Summer Solstice 2012 World Freedom Conference

 

Wednesday, June 20—Sunday June 24, 2012

Conference Begins: Wednesday, June 20 at 7:00 a.m. CDT
End of conference: Sunday June 24, 12:00 p.m. CDT

St. Benedict’s Retreat and Conference Centre, Winnipeg, Canada


The Winnipeg Event—an Amazing Conference

Did you know that Winnipeg is the heart chakra of the Earth? Winnipeg rests under the etheric retreat of the Twin Flame Elohim of the Love Ray, Heros and Amora. And Winnipeg is the chosen city for our summer solstice conference, Love Is the Key to Aquarian Freedom—A Festival of Light.

Imagine the possibilities! Focus on the expansion of your heart. Freedom begins there. Your heartbeat echoes the pulse of eternity. And in its secret chamber a divine fire burns. From it flows your life, your light. What is your heart’s desire? Would you know a love beyond all that is known—Om Tat Sat? Would you know the All that Is? Are you called to be initiated in divine love?

Come to Winnipeg and experience the ascended ones. Learn from John the Beloved how to become beloved of God. Fly with the archangels, Faith and Michael, who will take us into a new world of light. Journey with the Great Divine Director into the Cave of Light! Jesus will implore us as visionaries of Aquarius to awaken, and Heros and Amora will challenge us to wield the power of love to change our world!

You will be christened with the love fires of heaven by Chamuel and Charity and experience Mighty Victory’s love feast of light. Bonnie Blue, the Divine Feminine sponsor for Canada, will bless her sacred land and peoples. Be there to know Mother Mary’s secrets for living a balanced life and Saint Germain’s alchemical science of Aquarian prayer. Be there for a surprise appearance from a cosmic being, only come to Earth twice since the sons of mankind began evolving here.

At this pivotal point, six months before the great galactic alignment of 2012, you will receive and anchor a light, preparing the Earth for major initiations and shifts. Saint Germain will share a secret, never before revealed to the inhabitants of Earth, to those physically present. And Heros and Amora, through messenger David C. Lewis, will give a heart blessing, rarely given outside the etheric retreats, using a special gemstone.

Yes, you will experience a new level of light and love with these masters, in communion with nature and in community with The Hearts Center, your host.

Saint Benedict’s Retreat and Conference Centre, is beautiful with manicured riverside grounds, wooded paths, all bathed in the warmth of the summer sun. You are invited to sunrise meditations, campfires, singing, dancing; hiking, sunbathing and swimming. Topping off the fun will be a talent show to entertain the angels and one another. Participation is for everyone. There will also be activities planned just for youth.

A highlight of our Winnipeg conference will be two lectures by Frank Albo, Cambridge architectural historian and expert on Freemasonry and the Western mystery tradition. His lecture, “Kabbalah—Linguistic Mysticism” sees God’s creation of the world occurring by grammatical magic. Frank will give us a virtual and literal tour of the sacred geometry, numbers, proportions and musical harmonies seeded into the occult architecture and gardens of utopian cities that inspired the founding fathers of Winnipeg.

 

The importance of the Initiation of the Baptism by Fire that will occur on the last day of the conference.  Listen

June 6, 2012 It Is Imperative that You Fulfill Your Purpose in This Age as Part of the Greater Plan of the Eternal Brotherhood  Read   Listen

Presentations and Highlights

HeartStreams
Releases of light from the ascended masters. More

Wednesday, June 20   
Paul the Venetian: Welcome to the Heart Chakra of Our Earth!
John the Beloved: How to Become “Beloved” of God
Lanello: I Proclaim You Free to Love Your Self!

Thursday, June 21   

Bonnie Blue: Blessing the Sacred Land and Peoples of Canada
Archangel Michael: Fly with Faith and Me into a New World of Light
El Morya with Hermes: Our Solstice Message for North Americans

Friday, June 22

Melchizedek: Live in the Light of Aquarian Love and Freedom!
Saint Germain: The Alchemical Science of Aquarian Prayer
Great Divine Director: Journey to the Cave of Light with Me!

Saturday, June 23
Jesus: Visionaries of Aquarius, Awaken!
Mother Mary: My Secrets for Living a Balanced Spiritual Life
Mystery Master: The Flowering of Your God-Identity Begins Now!

Sunday, June 24   
Heros and Amora: Wield the Power of Love to Change Our World!
Chamuel and Charity: Be Christened with the Love Fires of Heaven!
Mighty Victory: Experience Victory’s Love Feast of Light!


Hermetic Code Tour with Frank Albo
We are excited to announce that we have booked a private 90-minute Hermetic Code tour with Frank Albo on Friday, June 22 at 2:15 pm. More

Frank Albo is a Cambridge architectural historian and an expert on Freemasonry and the Western mystery tradition.

