St. Francis Hospital hosts Moore in Hartford CT

Listen to Thomas Moore talk about his new book at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Connecticut during a free lecture, discussion and book signing, A Religion of One's Own, on Tuesday 8 April 2014:

 "In A Religion of One's Own, Thomas Moore expands upon topics he first shared in his best selling classic Care of the Soul, exploring the myriad possibilities of creating a personal spiritual style, inside or outside formal religion. Join us to learn how to create your own spiritual life with an inspired vision, purpose, and meaning."

"Explore the many ways to create a deep and satisfying spiritual life with or without a formal religion."

Location:
Saint Francis Comprehensive Women's Health Center
114 Woodland Street
Hartford CT 06114

This program starts at 6:30 p.m. Call St. Francis Hospital: 1 877 783-7262 to reserve a place or register online through the linked page above. Seating is limited.

Moore talks about his new book in Oakland

Montclair Presbyterian Church in Oakland, California hosts Thomas Moore on Monday 13 January 2014 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss his new book A Religion of One's Own: "Thomas Moore Author Talk at MPC".

Montclair Presbyterian Church
5701 Thornhill Drive
Oakland, California 94611
Telephone: 510-339-1131
Email: office@mpcfamily.org

Moore gives live webinar about love and the soul

The New York Open Center promotes Thomas Moore's live webinar on Sunday 3 November 2013 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: Why We Suffer in Love: The Tale of Eros and Psyche.  This  is Eastern Standard Time.  Daylight Saving Time ends at 2:00 a.m. on this day. The webinar is described on the site:

Amor and Psyche (1907) by Edvard Munch

"The ancient story of Eros and Psyche, Love and the Soul, has inspired many artists and psychologists and is about an initiation in which the soul goes through several trials until she is able to reconnect with love, and this time,  fruitfully. Most of us know well the unexpected sufferings of love — the disillusionments, the misunderstandings, the break-ups, the jealousies and the incompatibilities. How can love begin with so much promise and then become painfully difficult? The webinar looks closely at this complex story and its images in art with the aim of gaining insight into how the deep soul finds its way through the complexities of love and moves toward a maturity that prepares it for love."  

Cost: 
$39 Early Bird rate by October 20
$45 After October 20 ( No Member Discount)
Course number: 13FP79W

Logon information will be emailed to registered students one day prior to the event. The webinar includes:
* 90 minutes of live, interactive webinar content.
* 30 minutes of question-and-answer time with Moore.
* A 30-day access to download a recording of the complete webinar, after the event.
(Free software provided to view.)
Check the linked page for computer system requirements to participate.

Moore visits Birmingham Alabama, 2-3 May 2014

Friends of Jung - South and The Southern Progressive Alliance for Exploring Religion (SPAFER) host Thomas Moore for an evening lecture on Friday 2 May and morning seminar on Saturday 3 May, 2014 in Birmingham, Alabama. Discussion focuses on his new book, A Religion of One's Own.

Scroll down this linked page for an initial announcement of the special event.

Register online now for Sophia Center programs

Meridian University promotes Thomas Moore's appearance with the Sophia Center at Holy Names University in Oakland, California from 18 July to 23 July 2013. Moore presents Nature’s Soul: Walden and the Gospel at 7 p.m. on Saturday 20 July.  

Tapping into Nature’s Mysterious Power with Thomas Moore is the theme for the post-institute retreat, Sunday 21 to Tuesday 23 July. Scroll down this linked page for the notice.

Holy Names University describes this summer institute in its June 26 release, "The Sophia Center At Holy Names University Presents A Top Line Up Of Speakers".

Register online now for Sophia Center's summer institute ($350) and post-institute retreat ($225). Indicate your accommodation preferences and plans for academic credit.  

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Sophia Center hosts Thomas Moore in July 2013

The Sophia Center At Holy Names University in Oakland, California promotes its Summer Institute scheduled for 18-21 July 2013. Thomas Moore offers Nature’s Soul: Walden and the Gospel at 7 p.m. on Saturday 20 July.

