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Celebrating Initiation Into the Mystery
When you enlightened all things at the time of your manifestation, the sea of unbelief ebbed away and the Jordan reversed its course, flowing uphill and carrying us to Paradise. The feast of the Theophany is not just our celebration of the revelation of the Trinity, it is also a celebration of our initiation into [...]
Flux & Stability
Stability within our communities is and has always been a challenge, created in part by small group dynamics. The vast majority of OC/IC projects have 20 people or less. This means that unless a higher proportion of the assembly is “committed” to the project – any minor fluctuation in say membership or even attendance can [...]
Know Who You Are: Confident Identity As A Resource
Lyngine posted an interesting comment today which not only deserves to be highlighted but which has inspired in me at least 4 additional post topics (way to go Lyngine!). In her comment Lyngine points to a very important issue in our communities – using a clear sense of identity as a valued resource. We have [...]
Code Words & Common Ground – Looking For Our OC/IC Values
This morning I was rifling through my notebook – in which I scribble a line or two of an idea, and . . . usually forget it altogether, or don’t come back to it for weeks or months – I was looking for something else, while in the back of my mind reflecting on some [...]