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<<button "Autosave" "Autosave">><</button>>!Great choice. We are big fans of poetry ourselves. Some of our facilitators have published some poetry collections.
!!Which type of poetry would hold your attention?
[[surrealist poetry]]
[[gender explorations]]
[[the effects of observation]]!You arrive at a portal, a mirror, a curated dream.
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!!The only guide is the mirror itself.
!The mirror offers choices as methods to uncover what you did not know you needed.
!!Here's your first choice:
!!!Would you consider yourself near the Willamette Valley (Portland, OR) area?
[[yes]]
[[no]]!How does it feel to collaborate together?
[[it's really great]]
[[okay most of the time]]
[[honestly, not good]]!How does it feel to collaborate together?
[[it's really great]]
[[okay most of the time]]
[[honestly, not good]]!How does it feel to collaborate together?
[[it's really great]]
[[okay most of the time]]
[[honestly, not good]]!How does it feel to collaborate together?
[[it's really great]]
[[okay most of the time]]
[[honestly, not good]]
!How does it feel to collaborate together?
[[it's really great]]
[[okay most of the time]]
[[honestly, not good]]
!That's delightful. It's great that you all can seek entertainment and self-evolution together.
!!What do you all like to do together?
[[read stories out loud]]
[[play games]]
[[meditate]]
[[get existential]]
<<if $local is true>> [[be outside|local land-tending events]]<</if>>
<<if $local is true>> [[counter-balance stretching]]<</if>>!The world smiles upon you, then. That's quite an accomplishment
!!Even the best groups need to change and evolve. What's feeling stale in your group?
[[shared decision making]]
[[access to resources]]
[[social cohesion]]
[[structure]]
[[nothing, actually]]!That's good! It sounds like your group is working hard to change your little pocket of reality.
!!What you do think the biggest pain point is?
[[shared decision making]]
[[access to resources]]
[[social cohesion]]
[[structure]]!That's tough.
!!Collaborating within struggling groups can really lead to burnout, and that's a long, painful process.
!!!Thanks for hanging in there. It's clear you care about this.
!!What's your group's biggest struggle?
[[shared decision making]]
[[access to resources]]
[[social cohesion]]
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!Love that for you. What interests you most?
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[[ritual design]]
[[having the perfect hat]]
[[a thriving environment]]
[[getting existential|get existential]]
[[collaborative group dynamics]]
<<if $local is true>> [[local activist groups]]<</if>>!Thank you for caring so deeply about your natual environment. It is what keeps us all alive after all.
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!!What are you hoping to find?
[[a mentor|ecological mentorship]]
[[community around regeneration]]
[[available land for restoration]]
[[stories about the land]]
<<if $local is true>> [[permaculture design consultation]]<</if>>
<<if $local is true>> [[local land-tending events]]<</if>>!We have enjoyed using sociocracy for non-hierarchical governance and participatory meetings.
!!Sociocracy has pillars of transparency, feedback, and consent.
Learn more:
[[free templates]]
[[recorded online courses]]
[[book a 90-minute private group training]]
[[attend a live course]]
[[get support with full implementation]]!We have enjoyed using sociocracy for non-hierarchical governance and participatory meetings.
!!Sociocracy has pillars of transparency, feedback, and consent.
Learn more:
[[free templates]]
[[recorded online courses]]
[[book a 90-minute private group training]]
[[attend a live course]]
[[get support with full implementation]]
!What do you think would support the social cohesion?
[[conflict mediation]]
[[games that affect the real world]]
[[group meditations|meditate]]
<<if $local is true>>
[[local land-tending events]]
<</if>>
<<if $local is true>>
[[counter-balance stretching]]
<</if>>!What kind of resources do you think you are in need of?
[[financial support]]
[[conflict mediation]]
[[tools to have better meetings]]!That's so fun! What a great way to connect.
!!What do you like to read?
[[poetry]]
[[romantasy]]
[[stories about the land]]
[[genre-breaking novels]]
[[anything with queer characters]]!Meditation is a delightful parallel play activity.
!!We have some guided meditations you can check out.
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<<button "restart (you found ending 25)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!Contemplating the mysteries of life is a big part of being human.
!!What aspects of the mystery most call to you?
