Winds of Change
New
vision and inspiration for the journey.
A Mystery School Newsletter
from Linda Heron Wind
published on each Full Moon
March 2005 Full Moon Newsletter
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Winds of Change
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March Full Moon in Libra - (March 25, 2005, 3:58 PM Eastern Standard Time) Motivation
must Portal of the East
The full moon in Libra calls us into good relationship
with everything in the circle of life, including ourselves. Conflicts
and relationship challenges arise to show us where we do not yet accept
our own wholeness. They ask us to examine more deeply how we relate to
all aspects of ourselves as reflected in the "other." I must see the path Songs of the circle
Emotional Education for Parents and Children. Facilitated by Linda Heron Wind, Ph.D. You probably never went to school to learn about the purpose of your emotions, how they can be effectively expressed, and what they can teach you. If you are like most people you learned about your emotions from your parents who didn't know any more than you did. This usually results in a variety of ineffective ways of responding to your emotions that go all the way from stuffing them to projecting them onto others. Wouldn't it be nice if you and your children could learn
together how to work with emotions in a way that enhances family relationships
and promotes good emotional skills in everyday life? That is exactly what
this series of classes is about. In 4 sessions of 2 1/2 hours each you
will acquire the knowledge and practical skills that will provide a solid
foundation for your family to work effectively with the emotions that
surface in everyday living. Using dialog, role playing, self control techniques, and problem solving skills, parents and their children will learn to identify, express, learn from, and resolve their emotions as well as how to respond in helpful ways to the emotions of others. Outline
WHEN: Will begin in April If you are interested in more information on this workshop you can e-mail me at LHWind@aol.com. UPCOMING SUMMER CAMPS AND WORKSHOPS Medicine
Circle - Vision Quest for Women A Medicine Circle creates a space for you to experience in solitude a deeper connection with yourself and with the whole circle of life that surrounds you. You will remain in your medicine circle, a small space in nature, from sunrise to sunset on Saturday. Preparation for this vision quest will be made on Friday in the form of cleansing and releasing rituals, talking circle and hiking out on the land to find your medicine circle. When you go out to your circle at sunrise on Saturday you will be free of the usual clutter to open up to a deeper part of yourself, to nature as teacher, and to spirit. Sunday will be a day of creating ritual art representing your experience, and, through group process and ceremony, finding ways to integrate your experience into your daily life. We will create together a loving space to explore your growing edge and celebrate the visions that come. Time: Friday June 3 (10 AM) to Sunday June 5 (4 PM) *** The Marriage Basket -Weaving the Aspects of Self into Unity "It is time," said Old Woman, "all the pieces are contained within this basket. I have been gathering them, one by one, and welcoming them home. They now must be woven into something greater than just many pieces in a basket. This is what you have come here for, are you ready to weave yourselves into ……… Well, perhaps it is not for me to say but for you to discover." Are you ready? If your heart says yes, join us in this magical time of using solstice energy and the energy of a common-unity of women doing ritual and ceremony together to weave yourselves into something greater. Under the solstice sun by day and the full moon and stars by night we will create a sacred space to do our work. Sacred art, small group work, large group ritual, sweat lodge, silence in nature, energetic tools, song, dance, and community are a few of the tools we will use to weave the many aspects of our selves into unity, wholeness and holiness. We have all been working hard to gather the authentic pieces of ourselves and now is the time to bring them together to form a container for a radiant wholeness. We move through fear into integrity where the inner self is the outer self and the illusion dances around us in support of the radiance we vibrate out into the world. Begins: Wednesday, June 22 at 7:30pm *** Awakening Spirits Children's Earth School Camps Mystery Schools over the ages taught the basic truths of the Universe that are often found at the core of every major religious and spiritual tradition. Through small group activities and exercises, community talking circles, creative arts, story telling, singing, dancing, ceremony, and sacred play, Awakening Spirits Earth School camps teach a core curriculum that emphasizes:
Earth School camps provide an opportunity for youth and adults to explore and practice together these teachings in a playful and loving atmosphere. *** Mother-Daughter Earth School July 15-17, 2005 When mothers and daughters share the same deep experience of community
where each person, regardless of age, is honored for their gifts and wisdom,
magic happens! Through loving community with ourselves, each other and
the Earth, we learn how to be who we really are and the skills to take
that home to enhance the mother-daughter relationship within the family.
