RC3
Ritual Cycle 5
Bearing Witness to Healing the Wounds of History
Free Seminar
How do we face our collective responsibility for climate change?
Sunday, February 18
Time:
2:00 pm UTC (Universal Time Code) See World Time Buddy for the correct time in your location.
Topic:
In this seminar, Elizabeth Debold and Thomas Steininger will help guide us into a deeper exploration of this particular aspect of bearing witness. Before the seminar, feel free to watch and engage with the meditation and ritual presentations below. Consider what the Ritual Holders are asking us to witness and to give our hearts to. We will view selected parts of the rituals in the seminar as the foundation for our exploration.
Tentative Schedule:
2:00 pm UTC Introduction & Group Meditation
2:45 pm UTC Exploration & Collective Dialogue
3:30 pm UTC Small Breakout Groups
4:00 pm UTC Whole Group Discussion
Ritual Recordings
Meditation:
We will be led by Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg to deepen our awareness of the layers of compassion that we hold. She will locate this meditation in the stunning narrative in Genesis, part of the Hebrew Bible, where Jacob wrestles with a “man” or an angel (his own wounded spirit or his life-long adversary). In this wrestling, he is transformed and renamed One Who Wrestles with God.
Opening Ritual:
The South Asian Youth Conference and the Blue Ribbon Movement, led by Abhishek Thakore from Mumbai, India and his colleagues, invite us into a healing ceremony for the divided region of South Asia. Through recognizing the wounds created by hundreds of years of colonialism and the strengths alive in these diverse cultures, this new generation of leaders in the region share their hope for peace and mutual support, inviting us to bear witness to their shared commitment.
Closing Ritual:
The South Asian Youth Conference and the Blue Ribbon Movement, led by Abhishek Thakore from Mumbai, India and his colleagues, invite us into a healing ceremony for the divided region of South Asia. Through recognizing the wounds created by hundreds of years of colonialism and the strengths alive in these diverse cultures, this new generation of leaders in the region share their hope for peace and mutual support, inviting us to bear witness to their shared commitment.
Cycle 5 Ritual Holders:
This work is made possible only through love and generosity. If you can, please donate so that it can continue. Thank you very much!
Your donation will go to emerge bewusstseinskultur e.V., which is the parent organization of OWiD and OWBW, and a charitable educational association in Germany.