Equinox Celebration at the Paracelsus Center
Last Tuesday, 23 September, there was the Yogic point of autumn equinox, an important time for aligning with the annual ritual of the 2 solstices and 2 equinoxes (read here more about the spiritual impact of this festival). We gathered with a group of 8 persons from Germany and Switzerland near Einsiedeln at the birthplace of Paracelsus, the great initiate and revolutionary of medicine. On the way, a fantastic sunrise already announced an extraordinary day. The air was filled with golden light when we met at the Paracelsus centre.
After preparing the room with a thanksgiving altar, we started with a little candlelight ceremony (in the esoteric understanding, Libra, representing the unfoldment of objectivity or matter, is the midnight of the subjective side of the year) intonating the mantra of Durga. I gave a short introduction into the theme of the equinox and of the symbolism of Durga, the impermeable Mother. Then we did a group study about the deeper meaning of the ritualistic symbolism.
After the lunch prepared by the group, we went for a walk through the beauty of the surrounding nature, followed by coffee and cake and the discussion of some house rules for the use of the rooms, which we had prepared beforehand – and it seemed to be necessary for the center to run smoothly. The group also decided to make a “cleaning festival” for the rooms next year before Easter – two days of a group living with a cleanup of the centre.
We continued with an exercise which I had developed on the basis of the teachings of Master KPK on the directional intelligences of space and the inner planets, followed by a group exchange about some principles of Yoga. The beautiful day ended with a group meditation followed by a water ritual and dinner. On the way home, there was a radiant after-sunset glow in the air, the final of a day full of magic.
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- The Paracelsus Center
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- The Paracelsus Memorial Stone
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- The “Devil’s Bridge right next to the Paracelsus Center, over the River Sihl
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- The “Devil’s Bridge right next to the Paracelsus Center, over the River Sihl
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- The “Devil’s Bridge right next to the Paracelsus Center, over the River Sihl
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- Eva decorating the altar with flowers
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- Eva decorating the altar with flowers
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- Thanksgiving Fruits and Sunflower
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- Spiralic Sunflower Structure
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- Durga – Sailaputri, with the Lion
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- Ludger introducing to the celebration
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- The Paracelsus Center at the birthplace of Paracelsus and the Devil’s Bridge
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- The Paracelsus Center at the birthplace of Paracelsus and the Devil’s Bridge
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- A bird messenger
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- The Paracelsus Center at the birthplace of Paracelsus and the Devil’s Bridge
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- Fresh water
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- Cow bells ringing over the valley
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- Part of the group
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- A Statue of the Virgin at the board of the forest
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- A Statue of the Virgin at the board of the forest
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- Master Kumar
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- An issue of the magazine “Paracelsus – Health and Healing”
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- The Aesculapian Staff
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- Group meeting
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- “The Veils of the Mother” – Sunset
September 25th, 2014 at 4:04 pm
HAPPY DUSSERAH WISHES