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I conduct the following courses and seminars periodically. These are run according to need, please contact me if you are interested in joining the next course or seminar. If you have a small group of like-minded people (min.5), I would be happy to arrange the relevant course or seminar at a suitable venue. Fee depends on venue and numbers participating.
Ritual,
Ceremony and Life's Initiations COURSE
Since time began, ceremonies
marking rites of passage have been a vital part of validating and honouring our
life transitions. Ritual and ceremony affect many levels of the human consciousness as they
assist people to move through necessary developmental change. These changes can
be likened to initiations into a deeper level of understanding and maturity.
Our civilisation seems to have lost touch with the importance and meaning of the ceremonies that were once vital in honouring individuals and groups throughout their lives. Examples of important rites of passage we still recognise are weddings, funerals, confirmations, bar mitzvahs and anniversaries of all sorts. However, there are many other transitions that can be honoured with appropriate ceremony. For example, births, baby naming, puberty, divorce, retirement and house blessing to name just a few.
We are now into the 21st century. This millennium signifies a new phase in human consciousness. People are looking for ways to bring the sacred into their daily lives. Spirituality is in the forefront and bhakti (spiritual devotion) is no longer a hidden characteristic. Throughout the western world there is a huge re-emergence in the use of ceremony and ritual. People have recognised the cultural, social and increasingly, the psychological gap created through the absence of appropriate ritual. The reasons to celebrate one's life transitions are many. This course uncovers ways to honour the significant experiences of our lives, including the past events (often traumatic) that may have left some unwanted emotional baggage.
This course generally runs 2.5 hours once a week for 8 weeks
Ritual, Ceremony and Puja
Seminar
Discover the basics of
Self-Empowering Sacred Ritual
Participate in an Ancient Vedic Fire Ceremony
Learn to perform the simple yet beautiful ritual of Tree Puja (worship)
this SEMINAR is ONE full day or 2 partial days
Yajna, The Ancient Ritual of Fire
Yajna is a fire ceremony where
various natural items are consigned to the fire as oblations or offerings while
specific Mantras are chanted. These
offerings are made to the relevant aspect of God, depending on the purpose of
the Yajna. When yajnas are performed, the
smoke of these natural items gathers particles of harmful radiation and
pollutants in the atmosphere, and on a subtle level neutralises their negative
effect. Subtle energies are also created through the chanting of the mantras,
attracting the benevolent and invisible forces.
Paramahamsa Satyananda Saraswati has said: "The underlying factor common to all yajnas is that through this ritual the invisible forces (Devatas) that are interspersed in the atmosphere consolidate and collect in the area where it is conducted. It is for this reason that a yajna is considered a very powerful and potent means for positively influencing the atmosphere that surrounds us. Yajnas are known to ward off malefic events. A Yajna is an esoteric act and thus penetrates deep into the area of mysticism. There is always an element of mystery in them. This is because the effects of a yajna are felt not just on the physical, mental, psychic or spiritual levels but on the supramental levels as well."
http://yogavision.net/yv/inspirers/satyananda.htm http://yogavision.net/sk/about.htm
Agni Yajna
Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati
has thought deeply about the
ecological needs of our planet and the possibilities that yajnas offer.
Considering the constraints of modern daily life, he has designed a new yajna
that we can incorporate into our daily sadhana (spiritual practice). He has
called this 'Agni Yajna'. Agni is the
Lord of Fire; he is considered the primordial energy and the Great Purifier of
solid and abstract matter. Agni is an aspect of God, and common fire, and he is
the preserver of mysteries and rites. Symbolically, the Agni Yajna invokes Agni;
acknowledges and honours him and petitions his help in purifying the
environment. Agni Yajna is a small fire ritual, that may be performed in very
little time if necessary. It is ideal for those with a busy daily schedule. It
is performed in the morning just once daily whenever possible. Of course the
more regularly it is performed, the greater the benefit.
http://yogavision.net/yv/inspirers/swan.htm
this is a one day seminar
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Mukta Levy
oMKAR tRADITIONS
mukta@omkartraditions.com Telephone: 07 5533 5760
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