July 13 - 17, 2009
Conversations with the Sacred Other with Animas Valley Institute At Breitenbush Hot Springs, Detroit, Oregon

In order to grow into our full human potential, we must be in regular conversation with something or someone greater than our everyday human selves. We must open ourselves to the Sacred Other; that which we might otherwise call soul, spirit, nature, the universe, the Tao, the gods and goddesses, or the unconscious. This intensive will explore a variety of creative methods for engaging and developing those conversations. SOUL TASKS are custom-designed for you based on the themes and symbols of your dreams and most sacred waking-life experiences, offering you the opportunity to dive deep into the conversation that the world is radiantly open to having with you. DIALOGUES WITH NATURE encompass a variety of practices that support you in reclaiming your innate capacity to communicate with other-than-human beings. We will explore dialogue through speech, poetry, song, imagery, and movement. SELF-DESIGNED CEREMONY is a powerful way of putting all this together, anchoring your everyday life in your experiences with the sacred. We will help each other design individual ceremonies from life-transition themes, dreams, deep imagery journeys, archetypes and myths, soul task experiences, and nature dialogues. You will discover how ceremony is perhaps the most effective way to speak to the Sacred Other in its native language of symbol, image, and embodiment.

Please refer to the Animas Valley website for a full description to this seminar and location, and others. www.animas.org or call 800-451-6327

Costs
Guides: Jade Sherer and Annie Bloom.

Tuition: $595

Location/Lodging Info: Lodging fee: $330 Shared Dorm rate, $280 Camping, $420 Shared Unplumbed Cabin. Limited availablity for certain types of housing. Nestled in the ancient forest with a pristine river and abundant hot springs, Breitenbush is a place of timeless beauty where connection with the natural world is both vast and intimate, and where every season brings unique gifts. Our 154 acres of wildlife sanctuary is surrounded by national forest. Majestic Pahtoo (Mount Jefferson) and the Mount Jefferson Wilderness Area are nearby. For more information see www.breitenbush.com

Food: Participants have the delight of being fed by the Breitenbush kitchen...wonderful vegetarian cuisine, three meals a day!

Arrival Info: We will begin with dinner on the first day and ends at 5 PM on the last day

Or Contact Jade for more information about this expedition.

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