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Challenges
We Face
Krotona Institute
School of Theosophy
46 Krotona Hill, Ojai CA 93023-3901
Hwy 33/150 at Krotona & Hermosa Rd
805 646-1139, fax 805 646-1144
schoolinfo@krotonainstitute.org
www.krotonaschool.org
Challenges
We Face
January 16 – 18
Stephan Hoeller
America’s Esoteric Spirit: Ideal Foundations
and Renewal .................................................................... 2
January 23 – 30
Tim Boyd and Maria Parisen,
with Betty Bland, Robert Ellwood,
Joy Mills, Pablo Sender
Inside-Outside: The Three TS Objects
in the Life of Individual and Society ............................. 3
February 3 – 6
Pablo Sender
Awakening the Spiritual Mind ....................................... 4
February 10 – 13
Robert Ellwood
The Final Secret Revealed: Readings in
the Upanishads ................................................................ 5
February 17 – 20
Kurt Leland
The Way of the Mystic and the Way of the Occultist .. 6
February 20 – 21
Nandini Iyer
The Deeper Meaning of Myths ...................................... 7
February 27 – March 1
Christina Pages
Aloneness and the Spiritual Life ................................... 8
March 27 – 29
Munju Ravindra and Ravi Ravindra
Wonder: Practicing the Sacred in Everyday Life .........9
March 31 – April 3, April 7 – 10, 14 – 16
Ravi Ravindra
Death and the Meaning of Life .......................................10
April 3 – 4
Ravi Ravindra and Priscilla Murray
Cosmic Sacrifice of Christ ...............................................11
April 21 – 24
Uma Krishnamurthy
Awakening the Soul: Yoga Psychology of
the Bhagavad Gita ...........................................................12
April 24 – 26
Amit Goswami and Uma Krishnamurthy
Quantum Consciousness and the Psychology
of Transformation ............................................................12
April 28 – May1
Amit Goswami
An Introduction to Quantum Integrative Medicine ....13
May 1 – 3 Spanish Weekend
Sra Eneida Carbonell
Reflexiones sobre varios Tópicos
de La Doctrina Secreta .....................................................14
May 2 Saturday evening recital
Carmelo de los Santos, Joel Becktell, Carla McElhaney
Revel: A Classical Band, Magic Hour ............................15
May 5 – 8
Nelda Samarel
Therapeutic Touch: Healing Based on Theosophy
and Science .......................................................................16
See page 17 for information about
accommodations, scholarships, etc.
Krotona InstItute of theosophy
Linda Oliveira, President
Guru Prasad, Executive Vice President
Maria Parisen, Director, Krotona School of Theosophy
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Stephan Hoeller
Weekend Seminar
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America’s Esoteric Spirit: Ideal
Foundations and Renewal
January 16 – 18
Friday 7:30 – 9 pm, Saturday 10 – noon, 2 – 4 pm
Sunday 10 – noon
This program is intended to stimulate insight into an oftenunrecognized element in the psyche of America, at a time of
confusion regarding its core values and ideals. Drawing from
the teachings of the late Manly P Hall, as well as some of the
statements of HP Blavatsky and CG Jung, Dr Hoeller will
discuss the ideal foundations and renewals of the Esoteric
Spirit of the United States. Individual topics will include:
From Shamanic to Masonic America; American Indian
(Native American) Psyche; Enlightenment Era Hermeticism;
The Puritan Spirit; American Optimism; America and the
New Myth of Consciousness.
Series $35, Single session $10
Stephan A Hoeller, PhD, is a member of long standing
of the Theosophical Society for which he has lectured on
esoteric subjects in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and
the USA. He has written books on CG Jung, Gnosticism,
Kabbalah and kindred subjects. Dr Hoeller is a Bishop of the
Gnostic Church and has led a Gnostic parish in Los Angeles
for over 50 years.
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Tim Boyd and Maria Parisen
with Betty Bland, Robert Ellwood,
Joy Mills, Pablo Sender
TS Members’ Workshop*
1502
Inside-Outside: The Three TS Objects
in the Life of Individual and Society
January 23 – 30
Friday 7:30 – 9 pm
Saturday 10 – noon, 2 – 4 pm
Sunday – Friday, 10 – noon, with additional
afternoon sessions
Since 1896, three objects have guided the Theosophical
Society’s activities. They focus the Society’s attention on
ways to address humanity’s most urgent and far-reaching
needs. We will explore how the stated objects evolved
from the Society’s founding in 1875, their relation to
central Theosophical principles and relevance to selftransformation, and how they guide the Society’s collective
life and outreach today. The week will include faculty
presentations, meditative enquiry, reflective journaling and
times of silence. During the last two mornings, each member
is invited to offer a five-minute talk on the following
question: How are the Society’s three objects significant for
you now especially in your life and work within the Society?
Donations welcome
* Registration for this program is open only to
Theosophical Society members.
* The workshop is offered as a full series only,
no single sessions. Pre-registration is required.
Donations welcome.
Tim Boyd has served both as president and director of
the Theosophical Order of Service USA, and is currently
president of the Theosophical Society in America and international president of the Theosophical Society (Adyar). He
has lectured and conducted workshops throughout the three
Americas, Asia and Europe.
Maria Parisen is the director of the Krotona School
of Theosophy in Ojai, CA. She is a past director of the
Theosophical Society in America and the Theosophical
Order of Service, USA. She has presented programs and
guided workshops internationally for the Society and compiled the TPH Quest anthology, Angels and Mortals: Their
Co-creative Powers.
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Pablo Sender
Four Mornings
1503
Awakening the Spiritual Mind
February 3 – 6
Tuesday – Friday, 10 – noon
Sri Sankaracharya, founder of the non-dualist philosophy
Advaita Vedanta, said that the mind is both the cause of
our ignorance and its liberation. How is this possible?
The theosophical view explains that our mind has two
aspects – personal and spiritual. The former is our everyday
mind associated with desires and emotions and frequently
producing conflict and frustration. The spiritual aspect of
our mind has the ability to perceive life from a completely
different perspective, and can become a tool for deliverance
from suffering. We will explore how to train our personal
mind to work harmoniously and how to awaken its spiritual
aspect.
Series $35, Single session $10
Pablo Sender, PhD, has a doctorate in biological sciences
and joined the Theosophical Society in Argentina in 1996.
He worked for two years at the international headquarters of
the Theosophical Society in Adyar, India, and currently lives
and works at the national center of the TS in America. He has
presented lectures, seminars, and classes in India, Europe,
and the three Americas, and has published two books in
Spanish and a number of articles in theosophical journals.
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1504
Robert Ellwood
Four mornings
The Final Secret Revealed: Readings
in the Upanishads
February 10 – 13
Tuesday – Friday, 10 – noon
The Upanishads represent the essence of the ancient Indian
philosophy called Vedanta. Vedanta means literally “the
end of the Vedas,” not only in the sense of being the last
of the Vedic scriptures, but also as their culmination, the
supreme statement of the secret underlying them. That highest wisdom tells us that the atman, the divine self within and
without is eternal, blissful, beyond birth and death. We will
discuss key passages of this wonderful text, using the translation of Swami Prabhavananda and Frederick Manchester,
The Upanishads: Breath of the Eternal, published by the
Vedanta Society of Southern California in several editions.
Other versions are welcome for study and comparison.
Series $35, Single session $10
Robert Ellwood, PhD, is emeritus professor of religion
at the University of Southern California. He has served as
vice president of the Theosophical Society in America, as
director of the School of the Wisdom at the TS headquarters
in Chennai, India, and has presented internationally for the
Society. Dr Ellwood has published widely both professionally and in theosophical journals and has authored books on
comparative religion and theosophy.
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Kurt Leland
Four Mornings
The Way of the Mystic and the Way
of the Occultist
February 17 – 20
Tuesday – Friday, 10 – noon
In Invisible Worlds, Annie Besant differentiates between the
pursuit of psychism versus spirituality, development versus
unfoldment, and the paths of mystics versus occultists.
Mystics strive to achieve oneness with humanity and the
divine, disregarding the subtle bodies and planes, whereas
occultists seek to master the bodies and planes to be of
service at all levels of being. How can we learn from these
approaches to deal effectively with the personal and global
challenges that face us on the physical plane, the astral plane,
and higher planes—with Besant and the Theosophical tradition as our guide?