His groundbreaking discoveries on esoteric symbolism encoded in prominent government monuments, churches, and gardens have been featured in numerous articles, radio, and television programs, as well as in his best-selling book, The Hermetic Code (2007). In an exhilarating blend of scholarly intrigue and Indiana Jones-style discovery, Frank Albo peels back conventional history and brings to life forbidden knowledge and mystical architecture hidden all around us.

We will be touring the Manitoba Legislative Building, where Frank Albo will unlock the mysteries of Canada’s most unique architectural landmark. He will take us along, step-by-step, to reveal a trail of occult clues concealed in the building’s architecture, including hidden hieroglyphic inscriptions, numerological codes, and Freemasonic symbols so intelligently masked they have escaped historians and visitors for nearly a hundred years.

Go to www.frankalbo.com to find out more about Frank Albo, view videos that give excerpts of his Hermetic Code tours, or purchase his book, The Hermetic Code.

 

 

 Cost: $40. Sign up early to insure your place.

 

 

 


Musical Meditations for the Heart with
Harpist Nicolas Carter
Nicolas will be performing throughout our conference. More

Nicolas Carter was raised in Paraguay where he learned to play the Paraguayan harp, the national folk instrument. He has been composing, recording and performing harp music for more than 20 years and has recorded nearly a dozen albums in the United States, Europe and South America, both as a solo artist and with Latin American and world music ensembles.

Nicolas finds inspiration for his original compositions from observations of nature and in precious moments of everyday life. His performances integrate harp music with these observations and reflections on culture, often with a hint of humor, to create a warm and inviting experience for audiences. He is often a featured concert performer and master teacher at national and international harp festivals.


“Nature-ally Me”
Presentation by Marion Davidson
Friday, June 22, 11:15 am

Marion hails from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. She acquired a respect for and love of nature early in life and has gardened every year of her life in some capacity. She and her husband annually challenge themselves to grow as much of their own food as possible.

Marion worked at "Guerilla Gardening" in an urban setting even before the coining of the term.

In partnership with her husband and family, and following organic principles, Marion ran a mixed farm and market garden for a decade and a half. She sold at many local Farmer's Markets and was known by many as the "Strawberry Lady" throughout that time. Marion also referred to herself as "The Good Shepherd" as she had a flock of 100 sheep. Her role was that of Midwife at lambing time and she was always ready to support her “moms in waiting” day or night.

During her farm years, Marion helped to establish a local Sustainable Agriculture Association following the principles of holistic resource management and an environmental protection organization.

More recently Marion studied Permaculture and received her Design Certificate in 2008 and shortly following began her own business called Permaculture Plus. Marion has since been involved in helping to increase awareness and demonstrate an example of how to transition her present urban community towards more local food production.

In the past year, Marion and her husband have become Bee Guardians as they have welcomed a hive of bees into their urban food forest. The Bees have brought with them many natural lessons.

Marion tells her story of how her love of nature has led her to be a “natural ally” of all living things. As she reveals some of the keys nature has taught her throughout the different stages of her life, she shares with you highlights of her journey to NOW.


Presentation by Audrey Logan
Indigenous elder of traditional cultivation
Friday, June 22, 11:45 a.m.
Trip to Audrey Logan's Garden
Saturday, June 23, 2:45 p.m. More

Audrey Logan is an aboriginal Canadian and ‘traditional knowledge carrier’ who grows and eats only foraged and her own home grown pure food. She literally lives by her passion for cultivation in harmony with nature. Her grandmother was a renowned native doctor/medicine woman, healer and midwife who opened the first hospital in the Northern Alberta territories. Grandmother taught Audrey’s aunt who taught Audrey at a young age all the stories on natural growing and connection to the land. Her aunt was a well-respected trapper and bush woman with unmatchable self-sufficiency skills who earned the title ‘Queen of the North’ and was one of the last women to use dog sled travel in Canada. At 82 she danced a jig in her snow shoes.

While the wealth of knowledge about indigenous cultivation methods that has been passed down for generations by Audrey’s people may not be written, the tribal grandmothers have given her permission to orally share the sacred knowledge for this time. Audrey has spoken at Winnipeg’s annual spring ‘Growing Local’ conference and on the local TV series, ‘Vitality Gardening;’ and has given numerous presentations throughout North America on indigenous plant use and cultivation methods. Audrey gives programs for the boys and girls clubs, the aboriginal girl guides, and is currently providing hands-on experience for kids at the Dufferin middle school community garden. She invites us to come and see why she has such rich planting beds and to learn the secrets of tomatoes and potatoes. She will also reveal tips for companion planting and moon cycle growing, and how to get 4 crops a year in the northern climates.


