Dear Brian, How nice to hear from you. Funda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian S Bainbridge" <bria...@mira.net> To: <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 6:21 AM Subject: What I have learned
> Dear Harrison > Talking recently with Larry Peterson, it became clear > that I had omitted one of the important learnings from these recent years. > And I am labeling it "The Role of Ritual". > I recall that, at Days Inn in perhaps the Third International OSonOS, > you just opened the space by saying something like "Well here we all > are, and we all know what to do - so let's get on with it". > I, and Larry (and I have heard you say) reckon that the ritual at the > start of an OS gathering is very important. It would be no surprise to > you to hear me say how important I see ritual as being, given that you > and I are priests. We may not understand its origin or its full > meaning, but its impact is always something that matters in some fashion > to those present. The same applies, IMHO, in an OS Event. > Walking the circle, engaging the eyes, focusing the spirit, opening the > space, inviting the participation and the passions to emerge, etc. - all > vital. > No less vital is the opportunity, I believe, of evoking spirit with some > kind of talking stick exercise at the close of the event, which > challenges/invites participants to touch into their own soul and share > whatever they are able to with others present. That, too, is ritual of a > special and growing kind. > Enough from me. > Cheers and blessings, BRIAN > > * > * > ========================================================== > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist