Lecture by Alan Chadwick in New Market, Virginia, 1979
Lecture 9: Ritual and Festivalia, Part 4
An Introduction to Alan Chadwick's Lectures and a Glossary of Terms
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A simple song to celebrate the coming of dawn each day. A performance to celebrate the fall equinox would need some organization. Mention of a poem performed for a recent conference, which was quite rough at the beginning, but came out well in the end. The need for practice. Alan responds to a question about the spiritual meaning of the fall season. The performance of the archangels in the movement of the seasons. The birth out of darkness at the winter solstice is a new event every year, waiting in uncertainty for the coming rebirth of the sun. (9:44)