Series $35, Single session $10
Kurt Leland is an award-winning poet and composer, as
well as a consciousness researcher who has published books
on astral projection, near-death experiences, and mystical
experiences associated with music. He has annotated and
provided an afterword to CW Leadbeater’s classic, The
Chakras, and compiled and annotated Invisible Worlds:
Annie Besant on Psychic and Spiritual Development. He is
a national lecturer for the Theosophical Society in America.
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Nandini Iyer
Weekend Friday – Saturday Workshop
1506
The Deeper Meaning of Myths
February 20 – 21
Friday 7:30 – 9 pm, Saturday 10 – noon, 2 – 4 pm
Myths are sacred narratives that are non-literal and express
symbolically the perceptions, intuitions and some of the
most profound insights of ancient people and cultures into
the meaning of life. They are attempts to explain some
aspects of the deeply puzzling nature of human life and try
to answer some of the questions that are of ultimate concern
to human beings. Myths are woven into the fabric of every
ancient society, and are the way in which its most important
religious, metaphysical, philosophical and psychological
discoveries, as well as its core system of ethical values are
handed down from generation to generation. Myths invite us,
as individuals, to interpret them for ourselves and incorporate them into our lives as basic principles to live by.
Series $30 Single session $10
Professor Nandini Iyer taught philosophy at Oxford
University, philosophy and religious studies at the University
of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City College and
adult education for over thirty years. She is now an emeritus faculty member of the University and has received a
Congressional Award of Honor for distinguished community
service. Professor Iyer has presented talks at many international conferences, is a co-founder of the Institute of World
Culture in Santa Barbara, and has been a theosophist for over
sixty years.
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Christina Pages
Weekend Workshop
1507
Aloneness and the Spiritual Life
February 27 – March 1
Friday 7:30 – 9 pm, Saturday 10 – noon, 2 – 4 pm
Sunday 10 – noon
Being alone may sometimes be difficult, but as we know
intuitively we are never alone but always in relationship. In
the experience of solitude we often feel the most connected
to everything. For centuries, artists, writers, mystics and
sages have revealed the ‘web of being’ apparent in aloneness. Now cutting-edge science is finding evidence of an
all-one cosmos, wherein individuals are part of the infinite
whole. During our enquiry into solitude as integral to our
sense of interconnectedness, we will draw on literature, poetry, mystical writings, and music for inspiration. Students are
invited to journal and share feelings, thoughts and insights
during this enquiry.
Series $35 Single session $10
Christina Pages, PhD, a native of Kent, England, who
received her doctorate in English in 1993, has been teaching writing, literature and poetry in universities and colleges for 25 years and presently teaches at Santa Barbara
City College. She received a publication award from the
International Society of Poetry in 2004 and has since
published a second collection of poetry, numerous poems in
anthologies and literary journals, and children stories.
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Munju Ravindra and Ravi Ravindra
Weekend Workshop
1508
Wonder: Practicing the Sacred in
Everyday Life
March 27 – 29
Friday 7:30 – 9 pm, Saturday 10 – noon, 2 – 4 pm
Sunday 10 – noon
The major characteristic of a truly religious mind is a willingness and an ability to be surprised. A mark of the authenticity of an experience is that we come across something
unexpected and unplanned for. Whenever we contemplate
the vastness of the cosmos and the enormous beauty of the
natural world, we cannot but wonder about the overarching
intelligence in the universe and our place in it. Many sages
have declared delight (ananda), experienced in a state of
harmonized mind (samadhi), to be an essential constituent of
ultimate Reality. A sense of wonder is the most direct pathway to ananda and samadhi. We will celebrate wonder from
the sacred traditions and practice some exercises to enhance
our sense of wonder in everyday life.
Weekend $35, Single session $10
Munju Monique Ravindra is an award-winning writer,
naturalist and yoga teacher. She holds a Master’s in ecological design, a BSc in biology and international development,
and consults for national parks and museums on creating
transformative visitor experiences. We are delighted to welcome Munju for this workshop with her father.
Ravi Ravindra, PhD, page 10 for biographical information.
