It’s my friend Roq that brought me to story,
so as to make meaning beneath the surface of things.
Well, Roq, and Robert Bly. And Michael Meade.
And all the others that encourage the mythopoetic.
Today, as part of Wander School, I’ll offer a story to those participating.
Three Feathers — rooted in a Grimm’s fairy tale.
There’s a few things I’ll share as context for this group of good folk
to get us started.
1. Encouragement to think of us as learning village.
For these 90 minutes, this is so much what we are, the six of us.
2. Invitation to place ourselves in a story, the tale.
With its context, it’s morals, it’s dangers, it’s surprises.
3. Nudging to notices ourselves in our stories.
Yes, the circumstances of known or not yet known relevance in waking life
that are sparked by the tale.
4. Reminder that “Circle is our friend.”
It’s how we listen with one another, rather than over top of one another.
It’s how we listen to Life moving
5. Loop it all back — “Learning Village is our friend.”
People in open wonder together is balm.
Jump in. As inspired. For the village. For the friendship.
