Edgar Cayce's ARE MidAtlantic Retreat Shepherdstown W.Va

2011 Retreat -- June 10 - 12

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We are thrilled to host clairvoyant, Linda Schiller-Hanna for our 2011 Retreat. She will be speaking on the topic of Intuitive Intelligence: Intuitive Development Training. This retreat will be held at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, WV; just a short drive from the DC metro area.

Review of Another Enlightening Weekend Retreat

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From the 2010 A.R.E. Mid-Atlantic Region Retreat Team

"The Light of the New Millennium: Awakening to Your Higher Self"

Judith Pennington

For the 35th mid-Atlantic retreat, the tenth at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, W.Va., Judith presented an engaging mix of lecture, small-group exercises, breathing exercises, brain wave demonstrations, chanting, and meditations, sometimes accompanied by her beautiful voice and zither, to demonstrate the changing consciousness of our new millennium and how that change is impacting each of us. Many of Judith's techniques and ideas were new to our retreat. Judith even sent each participant home not just with an array of pertinent handouts but also a CD, Heart of Meditation: Orange Trees by the Ocean, a guided meditation.

In her presentations of "This Wacky New Millennium," "The Light of Consciousness," Awakening to Your Higher Self," and "Surfing the Waves of Change," Judith, echoing several recent retreat speakers, melded science and spirit, and wide-ranging content and techniques, to show us how to avoid the "ruts" of our spiritual journey on earth for the "road" and, every once in a wonderful while, the "aerie" of higher consciousness.

Retreat participants in their evaluations, along with many kudos on her presentation overall, gave Judith high marks for her "approachability," and participation in other retreat activities. Saturday night's sing-a-long, again led by Sarah Soltow with her guitar and retreat team member Saundra Moreland, was well attended and well received again this year. With a larger selection of songs-too many for the hour allotted- participants wanted to sing all the way through. Jay Hurley added the dulcet notes of his dulcimer to the musical accompaniment, and Judith her beautiful alto voice.

Other offerings this year included an early morning walk Saturday across the bridge over the Potomac to the Maryland side and two workshops on Saturday afternoon. Amichai Heppner spoke about his own experience as a child of the Holocaust and a play made about that experience. Team member Christine Duewel led an interactive workshop on Understanding Our Dreams. Both workshops rated positive reviews.

Thanks are due to the retreat team, which this year included Christine Duewel, Saundra Moreland, Peter and Sharon Morris, Sherri Olaguez, team leader Sandi Roberts, and Jan and Ernie Wetterer. Sandi did a great deal of the planning for this year's retreat. Special thanks to her. She and the rest of the team welcome more participation in retreat planning for 2011.

Thanks also to our capable support team at Shepherd and their staffs: Don Rohel, Student Center director, Jack Shaw, dining services director, Michelle Liefke, catering manager, Lillian Hash, Student Center building coordinator, Elisa Woodbrey, associate director of residence life, Eric Morris, residence coordinator, Donna Shipley, facilities custodial coordinator, and Richard McDonald, lead custodial and event services coordinator.

Saturday evening, after a brief downpour that delayed some participants from getting to the sing-a-long, we saw a huge and vivid double rainbow outside the room where we were gathered, demonstrating the colors of our chakras about which Judith had instructed us. A nice synchronicity, one of many, that blessed our 2010 retreat. Hope to see you in 2011.

2010 Retreat Program

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The ARE MidAtlantic Retreat will be held at Shepherd College in WV June 11-13, 2010. Check-in will start at 4:30 Friday and Judith Pennington will start off the weekend retreat at 7:00 pm speaking about "This Wacky New Millennium". "The Light of Consciousness" is the topic for Saturday 9:00 - 12:00. Judith will lead the group in "Awakening to Your Higher Self" in the afternoon session. On Sunday morning, we will be "Surfing the Waves of Change" with Judith in our final session of the retreat.

Make plans now to attend this fun, interactive retreat.

