This conference was rich with information and workshops on working with the
collective on peace, global warming, activism across religious and cultural
boundaries. I can not begin do justice to the content, but can share some
of the intriguing phrases - the next evolutionary step for human beginning
is the development of consciousness, quantum activism, collective wisdom in
international diplomacy, and Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela's presentation on the
dynamics of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africia. I
hope these brief phrases will encourage all of us to learn more from the
amazing presenters at this conference.
My personal experience of this years conference was quite different than my
experience at the 2006 conference. There was a much smaller group of
people this year who were English only speakers. I had experience of being
the only English speaker in a workshop and it was a humbling and very
moving experience. In my small group a woman shared a very powerful
personal story and I could feel her sadness and her joy without being able
to understand a single word. There is something about constellation work
that transcends language. This applies to Collective Wisdom as we must
also learn to transcend our individual identity to work with others
collectively and it is being part of a "we" that makes us humans.
Ellen Pillard
Reno, NV
