Today We begin at the beginning. Not with discipline. Not with mastery. But with safety.
In The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron names the first step of this journey
Recovering a Sense of Safety. And it feels no accident that this is where we arrive —
after sitting by the fire of Hestia, after remembering the hearth,
after feeling what it means to be held rather than pushed.
Recovering a Sense of Safety. And it feels no accident that this is where we arrive —
after sitting by the fire of Hestia, after remembering the hearth,
after feeling what it means to be held rather than pushed.
Safety is the ground of all practice. Without it, creativity becomes performance.
Without it, devotion turns rigid. Without it, the soul learns to brace instead of open.
Without it, devotion turns rigid. Without it, the soul learns to brace instead of open.
This month, our guiding thread is AHIMSA — non-violence.
Not as a rule to obey, but as an atmosphere to live inside of.
Not as a rule to obey, but as an atmosphere to live inside of.
Ahimsa asks first:
Can I be gentle with myself here?
Can I stay, rather than force?
Can I be gentle with myself here?
Can I stay, rather than force?
Julia Cameron invites us, in this first chapter, to enter into a relationship with our own creative & spiritual life.
And relationships, as we know from yoga, begin with consent.
And relationships, as we know from yoga, begin with consent.
So today we speak about commitment — not the harsh kind,
but the kind that warms like a fire.
but the kind that warms like a fire.
Julia suggests a contract. A simple agreement you make with yourself.
To show up. To try. To return when you forget.
To show up. To try. To return when you forget.
She asks you to say yes — and to mark that yes with a gesture, a date, a signature, a ceremony. Not because creativity or spirituality demands obedience,
but because the soul listens when we speak clearly.
but because the soul listens when we speak clearly.
And if this jahreskreis process is not your yes — its ok, you are still totally welcome.
You may simply continue to listen, now and anytime.
But You may meanwhile also still learn how commitment works,
so that when the time comes, you recognize the shape of it.
You may simply continue to listen, now and anytime.
But You may meanwhile also still learn how commitment works,
so that when the time comes, you recognize the shape of it.
This journey we are on — this yogic soul artist way —
is not about becoming someone else. It is about creating the conditions
where what is already alive in you can safely emerge.
is not about becoming someone else. It is about creating the conditions
where what is already alive in you can safely emerge.
Today we will move gently. We will speak of contracts and ceremonies.
Of discipline softened by devotion. Of practice as protection.
Of discipline softened by devotion. Of practice as protection.
Like Hestia, we begin by tending the flame.
Everything else can wait.
Everything else can wait.
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