[OSList] OS memorial services?

[Christy Lee-Engel]

Hi James,

Adriana's description of the circle she hosted for her family reminded me
of a blog post of Iyeshka (Wendy) Farmer's from some years ago, of an Open
Space memorial she hosted for her grandfather's Life Celebration. Here it
is, with its beautiful details:
http://wordgravity.blogspot.com/2006/11/open-space-memorial.html

Christy
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On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 5:18 AM, Harrison Owen <hhowen at verizon.net> wrote:

James... I think you might argue that every Open Space is a funeral of
sorts. When a group of people find themselves at a critical juncture it is
almost always the case, at least in my experience, that something has died
and needs to be let go of. That may be an idea, a practice, a business
model, a way of life, but  whatever it is it has to be honored and set
free, opening space for the new to appear – which it ordinarily does. Seen
in this light then it is not surprising that tears of sorrow and joy
commonly make their appearance even when the theme was something as mundane
as a new software.



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On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 1:22 AM, Lourdes Adriana Diaz-Berrio Doring <
adriana at diazberrio.com> wrote:

> James Sheldon:
> Yes I can tell you that  when my dear step father pasted away I ask the
> friends and family to meet in a circle and asked them to share what ever
> they wanted to say about this moment or about this incredible man and it
> was a very powerful way to open the space and to listen to each other. I
> was inspired by my OS experiences and it worked very well for us. Is this
> the kind of idea you have about  using OS in funerals?
> We could used more probably but this took about one hour....
> Adriana Diaz-Berrio
>
>
> 2013/8/10 Michael M Pannwitz <mmpannwitz at gmail.com>
>
>> Dear James,
>> it has been done, most certainly in Australia.
>> Here is the link to those colleagues that listed themselves in the World
>> Map/Australia
>>
>>> http://www.openspaceworldmap.**org/moreinfo/contactinfo.php?**c_id=10<http://www.openspaceworldmap.org/moreinfo/contactinfo.php?c_id=10>
>>>
>>
>> If I remember correctly, Brendan, the fifth in the list, did it... but
>> certainly would know who did.
>>
>> Weddings and birthdays have been done using OST in Germany and I imagine
>> in a number of other places.
>>
>> Just for the record: in many cultures traditional funerals or wakes do
>> look very much like an os-gathering...
>>
>> Cheers
>> mmp
>>
>> On 10.08.2013 05:05, James Sheldon wrote:
>>
>>> My grandmother died recently, and I was unable to attend her funeral
>>> because of distance and timing.   I asked if they could record some of
>>> the stories people told, and was told that people felt uncomfortable
>>> about that.
>>>
>>> It made me realize that when I die (hopefully not anytime soon...), I'd
>>> like my funeral/memorial service done using OST.   Has anyone ever done
>>> this?   Apparently there have been Open Space Weddings...  but what
>>> about funerals or memorials?
>>>
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