To Rise

Sunday, March 16th
Facilitator: Lanie McKeever

What does it mean to rise?

The dictionary shares that “to rise” could mean any of the following:

: to assume an upright position especially from lying, kneeling, or sitting
: to get up from sleep or from one’s bed
: to return from death
: rise in rebellion
: to respond warmly: applaud
: to appear above the horizon
: to move upward: ascend
: to increase in height, size, volume, or pitch
: to extend above other objects
: to become heartened or elated
: to increase in fervor or intensity
: to increase in quantity or number
: to take place: happen
: to come into being: originate
: to follow as a consequence: result
: to exert oneself to meet a challenge

As I explored what it means “to rise” for me, I found myself first caught in the sensation of lifting up, stretching outwards, expanding, coming forth. Then there was the secondary realization that “to rise” one needs a place “to rise” from. Is this place where I physically am on the Earth? Is this place from within—in my Heart, my Soul, my Voice? Where am I rising from? What am I rising towards?

For this wave, we will notice how the energy “to rise” shows up for us and for the community.