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"MAHALIA" RUN EXTENDED Last month we announced the presentation of Mahalia (The Life and Music of Mahalia Jackson) at the Black Ensemble Theater, 4520 N. Beacon in Chicago. We're happy to tell our readers that due to the play's immense popularity, its run has been extended through December 26. The play is presented Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 4pm. Tickets are $25 with group, senior and student discounts and valet parking.
On Monday, December 6, you can journey with Universal Lightworker Dr. Michael Mirdad from the point of separation from the One through tests, initiations and inner healing to take you home again. In Chicago for the first time, Dr. Mirdad will speak on The Journey Home at 7pm at Transitions Bookplace & Café, 1000 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Mirdad is noted for his visionary ability to access the Akashic Records. He has served as the spiritual consultant and advisor on a motion picture on the life of Edgar Cayce, is a member of the Mystical Great White Brotherhood and has taught around the world. On Tuesday, December 7, Dr. Mirdad will present a three-hour workshop to help you learn how to develop your spiritual path. He will outline a comprehensive spiritual map with four states of consciousness and directions along the path. and illustrate how the goals you create determine your current place on the map. You will see what you can expect in the next few years as well as your spiritual evolution home. The workshop will be held at The Balancing Center, 1871 N. Clybourn, Chicago. The cost is $30 in advance, $40 at the door. To register and for private sessions, contact Spirit Promotions, 312/554-1540.
"Rhythm Universe 11," a percussion workshop with Dave Bledsoe, a performer, instructor and ritualist, takes place Saturday, December 11, 1-4PM at Sanctuary Crystals, 5524 S. Cal-Sag Road (Rt. 83), Alsip, Ill. The basic drum workshop covers many topics, carrying students through the tools necessary to find their own voice and to coexist with others in sacred drumming rituals. This workshop will be a 3-hour excursion through concepts of rhythm; the voices of your drum; hearing those voices; protocols and mechanics of sacred drum gatherings; the concept of the "I"; polyrhythms; practice exercises; lateral rhythm; dynamics and rhythms to take with you. For more information, please call Teresa Lynch, 773/233-3702.
Soul's Everlasting Journey: The Way Back Home to God is the name of the upcoming Eckankar seminar the weekend of January 8 and 9 at the Radisson Lisle-Naperville Hotel., 3000 Warrenville Road. Experience the company of fellow spiritual seekers; enjoy music, artwork and creative arts performances; hear members of Eckankar share their experiences with the Light and Sound of God in their daily lives, insights and spiritual techniques. Everyone is invited to attend this annual event that also features sessions for those newly learning about the teachings of Eckankar. Non-members can attend at least one session free of charge; other sessions are $10.. If you would like to reserve a hotel room for the seminar, plase call the Radisson Lisle-Naperville at 800/333-3333. Rates are $66 a night, plus tax, for single, double, triple or quad. Mention the Illinois Satsang Society when making your reservation. In order to receive the special group rate, your hotel reservation must be made by December 16, 1999. For more information, please call the Naperville Eckankar Center at 630/368181 or check their website at www.eck-illinois.org/eck.
MoonBeats Circle invites everyone to a celebration of the Winter Solstice on Friday, December 17 at the Irish-American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox, Chicago, where they will share ritual drumming, feasting and fellowship. Wear your glittering best to welcome the Return of the Invincible Sun. Childcare will be provided during the Ritual. Please bring a small, wrapped gift with your name inside for the Magical Gift Exchange. Included in the festivities will be the installation of the Goddess 2000 Art Show, dancing the Spiral Dance, and participating in a drumming circle. The Circle asks a $5 donation and food item for a local food pantry. For fellow participants, bring your favorite dish for a potluck feast. There will be a low-cost cash bar for soda and liquor. For more information or directions, please call the MoonBeats Circle hotline at 312/409-4820 or visit their webpage at www.moonbeats.com. Blessed be!
Joining millions of people across the globe for the 14th annual event, Rev. Anne B. Schmitt, pastor of the McHenry County Church of Religious Science will lead a World Healing Meditation Service for the first time at Borders Books and Music in Crystal Lake at 6AM on New Year's Eve Day, Friday, December 31, 1999. The World Healing Meditation began in 1986 when more than 500 million people came together in one moment in time to think peace, radiate love, and release spiritual energy for the good of all. "I was one of those 500 million," Rev. Anne explained. "Noon Greenwich time is 4AM in California," she continued, "yet that did not deter a couple hundred of us from being part of that first service. It was and is a moving experience when we realize that at that same moment, millions of people around the world are also gathered to think peace, radiate love, and speak the beautiful words of the Meditation." The World Healing Meditation has continued each year in churches, centers, temples, private gatherings and public events around the world at noon Greenwich time on December 31. This year, the McHenry County Church of Religious Science and Borders Books and Music in Crystal Lake are joining together to bring their community an inspirational public event. For more information, please contact Rev. Anne B. Schmitt at 815/337-9848 or Elisabeth Ritter, Community Relations Coordinator for Borders Books and Music at 815/455-0302.
The School of Metaphysics is sponsoring a Universal Hour of Peace on New Year's Day. The event is scheduled to begin at noon Greenwich Mean Time. That's 6 a.m. in Chicago. The event is based on the question: What if there is peace on earth for one hour? Suggested activities for the hour include prayer, meditation, song, a circle of love and walking in nature. Go to the school's national web site at www.som.org for more information.
Modern Mystics, a center which assists people in their healing process physically, emotionally and spiritually, has opened in Madison, Wis.. They offer Intuitive Sessions, which may include such modalities as massage, Reiki, CranioSacral Therapy and Pre-Cognitive Re-education, techniques that have become very popular as a source for supporting healing. The name Modern Mystics came from mysticism, belief that direct knowledge of God, Spiritual Truth or Ultimate Reality can be attained through subjective experience (as intuition or insight). Currently, the center has nine therapists. Modern Mystics is located at 2122 Luann Lane, just off the Beltline in Madison. For more information, contact Michaela Torcaso, 608/845-1730.
It may be a blizzard in the northeastern U.S. or a hurricane in the south; a tornado in the midwest or an earthquake in the west. Suddenly you are left without electricity and possibly without safe water. Many groups have recommendations aimed at helping the general public cope with these kinds of disasters. They call for use of foods like canned tuna, canned meat and powered milk. What about vegetarians or vegans? What sort of plans should they make? To order the four-page Disaster Planning for Vegetarians, send a self addressed envelope with two fist class stamps to Disaster Planning, The Vegetarian Resource Group, P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203.
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