Children spend time in age clustered hoops as well as whole community
activities. Mothers hoop engages in similar learning and activities that
a address mothering concerns as well as self-growth. Come play with us
in the beauty of nature. For: Mothers, grandmothers, aunts (or other caring female adults)
and girls, ages 5-12 *** Parent-Child Earth School August 19-21, 2005 When parents and children engage in the same process of learning about
themselves, it enhances family life. We learn from each other, younger
and older and we engage in creative activities, storytelling, music making,
and playing in the woods and the water. A girls hoop, boys hoop and parents
hoop explore questions and stories and then come together to share around
a camp fire. For: parents, male and female, and sons or daughters ages 5-12 SCHEDULED FALL WORKSHOP Dancing into the Darkness September 23-25, 2005 If we are to survive on this sweet Earth and move into the predicted time of love and peace, we must learn to be the conscious dreamers of our lives and our world. Shamans have known how to dream the world and jaguar teaches us the secrets that the darkness holds. Together we will make our dream masks, call on the jaguar and dance into the darkness to bring these ancient wisdom ways more fully into our lives. Join us as we dance, create ceremony and sacred art, and ride the jaguar into the darkness.
Shequaga is a beautiful 50 acres with creeks, waterfalls, pond, woods, and open fields owned by CIRCLE in the southern tier of NY about 50 minutes south of Rochester. A turtle shaped building houses kitchen, showers, healing room, craft room and an indoor labyrinth. Tent camping with some platforms, and great vegetarian cuisine create a great environment for living in close relationship to the Earth and her rhythms. *** More details on these Summer Camps and Workshops are available on the Workshops page of this website or the CIRCLE website www.circleinc.org. Emotional Alchemy - On this full moon, create a space on your altar to honor your emotions. Emotions are powerful messengers and guides that show us where our work is and alert us when we are losing our perspective. Find objects that represent each of the emotions you most frequently feel. For example, I might choose a square stone or piece of wood to represent frustration, since it feels like being in a box. I could use a tear-shaped stone for sadness and a red candle for anger. Whatever calls to you is fine. Set these objects on your altar and over the course of the moon cycle, work with each object (holding it, lighting the candle, carrying it in your pocket, etc.) when that emotion comes up. Be aware of what the message is and write it down when you have it. For example, if I work with my piece of wood when frustrated, I might become aware that the frustration is telling me to accept what is rather than fighting with it. If I track this by writing it down and notice that whenever I become frustrated the same message is there, I might then name that square piece of wood, "Acceptance." The wood then holds the power of acceptance on my altar as the transformed energy of frustration. Emotions teach me
Meditation Exercise Looking in the Mirror - Get into a comfortable position and take a few deep breaths to relax. You might imagine yourself in a room where there is a large, full-length mirror in the corner. Before you approach the mirror, think of a conflict or issue that has come up for you recently. Formulate a question around that conflict and then begin walking toward the mirror. Pay attention to what you see in the mirror. It may be your own image or that of another. If it is your own image, there may be someone else you see behind you. Whatever image or images arise, ask your question about the conflict and notice what happens. You may experience the images changing or a new awareness might come to you. When you feel complete with the experience, come back into your physical body, taking a deep breath and journal about all that happened. You may need to repeat this several times to have a clear understanding of the answer. Mirrors allow me
Owning the Opposites Opposites are what make up this physical world. They are the texture and the colors of the beautiful painting we see through our physical eyes. Looking at the physical world around us, we also see ourselves in the painting - one of the colors, part of a unique texture. And yet in a non-physical way of seeing, we are also the whole picture - each of us is. The paradox of the view from the physical eyes and the perspective of the non-physical eye, cannot be fully understood with the mind. Only the heart is at peace with such discrepancies. Click here for the full article. If
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