Tour of the Royal Canadian Mint
Thursday, June 21 2:30 p.m.

We have booked a 45-minute guided tour of the Royal Canadian Mint for 2:30 pm on Thursday, June 21. Discover how the Mint has made over 55 billion coins for more than 75 countries around the world. Learn how massive strips of metal meet 50-ton presses to produce over 1000 coins per second. Take this opportunity to send your solar light into coins that will make their way around the world!

The prices for the tour are:

Adults: $4.75

Seniors (65+): $4.00

Kids (5-17yrs.): $2.50

Age 4 and under: Free


Please email events@heartscenter.org so we can reserve you a space. You will not have to pay for the tour until we get to the Mint.

 


Registration Fees

 

 

   Onsite Registration Fees

 

Groups by June 7   after June 7
Adults $250.00 $300.00
Adults (70 years +) $84.00 $84.00
Adults, first time attendance $200.00 $200.00
Teens (12-18 years) $100.00 $125.00
Children (3-11 years) $50.00 $75.00
Additional children (3-18 years) free free
Children under 3 years free free

Available Onsite Discounts and Incentives

  • $25 discount for an adult or teen bringing a first-time conferee.
  • Families with more than one child (3-18 years) in attendance just pay for the oldest child only—the rest of the children are free.
  • Pay for an adult or teen (other than a family member) to come in person to the conference, and if you come also, you will receive a $33 coupon to use on our on-line store.
  • Pay your registration fee over a six-month period (does not include food or lodging). Use our special installment page if you choose this option.
  • Heartfriends 70+ years of age - $84 for onsite registration only. Does not apply to internet broadcast.

 

 

 

Internet Broadcast: (Entire conference)
Video:  $100
Audio:  $75
(Above discounts do not apply to broadcasts) Spanish translation will not be available for this event.

Meals: Prices vary
Meals must be purchased online by Thursday, June 7—no exceptions.
(St. Benedict’s requires a meal count at that time.)

Lodging at St. Benedict’s:
Registration for Lodging is now closed.
If you require lodging please call 312-253-7600

Hermetic Code Tour with Frank Albo: 
$40    Friday, June 22 at 2:15 pm
Sign up early to insure your place.

 

For help registering in our store call 312-253-7600

Refunds: Full refund requests for event registration and lodging must be made before June 15, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time. Refund requests for meals must be made before June 7, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time.

Lodging and Meals

Lodging at St. Benedict’s Retreat and Conference Centre
Registration for Lodging is now closed.
If you require lodging please call 312-253-7600

 


Single/double dorm rooms: Each room has two single beds divided by a privacy curtain. The curtain can be pulled back allowing the single beds to be moved together. Two small desks with chairs, two closets and a small nightstand furnish the room.

Bathrooms, designated for women and men, are in the hall with separate showers, toilet stalls and sinks.

There is no internet connection in the dorm rooms.


*If sharing a room, please type in the name of your roommate when you register. If you would like to find a roommate, email lodging@heartscenter.org.  Lodging Forum

Double occupancy: $30 per person per night
Single occupancy: $40 per night

 

 

Address:
St. Benedict’s Retreat and Conference Centre
225 Masters Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R4A 2A1, CANADA
www.stbens.caRegister for rooms through The Hearts Center Store

 

Conference Begins: Wednesday, June 20 at 7:00 a.m. CDT
End of conference: Sunday June 24, 12:00 p.m. CDT

 

Amenities

Only 20 minutes from downtown Winnipeg

72 acres of riverside grounds & wooded walking paths

Seasonal labyrinth

Fire pit

Game room, exercise area, television lounge

Elevator serving all floors

Laundry facilities

Library and little Bookstore

Chapel & Peace Room for religious services or private reflection

Non-smoking facility

 

Virtual Tour


Hotels
Canad Inns Destination Centre Garden City

Canad Inns Destination Centre Garden City
2100 McPhillips St.
Winnipeg, MB R2V 3T9
Toll free phone number:  1-888-332-2623
www.canadinns.com


If St. Benedict’s twenty-one dorm rooms become booked or you prefer other accommodations, a block of 15 standard rooms with two queen beds is also available under the The Hearts Center (Block #144196) at Canad Inns Destination Centre Garden City. The hotel is a fifteen-minute drive from the conference site.
    
Cost:

  • $119 per night ($139.53 with tax) for one or two adults.
  • $10 for each additional adult
  • Children under 17 are free

Register for rooms by contacting the hotel directly 1-888-332-2623 or www.canadinns.com

Dining
AALTOS Garden Café is a unique dining experience that offers traditional comfort food served up family style with all the trimmings. A combination of full buffet and menu options focus on old-fashioned favorites and healthy choice options served in a comfortable garden environment that everyone can enjoy.

