Engaging the invisible (was Magic in the Middle)

[ashley cooper]

Hi Doc,

This description is beautiful. I really appreciate how you share the ways
you play with energy when you are hosting a group. That is a powerful and
important practice that you describe. I'm particularly drawn to your
thread-speak as I am a part of an initiative called Woven Essence!

What other ways do you (or others) engage the invisible when you are opening
space?

Warmly,
Ashley

On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 7:09 PM, Steven Doc List <doc at anotherthought.com>
wrote:

> Doug,
>
> Absolutely!
>
> For me it's a combination of my understanding of and belief in spirit,
> along with the observer effect (
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observer_effect).
>
> By virtue of any individual's presence, the energy changes.  If I'm there,
> then whatever is going on is affected by my presence.
>
> When I talk about the facilitator's "invisible presence," I think in terms
> of the participants knowing that I'm there, that my energy and spirit affect
> the energy and spirit of the whole, even if I do nothing after the opening.
>
> As I walk the circle, I envision the flows of energy, the threads that
> connect the people there. I view part of my role to be to stir the energy,
> to connect the threads, to create something new and different. And as their
> energy intermingles, it is constantly new, changing, evolving, and becoming
> a product of the individuals who are present.
>
> I've thought about this a lot.  People have told me that I'm an outstanding
> facilitator.  I wonder why.  On the one hand, I think that anyone can
> facilitate an Open Space.
>
> But I also believe that what I've said above is a part of it - that I bring
> more than the mechanics into play.  What captivated me about the whole idea
> of OST was that there's so much spirit in it.
> So I bring my spirit, and I stir.
>
> ...Doc
>
>
> douglas germann wrote:
>
>> Doc--
>>
>> Wow, such poetry you write! Thank you, Doc.
>>
>> Interesting that you say the magic is changed by the encounter. Could
>> you say a little more?
>>
>>                :- Doug.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 2008-06-18 at 10:38 -0500, Steven "Doc" List wrote:
>>
>>
>>> [This got lost when I wrote it - I meant to send it sooner]
>>>
>>> Yes, it's magic.
>>>
>>> The energy takes form.
>>>
>>> It moves.
>>>
>>> It swirls around the facilitator, creates ebbs and eddies.
>>>
>>> It touches the participants and they exchange some of the magic and
>>> intermingle as the facilitator walks the circle.
>>>
>>> When it moves on, it's not the same, they're not the same.
>>>
>>> They're engaged and curious and anticipatory and ready.
>>>
>>> Some are afraid or anxious or nervous.
>>>
>>> And they're ready.
>>>
>>> Yes, it's magic.
>>>
>>> ...Doc
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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