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Dancing on the Equinox
On this date, night & day are nearly the same length – 12 hours – all over the world. It is an astronomical event when the sun is at zenith over the Equator.
This year’s Autumnal Equinox occurs on September 22 at 2:49 PM,
just before we will begin to dance!
Schedule
2:00 – 2:45 Arrival & Enjoying Nature
3:00 – 5:00 Dances of Universal Peace
5:00 – 6:00 Socialize, Walk, Boat, Food setup
6:00 Potluck Dinner at the cottage
7:00 Zikr
8:30 Desserts
Featured Dance
Ancestors, sky people
Song composed by Harmony Grisman
Movements by Sharee Anderson
Ancestors, sky people Join hands in circle...
all here today side-step R, hands rising slowly
Hear my heart song Stop. Hands to heart, looking up
Hear my respect Bow center, hands in prayer mudra
Hear my love Arms & face lift up
Hear my grateful tears fall Hands come down moving
fingers like rain, spinning slowly R
I am truly blessed Face 1st partner, holding hands, 180 turn
You are truly blessed 2nd partner, same
We are truly blessed 3rd partner, same,
Open to circle, join hands to begin again
Honoring Our Ancestors
Murshid Samuel Lewis
The originator of the Dances of Universal Peace was was a life-long seeker: he studied and mastered many spiritual paths, and was the first American-born Sufi master. Committed to world peace
and understanding through face-to-face meetings of
people of different cultures, and exchanges in the arts
& agriculture, he was a "citizen diplomat" long before
the phrase was invented. "Eat, Dance & Pray Together"
was his peace plan. In September we will dance two
of his original dances: “Introductory Bismillah” and "Kalama.” Dancing these practices is a direct journey into the Baraka (Blessing) of this great teacher, Murshid SAM.
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Community Comments
Hi Diana, I am at a DUP workshop here [in Arizona] with some rookie leaders.
Ah me . . . you, & the lovely Madison, WI, folks I learned from, have spoiled me.
I miss you so. . .Hugs, Talia
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Dances of Universal Peace
Florida Fall Retreat
Fri–Sun, Nov 2–4, 2012
Featuring our very own
Florida Dance Leaders:
Majida Short (above), Jemila Felisko, Haqqiqa McRee, Katya & Tom Taylor, Hakim Greentree, & Anahita Kanoy
Register by Sept. 21 $150
Contact Lynn McRee
18 Phillips, St Aug 32084
lyndeluke @ msn.com
(352) 870-8558
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Our line-up for Sept includes Dances inspired by Hindu, Native American, Nigerian, Jewish, Islamic & Sufi traditions. Each mantra, melody, & movement will be taught in an easy manner to learn.
Yoruba Planting Song (African)
Ishay Olu-wa Kole Baje Oh!
Kole Baje Oh! Kole Baje Oh!
Holy, Holy, Holy (Hebrew)
Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, Shemayim
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Mankind has followed the cycles of the Sun for millennia. Stone circles, dating back more than 3,000 years, are aligned to Solstices & Equinoxes.
Be Vibrant
Like the Sun!
"Sing like a Bird,
Dance like a Peacock,
Smile like a child,
& be Vibrant like a Sun."
Guru Maa-ji
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In Yin-Yang, a well-known of Taoist visual symbol, the circle represents the undifferentiated Unity from which all existence arises. The black & white halves denote primordial feminine & masculine energies whose interplay gives birth to the manifest world. The two intertwined halves demonstrate balance – in this case of light & dark.
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KHATUM
Hazrat Inayat Khan
O Thou, Who art the Perfection of Love,
Harmony, & Beauty
The Lord of Heaven & Earth
Open our hearts, that we may hear Thy Voice
which constantly cometh from within
Disclose to us Thy Divine Light, which is hidden in our souls
that we may know & understand Life better
Most Merciful & Compassionate God
Give us Thy great Goodness; Teach us thy loving Forgiveness;
Raise us above the distinctions & differences that divide.
Send us the Peace of Thy Divine Spirit
And unite us all in
Thy Perfect Being
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