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Students and staff are welcome to join this group, whatever religious views they hold. Each meeting is a chance to read and reflect together on passages from the bible, pondering such questions as “what was the author wanting to say?” and “what meaning could this have for us today?” (more…)
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This group has a specific focus on reading the Bible with International Students, from any background, faith or belief. Each meeting provides an opportunity to read a specific Bible passage, reflect on the context in which it was written, learn to cross reference to relevant passages elsewhere in the Bible, and look at how the passage relates to our everyday life in a modern-day setting. No preparation is required! Simply come along to read, discover and share your thoughts in an informal and relaxed setting!
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Forest therapy, a set of mindful-based nature connection practises. These practises are adapted from the Japanese practise of Shirin-Yoku, or ‘forest bathing’ which harnesses the mood-promoting, anti-inflammatory and immunity boosting benefits of exposure to biochemical compounds released by trees. Benefits which are supported by medical research findings.
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Freud is famous for portraying religion as a collective neurosis of mankind: religious beliefs give expression to wish-fulfilling illusions serving the immature emotional needs of the child living on within the adult. Such illusions – he sternly maintains – should be cast aside and replaced by ideas corresponding to reality – namely, the materialistic world view that emerges gradually but inescapably from the cumulative process of scientific observation.
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Ankita Sharma, an author of’ Seeking the Spirit Within’ will have an open discussion and a talk session with those interested in learning about and opening themselves to New Age Spirituality. Any hindrances or potential impediments on their path to a new awakening will also be discussed and how one can achieve the state of ever-lasting peace amid the pandemonium of a pandemic.
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Psychic Medium Nikki Kitt is a Spiritualist Medium who is currently touring the UK with her successful Psychic / Mediumship Evenings. As a Medium Nikki Kitt aims to provide evidence of life after life by getting links from loved ones in spirit for people in the audience with amazing accuracy in descriptions, personalities and all sorts of personal information.. to give both confirmation and comfort.
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The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic is in the beautiful Cornish village of Boscastle, UK. It was opened in this location in 1960 and is still there today. The founder of the museum, Cecil H Williamson, acquired an array of artifacts, some donated, some bought and some that he may have made. These artifacts include a collection that were made to harm, or worse, to kill. They do not all come from practitioners, some were made in domestic settings as revenge. This lecture showcases some of the best collection in existence!
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Bristol Cathedral is one of England’s great medieval churches. It originated as an Augustinian Abbey, founded c.1140 by prominent local citizen, Robert Fitzharding, who became first Lord Berkeley. (more…)