Documentary filmmaker Bruce Perry discovers mystical interrelationships through becoming initiated within the Tribe Badongo by taking the powerful Iboga drug. Through a ceremony designed to rebirth him, he expereinces hurt he has done to others from the other’s perspective. This remarkable film is a testament to what traditional knowledge offers us about compassion and empathy, and is a powerful reification of the deep connectedness between humans. [tags]Badongo, iboga, bruce perry, compassion[/tags]
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On the OSLIST, Doug wrote: Chris and all– Fields work… Hosting… living in open space… You seem to have these evocative phrases swimming about you, Chris. Would you be so kind as to wax a little more poetic about them, put some more meat on the bones? They are, I think, getting to the heart of the question that started this thread…. The thread was about whether or not the facilitator can take an active role in an Open Space meeting, and what or why not. It has been a good thread. I responded to Doug this way: Well Doug, …
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It has been a light week of blogging – I’m taking some time off. At any rate, here are a few notes I’ve collected. The Tällberg Forum: Every year all sorts of interesting people gathering in Sweden to ask questions like “How on Earth can we live together?” You can follow along with their conversations. (via The World Cafe blog) Photography of stones from Douglas Ledbetter and Ashley Cooper. Had some pieces of anarchy come through the filter this week. First, Rukavina on anarchist babysitting, next Pollard on possibility and third, “Anarchism in America” a great full length film. And …
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From a lecture by Phillip K. Dick called “How to Build a Universe That Doesn’t Fall Apart Two Days Later”: “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.”
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My partner Caitlin is a master of compassionate inquiry. For years she has been working with Byron Katie’s work, using it with herself, in her coaching practice and with our family. She was recently interviewed for Byron Katie’s next book on how the work has changed her parenting, and that interview appeared today on Katie’s website. A bonus she has discovered in her new way of being is that her children involve her more in their processes. They trust her to be present and simply curious with them about whatever they’re dealing with. Together, they come up with ideas and …