THE MYSTIC'S WHEEL OF THE YEAR 2004: A Multifaith Calendar Reflecting Eco-Egalitarian Spirituality. This wall calendar emphasizes universal spiritual principles and aids in understanding Deity within all, and beyond all, in non-patriarchal ways. It has a Nature-based, God-Goddess focus. It includes holidays from many religious traditions: Judaism (Kabbalism), Christianity (ecumenical mysticism), Unitarian Universalism, Islam (Sufism), Baha'ism, Hinduism, Buddhism (Tantra & Zen), Zoroastrianism, Taoism, Shinto, Native American (Iroquois, Zuni & Navajo), Meso-American (Inca & Maya), African (Santeria & Egyptian), Middle Eastern (Canaanite-Hebrew & Sumerian), and European (Celtic, Norse & Greek). It includes lunar and solar cycles, visible planets, eclipses, and meteor showers. It explores feminist, human rights, environmentalist, and peace movement themes. It has empowering meditations, art as meditation, experiential meditations, and action offerings to help the environment and further social justice. There are 24 photos of sacred images. It is spiralbound on cloudy blue sky linen paper.
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"...well-balanced...a calendar you can...put on your wall or give to an open-minded friend or relative." -- The Beltane Papers: A Journal of Women's Mysteries
"Gods and Goddesses from a wide range of traditions...[and] resources to overcome sexism and bring about world peace." -- WATERwheel: Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual
"People from every path of spirituality can appreciate this calendar. Every non-patriarchal holiday...with...meditations...for self and social improvements." -- PagaNet News
"Simply presented but packed full of interesting information...intended to help you celebrate humankind in all its diversity." -- Branches: Whole Life Living
"[I]ncludes every spiritual tradition you may have heard of, plus lunar cycles, other astronomical events, milestones in history, and more." -- Light of Consciousness
"Gods and Goddesses from a wide range of traditions...[and] resources to overcome sexism and bring about world peace." -- WATERwheel: Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual
"People from every path of spirituality can appreciate this calendar. Every non-patriarchal holiday...with...meditations...for self and social improvements." -- PagaNet News
"Simply presented but packed full of interesting information...intended to help you celebrate humankind in all its diversity." -- Branches: Whole Life Living
"[I]ncludes every spiritual tradition you may have heard of, plus lunar cycles, other astronomical events, milestones in history, and more." -- Light of Consciousness
From the Publisher
Eco-Egalitarian Spirituality (also called Creation Spirituality, Nature Spirituality, and Earth-Centered Spirituality) is a life-affirming spiritual focus based on Nature. It is an individualistic spiritual path, not a distinct organized religion. It is practiced by many who are members of mainstream religions, and by many who are not.
Eco-Egalitarian Spirituality is an underlying element common to most religions. It is embodied in non-patriarchal aspects of indigenous religions throughout the world. It is an aspect of Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Taoism, Shinto, and Buddhism. It is found in the mysticism of Judaism (Kabbalah), Christianity (ecumenical mysticism/Wisdom Tradition), Islam (Sufism), and Baha'ism. And it is reflected in Unitarian Universalism.
Those on an Eco-Egalitarian Spirituality path reject blind obedience to all human spiritual leadership and blind acceptance of any decreed dogma. Diversity of opinion is the norm. Each person explores his/her own path on the common journey - guided by compassion, reason, and experience.
Eco-Egalitarian Spirituality reflects an emphatic love for, and desire to understand, Deity. It conceives Deity to be an unfathomable mystery: ultimately genderless, formless, and limitless. All definitions necessarily fall short. Eco-Egalitarian Spirituality emphasizes the ultimate oneness of Deity, but acknowledges a multitude of names, attributes, and forms of the primordial and eternal, omnipotent and omniscient, all-encompassing and universal Deity.
Those on an Eco-Egalitarian Spirituality path follow the positive (non-harmful) aspects of their respective religious traditions. Worship of Deity may include prayer, meditation, chanting, or singing. Or dancing, drumming, ritual, or sacred drama. Indeed, celebrating the artist within, worship of Deity may be manifested in any kind of artistic expression. Worship of Deity may also include thanksgiving or penance offerings of candles, incense, or flowers. Or offerings of grain, fruit, or libations. Or it may include action offerings, such as giving food to the poor, demonstrating against social injustice, or picking up litter.
Those with an Eco-Egalitarian Spirituality focus recognize that one can have direct experience of Deity any time and any place. One can worship alone, as a family, or in a spiritual community. The cycle of life, the cycle of the seasons, and the lunar cycles are often celebrated. (The Sun and Moon, and their continuing cycles, are seen as symbols of Deity, and metaphors for human physical and psychological cycles.)
This calendar is intended to show how Eco-Egalitarian Spirituality is reflected in religious traditions of the past and the present. It is also intended to aid in reclaiming and exploring positive aspects of one's own religious traditions, letting go of harmful aspects, and learning about the traditions of others.
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This review is from: The Mystic's Wheel of the Year 2004: A Multifaith Calendar Reflecting Eco-Egalitarian Spirituality (Calendar)
"The Mystic's Wheel of the Year" Multifaith Calendar, is an excellent concept--a calendar that is crosscultural and open in its observances. Moreover, the calendar is filled with useful information not presented in this manner elsewhere. The problem with the calendar (quite a huge problem) is the layout. The calendar is jam packed with information, crammed together in a tiny font, single spaced, with no visual breaks. Only the most dedicate reader with 20/20 vision will be able and willing to decipher the text of this calendar. This calendar is all about the text so having a readable layout it critical to it being of any use. Moreover, the photographs are not in full color but rather one color. This makes for a bland if not boring presentation of otherwise intriguing imagery. Based on concept alone I went ahead and bought several of these calendars as gifts but before the year was over I threw mine away since I can't read it. My advice to the publisher is to realize that calendars are visual and not just informative. Go ahead and spring for an art director or a freelance graphic designer, then your calendar will be able to reach all of the people it should.
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