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Temples, churches and mosques

Introduction

Temples, mosques and churches, of any type, with their internal and external decorations, are places where ceremonies or events of various types can be held which can have great psychological, emotional and spiritual value.

Food for thoughts

Using a temple, a church or a mosque intelligently requires a certain culture and intelligence. A capable person, using a well-decorated building, can give rise to events or ceremonies with a great impact. Even if nowadays many people mistreat these places, the truth is that they hide great potential.

However, it is also necessary to take into account the fact that, since science is in continuous development, their use is not as easy as it seems: the existence of complex sciences such as biotechnology, information technology, psychology and the entire social context -economic-cultural creates constantly changing conditions. Whoever has to manage these places does not have an easy job. I am therefore writing below some ideas that may help you to think better about the use of these places.

A question arises spontaneously: why, for example, are Churches so badly treated by young people? The answer is simple: because the current liturgies for a young person are of no use and are only a matter of repeating the same phrases, an experience that easily becomes boring and whose usefulness a young person does not understand. Honestly, I do not understand it either, and I believe that the current liturgies are obsolete and are failing in their attempt to keep young people in groups and friends with people older than them. In addition to this, priests do not have other particular initiatives (it is often like this) therefore churches and parishes are gradually abandoned, by young people but not only by them.

I remember when I was young, having participated in events where together with unknown people I danced, sang and a particular ceremony was performed together, with lots of accompanying music, and I remember that at the end of it I felt decidedly better psychologically. This is just an example to show that there are possibilities to help people feel better, but these spaces must be used more wisely if we want to succeed.

That's why below I list various ideas to reflect on and act on to be able to reach the goal of helping people feel better, become wiser or even just socialize.

Various ideas

Since the architecture (statues and decorations) is a fundamental part of the building, it is equally easy to understand that the ceremonies that take place inside them could or should also vary depending on the architecture and decorations of the building itself to achieve maximum effectiveness . In addition to this, it is necessary to keep in mind that even potted plants and minerals of a certain value are to be considered an integral part of the furnishings and that they are more important than they may seem.
In addition to this, the ceremonies or events within them can also vary depending on particular socio-economic contexts, depending on the climate (in a torrid climate perhaps a certain type of ceremony is needed, while in a winter climate others are needed) or even depending on the sex and age of the participants. Just as there are books recommended for children or books for university students, or recommended for specific professions, in the same way, as far as ceremonies are concerned, nothing prevents them from being specific for a specific audience (for example specific ceremonies for sports athletes and specific ceremonies for employees, just to give an example).
A large temple, like a large garden, unfortunately also has costs resulting from the need to carry out periodic cleaning: just as those who have a large garden must sometimes mow the grass or rake the leaves, so does a large temple, church or mosque. it needs periodic cleaning, for example from dust or dirt that comes off the shoes.
I am not particularly expert in ceremonies, but it may be that carrying them out in sync in different places (as in reality this already happens) could improve their effectiveness. Having said this, it is not even said that this synchrony cannot be perfect: the technological tools to achieve this exist, for example even if the ceremonies are recorded on a disc. It is not an idea to be underestimated.
In addition to this type of synchrony, there is another, which actually involves the targeted phase shift between ceremonies in different places, to create a sort of "wave"...
In certain cases some churches, temples or mosques are nearby: it is not conceptually prohibited to move participants from one building to another, moving them on foot between the various buildings, for example halfway through the ceremony.
In a place crowded with people there is a fundamental problem, which is that of smell. Unfortunately, sometimes the sweat and the mixture of the various perfumes used by people create an environment that is a bit... not very predictable. If the person carrying out the ceremonies wants to obtain more consistent results, it could also be smart to use large perfume diffusers inside the building and ask participants not to perfume themselves.
Ceremonies are often performed as a sequential set of songs sung together and speeches made by those managing the event or ceremony. It is not conceptually prohibited for ceremonies to be recorded and recorded, for example on a record, or for there to be background music during speech. As far as I'm concerned, creating a ceremony is a real art, just as creating carpets or creating a sculpture can be.
Just as there are musical groups and orchestras, made up of different types of people, the same also applies to ceremonies. Personally I don't see anything wrong if a ceremony was managed for example by two priests and two priestesses, dressed in a certain way. Making ceremonies is also a profession.
Personally in my life I have seen several phenomena that I didn't even think were possible, such as being able to make the Northern Lights arrive in Europe or seeing obsidian, typically black like coal, with the colors of the rainbow. Therefore, for the same reason, I believe that well-done ceremonies (it doesn't necessarily have to be free) cannot have a very, very high value when carried out with great care.
Depending on the sensitivity and type of ceremony, participants may be asked to bring or not bring animals with them, to dress in a certain way or to bring paper and pen with them, just to give an example, in case it was necessary write something, or some type of mat to use for meditations or yoga.
Still returning to the use of paper and ballpoint pen, the use of "guestbooks", cassettes for written messages or even just a few pieces of paper to write something during the ceremony to carry with you as a souvenir is not conceptually prohibited. Naturally at the discretion of those who organize the events or ceremonies.
It is not conceptually prohibited that there may be certain objects, sold in nearby shops, recommended for participation in ceremonies. It is not prohibited that there are earrings, necklaces, clothes or bracelets recommended for participation in a particular event or ceremony carried out in a temple, mosque or church.
Even if it is an idea that may seem a bit bizarre, I write it anyway because it is not: it is not conceptually prohibited to arbitrarily decide the positions of the participants in the ceremony or event based on criteria established by those who carry out the ceremony, which could be age, weight, height, educational qualification... for example, simply, if the taller person is in front and the shorter person is behind, it is quite easy to understand that those who are behind are unlikely to can see who is carrying out the event or ceremony. In addition to this, it is an incontrovertible fact on a scientific level that those who weigh more than their body constantly make greater muscular effort than those who are thinner, even just to stand, and that this "psychological" factor is not important and does not affect the outcome of the ceremonies. So, in general, for those who participate, it is always better to trust and not get lost in useless discussions about how the ceremony takes place, be it the position to occupy inside the building or the dress to wear. It is absolutely normal that there are rules, and just as a computer or a watch for example is made with great precision in its components in order to function, the same can also be true for an event or ceremony. That's not to say that there can't be a certain tolerance, but it's also not to say that there can't be any.
It could be a very smart idea to keep tillandsias inside the building, or to wear them as necklaces during events or ceremonies. My personal idea is that they are perfect for crowded places.
Although we are generally used to sculptures made of various stones, nowadays there are also sculptures that move. What would it be like to have a large gear rotating inside the building? Or some other colorful or decorated object that rotates? That's not to say it can't be a valid idea and can be explored. Of course, it is not even said that this type of "objects" can be so easily available or easy to use.
This does not mean that participation in the ceremony or event cannot be differentiated, that is, that some people participate in a certain way and others in another. In reality this already happens, but in any case I write it here as a concept because it is still useful to have it as a whole.
Since sometimes I also happened to travel several kilometers to participate in certain paid events, in the same way it does not mean that ceremonies and events inside temples, mosques and churches cannot be advertised (both offline and online ) and that the relevant instructions or description thereof cannot also be distributed.
Temples, mosques and churches are very particular buildings. Sometimes they are also used for classical music concerts. However, it is not very easy to understand precisely the best ways for their use and those to avoid, but it is obvious that it depends on the buildings themselves, on how they are decorated and furnished and on the culture of the place. For example, how many different uses are there for forks? I know 2, maybe 3. The first, obviously, for eating, the second, less obvious, for removing beer caps stuck in the ground of the parks, and the third... I don't know, maybe if you are a human case, maybe to comb a lock of hair. Here, in the same way, the same goes for temples, mosques and churches.
In certain cases, those who manage the temple, mosque or church might have pets... I have never seen a cat in certain events... but even if there was one... by chance... or if there was some pet that manages to live happily even in dedicated spaces (caterpillars that become butterflies, or snails for example...) ... there would be nothing wrong ...
Regarding the possible uses of those buildings, the following come to mind:
Group readings
Meditations
Prayers
Songs
Ceremonies
Contemplations
Celebrations
Mourning
Classical music concerts
Dances
Small sand sculptures
Games events for children
Painting events
... and little else ...

