Death, Resurrection and a New Church
Went to a funeral today. The quarterback of our high school football team passed away due to cancer. It was like a class reunion. They had a catholic ceremony and a celebration of his life. He always wore a big smile.
The religious service began by telling us we were sinners and then went into Jesus' death and resurrection and how that resurrection was at the heart of their teaching. There were times when the congregation responded to the Father with, "Hear our prayer." Twice when the adults had completed the three words a little girl's voice could be heard with a late, "Hear our prayer." It was a delightful sound that tickled me.
Jesus was hanging from the cross at the front of the church. And he was hanging on the cross of the scepter that was carried up the aisle. With mind's eye I cut Jesus down off that cross! Why would anyone create this image of Jesus and imprint it in people's minds? How distorted! How twisted! Would Jesus want to be remembered nailed to a cross? How dreary.
I saw a new church during that memorial service. It's a circular body/church that knows a different meaning for death and resurrection. Spinning ceiling fans and large round lights in the room supported the image and thoughts.
Death and resurrection are part of the creative process and comes around again and again. Like our seasons. Like our planets. Like our blood cells. Pagans know this church because they live close to earth and Her cycles. People of Light know this church because they live the life of Light and Dark cycles moving again and again.
East is a place of birth, sunrise, spring. South a place of adolescence, high noon, summer. West a place of adulthood, sunset, autumn. North a place of elder, night, winter. And then....comes Shadow. A space inside-out, outside in, downside up, upside down full of cross currents. It's located NE and is where toxic demons live. NE is the dark before the dawn of enlightenment in one moment of one creative cycle. There are cycles within cycles; wheels within wheels. Maybe NE is that red color I've been seeing on shiny black round image. Maybe it's Hell fire. Part of the alchemical journey.
Sol/Soul shines from center point emitting through layers to surface. What happens on the surface to create the shine?
The religious service began by telling us we were sinners and then went into Jesus' death and resurrection and how that resurrection was at the heart of their teaching. There were times when the congregation responded to the Father with, "Hear our prayer." Twice when the adults had completed the three words a little girl's voice could be heard with a late, "Hear our prayer." It was a delightful sound that tickled me.
Jesus was hanging from the cross at the front of the church. And he was hanging on the cross of the scepter that was carried up the aisle. With mind's eye I cut Jesus down off that cross! Why would anyone create this image of Jesus and imprint it in people's minds? How distorted! How twisted! Would Jesus want to be remembered nailed to a cross? How dreary.
I saw a new church during that memorial service. It's a circular body/church that knows a different meaning for death and resurrection. Spinning ceiling fans and large round lights in the room supported the image and thoughts.
Death and resurrection are part of the creative process and comes around again and again. Like our seasons. Like our planets. Like our blood cells. Pagans know this church because they live close to earth and Her cycles. People of Light know this church because they live the life of Light and Dark cycles moving again and again.
East is a place of birth, sunrise, spring. South a place of adolescence, high noon, summer. West a place of adulthood, sunset, autumn. North a place of elder, night, winter. And then....comes Shadow. A space inside-out, outside in, downside up, upside down full of cross currents. It's located NE and is where toxic demons live. NE is the dark before the dawn of enlightenment in one moment of one creative cycle. There are cycles within cycles; wheels within wheels. Maybe NE is that red color I've been seeing on shiny black round image. Maybe it's Hell fire. Part of the alchemical journey.
Sol/Soul shines from center point emitting through layers to surface. What happens on the surface to create the shine?
posted by Community Threads @ 8:48 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home