Compassion & Sense of Beauty LO14881

Ray Evans Harrell (mcore@IDT.NET)
Mon, 08 Sep 1997 10:22:19 -0700

Replying to LO14872 --

Hi Andrew,

We all not only sit around the circle and observe the center telling each
other what we see, but we also choose the seats for a particular reason.

The Elders put it to me in the following fashion. They said: "Ask
yourself what you just 'got' out of choosing to do it in that fashion.
Assume the wisdom of your Universe and try to understand the intention in
the choices. What did I get from choosing to sit in that particular space
in the circle? Say that the circle calls up certain roles and that you
may find yourself accepting the role of the trickster or the villain if
there is none, Because all roles are necessary." So what are the roles?

When current business structures seek to eliminate all "negative"
influences, this seems to me a flaw. Sometimes it is like watching corny
horror flicks to be able to share moments with your teenager and her
friends, where the evil is banished in the end only to say "but you need
me to know what you are!" Even the red guy with the big horns is
necessary as is the horn of the unicorn.

Beauty is the balance of all of the elements in perfection in a coherent
universe. The world that you choose is the context that "sets" all of the
necessary elements for the drama to unfold. Is the universe complete?
This is the basis of almost all theater works. Works where we can see how
that happens before we have to do it in our reality. Sometimes we even
get to be the actors. This is what I was taught from my context and what
helps me be compassionate about differences.

Ray Evans Harrell, artistic director
The Magic Circle Chamber Opera of New York
http://www.freeyellow.com/members/mccony/
mcore@idt.net

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Ray Evans Harrell <mcore@IDT.NET>

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