Welcome to the News and Happenings Archive section of the Synchronicity Foundation website.
Master Charles Returning to Nashville
 In April, 2008 Master Charles will be returning to Nashville, TN to present a public program on the Synchronicity Experience - Modern Spirituality and Holistic Lifestyle, and also to attend the Nashville Film Festival in which the documentary film: The Spiritual Revolution, will be screened. This full-length documentary by prominent Los Angeles filmmaker Alan Swyer features Master Charles and includes many other modern spiritual teachers as well as doctors and scientists who have studied meditation and its comprehensive impact on human consciousness. The film has garnered rave reviews wherever it has been shown.
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Master Charles Visits London
 Master Charles will present a series of public programs in London, UK in mid-February, 2008 on the Synchronicity Experience - Contemporary High-Tech Meditation and Holistic Lifestyle. The public programs in London will be presented in a two-part series starting with a free introductory evening dialogue in which Master Charles will present an overview of the Synchronicity Experience. The second part of the series is an intensive full-day seminar on Saturday that delves more deeply into the Synchronicity Experience. Ticket price for the full-day seminar: £60
To order tickets click here
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Master Charles Visits India
 In January and February, 2008, Master Charles will travel to the east in an historic journey in which he will present the Synchronicity Experience - Contemporary High-Tech Meditation and Holistic Lifestyle to the technology oriented people of India. In returning to the land of his spiritual roots in which he spent many years with his illustrious teacher, Paramahansa Muktananda, Master Charles brings the system of Modern Spirituality he originated full circle. Synchronicity Programs will be presented in Mumbai, India’s commercial center and Bangalore, a south Indian city known for its natural beauty as well as being the “Silicon City” of India.
While in India, Master Charles has also been invited to spend time with a number of Spiritual Masters associated with the lineage of his teacher. The last leg of the tour will be a series of programs with Master Charles in London.
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Master Charles in Nashville
Master Charles recently visited Nashville, TN to deliver a series of programs to the public as well as the existing meditator community. An introductory program was held on Thursday, November 15th at the Belcourte Theatre, a unique venue in which avant-garde film and theatre productions are shown.
After being introduced by Rudrani Devi, a Synchronicity Certified Teacher who has shared the Synchronicity Experience with many in the Nashville area, Master Charles spoke to an enthusiastic audience for over two hours. Included was a group session of Synchronicity Contemporary High-Tech Meditation which was guided by Master Charles and delivered everyone to a most blissful state of being.
On the following Saturday, Master Charles presented an all-day seminar in which the level of discourse and holistic empowerment brought the participants to blissful and profound experiences of holistic awareness. Many who had never before spent time with Master Charles were deeply moved by his palpable presence.
To complete the journey, Master Charles then met privately with the Nashville area Synchronicity Community to speak directly to them and address their questions and experiences. In all, it was a most impactful experience, demonstrating yet again that even in the midst of a busy urban environment, mastery is directly available whenever we are wakeful and present.
Master Charles in the introductory
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Master Charles in the daylong
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Master Charles and Recognitions Associates. |
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Farewell Greeting with Master Charles. |
Master Charles' Birthday Stillpointe Silent Retreat Special
 To celebrate and kick off our new paradigm of sharing transformation with the people in our lives, we are offering this incentive for everyone who brings a new person to Master Charles' Birthday Stillpointe Silent Retreat. If you bring a new person, you and your friend will both receive the newcomer's special rate of $1200. This is $250 off the regular retreat price of $1450.
To reserve a space, please contact the Synchronicity Retreat Office 757-644-3400 or e-mail: retreats@synchronicity.org We look forward to spending a most Sourceful week with you on Master Charles' Birthday Stillpointe Silent Retreat.
Christmas Celebration, 2007
 Master Charles and the Synchronicity Community gathered on December 25th to celebrate a most Sourceful Christmas, 2007. Beginning with a sumptuous dinner prepared by the Synchronicity kitchen, the celebration continued with gift exchanges and Zone balanced desserts in the Fellowship Hall Lounge. Master Charles graciously sat with small groups throughout the evening until everyone in attendance had an opportunity to interact with him. In all, Christmas, 2007 was a delightful occasion for the Synchronicity Community.
Synchronicity Hosts Local Interfaith Event
May 14, 2007
On Monday, March 14th, Master Charles and the Synchronicity Community hosted a conference of local interfaith leaders under the inspiration of the Blessed Mother, whose messages have increasingly emphasized the importance of cooperation, tolerance, and mutual recognition among spiritual representatives and their teachings.
It has been Master Charles’ intention to reach out to those in the local community and beyond in order to acknowledge and celebrate the common threads of unity that exist within the diversity of religious / spiritual perspectives. This outreach represents a demonstration of the more evolved possibility available to humanity in these times and stands in contrast to the current sectarian strife that threatens to plunge the world into global conflict.
In attendance at the conference were participants active in a number of ongoing local area interfaith initiatives from spiritual / religious traditions including the Bahai; Christian; Hindu / Vedic; Judaic; and others. Several of the guests arrived earlier that day and experienced the daily meditation at the Blessed Mother public apparition site followed by dinner. Joining the interfaith event were a number of Synchronicity Monastic and Secular Community Members who greeted the guests and participated in the discussion.
After Master Charles’ arrival, all were introduced to him and each participant was then invited to share their interfaith background and perspective on the current state of world spirituality and what they see as the greater possibility of such. There were many beautiful and personal sharings and as the discussion unfolded, a palpable sense of holistic collective consciousness was noticed in the room. The joy of an interfaith dialogue was supported and augmented by the truthful experience of unified consciousness experienced in Master Charles’ enlightening presence. Interestingly, a note of gratitude from one of the participants received several days following the event expressed it as follows:
“I thoroughly enjoyed Monday night's meeting and felt that something important was happening there, though I am not sure quite what!”
