These Elemental Circles are opportunities to gather in small space held with reverence by practitioners of ritual. Each month on Sunday closest to the full moon we open this space at 7pm ET for community practice and nourishment.
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Practice Guide:
min. experience
5 Music as we arrive
5 Context Statement about Practice Format and Lineage
We see the value of deepening our commitment to the land and the four elements of Fire, Water, Earth and Air – growing out of ancestral reclamation and remembering with Indigenous teachings about how to resist cultural separation from the elements of life, and from years of weekly anti-racist embodiment practice.
5 Brief round of connecting with the elements in and around the body
- Breath
- Grounding earth
- Feeling heat in the body
- Sensing water in the body and drinking water
10 Introductions — name, pronouns, what’s on my mind/heart
5 Group Agreements
- We receive this opportunity to energetically connect with the elements of Fire, Earth, Water, and Air, opening to the potential for building relationship with the essences of life
- We speak from our own experiences and encourage full participation
- We respect confidentiality and do not name another person’s small group details without express permission (we can refer to details without naming the person)
- We are here to be heard in relation to our growing kinship with nature and the elements, not to request or offer advice or feedback to anyone during sharing time
10 Brief greetings to each element
- Fire – silent pause, notice what emerges
- Water – silent pause, notice what emerges
- Earth – silent pause, notice what emerges
- Air – silent pause, notice what emerges
One person welcomes one of the four elements with space for anyone who wishes to share additional greetings
10 Small Group share – what memory, story or reflection on what emerged as you heard all the greetings and appreciations of each element
10 Large Group share
5 Thank the Elements
The person who welcomed each element offers gratitude to that element with space for anyone who wishes to share additional gratitudes
10 Social