Soil-less Gardens
GROUP CALIBRATION PROCESS:DON'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT
by Clarence Wright, Perelandra Staff
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, "You can't step into the same stream twice." That wise philosopher used the stream as a metaphor for ever-changing life. Forms and structures never stay the same. Things occur; stuff happens. Just when we think we know the rules of the game, the whistle blows and the rules change. If Heraclitus were alive today, he'd probably be struck by how fast today's streams move.
Even though change is necessary for the evolvement of new and better forms, it sure can throw us for a loop. Today, rapid change occurs in businesses and other organizations where people work together for a common purpose. To be effective, organizations need to enfold new energies and constantly re-create themselves. What we're talking about is a change of form to more effectively meet the organization's current needs.
I'd like to share with you the Group Calibration Process we use at Perelandra to deal with changes in our form in two areas: integrating new employees into the organization and helping all of us work more in sync with each other and with Perelandra's overall purpose. Like other organizations, we are undergoing much growth and change. While this is exhilarating, it can at times stress us out and leave us scratching our heads and wondering what we are doing. The Group Calibration Process has been invaluable in creating an atmosphere of mutual support so that everyone can contribute fully to the work being done. It has been a great help in keeping us focused on why we do what we do, as what we do changes. It also makes available to us the assistance of nature, which is the acknowledged expert in form change. Here's what nature has to say about its role in integrating change:
The expansion of the human system requires that the expertise of nature in the areas of the relationship of form to energy and involution (bringing spirit and purpose into form) be tapped in direct proportion to the expansion. In your vernacular, the intensity and complexity of the game have increased to such a degree that the relative simplicity of the old support systems has been rendered ineffective. Humans must partner with nature to establish the systems that will support the new complexity. (Perelandra Garden Workbook II, p. 108).
The Calibration Process is a way of directly involving nature in change and making it maximally effective. It oils the gears and adjusts the screws to keep us from jamming up when undergoing change. I won't explain the basic process here (It can be found in the books MAP: The Co-Creative White Brotherhood Medical Assistance Program and the Perelandra Garden Workbook II,as well as Perelandra Paper #2, "The Calibration Process"). What I would like to explain is how we use the process in a group setting and what it has meant to us. Any group whose members desire to work in a co-creative manner should find it helpful. One person acts as facilitator for the group and leads everyone through the following steps of the Group Calibration Process.
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If flower essences are available, all individuals in the group check themselves to see if they need essences for general balancing before starting. Those who don't know how to test themselves (by kinesiology or some other method of self-testing) can be tested by someone who does.
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The facilitator opens a four-point coning. (Coning and the Calibration Process are explained in the sources cited above). The points of the coning are (a) the Deva of the organization, (b) Pan, (c) the White Brotherhood and (d) the higher self of each individual doing the calibration. After the coning is opened, each person checks again to see if he needs essences. Since the coning creates a new, temporary energy field around all those present, it's possible that a person may need an essence or two to help adjust to that new energy.
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The facilitator states the purpose of the calibration, such as bringing a new member into the group or the group's expansion into a new area of work, or the group's need to work more cohesively as a team.
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The floor is opened to anyone's thoughts or suggestions about what the calibration should address. It's important that everyone be clear about the purpose of the session.
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Everyone then sits quietly for about 30 minutes, or until testing indicates that the session is complete. The facilitator can tell when people feel it is over by noticing increased fidgeting and moving around. At the end of the quiet period, the floor is then opened again for people's impressions, thoughts, images, etc. This is where we have gotten some of our most useful information about what current changes will mean for our group. Sometimes people come up with similar images.
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At this point everyone checks themselves for essences again, focusing on which essences would be helpful in grounding the information that came up during the calibration. Each person should check to see if an essence solution and dosage is called for.
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Finally, the facilitator closes the coning, expressing thanks to each of the elements that made up the coning. Once again, each person should check to see if essences are needed now that the energy of the coning is gone. There is an eighth step that I highly recommend. Finish the meeting with some great chocolate cake or a fabulous lunch, topped off with espresso or a pot of tea. For us, this inspires some great sharing about the calibration in a very relaxed manner. Be sure to have someone keep notes on the main points that come up.
The Group Calibration Process works so well because it focuses everyone's attention on the issue at hand. With nature's help in the process, people notice how grounded and solid the information is that comes out of the session. After all, nature is the master of grounding. And the best thing is that nature doesn't charge a red cent for the service! It's free for the asking. (Be sure to make your financial officer aware of this last point!) Also, nature makes house calls at any time, 24 hours a day.
Perelandra Voices 1995
