Gay Spiritual Development Group - An invitation to journey...., Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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6 June 2007: Gay Spiritual Development Group - An invitation to journey....
The invitation is to explore spirituality in the context of being gay.
We are a group of gay people exploring the following areas:
*How we connect with our inner 'selves', others and nature/universe
*How we experience our lives and our true nature
*The possible reasons for our 'being'
*The unique qualities, skills and viewpoints we are able to gift to mainstream society because we are gay
*How we can reduce stress and liberate our creative energies
*Our understanding of love
*The links between sexuality and spirituality
*How we can support each other to heal the wounds that come about from living on the edge of inclusion and exclusion
'Is Spirituality about religion?'
Our sessions will likely delve into some of the deepest existential questions – traditionally addressed by the different world religions. The focus will be on the universal aspects of wisdom rather than the specifics of individual religions. Anyone is welcome regardless of their beliefs.
Some say 'Gay people are on this earth for a specific purpose otherwise evolution would have seen us off long ago'
'When we as gay people learn to accept ourselves and share who we are without fear, we have the potential to transform society. Quite often we see things differently from the mainstream. The way of loving that comes naturally to us is a powerful alternative to the aggressive competitive maleness our culture seems to worship. As a group, we share a quality of consciousness that makes us creators, explorers and innovators. Because we tend to bridge the seeming polarities of masculine/feminine, spirit/flesh, vision/reality, we are in a position to offer deeply needed perspectives in a society plagued by imbalance. It is no accident we fill professions related to the arts, caregiving, spiritual ministry and teaching. When we value ourselves enough to live openly and fully the entire world is enriched.
Many cultures have recognised these unique talents and honoured our special place within their communities. Unfortunately, our own homophobic social traditions have caused our gifts to go unrecognised and, in the process, have inflicted great pain and wounding. As a result most Gay and Bisexual people carry fears, hurts, judgements and misconceptions about ourselves and our bodies. Most of us learned to distrust our natural desires for touch, sharing, and pleasure. We learned to shut off any parts of ourselves that didn't fit the overwhelmingly heterosexual expectations we saw around us. We came to deny anything inside us that seemed 'different' or too close to our core. So doing we often renounced our most valuable and glorious gifts. Even men and women who have lived out, open, and healthy Gay lives for many years can still be haunted by old, nagging doubts and fears'.- John Stowe
'How does the group operate?'
The sessions are run with a loose framework of development to establish common understandings using the following format:
*Sharing knowledge
*Facilitated discussion & exercises
*Spiritual Practice
Interested?
Please email Mark Outhwaite on [email address available to members only] or phone [number available to members only] 38 to reserve a place – numbers will be limited to about 16 for reasons of comfort
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This event has been added to the OUTeverywhere calendar by Mark Outhwaite from Walthamstow in the London area.
Hi, thanks for visiting. I am a spiritual guy originally from Derby. Now in the big smoke and am in Scotland on a regular basis visiting friends and attending groups. I take care of my environment and my diet and I practice yoga. I am a massage therapist and reiki practitioner. I am a mountain person and love skiing , getting the bike out, walking and swimming in the lakes.
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