The Fintry Trust
THE FINTRY TRUST
Reg. Charity No.313286
Spring/Summer Programme 2010
The programme of events opens with a Study Day led Dr Stephen Phillips, based on his latest area of research and the subject of his new book. Dr Phillips is a former theoretical physicist and university lecturer in physics. He has written three books giving scientific validation to a type of higher cognition known to eastern religions. His current work provides mathematical evidence for the existence of God, elucidates the universality of the divine paradigm expressed in sacred geometries and demonstrates, among other things, its relevance to particle physics, music theory and human DNA.
Dr Christine Spillane returns to lead a Study Day on The Aeneid. This session was due to take place last December, and has now been scheduled for 12th June. Among the most memorable episodes in Aeneas’ epic journey that takes him from the ruins of Troy to the Italian peninsula is the fascinating account of his descent into the Underworld and, before that, his passionate encounter with Dido, Queen of Carthage, on which Purcell based his opera Dido & Aeneas.
This is followed in July by a day, held in association with the World Congress of Faiths, focussing on The Emotional and Spiritual Needs of Older People and how faith communities can help to meet them. At the Parliament of World Religions in Melbourne last December, Mary and Marcus Braybrooke led a similar session, in which several participants shared personal experiences.
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Kent: The next Stage 2Reading the Mystics course starts on 14th April at Hilderstone College, St Peters Road, Broadstairs. The tutor will be Julie Parker.
Dorset: A session entitled “Mathematics: the Alphabet with which God has written the Universe” is planned for the Spring in Dorchester – details to be announced.
For confirmation of the date, and for information about courses and the content of the newsletter, email: .
Library Days
The Fintry Trust Library will be open on the following Saturdays: 17th April, 12th June and 17th July (10.00 – 16.00).
Readers are asked to telephone in advance to check that the library contains books they would wish to read.
Library users who are not subscribers to the Trust are asked to make a minimum donation of £3 per session, or are invited to take out a subscription to the Trust (£7 per annum).
Sacred Geometry:
The interface between religion and science
Speaker: Dr Stephen Phillips
Sat 17th April 2010 10.00 – 15.30
Entrance £18
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Exploring The Aeneid
“I sing of arms and of the man, fated to be an exile, who long since left the land of Troy and came to Italy”
Ancient Rome’s great epic, The Aeneid, tells of the struggle of the Trojan prince Aeneas to found a new city after the Greeks have destroyed Troy. Explore the poem in translation, following Aeneas on his epic journey across the Mediterranean in his quest for a new Troy.
Speaker: Dr Christine Spillane
Sat 12th June 2010 10.00 – 16.00
Entrance £20
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The Emotional & Spiritual Needs of Older People
How Can Faith Communities Help?
(in association with the World Congress of Faiths)
Morning session: Respect in Old Age
led by Mary Braybrooke, social worker and Vice President of the World Congress of Faiths
Afternoon session: Death and Beyond
led by Rev Dr Marcus Braybrooke, President of the World Congress of Faiths
with other representatives from the WCF
Sat 17th July 2010 10.00 – 16.00
Entrance £10
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For all events, please bring packed lunch; drinks provided.
Participants are welcome to enjoy the House and Grounds and to enter the Temple for private meditation.
Winter Programme feedback
Two talks were held in the Winter period - Linda Proud on The Botticelli Trilogy and Dr Maeve McKeogh on the nature of healing. These were exceptionally well-attended, and feedback was complimentary.
Dr McKeogh’s talk took place during the March Open Retreat, and feedback on the Retreat itself was also very positive. It was found to be an inspiring and uplifting experience.
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Library donations
The following books have been recently donated to theFintry Trust library:
1) Vocabulaire technique et critique de la philosophie by André Lalande, first published in fascicles between 1902 and 1923 in the Bulletin de la Societé française de Philosophie.
The value of this work lies in the fact that it not only gives definitions of philosophical terminology (in French), but also wherever possible, it gives the equivalent term in Latin, Greek, English, German and Italian. It then goes on to give references and examples of the various uses of the term, together with substantial commentaries by members of the Societé française de Philosophie. One researcher has commented: “I was delighted to see this book in the library….I have found it good when reading Cousin's translation of Proclus' Providence and Fate and That which is in our Power...Also, I value the precision of the analysis the French view is capable of, regarding even the work of people such as Kant. More generally, the history of terms such as 'objective' is also very useful...in any language. There is much that is of value in this work”.
2) The Future of the Ancient World (Essays on the History of Consciousness) by Jeremy Naydler (Inner Traditions, Rochester, Vermont) signed by the author.
3) The Letters of Marsilio Ficino Volume 8 (Liber IX), published by Shepheard-Walwyn.
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Contacts with other organisations
A message has been received from Dr. C.M.Yogi, Principal of the Hindu VidyaPeeth-Nepal and Chairperson of the National Interfaith Coordination Movement, Kathmandu, Nepal. The movement runs three Hindu VidyaPeeth schools, which focus on universal values, culture and spirituality, a Children's Peace Home and other schools for underprivileged young people.
Dr Yogi writes: “we would be veryhappy to share our thoughts and experiences with you all; please let us know if you have any interest of sharing good values on the basis of truespirituality. love+peace+service”.
Some Shrine of Wisdom books have been donated towards their work, an impression of which can be seen on and .
Alvin Langdon Coburn
Those who are interested in Alvin Langdon Coburn’s photographic legacy might like to know of the research work of Valentina Branchini, who has been in contact with the Trust.
Coburn donated over 18,000 negatives to George Eastman House, and Ms Branchini has curated the collection, which can be seen at (click on “Notes on Photographs”, then “Browse by Photographer”).
Directions to Fintry
Fintry, the headquarters of the Fintry Trust, is locatedin the village of Brook, off the A3/A286, south of Godalming. Driving south on the A286 from Milford to Haslemere, take the lane opposite ‘The Dog and Pheasant’ public house. Just past the cricket ground, turn left into Church Lane. Fintry is 500 yards along on the right. The nearest station is Witley, on the London Waterloo-Portsmouth line.
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