How interesting Harrison - just had a quick look at the origins of
the word - apparantly derived from the Greek word 'agora' meaning
'market place'so it literally means 'fear of the market
place'...and, would you believe, 'agoraphobics are not afraid of open
spaces themselves, but of having
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Thanks for the prompt Harrison - have just
started to read this thread about fear -
fascinating conversation indeed and so much
profound wisdom and experience condensed into
brief commentaries by folks - thank you
I will collate the comments and bring to my
meeting with the psych professor
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Thanks for the prompt Harrison - have just
started to read this thread about fear -
fascinating conversation indeed and so much
profound wisdom and experience condensed into
brief commentaries by folks - thank you
I will collate the com
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f avner
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Harisson, the Rabbi you mentioned had moved a long way since then and he is
trying to initiate these days a spiritual alliance between the Judaism and
the Islam.
Not letting fear con
: Terrorized by terror -- Space closes
Something that Chris said caught my eye. "Phill Cass calls the "private voice
of possibility" which emerges into the public consciousness. Suddenly we're
not talking about the fearful aspects of a state run system of colonization,
but rath
Dear Avner and all,
Thank you Avner for your story about the Rabbi who is working to create a
spiritual alliance between Judaism and Islam. And it is great there is an
initiative to convince Israeli authorities to let Muslims of all ages pray
on Temple Mount.
>What kind of challenge are the Iran
During world war 2, there was Japanese interment and deportation in Canada
too, and I'm not aware of any response to it at the time that was any more
effective than that mounted by Japanese Canadians themselves. Canada
rounded up thousands of Canadians of Japanese ancestry) out of sheer t
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Considering the question of America the Fearful and Frightened,
I dont think this is something that began 5.5 years ago.
I enjoy the analogy of the dojo/dojang and the idea of going beyond the
question of safety with respect to the spaces we open.
I spend a fair amount of time thinking about th
ehalf Of *Chris
Corrigan
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This is a wise response Wendy, about Open Space not being safe space but
rather a space in which we can train with our fear. Many of us who ar
now.
Politicians and entrepreneurs stand to gain a lot of power and wealth
from large violent conflicts and they invest in them. That was true
in World War II as it is now. The Rockefeller's made a fortune
selling jet fuel to the Nazis. There is plenty of booty being made
now.
My feeling is tha
This is a wise response Wendy, about Open Space not being safe space but
rather a space in which we can train with our fear. Many of us who are
martial artists will know the experience of bringing your fear to the dojang
(in Korean, the training gym, like the Japanese dojo) and practice it with
p
Dear Harrison,
Thank you so much for starting this thread. Chris, your analogy of the hole
in the bathtub is a very clear representation of what (little) we know about
creating change in complex systems. Right now fear seems to be the primary
attractor guiding the energy in the US system—and
Zbigniew Brzezinski, National Security Advisor to Jimmy Carter, is usually
over shadowed by Henry Kissinger, which is a shame, because the clarity and
insight of Zbigniew is remarkable, I think. Case in point is his recent
article, "Terrorized by the War on Terror." I bring all th
r to Jimmy Carter, is usually
over shadowed by Henry Kissinger, which is a shame, because the clarity
and
insight of Zbigniew is remarkable, I think. Case in point is his recent
article, "Terrorized by the War on Terror." I bring all this up here
because
I think it has a lot to do with a
I want to post these two pieces to the oslist again. I received and posted
them in September of 2001. -- Jeff
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from Marshall Rosenberg's book, Nonviolent Communication (forwarded by Tom
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"Murderer!", "Assassin", "Child-killer!", "Murderer!"
I [Marshall Rosenberg] was
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Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 12:03 PM
Subject: terror.. oil
> Peg's question, and that writer, make me think. This is a heartfelt and
> political posting...
>
> "Terrorism" seems to always be an extreme reaction to dominant c
Peg's question, and that writer, make me think. This is a heartfelt and
political posting...
"Terrorism" seems to always be an extreme reaction to dominant cultures. In
many cases the cause is just, even tho the violence cannot be condoned; so
an antidote to terror is to deepl
In a message dated 9/12/01 12:26:09 AM, cor...@interchange.ubc.ca writes:
<< If I could I would take a leaf from my son's book and find a way to press
my
forehead to the world and murmer a loving song into its consciousness.
>>
Chris, this is what I see you doing, in your work and in the wise
Thanks, Jeff, for those powerful words and challenging ideas.
Joelle
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Sent: woensdag 12 september 2001 02:27
To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
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Dear Friends
The eerie, unimaginably sad news reached us around midnight our time
and we listened long through the night.
