Talking Stick

[Alan Stewart]

I have found that the Tibetan temple bells, with which I signal to
participants
at various times in an open space gathering, make an appropriate 'talking
stick.'

The diversity of respectful ways in which people handle the bells is itself
a feature
of the closing circle.

Good to converse

Alan Stewart.

----- Original Message -----
From: Viv McWaters <viv at theReef.com.au>
To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 1:01 PM
Subject: Talking Stick


> hello all
>
> I'm opening space tomorrow (in Australia) with a group of people involved
> in landcare (a participatory, mainly rural-based social and environmental
> movement) from the Phillipines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand,
> Vietnam, USA, New Zealand and Australia.
>
> Any ideas on what I could use as an appropriate and culturally sensitive
> talking stick? (easily obtainable too!)
>
> Cheers
>
> Viv
>
> Viv McWaters
> Beyond the Edge Pty Ltd
> 45 Valentine Street, Ivanhoe 3079
> Victoria Australia
> Ph/Fax: 61 3 9499 9300
>
> "Thus the task is not so much to see what no-one yet has seen, but to
think
> what nobody yet has thought about that which everyone sees." Schopenhauer
>