The Way of Wonder
An Evening Talk with MARY ANGELON YOUNG
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The Way of Wonder
If our religion is based on wonder, our chief emotion will be gratitude. — C.G. Jung When was the last time you were moved by wonder or swept up in a rapture of awe? We share these universal human experiences—looking out at the vast blue ocean or into the mystery of a night sky, gazing into the eyes of a newborn or a loved one who hovers at the portal of death. Wonder and awe are innate to life, but in modernity we are cut off and hungering for the spiritual nutrients of those vast and mysterious feelings. In moments as simple as listening to music, watching monsoon clouds roll in after months of withering heat, or even hearing the sound of birds in the morning after a difficult night, we can be renewed, uplifted, even transformed.
Join Mary Angelon for an exploration of how we can open to awe and wonder, ushering in a profound love for the sanctity of Life. Mary Angelon Young is a keeper of stories and sacred songs, a traveler, writer, and grandmother whose journey has led through decades of practice and study on the tantric/bhakti path of the Bauls, the heretical poet-bards of Bengal. The author of twelve books of nonfiction and four of historical fiction/fantasy, Mary has a master’s degree in transpersonal psychology and was formally trained in Jungian studies. Her years of extensive travel on pilgrimage to sacred sites in India and Celtic Europe—along with a deep love of myth and symbols—enrich her workshops and public talks with the rasa (nectar) of divine moods. Mary Angelon continues to write and teach from her off-grid home in the high desert mountains of Arizona. |