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Peg:
<p>That is exactly what I do. I refer often to the fact that I have
trained with both Birgitt and Harrison in OST. As a result I make
every effort to do OST well, in order to honour them and the learnings
they have given me. A student dishonours a teacher if they live the
teachings poorly.
<p>As it turns out this is also the way it is in my spiritual practice,
which is the sweatlodge. It is very important to know which traditions
one is sweating in, and which teacher gave which sweat to whom and which
pipe and so on. That lineage exactly establishes credibility and
authenticity. In the same way, I make the effort to tell people that
I have been trained by Birgitt and Harrison so that folks understand that
I'm not just fooling around with this stuff!
<p>Chris
<p>Peggy Holman wrote:
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<pre WRAP>>From Birgitt:
I also wonder if there couldn't be something that when a client hires Open
Space Technology, that this is actually what he/she gets. I don't see the
solution to this coming from linear thinking and tried and true but
ineffective means such as certification. What I was grasping for came out of
what I think of as a tradition of a medicine man or medicine woman mentoring
someone to learn their art and then taking them through an initiation/ritual
to show the sacredness of the honor and privilege and responsibility now
bestowed. OST, well done, is sacred work.
Birgitt -- I think you're on to something -- how can we establish competence
without resorting to something insipid like certification?
I've recently been exposed to several mystical traditions. I notice masters
refer to their teachers as a way of setting context for what they offer. I
can see some merit in this form. Over time, lineage grows via who we look
to as our guides.
Peggy
Peggy Holman
The Open Circle Company
15347 SE 49th Place
Bellevue, WA 98006
425.746.6274
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