We are pooling what we know of the many traditions, teachings and beliefs together as a ‘school’ – a wisdom school.
As a collective, we tap into a long lineage of wisdom seekers. Together, we aim to create and hold an open and welcoming space for healing wisdom.
Our heartfelt dedication to wisdom evokes a willingness to go to the edge and step off into the unknown.
True wisdom is not academic, sanitised or contained. We make room for the unorthodox, the taboo. Holding both light and dark, good and bad. Allowing for paradox, shadow, the absurd. Laughter in darkness and death in life. True wisdom is real, messy, confronting, confusing. We exist on a threshold space at the edge of the town, on the edge of the nature reserve and at the edge of human consciousness. True wisdom is immediate, embodied, accessible, and anchored in the “here and now”.
A McGregor Wisdom School blessing
May the fierce Karoo sun and wind bless us with elemental power
May the intelligence of Renosterveld scrub and bush teach us
May the presence of owl, woodpecker, hoe-poe and sunbird be our joy
May the living memory of the Khoisan help us to see what they saw
May the quiet of the kranz and graveyard remind us of all those who aid us
May the dream of Bethel bring heaven to earth in this village once again
And may the Black Madonna of McGregor our protection, healing and peace
We provide space for LIVING WISDOM TRADITIONS and COMMUNAL WISDOM in all forms
Our wisdom circle
as a core circle, we are deeply committed to COMMUNAL WISDOM, drawing on the abundance available in one another, in the neighbouring communities, in Africa and in the world. We interpret wisdom through a communal lens.
Resources
A Metabletic Study of the Male/Female Process in Psychology by K. M. O’ Brien
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