers with Rev. Karen Worth.

💬Here is a general section in the forum where you can share your daily contemplations.

🫶DONATE: If you feel called to donate to support FREE offerings and the many resources at Awakening Together you may do so here.

ACIM Manual For Teachers — Section 26: Can God Be Reached Directly?

Can God Be Reached Directly?

Listen to Mediation Recording.

An excerpt:

“God indeed can be reached directly, for there is no distance between Him and His Son. His awareness is in everyone’s memory, and His Word is written on everyone’s heart. Yet this awareness and this memory can arise across the threshold of recognition only where all barriers to truth have been removed.”

📖Meditate and Contemplate ACIM Manual for Teachers with Rev. Karen Worth.

💬Here is a general section in the forum where you can share your daily contemplations.

🫶DONATE: If you feel called to donate to support FREE offerings and the many resources at Awakening Together you may do so here.

New Program: “Contemplating the Thoughts of Awakening ~ A Daily Devotional Practice” Begins Monday Jan. 1 at 8:30 a.m. ET

Join Rev. Michele Hojnacki and Sami Ross for their new program, Contemplating the Thoughts of Awakening – A Daily Devotional Practice. This year-long daily devotional program begins on January 1, 2025, and will be held seven days a week from 8:30am – 9:00am ET / 6:30am – 7:00am MT.

The Thoughts of Awakening were given to Regina Dawn Akers in response to her prayer for help. In her book, Thoughts of Awakening, Regina wrote, “she found the contrast between profound spiritual devotion and her typical day-to-day state of mind unbearable”. The Thoughts of Awakening were given to help her from “falling back into the old state of mind after her morning devotional practice”.  Regina shares the impact of Thoughts of Awakening: “They are the thoughts that led from suffering with a split mind to the experience of a highly consistent, happy way of being. Each of the 365 thoughts is intended for a full day’s contemplation. They are to be read and contemplated repeatedly throughout the day. If you read and contemplate each thought deeply for a full day, you’ll experience shifts towards true perception this year.”.

The group’s aim is to support one another in a daily practice of inner listening using the Thoughts of Awakening. This group could benefit those new to inner contemplation or anyone wishing to enhance their practice. Daily, we will contemplate a single Thought of Awakening with our inner teacher. Following Regina’s recommendation, we’ll write it down and carrying it with us for reflection throughout the day, as well as reflecting on and putting into practice guidance received from our own inner teacher.

We will meet every morning at 8:30 am ET for 30 minutes to share our insights from the previous day’s contemplation with our inner teacher.

The invitation to join extends to all, even if attending the daily sessions is not possible.

Thoughts of Awakening by Regina Dawn Akers is available for purchase on Amazon. Click here to purchase the book. 

Every Morning, 8:30am-9:00am ET / 6:30-7:00am MT
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ACIM Manual For Teachers — Section 25: Are “Psychic” Powers Desirable?

Are Psychic Powers Desirable?

Listen to Mediation Recording.

An excerpt:

 “The answer to this question is much like the preceding one. There are, of course, no ‘unnatural‘ powers, and it is obviously merely an appeal to magic to make up a power that does not exist. …It is equally obvious, however, that each individual has many abilities of which he is unaware. As his awareness increases, he may well develop abilities that seem quite startling to him. Yet nothing he can do can compare even in the slightest with the glorious surprise of remembering Who he is. Let all his learning and all his efforts be directed toward this one great final surprise, …remembering who he is……and he will not be content to be delayed by the little ones that may come to him on the way. These little surprises of developed abilities.”

📖Meditate and Contemplate ACIM Manual for Teachers with Rev. Karen Worth.

💬Here is a general section in the forum where you can share your daily contemplations.

🫶DONATE: If you feel called to donate to support FREE offerings and the many resources at Awakening Together you may do so here.

This Sunday in the Sanctuary ~ December 22, 2024

All Times are Eastern Standard Time – See links below to join us in the Sanctuary 

 

Join us at 9:30 am ET/ 7:30 am MT for Devotional Attention to Stillness with Rev. Abigail Edwards 

Experience the restful practice of sitting in the stillness of the heart, connected in Being with Rev. Abigail Edwards. Together, we will release the mental chatter by embracing the Divine as our natural state and reconnect with the Reality of the Self.

