Open Space -- A Quiet Revolution

[Harrison Owen]

Welcome from the shadows, Suzanna. Or maybe you are just now coming into the
shadow? Anyhow, I think your point is very well taken, particularly as
regards the Law of Two Feet. There is no question that people find it
strange, especially when they just hear about it - without having the
experience of actually moving the two feet. 

 

Harrison 

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Suzanna
Stephan
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 2:03 PM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Re: Open Space -- A Quiet Revolution

 

Hello all,

I guess I feel initiated enough to jump in after attending my first os event
- the New England SOS hosted by Frank Deitle and facilitated by Blake Mills
(confirming my suspicions after being an oslist voyeur for quite some time
that you are a wonderful and unique group of people - it was a lovely
experience) so I'm going to jump in and add to the concept of os as
therapeutic...

As a student of The Human Design System I've become quite keen on the
dynamics at play when we are not living in accordance with our design. (The
Human Design System has scientifically documented the authenticity of not
only the impact of the time of birth on human behavior but as importantly
confirmed that we each have a genetic blueprint that impacts our system
energetically, manifesting itself as personality preferences, traits,
challenges and purpose.) Hopefully I haven't lost you yet, please stay with
me...

So much of our experiences in life conditions us away from our nature, our
natural rhythms. We get lost in the have to's, shoulds, etc., that we lose
the sense of these natural tendencies. Our current social indoctrination and
subsequent organizations that we work for/with just reinforce the
enslavement. So an os event may sometimes be the first time in a very long
time that adults get permission to reaccess their inner authority. When I
came across ost and ai last summer, it immediately clicked that these were
opportunities to provide the environment to reaccess our nature without
necessarily having to get into the details of the esoterics which can scare
a lot of mainstream folks. The law of 2 feet to me is people acting on that
inner authority (which may accurately be called the Law of Self
Responsibility) and will not only keep you healthy but at the right place at
the right time...which some might describe as fulfilling your purpose. Who
doesn't feel better when you get to follow your own natural rhythms vs the
dictates of others. 

Challenge is, like a caged animal that never leaves once the door is opened,
we have to relearn what we shut down. I saw this in action when people are
first given the opportunity to operate in open space, many looking for
permission that what they want to do is ok. Over time you could see the
loosening of the constraints. So from my view the os process is like
training wheels back to our true self. Quite theraputic indeed. 

Thanks for the opportunity to share and for the richness that you all bring
both here and to the world.

Please keep me posted on any events happening or facilitation needed in the
Mid Atlantic Area.

Warmly,
Suzanna Stephan
Virginia Beach, VA
757.621.3560


I know that there are many such stories in the OS chronicles - such 
'liberation' is a joy to see and costs nothing in therapeutic fees - 
a quiet (and inexpensive) revolution indeed!

Cheers
Brendan


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