BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:18421@uucpa.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260923T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260923T130000 DTSTAMP:20260919T225307Z URL:https://www.uucpa.org/events/resonant-reading-wednesday-2-2026-09-23/ SUMMARY:Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-Nature’s Forces-Humboldt DESCRIPTION:Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-Nature’s Forces-Humboldt An exp loration of ideas\, feelings\, and our life experiences\, using a differen t short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturday s\, 4-5\, and on Wednesdays\, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome to come twice a week or once in a while.\n\n\n\n\nThe reading for this ses sion: Wednesday\, September 23rd\n\nI shall collect plants and fossils\, and with the best of instruments make astronomic observations. Yet this is not the main purpose of my journey. I shall endeavor to find out how natu re's forces act upon one another\, and in what manner the geographic envir onment exerts its influence on animals and plants. In short\, I must find out about the harmony in nature.\n— Baron Alexander von Humboldt\, lette r to Karl Freiesleben (Jun 1799)\n\n\n\n\nThe participants over the years have found that the approach we take\, and the respectful\, affectionate c ommunity of inquirers in which we read and converse\, are as important as the reading itself. While many small groups begin with a check-in\, with a session only an hour long\, Resonant Reading jumps right in to the conver sation. Those who are frequently in the group get to know each other very well this way\, and those who are new will soon find they are among friend s.\n\n\n\nFacilitators use a light hand\, posting the reading in the chat and calling on whoever's Zoom hand is up. Suggestions for readings* come f rom group members\, who also take turns facilitating\, if they want to try that role.\n\n\nHow to join:\n\n\n\n Join this class from your Web brows er: https://zoom.us/j/96865808923\, passcode 227385\n Join this class usi ng the Zoom app: Meeting ID: 968 6580 8923\n Join this class by phone: 66 9 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 968 6580 8923\n Join this class by o ne-tap on mobile phones: 6699006833\,\,96865808923#  (San Jose)\n Phonin g in\, but not in the Bay Area?  Find your local number: https://zoom.us/ u/abL8clvIYT\n\nThis is the Zoom link for Wednesdays. For the Zoom link fo r Saturday\, go to Calendar and click on a Saturday session.\n\n\nQuestion s? Drop an e-mail to resonant-reading+owner@uucpa.org.\n\n\n \;\n\n*Th is activity was formerly called "Sacred Text Reading." That proved mislead ing--for one thing\, more often than not our sources are secular--but it's worth describing the qualities of a sacred text\, which we still look for in the readings we choose. It is any reading that helps us to:\n\n conne ct to something of supreme importance to us\n feel more connected to othe r beings or to the universe\n feel more intensely alive\n align our live s with our values\,\n perceive or feel more deeply\n be more fully and a uthentically ourselves.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.uucpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09 /Resonant-Reading.png CATEGORIES:Adult,Learning,Ongoing Events,Small Groups END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR