Focus of New UUMystics – Spiritual Awakening
UUMystics gatherings on 1st Wed each month at 7pm in conference room:
The Unitarian Universalist Living Tradition draws from many sources, including mystical experience, referring to it in our first Source as the “direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces that create and uphold life.”
As one group member said recently: “I feel that the group is very important as an activity deeply relevant to our UU principles, especially to spiritual inclusiveness and increasing awareness and support for those members whose spiritual identities and experiences emerge from a special sensitivity to transcendent mysteries.”
Our UUMystics is a group for anyone who has an interest or personal experience with what is commonly referred to as “mystical experiences,” and a desire to share in a community of support for exploring what is called “Spiritual Awakening” (Also referred to as Enlightenment, Transcendent Experience, Discovering our True Nature, and many other ancient or modern terms.). We may share our personal stories and explore the impact, meaning, and implications that these experiences can have in our lives and beyond. We may also explore historical or contemporary mystical spiritual wisdom and draw from our own UUA resources. We may sometimes participate in spiritual practices led by members. We are a self-creating community with shared leadership. As with most groups who enjoy personal sharing, we will follow the covenant we created together to guide our gatherings.
We are considering suggestions about topics of interest for our time together (see
below), and welcome more ideas. What would you like to explore under the broad heading of “Spiritual Awakening”?
- What is Spiritual Awakening? – discussion and resources;
- What happens when we die? (touches on reincarnation & past lives, Near Death Experiences, contacts with the deceased, channeling etc)
- Share our personal spiritual journeys, & discover commonalities & differences;
- What does science say about Non-duality/Oneness?
- Explore the meaning of “ego” and the separate sense of self;
- Tap into the work of the UUA’s Mystics group;
- Participate in various spiritual practices (drumming, dances of peace, sacred readings and poetry, chanting, etc);
- Your ideas here!!
We meet the first Wednesday of the month at 7pm at UUS in the conference room. Our gatherings are also open to anyone from the public who is referred by a group member and agrees to comply with our mutual covenant.
Please contact (miriam.kashia@gmail.com) if you have any questions.
