[ChatAction] Global scale study circles

[Ruthe Schoder-Ehri]

Hi, I am following this chat from the “wings”.
I have been familiar with Quaker discernment process for 40+ years. I am
not expert, but experienced and glad to offer what I can about this as
needed.

>From year end stillness by the Salish Sea,

Ruthe

On Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 09:31 Karen Ball via ChatAction <
chataction at communitymagic.org> wrote:

> As I read through this, I have a question regarding the "study circles".
> Does anyone see parallels to how indigenous communities and Quakers handle
> decision making?  Perhaps, we should reach out to indigenous communities
> and the Quakers; they could guide us in discernment of how the Universal
> Spirit may be collectively calling us.  I suggest Parker Palmer and the
> Center for Courage and Renewal would be great partners to our Chat Action
> efforts.
>
> Peace,
> Karen
>
> On Mon, Dec 28, 2020 at 5:00 PM Bruce Schuman via ChatAction <
> chataction at communitymagic.org> wrote:
>
>> Today, I’ve been working though the ideas and vision of Duane Elgin.  His
>> vision is so in-synch with everything I am doing.  He was working with Jim
>> Garrison in the 1990’s
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>> Right now, I am particularly excited about his ideas for “Study Circles”.
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>> In this PDF, he outlines the basic principles behind Study Circles –
>> which I tend to see as the most powerful organizing idea in the world, and
>> probably the master-design for the emerging new world – if there is to be
>> one and we survive our initiation.
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>> Take a look at this:
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>> https://duaneelgin.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/global_consciousness.pdf
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>> This is not newbie stuff.  This is master vision from the masters,
>> written in simple and highly intuitive terms.
>>
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>> And what is exciting for me is – the entire framework is written as a
>> series of questionnaires – surveys.
>>
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>> Duane Elgin worked with “electronic town halls” for years.  Maybe this is
>> the new design for a vast electronic town hall.  That would be my dream.
>>
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>>
>> Malini – I actually think this meets all your standards.  I think that is
>>  probably true for just about everybody on Chat Acton.  This IS an “action
>> path” – maybe the most powerful collective action path ever possible – and
>> maybe the only way we human beings could possibly move forward together in
>> a way that converges into wholeness and ONE.
>>
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>> Duane Elgin:
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>> https://duaneelgin.com/
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>> https://choosingearth.org/
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>> https://greattransitionstories.org/
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>> Bruce Schuman
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>> Santa Barbara CA USA
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>> bruceschuman at cox.net / 805-705-9174
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>> www.origin.org
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