The Sovereign Soul

My friend, Phillip Gowins, is a newly published author. Although he lives in Yonkers, NY, he has agreed to come to Atlanta to visit and conduct a workshop and booksigning.

If any of you avid readers and/or spirituality hounds are looking for something interesting to do to extend your awareness, you might want to check out these events:

Phillip will be conducting a free interactive lecture and booksigning at the Phoenix & Dragon bookstore on Friday, September 8. He will also be conducting a one-day workshop in Marietta the following day, Saturday, September 9. The following is a flyer that we are using to promote the event.

If you just want to order the book, you can do so through Amazon.com.


THE SOVEREIGN SOUL

A WORKSHOP WITH PHILLIP GOWINS

“Every soul is born a king; it is only afterwards that he becomes a slave.”
Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan


You are a Sovereign, a King or a Queen, because that is the nature of your perfect soul. The stress and clutter of modern life create tensions and impressions--psychic build-up--that can hide the being of light and joy that you really are.

It doesn't have to be that way.

This workshop is a kind of spiritual house-cleaning. In it, we shed some of the masking clutter to uncover the Sovereign within each one of us. We meditate, visualize, converse, and act as witnesses for one another. We may also sing, chant, or even dance. The basic principles of Sufism, expressed for the Western mind by Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan and further described by his son and successor, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, will help us journey into our own depths to discover and get to know the Sovereign within.

Phillip Gowins, workshop facilitator, is has been a Sufi Representative and Teacher for over 20 years. A long-time student of Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, He is the co-founder of the Inner Voice Sufi Center in Yonkers, New York. His new book, The Sovereign Soul, is the second volume of Paradigm Press's Newton Series exploring ancient wisdom in the modern world.

Phillip will be at the Phoenix and Dragon bookstore on Friday evening, September 8, 2006, to give a free lecture and to sign his book, The Sovereign Soul.

On Saturday, September 9, this one-day workshop is being offered from 10 am-4 pm at Labyrinth Centre, 1216 Franklin Rd., Marietta, GA 30067. The cost of the workshop is $50. An evening of Zikr and other Sufi practices will be held Saturday evening from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at Labyrinth Centre for $10.

Please contact Molly Wender at 404-256-1853 or mollyywender@bellsouth.net for information or to reserve your space at the workshop and/or Zikr.