Movement of the Mandala Retreat (Retreat, by Application)

Movement of the Mandala: Tarot Retreat

Embodying principles of unfoldment through spiritual theatre.

The Movement of the Mandala is a powerful embodied retreat on the Tarot’s archetypes, inspired by the Venerable Namgyal Rinpoche’s teachings.

The retreat was first offered by the Venerable Namgyal Rinpoche 50 years ago at the Dharma Centre of Canada in 1974, Qapel’s first retreat as a new student. A master of both Eastern and Western mystical tradition, Rinpoche’s innovative course will be offered by Qapel and Catherine Sensei for the first and last time in Qapel’s lifetime.

Why the Tarot?

We’re all familiar with Eastern spiritual traditions, but did you know the West also has a legitimate path for spiritual awakening?

How are the Emperor and Empress manifesting your life? Are they wise rulers or are they tyrants? Or are they living in another kingdom altogether?

Western archetypes are a powerful resource for spiritual awakening. They reveal and help us cultivate dormant aspects in ourselves so we may reach our highest potential.

In modern times, Tarot is often mistaken as ‘woo woo’ fortune telling, yet it has offered a profound path for spiritual awakening for hundreds of years. In fact, the Western Mysteries was the path by which Namgyal Rinpoche awakened.

“The Tarot represents a system of complete liberation for Westerners.”

-Namgyal Rinpoche

As archetypes and meditations, the symbolism of the Tarot is incredibly transformative. The Tarot offers a powerful, concise path of liberation drawing on universal life experiences to invite us into deeper understanding of the mystical life.

In this retreat we will enact and embody the major arcana, through spiritual somatic theatre.  This form of enriching “passion play” helps us gain a deep imprint of the tarot’s archetypal meanings, catalytic for spiritual transformation.

Each Tarot card contains symbolism through which transformation can occur.

Drawing on Western archetypes, aspects that exist within each of us, this retreat helps us:

• Discover which archetypes are stronger and weaker in our being;
• Learn how to integrate all the archetypes into our daily lives;
• Use art, music and movement to contact the patterns of our being through sensing, feeling and insight.

This retreat is hosted by teachers Qapel (Achariya Doug Duncan) and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei. They are Dharma and meditation teachers who founded Clear Sky Meditation Center, BC, Canada.

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