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12th WORLD CONGRESS
23 - 27 July
5th TOS CONFERENCE
27 - 29 July

YEAR 2025

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Toward Insight and Wholeness: Our Role in Shaping the Future

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12th WORLD CONGRESS
University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver

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About the Congress

Each seven years, the Theosophical Society organizes its World Congress. The next Congress will take place in July 2025 in Vancouver, Canada, with the theme

"Toward Insight and Wholeness: Our Role in Shaping the Future"

The event will be organized by the Theosophical Society and hosted by the Canadian Theosophical Association.
During this special occasion, we are going to celebrate

The 150th Anniversary of the Theosophical Society &
The 100th Anniversary of the Theosophical Society in Canada

After the Congress, the 5th International Conference of the Theosophical Order of Service will follow.

 

 

 


Message from the International President


 

DonateDocumentary film on 150 Years of Theosophy

Premiere at the 12th World Congress in July 2025.

We urgently need support for the final phase of this feature-length documentary: post-production, music, and visual refinement to allow the film to truly shine.

DONATE https://donate.stripe.com/9AQ5nq0jO3wt3aoaEE

 

Congress and Conference dates

Poster

July 22: Check-in 3-7pm at the Nest
July 23: Check-in 7-11am, Opening 9’00am
July 23-27: World Congress days
July 27: Closing by 5pm
July 28: Sightseeing tours (optional)

 

Poster

July 27: Check-in 6pm, Opening 7pm
July 27-29: TOS Conference days
July 29: Closing 5pm
July 30: Sightseeing tours (optional)

 

Join us for the World Congress 2025

 

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Speakers

Tim Boyd
Tim Boyd
International President, TS Adyar
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Michael Gomes
Theosophical Historian and Author, TS America
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Elizabeth May
Author, Activist, Lawyer, in Canada
Stephan Hoeller
Stephan Hoeller
American author, lecturer, TS America
Shikhar Agnihotri
Shikhar Agnihotri
International Speaker, TS Adyar
Vic
Vic Hao Chin Jr
International Speaker, TS Philippines
Elif Kamisli
Elif Kamisli
Exhibition maker and writer, TS Turkey
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Program of the 12th World Congress 2025

150 Years of the Theosophical Society

100 Years of the Theosophical Society in Canada

Documentary film - Launching Books

 

PROGRAM

Tours: full and half-day

28 or 30 July full-day

Vancouver
Tour 1: Capilano Bridge Tour
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28 or 30 July full-day

Vancouver
Tour 2: Garden Tour
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28 or 30 July full-day

Vancouver
Tour 3: Boat Cruises
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28 or 30 July full-day

Vancouver
Tour 4: The Peak of Vancouver
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28 or 30 July full-day

Vancouver
Tour 5: Excursion
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26 July 2025 afternoon

Vancouver
Option 1: Museum of Anthropology
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26 July 2025 afternoon

Vancouver
Option 2: Nitobe Japanese Garden
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26 July 2025 afternoon

Vancouver
Option 3: Takaya Canoe Cultural Tours
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26 July 2025 afternoon

Vancouver
Option 4: UBC Botanical Gardens Tour
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26 July 2025 afternoon

Vancouver
Option 5: Vancouver City Tour
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Where: Vancouver, Canada

Venue: University of British Columbia

UBC is ideally centrally situated only 25 minutes by car from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and 25 minutes car travel to the vibrant city centre and Stanley Park. Getting to UBC.

The University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus is located at the western tip of the Point Grey Peninsula in the city of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada.

More than 400 hectares in size, the stunning campus is surrounded by forest on three sides and ocean on the fourth, and is just a 30 minute bus ride to Vancouver's downtown core. The campus has been located on this site for most of its 100-year; a location that is the traditional territory of the Musqueam people.

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Schedule view

23 - 27 July 2025

PROGRAM in PDF
07:00 - 09:00

23 July 2025 /

07:00 - 09:00
Event Registration

Check in at The Nest

09:00 - 10:00

23 July 2025 /

09:00 - 10:00
Opening of the Congress

Welcoming by First Nation, Host and the President, Greetings

Tim Boyd
10:30 - 11:50

23 July 2025 /

10:30 - 11:50
150 Years of Theosophy

KEYNOTE ADDRESS will use the genesis of the Society's history as an indicator of how it has helped to make theosophical message a reality.