2010 ARE MidAtlantic Region Retreat

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June 11- 13, 2010
Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, WV

Judith Pennington will be our guest speaker, presenting:

"The Light of the New Millennium: Awakening to Your Higher Self"

Judith is an internationally published journalist and a coast-to-coast writer, singer and teacher of meditation and the evolution of human consciousness. She is the author of The Voice of the Soul, a spiritual memoir about inspired writing, personal healing and the science of spirituality.
To learn more about Judith, visit her website, www.eaglelife.com

Come join us at this weekend retreat at Shepherd Univeristy located in beautiful Shepherdstown, WV a small town on the Potomac River. There will be workshops, a bookstore, and social time to visit with old friends and to make some new ones.

For more information on this retreat, contact Sandi Roberts, sandir@hotmail.com

About the Retreat Program

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The Year 2012 and Other Prophecies
for Our Times
Featuring
John Van Auken

Four dynamic presentations:

Friday, June 12
Session 1 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Edgar Cayce’s Vision for Our Times

Saturday, June 13
Session 2 9:00 – 11:45 am
2012: Mayan Prophecy for Our Times

Session 3 1:15 – 4:00 pm
The Egyptian Prophecy for Our Times

Sunday, June 14
Session 4 9:00 am – noon
Preparing Yourself for the Changes

At 4:30 on Saturday, workshops on a variety of topics
will begin. If you would like to present a workshop,
please indicate this on your registration form.

About the Retreat

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Download Retreat Flyer (pdf)

Date ~ June12-14, 2009

Location ~ This year’s retreat will again be held on the rolling,
323 acre, tree-lined campus of Shepherd University in historic
Shepherdstown, situated in northeastern West Virginia on the
banks of the Potomac River. For those with web access, www.
shepherd.edu is the place to start for all sorts of facts, maps,
directions, and other information about the university and
surrounding areas.

Check-in ~ Friday from 4-6:30 p.m. and after the evening
(7-9 p.m.) program. The retreat concludes Sunday at noon.
Lodging ~ All rooms are air-conditioned, dormitory-style, 2
long-twin beds to a room and a shared hall bath. The residence
hall has 3 floors and no elevator. First floor rooms are limited.
If you need a room on the first floor for health reasons, please
register early. The university provides linens and towels.
However, you must bring your own pillows and blankets.
For those who might consider residence hall living a bit too
“rustic”, close-by commercial lodging is available in town. The
university website has links to several facilities.

Meals ~ A sandwich buffet will be available to all during Friday
check-in. There will be 3 meals served on Saturday (breakfast,
lunch and dinner) and breakfast only on Sunday. An optional
Sunday lunch will be available for an additional charge of $8,
payable with registration.

Cost (per person) ~ A.R.E. members deduct $10 per member

• Program, meals, and lodging:
2/room $215 ~ 1/room $235

• Program and meals (no lodging) $145

• Program only (includes Fri. buffet, snacks and breaks) $115
After the registration form and payment are received, you will
be sent a confirmation email that includes additional details
and helpful tips regarding the weekend retreat. Be sure your
email will receive a message from kitnkats@qis.net so you get
this important information.

Speaker 2009 Retreat

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John Van Auken is an international speaker and author of
numerous books including, Edgar Cayce’s Atlantis,
Christ, The Power and the Passion,
The End Times: Prophecies of Coming Change,
and Secrets of the Ancient World.

He has appeared on radio and television shows and has led
tours to sacred sites around the world. He is a director of the
A.R.E. and writes the “Ancient Mysteries” newsletter. His
extensive knowledge of the Edgar Cayce readings, the Bible,
ancient civilizations, and world religions is combined with
years of practical application of these truths in his own life.
His exciting presentations are packed with useful information
combined with insightful, entertaining, and revealing stories.
He is popular with audiences for always providing something
valuable and practical for daily life.

John Van Auken will present an in-depth look at what has been
predicted for our times and why change must occur. Despite
the magnitude of some of these changes, John presents a
positive approach, following in the spirit of Jesus’ analogy
that the changes are the “birth pains” natural to delivering
a new age of enlightenment, brotherhood, sisterhood, closer
harmony with Nature, and a more cosmic consciousness of
the Universal Forces.

2009 A.R.E. MidAtlantic Retreat

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34rd Annual Mid-Atlantic Region Retreat
Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV

2012 and Other Prophecies for Our Times
John Van Auken
Contact Peter Morris 304-876-2240
(pmorris@shepherd.edu)