If you find yourself reading these lines you will already have experienced a taste of today’s division and polarization. Most likely you will have experienced something that has been deeply unsettling, disturbing, confusing or bizarre. But that’s not enough.

WE NEED TO SEE CLEARLY THAT WHICH NEEDS HEALING

It is only as we come together to share and hear each other's limited experience and fragile wisdom that we do have a chance to get to the bottom of things. That we have a chance to tell the personal shadows that we project outwards onto a complex world from the collective reality that is unfolding in front of our very eyes. Only then can we learn to see clearly the wound that ails the land and its people: the source and the extent of today’s polarization and division.

WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS WE ARE SEEING

But seeing that which needs healing is not enough. We need to understand, every man for himself and in his very own way, the political, psychological and spiritual roots and dynamics underlying today’s polarization and division. We need to learn to see how that polarization and division has already taken hold of us personally: of our bodies, our minds, our souls and our spirits. How it has taken hold of us collectively: our relationships and our communities. How it is spreading and how far it has spread already. It is only then that we can hope to find the power to heal today’s polarization and division.

WHO THIS IS FOR

The call to participate in the Council of Ravens goes out to spiritual men who consider themselves politically moderate: be they left-wing or right-wing, conservative or progressive. It is for the ears of those who harbor an awareness that there is something at stake that is larger than party politics. That there’s something beyond the political that needs attending, protection and healing.

This is for you if you are sincerely interested in what drives today’s polarization and division. If you are capable of relinquishing those of your most treasured views, positions and believes that keep you from recognizing what is happening in front of us. If you are deeply passionate about finding your path into a spiritual space that is more powerful than the political forces that are attempting to divide us.

You can expect a space of honest sharing and authentic listening. A space in which you can share your personal experiences with today’s polarization and division, how these encounters impacted you and what you think you have learned from these encounters and experiences, and what they might mean for us collectively.

Using the opportunities provided by social media we will look into short audiovisual content to better understand what polarization and division looks like in real life. We will unleash the wisdom of the group to better understand what it is we see and hear, so we can free ourselves from the personal projections and believes that stand in the way of us seeing clearly what has been unfolding for some time now.

And most importantly we will share how all of this impacts us bodily, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. We will speak of the images that are conjured up in our minds when facing the great wound of our times.

WHAT METHODS WILL BE USED

Methodically we will employ a mix of audiovisual content, council methods and digital tools that visually support our exploration. We will share in full council and in small groups. We will challenge the walls of the politically correct and inquire into contemporary areas of taboo. It is through our collective struggle, our struggle as a group that we will weave a powerful tapestry of experience and understanding. And it is through our participation in this struggle that we will co-create the essence of our own individual and deeply personal quest. A quest that, should we engage with it, will ultimately face us with our personal shadow and the forces of our times.

WHAT WILL BE EXPECTED OF YOU

Participating in the Council of Ravens is a commitment of time and energy. A commitment that will go beyond simply attending the online sessions. The group process will only work if everyone spends at least 2-3 hours every week to follow up on their developing threads, record their observations and experiences, and takes enough time out to contemplate the Council of Ravens experience.

You will receive more precise details on how we are going to work at least 14 days before the first session of the Council of Ravens.

COURSE 1
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Course times (2,5 hours)

Course sates (10x)

COURSE 2
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Course times (2,5 hours)

Course dates (10x)

MEETING SPACE
We will meet on Zoom. Zoom links will be sent out prior to each course session.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
Polarization and division is not an easy subject to work on. Sharing can become challenging and exchanges intense and confusing.
To make sure you will feel safe and held I have decided on a group size with no more than 8 participants.

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AVAILABLE
Should you feel you are in need of additional support to integrate what you have seen and heard I am happy to work things through with you in one on one coaching sessions at a reduced rate.

COSTS OF COURSE
The course costs EUR 53,- / GBP 45,- per session. For a total of 10 sessions, this amounts to EUR 530,- / GBP 450,-.