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CORPORATE LIFE SUMMER 73

CORPORATE LIFE SUMMER 73

GOD GIVEN MOMENT OF RESURGENCE MY CUP RUNNETH OVER WONDERFILLED LIFE EMBRACED ONE DECISIONAL TOMORROW DISCIPLINE FOR JOY KEEPING YOUR BALANCE THE OTHER WORLD IN THE MIDST OF THIS WORLD NO MORE WALL­FLOWER DEFINED LIMITED STRUCTURE

The time in which we live is a moment of fullness of life in which man experiences being assaulted by being more than the experience of the assault by non­being. Resurgence comes as "my cup runneth over", that is, life is almost more abundant than I can handle, and, so it is for every local man. Life is wonder­filled: "It's great to be 40". The moon has been reached by man' "I'm glad I'm a woman." Everything bleeds with meaning. Life is whole as it has never been before ­ there are no more far away places ­ I am one with every man on the human journey. I know tomorrow 1s mystery, yet is birthed out of my decisions and I await like a child in wild anticipation ­ grateful to be obligated to all. The cabaret is an authentic disciplined sociological form for joy, that embodies the mingling of life and poetry. Cabaret is discontinuity possible only where authentic continuity (or engagement) is present. The form of the cabaret celebrates sexuality and without falling into hedonism, celebrates the mysterious without falling into gnosticism, slays stoicism by enabling passions to become overt. The cabaret celebrates the other world 1n the midst of this world by intensifying lucidity and projecting reengagement rather than occasioning a schizophrenic creation of a fantasy other world apart from this world. Cabaret says "no more wall­flowerism" and beckons participation even from those whose life has not been about "fun" ­ pushing beyond their druthers into spontaneous ecstasy. Life, still more life rushes in. Cabaret is a planned, defined, limited structure that has assigned roles (M.C., actors, audience), which is symbolic of honoring defined life relationships (such as marriage, phases, etc.)

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CONSCIOUSNESS OF GLORY OF LIFE ANNOUNCES THE TIME OF ABUNDANCE B. ILLUMINATED TRANSPARENCY C. TRANSFORMS IMAGES OCCASIONS HEALING IV. REHEARSAL OF SANCTIFICATION DECISION TO BE EXPENDITURE B. DECISION TO BE SUSTAINED INTENSIPIED ENGAGE­ MENT THROUGH DETACH­ MENT SYMBOL OF STYLE POSSIBILITY

The cabaret is a form for making manifest the objective glory that life is. Cabaret announces the indicative that this is a time of abundance: that life is full and good; sexuality and phraseology are to be embraced; the fulfilled life is dramatized. Transparency is illuminated through cabaret as the mundane bursts with mystery and meaning. An invitation to participate in endlessness (in communion with God) is t­he hidden thread that holds the cabaret together. Images are transformed from grimness to gloriousness ­ self stories like "life is absurd" are transformed through the cabaret into "My God, life's Laughing at me"' My complex life is given back as fun ­ as mysterious ­ as inexplicably appropriate. The cabaret occasions healing because it objectifies my lucidity and gives permission to live creatively in ambiguity ­ the cabaret impacts with the possibility of living the real sociological situation. The form of the cabaret is a sociological rehearsal of sanctification. Cabaret manifests in a tangential form the decision to be expenditure by embodying passion and risking and self­giving yet through comedy or farce ­ never heavy ­ self­sacrificing content: (example "Mein Herr). Cabaret demonstrates the decision to be sustained by really putting on joy or grief or spoofing absurdity. (Example: "Money makes the world go round"). It also manifests the style of living in absolution rather than collapsing in guilt. The cabaret allows intensified engagement through genuine detachment (not dis­engagement) delivering one to a nonchalant style ­ new perspective ­ new confidence in (direct or indirect) victory in life. The cabaret becomes a symbol of style possibility ­ releasing bodily engagement and showing the way to stride with bold affirmation into the midst of life ­ demonstrating in the mundane, endless fulfillment ­ embodying joy.

