Jump to content

Paneyrhythmia - A higher cosmic Rhythm


Recommended Posts

PANEURHYTHMIA

 

Already in the year 1922, in a lecture in his general class on the occult, the Master talked about the significance of the movements.

 

He spoke about occult music as a means for strengthening the will, for creating character.

 

At that time, in a lecture on THE INFLUENCE OF MUSIC, SINGING, AND MOVEMENTS, he said:

 

“Now consider that all movements of the arms are musical. All our movements must be musical.

 

These movements follow certain laws, just as the tuning-fork follows set laws.

 

And often, when our will is paralyzed, it is because we do not make the right movements.

 

Every movement of the eyes, of our arms, all our positions should be completely natural. And we should strive towards that,

 

If we can attain these natural movements, our voice will be natural and directions will begin to come from the Invisible, Divine world. Only then will you be able to understand that higher science about which everyone dreams, and which you want to learn.

 

In every single movement certain streams are projected outwards from a person, and he gives and receives simultaneously.

 

YOU WILL BE SINCERE IN YOUR MOVEMENTS! OUR MOVEMENTS MUST BE MUSICAL!

 

Now I do not want you just to begin to sing, but I tell you t hat music has its own internal expressions and movements.

 

WHEN MUSIC IS UNITED WITH MOVEMENTS, IT IS BEAUTIFUL!

 

Pay attention to your movements, make sure that every movement is appropriate.”

 

Thus, long ago, the Master prepared for the creation of PANEURHYTHMIA.

 

WHAT IS PANEURHYTHMIA? PANEURHYTHMIA MEANS A HIGHER COSMIC RHYTHM.

 

The Master explains it in a very meaningful sentence: PANEURHYTHMIA IS A RATIONAL EXCHANGE WITH THE FORCES OF LIVING NATURE.

 

The movements of Paneurhythmia are drawn from nature itself. Every one of the twenty-eight dances — a number that is sacred and joyful -corresponds to elevated states of man.

 

They are peaceful, void of the element of intoxication, with the great simplicity of World laws.

 

They are danced in the early morning, in the hours when life awakens, when the world heart gives forth the great gift of LOVE in abundance.

 

The wheel of Paneurhythmia, turned on the path of the evolutionary circle, is towards the right and upwards; it is a small replica of the great world wheel, along which flow the forces of cosmic life.

 

By dancing in these early hours everyone can come into harmony with the streaming, beneficial forces of Living Nature.

 

THE LAWS OF PANEURHYTHMIC MOVEMENTS ARE INSCRIBED IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE.

 

These movements are based on a deep knowledge of the forces acting in the human organism and in the WHOLE OF EXISTENCE.

 

They are in strict, regular connection with ideas and with music.

 

PANEURHYTHMIA IS BASED ON THE LAWS OF THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN IDEA, SPEECH, MUSIC AND MOVEMENT.

 

PANEURHYTHMIA EXISTS THROUGHOUT NATURE.

 

The world moves around the sun; it has more than ten kinds of “movements...

 

The solar system moves towards other, distant constellations, towards other solar worlds...

 

And if we imagine these smooth universal cosmic movements as unified, and taking place with harmony, simplicity, and music, then we shall understand what Paneurhythmia is.

 

The whole Cosmos is penetrated with that music which is strange to our senses, with the harmony of the spheres which fills the Unfathomable Spaces of Existence.

 

The movement of light is Paneurhythmia as well. The ethereal light waves are Paneurhythmia — a Higher Cosmic Rhythm.

 

That Great Harmony, composed of movements, Light and Meaning, penetrates the Universe.

 

And only he who has bodily purity, as well as purity of mind and heart, will understand through Paneurhythmia what human happiness is, when expressed through Cosmic Love. At that moment the same forces will course through him, and he will be a living instrument which will resonate with them, and he will transmit them to other waiting souls ... Because human consciousness, in its development, is transformed into Love.

