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Creation
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a
concert for
Winter Solstice
or Christmas
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I
offer this time of deep stillness to plant
the seeds of inner creation. If you wish,
you may place personal items on either
altar. This is a time for
meditation and reflection. You may wish to
relax and close your eyes, or meditate and
join in some of the chants by droning.
Please participate as you feel most
comfortable.
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Sample
Program
of
chant by Hildegard von Bingen
Ave, generosa / I behold you, noble
woman
Ave,
Maria / Behold, Mary
Caritas
/ Loving tenderness
O
rubor sanguinis / O redness of
blood
O
eterne deus / O eternal
God
O
virtus Sapientie / O true
Wisdom
O
Pastor animarum / O shepherd of
souls
Cum
processit factura / With substance
created
O
clarissima Mater / O luminous shining
Mother
Kyrie
/ Creator of Life
There is a special feel to this time of year for
me. It is as if a part of me slows down, and like a
lake that freezes placid, still and clear, I can
see very deeply into the many layers of
myself.
Tonight's
program is aimed at creating that timeless
stillness, which for me leads into a void. It is a
womb space which all people share. It is a creative
vortex which interpenetrates our physical bodies
and magically weaves the outer manifestations of
our daily life.
The
Divine Feminie is the chalice, or Grail of this
seasom of Winter Solstice. The biblical three Marys
illustrate the trinity of the Sacred Feminine. The
mother of Jesus, supporting and nurturing new
growth in herself stands as a symbol of creative
power which we all share. There is the Virgin,
whose meaning in Biblical times was of a woman who
was whole within herself, one without ties of
children. And the Sacred Lover, passionately
embracing the infinite possibilities of the
physical realm as a means of furthering Creation
for Spiritual purpose.
All
three of these aspects are reflected by Hildegard
in her songs dedicated to Mary. There are points of
deep stillness, others of sensual display, and many
passages evoking that sense of wholeness and power
inherent in each being.
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