Walking the Path Together

At study circle on 11/14 we discussed the Self Healing Journey. Each one of us is on a self healing journey. We shared some of the twists and turns in our own path before sharing a feast and an open ritual at the Terrapin Hollow home fire.

Each of the six participants, in his or her own way, during the rite, acknowledged the present phase of the journey of self healing. Each person was given the choice of three energetic movements to describe their present moment in the healing journey: Release of some past scar tissue, Acceptance of some current state, or Invitation of some future state.

For our next study circle (12/12/09) we'll Walk the Path Together. Whether your choice was release, acceptance, or invitation; Walking Together will amplify the success of your own Self Healing Journey.

Please plan to share more of your journey with the group. If the elements permit, we'll have our study circle and experiential activity at the Sacred Fire Circle (about 1/8th of a mile down a trail in the woods, so please bring walking shoes). Then we'll follow with a feast and party at the home fire.

This event is open to everyone. RSVP by email or a comment to this post. Blessed Be!

Opening Prayer for The Self Healing Journey Series

"Love is the face and body of the Universe. It is the connective tissue of the universe, the stuff of which we are made. Love s the experience of being whole and connected to Universal Divinity.

All suffering is caused by the illusion of separateness, which generates fear and self-hatred, which eventually causes illness.

You are the master of your life. You can do much more than you thought you could, including cure yourself of a 'terminal illness'. The only real 'terminal illness' is simply being human. And being human is not 'terminal' at all because death is simply transition to another level of being.

I want to encourage you to step out of the normal bounds of your life and to begin seeing yourself differently. I want to encourage you to live your life at the cutting edge of time, allowing yourself to be born into a new life every minute.

I want to encourage you to allow your life experience to be lightly dusted with form."

--Barbara Ann Brennan

The Self Healing Journey

Our first study circle topic will be the Self Healing Journey. All people have scar tissue, wounds from past experiences. Over the years we have all done a variety of things for our own healing. In this study circle we'll get to know each other by discussing our paths and sharing the sorts of self healing we've each done in the past.

This will allow us to learn each others history, interests, and talents. It will also get us thinking about the power of sharing our healing journey with a circle of like minds. Each of us has something to bring to the circle, some gift or insight to share. Whether you have been walking your path for 2 or 20 years, your perspective is valuable.

This is an open study circle. Any spiritual or religious tradition is embraced. It will be from 3-5 at Tree's house. Email Tree or post a comment below to request directions for attending. Tree respectfully requests to know in advance who plans to attend, so please either email or leave a comment --even if you already know how to get to Tree's house.

Study Circle Schedule

The study group is open and the dates have been set as follows:

• November 14th, 2009
• December 12th
• January 16th, 2010
• February 13th
• March 27th
• April 24th
• May 15th
• June 26
• July 24th

These will be afternoon meetings, location to be determined and may vary. At the Samhain Merry Meet we'll discuss the location of the first two. If you are interested in study circle but aren't going to make it on 10/31 for the Merry Meet, please leave a comment here or email one of us.

Brightest Blessings!

Tree

Ask and Ye Shall Receive

I am called to teach, share, lead, love, support, and heal. But I can't do anything for anyone unless they ask me first. The Council of Light has an edict that they will not heal or transform anything in an individuals life unless that person is first willing to talk about it and ask for healing.

One of my Wisest Sisters recently shared with me that she waits for a potential student to ask to be taught three times before she takes them as a student. That makes sense to me, and I'm shifting that ever so slightly for Gaia Rising.

If you want to attend any publicly advertised events, simply show up. If you want to join the study circle, simply show up. If you want to join the coven you must ask each member of the coven one time. Just asking doesn't mean you are in, you'll have to let us consider your request. If you want some deeper kind of spiritual healing, guidance, relationship with me, etc, please ask three times and be prepared to be completely open and honest.

In Love and Light, with prayers for the Greatest and Highest Good,
Tree

The Coven of Gaia Rising

Our Coven, Gaia Rising, has been together for 1.25 turns of the wheel. We're initiating our newest member on Samhain (closed ritual). We are going to host a Merry Meet sometime in the next 2 months for anyone in the Northern Arkansas area who would like to come and have a potluck and swap stories.

Our coven is a teaching/learning coven. We're starting a study circle and it is not necessary to be a member of the coven to come to the monthly study circle. There are a number of topics which could be studied by the group and it really depends on who joins and what they would like to learn or teach. The first couple of meetings the teaching will be handled by the Coven, after that anyone in the circle may volunteer to host/teach a circle. We all have many gifts to bring, no one voice is more important than any other.

In addition to face to face study circles I'm considering doing distance teaching. If there is an interest I will use virtual meeting tools to engage with groups or individuals.

I feel called to begin the study circle by leading a self-healing journey. I will write more about the self healing journey on this site so that you can understand what you'd be getting by joining the study circle.

In love and light!
Tree