Hi all:
Phelim - your post brought to mind the variety of these sorts of experiences
I've had over the years... Thanks!
Further to Harrison and Romy's posts (hi Romy!), I would add that we are
also more sensitized to seeing the connections and possibilities... It also
assists us in formulating positive expectations and what we expect to
perceive we perceive.
I definitely think it's a collective practice and one which supports the
evolution of the species - in terms of consciousness; so a collective
practice that supports both individual and collective evolution.
To all out US friends - have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend :-)
Glory
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From: "Harrison Owen" <hho...@verizon.net>
To: <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu>
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 8:17 AM
Subject: Re: open space and synchronicity
Phelim -- Synchronicity seems to be a common bed-fellow with OS, but I
can't
recall anything quite as in-your-face as your stories. Without getting
into
an arcane discussion of cosmic net, connections and mysterious forces (all
of which I am sure are operative) it seems to me that one way of
understanding the phenomenon is to notice that in Open Space somehow our
senses (all seven or eight of them) go on high alert. We then notice a lot
of things that ordinarily pass us by without a trace. To me the wonder is
not so much the perceived synchronicities but rather the heightened
perception. I suppose one might explain some of this in terms of what the
Buddhists call Mindfulness -- but real mindfulness is typically only
realized after intense Practice. Which might then suggest that OS is then
some form of a collective Practice . . .? And what do you have to say
about
that, Mr. Chris Corrigan???
Somehow related to all this is the experience I have had on multiple
occasions where the weather (rain, sun, snow, clouds etc.) seems to
mirror,
or possibly occasion, the moods and happenings in an OS. My sense has
always
been that in some rather remarkable way the participant group was in
strong
alignment not only within itself, but also with the world around it. I
don't
know how you would ever measure or prove this, but it is a curiosity.
Harrison
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From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Phelim
McDermott
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 5:33 AM
To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
Subject: open space and synchronicity
I am interested to know if people find the practice of open space
gets supported for you by synchronicity experiences? Here's mine for
the week. In january i did a two day open space event for the theatre
community here in london and as i reported on this list had a great
time. On the morning of the second day i bought a copy of my usual
newspaper the independent. On the front cover was an enormous FULL
PAGE picture of a beautiful blue butterfly with an article about
climate change and saying this particular blue butterfly was an
endangered species in the uk. This week I Facilitated my second open
space event for a "The Producers forum" .. a community of producers
working in the arts here. Yesterday on the morning of the second day
i went in and as usual bought my copy of the independent
newspaper.... on the cover was an enormous FULL PAGE picture of..
yes A bumble bee saying three species are extinct and more
threatened by new farming methods suggestions given to help save
them. I am almost spooked by how personal this message seems to be
in its timing and how insignificant it may seem to anyone else. When
the universe speaks through open space it has much more elegant ways
than email!
Great open space event by the way!
Best wishes
Phelim
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