 

COSMIC LOVE IS BEING BORN TODAY IN HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS. IT IS THAT WHICH SOLVES ALL CONTRADICTIONS, WHICH OVERCOMES ALL OBSTACLES. IT IS REBIRTH!

 

This is what the Great Master told us, through the music and of Paneurhythmia.

 

Thus, Paneurhythmia prepares the way for the new, beautiful life which is coming.

 

A LIFE OF FREEDOM, JUSTICE AND UNDERSTANDING; OF HARMONY, BROTHERHOOD AND COSMIC LOVE.

 

In the movements of paneurhythmia participate the arms, legs, head — the whole body. These movements correspond to words and music, to harmonic scales and tones.

 

The movements are not exhausting. They are most efficient, they achieve the most complete results.

 

IN PANEURHYTHMIA EACH LINE OF A MOVEMENT CORRESPONDS CLOSELY TO SPECIFIC FORCES OF THE HUMAN ORGANISM AND HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS, AS A PART OF THE GREAT COSMIC ORGANISM.

 

It calls to life the physical and spiritual forces of man.

 

All nations are organs of one cosmic organism, represented as a microcosm in man.

 

Every nation, every organ has its purpose, its mission. This idea must be awakened in the consciousness of people and nations, to unite them in one SINGLE HUMANITY!

 

Since... ALL BEINGS REPRESENT A GREAT COSMIC ORCHESTRA,movements

 

THERE IS COMING THE CULTURE OF BROTHERHOOD OF ALL NATIONS. THEY WILL BE MEMBERS OF ONE COSMIC FAMILY.

 

Paneurhythmia stirs these ideas among us.

 

This rhythm of the Whole, of the pulse of life, of the Cosmic organism, heaven deigned to send down to earth.

 

The Master, Beinsa Duno, gave us Paneurhythmia! And thereupon his greatest blessing came down among us!

 

He made us collaborators of the Great Being, of harmony and light, penetrating the limitless universe...

 

This gift is not only a blessing. It is a responsibility! It is love!

 

Around us there exists a world of Beings with higher intelligence. Humanity moves along a radiant path set forth and traversed by them.

 

Paneurhythmia, turned along the Great Evolutionary line of their path, will adjust (improve) the fate of nations, will connect us with their world of Elevated ideas, Enlightenment, and Intelligence.

 

It will awaken the talents, the powers included as a higher grace in man. It will awaken in them the Divine.

 

PANEURHYTHMIA AWAKENS THE DIVINE NATURE IN MAN!

 

He enters into conversation with the creative forces of Nature. He enters through it (paneurhythmia) into contact with a Higher Reality.

 

THE IDEAS OF THE SIXTH, SHINING RACE OF LOVE, ARE BUILT INTO ITS MUSIC AND MOVEMENTS.

 

PANEURHYTHMIA IS SOMETHING NEW WHICH NEEDS TO BE INFUSED INTO THE CULTURE OF MANKIND.

 

PANEURHYTHMIA are not sacred dances, it is a universal cosmic movement, the Universal Cosmic Rhythm. But it must be danced with a sacred attitude. Paneurhythmia is not at all (meant) for amusement, but rather for joy! For beauty, for eternal youth!

 

If we examine the exercises from first to last, without being aware of the principles incorporated in them, we shall see that they contain the classical development of a choreographic performance, in the line of its movements and in their gentleness.

 

It begins with the shoulders, with the head and arms; it sets in motion the chest, the waist, the legs — all in one consistent line, so that it is a supreme way to exercise all the members, all the parts of the body. But its significance and power do not come from that.

 

Its significance lies in the fact that it starts the development of an Awakened Soul with “The First Day of Spring,” the Cosmic New Year of the Spirit.

 

The awakened soul passes through moments of joy, liberation, the breaking of chains, purification, the abandonment of everything that is superfluous and transitory.

 

In the ten moments of the first exercise, called “The First Day of Spring,” is expressed the power of the awakened human soul. The number ‘ten’ is sacred, it is a lucky number. It indicates a completed cycle.