[[self-discovery]]
[[rites of passage|ritual design]]
[[death and rebirth|end-of-life planning]]!That's a delightful way to sharpen your skills and build connection.
What games are you most interested in?
[[games that affect the real world]]
[[text-based choose-your-own-adventure games]]<<set $local to false>>
!No problem! We might not be able to connect you to local events, but we have many virtual resources and networks all over the world.
!!Who are you here representing?
[[the land]]
[[a group]]
[[myself]]<<set $local to true>>
!Lovely! That means we'll be able to connect you local events, mentors, and resources.
!!Who are you here representing?
[[the land]]
[[a group]]
[[a family member]]
[[myself]]!Some of our romantasy content is only for those 18 years of age and over.
!!Are you over 18 years of age?
[[I am 18 years or older]]
[[I am not at least 18 years old]]
!You have excellent taste.
!!This is the book we would recommend.
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[[purchase the book]]
[[I hate capitalism]] !Some of our stories contain content that is only for those 18 years of age and over.
!!Are you over 18 years of age?
[[I am 18 years or older]]
[[I am not at least 18 years old]]!That's really incredible. We're impressed.
!!Would you be willing to share your wisdom?
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!What kind of group are you part of?
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[[friends]]
[[nonprofit]]
[[co-op]]
[[corporation]]
[[activists]]
[[community group]]!Thank you for caring for your community. What is it your family member is looking for?
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[[entertainment]]
[[facilitation for an event]]
[[ritual design]]
[[end-of-life planning]]
[[conflict mediation]]!Our experienced facilitators are here for you!
!!What kind of event are you dreaming up?
[[rite of passage|ritual design]]
[[vigil for a pet]]
[[wedding]]
[[ceremony|ritual design]]
[[conflict mediation]]
<<if $local is true>> [[photoshoot]]<</if>>!Our modern culture has lost so many of the vibrant traditions around threshold moments.
!!Our practitioners are reimagining what those can look like.
[[learn more|our practitioners]]
[[book a free consultation]]!It's part of human nature to contemplate death, and it's so important to have spaces where we can grieve together.
!!How are you approaching the topic of death these days?
[[casual curiosity]]
[[a family member is about to pass]]
[[a pet is about to pass|vigil for a pet]]
[[I want to plan for my own death]]
[[someone in my life recently passed]]
!That's delightful. It's great that you can seek entertainment and self-evolution together.
!!What do you all like to do together?
[[read stories out loud]]
[[play games]]
[[meditate]]
[[get existential]]
<<if $local is true>>
[[be outside|local land-tending events]]
<</if>>
<<if $local is true>>
[[counter-balance stretching]]
<</if>>!Our practitioners have facilitated many conflict mediations and repair.
!!We are constantly working toward more certifications to support this.
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!!We charge $250/hr to facilitate these sessions, but we offer a free consultation to see if we are a good fit.
[[learn about our practitioners|our practitioners]]
[[book a free consultation]]
[[I hate capitalism]] !What do you like to read?
[[poetry]]
[[romantasy]]
[[genre-breaking novels]]
[[anything with queer characters]]!Thank you for caring so deeply about your natual environment. It is what keeps us all alive after all.
!!What are you hoping to find?
[[a mentor|ecological mentorship]]
[[community around regeneration]]
[[available land for restoration]]
<<if $local is true>>[[permaculture design consultation]]<</if>>
<<if $local is true>>[[local land-tending events]]<</if>>
!As they say, //if you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.//
!!What are you hoping to find community around?
[[virtual classes]]
[[ecological mentorship]]
[[permaculture design certificates]]
[[games that affect the real world]]
<<if $local is true>> [[local land-tending events]] <</if>>!One of our facilitators leads land-tending along a creek in SW Portland on every second Saturday.
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!!Learn more about the project below.
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<<button "restart (you found ending 38)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!If you want to do ecological restoration but don't have land to work on, we might be able to help!
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!!Local transportation authorities will often allow you to adopt land through their //Adopt-a-Landscape// programs.
!!!To hear more about how our facilitators did it, click the link below.
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<<button "restart (you found ending 36)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!What kind of group are you part of?
