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Tonight's readings are going to come from a book called The Dance, Copyright 1916.

The The The Introduction The gods Introduction The gods themselves

danced

As the stars dance in the sky

is a saying of the ancient Mexicans.

To dance is to take part in the cosmic control of the world, said the ancient Greek philosophers.

What do you dance? asks African Bantu of a member of another tribe after his greeting.

Livingston said that when an African wild man danced, that was his religion.

It is said that the savages do not preach their religion, but dance it.

According to the Bible, the ancient Hebrews danced before their ark of the covenant.

Saint Basil describes the angels dancing in heaven.

According to Dante, dancing is the real occupation of the inmates of heaven.

Christ acting as the leader of the inmates of heaven.

Christ acting as the leader of a celestial ballet.

Dancing, said Lucian, is as old as love.

Dance had a sacred and mystic meaning to the early Christians upon whom the Bible had made a deep impression.

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