Ammenities
Splasher's Indoor Pool: Includes waterslide, heated pool, children's wading pool and hot tub.


Campsites
Birds Hill Provincial Park

Birds Hill Provincial Park, a fifteen-minute drive from the conference site

http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/parks/popular_parks/central/birds.html

Cost:

  • $12.60 per night (basic service: public bathrooms, shower and water taps)
  • $16.80 per night (basic service plus electricity)
  • $19.95 per night (full service: electricity, water and sewer hook-up)

Advance reservations are strongly recommended. 1-888-482-2267  All reservations require payment at the time of reservation.

 

 


Meals
St. Benedict’s will be serving buffet-style home-cooked meals that are vegetarian with a few fish options. More

 

Meals must be purchased online by Thursday, June 7—no exceptions. (St. Benedict’s requires a meal count at that time.)

Meals must be purchased for the entire day—breakfast, lunch and dinner. You may pick the days you would like to purchase meals.

Tuesday, June 19: a per-meal price for dinner only
Sunday, June 24: a price for breakfast and lunch only

 

Age Group

 Category

 Rate

Adult

Tuesday, June 19
dinner

 $17

Child
(6-18 yrs)

Tuesday, June 19
dinner

 $10

 Adult

 June 20-23
breakfast, lunch & dinner

 $37/day

 Child
(6-18 yrs)

 June 20-23
breakfast, lunch & dinner

 $27/day

 Adult

June 19 & 24
breakfast & lunch

 $20

 Child
(6-18 yrs)

 June 19 & 24
breakfast & lunch

 $17

Child under 6 yrs

 

free

 Sample menus

Chef Andrew

Chef Andrew


Travel

Air
Airport: Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG)

Airlines which fly into Winnipeg are Delta, American, Air Canada, Canada 3000 and United (in partnership with Air Canada).

Conference Begins: Wednesday, June 20 at 7:00 a.m. CDT
End of conference: Sunday June 24, 12:00 p.m. CDT

 


Shuttle Service
Transportation from the Winnipeg International Airport to St. Benedict’s Retreat Centre

For transportation from the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport to St. Benedict’s Retreat Centre, email transportation@heartscenter.org. Include the following in your email:

  • Your name
  • Flight arrival and departure time
  • Airline and flight number
  • Your cell phone number

Shuttle service begins on Tuesday, June 19, and continues through Monday morning, June 25.

Please contact transportation as soon as you book your flights so your arrival and departure shuttle service can be scheduled. Post any questions regarding transportation on our Forum.

Shuttle fare:
$20 per person each way

Transportation Forum


Location
St. Benedict’s Retreat and
Conference Centre More

 

225 Masters Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R4A 2A1, CANADA
Phone:  204-339-1705

St. Benedict’s is approximately a 20-minute drive from the Winnipeg International Airport. The Retreat Centre offers hospitality in a peaceful setting surrounded by the natural beauty of seventy-two acres of grounds and wooded walking paths along the Red River. There are paths for bicycling and hiking and a fire pit for campfires under summer’s starry skies. Enjoy a walking meditation on the outdoor labyrinth. Commune with nature and converse with friends of light from around the world in this consecrated space where rest and renewal await you.

 

Maps and directions

Virtual Tour


Passport and Currency Information
Tips for crossing the border.
*If you haven't already, apply now for your U.S. passport.

Identification:
Travel to and from Canada by Citizens or Permanent Residents of the United States requires a passport.   Details

Information on obtaining a passport

Don't wait to apply for your passport! The U.S. application process is already backlogged.

Tips for Driving Across the Border into Canada

What Can I Bring to Canada? Find out what can and can't be brought over the border into Canada.

Currency Exchange:

The exchange rate for converting American dollars to Canadian dollars can be found at:
http://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/exchange/

You can convert to Canadian dollars while in Canada by using an ATM machine, a credit card or exchanging at a bank.


Share Your Questions and Suggestions

Summer Conference 2012 Teams
Ask your questions and share your suggestions with our Summer Conference 2012 Teams Click here for a list of team emails.

Share and ask questions on our Forum link

Email

Registration: Holly and Nancy
registration@heartscenter.org

Lodging: Joyce
lodging@heartscenter.org

Transportation: Barbara
transportation@heartscenter.org

Meals: Joyce and Holly
meals@heartscenter.org

Youth Program: Joyce, Wayne and Julie
youthprogram@heartscenter.org

The Hearts Center Store: Deborah and Jeanette
store@heartscenter.org

International Day: Holly and Joyce
international@heartscenter.org

Talent Show (Levity, Light, and Solar Living): Richard and Barbara
talent@heartscenter.org

Ushers: Steve
ushers@heartscenter.org