The COSA Newsletter
UPDATES
AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
A
Message from the President of
Spiritual
Awakening Spiritualist Center
Dear
Members and Friends,
It's
amazing how quickly time is marching on (pun intended). It's March already!
There are 5 Sundays this month with the last Sunday being Easter Sunday
(31st). We will be celebrating Easter with Soulful SUNDAY. Last year
we added this new style service called 'Soulful Sunday' which everyone
seemed to enjoy. Our members and friends read out spiritual poems (some
were written by themselves) short stories, shared their favorite music
etc. So, we decided to have Soulful Sunday whenever there is a 5th Sunday
in the month. Our next one will be on March 31st. So, let's get those
creative juices flowing and join us with your rendition. For
more information about this service please Click
Here or
visit our website.
March
31st is also the 176th Anniversary of the Advent of Modern Spiritualism.
Happy Birthday Spiritualism!
Some
of our members lost loved ones to spirit last month. We send our thoughts
and prayers out to Elizabeth Smith and family. And also, to John and
Janine Russell and family.
Zachery
Smith, you are in light
Irene
Russell, you are in light
Looking
forward to seeing you soon, and wishing you all a Happy and Joyous Spring!
Blessings,
Love and Light.
Michael
thechurchofspiritualawakening@msn.com
MARCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Don't
forget to put your clocks forward one hour on March 10th!
WHAT'S
AROUND THE CORNER?
Upcoming
Events for March 2024
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There
will be a Spiritual
Philosophy and Intuition Workshop
on
March 9th From 10:30am
to 12:30pm. All are Welcome!
What
you can expect at this workshop are:
•
Light Refreshments
•
Guided Meditation
•
Philosophy
•
Intuition
This
Workshop is aimed to help and improve the development of your understanding
and abilities both philosophically and intuitively in a way that is
Fun and uncomplicated.
The
workshops have been well attended, and we all have a very enjoyable
morning sharing our ideas and inspiration.
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For more information about these workshops please Click
Here
or visit our website
PLEASE
CHECK THE SPIRITUAL AWAKENING CENTER WEBSITE FOR UPDATES OR CHANGES
TO OUR SCHEDULE BY CLICKING
HERE . THANK
YOU.
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Michael
Davies
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Tanya
Soper
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Chris
Gunn
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Patsy McGowan
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March
3rd
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March
10th
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March
17th
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March
24th
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March
31st
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Other
Events and Services:
Printable
Version: Click
Here
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Date
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Events
and Services for MARCH 2024
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Sunday
3rd
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From 10:00am
to 10:25am: Laying
On Of Hands Spiritual Healing.
10:30am:
Lecturer
&
Spirit Messages with Medium
Michael
Davies
- Spiritual
Awakening Center President
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Tuesday
5th
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TUESDAY
CIRCLE March 5th: Healing, Meditation, Mediumship
A
small love donation of $5.00 would be appreciated. Thank you
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Saturday
9th
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Spiritual
Philosophy & Intuition Workshop
From
10:30am to 12:30p.m.
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For more information about this workshop please Click
Here
or visit our website
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Sunday
10th
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From
10:00am to 10:25am: Laying
On Of Hands Spiritual Healing.
10:30am: Lecturer
and
Spirit Messages with
Tanya Soper
- Spiritual Awakening Center V.P. |
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Tuesday
12th
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TUESDAY
CIRCLE March 12th: Healing, Meditation, Mediumship
A
small love donation of $5.00 would be appreciated. Thank you
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Sunday
17th
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From
10:00am to 10:25am: Laying
On Of Hands Spiritual Healing.
10:30am:
Lecturer
&
Spirit Messages with Medium
Chris
Gunn - Spiritual Awakening Center Director
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Tuesday
19th
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TUESDAY
CIRCLE March 19th: Healing, Meditation, Mediumship
A
small love donation of $5.00 would be appreciated. Thank you
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Saturday
23rd
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Mediumship
Development Workshop
From
10:30am to 12:30p.m.
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For more information about this workshop please Click
Here
or visit our website
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Sunday
24th
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From
10:00am to 10:25am: Laying
On Of Hands Spiritual Healing.
10:30am:
Lecturer
&
Spirit Messages with Medium
Patsy McGowan-
Spiritual Awakening Center Director
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Tuesday
26th
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TUESDAY
CIRCLE March 26th: Healing, Meditation, Mediumship
A
small love donation of $5.00 would be appreciated. Thank you
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Sunday
31st
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From
10:00am to 10:25am: Laying
On Of Hands Spiritual Healing.
10:30am:
(NEW)
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For more information about this meeting please Click
Here
or visit our website
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PLEASE
CHECK THE SPIRITUAL AWAKENING CENTER WEBSITE FOR UPDATES OR CHANGES
TO OUR SCHEDULE.
For
more information on any of these events please visit our website at:
http://www.churchofspiritualawakening.com
Events
and Workshops for
March
2024
PLEASE CHECK THE SPIRITUAL AWAKENING CENTER WEBSITE FOR
UPDATES OR CHANGES TO OUR SCHEDULE.