The center's post-institute retreat from July 21 to July 23 is Tapping into Nature’s Mysterious Power with Thomas Moore.
 
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14 Feb 2013 "Nature's soul and power lead retreat contemplation"

Nature's soul and power lead retreat contemplation

Holy Names University's Sophia Center hosts Thomas Moore during its Summer Institute and Post-Institute Retreat this year on campus in Oakland, California. The Summer Institute is Thursday 18 July to Sunday 21 July 2013 followed by the retreat Sunday 21 July to Tuesday 23 July 2013.

During the Summer Institute Moore speaks Saturday 20 July at 7:00 p.m.: Nature’s Soul: Walden and the Gospel. His post-Institute presentation extends this theme through Tapping into Nature’s Mysterious Power: "By drawing on the mysterious powers of nature, we will discover new sources of talent and intuition."

Other speakers during the Summer Institute include Brian Swimme, Jennifer Berezan, Barbara Holmes, Paula D'arcy, and Stephen Dunn.

The promotional page doesn't indicate the registration fee. For more information and to register, please call 510-436-1046 or 800-794-8813, or email Grace Larra at larra@hnu.edu.

Learn about soul and spirit at Wisdom House

What is the difference between spirit and soul? Join Thomas Moore at a weekend retreat from Friday 9 November to Sunday 11 November, 2012 at Wisdom House in Litchfield, Connecticut to explore the answer.

Moore writes about this retreat in his own blog post "Travel October 2012": "Let me push into November and include my last event for 2012, a workshop on soul and spirit at Wisdom House in Litchfield, CT, Nov. 9-11. Whenever I give talks, I mention the distinction between soul and spirit I learned from Jung and Hillman, and people always ask for clarification. I notice their interest and so decided to give an entire workshop on the theme. I’m looking forward to working with the staff at Wisdom House who do a great job of creating a warm and intellectually sophisticated atmosphere."

For the retreat description, scroll down Wisdom House's Fall 2012 programs page. A registration form to be printed, completed and mailed with payment to Wisdom House is available online.

Barque coverage
12 Apr 2012 "Weekend workshop about care of soul and spirit"
25 Nov 2011 "Wisdom House hosts 2012 program with Moore"

Meet Thomas Moore in Plano or Dallas, Texas

If you're near Dallas, Texas on Wednesday 10 October or Thursday 11 October, attend a public presentation by Thomas Moore. On Wednesday he speaks at the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education & Human Development, on the Plano campus of Southern Methodist University at 7:00 p.m. His topic, Counseling as Care of the Soul, includes "... the role of dreams, deep narratives, recurring images, intuition and spiritual issues in counseling of all types. It also shows how to deal with concrete matters like making a home, finding your own work, having a purpose, dealing with love and satisfying deep desires." View the online flyer for more information. This presentation is free. Space is limited so please pre-register.

The next evening at 7:00 p.m., Moore speaks at The First Unitarian Church of Dallas on Preston Road at Normandy. His exploration of Sensuous, Worldly Spirituality suggests "It’s time to rethink spirit and the world, discovering how to live a joyous life in the material realm while also developing a deep sense of meaning and an open imagination." The suggested donation for this event is $15.00 U.S. Individual or group registration is available online. Bring a friend.

Barque coverage
30 Aug 2012 "Tickets available for Moore at SMU in Plano, Texas"
4 Aug 2011 "Moore talks at SMU Plano campus, October 2012"

Moore offers two workshops at Findhorn, Scotland

The Findhorn Foundation describes two workshops about natural magic, magia naturalis, Thomas Moore presents at its Love, Magic, Miracles conference, 29 September to 5 October 2012. Scroll down this page to the second entry for these descriptions:

1. Lessons from an Obsidian Mirror
"Thomas will introduce the scrying mirror and show how to use it. He will also explore lessons to be learned from the mirror about being in the world as a magus.

This workshop will focus on a magical rather than a rationalistic way of life. It will explore the use of dreams, the arts, deep intuition, prophecy and simple trance as ways of living more deeply, more in touch with the defining currents of life."

