~~By InsightAnalytical-GRL
If you’re not getting ready for a big New Year’s Eve party, you might want to take a moment to observe “World Healing Day.”
December 31, 1986 was designated “World Healing Day” by a couple who founded The Quartus Foundation:
The Word “Quartus” denotes the four-square aspect of each individual: Spiritual, Mental, Emotional, and Physical.
The foundation is a research and communications organization with the stated purpose of probing the mysteries of Ageless Wisdom and integrating those interminable truths with spiritual metaphysics. By combining the dynamics of mind with the unlimited potential of universal laws, the ancient principle of energy follows thought is confirmed. With this understanding as a key, a door opens to a new philosophy of life that is both practical and rewarding.
At noon Greenwich time, December 31, 1986, men, women, and children around the world gather to participate in the most comprehensive prayer activity in the history– a planetary affirmation of peace, and love, forgiveness and understanding involving millions of people in a simultaneous global mind link. the purpose: to reverse the polarity of the negative force field in the race of mind, achieve a critical mass of spiritual consciousness, and usher in a new era of Peace on Earth.
I don’t know how much closer we are to Peace on Earth, but the thought might be a good one. It can’t hurt to take a moment to mark the day.
One way of taking part of this global day of meditation is by walking a labyrinth. There is actually a private labyrinth only a couple of miles up the road from where I live, but you have to call ahead if you want to visit. If you’d like to find a labyrinth near you, visit the World-Wide Labyrinth Locator, a very sophisticated search tool which includes full directions and pictures to labyrinths all over the world!
Here’s a recent story about a nearby group of labyrinths that will offer a special a special group celebration.
Walk the labyrinths during World Healing Day
Posted: 12/24/2008 12:00:00 AM MSTLAS CRUCES, GLENWOOD & THE WORLD — Are you looking for a fresh way to end 2008 and begin the New Year with a tradition that celebrates health, spirituality and healing?
It’s been a tough year, and those looking for an alternative to tying one on and starting 2009 with a hangover might want to consider joining in celebration of World Healing Day on Dec. 31.
“It’s also known as World Peace Day. It was established by the Quartus Foundation in 1986 and every year people around the world meditate to heal themselves, each other and the world. Many walk a labyrinth,” said Cordelia Rose, who will open up Whitewater Mesa Labyrinths in Glenwood at 4:30 a.m. Dec. 31 for those who wish to join group celebration.
“The time set is 12 noon Greenwich Mean Time,” said Rose. “In New Mexico, this is 5 a.m., but we’ll be open all day for anyone who would like to participate in this international day of healing. I will lead a group walk through the Pima labyrinth to contemplate healing at 5 a.m. It will be softly illuminated with fairy lights, enough to see your own and others’ feet treading the labyrinth’s path. It’s lovely. It almost feels as if the labyrinths are floating, After dawn, all four of the labyrinths and the maze can be walked individually or with family and friends.”
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The process is simple.
“We walk and eventually we stand and we make an intention for whatever we feel needs healing in the world and in ourselves,” said Rose, who stressed that anyone can join in the global meditation, wherever they are.
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Although I’ve never been to the labyrinths in Glenwood, I’ve passed by the area on the way to the City of Rocks. I think this unique natural formation would be another perfect place to mark World Healing Day. As you roam around the rocks you can hear the silence, broken only by the winds across the high desert’s vast expanse.
City of Rocks, NM (Wide View)
View from the middle of the City of Rocks
Find your place, wherever you are…
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Don’t confuse World Healing Day (World Peace Day) with other days bearing similar names.
The United Nations’ International Day of Peace is marked every year on September 21. “Established by U.N. resolution in 1982, “Peace Day” has grown to include millions of people around the world who participate in all kinds of events, large and small.
The U.N. also sponsors The World Peace Prayer Society (WPPS) , a not-for-profit organization. “WPPS is a non-sectarian, non-political organization associated with the Department of Public Information at the United Nations. The work of WPPS encompasses the globe in ways that support peace, harmony and goodwill among all citizens. WPPS is not a religion or a church organization.”
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All of us here at IA wish everyone a very Happy and Healthy New Year…
See you in 2009!!
