Events Details
Date: September 16, 2024 - September 20, 2024Time: All Day
Sponsor: Veriditas.org Meeting Link:
Location Details
Event Location:Maison St. Ives and Chartres Cathedral, 4 Rue de bourg, Chartres, , France
Details
Join Phil Cousineau & Dr. Brian Thomas Swimme; hosted by the Reverend Dr. Lauren Artress.
Chartres, France
In this workshop we will explore this glorious New Story, bringing a convergence of science, spirituality, and the arts under the rubric of Cosmogenesis.
For more information about this workshop at Chartre, click here: https://www.veriditas.org/event-5476736
Lean back and look at the beauty of the night sky,
lean forward and gaze at the sublime vision of a medieval cathedral,
lean in and walk labyrinth.
You are no longer the same person.
The Universe is thrumming with energy, mystery, and beauty. These qualities are marvelous gifts from Creation, but as the mystics and poets tell us, we must actively participate with joy amid the sorrows of the world. When we embrace courage, we begin a pilgrimage toward “the task of tasks that help us move from being destructive to creative presences on our struggling planet.” We are co-creating a New Story.
In our workshop we will explore this glorious New Story, bringing a convergence of science, spirituality, and the arts under the rubric of Cosmogenesis.
For cosmologist Brian Swimme, Cosmogenesis is the realization Creation didn’t happen only out there, billions of years ago—but is happening in here and now and is revealed in the development of our own imaginations. His work reflects a wild faith in the intelligence of the universe that “knew” from the very beginning that life was coming on a spiritual quest.
For mythologist Phil Cousineau, the New Story is a Numinous Narrative reflecting our desire to create art, a recognition of the alluring power of beauty, in the classical Greek sense, and personified as Aphrodite or Venus.
What better place to delve into these mysteries than the great pilgrimage center of Chartres! Our week features presentations by Swimme and Cousineau including storytelling, poetry, film clips, creative exercises and ample time for conversation.
A Vocal artist will lead a daily call-and-response as well as an evening of music around the St Yves Labyrinth.
Our time together will be highlighted by an evening of star gazing along the Eure River with Brian, and an afternoon of sauntering with Phil around the medieval streets in the spirit of notitia—the practice of noticing everyday beauty with the eyes of the soul. Each activity is designed to renew your own sense of awe and wonder about the universe and to aid you in creating your own New Story which reflects the twists and turns of your life pilgrimage. Please join us.
Contact Details
Email: [email protected]Phone: 15056299210
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Event Posted by: Mary Ann Wamhoff
