Common Meal in the Great Hall, Chicago, in the 70s.
A highly formal ritual of communion.
The white symbol on blue is the "wedge blade". The circle reprresents the earth. The white perpendicular line represents the way life is right now. The wedge through it all is the movement into the future, beyond what is. Steppping out beyond the point of the wedge, is to be the Church.
The church as a social pioneer, an image captures by H.Richard Neibuhr, drew me into a life of social change. The journey, in and of itself, was a great awakening. During this period of my life, my purpose was to be and to create a demonstrtion of renewal within the church, of the leadership, and in the community. II was part of a world wide ecumenical moement of people who pioneered in our lifestyle, what this renewal looked like. It was a rigorous journey. It was an experiment.
I would have to say honestly, that today I am ex-church. Not in the sense of pioneering new ritual, story, and symbol. I am no longer "ecumenical". There is the whole world, many cultures, and a new earth consciousness emerging in the collective psyche of the people who live on this planet earth.
There is a new pioneering venture now. Awakening people is not needed. Forming a synthesis the gifts of the cultures and religions of the people of the earth is needed now - into a conscious understanding of our pluralist unity. From this will emerge the new meaningful rituals, mythology, and common symbols.
Where to begin?
Here is one group inviting everyone to meditate and pray for forty days as a worldwide sangha.
What is your thinking on how to synthesize the diversity of the cultures and religions of the people who live on this earth of ours?
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