 

The second exercise, “Evera” bears a name from an old sacred language. This word could not be expressed in a contemporary language, but the exercise itself indicates its meaning, as the liberated person makes beautiful, rushing (impetuous) movements with his two arms and freely turns his body in two directions, while extending them upward and forward. This is the way of thought of the New Man, of the Disciple.

 

“Jumping” (Skacaneto) is an optimistic exercise with much liberating tonality. This is ajoyful leaping. It reminds us of the songs of the Master. The text of the song is very lively:

 

“Let us fly high!” The two arms, with the bending forward of the whole body, make contact with the earth. “Now jump!” — this happens with the words “to the heavenly space”.

 

A renewed bending forward, and the words “With peace, love, and Light”. “May everything grow in beauty!” “With peace, love and Light” — that is the inspiration of the Master. With love there should be Light, and then peace will come.

 

In the following exercise, “Weaving” (tukane), we have the movements of weaving, the eternal movement of the loom. But this loom is us, because every day, every hour, every minute, we warp and weave the most beautiful thoughts.

 

Our responsibility is to weave, to embroider into our lives beautiful thoughts.

 

Every day, every moment we send out beautiful thoughts — that is our duty!

 

“ Do not add even a hair to the sufferings of the world. There is enough sorrow already, without adding to it.”

 

With the exercise “THINK, THINK CORRECTLY” there is realized the basic idea of CORRECT THINKING. That idea is touched in the Sermon of the Master “Correct Thinking!”

 

Already during the creation of the general class on the occult, the Master gave (us) the song “Think, think correctly.”

 

It is precisely according to the rules of the new occult music. And he also said: “I gave you all the mantras in the songs.” The mantra, which is enclosed in the exercise within the song “Think, thing correctly”, is so strong that the universal current of the Correct, New Thinking flows through our two outstretched arms.

 

The next exercise is AUM.

 

The soul may sing AUM, a word of thanksgiving known to all the esoteric schools, languages, and religions. AUM...

 

In the exercise AUM the two arms are a link between Heaven and earth...

 

At that moment one thinks of the formula of the Master: “God rules the Heavens, God rules the earth. Blessed be His name.”

 

Now the sun can rise! “The Sunrise”

 

As the sun solemnly rises and expands its heavenly disc, pulsing with light and life, (our) arms make a beautiful and expressive movement upward. They mark the rising of the sun...

 

The sun rises! There rises above the earth a new sun, the consciousness of the NEW MAN WITH CORRECT THINKING!

 

The sun rises! It has risen high above our sky — our head at its highest point is the place of the highest human feeling — reverence towards God.

 

Slowly the arms are directed downward, just as the light of the sun reaches the earth — “It sends light”, the song continues.

 

(The light) “brings joy to life.”

 

The arms, during these words, are brought inwards — they reach the solar plexus, the spiritual heart of man.

 

In a lively melody, vibrant with words and movements, the arms show the rushing spouting (gushing) of a spring.

 

Living, flowing spring-like power, living, flowing spring-like power...

 

Again from the waist, with a free walk (without bending the knees) in rhythmic movements the arms show the gushing of the spring. We should become generous like a pure mountain spring!

 

Then follow the sacred words: Zurn mezurn zum mezurn binom to meto. This sentence is full of meaning, rhythm, and harmony. “The Square” — the form of contradictions.

 

This exercise is danced in four directions with symbolic movements of the arms and feet. The arms make the movement of the dispelling of darkness, the coming of the dawn. The legs mark the four sides of the square.

 

This exercise is rather painful because the movement of the hands and feet is simultaneous.

 

“The Square.”

 

The Master gave a picturesque explanation of the square. He called it a deep well which one cannot get out of, except with a rope. What is the rope which will pull us out of the deep well of contradictions? If is faith. With faith and light on all sides, the arms solve the problem of contradiction.