[[friends]]
[[nonprofit]]
[[co-op]]
[[corporation]]
[[activists]]
[[community group]]!You're in luck! We write custom stories based on what you want to play.
Which style are you most interested in?
[[play-by-post collaborative storytelling]]
[[a custom choose-your-own-adventure game]]!We like the way you think!
!!Our friends are working on a game called Metachrysalis that allows you to build a character and make real change in the environment, earning badges and skills as you do.
<span id="noIcon"><a href="https://metachrysalis.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><<button "learn more here">><</button>></a></span>
<<button "restart (you found ending 31)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!Wow! We can never have enough roleplay partners. How exciting. The next step would be to book a 30-minute virtual consultation with us to see what we can write with you!
While the consultation is free, this is a paid service.
[[let's book a consultation!|roleplay booking]]
[[I'd like to see a writing sample]]
[[I hate capitalism]]!We really enjoy writing new adventures for people, especially as messages over Discord. The next step would be to book a 30-minute virtual consultation with us to see what we can write for you!
While the consultation is free, this is a paid service.
[[let's book a consultation!|roleplay booking]]
[[I'd like to see a writing sample]]
[[I hate capitalism]]!So do we, but we haven't figured out holistic alternatives just yet.
!!There are partial alternatives, though.
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<<button "restart (you found ending 29)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!Learning is a great way to build community and acquire the knowledge you need to love on the land.
!!We have gotten great value out of the online courses available at the Design School for Regenerating Earth. The cost is $50/year, and there are scholarships available.
[[take me to the school!]]
[[I hate capitalism]]!Learning is a great way to build community and acquire the knowledge you need to love on the land.
!!We have gotten great value out of the online courses available at the Design School for Regenerating Earth. The cost is $50/year + $360 for the permaculture certificate.
[[take me to the school!]]
[[I hate capitalism]]!Thank you for wanting to balance abundance with ecological well-being.
!!Our permaculture design consultants are ready to create a plan for any landscape with any budget.
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<<button "restart (you found ending 34)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!This is the best way to sign up for the Design School for Regenerating Earth.
!!Maybe we will see you there!
<span id="noIcon"><a href="https://www.bioregionalearth.org/pathway/design-school" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><<button "learn more here">><</button>></a></span>
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!One of our facilitators wrote this book and published it with First Matter Press
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<<button "restart (you found ending 2 of 40+)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!This is the book we would recommend, then.
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[[get the book]]
[[I hate capitalism]] !This is the book we would recommend, then.
<center><img class="center-img" src="https://www.firstmatterpress.org/uploads/4/9/5/2/4952651/youareanambiguouspronoun-cover_2_orig.jpg" width="350" height="495" alt="Description"></center>
[[buy a copy]]
[[I hate capitalism]] !This is the book we would recommend, then.
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[[buy the book]]
[[I hate capitalism]] <center><img class="center-img" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81OxX6A-wOL._SY425_.jpg" width="350" height="495" alt="Description"></center>
<span id="noIcon"><a href="https://www.firstmatterpress.org/time-counts-backward-from-infinity.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><<button "find it here">><</button>></a></span>
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<span id="noIcon"><a href="https://www.firstmatterpress.org/you-are-an-ambiguous-pronoun.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><<button "find it here">><</button>></a></span>
<<button "restart (you found ending 5 of 40+)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!Activists and volunteers truly make the world go 'round.
!!Thank you for your time and effort to make the world a better place.
!What type of activism are you interested in?
[[mutual aid]]
[[environmental activism]]!One of our facilitators teaches therapeutic counterbalance stretching for groups of 2-6 out of their home in SW Portland. They can also travel for an additional fee.
Would you like to be connected with them? They charge $50/hr.
[[let's do it!|acroyoga booking]]
[[I hate capitalism]]!!Thank you for wanting to contribute to ecological well-being
!!We are happy to book virtual appointments to discuss options.
[[book an hour of paid consultation]]
[[learn more about our facilitators]]
[[I hate capitalism]]!We're glad you're taking care of your body.
<span id="noIcon"><a href="https://calendly.com/avltavin/counterbalance-stretching" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><<button "book a session here">><</button>></a></span>
<<button "restart (you found ending 1 of 40+)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!Which topics most interest you?