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Ravi Ravindra
Three-week Series
1509
Death and the Meaning of Life
March 31 – April 3, April 7 – 10,
Tuesday – Friday 10 – noon
April 14 – 16
Tuesday – Thursday 10 – noon
Our attitude toward death and dying has a direct impact
on our living. We will explore the understanding of death
and what happens after death as perceived and articulated
in three major religious traditions – Hinduism, Buddhism
and Christianity – and also in some theosophical literature.
We will also look at the available scientific data dealing
with reincarnation, near-death experiences and the shifts
in attitudes of people nearing death. There is a Sufi saying
(also written above the entrance on St Paul’s Monastery on
Mount Athos):
If you die before you die
You will not die when you die
Our understanding of what “I” is, and what the relationship
between “I” and the body is, affects our attitude towards
death. We will explore what it means to die consciously, and
consider ways in which a conscious awareness of death can
actually enliven our living.
Series $95, Week $35, Single session $10
Ravi Ravindra, PhD, is professor emeritus at Dalhousie
University, Halifax, Canada, where he taught in the departments of physics, philosophy and comparative religion.
He has authored many papers in physics, philosophy and
religion and several books, including Pilgrim Soul; the
Gospel of John in the Light of Indian Mysticism; Science
and the Sacred; and The Wisdom of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras.
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Ravi Ravindra and Priscilla Murray
Weekend Friday – Saturday Workshop
1510
Cosmic Sacrifice of Christ
April 3 – 4
Friday 7:30 – 9 pm, Saturday 10 – noon, 2 – 4 pm
Great spiritual traditions have always maintained that sacrifice, yajna, is necessary for making our lives sacred and for
the maintenance of order in the world. In this workshop we
will explore the cosmological necessity and significance of
the sacrifice undertaken by Christ. Not restricted by time,
space or incarnation, Christ is the one who said, “Before
Abraham was I AM” (John 8:58), and who was “the Lamb
slain from the foundation of the world” (Revelation 13:8). In
order to wish to follow Christ, we need to reflect on a remark
of St Paul: “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live:
but Christ liveth in me” (Galatians 2:20).
Series $30, Single session $10
Priscilla Murray, PhD, has a BSc in mathematics, MA in
philosophy and a doctorate in education. Now retired, she
has taught at all levels of education from primary school
to the post-graduate level. She was the associate editor of
the eight-volume series The Inner Journey: Views from the
Great Traditions.
Ravi Ravindra, PhD, page 10 for biographical information.
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Uma Krishnamurthy
Four Mornings
Awakening the Soul: Yoga Psychology
of the Bhagavad Gita
April 21 – 24,
Tuesday – Friday 10 – noon
The Bhagavad Gita means, literally, “The Lord’s Song.”
As a portion of the Mahabharata, the great epic poem of
India, it contains a dialogue wherein Krishna – as divine
charioteer – and Arjuna, spiritual warrior, have a discussion
upon the highest matters of life and death. In this series, Dr
Krishnamurthy will introduce yoga psychology with special
emphasis on the teaching of the Bhagavad Gita. Most importantly, she will teach how to awaken the soul level of being,
how to manifest the properties and calls of one’s own soul
rather than to follow another’s bidding.
Series $35, Single session $10
Uma Krishnamurthy, page 13 for biographical information.
Amit Goswami and Uma Krishnamurthy
Weekend Workshop
1512
Quantum Consciousness and the
Psychology of Transformation
April 24 – 26
Friday 7:30 to 9 pm, Saturday 10 – noon, 2 – 4 pm
Sunday 10 – noon
There is a paradigm shift happening from a matter-based
science to a new science based on the primacy of consciousness. In the first half of this workshop, quantum physicist
Amit Goswami, a pioneer of the new paradigm, introduces
the idea of quantum consciousness, showing how it integrates science and spirituality. He also clarifies how a new
theory of evolution based on the primacy of consciousness
leads to the idea of planetary transformation as the next step
of evolution. In the second half of the workshop, Dr Uma
Krishnamurthy introduces the psychology of transformation.
She discusses methods of transforming negative emotions
into positive emotions, using both an intellectual and experiential approach.
Series $35, Single session $10
Uma Krishnamurthy, page 13 for biographical information.
Amit Goswami, page 13 for biographical information.
