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What happens when I Awaken?
“God is an underground river that no one can dam up or stop.”
~ Meister Eckhart, 13th century mystic ~
This image of God as an underground stream completely flips the dominant image of God “up there," forever distant, the transcendent Sky Father of nearly every ancient religion. Instead we awaken to the reality that God is always just under the surface of our lives.
At Illuman's AWAKEN gathering we intend to uncover and dip into that underground river of Wisdom to nurture us and guide us in these tumultuous times.
There is a hidden wholeness in that perennial stream that is always flowing and always accessible, like an underground river that runs through all of creation. Together we will sink a well into the hidden darkness of our souls and watch what erupts. Water! This is what is promised by the prophet Isaiah “streams in the desert."
As we dip into the waters of life together, we will discover ourselves as a new kind of being: distinctly individual, yet profoundly connected to one another and to the more than human world. And from that connection we can begin to heal ourselves and our world.
This is what happens when we awaken to our hidden wholeness. This is what we are about at AWAKEN 2023, Illuman's annual men's gathering in the mountains of northwestern Virginia. Join us September 14-17 for rituals, stories, nature wanderings, contemplative practices, and plentiful times for relaxation and connection with one another that will help us grasp this gift of a fully awakened life.
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