Every year at the Summer Solstice a growing network of us gather in a mountain retreat center near Santa Cruz and invite in directions for the new year. In preparing this weekend I was reading over my journals, and came across this collage I did a year ago at our Facilitation Mastery workshop at Islandwood Conference Center on Bainbridge Island, Washington. My colleague Laurie Durnell led the process, and I'd like to share it here so you could do something yourself around the Solstice if you wish.
The process works this way.
1. Hold the intention to envision what is emerging for you in this new year.
2. Make a collage from images in magazines. Collect the images based on what calls to you, and then arrange the images in a way that feels right. (Working with images this way accesses a deeper part of knowing than just thinking about the question).
3. Think about these questions and let the answers come spontaneouslyl
• "I am the one who ..."
• "My name is ..."
• "What I need from you is ..."
• "My gift to you is ..."
• "What I have to say to you is ..."
• "My shadow is ..."
4. Write them down in a journal or on the collage.
5. Post it somewhere where you can reflect on what came through as you head into the next cycle of the sun.
I don't know where Laurie got this practice, but I know she has used it for years to guide herself in her work. The piece I wrote still rings very true for me, and will be guiding my inquiry on June 20th.
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