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THE MUSIC IN CABARET: Burning is Made Eternal Joy Transparent Hope Transestablishment Healing D. Euphoria THE SATIRE IN CABARET: Lucidity is Metamorphosized Historical Folly Epochal Expose D. Judgement

Is transparent to its ability to call forth passionate engagement that breaks down the victimizations. Music brings out the deeply entrapped passion and gives an initial hint of the tranquility possible within life. The depth communication possible through music can freight the word that releases man to humanness and gives the hope of fulfillment. The strategical impact on society is that of bringing about healing by naming the demons; dramatizing the new day, and freighting the mythology that sustains man in his hope. The roots of the power of music lie in its ability to expose the awe and in moments of tingling fascination find the courage for participation. The role of satire in cabaret is that of standing present to your life's situation with a stance of embracing it rather than attempting to escape. The lucidity cf the world as tragically passing away is transformed to the only world I have and indeed the world that belongs to all and the passion for this vision is seen as other worldly. Instead of standing defiant to the world not being responsible to man's desires, satire opens him to stand in humble affirmation receiving the word as universal benevolence. Satire is used to demand alert decisions about the current social issues and gives man the courage to stand obedient to the urgency and move responsibly with passion. Satire is the vehicle that permits moving beyond the judgement to begin to formulate the community consensus and as such is a creative force in the birthing of the new corporateness.

THE COMEDY IN CABARET: Absurdity is Embraced B. Sociological Spoof C. Ontological Put­On D. Mercy IV. THE DANCE IN CABARET: A. Yearning is Made Presence B. Transcended Passion C. Transfigured Motivity D. Release

The laughter of comedy gives permission for the decision of life that transforms the absurd to the strangely meaningful. The discontinuous breaking­in of the comedy pro vices a vehicle to freight the word of possibility and gives me permission to live the creative life. The intentional use of laughter to give attention to the human folly of every man can be used to dramatize the absurd perfection of every man. Laughing at the mysteriously given gives a detachment that permits the self­conscious naming of it as glorious. One finds the humor of comedy as an agent for releasing the human creativity of man and a tool for ministering to society. The dance provides the opportunity to dramatize the decision for engagement and provides the arena to act over against the fear of participation. Like song and music, the dance has a beckoning nature but the greater sense of risk involved in the decision to participate delivers man to his passion for engagement. In the decision to risk the engagement man finds his selfhood emerging and creates a potential symbol of his decision of expenditure. As more self­consciousness is aroused, one finds a deep yearning to face the decision again and again which has a possibility of symbolizing the ever again engagement of the sustained one. The dance provides the symbol of the fulfilled life style as permission is given to demonstrate an acting out of the passion for all.

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The Day II Corporate Solitary is a spirit timeline reflection on Day I.

It is to be done at the close of the Day II research session in the particular

group then working together on research. This will vary from day to day from

Guild to Team level.

The solitary allows a way of reappropriating and deepening awareness, transparency and awe of the day, and structurally articulates that a man of spirit does not sleep save he has made self­conscious appropriation of the time the Lord has given him.

(This may be done while the participants are drawing their initial chart, or may be omitted, used as concluding spin, etc.)

1. When we become persons of spirit, bringing spirit out in every situation, we do it inside. First we need to learn to do it on paper, with rationality. How to be spiritually present to 24 hours a day? How to reflect over­against rational construct.

2. This exercise is kairotic interpretation of what chronos is, interprets successiveness of moment­by­moment time in terms of what is happening to one's mysterious, deep, great being.

STEP	INTENT	ENABLING REMARKS, QUESTIONS
1. Take sheet of paper, turn sideways, draw line across it, about 1/3 of way down from top. 2. Divide into 12 equal segments and number the breaks beginning with 5, going to 12, then 1 to 5 again. This is Day I.	GET OUT COMMON STRUCTURE FOR EXERCISE	(Can ask them to make notes on # 3 while doing # 1, 2)