Instructions for the “Cosmogenesis Dance”

to the music “Adoramus Te Domine” (as referred to in Chapter 6 fn 20). NOTE: It is my opinion that this dance quite desperately needs new words to the music! I am sure it can be done.

Start with a partner, decide who are #1’s and #2’s.

#1’s form the inner circle with their arms raised, holding hands.
(This has been known as the Stillpoint of the dance, and as such it has been regarded as more significant than the other two layers. I like to weight its significance as the same as the other layers, as is the case for the three aspects of Cosmogenesis. This layer then may be identified with autopoeisis, the centre of creativity that each being is.)

#2’s are eight steps behind their partner, and take one step to right before dance, not holding hands, standing still.

On the second measure, the inner circle takes four steps backward, slowly lowering arms, and at the SAME time, the outer circle takes four steps forward and reaches in front of the inner circle people to grasp the hands of others in the outer circle.

(This forms an interwoven basket weave. This layer may be identified with the communion of being.)

On Adoramus Te, when the circles are interwoven, everyone sways to the left first, then to the right. Then #1’s drop hands – #2’s continue to hold hands. #1’s take four steps backwards, #2’s take four steps forward holding hands and raising their arms slowly. On the second Adoramus Te, the 2’s (inner circle) are standing still holding the Stillpoint. The outer circle people are swaying (to the left first), not holding hands.

(This layer is the form of unique individuals. It may be identified with the differentiation quality of being.)

NOTE: It is important to start the dance (walking the initial 4 steps) on the second measure, so that the dance finishes with all interwoven in the communion layer – which our Place is essentially.