The concept behind the 2016 Cosolargy Forum was to provide a platform for Consociates to take an idea they have expressed to others in more intimate settings and bring it to a larger audience. Many Community members have a wealth of knowledge, insights, and novel perspectives that they have shared in small conversational groups, and we noticed that they have invested in these ideas to refine and mold them so that they merit exposure in a formal setting. The Speakers Forum is a collection point. There all of us and future generations can benefit from the experience, ingenuity, and insight that each one of us has to offer. This year, 2016, was the first year for staging this event.
This article includes a roster of the talks presented, and feedback we received concerning the speakers’ presentations. Overall, the feedback relayed three main improvement suggestions: the day of events could have been a little shorter, outdoor presentations need to be amplified, and any talk in the future should better emphasize a relation to Cosolargy.
We would like to thank all those speaking at this year’s Forum for their preparation efforts and all the information they shared during their presentations. We would also like to thank all of you who took the time to comment on the Forum presentations.
Next week the Communique will feature one of the most popular talks presented at the Forum.
Click here to download a PDF of the forum program
Here are some of the comments we received on the 2016 Forum:
+”The three talks I enjoyed most were Mike T., Bob and Ryan. Ron’s was an interesting subject, but I couldn’t hear him most to the time. We need to be sure soft-spoken people have amplification, inside or out.”
+“I enjoyed all of the talks. My favorite speakers were Bob Petrovich, Yuki, Harold, and Mike Tamburello. Ryan’s was also good. Hopefully we will be able to have more talks related to our church and to religious ideas. Thank you for your efforts.”
+“Of the ones I heard the 3 that caught most of my attention were Robert Petrovich, Ron Theriault and Yukinori Matsushita. My only regret was not sitting close enough to the front for Ron’s presentation so I could hear a little better. That which I heard was fascinating to me. …kept wishing there was a speaker in the back.”
+“Ryan’s talk was excellent. Hopefully he will do it again at another Forum… or maybe at a Cosolargy seminar….”on the road” with a speaking tour, or something.”
+“Overall, I was super pleased to see the community asked to teach. There are some incredibly qualified people with passions in our community that have a lot to offer. I think it needs to continue.”
+“My favorites were Yuki, Bruce and Ryan. I would like to hear talks about astronomy, physics and evolution and how ideas from those areas could relate to Cosolargy. Oh, why were there no women speakers? Not that I’m a feminist, but it seemed peculiar.”
+“Bruce’s information was terrific. I am a trained musician but not college trained. What he presented answered some nagging questions/issues I have had for years, and made the light go on. His work needs to be incorporated into our services, etc. as it is correct for healing work.
Ryan’s talk was good, and hit directly on the actual science of crystallography. Since I am a huge “rock” person as well, I was delighted to see such gorgeous specimens people could handle, and be told the real reason they work. He is a huge asset to the community.”
+“Ron speech was almost impossible to hear. Many of the talks did not relate to Cosolargy. I think we need to ask them [speakers] to send us a copy of the speech prior to the convocation. That way we can screen them.
Bob, Ryan, Yuki and Gary did really good presentations.”
+“They were all great. I loved every one of them. We talked about Bruce’s lecture in the parking lot. I really enjoyed his lecture. My opinion on the lectures is to have 4 or 5 a day for 2 days. 45 minutes per lecture for 2 days. Questions after for 15 minutes if necessary; couple of hours in the morning, get lunch, and then have more in the afternoon or evening. Have them on the grounds of Steamboat on the grassy area near the classroom. I would like all the lectures to be longer. Too short lectures would be my complaint. We should definitely do it again on different topics. Get more members involved.”
+“I only watched the 3 morning talks. But I love the idea of the Speakers forum. I attended convocation last year and from what I saw of the changes this year I think it is a great step in the right direction. I enjoyed all 3 morning talks very much and I thought the subjects were very interesting. I was fond of Ryan’s talk because it offered a “practice” something to take home and bring into your spiritual routine. I think subjects that people can use as a takeaway are a great idea but I truly found the other subjects interesting as well. I also LOVE the direction this is going, a feeling of peer learning. It creates more of a sense of community.”
+“I liked Bob P. Harold B. Yukinori M.”
+“My top 3 favorite talks would be the ones from Bruce Kanzelmeyer, Bob Petrovich, and Yukinori. I really enjoyed the topic Ron chose, and like the accounts of different NDE’s [Near Death Experiences]. Also Michael Tamburello’s talk was informative, and many of the topics he was addressing would be beneficial to me personally.
I liked the blend of half inside and half outside. Perhaps in the future there could just be morning lectures so everyone is awake and the afternoon could be utilized for other things more suited to people’s energy level at that time of day.”
+“My thoughts concerning the forum presentations were as such. We have the most unique and purposeful information ever given to man since the beginning of time and we should be teaching others, that is why we are here. In our Teachings, given to the world through Jamil the Child Christ, are not only Amendments to Christianity, but also new Revelations for this time, the Truth, given by the One True God. Not since the time of Jesus have we experienced such a cosmic event. My point is, again, when we give others a forum to express truth as they understand it, it can be distracting to true seekers. Now I do not fault any speaker, but again, I stress, we should be teaching the beauty of what has been given to us. God has given us a Teaching of great importance, the rarest of flowers, if you will, if we do not water it properly, it will die.”
+“Bob Petrovich’s – because it is hugely pertinent to our history and future, and I am totally into Syriac and other ancient temple texts from that area. Very awed by the work he has done.
Yuki’s was terrific so we realize the relationship between Shinto and Cosolargy. It helped me understand why Rev. Gene respected him so much, never knew the whole of it, now I understand more; would love to see him give a more lengthy talk. I would also love to have him and the Japanese consociates offer a full service during convocation as they offer in Japan so we can experience it.
I was very proud of Ron T. for presenting, as I know how shy he is. Could not hear much, but he gave it his all and later talking to him, he really knows the subject.”
+” First my pick of favorites: that would be Ryan, Bruce and Yuki. My suggestion is that Friday was just too long. With sunrise and a full day of wonderful and interesting presentations, there was an effect of being overstuffed.
Overall impression of the forum was the presentations were carefully researched, well presented and very informative. I would like to hear about the sacred geometry of gem cutting from Ryan, more samples from the 16-tone scale from Bruce, and a whole morning on the fulfillment of Shintoism within Cosolargy by Yuki. ”
+“I enjoyed all of the talks; each had a unique contribution to the overall edification of the participants. I would have enjoyed more depth in Gary’s and Stephan’s talks, something of the science behind their work—though I know it was somewhat an intro, a taste, to their topics. I would have to say, if you twisted my arm, that I enjoyed Ryan’s talk, Bob’s, and Gary’s—they left me wanting more.”
— written and compiled by Michael McIntyre
