Day of the Dead Resource Space
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Zoom link for all group calls
We ask that you complete each of the assignments below to prepare for our group calls prior to the retreat. None of these assignments is meant to promote or impose a particular point of view, understanding, or belief. Rather, we have selected them to provoke thoughtful engagement in our exploration of death and its corollaries: birth, life, and consciousness.
Assignments for Gathering 1 – Tuesday, October 6, 7:30 p.m.
Death and Birth – The Operating System
Assignment 1 (Listen)
Assignment 2 (Watch)
Assignment 3 (Journal)
Please take some quiet time to journal in response to this prompt:
What comes up for you when you think about death? How about birth? In what ways do you experience death and birth in your life? What emotions or preconceptions bubble up around this inquiry?
Assignments for Gathering 2 – Tuesday, October 13, 7:30 p.m.
Life Review – Experiences of Death–Birth
Assignment 2 (Listen)
An interview with Adyashanti from “The End of Your World”
Assignment 2 (Watch)
Assignment 3 (Journal/Prep)
Journal about a time in your life where you experienced the death of something that gave rise to the birth of something else. Prepare to share this with the group. Your story should take no more than 5 minutes to share. Please practice so that you stay within the 5 minute timeframe We’ve provided a couple of examples below.
Assignments for Gathering 3 – Tuesday, October 20, 7:30 p.m.
Being Embodied – What am I?
Assignment 1 (Listen)
Shawn Arscot – Psilocybin Dissolution of the Wall of Self
Assignment 2 (Watch)
Assignment 3 (Watch)
Assignment 4 (Read – optional but important background)
Assignments for Gathering 4 – Tuesday, October 27, 7:30 p.m.
The Ultimate Journey – What’s Next?
Assignment 1 (Watch)
Assignment 2 (Watch)
Assignment 3 (Listen)
Elizabeth Kübler-Ross – Is There Life After Death: Part 1
Elizabeth Kübler-Ross – Is There Life After Death: Part 2