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ITC Newsletter - 2021-1
 
Call for literature and relevant hot topics

The theme of the ITC 2021 conference is:

A Mind embracing the Universe

  • What do we understand Universe and Mind to be?
  • Which mind governs our actions? 
  • What kind of mind embraces the universe?

We like to explore questions such as these in the light of this theme.

 

We are also looking for relevant hot topics (following our Philadephia Declaration) linked to this theme: e.g. 'What does theosophy offer to reduce polarization in the world?'.

 

If you have any ideas for relevant hot topics and/or related theosophical literature, please send them to us! 
Poll results: preference for time schedule
A vast majority has voted for the following time schedule option to organize coming ITC online:  All together at the same time.
 
We will choose a time schedule that allows for most participants worldwide.
Join our team of translators to Portuguese and Spanish
Thanks to many volunteers we were able to have our first bilingual English - Portuguese ITC conference last year.
 
We are very happy that many volunteers have offered their services for coming ITC as well!
 
Depending on the number of translators who are willing to volunteer, we will try to organize for translations in Portuguese as well as Spanish.
 
Please let us know if you are also willing to translate into either Portuguese or Spanish, so we can add you to our team of translators.
Resignation of ITC's President Eugene Jennings

Dear Members,

 

As of January 1, 2021 Gene Jennings, our illustrious and energetic ITC president, has resigned from his post as president, sighting personal reasons for his departure. Gene will remain a member of ITC and has indicated he hopes to continue participating in ITC conferences going forward.

 

The board would like to offer words of heartfelt thanks to Gene for his leadership, insights, good humor and overall dedication to the work of ITC. Gene has been very involved in the evolving ITC platform for many years including the present expression found in the Naarden Declaration (2014) and the Philadelphia Declaration (2017). Considering that ITC is a platform where theosophical organizations and Theosophists meet to share ideas and participate in cross-pollination, Gene has helped steer the board with empathy and compassion and the ability to keep track of many threads of thought. He has a unique ability to track different points of view as they mix and mingle at board meetings and alchemically merge them in a way that has allowed many wonderful and inspiring conferences to take shape.

 

At the 2018 Berlin conference Gene went far beyond his ITC presidential duties by sharing with all present his personal journey, using his theosophical understanding as he navigated his career as a dedicated psychiatrist working with the complexities of the human psyche primarily with young people applying the tools of medical science along with theosophical insight about the human soul. It was a beautiful learning moment for all of us concerned with the problems of our fellow man. (You can watch the video of this talk on our YouTube channel.)

 

So once again the board thanks Gene for all his work and guidance as board president and would like to wish him and his family a healthy and meaningful future in all their endeavors, theosophical and otherwise.

 

With love and respect, ITC Board Members.

 

PS Gene Jennings’ resignation adds another Board Director opening to be filled at this year’s election by email prior to the Members’ meeting in July. The Board presidency and the other officer positions will then be filled by vote of the Board at their first meeting after that Members’ meeting.
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Purposes of International Theosophy Conferences Inc.

International Theosophy Conferences Inc. is a platform where Theosophical organizations and all other earnest students of Theosophy meet. This infers that ITC won’t typically function as another Theosophical vehicle, in spreading Theosophy itself. Instead ITC is committed to connect all Theosophists, supporting them in their common cause in the light of the purposes of ITC, which are:

  1. To maintain the principles of the Modern Theosophical Movement presented by H. P. B. as a living power in the minds and hearts of Humanity, encouraging explorations in the light of her teachings.
  2. To foster mutual meaningful intercommunication, understanding and respect among the Theosophical mainstreams, stimulating thereby continuous spiritual Unity.
  3. To be a platform, supporting and sponsoring the annual international Conference of Theosophical Organizations.
  4. To unite people in sharing the Philosophy of Theosophy, studying and further exploring Religion, Philosophy and Science from a Theosophical Perspective.
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