From: pisces@cs.mcgill.ca (L. M. P. McPherson)
Subject: Conference Announcement
Originator: pisces@binkley.cs.mcgill.ca
Organization: McGill University
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 09:08:39 GMT



Message Forwarded From: Walther@cancer.msk.su (Andrey D. Mikhailow)

                  Dear friends and colleagues,
we are pleased  to invite you  to take part  in the Urania-92  and
AURA International Congress on  the theme "Sophia will  return..."

    The congress  is to  be held  on September  27 -  October 4 in
Planerskoe (East Crimea, Black Sea Coast, near Cara-Dag mountain).

    It  is  organized  by  Urania  Foundation  (Moscow)  and  AURA
(Association of the Ukrainian Republic Astrologers, Kiev),  Urania
Magazine and Jupiter Pt. (St. Peterburg).

    The place  for the  Congress wasn't  chosen at  random, for it
is  the  unique  spiritual  spot,  where  the  roots  of   Ancient
Greece are  linked to  Russian cultural,  spiritual and scientific
traditions. A  beloved place  of poets  and artists,  thinkers and
scientists, it  contributed to  their creative  ideas and personal
growth. Not only poets and artists as Voloshin and Tsvetaeva,  but
also  famous  scientists  as  the  russian  space  program creator
Korolev, found  here inspiration  and deepest  insight into  their
ideas. This place  on the Black  Sea Coast at  Cara-Dag is also  a
unique  natural  reservation  and  a  place  of many synchronicity
events.

    So we invite you to participate in discussions, round-table
talks and workshops on the following themes:
 1.Esoterics and science: the problem of the dialogue
 2.The myth of Eternal Femininity in the modern world
 3.The symbolic language of astrology as a part of cultural
 symbolism
 4.The theme of Sophia in Russian culture
 5.Holistic approach in the contemporary thought
 6.The role of the theatre and different forms of dramatization
 in the personal growth and spiritual development
 7.Mythological visions of the XX century (D.Andreyev's "The Rose
 of the World", J.R.R.Tolkien's Middle earth and others)

    We are ready to accept any other ideas that'll serve the  Main
Mission of the Congress -  to integrate the spiritual energies  of
pilgrims      from      different      fields:      psychologists,
astrologists,  scientists,  artists,  culturologists  and  all the
people on their Path of Sophia.

    We hope that non-formal  exchange of ideas and  partnership of
people from different  cultural traditions and  professional areas
will bring its part to the mission of the Congress.

    The  Urania  Magazine  plans  to  publish the most interesting
materials of the discussions.

    During the Congress a large cultural program is planned:
      - boat excursion to the sea coast spots of beauty
      - visiting the Feodosiya Art Gallery
      - visiting ancient palaces of Crimean Khans (Bakhchisarai)
      - visiting the Crimean Observatory
      - visiting Dolphinarium
      - Theatre Festival

    The registration fee for the participants is from $250 (up  to
August, 1) or $300 (at door). The cost of housing and food  during
Congress is about $300. Transportations are not included.

    All mentioned above refers to the Congress period.

    After the  Congress the  participants may  visit (for  a week)
Moscow,  St.Peterburg  or  Kiev,  as  they  like,  staying  at the
families of the Congress participants.

    You'll get more detailed  information in the next  information
letter, which will follow on your reply.

        Our Addresses:
  125171 Moscow                                197042 St.Peterburg
  Leningradskoe sh. 10                         Krestovsky pr. 9
  URANIA                                       BOX 934
  Fax +7(095)2926511 Box 012891 URANIA         Natasha Dodonova



  ...or via me by E-mail,
  Andrey.

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