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Marianna Bailey invited you to “Marianna Bailey's Zoom Meeting”.
by Marianna Bailey 15 Apr '20

15 Apr '20

Marianna Bailey invited you to “Marianna Bailey's Zoom Meeting”. when: Tuesday, April 21, 2020, 5:00 AM EDT - 9:00 AM EDT Repeating event. invitees: and you. See replies - https://www.icloud.com/calendar/eventreply/?t=2_GEZTKOJXGM4TMNJTGEZTKOJXGMQ… reply: Accept - https://www.icloud.com/calendar/eventreply/?t=2_GEZTKOJXGM4TMNJTGEZTKOJXGMQ… Decline - https://www.icloud.com/calendar/eventreply/?t=2_GEZTKOJXGM4TMNJTGEZTKOJXGMQ… Maybe - https://www.icloud.com/calendar/eventreply/?t=2_GEZTKOJXGM4TMNJTGEZTKOJXGMQ… iCloud is a service provided by Apple. Apple ID: https://appleid.apple.com/choose-your-country/ Support: https://www.apple.com/support/icloud/ww Terms and Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/icloud/ww/ Privacy Policy: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/privacy/ Copyright 2020 Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA 95014 USA. All rights reserved.

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Re: [Oe List ...] Marianna Bailey invited you to “Marianna Bailey's Zoom Meeting”.
by Sunny Walker 15 Apr '20

15 Apr '20

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Re: [Oe List ...] Marianna Bailey invited you to “Marianna Bailey's Zoom Meeting”.
by Zoe Barley 15 Apr '20

15 Apr '20

Would love to but our computers lack cameras. Need to upgrade but costly in a time of imposed frugality. Stay well, Marianna. Zoe Sent using myEarthLink On Tue Apr 14 20:27:36 MDT 2020 Marianna Bailey via OE wrote: Marianna Bailey invited you to “Marianna Bailey's Zoom Meeting”. when Tuesday, April 21, 2020, 5:00 AM EDT - 9:00 AM EDT Repeating event. invitees and you. See replies… (https://www.icloud.com/calendar/eventreply/?t=2_GEZTKOJXGM4TMNJTGEZTKOJXGMQ…) Accept (%20https://www.icloud.com/calendar/eventreply/?t=2_GEZTKOJXGM4TMNJTGEZTKOJXGMQOO2SP63YHO7Y5L5DODCABIWKGTVL4I2YSXYBLD5QGXU23FGCJA&p=p44&cc=US#reply=accept) Decline (%20https://www.icloud.com/calendar/eventreply/?t=2_GEZTKOJXGM4TMNJTGEZTKOJXGMQOO2SP63YHO7Y5L5DODCABIWKGTVL4I2YSXYBLD5QGXU23FGCJA&p=p44&cc=US#reply=decline) Maybe (%20https://www.icloud.com/calendar/eventreply/?t=2_GEZTKOJXGM4TMNJTGEZTKOJXGMQOO2SP63YHO7Y5L5DODCABIWKGTVL4I2YSXYBLD5QGXU23FGCJA&p=p44&cc=US#reply=tentative) Don’t recognize this sender? Report Junk. (https://www.icloud.com/report_junk/?type=event-invite&blob=AUzi061llE1R%2Ff…) iCloud is a service provided by Apple. Apple ID (https://appleid.apple.com/choose-your-country/) | Support (https://www.apple.com/support/icloud/ww) | Terms and Conditions (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/icloud/ww/) | Privacy Policy (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/privacy/) Copyright © 2020 Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA 95014 (geo:0,0?q=One%20Apple%20Park%20Way%2C%20Cupertino%2C%20CA%2095014) USA. All rights reserved.

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Re: [Oe List ...] OE Digest, Vol 97, Issue 21
by Lawrence Philbrook 15 Apr '20

