Last May I was part of a gathering on Whidbey Island – the First Fire Gathering – who came together for two purposes: To explore the shift of the Circle Way from primarily being carried by its founders and pioneers (Ann Linnea and Christina Baldwin) to it’s next generation of practice and scope. To participate […]
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Be a Yuletide Storycatcher
After receiving a set of Joanna Powell Colbert’s Gaian Tarot I’ve enjoyed her occasional newsletters that arrive in my inbox. Today’s led me to a post of her’s from last year about hosting a winter solstice story circle. In it she has one of my favourite quotes about the power of story from Christina Baldwin: Story […]
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N-A-T-U-R-E
Appreciating Christina Baldwin’s story from PeerSpirit’s August newsletter where she writes of an experience in an urban landscape and remembering N-A-T-U-R-E. She writes: Outside the second story windows of the meeting room, I was eye level with a row of city trees, their green leaves waving in the wind. I put my hands on the […]
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A Disturber’s Message
Chatting with my mom today as we were driving about some reflections I had the night before. Of all the family members I was with over the past few days there was one in particular that was causing a rub with me. Very subtle. I noticed myself feeling slightly irritated whenever they were around (to […]
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A Grandmother’s Legacy
I think it was back a year or two when I was out for dinner and beverages with great company that included Todd Smith, and the conversation meandered and turned as it always does, and I remember Todd talking about the importance of capturing our family’s stories. This really resonated with me as I had discovered […]
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What is Circle?
If you were to peek in while I’m working with a group, you will almost always see people sitting in circles instead of the typical sage on the stage, one-to-many format. At an event a few weeks ago the first day was set in conference table rounds with an agenda of presenters, speaking from the […]
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The Seven Whispers
When I was on Whidbey Island this summer enjoying my Peer Spirit Circle Practicum I picked up a few of Christina and Ann’s books. As I read The Seven Whispers, short memorable phrases that author Christina thinks of as whispers of spiritual common sense, I made a few notes on the singey stuff. Singey? You […]