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Participating in the Ongoing Groups is one of the ways that FIONS fosters community: members get together in a more intimate setting to explore their many areas of interest and to enjoy each other's company.
"Using your thoughts to change your life and the world"
FOCUSED INTENTION
With so many of our institutions and systems across the nation and the world currently in meltdown, this group provides an opportunity to focus on manifesting what truly matters.
People can share and discuss an individual intention-personal, work-related, issue-related-then examine and clarify the motivations that underlie the presenting need and, if appropriate, ask for group support.
The group devotes time for each person to practice focusing on their specific intention into the circle. Please plan to arrive a few minutes early so we may start on time.
The Focused Intention Group meets the third Wednesday of every month and is facilitated by Jane Hughes Gignoux, Certified Celebrant, and author of Some Folk Say.
Spiritual Enquiry
The focus of the Spiritual Enquiry group is spiritual practice; finding ways of accessing our inner depths through meditation and self inquiry. The group looks to the teachings of sages like Ramana Maharshi, the Dalai Lama, as well as teachings from other traditions. On occasion guests are invited to make presentations, or to lead meditations. The members of the group also share their own spiritually-inspired poetry, art and music. Sessions include screening of videos, follow-up discussion, and a period of silence.
The group meets once a month in the chapel at Marymount College. Richard Schiffman facilitates this group. If you are interested in becoming a member, please call FIONS at 212-741-2207 and leave a message.
Exploring Dreams
A dream workshop offers a way to look into the creative resources often hidden in symbols in our dreams. “Dreaming is a kind of thinking while we’re asleep”, says Allen Flagg, facilitator of the dream workshops, including the bi-monthly Dreams at the Riverside Church series.
Allen believes that dreams can be nurtured toward a deeper understanding of ourselves and incorporates elements of the Montague Ulmann system of understanding dreams in the discussions. Call him at (212) 532-8042 for more information or to join one of the dream workshops.
New Physics Group
Physicists speak of the "third revolution" in physics, the first being identified with the work of Galileo, Newton and their contemporaries, the second, coming at the turn of the century with the theory of relativity, quantum theory, and the discovery of radioactivity. The "third revolution," the new physics, unlike the first two, in which specific developments led to explanations in well-defined areas, cuts across a wide swathe of ideas: black holes, subatomic particles, self-organizing chemical reactions to name but a few.
The New Physics group follows the breakthroughs in our understanding of the universe and our place in it. Astrophysicist Piet Hut, PhD, a recent speaker at FIONS, proposes extending the study of space, time and energy to include the human dimension of intentionality. This is an exhilarating vista of the human part of the universe becoming able to interact consciously with the whole, including itself.
The New Physics Group meets on the last Sunday of the month. Call Allen Flagg, facilitator of the group for more information. (212) 532-8042
Ultimate Issues
Ultimate Issues will cover topics of cosmic importance that cross the boundary between spirituality and scientific speculation, and encompass both. Examples include reincarnation, the existence of evil, consciousness, metaphors for God, the nature of time, ESP, precognition, and the Bible Codes. The Quantum Theory and Quantum Holography may point to a new understanding of reality and individual identify. No prior scientific or religious background is required.
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