15 Apr '20

I am interested ion connecting on all but also think I can contribute from our current work on 1,2,3 4,5,9 If it is appropriate I could also host some sessions on hours that are daylight for my part of the world with respect, Larry > > From: Karen Snyder <karen.snyder10(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [Oe List ...] Join the ICA Social Research Center Virtual Spring Gathering: May 10-13 > Date: April 14, 2020 at 11:36:40 PM GMT+8 > To: Colleague Dialogue <dialogue(a)lists.wedgeblade.net>, Order Ecumenical Community <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> > > > > Dear Colleagues, > > The Covid-19 pandemic has shifted our world, including our desire to be the new reality of the ICA Social Research Center, housing the work of sixty years of EI/ICA archives. Everything now is changed and will be different in the future. We see ourselves in dialogue with what is happening in the world today while identifying our past- archived wisdom that may be informative to the present. We want to link with the many efforts to articulate a new story, a new paradigm that is emerging for our time > > From the comfort of your home and computer, you are invited to join with one or more of the collection teams during our virtual ICA Social Research Center Spring Gathering. Imagine two hour blocks of time on the collection(s) of your choice: > Overall: What is going on in the world today in this area? What do we see emerging from our experiences of the past few months? > Reviewing the collection: What questions are raised for you as we look at this collection? What are the gifts of this collection that will sustain and support the new which is being birthed? Beyond our past accomplishments, what did we learn that is informative to today? What additions and changes could be made to this collection for public understanding? > > ICA SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTER - VIRTUAL SPRING GATHERING > May 10: Sunday > May 11: Monday > May 12: Tuesday > May 13: Wednesday > > (same time) > 4:00- 5:00 PM EST > 3:00–4:00 PM CST > 2:00–3:00 PM MST > 1:00-2:00 PM PST > > Contexting the next three days > STRUCTURAL REFORMULATION > CONTEXTUAL RE-EDUCATION > SPIRIT > REMOTIVATION > 1 Human Development > Doug Druckenmiller > ddruckin(a)gmail.com <mailto:ddruckin@gmail.com> > 4 Imaginal Education > Karen Snyder > karen.snyder10(a)gmail.com <mailto:karen.snyder10@gmail.com> > 8 Inner Life > Jeanette Stanfield > jstanfieldica(a)gmail.com <mailto:jstanfieldica@gmail.com> > 2 Social Change > Jim Wiegel > jfwiegel(a)gmail.com <mailto:jfwiegel@gmail.com> > 5 Facilitation Methods > Beret Griffith > beretgriffith(a)gmail.com <mailto:beretgriffith@gmail.com> > 9 Spirit Movement > Lynda Cock > lyndacock(a)gmail.com <mailto:lyndacock@gmail.com> > 3 Awakenment Forums > OliveAnn Slotta > oslotta(a)gmail.com <mailto:oslotta@gmail.com> > 6 Collaborative Networking > Nelson Stover > nstover(a)emergingecology.org <mailto:nstover@emergingecology.org> > Summary and > Next Steps > > > Daily time for joining the collection dialogues: > Eastern > Central > Mountain > Pacific > 11:00 – 1:00 > 1:30 – 3:30 > 4:00 – 6:00 > 10:00 -12:00 > 12:30 - 2:30 > 3:00 - 5:00 > 9:00 – 11:00 > 11:30 – 1:30 > 2:00 – 4:00 > 8:00 -10:00 > 10:30 – 12:30 > 1:00 – 3:00 > > We invite you to join us for any or all of the collection dialogues May 10-13. Please contact one of the collection guides you wish to dialogue with to receive the link for being included. To review the website go to https://icaglobalarchives.org/wp-admin/profile.php <https://icaglobalarchives.org/wp-admin/profile.php>. > > Peace, The Social Research Center Team > Lynda Cock, Doug Druckenmiller, Steve Ediger, Jack Gilles, Beret Griffith, Mary Laura Jones, Frank Knutson, Paul Noah, > Wendell Refior, Oliveann Slotta, Karen Snyder, Jeanette Stanfield, Nelson Stover, Tim Wegner, Jim Wiegel >

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Please don't post sign ups for things to this list!
by Timothy Wegner 14 Apr '20

14 Apr '20

I very rarely put on my list moderator hat, but occasionally we need a little housekeeping, so here I am. Friendly reminder, please do not respond to posts to sign up for things on the list itself. Examples are the Archives meeting, and a little earlier, signing up for the Terry's Earthrise list. If you email your response to the list, there are two problems. First the right people may not notice, and secondly, you have just subjected every single list member to off-topic noise. Folks who are requesting sign ups have always provided another avenue to sign up. Along the same lines, if you have done this recently (yup, a LOT of you have), know that you are totally forgiven. But if you apologise for this behavior on the list, you have compounded the problem, and your forgiveness will be summarily withdrawn 😅 Tell you what, I hereby offer the following psychological service. I don't NEED anyone to apologise for posting "sign me up" to the lists, but if it makes you feel better, you can apologise to me by private email. I will pass your apology on to the Mystery, and you will then definitely be forgiven. Hope you are well. As an elderly retired person, I am mostly just rocking in my rocking chair, but my activist partner Susan totally packs her days with revolutionary activity. Tim The mostly but not entirely silent list moderator

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Fwd: Prepare for the Ultimate Gaslighting
by Jack Gilles 14 Apr '20

14 Apr '20

Dear Colleagues, I read this as well thanks to Salvatore. It is something I hope all read. The link is below in his email to our EcoVillage Community. Peace, Jack > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Salvatore Caruso <cplcaruso(a)igc.org> > Subject: Prepare for the Ultimate Gaslighting > Date: April 13, 2020 at 13:09:27 CDT > > Dear friends: > > My hope is that all of you are safe and in good health as we stay in place until there’s a safe way forward. > > The term “gaslighting”is defined as manipulation into doubting your own sanity. It comes from the 1944 Movie, Academy Award Winner Gaslight. > > This attached article: https://forge.medium.com/prepare-for-the-ultimate-gaslighting-6a8ce3f0a0e0 <https://forge.medium.com/prepare-for-the-ultimate-gaslighting-6a8ce3f0a0e0> stopped me > in my tracks. As you all know part of my professional background was in the advertising business. This article captures > what may be coming to wake us out of our “ collective induced coma” around the global coronavirus pandemic. > > Nobody knows the way forward. This article suggests big government & big business may try to “gaslight” us thru messaging on a massive scale thru > advertising and social media into getting back to the way our lives were before the induced pause…and before we have a public health plan > in place locally to know it’s safe to be out and among people again. > > So I ask you to read it ( about 8min) and be informed & vigilant as the gaslighting begins. Be especially mindful of the conversations ,media and messages you are consuming. Be active in your response > to local public health efforts to make it safe for a safe return. > > Stay safe. Stay aware. Stay the course. > > ….. from an ad guy who knows the power of images thru promises for the true & beautiful . > > > true precious audaciousness

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Easter; Coronavirus Letter to Humanity
by Ellie Stock 14 Apr '20