 

In his Talk at a gathering in 1927, the Master gave a graphic explanation of the contradictions, through the drawing of a square and the division of the square with two diagonals. Now there were formed four triangles.

 

That solution — the triangles — is a graphic model of equilibrium and of the three divine principles: LOVE, WISDOM AND TRUTH.

 

After the contradiction, and its solution, come “Beauty / Mobility”. That is the name of the next, very beautiful exercise...

 

Then comes VICTORY! Sister Olga Slavceva has described it with these words:

 

Day comes after night, and joy after sorrow!

 

The arms are extended forwards, as though moving the wheel of the evolutionary ascension. Now the body is not moved to the side, only the arms are held forwards in that gentle pushing movement, and the legs make a bold step forward, as though cutting off the energy from the earth. This is the victory of the Heavenly powers.

 

JOY ON EARTH is one of the most joyful movements. Joy on earth! In a swaying step, with movements of joy, repeated twice, the New man rejoices and sings:

 

The whole earth rejoices,

 

and rejoices in its heart,

 

and it runs along its path

 

like a maiden in love.

 

She thirsts for the sun and runs toward it.

 

It caresses her from afar and kisses her with its rays.

 

This text, suggested by the Master and simply expressed in verse by the poetess, is an achievement — a radiant, life-embracing call.

 

The earth, in love with the sun ... GETTING ACQUAINTED (ZAPOZNAVANETO)

 

To the beautiful offering of the hands, extended by the partners in the Paneurhythmia, is joined the gaze of the eyes. When the two have offered their hands, in order to get to know one another, and they sway and then grasp each other again, they glance into each others’ eyes. In getting acquainted the partners must look into each others’ eyes. What is the most beautiful part of this meeting? It is that after you meet your partner’s gaze, your eyes must turn towards heaven...

 

This symbol is multifaceted. It is a connection with the high world of the ideal. Heaven is present at this meeting. One sings:

 

“When two souls on earth love one another, The angels in Heaven sing.”

 

The last few exercises in paneurhythmia: “Lovely Day”, “How Happy We Are” “Step by Step”, and “Early in the Morning”, are all made with a light gentle movement carried out with rhythm and joy... The toes touch the ground lightly.

 

“Lovely Day” is made through the earth’s magnetism and the exchange of power between the two partners. In a gentle movement they make the exchange from one hand to the other. They rejoice at God’s lovely day.

 

In “How Happy we Are” we hear the rhythm and beat of the Bulgarian folk dance known as the “rachenitsa”. This is a most joyful dance which requires great mastery, agility, and endurance. Often in the rachenitsa the couple outdance one another, boy vs. girl.

 

The irregular Bulgarian beat, 7/8, the only one of its kind in the world is connected with this dance, the “rachenitsa.”

 

In “How Happy We Are” the joyful beat of the rachenitsa is achieved, but it is transformed into a new scale, into an elevating form of Bulgarian music on which the Master worked 30 years...

 

“Early in the Morning” is a most beautiful, solemn and elevating movement forwards. It is connected with a gymnastic exercise, in which solemn steps are interwoven with bold, nimble gymnastics.

 

The steps follow the text Move and stop,

 

Move boldly forwards once again. Rejoice at God’s world!

 

The wheel stops, to make a concluding musical exercise connected with deep breathing.

 

Everyone faces the centre of the circle. The orchestra in the centre begins to play a rising scale ... Everyone extends their arms widely, with deep breathing ... The orchestra again plays a scale... With the exhalation and the gathering of the arms to the chest, rhythmically and slowly, they play a scale. One hears an alto voice, a lyrical soprano, a baritone. Everyone is deeply attentive, concentrated.

 

This exercise is inexpressibly beautiful, because it is carried out with a scale in which there appear all the colours of the rainbow, the colours of the heavens ... The scale is sung with the note “A”, the number I the number of the sun, of God.

 

The last harmonious notes of the scale overflow with thoughts of thanksgiving, with the saying of the prayer PROVIDENCE.

