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INITIATION
INTO THE CIRCLE
OF LIFE:
A Vision Quest
by
Patricia Jepsen
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8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
US$9.00
62 pages
July 2003
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DESCRIPTION
Initiation into the Circle of Life
is a vision quest for teens and adults.
Here is a magical entrance into a
Bright New World, a world of creative
potential and companionship with all life. It is a natural initiation
for the young person who feels the stretch coming to
break a mold, to find a purpose and
to seek the wonder of all life.
Enter the world of partnership now.
It is a time of revelation and
great movement on this planet where all living beings become
recognized as
partners with Mother Earth.
Open to the real world, the world
filled with friendly animals who
talk and teach with wisdom.
These are the animal partners
of our bright new world.
Oh, they have always been here,
but for the most part unrecognizable due
to the basic ignorance within humanity. Yet, this lack of understanding
and receptivity to great intelligence
can be corrected.
This booklet complements
Six Lessons with Delphi
and Teaching Delphi,
and is a helpful resource
for parents and Teacher-Partners.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Preface
Introduction
The Creator's Code
The Consciousness of Delphi
Magic
The Power of Listening
Leading with Your Heart
Being a Peacemaker
Afterword
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EXCERPT
From "Being a Peacemaker"
Rats and Cats
Delphi points out that when you think people don't get along,
they almost never do. And she uses the illustration of "rats
and cats." It is interesting about rats and cats because
after writing the lesson chapter, I began to hear or read actual
accounts of cats and rats living together in a friendly way,
eating out of the same dishes. One true story was of a pet rat
who refused to eat a meal unless he could share it with the household
cat out of the same dish! Well, there you are! Who believes what?
So, the notion that a shark will eat you up or maybe a deer
and a lion can't be friends is only true if you believe it. Recently
a teacher-friend commented that many colleges and universities
were searching for independent thinkers. Have you ever thought
about discarding everything you have learned and beginning again--all
over--the Delphi way? What would your first thought be?
We are all peacemakers at heart. We are the peace we seek.
There is an important message to understand and to practice
on page 87 of Six Lessons with Delphi.
If you will read the following quote from the book, contemplate
and reflect on it, I know you will know the truth of it. Prior
to this paragraph, Delphi says that all are partners in the animal
kingdom. A problem arises when a human does not agree with
this partnership. There is a disturbance in the bands of
relationship and the cohesion is broken. There is confusion then,
and we all know what that can bring!
When the Creator made this earth and all the creatures and
the plants, He was very specific about balance. He said that
we all would be happy and well-fed if we remembered to help each
other and help our Mother Earth. That's what partnership means--HELPING
ONE ANOTHER.
Can we bring partnership back to earth? What can we do as
individuals and as circles of service and light to restore balance
to our planet? Reread Delphi's words again. The Creator, when
He made the Earth and all His expressions on the planet, gave
these instructions. The First Peoples might call them the Original
Instructions. He said that we were to maintain the balance of
earth and creatures. To keep the balance and to sustain our place
in the Creator's realm on earth, we were to help one another
and we were to help Mother Earth.
The Creator of all life gave these instructions. If we would
live in partnership and service to one another, then we would
all be happy and prosper. This is the original Earth Ethic,
which many have forgotten or do not want to think about. Why
do we have poverty, starvation, sickness and suffering? Follow
the Creator's Original Instructions and there will be no one
who will suffer and all will be nourished and well-fed.
Pretty powerful words from a messenger of the animal kingdom.
What happened? What has caused humans to break their treaty
with the Creator? Delphi explains it simply. We became BUSY!
We became so busy with our own affairs that we forgot about
our partnership with the Circle of Life. What happened then?
Well, I don't have to tell you, do I? We began fighting against
one another, we created lots of separation, and Mother Earth
began to lose her balance.
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