Temenos Academy Newsletter Upcoming Events

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NEWSLETTER Upcoming Events Awake O Sleeper of the Land of Shadows: William Blake's Call to Us Now Thursday 17 September 2026, 6.30pm - 8.30pm With Mark Vernon, Valentin Gerlier, Diane Pacitti and Nick Hart Next year, 2027, is the bicentenary of the death of William Blake. The poet, painter and prophet is much loved now, though confuses and inspires in equal measure. So how can his work be approached afresh and what might he be saying to us today? Blake sought to awaken his readers to eternity, perceived with the eyes of imagination. His visionary work strongly suggests that the modern worldview is occluding that vision, though simultaneously fostering new possibilities. So to receive from Blake is to share his spirit, as well as grasp his critique. To this end, in the first of a series of Temenos Academy events to mark the anniversary, join poet and author Diane Pacitti, writer and psychotherapist Mark Vernon, and scholar and musician Valentin Gerlier. Alongside poetry and discussion, the event will feature new settings of Blake's words to music by the celebrated English folk singer Nick Hart. Venue & Admission St George the Martyr Holborn, WC1N 3AH £15 General Admission, £5 for Temenos Academy members & Full-time students For more information and to book click HERE The Philosophy of Thomas Taylor: Becoming Friends with Ourselves and the Gods Tim Addey Monday 28 September 2026 For more information and to book click HERE The Art of the Heart (xin shu) in early Daoist texts Dr Sandra Hill Thursday 8 October 2026 For more information and to book click HERE Living Prayer in Christianity - A Film by Jean-Claude Lubtchansky Introduced by Dr Jeremy Naydler Friday 23 October 2026 For more information and to book click HERE Can Poetry and the Poetic Imagination Save our Trees? James Harpur Thursday 12 November 2026 For more information and to book click HERE Divine Providence and Natural Law Dr Joseph Milne Monday 30 November 2026 For more information and to book click HERE For more information about all our events click HERE Further events to be added soon HINDUISM, TAOISM, ISLAMIC MYSTICISM A place has become available to join the second year of the 2-year Foundation Course in the Perennial Philosophy. The course will take place on Tuesday evenings in central London from October 2026 to June 2027. Over the course of three 10-week modules, students will be introduced to textual sources of three major Eastern traditions: Hinduism, Taoism and Islamic Mysticism. Through guided reading of the The Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads; the Tao Te Ching, Chuang Tzu and the Huai Nan Tzu; and 'Attar's The Conference of the Birds, along with the writings of the great Islamic metaphysician Ibn 'Arabi, this course will ground students in the wisdom traditions of the East. You can find further details about the course HERE For enquires or to join please e-mail temenos...@myfastmail.com   BECOME A MEMBER You can support the Temenos Academy by becoming a member for £60/year. Members benefits include free admission to our lecture programme, concessionary rates to seminars, study days and online courses, a free copy Temenos Academy Review 28 and Ten Basic Principles that Inspire the Work of Temenos on joining, and complimentary copies of forthcoming Temenos Academy publications as they are issued. To become a member click HERE THE ARCHIVE Our website Archive hosts many audio and video recordings of lectures and the texts of many articles from Temenos Academy Review. New material is added regularly. https://www.temenosacademy.org/videoarchive https://www.temenosacademy.org/audioarchive https://www.temenosacademy.org/essay-archive Many of our audio recordings are available as PODCASTS. PAYPAL GIVING FUND UK The Temenos Academy is registered with PayPal Giving Fund UK. When using PayPal if you choose you may also make a donation in support of the Temenos Academy. Thank you FURTHER INFORMATION EMAIL temenos...@myfastmail.com TELEPHONE 07513 883 335 PRIVACY POLICY https://temenosacademy.org/privacy-policy