Contemplative Outreach of Dallas/Fort Worth presents “The Tree of Life”, with featured speaker Kess Frey on Saturday, March 23 from 9:30am-3:00pm (sign-in begins at 9:00am) at St Thomas’s Parish Hall. Early Registration: $30/Person or $20/Student. (Early Registration & payment must be received by March 15, 2019 – After deadline: $35/Person) Bring a bag lunch for the mid-day break. Morning Refreshments, Coffee & Bottled Water Included. Advance reservations are encouraged. Space is limited and available on a first come, first serve basis. All reservations are subject to confirmation.
The Qabalistic Tree of Life comes to us from “the secret wisdom of Israel” that was known to Jesus and the Old Testament prophets. It is a map of consciousness, God’s creation, and the individual soul. As such, this mystical Tree may serve as a model of the inner work of healing and transformation the divine presence and action carries out in us through our practice of Centering Prayer and the gift of “resting in God.”
Also the Tree, once understood and internalized, offers perspective on our own shifting choices, views, and values as well as those of others, in terms of the Spheres on the Tree in which individuals are primarily grounded. In other words, the Tree of Life may serve as a useful psychological model for better understanding one’s self and others.
Register Online: www.CellOfPeace.com/workshops.htm
For Info: email CPDallas@CellOfPeace.com or call 972-722-6029
Kess Frey, born in 1945, grew up in Eagle Rock, California (North Los Angeles). He graduated in Psychology at the University of California, Irvine, and has studied Eastern and Western philosophy, psychology, and religion since 1965. He met Thomas Keating in 1989 and has been involved ever since with Centering Prayer and Contemplative Outreach. Kess lives in Anchorage, Alaska, where he is active in the local centering prayer community. He offers Introductory Centering Prayer workshops, facilitates prayer groups and retreats, and is active in prison ministry. Kess is a prolific writer and has authored many inspiring books over the last few years.
