Sacred Ground Healing
Pam Wood, MA, ATRÂ
for the Great Turning
The Earth is calling out! More and more people
are realizing that they want to contribute to the most urgent need of our
times--to help bring about the Great Turning from an Industrial Growth Society*
to a life-giving sustainable society that works for humans and all fellow
creatures, now and into the future. Many people are even leaving their
careers and taking time to discern their deeper calling. This can be a scary
and difficult endeavor--after all, our work for the Great Turning does not
often register on the radar of our society, and at this juncture, it is often
difficult to find paid work for following this call. Yet, this can also
be an exciting, purpose-filled endeavor, for nothing is more satisfying
than aligning our actions with our vision—walking the path of our own Great
Work and taking our part in this great epic adventure!
I offer support and
guidance to people who are making this transition. I am available for
coaching/mentoring by phone or in person.
Rates:
Free 30 minute
initial consultation
$60-100/hour
(sliding-scale)
Some scholarship
slots available
*
See Coming Back To Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World"
by Molly Young Brown and Joanna Macy
"The most remarkable
feature of this
historical moment on Earth is not
that we are on the way to
destroying the world--we've actually been on the way for quite a while.
It is that we are beginning to
wake up,
as from a millennia-long sleep,
to a whole new relationship to our world,
to ourselves, and to each other."
--Joanna Macy
Given a lack of adequate skills or support, our tendency is to shut down or avoid the "bad news" all around, as these large-scale problems seem to huge and insurmountable for us to respond. Or, we try to do something but quickly lose hope or feel powerless in the face of it all. Still others respond with an apathy and nihilism that fuels addictions and out-of-control consumerism. These defense mechanisms are understandable in these times, but leave us with the sickening knowledge that we are inadvertently contributing to the very problems we hope to avoid.
Yet, when we learn the skills and find support and resources, we can respond to the suffering of our world with the love, compassion and intention that shows the best of human nature, and is so needed in our time. When we discover ourselves as embedded in a community of others whose actions extend out beyond themselves, we can discover an empowered and engaged spirituality that fuels our work towards the Great Turning from a society headed towards destruction to one which promises life, dignity and sanity for all beings who share our planet home. This Great Turning (a term coined by Joanna Macy) has been defined as "the great adventure of our time." And when we discern the intersection between our own gifts and the world's great need, we can discover deep meaning and purpose in our lives--our own Great Work, and find the creativity and courage to act on behalf of our world.
