facilitating metanoia?

[Meg Salter]

facilitating metanoia? (formerly "Part three OST with children and families")
  Great thread! In particular the comments around facilitation.

  The images that work for me are around both providing and beiing a gateway, or portal, for transformation. And the more clear, transparent (ego-less - or at least parked!!) and present I can be as a witness, the stronger the gateway. Of course, appropriate (life) conditions are also helpful - the usual OST pressing needs, diversity etc. And then - self-organizing will happen (or not - as Harrison would say!)

  I too have a friend who has fire-walked.......... it really can happen! And she also mentioned other people present at the ceremony - some who were not ready/ chose not to, and some who tried and got badly burnt. Sooo................? Yes, there are risks. Personal choice, and helping to create the right energy/ metanoia/ vibes.......?

  Meg Salter
  MegaSpace Consulting
  meg.salter at sympatico.ca


  Original Message ----- 
  From: David C. Rupley, Jr., MD(H) 
  To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 1:32 AM
  Subject: Re: facilitating metanoia? (formerly"Part three OST with children and families")


  A few thoughts . . .
    Laurel, thank you for your addition to this wonderful discussion.  The firewalking story is a great example of how instantaneous and comprehensive these metanoias can be.   
     
    Laurel, Great story and an example of what I hope to communicate.
     
    I have a different view than what you express about whether these metanoias can be facilitated, and also about our ability to share knowledge and skills toward this end.  It may simply be an issue of terminology.  Let me respond to your words.

    > I don't think that this CAN be facilitated.  I think that the impetus for
    > the change must come from within...

    I agree that the impetus must come from within, but I believe that these transformations not only CAN be facilitated, but MUST be facilitated, by someone.  I use facilitate here in the sense of setting the conditions.  I suspect that, for your friend, someone opened the space with great care and intention for his firewalking to be a possible choice.
     
    I agree with Chris and the trouble may be "facilitate" - to move to different words - does a healer do any healing.  None that I respect would say they do.  Never the less, we speak of healing as a act done to someone.  The someone actually does the healing.  The healer only identifies blocks to healing and assists with their removal.  So with facilitators and individuals and groups seeking transformation.  This is just as true in spiritual practice - e.g. mediating is easier for beginners in a group.
     
    Great thread.  Hope this contributes.
     
    Dave 
    Spirited Growth
    "Man's inner nature is identical to the nature of the universe, and thus man learns about his own nature from nature herself."
    from Rolling Thunder by Doug Boyd 

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