14 Apr '20

Thanks, Jack, and to all for your sharing. We returned from a nearby park in Ferguson, MO where we usually have our Easter Sunrise Service, which, this year, was not held due to the coronavirus pandemic. However three of us showed up as a symbolic presence, with our butterfly balloons waving in the wind on the west bank of January-Wabash Lake, a fountain of dancing waters greeting this new morning. Rain was forecast. The forecast was spot on--drizzling off and on as we began the liturgy. No trumpet this year. No crowds. No flocks of geese honking. A lone mourning dove in the distance, no visible sun ,now sequestered behind clouds. In the Christian context and poetry and metaphors, the service celebrates the interrelatedness of all beings and our continual dying and rising--the surprise of being resurrected, not necessarily of our own volition, but birthed through the consciousness, care, creativity, courage, compassion, and cooperation of global human and universal creation midwives of the Mystery. Life is resilient. We humans just need to decide if we want to continue to be part of this emerging, unfolding, increasingly diverse, gloriously complex process. Earth will endure. Just as we finished the service, the clouds burst open with lavish, cleansing, liquid joy. A lone goose on the bank nodded its affirmation. Grace and peace, Easter blessings and love to all. Ellie :)elliestock@aol.com [attached: copy of the Easter sunrise service] -----Original Message----- From: Jack Gilles via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> To: OE Listserve <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: Jack Gilles <jackcgilles(a)gmail.com> Sent: Sun, Apr 12, 2020 8:35 am Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Coronavirus Letter to Humanity Dear Colleagues, The poet’s task is to communicate truth in a ways that cannot be communicated by prose. And I emphasize “cannot”. Language is the tool of the left brain. The rational, verbal scientific paradigm that replaced (or displaced) the two-story paradigm did a great deal for understanding and discourse. We are able to grasp the insight, see mistaken literalism. The right brain is mute. It sees wholes, not parts. But that does not mean that therefore the rational, impersonal, and statistical probability of how this planet functions is truth. That viruses just arise, that the Earth doesn’t consciously (not human thinking consciousness) communicate messages with intent. It does. This planet is alive, all of it, as an integrated system. Pain is real, death is real, and even a fly can sense when it is in danger. That system, that infinitely complex, but totally integrated system communicates by harmony. The even shifting, the ever changing and the ever evolving is a great Dance. And when we, the only part of creation that is capable of destroying the rest of creation do not dance, but march as masters of the fate of what actually sustains and enables us to actually live, then it consciously responds. We discerned a lot of that complexity in our Social Process Triangles. We knew intuitively that every triangle was connected to every other and we saw how our home works, at least the human sociality part. But it is only one triangle of three that actually needs to be grasped as an integrated system. That a is what the very top triangle in the culture does; The Myth Factor. It is about integrating the whole Social Process. And with that Myth Factor we dialogue with two other triangles. The Social Process is about how the human beings organizes themselves into a system. It does not speak anything about either how this Earth functions or how my personal, unique, unrepeatable self functions. I am more than a cog in the social machine, and I am more than just a victim of a unconscious planet. I am a live, free, responsible, creation of a Mystery I will never understand, but who is as close as my breath, and knows every hair. And this Mystery loves his creation with infinite Mercy and Compassion. The whole triangle I call The Human Process. It is a dialogue (dynamic) of The Natural Process, The Social Process and The Individual Process. This particular stream of the OE Dialogue is not where I want to share more detail on this. All I want to communicate is that this glorious Earth is a Great Poem, it is a Great Song, but most of all it is a Great Dance. And I learned that from Judy. Peace, Jack On Apr 12, 2020, at 02:15, the telfords via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: Thank you Bill for your insight. The poet sort of implies that the current virus pandemic is a result of the way we have been treating the earth.Personally I don't believe that to be true. But I think the poet is saying that this is giving us an opportunity to take stock of what is happening to our world as a result of our actions and now is the time tostop being blind to the consequences of what we have been doing - take off the dark glasses and to change our behavior. Certainly in Australia the unprecedented fire season we have just been through has been a real wake-up call to stop our denial of the part we have/are playing in causingthe drying up of the Darling River, the bleaching of the corals on the Great Barrier Reef etc. So we pray that at this time we continue to love our neighbours, and start caring about the earth and all its creatures A pretty appropriate message at Easter time. PeaceJohn On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 11:35 PM William Schlesinger via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: So another thought. When some religious figures read Katrina as God's response to gender and sexuality preferences, we did not agree. They created that meaning, and we saw another reality. For those of us in the Christian tradition, our central text contains a story - 'who sinned that this man might be born blind'? And the answer was - 'No one sinned. This is an opportunity to show the works of God' (Matthew's gospel if you needed the citation). Viruses mutate. It's in their nature. And some mutations are more effective than others at spreading, infecting, and not killing the host quickly so they can continue to spread. For some of us, this is not 'caused' by human blindness or fear, but is an opportunity to show compassion, embrace forgiveness, and take responsibility. Care for the earth - but don't use blaming and shaming in the process. Bill SchlesingerProject Vida3607 Rivera AvenueEl Paso, TX 79905(915) 490-6148 cell On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 12:02 AM the telfords via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: A friend sent this to us so we thought we would share it with you all. The earth whispered but you did not hear The earth spoke but you did not listen,The earth screamed but you turned her off.And so I was born. I was not born to punish you..I was born to awaken you.. The earth cried out for help.. Massive flooding. But you didn't listen..Burning fires. But you didn't listen..Strong hurricanes. But you didn't listen..Terrifying tornadoes. But you didn't listen.. You still don't listen to the earth when:Ocean animals are dying due to pollutants in the waters..Glaciers melting at an alarming rate. Severe drought..You didn't listen to how much negativity the earth is receiving.. Non-stop wars. Non-stop greed. You just kept going on with your life..No matter how much hate there was.. No matter how many killings daily..It was more important to get that latest iPhone than worry about what theearth was trying to tell you.. But now I am here..And I've made the world stop in its tracks..I've made YOU finally listen.. I've made you take refuge..I've made you stop thinking about materialistic things..Now you are like the earth.. You are only worried about YOUR survival.How does that feel? I give you fever.. as the fires burn the earth.I give you respiratory issues.. Has pollution filled the earth air.I give you weakness as the earth weakens every day.I took away your comforts.. Your outings.The things you would use to forget about the planet and its pain.And I made the world stop.. And now.. China has better quality air..Skies are clear blue because factories are noy spewing pollution into the earth's air.The water in Venice is clan and dolphins are being seen.Because the gondola boats that pollute the water are not being used.YOU are having to take time to reflect on what is important in life.Again I am not here to punish you.. I am here to AWAKEN you..When all this is over and I am gone.. Please remember these moments..Listen to the earth. Listen to your soul. Stop polluting the earth.Stop fighting with each other. Stop caring about materialistic things.And start loving your neighbours. Start caring about the earth and all its creatures.Because next time I may come back even stronger.... by Vivinne R Reich - Feel free to copy and send. 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Coronavirus Letter to Humanity
by the telfords 13 Apr '20