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Amit Goswami
Four Mornings
1513
An Introduction to Quantum
Integrative Medicine
April 28 – May 1
Tuesday – Friday 10 – noon
In the field of medicine today, besides the conventional
allopathy there is a wide range of systems collectively
called alternative or complementary medicine. In this series,
Dr Goswami shows how an approach based on quantum
physics and the primacy of consciousness integrates these
disparate systems of medicine. In particular, he discusses
how homeopathy and acupuncture are explained in the new
approach and how a coherent theory of mind-body medicine
can be built. He also explores the concept of positive health
and emphasizes the importance of discovering the heart
center and integrating the brain and the heart. Finally, he
shows how the pursuit of positive health is really a healing
path to spirituality.
Series $35, Single session $10
Uma Krishnamurthy, MD, a psychiatrist by training from
India, has many years of experience in the fields of healing, yoga psychology, and transformation of emotions. Dr
Krishnamurthy has been travelling in Europe, the USA and
South America for the past ten years, leading workshops and
spiritual retreats and lecturing at international conferences
about her work on the transformation of negative emotions.
Amit Goswami, PhD, is a retired professor, theoretical
physics department, University of Oregon, where he served
since 1968. He is a pioneer of the new paradigm of
science called “science within consciousness.” In addition
to a successful textbook Quantum Mechanics, Goswami
has written many popular books based on his research
on quantum physics and consciousness. His upcoming
book Quantum Creativity provides instruction about how
to engage in both outer and inner creativity. He appeared
in the films “What the Bleep Do We Know,” “The Dalai
Lama Renaissance,” and the award-winning “The Quantum
Activist.” www.Amitgoswami.org
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1514
Sra Eneida Carbonell
Weekend in Spanish
Reflexiones sobre varios tópicos
de La Doctrina Secreta
Mayo 1 – 3
Viernes 7:30 – 9, sábado 10 – 12, 2 – 4 pm
domingo 10 – 12
Se extraerán párrafos significativos de la Doctrina Secreta
para su reflexión y consideración tomados del 1er Tomo,
principalmente del Proemio y de las Conclusiones con
el propósito de enfrentarnos a las encrucijadas que nos
hacen tomar la dirección adecuada o no en el devenir
cotidiano y que es el que resulta plenamente determinante
con la Ley Evolutiva y demás Leyes Universales. Se
espera que la creatividad de los asistentes sea presentada.
Eneida Irragorri de Carbonell, PhD, es una Dra. en
Pedagogía graduada en la Universidad de la Habana, Cuba.
Estudiante de Teosofía desde su infancia y M.S.T desde
1959. Ha servido en varios cargos tales como Presidenta de
la Logia España en Los Angeles, Secretaria y Tesorera. Fue
la Tesorera de la FTI, Federación Teosófica Inter-Americana,
desde 2002 hasta el 2011 para ser ahora una de las Auditoras
de la misma. Ha presentado varios interesantes y animados
cursos de Teosofía en Krotona y recientemente ha publicado
su libro Reflexiones Teosóficas en español.
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Joel Becktell (cello), Carmelo de los Santos (violin),
Carla McElhaney (piano)
1515
Revel: A Classical Band
presents
Magic Hour
Saturday May 2, 7 – 8 pm
Krotona Hall
We are delighted to welcome Revel back for another Magic
Hour which brought standing ovations last spring. Revel
presents terrific chamber music concerts that move, delight
and inspire. In these concerts, which they call “revels,”
you are invited to come as you are, clap when you feel
like it, and let yourself get caught up in the music like no
one is watching. Revel’s mission is to bring an exceptional
classical music experience that exhibits the highest artistic
caliber. The chamber band performs internationally often in
collaboration with other musicians. Tonight’s concert will
include works by Mellits, Beethoven, De Falla, RussellBennett and Schoenfield.
Suggested Donation $10/Students free
Carmelo de los Santos, DMA, associate professor of
Violin at the University of New Mexico, is one of the most
respected and sought-after Brazilian violinists of his generation. He has performed with major orchestras as soloist and
conductor. His commitment to young musicians has brought
him to master classes and important music festivals around
the world. In Brazil, he enjoys working with at-risk students
from social programs similar to Venezuela’s El Sistema.
