[OSList] Sacred Space

[doug via OSList]

Birgitt--

Your phrases are evocative for me: "no empty space.... space is always 
Sacred Space, and rich in what is contained."

This brings to me thoughts of David Bohm's implicate order: the whole is 
always enfolding, unfolding, like a mother her child. So perhaps holding 
space and opening space each partakes of that same image: embracing, and 
still opening arms to let her child run free....

:- Doug. Germann





On 11/12/2016 11:42 AM, Barry Owen via OSList wrote:
> Hi Birgitt,
> As I was reading what you have written , my mind went to the initial
> invitation and the thought that the inviter creates the possibility of
> the open space and all who show up and are present populate the space
> and through self-organization collectively assume the responsibility for
> holding that space and stretching it. I guess some folks might disagree
> and believe that the facilitator opens and therefore must hold the
> space, but in my mind that would indicate that the space is a container
> that is the responsibility of that one person. My belief is that once
> the space is open. That responsibility transfers to the group from the
> facilitator. Any other way that I can imagine would restrict true self
> organization
>
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> On Nov 12, 2016 8:48 AM, "Birgitt Williams via OSList"
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> wrote:
>
>     Dear friends and colleagues,
>     I am thinking more about 'opening space' and 'holding space'. I am
>     sitting here preparing the design for training in Whole Person
>     Process Facilitation (WPPF), a method complimentary to OST, and
>     designed by me to be a companion to OST for when OST was not
>     suitable for the situation. I wanted a method that would open as
>     much space as possible, in which the facilitator would hold the
>     space to the degree possible for maximum choice and maximum freedom
>     while simultaneously and without harming the feeling of open space,
>     could provide content and guidance. This dance between the two,
>     while providing a congruent experience for the participants, is an art.
>
>     In this module of WPPF, we draw the attention of the participants to
>     the four principles and one law of OST and the importance of
>     conveying them to the participants both as concepts and as a way of
>     being together. We are clear in letting participants know that these
>     come from the meeting method OST and yet, they apply to any
>     situation of opening and co-holding space.
>
>     We draw attention to the participants of the Four Immutable Laws of
>     Spirit as documented by the late Dr. Angeles Arrien in The Four Fold
>     Way. These four laws of Spirit provide the context for holding and
>     respecting open space, while simultaneously providing guidance for
>     the facilitator to show up with full presence, tell the truth
>     without blame or judgment, follow what has heart and meaning. And so
>     content in the meeting, to the extent that it needs to be delivered
>     and processed, is done so based on this guidance.
>
>     I personally believe that there is no empty space and that Spirit
>     fills all space. Within this belief, Spirit is not outside of me nor
>     am I ever separate from Spirit. This has implications for my
>     thoughts about opening space to 'what is in the infinite sea of all
>     possibilities'. For me, what we refer to as space is always Sacred
>     Space, and rich in what is contained.  Within this context, I
>     continue to ponder about what it means to 'hold space' and why
>     facilitators might refer to themselves as 'space holders'. My lived
>     experience with both OST and WPPF is that I have a function in
>     opening the space, or at least bringing the existent space into
>     awareness (bringing Spirit into awareness; bringing the sea of
>     possibilities into awareness) and then inviting the participants to
>     co-hold the space with me as quickly in the process as possible. And
>     yet, in true confessions...after more than twenty years at this, I
>     still am wondering what I really mean when I think of 'holding space'.
>
>     Our online WPPF training begins Monday. I can already feel this will
>     be a weekend of my joy in my deep reflections. I welcome your input
>     and thoughts.
>
>     Blessings and hugs all around,
>     Birgitt
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