A special treat for this year’s Fall Program! “The Life and Care of an Idea” written by Rev. Richard.
One interpretation of Jewish scripture suggests that “God created” would be better understood as “God ideated.” An authority in both Hebrew and Greek, Ferrar Fenton, said the same thing this way: “God created that which produced the earth,” or, more clearly, “God created the idea of the earth.”
Or, even more clearly: God is Mind.
And this is an important distinction for it suggests that we might turn from interpretations in which the world of form is the product of human hands at work on some ancient and distant assembly line for interpretations in which the world of form is the product of human consciousness at work in our modern and present minds.
The Unity tradition has spoken into such a reorientation by suggesting that our collective world is an out-picturing process that starts in Mind, evolves through human idea, and unfolds into realized expression.
Mind. Idea. Expression.
Genesis offers two distinct versions of creation. Captured around the time of the Hebrews’ return to Jerusalem from exile under Babylonian rule, the “Priestly version” which follows sets forth seven days of creation – or seven days of ideation – which offer simultaneous layers of meaning, including the layer this author seeks to suggest: seven symbolic days, each offering a relevance to human beings of every era, of every geography, of every faith tradition (and none).
This seven-week program, to launch October 5 and conclude with an evening celebration on November 16, offers weekly lectures to be followed by chapter readings and study questions designed for weekly group settings.
This program was written in such a way as to integrate its concepts with Unity Spiritual Center’s year-long celebration of its 100th anniversary as a spiritual community in northeast Ohio. Certainly, it’s also written in such a way as to speak to the newcomer as well.
IMPORTANT DATES
Sunday, August 31, 12:30 - 2:30, Host/Facilitator Training (lunch provided)
Tuesday, September 2, Participant Registration opens (small group reservations are available on a first-come basis)
Sunday, October 5, The Life and Care of an Idea launches
Sunday, November 16, 6 p.m., Closing Ritual (dinner provided). Stop back soon for details!