Theosophical Society in Seattle

As a new month begins, we might ask ourselves: In what ways is consciousness growing within us?

Through study, meditation, service, and self-observation, each day offers an opportunity to awaken a little more fully to life.

“There are innumerable pages of your life-record still to be written up; fair and blank they are as yet. Child of your age, seize the diamond-pen and inscribe them with the history of noble deeds, days well-spent, years of holy striving. So will you win your way ever upward to the higher planes of Spiritual consciousness.”
*** Master KH (Kuthumi) in Daily Meditations—Extracts from Letters of the Masters of the Wisdom, compiled by Katherine A. Beechey

“God, being, as he is, inaccessible, do not rest in the consideration of objects perceptible to the senses and comprehended by your understanding. This is to be content with what is less than God; in so doing, you will destroy the energy of the soul, which is necessary for walking with Him.”
***St. John of the Cross (1542-1591), Spanish Catholic priest, Carmelite friar, and mystic

All are welcome to join us on Zoom this Sunday at 10am PDT for meditation.

While our 4th Sunday gathering is normally dedicated to Good Grief with Nichole, she is delighted to welcome Juliana Cesano to lead this week’s online gathering.

Juliana serves as National Secretary and Director of Theosophical Education for the Theosophical Society in America, bringing a thoughtful and heart-centered presence to her work of supporting study, inquiry, and spiritual exploration within the wider Theosophical community.

If you haven’t already signed up for her weekend program at Indralaya, there are still a few spots available:
https://www.indralaya.org/2026-programs-and-work-parties-full-list/721/daily-practices-to-embody-theosophy/

As an offering for our time together Sunday morning, Juliana shared this reflection from St. Augustine:

“Too late have I loved you, O Beauty so ancient, O Beauty so new.

Too late have I loved you! You were within me but I was outside myself, and there I sought you!

In my weakness, I ran after the beauty of the things you have made.

You were with me, and I was not with you.

The things you have made kept me from you – the things which would have no being unless they existed in you!

You have called, you have cried, and you have pierced my deafness.

You have radiated forth, you have shined out brightly, and you have dispelled my blindness.

You have sent forth your fragrance, and I have breathed it in, and I long for you.

I have tasted you, and I hunger and thirst for you.

You have touched me, and I ardently desire your peace.”

— St. Augustine

“If one would attain to purity of mind, it is necessary to abstain altogether from any judgment of one’s neighbor and from all empty talk about his conduct. In creatures one should always seek only for the will of God. For no reason whatever should one judge the actions of creatures or their motives. Even when we see that it is an actual sin, we ought not to pass judgment on it, but have holy and sincere compassion and offer it up to God with humble and devout prayer.”
***Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) Italian Catholic Doctor of the Church

"Self-gratulation, O Disciple, is like unto a lofty tower up which a haughty fool has climbed. Thereon he sits in prideful solitude and unperceived by any but himself."
*** The Voice of the Silence, Verse 44

🌸 White Lotus Day Gathering 🌸
📍 Cal Anderson Park (near the fountain)
🗓 Friday, May 8 | ⏰ 10am–5pm

Join us for a relaxed outdoor gathering to reconnect, share a meal, and celebrate White Lotus Day together. We’ll have a potluck picnic, a free community book table, and space to catch up and talk about what’s next for our community.

🥗 Bring food or drinks to share
📚 Free books (donations welcome)
💬 Open community conversation
🧺 Blankets + lawn chairs encouraged

Volunteers get first pick of books
DM if you can help with setup or teardown.

Every day, think as you wake up,
“Today I am fortunate to have woken up, I am alive.
I have a precious human life.
I am not going to waste it.
I am going to use all my energies to develop myself,
To expand my heart out to others,
To achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings,
I am going to have kind thoughts toward others,
I am not going to get angry,
Or think badly about others.
I’m going to benefit others as much as I can.”
***The Dalai Lama

Join us for this week’s lodge meeting!
Tonight at 7pm we’ll continue an ongoing discussion of Helena Blavatsky’s 1889 ‘The Voice of the Silence’

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From Study to Practice: Living Theosophy

What does it mean to embody Theosophy in daily life?

Join us at Indralaya for Daily Practices to Embody Theosophy with National Secretary Juliana Cesano (May 27–31, 2026).

Through meditation, reflection, and simple daily practices, explore how timeless teachings can become something truly lived.

✨ Step out of the usual rhythm and into a space of presence, inquiry, and transformation.

🔗 Learn more & register: https://www.indralaya.org/2026-programs-and-work-parties-full-list/721/daily-practices-to-embody-theosophy/