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Open Lecture Series 2026–27

September 21 @ 19:00 - 20:30
Freewill Donation

From duality toward unity:
The path of humankind and of the individual

 

In today’s world, it could be very useful to have a spiritual roadmap — something to remind us of where we are, where we want to go, and how to get there. Understanding what we humans are truly longing for, how much we can realistically hope to fulfill that longing in our lifetime, and what are first steps to go about doing that — those are fundamental touchstones to ground ourselves in, time and again.
 
Over the coming months, the Ottawa Pathwork community is offering a series of free lecture presentations and discussions aimed at offering such a basic ‘roadmap’.
 
Along this journey, we’ll explore the following areas:

  • How we all long for the unitive state, but usually try to achieve it on the dualistic plane, which is a doomed endeavour;
  • How humanity has evolved up until now, what stage it is in, and what direction it is evolving toward;
  • The levels of consciousness we operate on, and how to identify what level we’re identifying with in any given moment;
  • Why we need relationships with others in order to grow;
  • How we unconsciously affect each other through our hidden destructiveness;
  • How we can step out of a fundamental vicious circle that reinforces our feelings of guilt, self-rejection and loneliness, and step into a benign circle of self-acceptance, humility, self-respect and real connection with others.
“When the road to the unified principle is chosen, soon what first appeared as one good and one bad ceases to be so,
and one inevitably encounters good and bad on both ends. And when this road is pursued still further,
there no longer is any bad, but only good.
Pathwork Lecture 143
 
 
Man strives for the fulfillment of his deep longing to transcend and find deep within himself
a new state of consciousness in which all is one.”
— Pathwork Lecture 143
 
You can find registration details below.  Join us via Zoom on the second Tuesday of each month (except December), from 7 to 8:30 pm.

The full Open Lecture Series, including the names of the presenters, is as follows:
 
Tues. Oct. 13: 7 pm Lecture 143 (part 1)
Natalie Morisset Unity and Duality
   
Tues. Nov. 10: 7 pm Lecture 143 (part 2)
Janet Mullen Unity and Duality
   
Tues. Jan. 12: 7 pm Lecture 120
Jill Chitra The Individual and Humanity
   
Tues. Feb. 9: 7 pm Lecture 14
Jean Millar The Higher Self, the Lower Self, and the Mask
   
Tues. Mar. 9: 7 pm Lecture 180
Mary Gordon The Spiritual Significance of Human Relationship
   
Tues. Apr. 13: 7 pm Lecture 188
Cynthia Scott Affecting and Being Affected
   
Tues. May 11: 7 pm Lecture 31
Madeline Dietrich Shame (and the power of true humility)
 
We welcome you to join us as we work with these lectures to discover the wisdom and guidance they can provide.
 
For information about the Pathwork and for free download of lectures, visit www.pathwork.org.
 
For information about Pathwork Ottawa, visit www.pathworkottawa.ca.  
 
Donations are welcome and contribute to the providing of bursaries for those in need to attend Pathwork Ottawa programs and events. Donations can be made by sending an e-transfer to the following email: info@pathworkottawa.ca.

For the Zoom information for each session, please email nmorisset@gmail.com indicating the session you wish to attend. The Zoom link will be emailed to you a week prior to the lecture, and again on the day of the lecture.

 
Note that Pathwork Ottawa will also be offering a Lecture Study series on the same theme over five evenings
in winter–spring 2027.  These evenings will be co-facilitated by apprentice Pathwork Helpers
Janet Mullen and Natalie Morisset. They will also take place on Tuesdays, usually two weeks
after each open lecture presentation. Information about this series will be sent out later this fall.

Details

  • Date: September 21
  • Time:
    19:00 - 20:30
  • Cost: Freewill Donation

Venue

  • On Zoom