2. The Spirituality of Jesus
"This workshop comes from his recent book Writing in the Sand: Jesus and the Soul of the Gospels. It offers a fresh view of what Jesus was all about — nothing to do with religion but a new way of being in the world. His work involves new translations of key words and a view of Jesus' stories and teachings as all focused on the new world or kingdom he spells out.

This is a Jesus spirituality especially for those who have abandoned Christianity or have little or no interest in it. Thomas treats the Gospels as being completely separate from Christianity, though he preserves what he considers the best in Christian tradition as well. He has made a new translation from Greek of the New Testament Gospels and will use these for this workshop."

A two-page .pdf brochure for the conference lists all teachers. Early online registration is advised.

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18 Feb 2012 "Moore visits Findhorn for Love, Magic, Miracles"

Learn with Thomas Moore in July on Cape Cod

Thomas Moore offers his symposium Spirituality and Care of the Soul in Psychotherapy through the New England Educational Institute from 9 July to 13 July 2012 at Four Points by Sheraton Eastham at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

“Participants will reflect on their own spiritual journeys and explore ways of meditation and contemplation. They will learn the difference between soul and spirit and see how they can blend psychological counseling with spiritual guidance.”

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11 May 2012 "Cape Cod is a supportive place for Moore's course"
 25 Nov 2011 "Attend a week-long course with Moore in 2012"

Explore spirit and soul in Santa Fe this October

Thomas Moore teaches a weekend workshop for the New England Educational Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico this fall, 26-28 October 2012: Spirituality and Care of the Soul in Psychotherapy. Symposia are held at Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza Hotel.

"This symposium will focus on the calling to help people in physical, emotional, and spiritual trouble. Participants will reflect on their own spiritual journeys and explore ways of meditation and contemplation. They will learn the difference between soul and spirit and see how they can blend psychological counseling with spiritual guidance. Participants will examine the shadow elements in psychotherapy and spirituality both personally and theoretically. They will explore the role of dreams and the arts in therapy, and, finally, they will consider ways to care for themselves spiritually and emotionally and prepare themselves for the deep work of psychotherapy"

Registration is Friday at 7:30 a.m.
The workshop is Friday through Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Individual Registration Postmarked by 23 July 2012: $539 U.S.
Individual Registration Postmarked after 23 July 2012: $589 U.S.
Group discounts and additional symposia discounts are available.

Cape Cod is a supportive place for Moore's course

Register now for Thomas Moore's symposium Spirituality and Care of the Soul in Psychotherapy with the New England Educational Institute to be held at Four Points By Sheraton Eastham, 3800 State Highway, Eastham, Massachusetts 02642 on Cape Cod from Monday 9 July to Friday 13 July 2012. Classes are from 9:00 a.m to 12:15 p.m. which allows for exploration of the Cape and its environs. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn and to live the course offerings.

Symposium Schedule for the Week

Day	Topics
Monday	Healing the whole person: body, soul and spirit  Ideas about the soul  Distinguishing soul and spirit  Asklepios and using dreams in psychotherapy
Tuesday	A brief introduction to Carl Gustav Jung  Jung and James Hillman  Archetypal psychology and psychotherapy  "Secular" arts and literature
Wednesday	Spiritual counseling  The model of the healing Buddha  Narrative, myth and ritual  Spiritual themes in the arts  Art and therapy
Thursday	Shadow issues in psychotherapy  Money, eros and power  Myths of Hermes and Aphrodite
Friday	Spiritual and emotional support for the therapist   Nature, friendship, contemplation  The physical environment of healing  A personal education in spirituality and the arts

Individual tuition for this course is $589 U.S. Discounts apply for additional courses and group registration. Continuing Education credits are available.

Barque coverage:
25 Nov 2011 "Attend a week-long course with Moore in 2012"

Moore considers professional ethical challenges

Thomas Moore offers a day-long professional workshop Friday 11 May 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Monadnock Covenant Church, 90 Base Hill Road., Keene, New Hampshire under the auspices of MAPS Counseling Services: Spirit & Soul in Psychotherapy: Ethical Challenges & Clinical Applications. This program is for licensed social workers, mental health counselors, psychologists, marriage and family therapists and pastoral counselors. During the workshop, practitioners learn to:
* Integrate spirituality in their clinical practice;
* Recognize potential ethical problems;
* Develop skills to be more holistic and effective with clients.

