Conscious Connections

October 2006 – June 2007

 

 

Come to the edge, he said.

They said: We are afraid.

 

Come to the edge, he said.

They came.

 

He pushed them…

And they flew.

                                             A Apollinaire

 

 

Together, in supportive harmony, five women continue this seven-month course of self-exploration, seeing themselves in a refreshing way, discovering their authentic voice and speaking their truth. During their journey of conscious connections, they are beginning to sense their inner strengths as they experience the art of compassionate communication along with the wisdom of silence.  This group was formed in September, created by individuals coming together to witness, accept, empower and honor, gathering in a space and time where they could learn to appreciate themselves and their journeying friends with heartfelt understanding. 

 

Lady of the River. This driftwood from No-Name River

serves to witness the heartfelt sharings of women in Circle.

 

As the December 21 Winter Solstice approached, this longest night of the year served as a reminder that in this Sacred Void of darkness lies all the Creation Energy we could possible need. In ceremony, these journeying women went into their envisioning space as they created a mask of their future. This mask is now being placed into a ‘life-scape’ where their visions and dreams will begin to take shape.

 

 

To go in the dark with a light is to know the light.

To know the dark, go dark.

Go without sight and find that the dark, too,

Blooms and sings,

And is traveled by dark feet

And dark wings.

                                - Wendell Berry

 

"Greenshire awakens my imagination in powerful ways! … I feel a friendly homecoming each time I arrive. I hear myself sigh deeply at the soothing music as I make myself a cup of tea. I move to the comfort of pillows in each room, feeling relaxed and among fellow travelers seeking more soul awareness. Greenshire is like a stage coach stop on the journey of life.”       -Dana Guera                                                                                                                                               

 

“…Furthermore, we have not even to risk the journey alone, for the heroes of all time have gone before us. The labyrinth is thoroughly known. We have only to follow the thread of the hero path, and where we had thought to find an abomination, we shall find a god. And where we had thought to slay another, we shall slay ourselves. Where we had thought to travel outward, we will come to the center of our own existence. And where we had thought to be alone, we will be with all the world.”

                                                                                             - Joseph Campbell

 

 

 

 

 

 

Through sharing and listening, movement and stillness, our group of kindred spirits experienced a ‘death and re-birth’ as they consciously began choosing and creating their Heart’s Desire. They will be envisioning and creating with their masks until the Vision Quest experience in May, after which they will share their New Story to close friends and family.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Secret Treasure Bearer   If you knew yourself for even one moment, If you could just glimpse your most beautiful face, Maybe you wouldn’t slumber So deeply in that house of clay. Why not move into your house of joy And shine into every crevice! For you are the secret Treasure bearer And always have been. Didn’t you know? - Rumi

As the mask was lifted, she felt a sense of renewal, a light-of-being… giving her the freedom and courage to envision new possibilities and choose her own direction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Vision

 

Write the vision down.

Inscribe it on tablets to be easily read

Since this vision is for its own time only,

Eager for its own fulfillment.

It does not deceive.

If it comes slowly,

Wait.

For come it will.

Without fail.

                                Holy Bible: Habakkuk, Chapter 2, Verses 2 & 3