Glenn,

I am honored to receive your words. Since I'm not supposed to have eagle
feathers, we could use something else. Funny, the woman with whom I might
do this ceremony & I met for the first time today on the same street my
Elders used to live on!! Spirit Speaks. ; )


Mitakuye oyasin,
Gina

On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 9:07 PM, Glenn Wainman <gbwainman@...> wrote:

>
>
> 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:
> >
> >
> > 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 <toveclan%2540nildram.co.uk>>>wrote:
>
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > 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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> >
> >
>
>



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Gina
I've clicked for peace! Have you?
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