Dear David,
When Pandora's box is opened, spurred by curiosity, the ride of the furies and
the arts of truth emerge,wafting where they will. Thanks drj
Enneapsychodramatics
Dr.Joseph M. Pirone 2018033080
On Thursday, February 14, 2008, at 12:54AM, <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dear Kenn,
As Dan says I feel we are two boats on the same sea. My experience
seems quite different to you. Or maybe I am at my limit of
understanding others in e-mail communication. Sometimes i feel my
understanding of certain words could be different to others.
I think my curiosity enlarges the field not makes it smaller. For
example, I might ask myself, 'I wonder why that representative is
holding her stomach, maybe I should ask what's happening for her?' or
something like that.
My own therapist is mostly psycho-analytical. He says to me 'David my
process is: nothing happens in the session until you start talking.'
I guess he is not using a phemonenological approach. He is very
unlikely to say to me 'David, I notice you are wearing a yellow shirt
today, you have never worn yellow before, I wonder what its like for
you to wear yellow?''.
I can't remember setting up a constellation to satisfy a curiosity,
though I think many participants say they have come to my workshops
because they are curious. That may be a way of saying 'I am not ready
to look at my issue yet, but later maybe'. However I think for many
people part of them is curious when they attend workshops, especially
for the first time. I know when I attend a training I am often very
curious about the trainers style etc, though when someone sets up
their constellation I am very supportive of them.
cheers....David Mathes
Re: What is a Constellation?
Posted by: "Kenn Day" enki@xxxxxxx kenndeigh
Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:06 am (PST)
David,
I respectfully disagree. If anything, the curiosity we feel about the
process - while completely natural - is a danger to the field. Our
mandate to do the work does not include curiosity. In fact, of the
times I have felt the field collapse freeze or otherwise be
unworkable, it is most often because I or someone else is approaching
with an attitude of curiosity rather then in service to the true
needs of the client to effect a change in how things are in their
system.
I do not exclude theory. I just try to not be too caught by it's
seductive qualities. It is very easy to for it too rise into a place
where it obscures what arises from the practice. Especially if what
arises doesn't agree with our theory. Or perhaps that's only a
weakness of mine. ;-)
namaste.
Kenn
