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February/March 2005 Volume 31
Welcome to this bi-monthly edition of our newsletter! You will find these columns contained in our February/March issue:
Metaphors for Life
GrowthWorks
Special Events
Book Review
I hope you enjoy this issue of Kenosis In-spirations...
Carla Woody, Founder
Kenosis
Metaphors for Life
Many traditions understand the power of teaching through stories. Our minds find a special repository for them. We unconsciously draw from this metaphorical resource bank when we need it most -- to guide and nourish us. Here you will find such tales, quotes and prose. As they have come to me, I pass them on to you just as our ancestors have done since the world was young.
Beginnings
Start with a cage containing five apes. In the cage, hang a banana on a string and put stairs under it. Before long, an ape will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all of the apes with cold water.
After a while, another ape makes an attempt with the same result…all the apes are sprayed with cold water. This continues through several more attempts. Pretty soon, when another ape tries to climb the stairs, the other apes all try to prevent it.
Now, turn off the cold water. Remove one ape from the cage and replace it with a new one. The new ape sees the banana and wants to climb the stairs. To his horror, all of the other apes attack him. After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs, he will be assaulted.
Next, remove another of the original five apes and replace it with a new one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment with enthusiasm. Again, replace a third original ape with a new one. The new one makes it to the stairs and is attacked as well. Two of the four apes that beat him have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs, or why they are participating in the beating of the newest ape.
After replacing the fourth and fifth original apes, all the apes, which have been sprayed with cold water, have been replaced. Nevertheless, no ape ever again approaches the stairs. Why not? Because that’s the way they’ve always done it and that’s the way it’s always been around here.
- Author Anonymous
Note: I ran this story in 2000. Some things bear repeating. – Carla Woody
GrowthWorks
Life is nothing if not levels of learning, whether we freely enter the Perpetual School or are drug kicking and screaming into our lessons. We actually have no choice in the matter. In this column, I offer you philosophy, musings and information that you may take with you as they fit into your own lyceum.
The Entrainment of Intent
by Carla Woody
Published in AHP Perspective Magazine, February/March 2005 issue. Go online to view the website. Or go directly to read the article only.
© 2005 Carla Woody. All rights reserved.
Carla Woody is the author of the book Standing Stark: The Willingness to Engage and Calling Our Spirits Home: Gateways to Full Consciousness and founder of Kenosis, an organization supporting personal transformation. Carla has long been leading people toward mind/body/spirit wholeness using integrative healing methods blended with world spiritual traditions. She may be reached by e-mail at info@kenosis.net or by telephone (928) 778-1058.
Special Events
For more information call Kenosis at (928) 778-1058 or e-mail info@kenosis.net to request a flyer. If you are interested in sponsoring a book signing and/or workshop with Carla Woody, please contact us.
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Meditation Practice. Mondays, 6:30-7:30 PM. Normally led by Carla Woody. We use breath, chant, subtle energy and guided imagery from a tapestry of world spiritual traditions to come to a place of inner peace. Donation basis to support Kenosis scholarship fund. No prerequisite except a desire for tranquility that you can take home. Held at Kenosis, 339 S. Cortez, Prescott.
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Navigating Your Lifepath with Carla Woody. Using the proven techniques of NLP merged with practical spirituality. Life-altering coursework for those who want to create clear direction, move through limitations, deepen relationships and live through your Core Self. Guided incremental change in a powerful group setting held over five months for embedding the transformative process. Saturdays, 9:30 AM - 2 PM. January 29, February 12 and 26, March 12 and 26, April 16, May 7 and 28. Mentored study groups available. Early registration option 1: $525 with deposit of $50 by December 17 and remaining amount paid in full by January 28. Option 2:$550 by January 7. $575 after January 7. MC/Visa accepted. Other payment plans. Partial scholarship may be available. Previous graduates may register for $425. Call Kenosis at 928-778-1058 or info@kenosis.net for more info or to register. Held at 339 S. Cortez, Prescott. See what people are sayig about this coursework. Registration Full. Next offered January 2006.
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Book Talk and Signing. Standing Stark by Carla Woody. EastWest Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way, Seattle, WA. 7 PM. Call 1-800-587-6002 for more information.
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Women of Wisdom Foundation’s 13th Annual Conference on Women’s Spirituality Remembering the Core Self workshop with Carla Woody, 2/17, 9 AM-12N. Many other presenters. Seattle, WA. This 6-day gathering in Seattle is one of the nation's largest women's spirituality conferences. Offering over 70 events ranging from 3 hours to 2 days, the conference features engaging lectures, lively performances and experiential workshops presented by women authors, healers, leaders, artists, musicians and social activists from diverse ethnic and spiritual backgrounds.
Special Offer: Register by January 14th for a lecture, concert or bring a friend at half price! Visit the WOW website for the full calendar of events and ticketing.
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| February 19 |
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Inspired Healing. Mini-workshop with Carla Woody. Discover U, 2150 N. 107th St., Seattle, WA. 10 AM-2 PM. Call 206-365-0400 for more information.
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| February 24 |
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Spiritual Travel to Peru Programs. Talk by Carla Woody for Verde Valley School students and faculty. Sedona.
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Intent and Transformational Synergy. Talk by Carla Woody for United Way of Yavapai County Board Retreat. Prescott.
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| March 17 |
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Creating Safe Harbors in Choppy Waters. Talk by Carla Woody for The Mediation Center of Yavapai County. Held at The Junction Restaurant, E. Gurley St., 5:15 PM. Prescott.
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Engaging the Other - Annual International Conference on Conflict Resolution.. Sponsored by Common Bond Institute, Harmony Institute and others. From Self to Other: Remembering the Pathway workshop by Carla Woody. Many other presenters. St. Petersburg, Russia. This conference endorsed by world leaders.
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Embracing the Heart of the Andes. Spiritual travel to Peru working with internationally renowned mystic Don Américo Yábar and conscious living teacher Carla Woody, as well as other Andean healers and shamans. Trip I: June 18-July 1 (includes the sacred mountain Ausangate). Trip II: July 2-15 (includes the jungle preserve of Manu). Group size limited. For more information or to register, contact Kenosis at 928-778-1058 or info@kenosis.net. This is an adventure of the spirit!
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Stalking the Puma: A Path for Life. Spiritual travel to Peru working with nagual Gayle Yábar and conscious living teacher Carla Woody, group leaders Julianna Hamilton and Oscar Panizo,and Q'ero and Mollamarka shamans. Includes Cusco and the Scared Valley. An experience to set the tone for a mindful life. Especially designed for ages 18-24. Group size limited. Registration form and scholarship application online. Tax-deductible donations to support a young person accepted with gratitude. Cosponsored by Nine Gates Programs, Inc. For more information contact Kenosis at 928-778-1058 or info@kenosis.net. This is an adventure of the spirit!
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Review
More often than not, the books, films and music you will find here will not be new or "bestsellers," but those I consider classics. They are classics in the sense that I experienced an impact in reading them that positively flavored my own journey.
Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart
Alice Walker
ISBN 1-4000-6173-3
Alice Walker has written a beautiful book, at least some of which must be autobiographical, that speaks to ways that spiritual openings can come. She illustrates the process of a couple on individual journeys. One consciously intended, one unintended with different ways of moving through the threshold. As many of us do, they were at a point of departure from each other. One looked at the other and found there was no longer a match. Walker shows what can happen if we let the Infinite’s pull toward wholeness overtake us and let go of expectations of each other. She asks us to trust that that there’s a natural ebb and flow to intimacy – and sometimes we must be apart to come together again with greater love.
- Carla Woody
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