Faith Development Updates
The Twelve Senses About 100 years ago, Rudolf Steiner, founder of Waldorf Education, developed and introduced the idea that humans have twelve senses, not just five. Tom van Gelder wrote about these on his website about Phenomenology. There he states, “There is a relationship between sensory perception, and health and vitality. Your vitality increases if … Continue reading The Twelve Senses
Touch is the first sense among the twelve that Rudolf Steiner, founder of Waldorf Education, developed and introduced about 100 years ago. The sense of touch is a lower sense, classified as physical, inner, or a sense of the will. We are affected inwardly by touching outwardly. This begins with birth and continues through our … Continue reading The first sense: TOUCH
To me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle. Every cubic inch of space is a miracle. — Walt Whitman Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted. — Albert Einstein It is inherently Unitarian Universalist to explore the miraculous. Our first Source … Continue reading Family Resources for January 6
How do UUs celebrate the new year? Beacon celebrated our annual Fire Communion, or, the Burning Bowl service this past Sunday. If you missed it, you can certainly do one for yourself at home! Here is how to do a fire communion, as well as some other ideas to mark the changing of … Continue reading Celebrating the New Year… Happy 2019!
The Faith development office at the Unitarian Universalist Association publishes a seasonal newsletter for families. I thought you might like to read it! You can find the winter 2018/2019 newsletter here! My best to you with many blessings, Amy