Michael Gomes
15:00 - 16:00

23 July 2025 /

15:00 - 16:00
Discussion Groups

Discussion groups will focus on selected topics

16:30 - 17:30

23 July 2025 /

16:30 - 17:30
Wings of Becoming: The Journey Through Three I's

LECTURE. 'I' here stands for Instinct, Intellect, Insight

Shikhar Agnihotri
09:00 - 10:00

24 July 2025 /

09:00 - 10:00
Strengthening the Core of Theosophical Work

LECTURE

Vic Hao Chin Jr
10:30 - 11:45

24 July 2025 /

10:30 - 11:45
Workshops (I)

Six workshops to choose from where to attend

Donna Erickson, Pablo Sender, Ricardo Lindemann, Barbara Hebert, Sonal Murali
15:00 - 16:00

24 July 2025 /

15:00 - 16:00
Intercultural Dialogue: “Wisdom across borders: Toward a More Connected World”

Dialogue with the representative from the regions: Americas, Africa, Indo-Pacific, Europe

Narendra Shah, Patrizia Calvi, Isis de Resende, Arni Narendran, Renee Sell
16:30 - 17:45

24 July 2025 /

16:30 - 17:45
TS Canada 100 years

Centenary celebration. Philosophies of the West and East presented by First Nation speakers of Canada.

Shawn Edenshaw
19:30 - 21:00

24 July 2025 /

19:30 - 21:00
TS Canada 100 years, cultural

Centenary celebration continues with the history of Canada, talk on First Nation teachings, and a Dance Show.

Sonja Nahanee
09:00 - 10:00

25 July 2025 /

09:00 - 10:00
Toward Insight and Wholeness: Our Role in Shaping the Future

LECTURE by the Guest Speaker

Elizabeth May
10:30 - 11:45

25 July 2025 /

10:30 - 11:45
Workshops (II)

Six workshops to choose from

Donna Erickson, Pablo Sender, Ricardo Lindemann, Barbara Hebert, Sonal Murali
15:00 - 16:00

25 July 2025 /

15:00 - 16:00
Short Talks

Talks by TS members

Deepa Padhi, Vibha Saksena, Krista Umbjarv, Pavel Malakhov
16:30 - 17:30

25 July 2025 /

16:30 - 17:30
Next Steps

PRESIDENT'S LECTURE

Tim Boyd
19:30 - 21:00

25 July 2025 /

19:30 - 21:00
“One Fire” – A Documentary film about Theosophy

In every age, there are those who dare. Those whose hearts burn with a fire that cannot be extinguished.

09:00 - 10:00

26 July 2025 /

09:00 - 10:00
Theosophy and Art: Reviving a Transformative Legacy

LECTURE: Exploring the artistic vibrancy of the Adyar Headquarters in the early 20th century, tracing the influence of Theosophy on global art movements.

Elif Kamisli
10:30 - 11:45

26 July 2025 /

10:30 - 11:45
Roots & Shoots - 150 years of Theosophical Movement

Theosophical perspectives by the theosophical movement

Tim Boyd, Kenneth Small, April Hejka-Ekins, Jonathan Colbert, Eugene Jennings
13:00 - 17:30

26 July 2025 /

13:00 - 17:30
Half-Day outing

Several activities available

19:30 - 21:00

26 July 2025 /

19:30 - 21:00
Evening together

Illustrated presentation of Adyar. Indian classical dance.

Catalina Isaza-Cantor
09:00 - 10:00

27 July 2025 /

09:00 - 10:00
The New Theosophy for the Coming Centuries

LECTURE: Historians suggested that H.P.B. had planned a new Theosophy to be added to the earlier one. Read more.

Stephan Hoeller
10:30 - 11:30

27 July 2025 /

10:30 - 11:30
An Interview with Tim Boyd

Michael Gomes interviews Tim Boyd

Tim Boyd, Michael Gomes
15:00 - 16:00

27 July 2025 /

15:00 - 16:00
Workshops Wrap Up

A sharing session by the workshop facilitators, presenting the key insights, conclusions, or outcomes of the workshops

WFYT, Pablo Sender, Ricardo Lindemann, Barbara Hebert, Sonal Murali
16:30 - 17:30

27 July 2025 /

16:30 - 17:30
Closing

Words of gratitude by the Host and the International President

Tim Boyd, Robert Beland

PROGRAM in PDF
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