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Heart and Soul Purpose, Values, Vision

Heart & Soul

Explorations of the Purpose, Mission, Values, Aims, Vision of the Group

The remit of a Heart and Soul group can include many things. Our two short and snappy versions are

Energy descent - Consciousness Ascent!

Exploring the psychological, spiritual and consciousness aspects of transition

As often seems to be the case in Transition groups, rather than try to come to a best and final statement of the group's purpose or values, we see it as a constantly evolving theme, partly depending on who is in the group and what they bring, and partly on what is emerging and needs addressing.

Below are summaries of some of the discussions we have had, most recent at the top:

Group's vision, summarised in April 2008

Mediation
Non violent communication
Celebration
Human resources
Facilitating Process
Pyschology of Choice
Cost to self and how group supports core group
Holding the field
Community - big group
H & S meeting other TTT groups to inspire development of consciousness
Looking at power dynamics

What is the territory of H&S? From a review meeting in February 2008

Psychological understanding – why is our society in this place? What goes on within individuals? What happens when we talk about planetary crisis? What happens when people engage (or not) around change?
Skills and knowledge – communication, presentation of ideas; processes, structures, group dynamics, relationships, conflict resolution. Developing these skills in ourselves and in other parts of the TTT project.
Balancing being and doing, thinking, feeling; integration, connections
Reconnection to nature, community, self, other
Exploring and expressing the painful feelings associated with being alive today – fear for the future, pain at the loss of habitats, species, the craziness of our system, the difficulty of a split reality
Consciousness and shifts in consciousness, self awareness
Nurture and support, self care in the process of transition, embodying our principles in our process
Spirituality, celebration, ritual, creating community

From a brainstorm "What would you want to include in the vision of the Heart and Soul group?" in March 2007:

It’s to do with process
Community, rediscovering community, creating community in different ways
Sustainable, supportive, cooperative
Including the benefits of change or transition
Help individuals with change process, with the impact of what is coming as well as wider change
Reconnection with the idea of abundance
Psychology of addiction – what models and theories can psychology offer
Container of wisdom that is being revealed in the process
Resource for TTT
We can’t solve problems (global ecological crisis) at the level it was created – we need to find what the new level is. Raising Consciousness!!
Gandhi quote: Be the change you want to see.. including compassion and love.
Weave through the other groups – they need us and we need them, embody interdependence
Foundation of creativity, something new
Not just going back – going forward. Coming together in a new context
Close to the Arts group – need for celebration, visioning the new, addressing people on other levels than the mind, or doing.
Celebrating! Equinox! Looking after ourselves and not getting burnt out
Healing the splits that are in our culture – e.g. doing / being
Both to create a vision of a different future, and be creative about the processes to get there.
“Keeping the fire going”.. A ring of people and animals.. A nest..

Themes for the Heart and Soul group from the brainstorm at the launch (October 2006)

expressing pain despair panic numbness
inspiration – vision holding out possibilities guidance wisdom, where we are going
mythology – the underlying stories, creating new stories, ritual, archetypes
reconnecting with the earth, healing split relationships
individual purpose – finding our individual purpose,
including children in ways which are strengthening