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GRL,
Thanks for the labyrinth finder link. I was amazed to find there is one extremely close to me that I never knew about, plus 2 pages within a 100 mile radius! Unfortunately, today they are covered with a fresh layer of snow (looks to be about 5 inches so far, and it’s still snowing) so I doubt I’ll be able to visit any of them today. But it’s nice to know about the tradition, and I may visit one of them after it thaws out around these parts!
Happy New Year to all, and may God or Godess be with us all in the coming days. Perhaps we could start a PUMA tradition, and as the clock strikes twelve and the ball drops in Times Square we can all say a silent prayer that the US Supreme Court decides to do their job and stop the usurper from taking office on the 20th.
Well, you can see at the top the pic of Justic weeping….love to see it smiling for a change!!
Lady Liberty deserves better, and so do we! Did you know there are some that say she was originally a statue of the Egyptian God Isis?
Thanks so much for posting this beautiful entry on labyrinths. There are a few near me, in Ohio, that I like to visit. And you have reminded me to do so.
Also… thanks for popping in at TGW, to remind me to come over here and read!
I now have you marked in my menu bar, so I’ll remember to read more often.
Happy 2009!
Happy New Year!!!!
I love the labyrinth idea – I think I will settle for a float in the ocean.
IA – you may want to wait until later in the day to stop by for this:
http://logisticsmonster.com/2008/12/31/americas-economic-collapse-an-intricate-web-of-money-power-and-political-agendas-part-i/
Delurking. Beautiful piece, but I’m not near any of those labyringths. Perhaps I can just go out in my backyard and look at the stars?
Just want to wish all of you a ;Happy New Year. May peace and prosperity be yours in 2009. Grail, Kenosha, Grrl, Insight, I’ve enjoyed your post s throughout the year, and hope that this next year will be your best….until the next year, which will be the best….until….oh heck, you’ve given me the gift of intelligent and heartfelt posts. For that, I thank you. Back to lurkerdom.
Thankks for the kind words….HT, DT, SYD—Happy New Year and good health in the coming months!
Thanks for the link, diamontiger. Unlike some places, we WELCOME links full of information that people need to see, even if it’s “off-topic” …because NOTHING is off-topic these days….everything is so interwined!!!
IA – thanks for stopping by earlier and leaving your comment – I just want you to know that what you just read is the “easy” stuff, so if you head is about to explode you better make sure you have a batch of margaritas set up for the next few parts…they are going to make you want to puke and buy guns – not necessarily in that order.
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Happy New Year to everybody here at IA. In case I can’t stay awake until midnight I wanted to be sure to wish all of you the best of everything for the coming year. If I’m awake and watch the ball drop I’ll say a little prayer for everyone. The last two days have been very busy for me so I’ve got a lot of reading up to do.
Thanks IA for the information on labyrinths. It seems that I learn something new from you almost every day. I checked out the labyrinths locator and was very pleased to find that there are 27 within a 25 mile radius from where I am. One is less than 10 miles away. I plan to try to visit it in the coming week, if the weather permits. I didn’t know there is a World Healing Day. All the more reason for me to walk the labyrinth this week.
All of you here at IA are an inspiration to me. The fellowship that you extend is very important and I look forward to a good long relationship with all of you.
May the Goddess Scathach send her healing magic to Earth bringing good health to all in the coming new year.
Happy New Year, GRL.
Insight, as always, a pleasure to behold this site!
My favorite labyrinth is in Aruba, where I visit it annually. So many thanks also to all the wonderful, open minded, wise old souls who post here–lee M., grail guardian, Diamond Tiger, HT, Stray Yeller Dog, among others!
Peace, strength, and unity with respect for all sentient beings–I will be joining you at midnight in the prayer!
IA,
Diamondtiger’s link is about a subject that I’ve been bothered about for a long time. Ever since I saw Bernanke and Paulson testifying before congress. Remember? Maybe it wasn’t so far off base after all.
It’s 9 PM here and I want to go to bed at 10pm. I woke up this AM and it was already New Year’s in Australia…so, I’m not too worried about missing midnight MT!!
So, to all of you….have a one helluva good New Year’s!!!!!!!
Happy New Year from NC!
GRL, there are no labyrinths within 300 miles of me! 😯
I think I’m going to make one.
Nom..you could consider walking around John Edwards a few times in lieu of a labyrinth…
Or just try to get into John Edwards’ head…lately it’s been a labyrinth of its own!
I am meditating in place, but I love the labyrinth idea. I will locate a labyrinth and walk it very soon.