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Upcoming Oracle Classes

Saturday, June 8 at 5:00 pm, Oracle is presenting Introduction to Hinduism. Please join us and learn more about this ancient religion.

And Saturday, July 27 at 3:00 pm, Oracle and the Unitarian Universalist Community of Independence are co-hosting a fundraiser for the Peace Pentagon with special guest Fred "Mickey" Finn.

Our final Melchizedek class also will take place in July with Malku Priest Robert Martin. Click here to learn more.

Oracle Founder Laura George meets President Obama

Read Laura's blog: The Commander-in-Chief of the War Pentagon meets the Commander-in-Chief of the Peace Pentagon.

Our Purpose:

The Oracle Institute is a 501(c)(3) educational charity.
We serve as an Advocate for Enlightenment and a Vanguard for Spiritual Evolution
by operating a non-profit publishing house and an interfaith spirituality school.

The Peace Pentagon:

An Interfaith Retreat and Social Justice Center on the New River

Oracle is building the first interfaith center in Grayson County, Virginia. The “Peace Pentagon” will be a place of multi-faith study and worship, and a resource center for issues of social justice and conflict resolution. It will be located in Independence, Virginia, along the New River - the oldest river in the United States.

The Peace Pentagon has been designed in the shape of a pentacle to represent the enlightened being which exists within each of us. The pentacle also represents spiritual unity among the five primary religions: Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. To learn more about the pentacle and the meanings ascribed to it throughout the ages, click on the box to the right.

Peace Pentagon Update:

In May 2012, we began work on the new driveway and parking lot for the Peace Pentagon. In June 2012, we held the "100 Shovels Groundbreaking Ceremony". We finished up 2012 by pouring the concrete walls for the Peace Pentagon, and then we halted construction for the winter. In March 2013, we started back to work, and we anticipate that the building will be under roof by August 2013.

In addition, we are actively seeking a grant to match the donations already received from you – our friends and supporters. Please continue to show your support for the Peace Pentagon by making a tax-deductible donation today.

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The Five Primary Religions on Charity:

Hinduism: Charity that is given as a matter of duty, to a deserving candidate who does nothing in return, at the right place and time, is called a Saattvika [goodness] charity. (Bhagavad Gita 17:20)

Judaism: And all the assembly of the Israelites departed from the presence of Moses, and they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the Lord’s offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation. (Exodus 35:20)

Buddhism: It is not as a means of procuring my own happiness that I give in charity, but I love charity that I may do good to the world. (Jatakamala 4:16)

Christianity: Jesus looking at him, loved him and said, “You lack one thing. Go, sell what you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” (Mark 10:21)

Islam: God deprives usurious gains of all blessing; whereas He blesses charitable deeds with manifold increase. (Quran 2:276)