Cost:
$150.00 for professionals.
$100.00 for students with I.D.
Lunch is not provided. Several restaurants are near the training site.
Continuing education credits are available.

Register online with PayPal or credit card, or send a cheque.

Barque coverage:
20 Mar 2012 "Workshop about spirit and soul in psychotherapy"

Changes in health may be turning points for soul

Healing Journeys hosts Thomas Moore at its free conference Saturday 23 June and Sunday 24 June 2012 at Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg, South Carolina. This Cancer as a Turning Point from Surviving to Thriving event is for people: "touched by cancer or any life-altering condition; caregivers, family members, or friends of someone touched by cancer or other illness; physicians, nurses, social workers, and other healthcare providers."

According to the program schedule Moore speaks Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. about care of the soul. In her Director's Reflections for April 2012, founder and executive director Jan Adrian writes "What's missing in Mind-Body-Spirit?", drawing attention to Moore's column "Care of the Soul: Mega-Soul" in the March-April 2012 issue of Spirituality & Health magazine. Adrian writes:

"I recently read in an article by Thomas Moore that 'The classical trinity has always been “body – soul – spirit.' He said, 'Even ‘enlightened’ healthcare workers speak easily of 'mind-body-spirit' medicine, not even noticing that the soul is missing.'

That ‘enlightened’ healthcare worker could be me. I feel like I have often ignored my soul, giving all my attention to body, mind, and spirit. For the sake of this conversation, 'Spirit' is the non-material world, the energy through which we all connect, and through which we connect to the Divine, however we conceive of it. 'Soul' is the thing that makes me unique. It’s my personal life force. It’s what makes me feel alive. Thomas Moore says, 'a soulful life and fun go together.'"

Register online for this free conference.
Charges apply for lunch, Continuing Education credits, and overnight accommodations if desired.
1 June 2012 is the deadline for accommodation reservations at the college and for reserving linens.
17 June 2012 is the deadline for lunch meal orders.
Tax-deductable donations to Healing Journeys help to keep Cancer as a Turning Point a free event. Scroll to the bottom of the online registration form for details. Donations are gratefully received.

Osler Symposium: Doctoring in the 21st century

Thomas Moore participates in the 2nd Osler Symposium: Doctoring in the 21st Century in San Diego, California from Saturday 20 October to Tuesday 23 October, 2012 at the Catamaran Hotel. The 2012 Osler Symposium brochure includes schedules, activities and a registration form for this event designed for physicians and open to all healthcare professionals. Early bird pricing applies until 31 May 2012.

Thomas Moore's Schedule: Tuesday 23 October 2012

Time	Event
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Care of a Doctor's Soul
12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.	Going Forward: Panel Participant
3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Breakout Sessions:  The Doctor as Spiritual Guide

The Doctor as Spiritual Guide – Thomas Moore
"In the ordinary Western mindset, a doctor takes care of the body and others tend to the psyche and spirit. But you can’t split a person into parts that way. A patient’s spirituality is always implicated in illness, maybe more so there than in other parts of life. Patients often look to the doctor for spiritual guidance, correctly understanding that you really can’t tend a human being’s suffering and leave out the spirit. A doctor may think that the spiritual is not within his purview or that she isn’t qualified to address it. In this session, doctors will be encouraged to find it in themselves to speak to spiritual concerns of patients at least in a small way, and guidance will be offered to help doctors prepare themselves for this aspect. Thomas Moore will call to mind physicians in other cultures who are necessarily spiritual guides, too. Besides, if a doctor were to speak to the spirit and soul as well as the body, the doctor would have a much richer experience and would be less likely to suffer a setback in morale. In other words, it would be good for patients and doctors. This session is meant to inspire and educate doctors in this exciting area of medicine."

