| 29-31 Oct 2010 | Autumn Conference 2010 October 29th-31st Residential conference at Charney Manor, Quaker retreat house and conference centre, Charney Bassett, Wantage, OX12 0EJ. "Why I believe in life Beyond Death" A weekend at Charney Manor with Tricia Robertson Tricia Robertson is a tutor in psychical research at The University of Glasgow, the Hon Sec of the Scottish Society for Psychical Research and a speaker who has been invited to many other societies, including providing the keynote lecture, twice, for the Society for Psychical Research, London. She has researched 'survival' for over 25 years by examining many different avenues, both in actual research and in studies. Tricia assures us that her lectures will not be boring, but will give us much food for thought Booking forms for this event will be sent out in the Spring. |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Spring Conference 2010 Saturday, April 24th 2010, 10.30 – 4.00 Friends’ House, Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ. "New Light on Survival : The Legacy of Arthur Conan Doyle" QFAS member Roger Straughan will speak about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s pioneering work in proving survival. Roger will also talk about his new book A Study in Survival and his own experiences of communication from Sir Arthur. A review of Roger’s book appears later in this newsletter. A booking form is enclosed with this newsletter or is obtainable from Angela Howard. |
| 26 Sep 2009 | Autumn Conference: Saturday, September 26th 2009, 10.30 – 4.00 "The Art of Dying- A Journey to Elsewhere" The conference was followed by the QFAS AGM THE AFTERLIFE: HOW GOOD IS THE EVIDENCE? The residential Woodbrooke Conference, Friday 17th – Sunday 19th July, 2009, was fully booked. THE YEARLY MEETING GATHERING (25th July – 1st August) QFAS members ran a workshop on the theme “Community means creating connections through the freedom to share experience” on the Monday morning (at the same time as a clerked business session). On the Tuesday lunchtime we held a special interest group. We also had a space at the Informal Groups Fair. This was a table for inquiries and literature. Please make contact if you are at YMG. |
| 17-19 July 2009 | The next QFAS residential weekend was held at Woodbrooke from the 17-19 July. The theme for the weekend was “The Afterlife: how good is the evidence?”. |
| 7-9 Nov 2008 | The most recent QFAS event was a residential weekend at Claridge House from 7 – 9 November, cost: £170. (Bursary help available, please contact the Treasurer, David Britton). John Poynton, a past President of the Society for Psychical Research, spoke on the life and vision of his friend Michael Whiteman who built a philosophy largely out of his own spiritual and psychic experiences. In a session entitled What Canst Thou Say?, introduced by members of QFAS, we looked at examples of day to day contact with other dimensions and shared our experiences, as a whole group and in small groups. There was also a reading of Angela Howard’s play ‘Encounter with the Psychic Force’ about William Crookes, the well-known psychic researcher. Contact: The Manager, Claridge House, Dormans Road, Lingfield, Surrey RH7 6QH. Phone 01342 832150. Website: www.claridgehouse.quaker.eu.org. |
| 10 May 2008 | The one-day Spring Conference took place on 10 May 2008, at Friends House. In a talk entitled 'A Matter of Communication : the 1939 Report on Spiritualism to the Archbishop of Canterbury', QFAS member Roger Straughan explored the history and contents of the Committee's ill-fated report, which was not published until forty years had elapsed - a story of alleged cover-ups, leaks and shady doings in high places. He also raised wider questions for discussion about the religious and spiritual significance of spiritualism and post-mortem communication. Ros Smith’s talk “Life Between Lives”, looked at some of the research that has been done on the increasingly accepted concept that we find ourselves in another dimension between incarnations on earth, in which we seem to have the opportunity to make conscious choices and decisions for our future progress. |
| 2-4 Nov 2007 | QFAS Residential weekend at Claridge House from 2 – 4 November, cost: £160. (Bursary help is available from Claridge House). This included a workshop run by Paul Lambillion, a spiritual teacher, medium and healer from Bury St Edmonds. The workshop was be on the theme of “Afterlife and Communication” and included demonstration of channelling by Paul. |
| 28 April 2007 | QFAS Spring 2007 Conference was held at St. Pancras Church Hall (near Euston Station), London The main speaker was Jan Arriens. His talk was entitled "This world and the next: the psychic and the sceptical in the Society of Friends". Angela Howard spoke on “Channelling” and there was an opportunity for discussion in small groups. |
| 10 Nov 2006 | QFAS Autumn Conference Residential weekend at Claridge House on “Living Between Two Worlds” from 10-12 November, cost: £140. (Bursary help available from Claridge House, and also from QFAS). This weekend was led by Ros Smith and it looked at the meaning of being ‘in this world but not of it’ and trying to come to a deeper understanding of the spiritual dimensions within which we live. Contact: The Manager, Claridge House, Dormans Road, Lingfield, Surrey RH7 6QH. Phone 01342 832150. |
| 6 May 2006 | QFAS Spring Conference....at St. Pancras Church Hall. Beth Allen, recently retired from Friends’ House, spoke about her views on the afterlife, and David Britton continued his exploration of early Friends’ attitudes to the afterlife by speaking about Margaret Fell. Discussion in small groups. |
| 4 Nov 2005 | Residential weekend at Claridge House on “Living
Well, Dying Well” This weekend focused on how our understanding of our Quaker faith, and what comes after death, influences the way we live, and our preparation for dying. |
| 30 Apr 2005 | Conference on the "Spiritual/Psychic
Dimension" was held at St. Pancras Church Hall on
the 30th April 2005 |
| 22 Oct 2004 | The QFAS Conference on "Reincarnation"
was held at Claridge House from 22-24th October 2004 Speakers included Jim Pym and Nwang Sangye (a Tibetan-Buddhist monk) Report appears in the December 2004 Newsletter |
| 24 Apr 2004 | Conference on "Quakers and Spiritual/Psychic Experience". See the May 2004 Newsletter for Report. |