Lectures

	September 29-October 1, 2006

	Six lectures by Dr Stephen Phillips www.smphillips.8m.com
A weekend retreat that explores various forms of Western & Eastern sacred geometry, demonstrates their equivalence and reveals their scientific meaning. Sacred geometry is defined as the geometrical representation or embodiment of the Divine archetypes. Rules will be given for identifying sacred geometry and advice offered for working with it. The tetractys of Pythagoras is the key to turning sacred geometry into numbers of universal (and therefore scientific) significance. Its equivalence to the Kabbalistic Tree of Life means that it is the template for straight-line, sacred geometry. The inner form of the Tree of Life will be revealed. Its properties will be correlated with those of the Platonic solids. The significance of other polyhedra and the Golden Ratio will be explained. The ancient Chinese I Ching table will be shown to symbolize the cyclic process operating in holistic systems. Its equivalence to the Tree of Life will be demonstrated. The Sri Yantra is the most sacred of the Indian yantras. It, too, will be shown to be a counterpart of the Tree of Life. Various kinds of scientific information encoded in the Tree of Life, the I Ching table, the Platonic solids and the Sri Yantra will be discussed. THE PROGRAMME (PROVISIONAL)
Friday evening	Introduction.
Saturday morning	1. Criteria for identifying what is true, sacred geometry. The Pythagorean tetractys & the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. 2. The Platonic solids, other polyhedra and the Golden Ratio.
Saturday afternoon	1. The Taoist I Ching & its equivalence to the Tree of Life. 2. The Sri Yantra and its equivalence to the Tree of Life.
Saturday evening	Informal discussion.
Sunday morning	1. Scientific information embodied in the Tree of Life. 2. Scientific information embodied in the I Ching & Sri Yantra.
Sunday afternoon	Summing up and questions/open discussion.
A retreat exploring the Tree of Life, I Ching, Sri Yantra & Platonic solids as equivalent representations of a Divine archetype. Friday, 29th September, 6.30 p.m. (Dinner) to Sunday, 1st October, 4.00 p.m.
Fee - inclusive of all meals: £150 single room, £130 shared room. Venue: Fintry Retreat House, Church Lane, Brook, near Godalming, Surrey. (Tel: 01428 682621). Nearest railway station: Witley on the London Waterloo - Portsmouth line. By car: Travelling south on the A286 from Milford to Haslemere, take the lane opposite "The Dog and Pheasant' public house, then, past the cricket ground, turn left into Church Lane. Fintry is some 500 yards along Church Lane on the right. Fintry is the administrative headquarters of The Fintry Trust (website: www.shrineofwisdom.org.uk). It is a retreat house with its own beautiful and extensive grounds, set in the Surrey hills. The weekend will take the form of a retreat that will reveal the metaphysical and scientific meanings of certain Western and Eastern examples of sacred geometry and will demonstrate their equivalence as manifestations of a universal paradigm. Arrival: from 3.00 p.m. onwards. Booking: places are limited to 20 (8 in double rooms), so early application is advised. Please send your cheque for the full amount (payable to The Fintry Trust) to: The Secretary, The Fintry Trust, Fintry. Brook. Godalming. Surrey. GU8 5UQ. England. Tel: 01428 682621. Email: fintrysec@btinternet.com. Download a booking form here In the event of cancellation before September 15, a refund of £85 can be issued. After this date, the refund will be £50.