The event continued much longer than scheduled as the guests repeatedly commented on the fact that they did not wish to leave the peaceful and loving energy they felt radiating throughout the room. Finally, at the conclusion, several invitations were extended to Master Charles to partake in future events in the area and plans are also underway for the next meeting to be held at the Sanctuary.
Synchronicity Announces Price Reduction on all Alpha / Theta CD’s!
Effective immediately, the cost of all Synchronicity Alpha and Theta CD’s will be reduced by 20%. The new price is $15.95.
In addition, for all those who still use audio tape cassettes, remaining Synchronicity cassette soundtracks are available at a special cost of three for $10.00.
Nashville Programs
In October, the Synchronicity Community of Nashville, TN hosted a series of introductory and advanced programs on High-Tech Contemporary Meditation and Holistic Lifestyle with two Synchronicity staff members from the Virginia Sanctuary, Alan Scherr and Martin Thambert. The events included introductory  evening sessions followed by a two day weekend seminar. Many attended the programs and as a result, interest in Synchronicity products and retreats has powerfully expanded in the Nashville area.
Following these events, Master Charles will travel to Nashville in mid-November (see article in this newsletter), to present Synchronicity programs and offer the local community a rare and precious opportunity to meet and spend time with him in their home area. For many years, Nashville has been a very active Synchronicity center through the efforts of Rudrani Devi, a Synchronicity Certified Teacher. Recently, two more Nashville area teachers were certified, Deborah and Alicia Anderson.
Synchronicity Community Annual Beach Retreat
July 14 – 21, 2007
 From July 14th – 21st, 2007, the Synchronicity Community held its annual beach retreat with Master Charles at Virginia Beach, VA. Attended by the combined Synchronicity Monastic and Secular Communities, this annual event is much acclaimed by participants for the opportunity it affords to experience Master Charles’ enlightening presence in a more informal setting. From sand sculpturing, volleyball, kayaking, and Frisbee throwing to evening gatherings with Master Charles, it was a wonderful week of empowerment, rejuvenation, and fun for all in attendance.
New Building Construction
If you've spent time around the Sanctuary lately, you may have noticed some heavy machinery rolling around, or heard some unusually loud construction noises in the distance (loud noises and heavy machinery are usually few and far between in this peaceful environment).
As always, the process of expansion - whether subtle or dense, is pretty hard to miss in our world. In this case, that expansion is taking the form of a “super-sized” new Maintenance building which we are in the process of constructing. This is a grand update whose time has come for the Maintenance Department, providing more than ample space for our ever-growing population of tools, machinery, and supplies. The building is starting to take shape, and we have been taking photos right from the beginning of the process.
Below you will find some of these images, and we will continue to update this page with more as things progress, so that you can watch the building come alive with us.
This begs the question: is there more construction lurking in the mists?... Stay tuned!
Exponents Article
Recently, Master Charles was invited to New York City for a special guest teaching appearance at Exponents, the acclaimed drug rehabilitation center founded by Howard and Samudra Josepher, who are longterm Synchronicity Associates. Exponents has integrated Synchronicity Contemporary HighTech Meditation and Holistic Lifestyle into virtually every aspect of their programming with unprecedented levels of success. The event was filmed as part of the final phase of a full length documentary on Master Charles’ life and work. The documentary film is being produced and directed by Alan Swyer, a Los Angeles based filmmaker who is highly regarded for his compelling approach to subjects as diverse as Latino baseball and jazz. The event was attended by nearly one hundred enthusiastic participants who spent over two blissful hours in Master Charles’ empowering presence and had the opportunity to personally greet and share their questions and insights with him.
Following is an excerpt from one the attendees along with some photos of the event:
"It is beyond wonderful to feel this way again. To be reminded who we really are is such a blessing. Even now I am living in its afterglow. So powerful was the experience I am able to access it at will today. The energy in that room was beyond description. It is clearly something whose time has come.”
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Master Charles with Alan Swyer
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Alan Swyer, Master Charles and Howard Josepher |
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Master Charles with Samudra Josepher |
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Steven Halpern
 Considered an originator of what we now know as “New Age” music, Steven Halpern is an internationally acclaimed musician, composer, and sound healing educator whose groundbreaking work continues to define the cutting edge in this ever-evolving field. As a long-time associate of Synchronicity and co-creator with Master Charles of the well received Synchronicity soundtrack, Collaborations – Into the Moment, we are very pleased to feature an interview with Steven and Master Charles that took place on May 15th, 2006 at the Virginia Sanctuary.
Click here to view the interview.
Marina Raye visits the Sanctuary
 We recently had the pleasure of hosting Marina Raye, the renowned musical artist who composed and performed the Synchronicity soundtrack, Collaborations – One Heart and is known worldwide as “The Feminine Voice of the Native Flute”. Marina is a long-time Recognitions Program Associate and a regular attendee at weeklong Mastery and Stillpointe Retreats. She was here recently for an Open House Weekend Retreat, taking a well-deserved break from her demanding recording and performance schedule.
To view an interview with Marina Raye, click here.
TCT interview:
We are delighted to feature an interview with two new graduates of Synchronicity's 2006 Teacher Certification Training, Marita Digney of Philadelphia, PA, and Mureen Morton of Queensland, Australia.
The training took place in a week-long in-residence format under Master Charles' guidance and culminated in a graduation ceremony held on April 22, 2006.
To read an interview with the teachers, click here
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