{"id":15640,"date":"2015-09-03T18:35:47","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T01:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/?p=15640"},"modified":"2021-02-24T17:31:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T01:31:57","slug":"living-on-planet-earthnow-back-to-god-two-consecutive-evenings-with-john-morton-at-prana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/archives\/15640-living-on-planet-earthnow-back-to-god-two-consecutive-evenings-with-john-morton-at-prana","title":{"rendered":"Living on Planet Earth\u2026Now Back to God : Two Consecutive Evenings with John Morton at Prana"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nPeace Awareness Labyrinth & Gardens presented a whole lot of firsts on August 18 and 19, 2015. MSIA\u2019s first \u201cdoubleheader\u201d of back-to-back evening events by John Morton: a seminar\/Q&A on Tuesday and a workshop on Wednesday, centered around the theme: Living on Planet Earth\u2026Now Back to God.<\/p>\n

It was also the first set of events co-sponsored by our growing Spanish-speaking Los Angeles MSIA community and the inspiring young Millennials team. The August 18 seminar was blessed by the first public debut of freshly-married newlyweds Eric and Zoe Lumiere, who ever-so-sweetly shared emcee duties, while the August 19 workshop was co-hosted by Heartfelt Foundation Director Skyler Patton, and (for the very first time) Peace Theological Seminary\u2019s registrar Tatiana Gallo. Stepping forward in a big way to serve as Spanish-English interpreter was the marvelous Claudia Olguin (YES, another first timer!), via radio Tuesday and on-stage Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Close to 100 people attended each evening in person, with nearly 300 tuning in each night from across the U.S. and all around the world, including South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Venezuela), Europe (France and UK), Mexico, Canada, Australia, Nigeria and Thailand.<\/p>\n

After Eric Lumiere called in the Light for the seminar, dozens of attendees in person and online were treated to a beautiful original song by Matt Van Fossan, \u201cLittle Sapling,\u201d which he wrote during a PAT training up at the Lake Arrowhead property. Two video Moments of Peace followed, and peace was indeed very present in the room as John Morton took the stage.<\/p>\n

John spoke of Soul Transcendence as the means of going back to God whenever we get too caught up in worldly concerns such as materiality or hormones. (His hilarious riff on hormones might even be another first for MSIA!) He reminded us that we are visitors here, that Planet Earth is not our true home, and life is already resolved, even though we may not realize it, so there is nothing we need to do to make it better.<\/p>\n

After another first-time discussion of aluminum isotopes, the Apocalypse and the Bermuda Triangle, John encouraged us to move through the information, and to keep on moving past it to Soul Awareness. Thanks to spiritual exercises, we don\u2019t need to leave this world to find out what lays beyond it. John then responded to a number of written questions from the live and online audiences before ending Part 1 of the event.<\/p>\n

The workshop on Wednesday got underway quickly, with John asking \u201cWas today a day where you got closer to God or closer to earth?\u201d (Always a good question to keep in mind\u2026) It was a rare blessing to have him call us forward into the Light with a magnificent invocation that brought Spirit so fully into our hearts.<\/p>\n

Following two Moments of Peace, John explained and demonstrated (with his lovely wife Leigh Taylor-Young Morton) the workshop process, consisting simply of two questions that explore what you focus on in the world and how you can be more aware of divinity. Then he introduced John-Roger\u2019s Light Attunement Meditation (from the Joyful Meditations collection), as an \u201cattunement exercise\u201d to access the Spirit within.<\/p>\n

Following the meditation, the partner exercise began and ended with a gong, then several people in the room shared their awarenesses from the process, which went surprisingly deep considering its simplicity. John closed with a Blessing of God and the evening wrapped up after a few announcements.<\/p>\n

Oh, and in case you are wondering, those present were treated to delectable gluten-free desserts on both nights from Prana chef David Funk: Chocolate chip cake on Tuesday and banana cake with fresh cream on Wednesday. First come, first served\u2026<\/p>\n

Upcoming events at Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens:
\nMonday nights Sacred Tones Evening
\nTuesday nights Millennial-sponsored recorded seminars with John-Roger and John Morton
\nWednesday nights Spanish-speaking seminars and workshops
\nMonday September 14, Simply Spiritual Living facilitated by Zoe Golightly Lumiere
\nFor more information on the above events, go to:
\nwww.peacelabyrinth.org<\/a>
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