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THE ART OF DEEP LISTENING (MIRRORING)
AND STORYTELLING
To listen a soul into disclosure and
discovery is the greatest service
one human being can do for another.
– a Quaker saying
In the tradition of rites of passage, after a period of time alone in
the natural world, the individual returned to the community and shared
the important elements of the initiatory journey through the underworld.
A Council of Elders listened deeply, and assisted the initiate to understand
and digest the experience by illuminating the important parts, i.e. the
symbols, the teachings from the natural world, the unique tools and gifts
that brought her/him through the passage, as well as the shadow or dark
side, the ordeal itself. The ancient practice of going alone into the
natural world and returning to the community to tell the story was in
and of itself considered a very healing experience. It assisted the individual
to know their place in the divine scheme of things and to bring some awareness
to the basic life questions: Who am I, why am I here, what are my gifts,
who are my people, what is my place? This experience is a central feature
of all programs offered by WR and is considered essential for the incorporation
of the full experience of the rite of passage itself.
In this seminar we will enact the ancient healing practices included in
all rites of passage of going alone into the natural world, returning
with our story, learning how to mirror or reflect through deep listening
to the important elements of this story, and bringing this healing gift
to our communities. Using the Medicine Wheel of the Four Shields of Human
Nature and earth-based healing practices, the art of council, and other
practices which are part of this ancient way of relating to the circle
of life, we will illuminate and empower our true life stories.
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