Moore was a keynote speaker at the Inaugural Osler Symposium held 14 May to 20 May 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Moore at retreat for Spirituality Section of ACR

The Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) Spirituality Section announces its 7th annual retreat from Friday 1 February to Sunday 3 February 2013 to be held at the Institute of Noetic Sciences in Petaluma, California. Thomas Moore is the keynote workshop leader for this weekend.

According to the announcement, "This year’s retreat theme is all about the Care of YOUR Soul ... making sure you have all the inner resources you need to continue to make a difference in the work you do and the life you live! ... The ACRSS retreat is designed to support all practitioners who have a spiritual practice (or who are feeling disconnected from that Universal Energy and want to reconnect). Join us as we walk together on our journeys toward personal, psychological and spiritual growth."

This retreat is open to non-members.
Early bird prices are to 1 June 2012:
Section Members: $395 U.S.
General: $495 U.S.
Additional pricing is set for an optional pre-retreat day.

Register online or call 703 234-4141 for more information. Download the ACR Spirituality Section Retreat flyer to share with colleagues.

Weekend workshop about care of soul and spirit

Online registration is open for Thomas Moore's weekend program from Friday 9 November to Sunday 11 November 2012 at Wisdom House in Litchfield, Connecticut: Care of the Soul and Spirit. Visit the Wisdom House program page. Scroll down to Moore's event, listed by date. Click the Register button for Program #TM 11-911.

Care of the Soul and Spirit
"This workshop will teach us how to be soulfully spiritual and spiritually soulful. It will show how to be open-hearted and attached to life, and, at the same time, spiritually detached and related to the very ground of being. It will not avoid the dark places but also indulge in the humor and positive graces of a thoughtful life as we aim at establishing a vibrant and mature spirituality."

Friday 6:00 p.m. dinner to Sunday lunch
Fees:
$195 (shared room, hall bath)
$235 (private room, hall bath)
$265 (private or shared room with bath)
$165 commuter
Non-refundable deposit: $50 U.S.
Scholarships available

Barque coverage:
25 Nov 2011 "Wisdom House hosts 2012 program with Moore"

Let's return soul to its place with spirit and body

For Dayton Daily News, Pamela Dillon writes "Author to discuss spirit and soul of medical practice" that describes Thomas Moore's keynote speaking engagement at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University's Medicine and Spirituality Conference today, Thursday 12 April 2012.

Dillon quotes Dr. Evangeline Andarsio, chairwoman of the conference: “'From (Moore’s) experience having a disease himself, he talks about the patients and how they need to be open to the idea of their illness being a transformative experience.'  Andarsio is co-director of the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine Healer’s Art program. 'This conference will not only touch health care professionals but patients, as well,' she said. 'In fact, we’re all patients.'"

Barque coverage:
5 Apr 2012 "Moore describes soulful approach to healthcare"
9 Nov 2011 "Moore speaks in Dayton, Ohio, 12 April 2012"
6 Oct 2011 "Medical-Spirituality Conference hosts Moore"

U.K. professional workshop about job pleasures

In addition to his public evening event Pleasuring the Soul hosted by Re-Vision Centre for Integrative Psychosynthesis on Friday 20 April in London U.K., Thomas Moore offers a day-long professional development workshop, Voluptas: Workshop for Psychotherapists and Counsellors and other qualified professionals:

"With psychotherapy attempting to become virtuous in the public esteem, enjoying the work seems indulgent. To clear some space we shall explore ways of dealing with self-punishment, self-denial, a destructive sense of virtue, shadow aspects of sensuality and body, morality and moralism, religious asceticism, etc. The risk will be to discover our individual ways to deep and soulful pleasure and the not so superficial need for a graceful life."

Professional Workshop: Voluptas
Date: Saturday 21 April 2012
Time: 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Fee: £90.00
Place: St Alban’s Centre, Leigh Place, Baldwins Gardens,
Holborn EC1N 7AB
The linked page above includes a registration form.

Public Talk: Pleasuring the Soul
Date: Friday 20 April 2012
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Fee: £20.00
Place: Small Meeting House,
Friends House (opposite Euston Station)

Barque coverage:
20 Jan 2012 "Focus of talk in London is pleasuring the soul"