 

“MAY GOD’S PEACE ENDURE AND MAY GOD’S JOY AND GOD’S HAPPINESS ARISE IN OUR HEARTS!”

 

This formula is repeated three times with deep interior feeling, as are all the formulae and prayers given by the Master. In this magnetic outpouring the arms make a sacred triangle above the head; then they come on the highest part of the crown of the head, the highest place of reverence towards God...

 

The hands wash (literally “pour over”) after that the whole body, which has made connection with the high cosmic worlds in which reign the laws of God’s Providence.

 

After the completion of Paneurhythmia, the arms are raised in a brotherly greeting, the palms held straight before the face, but one does not turn towards the side. They greet THE GREAT, THE WORLDS, THE UNIVERSAL HARMONY, THE BEINGS WHO ARE PRESENT

 

After that the partners shake hands and thank one another.

 

During the Paneurhythmia movements are not interrupted, one never passes through the circle, nor does one turn back. If there is a shortening of the distances, they must be defined (again), the dancers never turn back. They move forwards and establish the correct distances between couples.

 

If someone is late, he joins in silently, and asks the permission of a partner who is alone or is dancing alone.

 

During Paneurhythmia there exists the same spirit of freedom and tolerance, of holy consideration of others.

 

The grasping of the hands is very tender and attentive; inspiration and joy, Light, Peace and Love accompany all the harmonic movements.

 

The exchange of Powers, of the rational powers of Nature, is carried out with full peace and joy, with high consciousness.

 

Paneurhythmia can improve the fate of a whole nation, if it is danced correctly and in an attitude of prayer.

 

IT IS REBIRTH!

 

(Postscript.) Besides music and movements, each of which is deeply thought out and tied to the living forces of nature and the universal cosmic whole, in Paneurhythmia we have deep breathing. Each opening of the arms to the side, in circles, the raising of an arm or two arms together — this is all intended for deep breathing. Deep, natural breathing in movement.

 

What is unusual about Paneurhythmia is not only its cosmic sense, the sending down of cosmic energies, but the deep planning of the movements, which are executed while moving and thus create natural deep breathing.

 

It is obligatory for the chest to be opened wide, that one breathe in, that one ingest the prana and the energy, not only at the tips of the lungs, but that the longed-for joy of the ozone reach the very bottom of the lungs, nourishing them.

 

Therefore the joy during Paneurhythmia comes from all directions: the joy of the body at the oxygen, the early morning with its elevating, inflow of power and energy, the unusual music, the connection with the Cosmic forces of the universe.

 

Paneurhythmia is danced in a circle and in pairs. One selects one’s partner according to one’s internal feeling/disposition. A harmonious contact is created. Energy is exchanged, one changes hands, now left, now right. The partners dance together during several exercises.

 

The pair become acquainted during the (dance) “Getting Acquainted” (Zapoznavaneto).

 

PANEURHYTHMIA is in itself a manifestation of precise harmony and artistry. This cosmic rhythm cannot help but penetrate our cells. But when they are penetrated by the Light and Knowledge dispensed by the Great Bulgarian, the Master Beinsa Duno, everything is revived in an unusual illumination and beauty.

 

Then that Light is Increased, every movement receives a deep internal meaning.

 

But that happens when we have been in communion with that word.

 

This means that every movement does not have to be explained externally, but rather that before the movement takes place there should be thought and consciousness.

 

The arms are an expression of the justice of man; he works with its strength during movement.

 

The legs are a symbol of man’s higher virtues. Their movement uncovers these forces and gives them unusual meaning.

 

The chest, the lungs are linked to the spiritual world. Every contact with them means that we awaken our energies which are instilled in higher spiritual consciousness.

 

Therefore, as beautiful as Paneurhythmia is, if it should be preceded by the Word of the Master, by the higher ethical and cosmic laws included in his Talks, it will then be the full expression of the single cosmic consciousness, which it contains.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share

×
×
  • Create New...