This meditative process will draw on the Truth writings of Dr. David R. Hawkins, Inner Ramana, Nisargadatta, NTI and other teachers encountered on this spiritual path. We will come together as a supportive group to meditate, embodying the core values of Awakening Together.

 

Join us at 10:15 am ET/ 8:15 am MT
for Our Weekly Gathering with
Rev. Meg Reinhart

Title: “The Veil Laughs Last: Holy Wit, Experience Is Sleep”

Description: This homily examines the profound synergy between illusion and awakening, where holy wit becomes the sacred intelligence that perceives the dream of experience with piercing clarity. It delves into the nature of the veil—the semblance of separation that entangles humanity in cycles of sleep—and reveals how this veil, though seemingly impenetrable, can be dissolved by a lucidity that emerges not from effort but from unified recognition.

Reading: Jill Grace will read “May These Hypotheses Prove Useful, The Sleeper’s Flame”.

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*Weekly gathering is held every Sunday morning at 10:15 am ET/8:15 am MT in the Awakening Together Sanctuary. Join us after the Gathering for our Fellowship Time, hosted by Joy Bedford.

 

Join us at 12:00 pm ET/ 10:00 am MT for Just Being Here Now with Anja Janssen 

Everything is already here now, so all we have to ‘do’ is be. In this program, Anja will look deeply into the now, the present moment, to explore how truth presents itself. She will be using everyday experiences and events to practice being present with what is. She will also share a variety of teachings about the now, the illusion of time, and resting in beingness. Some of the teachers and texts she will draw from are Eckhart Tolle, Lao Tzu, Angelo Dilullo, A Course in Miracles & NTI. Join Anja in using our everyday experiences to embrace the present moment and be.

 

Join us at 1:30 pm ET/ 11:30 am MT for Freedom Practice Sangha with Rev. Anne Blanchard

This will be a time of sharing our inquiries, insights, and challenges, listening to others, or just knowing that we are in community as we find that undefended place within ourselves that longs to be free.

 

Join us at 5:00 pm ET/ 3:00 pm MT for The Mighty Companions Hour – The Voice That likes You with Rev. Yolanda Mapes

Join Rev. Yolanda as she continues to share her beautiful voice and heart during The Mighty Companions Hour. This is a program she and her late, beloved husband, Rev. Glen Ganaway began in 2020.

Rev. Yolanda Mapes, who is an interfaith minister, shares a delightful, funny, and inspiring hour of A Course in Miracles. Come join in on the fun, the laughs, and the music while unlearning the ego through the lessons and chapters of ACIM.

You can discover more about the Mighty Companions on this website: www.themightycompanions.com. Also, Rev. Yolanda has a site where you can purchase her beautiful, spiritually uplifting music: www.Yolanda.net/audio If you feel to contribute to her ministry, you can do so here: www.patreon.com/RevYolanda

 

Join us at 6:00 pm ET/ 4:00 pm MT for Deepening Into Clarifying the Teachings Together with Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert

During this program, we will listen to a portion of each previously recorded “Clarifying the Teachings” program. Afterward, we will spend time contemplating and teaching ourselves what is most alive for us at the moment. We may also spend time practicing what Regina is teaching. And…we will start at the very beginning.

Bring your journals, openness, and curiosity as we explore what is most alive in us and ready to be seen. We hope you feel inspired to join.

 

Join us at 7:00 pm ET/ 5:00 pm MT for Resting in Our Immaculate Nature with Jill Grace & Joy Bedford

Jill and Joy invite us to gently rest and welcome our immaculate nature into full awareness. As we rest into our natural state, we relax beyond fear—letting go of the energy, beliefs, and egoic desires that contribute to suffering. Together, as a sangha, we cultivate a deepened recognition of our True nature, allowing the energy tied to false beliefs about ourselves to return to its natural state of Pure Divine Light.

Gathering as a sangha heightens our ability to detect obstacles–blocks to our immaculate nature…dense, lower frequency Light–so that these aspects of our being that we made up are welcomed into awareness, hastening their return to the original state as Pure Divine Light. As a sangha, we will use practical examples from our lives. Notably, resting in our True, immaculate nature supports noticing how the false identity that isn’t really what we are, enjoys, even wants!… to believe limiting beliefs (the false/unreal) until we realize what we actually are, immaculate, unaffected Divine Spirit. Join us as we put obstacles on the altar of Truth and free light that has been blocking our palpable awareness of Divine Love. Pointings from The Way of Mastery, ACIM, NTI and more will be used.

