#6 Starry Wholeness; Oneness in Art, Literature, and Nature

"You are not a drop in the ocean, you are the entire ocean in a drop." — Rumi

This final gathering of the year invites us into the mystery of Oneness -the experience of being woven into a greater whole. To sense the hidden threads of interconnection: drinking the cloud in the tea, touching the body of a tree in the pencil, tasting the sunshine in an apple. To travel beyond the surface of appearances, into the subtle space where all things unite.

We will reflect on how artists, poets, and thinkers have sought to give form to this unity, offering visions that dissolve the boundaries between self and world. Our path will lead from the first gestures of prehistoric cave paintings to the swirling skies of Vincent van Gogh, the spiritual abstractions of Hilma af Klint, the ephemeral land art of Andy Goldsworthy; from the poetry of Walt Whitman, the reflections of Stefan Zweig and Knut Hamsun, to the Zen teachings of Shunryu Suzuki; and from the music of Gustav Mahler to the luminous stillness of Arvo Pärt. Flowing in this boundless river, we will listen again to the poetry of Rumi, where the soul remembers its belonging.

We will close our cycle with a Oneness meditation, a shamanic initiation practice to touch the deep layers of interconnectedness. This guided meditation will invite us to rest in awareness, to open the heart to the mystery of interbeing, and to celebrate the wonder of belonging -to each other, to creativity, and to the one world we share.

"For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you." — Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass.

✨ Gathering Info
📍 Typical Coffee Heidelberg (Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße 19)
📅 Thursday, 22 December
⏰ 19:00 – 20:30
🍃Regular fee (€15) / Student fee (€10)