1. MBM74’s JOURNEY OF
TRANSCENDENCE
Based on the Framework of Richard
Rohr in his book “Wild Man’s
Journey”

2. STAGE OF DESCENT
Needs to rest in God’s promises and model the wholeness/holiness for others
STAGE OF ASCENT
Needs to make and keep promises to grow
Doesn’t get it; tries to keep ascending despite the
Evidence and the invitation; the shallow fe/male.
FE/MALE
INITIATION
(Early Teens)
CRISIS OF
LIMITATION
(Ages 35-50)
SELFIDENTITY
Necessary period of
idealism. Healthy young wo/man
needs to experience her/his own power
and possibilities. Necessary
egocentrism; not in love with God,
but in love with the idea of being in
love. Duty, responsibility, hard
work delayed gratification, black and
white world views. Immature and
potentially dangerous righteousness,
even though it is earnest and generous.
“Sacrifice” instead of “mercy”.
ANGRY YOUNG WO/MAN
Never gets to experience
Her/his own power, goodness
Or potential. (In some cases
A head start on the
Spiritual journey – early initiation –
If s/he can see God in it and come
To a deep sense of self.)
Normally a negative acting out.
Appropriate
sense of one’s
own boundaries;
a sense of self
adequate to let
go of the self: the
“grain of wheat
that must die or
remain just a
grain of wheat”
(see John 12:24)
The mid-life
crisis: a time of
inner loss of
meaning,
sometimes
accompanied by
failure, falling
apart and “acting
out” to regain
power and
control.
Confrontation
with one’s limits,
with paradox and
mystery – with
the cross. Heroic
virtues don’t
usually work
anymore, nor do
they always help.
Needs humility,
honesty. Early
movement from
self-control to the
beginning of
God’s control.
EMBITTERING JOURNEY
Confrontation, but no enlightenment
Wounds did not become “sacred”
wounds; still looking for something
to blame. The negative and
cynical wo/man.
Needs
spiritual
guidance because
rules no longer
work in their old form.
Letting go, trust, patience,
surrender, holy
abandonment, compassion,
the dark night of faith; the
Abrahamic Journey from
what you have to what you
don’t have. Finally secure
enough to be insecure. Time
of painful insights and major
surgery. Painfully redefining
victory and success; putting
on the mind of Christ, the
Paschal Mystery. Cannot fake
prayer anymore, but must
pray to survive. The shadow
is not just tolerated, but
embraced, forgiven and seen
as a gift. The rejected stone
becomes the cornerstone
(see 1 Peter 2:7). “Mercy”
instead of “sacrifice.”
HOLY FOOL
God’s beloved
daughter/son
the mellow
“grandmother /
grandfather”
who can hold
together the
paradoxes because
God has done it in
him. God is
finally in control.
Return to simplicity
to the garden;
Beyond judgments,
“reason” and control
to wisdom. Being
human more
important than selfImage, role, power,
prestige or
possessions. S/he
has it all!

3. STAGE OF DESCENT
Needs to rest in God’s promises and model the wholeness/holiness for others
STAGE OF ASCENT
Needs to make and keep promises to grow
Doesn’t get it; tries to keep ascending despite the
Evidence and the invitation; the shallow fe/male.
FE/MALE
INITIATION
(Early Teens)
CRISIS OF
LIMITATION
(Ages 35-50)
EMBITTERING JOURNEY
SELFIDENTITY
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4. Sample Canvass inspired by Stephen Wilke’s “Day to Night” photos (see link:
http://www.stephenwilkes.com/fine-art-gallery.php?g=7&t=fineart )

5. We can have one giant poster with pictures from 1974 to present somewhat similar to
Stephen Wilke’s Day to Night photos which are comprised of 1,500 shots taken from day to
night in one location. This poster can be used both in the class production presentation as
stage background and also as one page collage in the yearbook
1974
2012

6. CAN GROUP THEN
CAN GROUP NOW

11. Include CIRILO SERNA

12. The Yearbook Theme could segway
into the Program Presentation of
MBM74

13. THEME: RESILIENCE IN ADVERSITY
• MUSIC: Sequence
• Stage of Ascent/Heroic Journey up to “Self Identity”
– WE ARE FAMILY
• Stage of Descent/Crisis of Limitation
– AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH
• Wisdom Journey
– CELEBRATE
• POSSIBLE CHOREOGRAPHY – Note this will be
brainstormed with a professional choreographer
– SHADOW DANCE JOURNEY

14. Links to music with choreography
We are Family
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeHKllOVo9E
Ain’t no Mountain High Enough
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EDzdJknPyE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvduYLc1wSE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf_kIqtMdVI
Celebrate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmUoj0WoHUQ