Discussion: Steps to Knowledge
Facilitated by Catherine J. Larkin
FREE ADMISSION
Description:
The Steps to Knowledge is a self-study manual of 365 steps for accessing inner guidance. This access to true Knowledge, or inner gnosis, is the best preparation for whatever the future holds. The perspective of the Greater Community Way of Knowledge is that our world is being prepared to enter into the greater community of worlds, and that humanity must prepare for this emergence. This teaching addresses our evolutionary moment with simple yet profound insights, and most importantly, not with just information but with a means of preparation.
A practice group for those interested in utilizing the Steps program is forming. In this discussion Catherine Larkin, a student of the Steps material since it's initial publication in 1989, will share her experience with the teaching and answer questions.
All are welcome to attend, though it is intended most especially for those considering whether to make use of this extraordinary practice. RVML has copies of all of the Greater Community Way of Knowledge books, authored by Marshall Summers. Watching the video of Catherine's talk at RVML on the Allies of Humanity message, called "Connecting the Dots, the Hidden Threat to Human Freedom", might be a useful background, though the study group will be on the Steps material, which is quite different.
Facilitator's Biography:
Catherine Jane Larkin, M.A., has 24 years experience as a healer, teacher and counselor. In 1989 she was certified in Self Attunement, which facilitates healing at the individual soul level. In 2002 this was extended to working with the family soul through the Bert Hellinger Family Constellations. Catherine is a gifted public speaker and synthesizes from many sources.
Born in Iowa in 1952, Catherine's life long commitment to serving humanity has taken various forms. She has benefited from numerous teachers, including A. H. Almaas, Don Kolmar, Helen Luke, Marion Woodman, Adi Da, Gangaji, Catherine Ingram, Stan Grof, the SFA community, and the Steps to Knowledge program. She graduated from Matthew Foxe's Institute of Creation Centered Spirituality in 1983. Her articles have been published in Conscious Choice magazine in Chicago.
Catherine has traveled extensively to work with planetary energies, including 18 months in the United Kingdom, where her ancestral roots lie. She invites you to share her vision of calling forth the goodness of the human heart and accessing ancestral wisdom to be caretakers of the earth.
From the Greater Community website:
The Greater Community Teaching is applied spirituality. It addresses both the "big picture" and the individual's search for meaning, purpose and direction in life. On an individual level, the Teaching addresses the following needs:
1. THE NEED TO LIVE WITH INTEGRITY: The Greater Community Teaching shows you how to discern and to follow what you most deeply know every day and in all situations. This enables you to develop courage and a genuine sense of "rightness" and value about your life.
2. THE NEED FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT: The Teaching emphasizes that you have a greater purpose for being in the world and teaches you in a step-by-step program how to find and to fulfill this purpose. This leads to true happiness and satisfaction.
3. THE NEED TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION: Learning and living The Greater Community Teaching leads you to find your direction in life and with it your unique contribution. This is what the world needs now.
4. THE NEED TO LIVE WITH CERTAINTY: The Teaching enables you to develop the powers of seeing and knowing by gaining access to the source of your spiritual authority and inspiration. It prepares you to bring certainty and constructive action into your relationships and work environment.
5. THE NEED FOR PURPOSEFUL RELATIONSHIPS: The Greater Community Teaching creates a new context for relationship based upon Knowledge, higher purpose and contribution in life. This can lead you to bond together with others for support, partnership, community and accomplishment.
6. THE NEED FOR SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT: The Teaching provides and supports you in maintaining a potent spiritual practice which produces real comprehension and a rich environment for spiritual nourishment.
7. THE NEED TO PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE: The Greater Community Teaching is the essential preparation for the greatest turning point in our history. The world is emerging into the Greater Community of worlds, which will increasingly influence world affairs and our development as a race as we gain contact with other forms of intelligent life. The need for people to contribute to the world's evolution and well-being will increase rapidly as world problems and the presence of Greater Community visitors escalate. This Teaching enables people to gain the discernment, the commitment and the courage to identify and to render their individual and collective contribution to a world in transition.
More information: catherinejanelarkin@yahoo.com
Website:
http://www.healingthefamilytree.com
Greater Community website:
http://www.greatercommunity.org
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