Hello Gina:
I have been taught the native way of the healing circle We are taught to
use a pouch of tobacco or an eagle feather as the talking stick, but a
rock or a flower or anything organic will do just fine. One person
starts with a prayer and a thought around forgiveness and passes the
feather to the left in a clockwise direction. The starting space could
be the oldest person (elder) the person in the east direction or anyone
that wants to start, but the only one who talks is the one with the
feather. Many time I have known exactly what I will say until the
feather touches my hand then all bets are off because my brain closes
down and my heart opens up as if given some truth serum . there should
be a bit of an alter with a candle and some water and any object that
holds great meaning for you. The group might want to write forgiveness
letters and bring them with them to place on the alter. At the end of
the circle the letters might be burned. We always have a small feast,
and say grace to bring the spirit of the circle into our bodies and
close the ceremony with proper respect and thanks to Creator and the
helpers. I hope this helps

In Peace and Healing
Glenn

Gina wrote:
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> Dear Katherine,
>
> Perhaps that quiet part of yourself is what St. Teresa would call the
> cocooning phase? I'm hardly ever quiet but have been much, much quieter
> this last 1.5 yrs. Now with my children in Spain, I'm quieter than
> ever!!!!
>
> My exception was today. I had coffee with Mary, a woman who is new to the
> area. We melded, fused and flowed like long lost sisters. It is the very
> first COMMUNITY I've felt since moving here! Well, besides Scot and his
> gigantic family, 10 siblings. YIPPEE, it is a beginning!!! !!
>
> We are thinking about starting a group in the area. One idea that came up
> was a group around Forgiveness, Lord knows I need it. Has anyone got any
> good ideas as to how it could be structured?? It would be VERY IMPORTANT
> not to go into Woundology!!
>
> BLESSINGS of GRACE,
> Gina
>
> On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 7:04 AM, iveeatenatoe <toveclan@nildram. co.uk
> <mailto:toveclan%40nildram.co.uk>>wrote:
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> >
> >
> > My voice has been going quiet for sometime. I have been stuck in a
> "I dont
> > know what to say" mode in group conversations for a long time.I went
> to a
> > weekend course this weekend and found I could hardly get a word out. I
> > literally was silent but it wasnt comfortable silence. I desparately
> wanted
> > to fill the silence but simply couldnt. I'm still not sure what was
> going on
> > there or what archetype may have had control of me that weekend.
> Gradually
> > as the weekend progressed this part of me did find the courage to speak
> > without script or story and since I have come back I have felt more
> > confident and safer within myself.
> >
> > I read a wonderful poem by Kim Rosen yesterday and she talks about the
> > abuser and the abused and it made me realise I have been both the abused
> > and... AND the abuser to myself and that I need a voice within me to
> stop
> > that abuser of me for I have been doing to myself in my head what
> was done
> > to me. I can remember saying I would never do to anyone else what
> was done
> > to me but it is a reaslisation to learn that here I am doing it to
> > myself...makes me feel a deeper understanding of the person whose
> behaviour
> > was abusive to wards me.
> >
> > Katherine
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Gina
> I've clicked for peace! Have you?
> www.tenmillionclick sforpeace. org/?sid= 42952c450WJu5466 kW8095556& s=1
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