Dance of the Zodiac

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1. Wild Horses: Wild horses of many colors are running in a meadow full of flowers, and galloping in great joy and freedom. Three children are watching them from far away. Each one is naming a horse of his own, always losing sight of his horse and naming another one…
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2. Metamorphosis: A girl is sitting near a river in meditation and prayer. She is feeling that the old self is leaving and a new flame of Christ-like beauty is emerging from the mists of her being. She is experiencing a new birth. Full of joy, she gets up from her meditation and dances for Nature and for God, slowly turning into a flame and disappearing in the air, leaving a deep fragrance.
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3. Joy Joy: The girl says to her mother, “My heart is bursting. My first love is coming to take me to the mountains.” She kisses her mother and both dance, the girl in ecstasy, the mother in tears. The boy arrives and joins the dance, slowly pulling the girl out of the room and disappearing with her into the flowers and trees.
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4. Flowering Trees: In a beautiful garden, various trees are opening their flowers of many colors and smiling to each other. Their branches move with the mild wind, forming synchronous movements.
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5. Migrating Birds: Birds are preparing to migrate south: cold air is on the way. The vision of green gardens, rivers, and lakes is with them. They form a configuration in the sky to the south and disappear behind the clouds. One little baby bird clings to a branch. He cannot leave – his wings are broken.
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6. Contemplation on Himalayas: Three monks are sitting on a rock, watching the splendor of the Himalayas. The first one says, “In comparison to the Himalayas, man is nothing.” The second one says, “Man is the bridge between a rock on the seashore and the Himalayas.” The third one says, “Man contains the Himalayas, the rock and the ocean. Let us think of man as the door to Infinity.”
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7. Hiawatha and the Tree of Peace: Hiawatha and the chiefs of five nations dig a trench around a huge pine tree and throw away their weapons into it, as a symbol of renouncing war and conflict between nations. Hiawatha says, “This is the tree of peace. It must expand its branches all over the world. With every tree you see, remember peace and spread peace.” After the ceremony he gives the sign of peace and all disperse on their horses.
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8. Colorado Rapids: The powerful and glorious Colorado River is rushing between huge walls of rocks. In some places it is forming rapids and curving with a forceful force, jumping over the rocks and creating splashes and small rainbows over the water. Colorful birds race with the river and sometimes stop to rest on the branches of nearby trees. It is a hot summer, but cool by the river.
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9. I Will Attain: A person firmly resolves to attain great spiritual heights and the glory of higher realms. This life does not satisfy him unless he can contact the Higher Worlds and realize the purpose of this transient life. Slowly his consciousness expands and he experiences the transcendental joy in life here and beyond.
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10. Dance of the Zodiac: The Zodiac is a group of twelve constellations forming a celestial dance in Space. As a reflection of this, twelve people dressed with the symbols of the zodiacal signs dance in a meadow. The leading sign in the one which the Sun is in at the moment. The dance is performed at the exact time of the full moon, to draw energy from the Zodiac to the world.
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