Our loving thoughts and sympat
Florian wrote:
"but
what happend today also is part of humanity. it is.
we are they, they are we. we are together part of the human unic whole.
holding space including every possibility is hard to accept. we must."
Your messages touch me deeply florian - thank you for sharing your heart and
your
Dear Friends
The eerie, unimaginably sad news reached us around midnight our time
and we listened long through the night.
Our loving thoughts and sympathy go to all the people most personally
affected. Their horror is beyond comprehension.
All the postings above give heart and hope that the huma
Who are these people that act so unspeakably and celebrate it as
righteousness?
I want to eat their stories and fully digest them
so that I can look myself in the mirror of their souls and love us all.
Peggy
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What struck me yesterday was not only the surreal experience of this
tragedy but also how the younger generation was reacting to it. The
shock was beyond the event; it brought home in a deep way never felt
before, the fundamental fears and questions about life and how our
society is recklessly igno
my friends
what is touching me so deep
is the feeling that i am part of what happended:
in the relationship of thinking about, thinking, suffering,
looking on, judging, listening, being informed and doing it.
there must have been preformed pictures in my brain,
(otherwise i couldn´t realise what i
Hello All,
Like everyone else in North America and perhaps around the world, I spent
most of the day glued to the closest form of media. My office building
holds about 20 small businesses, one who has a television set. We all
gathered this morning to watch the initial coverage and I was astounde
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> > Reply-To: OSLIST
> > Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 13:33:39 -0300
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> >
> > I received the following from a family member close to the terror:
> >
> > I sit in
my tears
let me touch you
i need you, my friends
florian
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What is in the minds of those that create terror and die as they do it?
What is in that space?
How does passion and responsibility become directed to such ends?
What energy displaces mortal terror on to others, seen as objects?
How can humans climb out of their embroidered monster head of hatred
At 01:10 PM 9/11/2001 -0600, John wrote:
over the years a strong faith has taken root in me.
it is: love is all that matters. love is more important than life itself.
thank you to all of you on this list serve that are vessels of so much love.
i draw inspiration from you.
when darkness comes
I have no words for this. I'm only able to say my deepest sympathy to you
all in the States.
I will mourn in the OPEN SPACE with you.
Michael Funke & family
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Systemic Consulting Net
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I received the following from a family member close to the terror:
I sit in the US
feeling the fear, tear
hearing the anger, tears
unknown how
hold the space for healing
hold the space
anew
I hear much talk of retaliation, aggression. Aggression breeds aggression.
Let
I received the following from a family member close to the terror:
I sit in the US
feeling the fear, tear
hearing the anger, tears
unknown how
hold the space for healing
hold the space
anew
I hear much talk of retaliation, aggression. Aggression breeds aggression.
Let
potent stuff, jeff. thank you for sharing it. ...fascinating that you sent
it when you did...
over the years a strong faith has taken root in me.
it is: love is all that matters. love is more important than life itself.
thank you to all of you on this list serve that are vessels of so much love
I have been thinking the same thing all day John, and even as I awoke this
morning to hear of this tragic weirdness, my son insisted on spending much of
the first hour of our day together pressing his head to mine and making a little
humming "om" sound. That's how he shows his love. And he made m
I sent that piece before I learned what happened in the US. I was
responding to an attack in Istanbul, Turkey, near the German consulate,
which I read about in the paper this morning; and also thinking of
Palestinian and Israeli friends.
My shock now is more immediate - and I can wonder why this i
I sit here in Canada
feeling the terror and pain
feel my tears and the tears
of my sisters and brothers in Washington
and I hold space
for the terrorism to stop.
I hold space in my heart for peaceful negotiations
and I invite others to hold that space...
>>> florian fischer 09/11
This is from Arnold Mindell, in his book Sitting In the Fire (Lao Tse
Press, Oregon, 1995). I offer it wishing to honor the anguish that comes
thru in your writing so powerfully. -- Jeff
"(T)errorists are just people. They are neither insane nor
psychotic(W)omen and men tell stories about thei
OSLIST
> Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 13:33:39 -0300
> To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
> Subject: Re: terror
>
> I received the following from a family member close to the terror:
>
> I sit in the US
> feeling the fear, tear
> hearing the anger, tears
> unknown how
>
> h
To all my relations,
In this moment
of so many tears
feeling our oneness
our limitations
opening to Spirit
seeding compassion.
In this moment
of so much love
feeling our connection
our power
opening space for all
seeding forgiveness.
Christine Whitney Sanchez, M.C.
Milagro Organizational Consul
Is this the cry of pain of those pushed to final desperation?
Will we ever learn that there is no solution in monopolizing power?
When will wisdom become the basis for foreign policy?
What will the man at the helm in this country do?
When will compassion prevail?
Kenoli
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Kenoli Oleari, Horizon
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