Hello, ladies!
We're already halfway through our first month - I hope you're feeling nourished by the reading, by the writing, by having a writing buddy, etc.!
Tonight is a full moon, which symbolizes RELEASE. What needs releasing right now? What do you want to bring in? I love taking these chances twice a month with new and full moons to reflect. And it feels witchy and divine feminine.
In last week's Zoom, we dug a bit into our writer's koan....
In our hearts we are the ocean
but we are islands in our minds
It was really lovely to see how it impacted us all differently, and next week in our Zoom, I'll be curious to hear what came up for you with that, our theme3 of kinship, and the reading from last week (Jenny Odell).
I wanted to offer some ways to explore further:
- on the whiteboard above my desk, I like to write the koan and then add some images from magazines or whatever to support it
- Draw a tarot card, or choose one that illustrates what the koan has come to mean to you (By chance, I drew the 10 of cups - so incredibly perfect!)
- write the koan over and over
-practice Lectio Divina (see my last post-Zoom email)
- talk about it with your writing buddy
- dance it, run it, walk it, sing it
To support other ways of looking at this koan, I've attached a piece from Yoko Ono's Acorn. I recommend actually doing this! But also thinking about how it relates to our koan.
How might this relate to the concept of I / Thou (the Odell reading)?
Practice: Find something, an object or creature, and see what shifts if you relate to it as I/Thou. How might this show up on the page for you? Do you have an I / Thou relationship with your writing.
I can't wait to see you all next Sunday (if you can make it). Don't forget to give your writing buddy your work this week!
In kinship,
Heather