Speaking with the Stars – Holding the light during the Solar Eclipse

Speaking with the Stars

Dear Friends –

This Sunday September 13th 2015, we experience a solar eclipse, which falls on the Jewish New Year.

Rosh Hashanah literally means “Head of the Year.” It is the first of the ‘High Holy Days’ or ‘Days of Awe’; a celebration that starts on the new moon and is believed to be the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve.

It weds seriousness with festivity and begins the 10 days of repentance that culminates in Yom Kippur.

The New Year focuses our attention on themes of judgment, repentance, memory and the Divine Presence in the world. It invites us to celebrate birth and creation on many levels.

Family-oriented services often include a birthday cake for the world. Customs include sounding the shofar (a hollowed-out ram’s horn) and eating symbolic foods such as apples dipped in honey to emphasize the sweetness of starting the cycle of seasons once again, and round challah to remind us of the cycles of life.

This partial solar eclipse in Virgo, begins at 11:40 pm CDT on Sept. 12th, but we won’t be able to see it in our part of the world.

It will only be visible in South Africa, Antarctica and locations in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. But even though we can’t see the eclipse, through Anthroposophy, we know that when the sunlight is blocked by the moon in a solar eclipse, the will forces of humanity, unmediated by the sun, are discharged out into the darkness, and in that time, these unpurified forces of human will flow out into universal space, in what Rudolf Steiner calls, ‘an abnormal, malevolent way’.

And so it is my friends that we are called to hold the light as Michaelites.

 Sunday September 13th 5:30am – 7am– Solar Eclipse Gathering –

This New Moon solar eclipse in Virgo, is on “The Feast of Trumpets” – the eve of Rosh Hashanah. Together as we greet the Sunrise, with:

The Hallelujah in Eurythmy, and other group eurythmy with Tish Pierce, we will review parts of Steiner’s lecture “Human Questions and Cosmic Answers”,  so that we can rise in our thinking to meet the spiritual significance of an eclipse; and work with the Foundation Stone Meditation, and other Verses.

Singing and artistic endeavors will round out the morning.

 

Shared potluck Breakfast to follow.

For a brief summary of some leading thoughts on eclipses, here’s a link:

http://www.anthroposophy.org/fileadmin/regions/central/Speaking_of_Eclipses_FINAL.pdf

Speaking_of_Eclipses_FINAL

 

The Central Regional Council – August 15 2015

Central Regional Council

The Central Regional Council (CRC) is HERE !!! All are welcome to an OPEN CONVERSATION* Saturday August 15th 7pm – 9pm 

Program includes:

Eurythmy with Raven Garland

I live freely, in the center of my being, Surrounded by an infinite moment, With all and without, The words yet and now, The eternal

Singing with Marianne Fieber

Who, What, Why is the CRC ? with Dennis Dietzel  and all the CRC members

Overview of the ‘Speaking with the Stars’ Initiative: http://www.anthroposophy.org/fileadmin/regions/central/Speaking_with_the_stars_overview.pdf

*We especially invite reps from all the Study Groups & other local Initiatives to share, and join in a conscious conversation.

 After the program join us for Snacks & Social Time – For more info. contact Hazel Archer Ginsberg

Chicago Event – The Central Regional Council (CRC) is coming to Chicago

Central Regional Council

The Central Regional Council (CRC) is coming to Chicago!

All are welcome to an OPEN CONVERSATION

Saturday August 15th 7pm – 9pm

 

Program includes:

 

Eurythmy with Raven Garland

I live freely

in the center of my being

Surrounded by an infinite moment

With all and without

The words yet and now

The eternal

 

Singing with Marianne Fieber

 

Who, What, Why is the CRC ? with Dennis Dietzel  and all the CRC members

Overview of the ‘Speaking with the Stars’ Initiative:

http://www.anthroposophy.org/fileadmin/regions/central/Speaking_with_the_stars_overview.pdf

 

We especially invite reps from all the Study Groups 

& other local Initiatives to share, and join in a conscious conversation.

 

The Central Regional Council:

Marianne Fieber, Mary Louise Hershberger, Dennis Dietzel, Hazel Archer-Ginsberg,

Alberto Loya, with Raven Garland

 

After the program join us for Snacks & Social Time

 

For more info. contact Hazel

 

Speaking With The Stars – Blue Moon – July 31 2015

Speaking with the Stars

Dear Friends –

The expression “once in a blue moon” has a long history of being used to describe rare events.

Thought to be called “blue” after an old English term meaning “betrayer,” a Blue Moon is an extra full moon in one month.

July’s second full moon is on Friday July 31, 2015 at exactly 5:43 a.m. CDT.

 

The full moon appears to last for at least the length of one night, but technically speaking, it is an instantaneous event:

It occurs when the Sun, Earth and Moon come into a straight line. It takes place at the same instant everywhere in the world,  whether the moon is above or below the horizon. The next “Blue Moon” won’t happen until January 2018, so enjoy!

 

Blue Moon at the eve of Cross Quarter

http://m.interlochenpublicradio.org/post/blue-moon-eve-cross-quarter

By MARY STEWART ADAMS

 

The CRC ‘Speaking with the Stars’ project strives to empower us to ripen our speech, so we can work in a Michaelic way with the spiritual beings of the stars.

