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The DK Foundation Rolling Away the Stones The
experience in time that the personality calls the spiritual quest, is for
the soul, a waiting game. First
the soul has to wait for the personality to find the shafts of light,
manifesting in time and space, through which the soul discloses its
presence. These shafts may take the form of teachings, teachers, works of
art, revelatory experiences or slow processes of realisation. Then
the soul has to wait for the quest to convert into the slow business of
rolling away the stones. Rolling
away the stones - dismantling the defenses against the soul, accumulated
over lifetimes - takes effort and dedication. In many respects, this is
the marriage of commitment after the courtship of the quest. Up until the
marriage the focus is upon what is out there to be acquired; after the
marriage the focus shifts to what is in here that we need to unload. In
truth, the quest is not a process of discovery but rather of uncovery of
what was always there. This idea will not be new to many people. The
New Age has provided many shafts and much illumination but if there is to
be transformation there has to come the time of commitment so that the
knowledge we have acquired can become a meaningful part of everyday life. Before
the stones can be rolled away, the knowledge has to be grounded. In this
grounding phase, routines and practices which New Age thinking has
encouraged play their part, and so too does self honesty, which, in the
main, it has not. There
are many reasons why we are not honest with ourselves. They form a
spectrum, with simple unconsciousness at one end and intentional deception
at the other. Somewhere is the middle is a condition which New Age
spirituality has tended to encourage: dissembling without being aware that
it is dissemblance. We
do this when we give a verbal response which indubitably represents a
spiritual truth but which happens not to be the truth of where we are in a
given situation. Used correctly, this kind of activity creates a
thought-form for the desired condition; used incorrectly, it is rank
self-deception. We need to be able to distinguish between the two and know
when to use one rather than the other, and frequently we do not. Historically,
Theosophists have been big on cosmic truths and short on self-awareness, a
blend that encourages spiritual pride and arrogance. And, sadly, this only
too evident today amongst the post-Bailey generation.
It is not what we know that counts, but how we use what we know. As
a man thinks so he is, goes the popular aphorism. DK corrects this: as a
man thinks in his heart so he
is. When
the D.K. Foundation was set up in 1998, it was with the intention that
within 5 years a programme of events would be offered, designed to ground
the knowledge that we make available through the medium of astrology and
to encourage self awareness and self-responsibility. Through
a natal chart, a trained astrologer can see the purpose behind a life and
he can, to the best of his abilities, describe what he sees to his client.
But that is as far as astrology can take us. Each of us has to live out
that purpose through the days of our lives. There is no other time nor
place available to us.
In
October 2003 we begin to roll out the grounding programme with a weekend
residential course in Glastonbury, England. This weekend is open to
non-astrologers and astrologers alike because when it comes to grounding
knowledge, we all start from the same place: organising ourselves and
establishing disciplines in order to live what we have learned. Early
in 2004 we will be offering another event, a weeklong teaching intensive,
for astrologers only. Details of both events are given below. We will accept bookings from January 2003 |
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The DK Foundation: Fixtures 2003/4 To be held at:
During all events held here there will be free time to visit the sites of Glastonbury and to be in the beautiful Chalice Well Gardens to which, as residents of the Little St. Michael's Retreat Centre, we will have 24 hour access October 3rd - 6th 2003 - Living with Purpose
During the course of this residential weekend we will be taking a practical look at the three aspects of living with purpose.
The weekend will comprise talks and classes on:
The DK Foundation is a school of esoteric astrology. We use astrologically, specifically horoscopy, to ascertain an individual's purpose. People interested in attending this residential weekend are encouraged to have such a reading eventually, in order to have specific goals around which to organise themselves. Cost of weekend, inclusive of teaching and full board in the Little St. Michael's Retreat Centre is £350. Application forms will be available from the web site in January 2003. April 5th-9th 2004 Astrology Teaching Event: 1
This 5 day residential teaching event is for students of astrology who are wanting to learn an esoteric approach. Although priority will be given to students who have taken the Foundation's own correspondence courses, we welcome applications from students who have learned their astrology elsewhere, including those who are self-taught. The week will comprise talks, group-work and private tutorials in astrology as well as classes in meditation and yoga. In this way we hope to help students towards another level in their studies. Cost of week, inclusive of teaching and full board in the Little St. Michael's Retreat Centre is £500. Application forms will be available from the web site in 2003.
Both events will be led by:
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