The Great Dance

Finding One's Way In Troubled Times
with storyteller & mythologist Michael Meade

When the certainty of the world collapses around us, the danger of cynicism, withdrawing or becoming numb increases. Following a Native American myth that tells how healing ceremonies and artful practices began, this exciting workshop recording offers ways to find and sustain a "bigger life."

In mythic terms, each person carries a piece of the original cosmic dust and seeks to enter the Great Dance of Life. Also called the "big medicine," this dance includes finding one's own natural rhythms, innate gifts and inherent sense of purpose.

In this view of the ongoing dance of life, emotions are repeated invitations to the dance; both "divine influxes," and emphatic guides intended to awaken each perosn and connect us all to the deep Self and to the Soul of the World. Through the essential vitality and healthy flow of the emotions we continually re-enter the dance that moves us to and from the center of ourselves.

Healing and growth require that we change, and artful practices offer authentic ways to expand how we are woven into the world. From acute cultural critique to insights into ancient practices, Meade provides fuel for artists, seekers, social activists, teachers and innovators of all kinds.

Listeners exclaim:
"Remarkable insights that redeem the negative emotions and make a passionate life more possible."
"Suddenly, I could see the relationship between art and spiritual practice, the dance between, the way one can lead the other on."

Mosaic Audio
Two Compact Discs