Report on Congress 2009
SACRED MYSTERY: Coming Home to Self
Dear Friends
This is a brief summary of the good news I personally came away with from Congress this year. I’m sure full reports will be forthcoming in Venture Inward and on the Edgar Cayce home page. But here is my nutshell version.
· Despite a tumultuous year with financial shortfalls necessitating cutbacks, staff spirit remains strong and focused. There is a lean machine in place to carry the Work into the future.
· Extreme gratitude was expressed to me by Charles Thomas and others for the generous support of Ned Hauptner (Milton, Massachusetts) whose gift will fund a video on how to “reach out” including how to from a study group. The Ned Hauptner Fund for Spiritual Study will be a permanent fund, its interest being used to support small group study and local activities.
· Atlantic University will now offer online CEUs (continuing education credits) to professionals in many health and wellness fields. Professionals require periodic classes to maintain their certification. For a fee, certificates can be earned by reading, watching lectures, and then passing an online test. Earned certificates can be downloaded and printed immediately…an attractive feature.
· Cayce-Reilly School of Massotherapy has been approved by the Federal Government to offer federal financial aid to would-be students. This is a real boon because in the past many could not attend this highly praised and award winning school because they could not afford the tuition.
· Members can now download circulating files directly from the Edgar Cayce web page in the members-only section. Check out the list. More files are being digitized and added on an ongoing basis….dependent on funding, of course.
· Ownership of the Houston ARE center has been officially turned over to Virginia Beach. Soon all the programs and services available in Virginia Beach will also be made available in Houston. Eventually (way down the road) the goal is for similar centers in California and the Northeast.
· In Egypt, permission has been granted to excavate beneath the sphinx. A chamber filled with water has been discovered. We know that the Source told Edgar that records from Atlantis are located by the paw of the sphinx. ARE together with a generous ARE benefactor have stepped forward with funding enabling researchers and the Egyptian government to precede.
· In Bimini, exciting underwater excavation is being carried out as I write this. Mapping has been completed the next step with be to blow away sand. Who knows, Atlantis may be discovered in our lifetime.
· On the Region level, hopes are high that study groups, small programs and retreats will continue. Cyber-space, busy life-styles, a “graying” membership and the economy…. are seriously challenging the way the ARE has functioned in the past. It appears that an awareness of this challenge, prayer and openness to making changes will be required of all the regions. To this end, the Northeast region is planning a special RETREAT in Litchfield, CT on November 6,7,8, with a talented and gifted visionary…JUDITH PENNINGTON entitled “SURFING THE WAVES OF CHANGE”. Judith was at Congress and she is looking forward to our retreat and is offering her special assistance with the planning.
· Finally, we paid a gracious tribute to Helen Ruth Schroeder, a dedicated Cayce volunteer, mentor, teacher and region coordinator. After viewing a memorial brick inscribed with her name prominently placed in the labyrinth and watching a video tribute prepared by her son, we gathered in the meditation garden and with flute music softly playing we scattered her ashes as was her wish.
I close with a quote from Helen Ruth Schroeder.
“Love God. Love your neighbor. Love yourself”
In Service,
Win Howie, Contact
Edgar Cayce’s ARE--Northeast
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