Joel Becktell has performed, taught, and lectured throughout North America and Europe. An experienced orchestral
cellist, he also appears frequently with ensembles throughout North America and has collaborated in solo and chamber
concerts with cellists Yo-Yo Ma, Terry King, and Brinton
Smith among many others. He travels widely as a clinician
and presenter of master classes, has been a guest teacher at
many universities, and is a published writer and photographer.
Carla McElhaney, DMA, an innovative presence in the
classical music field, is highly regarded as a passionate and
dynamic performing artist, teacher, and coach. She serves
on the piano faculty at Texas Lutheran University, maintains
a private teaching studio, and publishes an e-zine called
Passion in Action that integrates her interest in the field of
personal development, her life as a performing artist, and her
advocacy for Creatives and their work.
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Nelda Samarel
Four mornings
1516
Therapeutic Touch: Healing Based on
Theosophy and Science
May 5 – 8
Tuesday – Friday, 10 – noon
Therapeutic Touch (TT), a contemporary interpretation of
several ancient healing practices, is neither faith healing
nor “laying on of hands,” but is a method of healing based
on the theosophical worldview and on science. It is particularly effective in bringing about a state of deep relaxation,
decreasing physical and emotional stress, relieving pain,
accelerating healing, and generally increasing well-being
at all levels: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. The
technique is gentle, simple to learn, and can be used very
effectively with people of all ages. A certificate of attendance
will be provided for those who attend the full series.
Series $35, Single session $10
Nelda Samarel, EdD, RN, a long-time student of the
Ageless Wisdom, has been director of the Krotona School
of Theosophy and a director of the Theosophical Society
in America. She serves on the executive board of the InterAmerican Theosophical Federation. A retired professor of
nursing and a researcher, she has been teaching Therapeutic
Touch since 1980. Dr Samarel has numerous publications
and presents internationally.
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Registration
Write, phone, fax, or email for reservations.
Scholarships
Scholarship assistance toward accommodations and
class tuition is available for some programs to qualified
members of the Theosophical Society and other serious
students. You may request an application at the time of
registration.
Course Tuition
Patron tickets include all events of the term: Winter $180,
Spring $180, Winter and Spring combined $350.
Tuition fees help us to provide quality programs. For students who are able, donations above the suggested fees are
greatly appreciated.
Accommodations
A limited number of comfortable apartments with kitchens are available for students. Most accomodations are
shared. Rates: $40 per person per night, and $230 per
person per week. We are unable to accommodate pets.
Priority is given to members of the Theosophical Society
and to those registering for two or more weeks.
Getting Here
Students arriving by air may fly into LAX and take a shuttle to Ventura, or fly to Burbank (Bob Hope Airport) and
take a train or shuttle to Ventura. We can arrange for a
driver to meet you in Ventura and bring you to Krotona.
Driving Directions to Krotona Institute
From Ventura: Ojai/Hwy 33 exit from 101. Drive 12
miles. After passing Villanova School, take the next
left (Krotona Hill on the left, Hermosa Rd on the right).
Two stone pillars mark the entrance.
From Ojai: Krotona is on Hwy 33/150 at Krotona and
Hermosa Streets, .6 mile south of the “Y”.
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To register for classes please complete and mail to Krotona
School, or register by phone or email.
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Housing may be available for those attending classes, please
inquire. A $40 deposit is required for accommodations and is
refundable until two weeks prior to the program. If this is your
first time to stay at Krotona, please request an accommodation
application form.
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Krotona School of Theosophy
Maria Parisen, Director
46 Krotona Hill, Ojai CA 93023
805 646–1139, Fax: 805 646–1144
schoolinfo@krotonainstitute.org
Krotona Library and Research Center
Lakshmi Narayan, Librarian
2 Krotona Hill, Ojai CA 93023
Tuesday – Friday 10 – 5, Saturday & Sunday 1 – 5
805 646–2653, library@krotonainstitute.org
Krotona Quest Bookshop
Carol Nicholson, Manager
47 Krotona Hill, Ojai CA 93023
Wednesday – Saturday 12 – 5, Sunday 1 – 5
805 646–0873, bookshop@krotonainstitute.org
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Introducing
The Krotona Institute
of Theosophy
The Krotona Institute is a residential community of
Theosophical Society members dedicated to service in a
center where the Ageless Wisdom is studied and lived.