However, I don't see them obviously suitable for sporting activities (at least in small or non-ventilated buildings). The situation is different for places that have large cloisters, where it is also possible to carry out sporting activities and outdoor games.

As regards prayers, it must be said that when you pray to an almighty god you always run the risk of using "resources" that are not necessarily voluntarily available on the part of those people (especially if elsewhere other people are possibly sleeping ). In general, the safest way of praying is to draw on the psychological resources of the people in the room or who participate in the event, asking for their love or attention, but certainly not by asking an omnipotent being, as it is not certain that this type of modality is not actually problematic. Note: if regarding the source of resources it is better to stick to those who are present during the celebration, as regards the resolution of problems it is easy to understand that if they are local problems, then the effect should probably be very perceptible, while if instead it concerns problems on the other side of the world then finding effective evidence could be more difficult.
Some problems can probably only be solved with prayers. Take for example the presence of spiders inside homes or near household appliances. Who guarantees us that their presence does not influence our psychology, in silent ways that we do not know, and that we cannot easily intuit anyway? Here in this case a prayer can be salvific and can serve to cleanse people's minds from any disturbances caused by insects present inside homes even during normal work or leisure activities. Other examples could also be to help people get to know each other and socialize by creating a climate of trust, or to encourage the sharing of resources and skills in the community by trying in some way to also help those who are having difficulty socializing with others, or to discourage crime and instead encourage dialogue and listening. Other examples could be contributions to the resolution of serious problems that have not yet been resolved, the recovery of the souls of the deceased (including trees and plants), or even apologies to animals and trees that we have made suffer needlessly in the past, or even thanking pollinating insects for their indispensable work, or even thanking the trees for the magnificent and precious minerals and crystals that are present and that we manage to find.
The cheapest but at the same time effective prayers are undoubtedly those that start from whoever is praying and simply interest whoever is praying. For reasons that are also easily understandable. At that point obviously the ability of those who created the prayer also comes into play in knowing how to use those resources available during prayer to be able to solve the most critical problems in those people, or even just in some of those people. In any case it is a help that the community gives itself, in order to unblock those who are most in difficulty. I personally remember participating in celebrations and group dances that had the sole purpose of helping those present by using the resources of those present and I remember coming away enthusiastic about how I felt emotionally.
That prayers and ceremonies have visible effects on a psychological level has now also been demonstrated scientifically, Masaru Emoto demonstrated this by photographing water, but I too can testify to having found the effects of certain celebrations on my psychology, as well as having observed statistical effects that demonstrate it. Because in any case time and attention are still significant resources, therefore even just based on these two elements we can easily think that prayers are useful for something and should be used wisely.
Conceptually, if people regularly attended churches because of the presence of significant, interesting and/or useful ceremonies or events, if these people also tried other parishes even a little haphazardly, an interesting socialization would be generated at the end of these events. Also helping people to get to know each other is important and can serve to improve society, therefore if these events are well attended and one goes from one place to another the possibility of meeting different people who live in the surrounding areas becomes a real possibility.