Chicago Event – National Eurythmy Conference

Chicago Event,

National Eurythmy Conference

July 30 – August 1, 2015, in Chicago

Impulses Working through Therapeutic Eurythmy

To Address Stress and Anxiety in our Time

With Ross Rentea MD

This conference is geared primarily toward physicians and therapeutic eurythmists. However, other eurythmists are also warmly invited to attend.

Coming from cosmic impulses Therapeutic Eurythmy can offer fundamental healing impulses to the pervasive, nearly epidemic challenges of stress and anxiety which can lame and undermine untold numbers of people.

Some of the highlights for this work- intensive gathering are:

*How can we make the insights given by R. Steiner in his eurythmical “12 Moods” useful in the therapy of anxiety and stress?

(Since the original demonstration was given on August 29, 1915 the work will also serve as a centennial celebration of this unique work.

Many new research aspects worked on by the group of doctors in Chicago/Wisconsin will be presented);

*We will look at new aspects (or some that are less practiced) related to the psychology and physiology of the eurythmical gestures (zodiac consonants emphasized) from an anthroposophical viewpoint;

*Multiple case presentations will be given by several therapeutic eurythmists followed by discussions and explanations;

*Throughout the conference a review and practice of the therapeutic eurythmy gestures will take place.

(This should be particularly interesting to the prescribers and eurythmists who may want to take up the therapeutic work);

*Most sessions will be introduced and ended with artistic solo/group eurythmy offerings;

 

Suggested reading material:

Lectures 6 and 7 of the Curative Eurythmy Course;

Twelve Moods, a small booklet published by Mercury Press (containing both the original German verses and an English translation; another translation is available on the website:  www.koliskoinstitute.org)

 

All events on Thursday, Friday and Saturday will be held at the Christian Community 

2135 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, Il. 60625

This conference is sponsored by the Association for Therapeutic Eurythmy in North America, ATHENA,

and the Lili Kolisko Institute of Anthroposophical Medicine and qualifies for 16.5 hours of AnthroMed Professional Development.

 

Thursday (Open to all 1st Class members)

4:00 – 5:15 PM

First Class Meeting. Reading of the 6th Lesson.

Blue Cards required.

 

5:15-6:30 PM – Dinner

5:45 PM Registration opens

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Opening of the Conference

Presentation: “Consonants and Vowels in therapeutic eurythmy – a fundamental polarity in approaching stress and anxiety issues. “

The presentation will be framed before and after with artistic eurythmy offerings.

Friday and Saturday

7:00 -8:00 AM Meeting of the First Class members to share their work on the 6th Lesson. Blue Cards required.

8:00– 8:45AM Breakfast

8:45- 10:30AM Announcements; Eurythmy wakeup, then:

Friday Presentation: Physiological and Psychological Foundations for an effective approach to dealing with stress and anxiety issues

Saturday Presentation: Continuing the Work on the “12 Moods” relating to the conference topic

10:30 – 11:00 Break

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Friday, Saturday Workshops:

Bringing the ideas of the evening and morning lectures into movement; sharing case studies and experiences/exercises with anxiety challenged patients.

Contributions by doctors and TE’s.

12:30 – 2:00 Lunch and noon break

2:00 – 3:30 PM

Friday, Saturday

Group work on the 7th lecture of the TE course (1921)

3:30 – 4:00 Break

4:00 – 5:30 PM

Friday Workshop: Combining the eurythmy therapy of anxiety and stress related disorders with corresponding anthroposophic remedies.

Saturday Workshop: Bringing the ideas of the evening and morning lectures into movement; sharing case studies and experiences/exercises with anxiety

challenged patients. Contributions by doctors and TE’s.

5:30 – 7:30 Dinner and break

7:30 – 9:00 PM

Friday: The Astronomical and Eurythmical Mysteries of the “12 Moods”

 

Saturday August 1st 7:30pm, $15 donation:

(Open to members of the Anthroposophical Society)

Thoughts on the Spirit Being of Eurythmy

 

Sunday 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM, August 2, 2015

ATHENA AGM (for ATHENA members only)

The meeting will be held at the Rudolf Steiner Branch of the Anthrop. Soc. 4249 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago Il, 60618.

 

Registration Information

Fee (meals Thursday to Saturday evening included, vegetarian only):

For ATHENA and AAMTA members: $ 225 For non-members $250

Registration Deadline: June 30th No refunds for cancellations after June 20. Earlier cancellations will receive a refund, less a $25 fee.

Housing: A fair number of rooms have been made available at the Christian Community, the R. Steiner Branch and by private friends.

Some rooms may need to be shared; some “sleeping bag” quarters area also available.

Costs range from $10-$30. For these options contact Susann Eddy: (248) 376-1154

For hotels many options are available. Best way put in the zip code of the CC and check on Google. Reasonable choices seem to be the Days Inn,

the City Suites Hotel, and scores more.

Transportation details – Please contact the hosts or hotels directly. Susann will give the phone numbers of the hosts.

Transportation from your host/hotel in Chicago is available by cab, Uber service or public transportation.

In general, rental cars are a convenience but not a necessity.

Limited scholarships and travel funds are available through ATHENA upon written request.

 Questions? Contact Dale Robinson at (510) 339-2769