The Goddess, Divine Mother, or Simply Creative Energy.
Creative energy, the Divine Mother within and without;
(We will look at this energy, through the eyes of Yoga, but will also draw on other cultural and religious concepts)
Program Schedule:
Thursday August 12, 2010 7:00-9:00 pm
Meditation
7:00 – 7:30 pm Guided Meditation with Swami Nityamuktananda on “who am I” following the sentence to its source..getting “an experience of the original energy.”. from which all starts. Including language;
Session 1
7:30 – 9:00 pm universal energy behind all existence has two expressions Matter and consciousness; eternal parents . Due to his experience, early man saw them expressed in the Food-giver, woman/earth./creative energy. However stillness and movement belong together; Ardhanaishwara/Shiva and Shakti
Saturday August 14, 2010 10:00 am- 4:30 pm
Session 2
10:00 –10:50 am The Great Mother
Expression of creativity and dissolution; Draw on The Great Kundalini….and widen the perspective, starting with Celts/Anu/ Brigid pre-Christian to … Christian
Session 3
11:10 – 12:00 pm The expression of the Great Goddess takes many forms.
There are different archetypes addressing different issues across the globe; Amerasu; Vigin Godesses; Mary;
Session 4
1:30 – 2:45 pm Further exploration of Her forms around the world.
the ever changing between male and female; social and cultural implications. Sacred Sexuality;
Session 5
3:00 – 4:00 pm What does this mean for us, in a materialistic world 2010 ?
Her gift to us - is two fold: surrender to the knowledge of Being One in HER; and from there, gain strength and wisdom for right action; Meaning: Take the least, give the most…just like a Mother!