This month Horizon celebrates its 35th anniversary! Can you believe that? That is quite a run for an alternative religious organization!

During that time we’ve seen the community undergo so many changes. We moved from Lansing, MI to Seattle, WA. We’ve operated out of several spaces in the city, including in Queen Anne, Capital Hill, Dexter Ave, and since 2015, Interbay. With geographical changes have come many personnel changes, including nine local body masters!

In addition to many of the changes we’ve experienced internally in that time, Horizon has seen many changes take place in the broader world: the dissolution of the Soviet Union, 9/11, the rise of the internet and social media, the 2008 financial crisis, the election of the country’s first black President, and more recently, the resurgence of global authoritarianism and Christian nationalism.

Throughout all these changes, we have held firm to our beliefs: the human individual is divine, each of us has a sacred purpose on this planet, the destiny of the human race is to be free of tyrants, and that we accomplish more together than working separately.

In the months and years ahead, Horizon will continue to be the place in Seattle to experience these truths in the flesh. Our rituals are no mere religious observances. They are the means to directly experience the joy lying at the heart of reality. They are powered by the same fusion reaction taking place in the core of every soul. Horizon is more than a club or an association. We are the temple in which that power is gathered and transformed into Light and Life, Love and Liberty which we radiate out to our community.

I won’t list off all the incredible events coming up this fall; you can look at them on our calendar. But if you’ve been on the fence about attending an event—of if it’s been awhile since you attended one—please stop by! As the page of world history turns, so does the page at Horizon, but our commitment to our values and to our community never stops.

I’m looking forward to seeing you this fall as we enter our 36th year and celebrate the rituals rightly, with joy and beauty!

Jim

P.S. – All the work we’re planning for our community this fall and winter is impossible without your support, so if you’re able to spare a few dollars, we’d really appreciate it! You can donate to us via PayPal. There’s a link on the donate page of our website (link below). Thank you!!