For
more information on any of these events please visit our website at:
http://www.churchofspiritualawakening.com
PRIVATE
READINGS
Private Readings will be available on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays &
Saturday mornings, starting at 10:00am.
To book, please go to the booking page on our
website or click
here
http://www.churchofspiritualawakening.com/BookAReading.html
Please
Click this link for Printer Friendly Schedule/
Calendar
for March 2024 (churchofspiritualawakening.com)
For
more information on any of these events please visit our website at:
http://www.churchofspiritualawakening.com
FRIENDS
OLD AND NEW
Happy
Birthday To Member:
Eileen
Gabriele on the 1st.
A
Very Happy March Birthday to you!
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If
you feel that you would like to become a member of our Spiritual Awakening
Family and have been a regular for a while. Please click on the Membership
link below for more information. Thank You!
Membership
MEDITATION
Please
click link below or picture to watch and hear Meditation:
GUIDED
MEDITATION: Ease Anxiety & Worry (Guardian Spirit Visit)
Run Time 14:18
Let
this guided meditation / visualisation relax you and ease any stress
that you may be feeling. Set in a paradise beach setting, a guardian
spirit comes to visit you.
VOICES
FROM THE PAST
SPIRITUALISM:
YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
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Unraveling
the Mysterious Spiritualism of
the Eddy Brothers
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The
Eddy’s were famous Vermont mediums of the 1800s spiritualism craze.
Apparitions,
Seances and Psychic Powers?
The
Eddy Brothers, William and Horatio, were controversial mediums
known for holding séances and channeling spirits at their family’s
Green Tavern inn located in Chittenden, Vermont in the 1870s.
The brothers claimed to have psychic abilities and spiritual powers
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William and
Horatio Eddy
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from a young age, which led them to become traveling spiritualists.
At their inn, the brothers held free séances where they produced
alleged ectoplasm materializations and levitations. Their séances
attracted attention and debate – were the Eddy Brothers truly
communicating with the dead or were they frauds using sleight
of hand? The Eddy Brothers became famous figures during the
height of the Spiritualism movement in America.
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Brothers
with a connection to the spirit world
The
Eddy Brothers, William and Horatio, grew up on a small farm
outside Rutland, Vermont in the first half of the 19th century.
From a young age, the brothers claimed to exhibit paranormal
powers and spiritual manifestations.
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Early Psychic
Experiences
As
infants, the Eddy brothers would allegedly disappear from their
cradles only to reappear elsewhere in the house. As they grew
older, the brothers would go into trances and summoned spirits
would appear around them. In school, objects would supposedly
levitate and be thrown across the room by psychic forces. Due
to these disturbing incidents, the
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Eddy
brothers were banned from attending school. Their father believed
these behaviors were the work of the devil and resorted to cruel
and extreme measures to rid them of their powers by starving the
boys, beating them and pouring boiling water on them. But these
torturous treatments had no effect on their abilities. Unable
to stop the paranormal occurrences, their father instead decided
to profit off of their powers.
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Haunted Eddy
Brothers House: Séances and Bizarre Phenomena
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A Career
as Traveling Mediums
At
a young age, the Eddy brothers were hired out to a traveling
show as mediums. For 14 years, they journeyed across America
and Europe. Their performances brought them fame but also danger.
Skeptics tried to disrupt their séances and awaken them from
trances through violent means such as punching, stoning. beatings
and even shooting. Some people accused them of being frauds
or instruments of the devil. But the Eddy brothers continued
their spirit channeling performances.
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HENRY STEELE
OLCOTT (1832-1907) US soldier and co-founder of th Theosophical
Society |
In
1874, reports spread of two Vermont farmers who could supposedly
summon spirits of the dead. Brothers William and Horatio Eddy
offered séances at their home in Chittenden where visitors witnessed
remarkable manifestations. The mediums produced rapping sounds,
levitating instruments, glowing forms, and ghostly figures that
spoke messages from beyond the veil.
As
Spiritualism rose nationwide, the Eddys drew eager believers
and skeptics. Their most prominent supporter was journalist
Henry Steel Olcott, whose glowing accounts proclaimed the genuineness
of the phenomena. The events seemed to confirm what many Americans
desired – evidence that loved ones lived on after death.
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However,
magicians like Chung Ling Soo exposed the Eddys as frauds despite
their skills. Tiny peepholes and hidden passages allowed the brothers
to sneak objects into the séance room. Clever tricks of the eye,
amplified by visitors’ expectations, completed the illusions that
enthralled paying guests.
The
Eddys weathered these revelations, continuing their trade in cities
across America. They thrilled audiences by delivering comfort
through artifice. For the miserable and bereaved, the veneer of
hope proved enough, regardless of debunkers’ cries.
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The Eddy
Brothers Return to Vermont
After
their father died, the brothers returned to their family farm
outside Rutland, Vermont in 1870. They converted the property
into an inn called the Green Tavern where travelers could stay.
It was here that the Eddy Brothers began holding regular séances
and spiritualist gatherings for visitors that would gain them
notoriety.
