DharmaPortal – Robert Powell discusses the significance of Divine Sophia, Holy Wisdom for our time.
Robert Powell has an enduring passion for the stars, and was awarded a PhD for his contribution to the History of the Zodiac. He is an internationally renowned lecturer. Through the content of his talks given during conferences and workshops, his living knowledge of the stars is woven into his presentations.
As well as being a scholar of the history of astronomy, Robert is also a movement therapist trained in the art of eurythmy (from the Greek meaning beautiful, harmonious movement). Focusing upon the cosmic aspects of eurythmy he founded the Choreocosmos School of Cosmic and Sacred Dance, and he leads cosmic dances—dancing with the stars—in the endeavor to create harmony between the heavens, the earth, humanity, and nature.
He presents Choreocosmos workshops in various parts of the world, including Australia, Europe, and America.
Robert is also co-founder of the Sophia Foundation and the Sophia Grail Circle, through which he facilitates sacred celebrations dedicated to the Divine Feminine. With Karen Rivers, cofounder of the Sophia Foundation, he has led pilgrimages to the world’s sacred sites: Turkey, 1996; the Holy Land, 1997; France, 1998; Britain, 2000; Italy, 2002; Greece, 2004; Egypt, 2006; India, 2008; Turkey, 2009; the Grand Canyon, 2010; South Africa, 2012; Peru, 2014; the Holy Land, 2016; and Bali, 2018.
In addition to his PhD thesis History of the Zodiac Robert has authored many books, including The Astrological Revolution and Christ and the Maya Calendar (both co-authored by Kevin Dann), The Mystery, Biography & Destiny of Mary Magdalene, Prophecy–Phenomena–Hope: The Real Meaning of 2012, The Sophia Teachings, and The Most Holy Trinosophia.
Until 2018 Robert was also editor of the yearly Journal for Star Wisdom. There are two books, written together with Lacquanna Paul, Cosmic Dances of the Zodiac and Cosmic Dances of the Planets, which not only describe cosmic dance but also contain a wealth of research material.
Dances of the Starry Spheres: An Introduction to Choreocosmos—Introducing the 4 CDs recorded by Marcia Burchard: Harmonies of the Starry Spheres: Music for the Seven Planets in the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac to accompany the 84 Choreocosmos Dances created by Dr. Robert Powell— http://sophiafoundation.org/choreocos… which there is an accompanying booket: Dancing wih the Stars: A Guide to 84 Cosmic Dances.
For texts relating to sacred dance, see The Prayer Sequence in Sacred Dance and The Foundation Stone Meditation in the Sacred Dance of Eurythmy (both written together with Lacquanna Paul).
Forthcoming: Robert’s The Shambhala Path. There are also Robert’s more recent books Cultivating Inner Radiance and the Body of Immortality outlining a path through eurythmy to Christ,
Astrogeographia: Correspondences between the Stars and Earthly Locations (co-authored by David Bowden), The Mystery of Sophia and also Gautama Buddha’s Successor: A Force for Good in Our Time (both co-authored by Estelle Isaacson).
Lastly, until 2018 Robert was editor of the biannual Starlight: Journal of the Sophia Foundation, available in PDF format as a free download from the Sophia Foundation website: www.sophiafoundation.org under Activities. For further information on Robert’s books and courses, visit www.sophiafoundation.org and www.astrogeographia.org
SF Source DharmaPortal Jun 2019