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Preview of 2010 Programme
The Oracle Within: Dreams, Imagination, Synchronicity
Following in the Footsteps of Nature
Dreams: Theatre of the Soul
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Oracle Within: Dreams, Imagination, Synchronicity "This is one of the sacred duties of imagination: honourably to imagine your self." John O'Donohue "The imagination awakens the wildness of the heart", writes John O'Donohue, "it returns us to our native wildness, to the natural and seamless fluency of our own nature." Following this theme, this soul making exploration will enable you to discern more fully what longs to be actualised in your life. By inviting you to consider a perspective which emphasises imagination and dreams, and the phenomenon of synchronicity in relation to this, this experiential day will invite you to consider the metaphor of "inner compass" or Oracle Within as a potential source of guidance in life. As the poet David Whyte puts it, this exploration will remind you how to "fall toward the centre of your longing", and to trust what might emerge as important indicators for your way forward. The exploration will include working with dreams, guided visualisations, and balanced with relevant theory and poetry. DATES:
Saturday & Sunday Following in the Footsteps of Nature "I
only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till
sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in." John
Muir Psyche has it roots in Nature, but in defining your identity it is likely that you are increasingly drawn away from this Ground. Paradoxically, this means that you are also drawn away from yourself. There will be many signs of this in your life. The alchemists, for instance, upon realising this, where committed to following in the footsteps of nature to return to a state of wholeness. But, what does this mean in practice? What
might unfold if you were to allow nature to be your guide? What
might you discover if you were to trust in nature to answer your
most earnest questions? What may emerge if you were to allow nature's
"wisdom" to assist you in making sense of your dreams?
Through a series of explorations in an evocative nature setting,
this weekend offers you an opportunity to learn more about who you
are, who you are drawn to become, as well as to deepen your connection
with nature so that you come to know more fully your intrinsic non-separateness
from Nature, and the dream which Nature holds for you. Dreams: Theatre of the Soul "It was a dream in which my greater self rose up before me…" Lucille Clifton Dreams
offer you an invitation to participate in the unfolding of your
unique nature. Turning your attention toward dreams is a way of
acknowledging that your life is perhaps greater than you think;
perhaps richer than you live. Discerning what meaning the dream
may hold for you is a challenging, yet important process in deepening
an understanding of who you are. This intensive weekend is an opportunity to work with dreams and deep imagination, and will consist of learning some theoretical and practical rudiments of dreamwork. The core theoretical model will be Jungian, but we will also include other approaches. DATES:
Saturday & Sunday |
"Certainly there is within each of us a self that is...out of love with the ordinary; it is out of love with time. It has a hunger for eternity." Mary Oliver Print 2010 programme (available Autumn 09) |
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