The Oracle Institute

“Promoting Religious Freedom & Spiritual Unity”

Proudly Presents Brooke Wood on:

Gnosticism in the 21st Century

When:	Location:	Register:	Cost:
Saturday, August 23, 2008	Leesburg Masonic Lodge	Laura@TheOracleInstitute.org	Recommended
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.	108 N. Cornwall Street	or call (540)882-9252	Donation of $20
	Leesburg, VA, 20175		(Light snack included)
	(park in District Court lot or corner of North & Slack St)

Participants of our classes and readers of our book, The Truth, are individuals who embrace equality, who are inspired by love, and who desire Spiritual Unity.

Seminar Description:

Now that we have completed our series on the five primary religions (Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam), we will explore three traditions which provide an alternative path to God: Quakerism, Gnostic Christianity, and Native American Spirituality. Brooke Wood will facilitate the Christian Gnosticism class. She is the spiritual leader for the Sophia Agape Circle in Virginia, which is affiliated with Ecclesia Pistis Sophia under the guidance of Gnostic bishop and author Tau Malachi. She teaches Sophian Gnosticism and Christian Kabbalah. Website: http://www.Sophia-Agape-Circle.com/.

Students will learn:

·How Gnostics view Jesus;

·How Gnostics view Mary Magdalene and the Sacred Feminine;

·The basic elements of the Christian Kabbalah;

·The relevance of selected Gnostic Texts;

·The basics of Gnostic Spiritual Life and Practice

In keeping with the unification goals of The Oracle Institute, our facilitator will identify the lessons of Christian Gnosticism that may enhance our view of God. We also will explore how Gnosticism may be incorporated into a pluralistic approach for understanding each other and communing with God.

The Truth (2006) presents a history of the 5 primary religions and their prophets, and challenges readers to decide whether these now ancient belief systems are more focused on promoting Spiritual Unity or perpetuating religious separation. The Love (due 2008) contains essays, short stories, and poetry on various topics of love, to remind us of what we are to learn while our souls appear locked on the Earth Plane. The Light (due 2011) explores the exalted yet accessible nature of the Supreme Being in a manner that is consistent with a sophisticated 21st Century human mind and experience. http://www.theoracleinstitute.org