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SUMMARY:Aramaic Prayer Retreat
DESCRIPTION:The Aramaic Lord's Prayer\nA Ceremony of Sound and Light\nwi
 th Jilani\n'Abwoon d'bashmaya' \nOh Thou\, the breathing Life of all\, C
 reator of the shimmering Sound that touches us! You create all that move
 s in Light...\nA residential retreat in France (in French/English) to le
 arn and practice the Lord's Prayer in Aramaic\, with chants and body pra
 yers. This workshop is based on the work of Neil Douglas-Klotz\, with wh
 om I trained for three years nearly 20 years ago. Neil has spent over 35
  years studying Jesus in the context of Middle Eastern spirituality\, se
 eing him as a Middle Eastern prophet\, and looking at his words in the l
 anguage he actually spoke\, Aramaic. Aramaic is a bridge between ancient
  Hebrew and modern day Hebrew and Arabic\, and by studying the words of 
 Jesus in this context we arrive at a very different way of understanding
  his message. Specifically\, there is not one way to translate Aramaic i
 nto English\, but many layers of meaning\, which can be very helpful for
  us nowadays\, especially if we have ever felt alienated or put off by t
 raditional translations of the words of Jesus. I have led this work in m
 any countries\, and both practising Christians and people who have felt 
 wounded and alienated by the Christian church have had profound and heal
 ing experiences with it.\n \nThe Aramaic Prayer is the Lord's Prayer in 
 as close as we can get to the original words spoken by Jesus. We will ex
 plore those words in Aramaic\, and discover several possible ways to und
 erstand and relate to those words through some English translations.\n \
 nAbove all this work is experiential\, and embodied. The emphasis is not
  so much on study and mental understanding as on gaining an embodied exp
 erience of the prayer. To this end we will be chanting each line many ti
 mes\, with simple melodies and movements. This makes it easier for us to
  learn the words and also to drop into a felt sense of what we are exper
 iencing.\n \nDuring the weekend we will explore each line of the prayer\
 , with time for questions and learning. The culmination will consist of 
 a full experience of the prayer including a part where we share juice an
 d bread to deepen our understanding and connection with the experience. 
 The emphasis will not be on 'getting it right'\, but on dropping deeply 
 into the prayer as a ceremony and a way to connect with the original mes
 sage of Jesus\, which many people find quite profound and surprising.
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