Featuring a talk by Shepherd Hoodwin
Where: River Road Church – Baptist, 8000 River Road, Richmond, VA 23229
When: Saturday, April 21, 2018, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, followed by potluck lunch at conclusion of program.
Central Virginia IONS Community Group Program Title:
“The Journey of Your Soul – An Introduction to the Michael Teachings.”
Our April 21, 2018 program will feature a talk by Shepherd Hoodwin, Laguna Niguel, California-based channel of the Michael Group and author of Journey of Your Soul: A Channel Explores the Michael Teachings and other books.
Channeling gained notoriety in the modern era through Alice Bailey (1880-1949), who channeled the spirit of a Tibetan “Master of Wisdom” named Djwal Khul, or “D. K.,” and she wrote a number of books about his teachings. Ms. Bailey’s life coincided in time with that of Edgar Cayce (1877-1945), who became world famous for his trance channelings and known as “The Sleeping Prophet.”
In 1963 Jane Roberts began channeling the Seth entity and her publication of The Seth Material (1970) and other books about Seth’s teachings followed.
Michael was first discovered in 1973 by a group in Oakland trying to contact the spirit of the deceased philosopher G.I. Gurdjieff (1866-1949) with a ouija board. The Michael teachings first became publicly known through Chelsea Quinn Yarbro’s Messages from Michael (1979).
Since the early 1980s several dozen more books have been written about the Michael teachings, and several dozen people have become Michael channels.
Shepherd Hoodwin’s Journey of Your Soul (1995; Revised Second Edition 2013) is the best of the lot, and provides
the most comprehensive and accessible summary and explanation of the Michael teachings.
Shepherd has been channeling Michael since 1986 and is one of the most highly regarded of all Michael channels. He also is the co-creator (in collaboration with Michael) of the Michael Reading charts, which have been discussed generically on a couple of occasions at our earlier meetings.
Shepherd’s talk will explore the continuing relevance of the Michael teachings in today’s world and how those teachings can help us better cope with life’s challenges and better understand our soul’s journey and our lives − on societal, individual and personal levels. It also will include a review of the soul charts of several members of our local IONS group.
We are very pleased and grateful Shepherd will be in our neighborhood for another event and is allowing us to take advantage of this rare opportunity to have him as our guest speaker.
About Shepherd Hoodwin, Our Richmond IONS Presenter:
Shepherd Hoodwin resides in Laguna Niguel, Orange County (“the OC”), California and is a graduate of the
University of Oregon. In addition to channeling Michael, he also does intuitive readings, mediumship, past-life regression, healing, counseling, and channeling coaching. He has clients around the world and has conducted workshops on the Michael teachings throughout the United States and Europe.
His website is http://shepherdhoodwin.com.
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