The Mysterion: Creating Harmonious Synergy through Spontaneous Ritual
August 2007
During this ritual our intent was to raise the consciousness of the whole, empowering each individual to emerge, to engage, in greater service of ourselves, of the circle, of humanity and of our planet as a whole. It is up to us to find the answers within the hidden mysteries. We became a living Mandala so to speak – in our actions and movements, songs and words, colors and silent prayers - engaging ourselves in each of the Elements of the Earth – Air, Fire, Water, Earth and Spirit.
In mystical work a symbol allows us to come in contact with levels of being of consciousness that normally do not exist on this plane. Mystical symbols communicate truth in a way that verbal formulas and doctrines do not. Mystic symbolic images, words, sounds gestures, scents, objects, can be combined to form a large symbolic meaning – which is ritual. Ritual is composed of a set of complimentary symbols arranged and used in such a way so as to evoke meaning on many levels. In ritual we come together with our very diverse experiences and perceptions by means of symbolic tools, gestures, sounds, scents, etc to unite our diverse experiences in a way that is intensely personal and yet at the same time transcendent and transpersonal. A mystery is an occasion where we encounter the truth. This encounter is not just intellectual knowledge but gnosis.
As we became each element each person brought something, for each Element, that they felt represented them whether it was a poem, an art piece, a song, a special movement, etc that speaks to you personally. This was a time to be creative, to work that personal creation and share it in sacred space. Here are some images from this UUCH Sunday Service that Queen of Heaven Circle hosted.