13 Apr '20

A friend sent this to us so we thought we would share it with you all. The earth whispered but you did not hear The earth spoke but you did not listen, The earth screamed but you turned her off. And so I was born. I was not born to punish you.. I was born to awaken you.. The earth cried out for help.. Massive flooding. But you didn't listen.. Burning fires. But you didn't listen.. Strong hurricanes. But you didn't listen.. Terrifying tornadoes. But you didn't listen.. You still don't listen to the earth when: Ocean animals are dying due to pollutants in the waters.. Glaciers melting at an alarming rate. Severe drought.. You didn't listen to how much negativity the earth is receiving.. Non-stop wars. Non-stop greed. You just kept going on with your life.. No matter how much hate there was.. No matter how many killings daily.. It was more important to get that latest iPhone than worry about what the earth was trying to tell you.. But now I am here.. And I've made the world stop in its tracks.. I've made YOU finally listen.. I've made you take refuge.. I've made you stop thinking about materialistic things.. Now you are like the earth.. You are only worried about YOUR survival. How does that feel? I give you fever.. as the fires burn the earth. I give you respiratory issues.. Has pollution filled the earth air. I give you weakness as the earth weakens every day. I took away your comforts.. Your outings. The things you would use to forget about the planet and its pain. And I made the world stop.. And now.. China has better quality air.. Skies are clear blue because factories are noy spewing pollution into the earth's air. The water in Venice is clan and dolphins are being seen. Because the gondola boats that pollute the water are not being used. YOU are having to take time to reflect on what is important in life. Again I am not here to punish you.. I am here to AWAKEN you.. When all this is over and I am gone.. Please remember these moments.. Listen to the earth. Listen to your soul. Stop polluting the earth. Stop fighting with each other. Stop caring about materialistic things. And start loving your neighbours. Start caring about the earth and all its creatures. Because next time I may come back even stronger.... by Vivinne R Reich - Feel free to copy and send. Grace & Peace John & Elaine <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#m_4993687644967409038_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Re: [Oe List ...] Coronavirus Witness
by Del Morrill 11 Apr '20

11 Apr '20

Thanks for this, Jack. It only confirms again, for me, how we’ve always believed that it is not the event but the relationship to the event that determines what story we decide to tell about it and its meaning for us personally. Del Del Hunter Morrill Facebook.com/del.morrill.85 Location: Earth, USA, Pacific Northwest, Washington State, Tacoma <http://www.hypnocenter.com/> www.hypnocenter.com We are all united, in “it”, creating together, as if we are all part of one vast, single atom. (D.H.M.) From: OE <oe-bounces(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> On Behalf Of Jack Gilles via OE Sent: Friday, April 10, 2020 6:36 PM To: OE Listserve <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: Jack Gilles <jackcgilles(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Oe List ...] Coronavirus Witness Dear Colleagues, I had a friend in India in her email this morning ask; “How are you doing?" My first reaction was to just say I was doing well and some other chit chat. But I stopped and just thought of how I would respond if I really reflect on what is going on with my life. As I scan through FaceBook posts there are a lot of posts of how people are enjoying walks, or time to do things they have put off. Other posts are about games, or diversions to pass the time with interest. And of course there are always thoughts on Donald Trump. As I pondered it I saw two things; "What it has done to me, and what it has done for me". In the first instance it has flipped my frame of reference. With my boundary of Space set, it made me more aware of Time. It is the daily repeat of time in the same space that strikes me. Not just routines, but energies, lightness, transitions and darkness. But especially silence. I began to want to be conscious of the Canonical Hours again. Each part of the day and night has a rhythm, a feel, and a gift. The greater insight was what it has done for me. Perhaps the most exciting thing for me in the Order was our view of the world. We lived every day as global citizens. People who saw the future in terms of our commons. Things like the Social Process, or the Ur’s, the Global Odyssey, and the symbols we lived with; like the Earth Rise picture. We saw ourselves as helping to bring forth this common future. “All of the Goods of the Earth and all…….” we sang with deep identity. We saw the globallity from the outside in. The question was “How to make it happen?”. But the virus changed that. Yes, we are common, but now from the inside out. We all are having the same experience. We are one with common suffering, common anxiety and common unknowns. We are Global Citizens, all of us; every large, small, tall, short, urban, rural…… We see our humanity, and my, how splendid it is. Peace, Jack

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I noticed Cozart's Model Building article mentioned on the O:E site. I cited his article once in an article I wrote for the Quarterly Journal of Ideology. I didn't have complete information on where it was originally published, so I wrote him. At the time he was an English prof at Stephen Austin State Univ in Texas. He replied with the citation -- Wind and Chaff, Vol IV, No. 4 Sept. 1967 pp 7-11. He later taught at a community college in Galveston and he has a web page that comes up if you Goo
by John Webster 11 Apr '20

11 Apr '20

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