Situated in the beautiful Ojai Valley, the Institute includes
the Krotona Library and Research Center, Quest Bookshop
and School of Theosophy along with spacious gardens,
meadows and woodlands. The Institute welcomes inquirers
and students of Theosophy from around the world.
Krotona is an international center where residents aspire
to live in mutual helpfulness while reaching out to share
the profound truths of Theosophy. These truths can change
one’s direction of life, bringing about renewal and harmony.
With an emphasis on meditation, earnest study, and inspired
action, Krotona promotes worldwide healing through the
uplifting of human consciousness.
As a spiritual center, Krotona seeks to inspire and strengthen
aspirants for the opportunities of daily life. The peacefulness
of the estate, which also serves as a sanctuary for wildlife,
reflects the ideals of the resident TS members as well as the
aspirations of committed faculty, students, and other friends.
Those who are drawn to the Institute’s ideals are invited to
join Friends of Krotona. Friends receive two newsletters
annually with information about Krotona’s ongoing
programs, activities and plans. For further information about
the Institute and becoming a Friend of Krotona, contact
info@krotonainstitute.org. Our contact list is kept strictly
private, not shared with any other organization.
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WE ARE GRATEFUL
Since its establishment in Ojai in 1924, many individuals
have helped envision, create and refine the Krotona
Institute’s unique atmosphere and educational outreach.
The Institute is enriched by the kind and thoughtful
gestures of all who give of their time, skills, artistic
creations and financial resources, participating as they
can in Krotona’s life and work.
Herbert A. Kern, a theosophist and industrialist,
generously supported the Krotona Institute from 1958
– 1967. During that time he encouraged and funded
the building of the guesthouse, with its comfortable
apartments and lovely views of the mountains and valley
below. The guesthouse has been invaluable over the
years for housing Krotona’s faculty, students and guests.
Since 1966, the Kern Foundation, with Herbert’s son,
John as advising trustee, has supported Krotona School,
Library and Bookshop with generous grants, enabling
them to operate at their current level, including bringing
faculty to Krotona, offering scholarships, expanding
student services and funding new projects. John’s
daughter, Louise, assisted for several years, including
advising on guesthouse updates. We are grateful for
Herbert Kern’s vision, Louise’s support, and John’s
insight and dedication.
Emily B. Sellon, who shared her vast knowledge of
theosophy with her students, and John A. Sellon, an
investor, were visionaries who devoted their lives to
theosophy. It was their wish to support the Krotona
School of Theosophy. We are grateful to their sons Peter,
Michael, and Jeffrey, for their generosity and dedication
to the support of the School in their parents’ names.
The Krotona Institute welcomes and appreciates
donations in any amount. Your donations are essential to
an effective outreach, promoting excellence in all School,
Library and Bookshop services. Specific environmental
and maintenance needs are shared also in the Institute’s
semi-annual newsletter, The Krotonian.
The Krotona Institute of Theosophy is a 501 (c ) (3) notfor-profit center. Donations generally are tax-deductible.
For information on options for planned giving such as
bequests, contact: Guru Prasad, Executive Vice President,
Krotona Institute of Theosophy, 2 Krotona St., Ojai, CA
93023-3901 or info@krotonainstitute.org
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America’s Esoteric Spirit: Ideal Foundations
and Renewal, 1501 ............................................ $28
Inside-Outside: The Three TS Objects in the
Life of Individual and Society, 1502 ................... $55
Awakening the Spiritual Mind, 1503 .................. $28
The Final Secret Revealed: Readings in
the Upanishads, 1504 ........................................ $28
Way of the Mystic & Way of the Occultist, 1505 $28
The Deeper Meaning of Myths, 1506 ................ $20
Aloneness and the Spiritual Life, 1507 ............... $28
Wonder: Practicing the Sacred in
Everyday Life, 1508 ........................................... $28
Death and the Meaning of Life, 1509 ................. $28
Cosmic Sacrifice of Christ, 1510 ......................... $20
Awakening the Soul: Yoga Psychology of the
Bhagavad Gita, 1511 .......................................... $28
Quantum Consciousness and the Psychology of
Transformation, 1512........................................ $28
Intro to Quantum Integrative Medicine, 1514 .... $28
Reflexiones sobre varios tópicos de
La Doctrina Secreta, 1515 ................................... $28
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