Archive for August, 2006

Whither Reclaiming?

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

I was just in Chicago for the weekend, and had the chance to catch up with some Reclaiming friends while I was there. Getting out of town is I think critical for most bouts of soul-searching, including organizational soul-searching. It gives you a whole new perspective on what really is out of whack. Is it [...]

A Peak Experience

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

I continue to mull over my long involvement with Reclaiming, listening to what other people consider the babies in the bathwater, sitting with reactions and reflections in order to think of something useful to say about it all. One image that pops to mind is an incredible moment that occurred less than a year ago, and maybe that’s as good a place as any to begin.

The Baby and the Bathwater

Sunday, August 6th, 2006

I was talking to a good friend last month who lives out of state, and of course our conversation wound around to our love/hate relationship with Reclaiming. We both came up through the ranks of Reclaiming as teachers and priestesses, and we both benefitted greatly from the skills in collaborative ritual, facilitation, group journeying, and [...]

Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda

Saturday, August 5th, 2006

I’m blogging today from WordCamp, a free one-day conference in San Francisco for WordPress bloggers and developers. It takes a powerful force to pry me away from the coast these days. I am in hyper-hermit mode, plus who would ever want to leave a beautiful house on the California coast if they don’t have to? [...]