Ascension Retreat

May 25 - 28th in Chicago, Illinois

Come join us in the Heart Chakra of America for an unforgettable experience in the heart of the life of Christ. We will take four days to explore Jesus' birth, life, mission and ascension, and how his life relates to ours today. Each day will be commemorated to one of these four major points in Jesus' life. While we work on discovering the keys to each major point, we will simultaneously be working on the clearing of the opposition in ourselves and our own heart chakras, as well as the heart chakra of America.

The main theme of our last two conferences has been the path of oneness, and this conference will explore this path in further detail. The heart chakra is the meeting point between the Divine and the human and it is through the heart that we establish the vertical oneness with God and the horizontal oneness with each other. We will discuss and practice this oneness, and the Masters will speak about it as well. This will give us further insight into what Maitreya's Sphere of Oneness means for each of us.

Each day we will work under the guidance of the Masters, to clear that resistance and calcification that surrounds the heart chakra of a people, causing hardness of heart of a nation, resulting in the physical manifestation of heart disease, various forms of cancer and the insensitivity to the life of the unborn. We are at a critical turning point in America, with legislators in at least five states recently proposing anti-abortion measures with a goal of challenging Roe v. Wade in the hopes of overturning the 1973 decision that ensured a woman’s right to an abortion.

The leading cause of death in America is heart disease. And the second is cancer. Over 50% of Americans succumb to these two diseases. We will explore the real cause of these two diseases and how they are directly related to misqualifications of love. And then we will apply this knowledge to our own personal lives and how we may bring healing to our own nations through the right manifestation of love.

What is true love and how may we know it? These questions and more on the power of love will be explored. We will also explore the misuse of power in the misunderstanding surrounding the controversy in a woman's "right" to terminate a pregnancy and the "right" to life of the unborn child. Who and what is being loved in these opposing "rights"?

We will also study how to listen to your chakras, especially your heart chakra, and explore the mystery of the entering into the "secret chamber" of the heart, the Eighth Ray Chakra.

Location

Our explorations into the heart will be experienced at the Algonquin Retreat center, a hidden treasure located along northern Illinois' beautiful Fox River. It is located on a wooded, quiet and peaceful 116 rolling acres, 50 miles northwest of downtown Chicago and 30 miles from O'Hare airport.

Camp Alcogquin
1889 Cary Road
Algonquin, IL 60102

Accommodations

Wholesome meals and on-premise lodgings will be included in one conference fee package for four nights and four and 1/2 days. Retreat style clean rooms, with minimal provisions and accommodations for 4 - 6 people per room.

Nearest Motel (approx. four miles from retreat)

For those who need private sleeping arrangements or special needs:

Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites (approx. $85 night)
2595 Bunker Hill Road
Algonquin, Illinois
866-270-5112

Victorian Rose Garden Bed and Breakfast (approx. $89 night)
314 Washington Street,
Algonquin, Illinois 60102
847-854-9667

Travel Directions:

Closest Airport:
Chicago O'Hare
10000 West O'Hare, Chicago, Illinois 60666

Shuttle service is available from Chicago to Elgin $16 one way. Group shuttles may be coordinated with other attendees, to share expenses. Contact information for sharing rides will be posted forthcoming.

Driving Directions:

From O'Hare airport, merge onto I -190 E toward Chicago 1 mile. Follow signs to I -90 (Kennedy Expressway) W towards Rockford, travel 25 miles. Exit Hwy. 31 (Randall Road) head north about 9 miles to downtown Algonquin. Go through Algonquin. Turn right (east) on Cary Road and continue about 1 mile. Turn right at the YMCA Camp Algonquin sign.

From West or North of Illinois:
Take I-90 east to Highway 31 North exit. Follow Highway 31 North about 9 miles to downtown Algonquin. Go through Algonquin. Turn right (east) on Cary Road and continue about 1 mile. Turn right at the YMCA Camp Algonquin sign.

Train: Leave Chicago from the Chicago Northwestern Station (Canal and Madison Streets). Train runs approximately once an hour on weekends. Get off at Cary Station. Taxi service is available for the 3 mile ride to YMCA Camp Algonquin.

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