A space to remember why we are here...
Consecration is for those who have already chosen Auroville — and wish to realign their inner aspiration with the collective work of building the City the Earth Needs.
Auroville Consecration
What is the Consecration Programme?
The Auroville Consecration Programme (ACP) is a quarterly, full-day reflective and participatory programme for Aurovilians.
It is not an orientation, not a policy meeting, and not a debate forum.
It is a space for renewal — where Aurovilians pause, reflect, and consciously reconnect with the purpose that brought them here.
Consecration acknowledges a simple truth: alignment is not permanent; it must be renewed.
Who Is It For?
Consecration is for:
All Aurovilians
Long-term residents carrying responsibilities
Those engaged in work, governance, education, economy, ecology, culture
Aurovilians who feel the need to pause, re-center, and re-commit
Why Consecration Matters
Newcomers have Orientation.
Visitors have Discovery and Bonjour.
But Aurovilians — the willing servitors of the Divine Consciousness — rarely have a shared space to realign.
Over time, routine replaces aspiration.
Work replaces meaning.
Positions replace purpose.
Consecration creates a collective rhythm of remembrance — a space to ask again:
Why am I here?
What am I serving?
How do my actions align with Auroville’s purpose today?
Without such spaces, the experiment risks becoming functional but hollow.
Frequency:
• Quarterly (one full day)
Time:
• 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Venue:
• Rotating Auroville spaces (announced in advance)
Indicative Flow:
Morning gathering and collective concentration
Invocation and aspiration dialogues
Living Word: collective reading of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother
Shared meals as part of the practice
Experiential sessions: energy, expression, and inner work
Breakout reflections across key fields of Auroville life
Closing: moving forward consciously, individually and collectively
Consecration does not aim to cover everything.
It holds what is essential.
The Charter as a living compass
Inner work and outer responsibility
The yoga of work in collective life
Present challenges — without denial or blame
Reflection that can inform action and policy
Renewal of the original flame of aspiration
Consecration is part of the Auroville Alignment Programme, which holds different stages of relationship with Auroville:
Bonjour Auroville — for Visitors
Discovery Programme — for Volunteers and Seekers
Orientation Programme — for Newcomers
Consecration Programme — for Aurovilians