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Touring the
United States to Communicate With Apparitions
The
Eddy brothers traveled extensively within the United States during
the 1850s and 1860s. They performed in major cities bringing their
séances to crowds of eager spectators and die-hard skeptics. Visitors
from around the world were intrigued, shocked and amazed with
their abilities to enter a trance and communicate with spirits
of the dead.
New
York City, 1855 - Concert Hall
Rochester,
1858 - Smith Opera House
Philadelphia,
1862 - Chestnut Street Theater
Boston,
1864 - Howard Athenaeum
Their
early career allowed the Eddy brothers to build a reputation as
mediums within the growing American Spiritualism movement.
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European
Tours Attracting Visitors From Around the World
The
Eddy brothers also toured Europe during the 1860s:
England:
London, Manchester & Liverpool. France: Paris. Germany:
Berlin & Munich.
The
Eddy brothers’ visits coincided with rising interest in Spiritualism
across Europe. Their foreign tours attracted occult followers
as well as skeptics. Spiritualists like author Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle believed the Eddys were genuine. Stage magicians tried
to expose them as frauds using tricks like sleight of hand.
Despite any skepticism or attempts to discredit them, the European
tours cemented the Eddys’ fame and notoriety worldwide as spiritual
channelers demonstrating psychic gifts.
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Reactions
from Skeptics
Many
skeptics reacted violently to the Eddy brothers during their
early career. Some punched or beat them to disrupt their trances.
Others stoned them, shot at them, or burnt them. Skeptics accused
them of being fakes or agents of the devil. This persistent
opposition was dangerous but did not deter the Eddy brothers
from conducting séances for paying audiences. Their early career
made them targets but also built their fame.
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Please Click
on Picture Above to watch YouTube Video
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Impact on Spiritualism
The
Eddy family helped spread Spiritualist beliefs by performing across
America and Europe, attracting curious people from around the
world.
They
inspired supporters but also staunch skepticism of claimed psychic
powers. They gained fame and notoriety that followed them back
to Vermont later in life.
The
Eddy brothers’ early touring career allowed them to make a huge
impact during Spiritualism’s heyday in the mid-1800s both at home
and abroad.
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Séances at
Green Tavern in Vermont
After
returning to Vermont, the Eddy Brothers converted their family
farmhouse outside Rutland into an inn called the Green Tavern
in 1870. It was here they began holding séances and spiritual
manifestations for visitors. The Green Tavern offered room and
board to travelers. Perhaps the most beneficial use of all was
that the Green Tavern gave the Eddy brothers a permanent venue
to host spiritual events, seances, a place to communicate with
the dead and bring forth apparitions from the spirit world.
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Woodstock,
Vermont 1870's
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Like
many mediums of the era, the Eddys channeled people’s longings
into cathartic rituals that seemed to defeat mortality.
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SPIRITUALISM
AND SPIRITUALISTS - What we Believe:
Featured
Article Contributed by Rev. Geoff Potts.
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The
divine essence which is the love and the light of the great
spirit, resides in everything that lives, moves and has its
being. It motivates us in everything we do in this earthly life
and in the life to come in the higher realms of spirit life.
For that light helps to understand the difference between the
good positive energy and the bad negative energy that we face
each and every day of our lives.
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Here on the earth plane, the lower level of consciousness. For
when choosing to come here to experience what this lower level
can offer us. We understand that the love and the light of the
spirit will always try to guide us onto the right pathway. However,
as we have been given a certain amount of free will, It is up
to us. Each individual period to decide which pathway to follow.
If that pathway is leading us in the wrong direction. The light
of those spirit helpers, will always be there to guide us back
into right pathway for us. As individuals, we will all follow
different pathways, those pathways that help us progress the spirit
and the soul on their journey through this life experience.
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So,
in trying to live as best we can in the light of the spirit,
we improve our lives here on earth. But can make this earth
plane a spiritual richer place, for all our brothers, sisters,
and all creation during our time here helping all of god's creation
to have a greater understanding of that great universal power
of unconditional love, light and power.
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THIS
MONTH'S MOVIE
Please
click Here or picture to watch Movie
Plot
Summary: Tom Popper (played by Jim Carrey) grew up with very little
interaction with his father, who was often off exploring the world.
As an adult, Tom spends most of his time focused on work, ignoring his
children. One day, he receives an unusual gift from his late father:
a penguin. Tom can’t help but wonder why his father would send him such
an unexpected and quirky present. Little does he know that this penguin
will turn his life upside down and lead to a series of hilarious and
heartwarming adventures.
FOOD
FOR THOUGHT
THE
FUNNY CORNER
SIMPLY
DELICIOUS
How
to Make a Peach Cobbler with Cake Mix
This
has got to be the easiest recipe you’ll ever try. By making a peach
cobbler with cake mix, you get all the yummy flavor and literally no
difficult steps!
Please
click link HERE or picture to watch Video:
AND
FINALLY
Thank
you for reading the March 2024 COSA Newsletter, we hope you enjoyed
it and found the articles and videos interesting.
Further
details of services and events listed in this newsletter, together with
suggested love donation and Zoom log-in details, will be emailed directly
to you prior to the event dates.
Love
and light
Tanya
and Michael
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