 

Join us at 8:00 pm ET/ 6:00 pm MT for Movie Watchers Discussion Group with Sami Ross

Movies are modern day parables. Watching movies with your inner guide can inform rather than just entertain you. This Spirit Led Movie Watchers Discussion Group, facilitates the participants’ ability to identify spiritual themes in everyday movies and to use movies as a way of uncovering unconscious beliefs about ourselves and the world we live in.

Hidden: A Life All For God is a documentary about the Trappistine Sisters at Mount Saint Mary’s Abbey in Wrentham, MA. They lead simple consecrated lives of prayer as lived in the heart of the Church. This documentary offers a glimpse of their daily lives.

On the heels of the Pray without Ceasing retreat, this movie demonstrates what a calling to a life of prayer looks like through these women. When the external “form” is set aside—a genuine answer to the question “What do you truly want?” begins to emerge. The documentary explores clear and compelling themes, including the impact of silence and prayer, the relationship with God and community, and the journey of spiritual growth.

Reflecting on her experience, Sami shares: “ The valuable mind-watching aspect for me is to notice and acknowledge what is triggered in me around judgments of religion, church and lifestyle. I came to see that these sisters and I speak the same language using different terms.”

Hidden: A Life All for God is available free on YouTube.

To Watch the Movie, click here: Hidden: A Life All for God

Playsheet: Click Here

The Sanctuary will close at 9:00 pm ET

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New Retreat House Sustaining Subscriber Benefits!

Support your Awakening Together Retreat House by
Becoming a Sustaining Subscriber!

 

What is a Sustaining Subscriber?

A Sustaining Subscriber is someone who makes a regular monthly donation to Awakening Together, specifically to help support the care and upkeep of the Retreat House.

As a thank you for your monthly donation between $50 and $200, you will receive:

  • 20% off all in-person retreat fees*
  • 10% off lodging at the Retreat House

You can use both benefits together for the same retreat—enjoy 20% off the retreat fee and 10% off lodging.

*Minimum sustaining subscriber contribution of $250 per retreat

Click Here to sign up and say YES!

 

Sanctuary Openings & Closings During the Holidays

The Awakening Together Sanctuary will be open on December 24th & 31st, from 7-11am ET / 5-9am MT for Centering Prayer, Being Aware of Awareness Meditation and Heart Explorations with Rev. Anne Blanchard, then will be closed for the rest of the day.

The Sanctuary will be closed all day on December 25th. 

On January 1st the Sanctuary will be opened for the debut of Contemplating the Thoughts of Awakening – A Daily Devotional Practice with Rev. Michele Hojnacki and Sami Ross from 8:30am – 9:00am ET / 6:30am – 7:00am MT. The Sanctuary will then be closed for the rest of the day.

Please be sure to check our Sanctuary Program Schedule for details: Click Link

We wish you and your loved ones a happy and joy-filled Holiday!

 

ACIM Manual For Teachers — Section 24: Is Reincarnation So?

Is Reincarnation So?

Listen to Mediation Recording.

An excerpt:

“Reincarnation would not, under any circumstances, be the problem to be dealt with now. If it were responsible for some of the difficulties the individual faces now, his task would still be only to escape from them now. If he is laying the groundwork for a future life, he can still work out his salvation only now. To some, there may be comfort in the concept, and if it heartens them its value is self-evident. It is certain, however, that the way to salvation can be found by those who believe in reincarnation and by those who do not. The idea cannot, therefore, be regarded as essential to the curriculum. There is always some risk in seeing the present in terms of the past. There is always some good in any thought which strengthens the idea that life and the body are not the same.”

📖Meditate and Contemplate ACIM Manual for Teachers with Rev. Karen Worth.

💬Here is a general section in the forum where you can share your daily contemplations.

🫶DONATE: If you feel called to donate to support FREE offerings and the many resources at Awakening Together you may do so here.

Gentle Healing Year 3 with Rev. Sharon Hepburn ~ Week 47

This Gentle Healing Group Year 3 is being led by Rev. Sharon Hepburn. The Gentle Healing Curriculum guides committed students to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy, and love. This group began year 3 on January 24, 2024.

Listen to the Recording

 

Here’s a direct link to the helpful facilitator guide for Gentle Healing Year 3 that helps you to know what week you are on: Click Here

 

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