The Soul of Morenian Work

[Edward Schreiber]

Moreno has formulas for spiritual transformation
and
Zerka has seven stages (see Quintessential Zerka article on human  
development).
In their essence, they offer tools, a structure to understand, and to  
facilitate pre-during-post incarnation development,
as I read it.


On Jan 4, 2008, at 9:38 AM, Connie Miller wrote:

>  Replying These are valuable contributions Moreno made, and they're  
> bigger than just psychodrama. They're about communication and also  
> the feelings and attitudes behind a renewed and expanded vision of  
> what effective and constructive communication can be.
>
> Happy New Year to all.
>
> I am enjoying the discussion and I am now hooked in with the word  
> soul. Soul speaks in terms of vision, feelings, insight and  
> intuition, therefore, it is difficult to put soul into words...the  
> problem has been how to have soul and ego communicate and stay in  
> alignment. I think that we are all involved in our own ways in  
> doing this and that Moreno was certainly the visionary leader.  As  
> Einsteins said
> The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a  
> faithful servant.
> We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten  
> the gift. Einstein
>
> Souldrama is merely trying to give some structure to psychodrama by  
> openiing seven doors to spiritual transformation using  
> psychodrama.  Who was it who said  "We all sit  in a circle and  
> suppose and the secret sits in the center and knows?"
>
>
> Anyone know?  Blessings
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Blatner [mailto:adam at blatner.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 3, 2008 11:35 PM
> To: 'CGayle', list at grouptalkweb.org
> Cc: SaphiraL at AOL.COM
> Subject: The Soul of Morenian Work
>
> A lateral response about Moreno and Kabbalah...
>      lateral in that I'm not going to be linear or rational: I  
> sense that Anath, Saphira, and others who have met Moreno have  
> experienced an intangible quality that is hinted at in the literal  
> meaning of the word, "enthusiasm," the "-thus-" being really "- 
> theos-"  -- a sense of god-inspiration, filling.
>    The scope of his vision also shared this continuing vision from  
> his young years when he participated in co-creating at least the  
> beginnings of an effort at a religion of encounter.
>       At this level of feeling and intuition, there are similar  
> resonances. We're also speaking of charisma, and why I was deeply  
> struck with this weird ol' guy's excitment and animated presence  
> when I first saw / heard him talk in 1966. That's that sketch I did  
> of him.
>
>       Anyway, what I mean by lateral is that I've been reading some  
> Rumi as part of a discussion group that I'm a member of (i.e., a  
> "Socrates' Cafe" group here at Sun City Texas) , and that's the  
> next topic. Rumi is so crazy (like a fox)... and this non-rational  
> poetry, these paradoxes, resonate with the themes spoken about many  
> true great mystics---and here I guess I would not argue that Moreno  
> might be one of them---
>
>    So there's the more rational, linear mind that wants to be a bit  
> careful about our claims about Moreno, with qualifications and  
> all.. and there's another part that has shared the deep sense of  
> feeling moved and inspired by the less tangible elements. I'm  
> reminded of another Hasidic Jewish story, about a fellow who went  
> to see the local saint or tzaddik in a town some miles distant. On  
> his return, he was asked, "So, what did you learn?" "Learn?"  
> replied the man, "I learned... I watched how the tzaddik tied his  
> shoelaces!"
>
>         Kinda zen, huh?   So bless you---thanks, Saphira, for  
> chiming in---and Anath, for your sharing some personal anecdotes.  
> Thanks Ed for your continuing efforts to bring yet more of Moreno's  
> work to us, some of it through Zerka, some other things you're  
> doing...
>     And all you who are playing.
>
> These are valuable contributions Moreno made, and they're bigger  
> than just psychodrama. They're about communication and also the  
> feelings and attitudes behind a renewed and expanded vision of what  
> effective and constructive communication can be.
>
>        Warmly, Adam
>
>        Warmly, Adam
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: CGayle
> To: list at grouptalkweb.org
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 2:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Moreno a kabbalist?
>
> I have found more connections w/ Moreno's writings when I started  
> to read classical/traditional Jewish and Kabbalah sources (which is  
> only tip of surface b/c has to be what has been translated) vs  
> modern texts on Judaism and Kabbalah.  I have been studying Torah  
> in Orthodox circles the last year and one-half.   Has taken my  
> learning, and challenged/inspired my learning, on a much different  
> level...a quantum leap?  It's been an interesting journey...which  
> feeds my soul deeply....yet socially challenging.  People are very  
> welcoming, yet talk about lack of tele!
> Cynthia Gayle
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