Richmond IONS August 2023 Meeting (August 19) and Central Virginia IONS Community Group Meeting. It will feature a talk by Elia Wise.
Where: In person and online. Through ZOOM (Meeting ID: 865 1815 1952, Passcode: 142841) and in person at River Road United Methodist Church, Contemporary Worship Center, 8800 River Road, Richmond, VA 23229.
When: On Saturday, August 19, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, with a Potluck Lunch at the conclusion of the program.
Richmond IONS August 2023 Meeting
“The Spiritual Misconceptions of Our Time.”
Our August 19, 2023 program will feature a talk by Elia Wise, a Random House author based in Northern California. Elia is a seminal thinker in the field of metaphysics, and a private teacher of consciousness development and spirituality. Willis Harmon endorsed Elia’s book, Letter to Earth, saying “This book could change the world.” Below is a description of her talk, in Elia’s own words:
When Covid happened, the theatrical project I had been working on for a decade came to a full stop. As an empty-nester whose dear ones are far flung, I had unplanned and uncommitted solo time. I decided to use it to study the current public conversation around consciousness and spirituality. What were people saying to me on the phone, in professional forums, and on YouTube—in its array of academic discussions, astrology and Tarot readings, psychic channeling?
That study led me to this presentation. It also propelled me to begin writing a follow-up to my book, Letter to Earth (Random House, 2000), something I had not previously imagined. Here is what I learned. . .
We are on the verge of making an old mistake again, one that has already taken us 2,000 years to begin to acknowledge. A set of popular beliefs about spirituality and consciousness are being established as the foundation for a non-religion to replace religion.
Their frequent repetition and truthiness (truthiness being a sickness of our time—if in politics, why not in spirituality and consciousness?) makes them hard to discern from truth. They are compelling in their almost-resonance with what we almost recognize within us. An almost-truth has limited magnetism, limited potential to unfold a larger and deeper understanding.
It may draw in related ideas and people who share in those related ideas, but then it fizzles out. A spiritual Truth proves itself to you. It demonstrates its efficacy, perpetually, possessed of its own vitality. And, above all, it has the fractal’s inherent capacity to reveal the Whole.
In our meeting on August 19, I will offer insight into the emerging spiritual misconceptions of our time. More importantly, I hope to offer an angle of vision that can help you see ore exquisite, and more resonant with your Soul’s knowing.
Another not-to-be-missed program for all who can attend!
About Elia Wise, our Richmond IONS August 2023 Meeting Presenter
Elia Wise is the mother of a sterling 30-year-old. She is self-educated, advanced by the tutelage of a profound spiritual teacher, a librettist, Journey to the Heart of the Matter, author, Letter to Earth, Who We Are Becoming…What We Need to Know (Random House); For Children Who Were Broken (G.P. Putnam); and Artifacts of Intimacy (Inspired Company).
She is also the co-founder of Light Works Magic, television and film production, a subsidiary of Warner Bros., and Creator/CEO of PeoplePaper.
About Central VA IONS Community Group:
Central VA IONS Community Group is an unincorporated association and a local community group of The Institute of Noetic Sciences, an international association based in Petaluma, California (www.noetic.org).
We do not promote any religion, religious organization, doctrine or set of beliefs or practices and we are open to all. Central VA IONS entirely depends on voluntary donations of its members and friends to support its programs, mailings and other costs.
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