!!(Note that all stories are ongoing and in progress)
[[a gay Great Gatsby spinoff]]
[[summoning the goddess of desire during a civil war]]
[[a gay triad in a polyamorous dynamic]]
[[running a boarding house as an intersex individual]]
[[two queer men trying to navigate self-forgiveness]]
[[a djinn leaves home and travels to the human realm]]!Here are the stories (in progress) we have that are appropriate for all audiences.
!!Which one are you interested in?
[[An asexual pair navigating the birth of a calf]]
[[Lesbians breaking out of a space prison]]!Magnificient. You're going to love it.
!!We offer these stories for free, but you if like them and would like to help with the cost of web hosting, please consider making a donation.
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<<button "restart (you found ending 12 of 40+)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!Magnificient. You're going to love it.
!!We offer these stories for free, but you if like them and would like to help with the cost of web hosting, please consider making a donation.
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<<button "restart (you found ending 13 of 40+)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!!Yay! We look forward to collaborating.
<span id="noIcon"><a href="https://calendly.com/avltavin/30minmeeting" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><<button "book a consultation">><</button>></a></span>
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<<button "restart (you found ending 17 of 40+)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!Magnificient. You're going to love it.
!!We offer these stories for free, but you if like them and would like to help with the cost of web hosting, please consider making a donation.
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<<button "restart (you found ending 10 of 40+)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!Magnificient. You're going to love it.
!!We offer these stories for free, but you if like them and would like to help with the cost of web hosting, please consider making a donation.
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<<button "restart (you found ending 7 of 40+)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!Magnificient. You're going to love it.
!!We offer these stories for free, but you if like them and would like to help with the cost of web hosting, please consider making a donation.
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<<button "restart (you found ending 8 of 40+)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!Magnificient. You're going to love it.
!!We offer these stories for free, but you if like them and would like to help with the cost of web hosting, please consider making a donation.
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<<button "restart (you found ending 6 of 40+)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!Magnificient. You're going to love it.
!!We offer these stories for free, but you if like them and would like to help with the cost of web hosting, please consider making a donation.
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<<button "restart (you found ending 11 of 40+)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!Everyone needs support, and building a community-based resource network is the path to a regenerative future.
!!Here's our favorite list of mutual aid groups in the Northern Willamette Valley Area.
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<<button "restart (you found ending 33)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!Thank you for caring for the planet!
!!What resources would you like to be connected with?
[[virtual classes]]
[[available land for restoration]]
[[groups specialized in regenerative ecology]]
<<if $local is true>>
[[local land-tending events]]
<</if>>!!We have a directory of regenerative projects in the Northern Willamette Valley.
<span id="noIcon"><a href="https://willamette.earth/wiki/North:Directory_of_Community_Organizations" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><<button "find local projects">><</button>></a></span>
<<button "restart (you found ending 32)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!You have excellent taste.
!!Our designers are ready to crochet you a masterpiece.
!!!Which is your favorite hat?
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[[jester hat|crochet]]
[[cottage witch hat|crochet]]
[[octopus hat|crochet]]
[[acorn hat|crochet]]
[[other|crochet]]!We are sorry to hear that your pet is going through a tough time. Please accept our condolences.
<center><figure><img class="center-img" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d057b03ff2b510001e7d508/a60a4fd9-9397-4b9c-b8d5-19321dcceaac/20230811_202757.jpg?format=2500w" width="500" height="500" alt="Description"><figcaption><i>Hermes the angora rabbit on his last day (photo by <a href="https://practicalplayground.com/photography">andra vltavín</a>)</i></figcaption>
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!!Our practitioners can help connect you with euthanasia services and curate a beautiful moment of passing unique to your relationship with them.
!!!Book a free consultation below to discuss options.
We are based in the Portland, OR area, but we can create a ceremony runsheet and connect you with resources wherever you are.
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<<button "restart (you found ending 28)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!!Congratulations on your big day! We would be happy to officiate your ceremony.
!!Our facilitators are ordained in Oregon but can easily get ordained in Washington as needed.
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<<button "restart (you found ending 26)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!Our photographer creates works of art, crystallizing your sacred memories.
!!They took almost all the photos in this game.
!!!See more of their work below.
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!!No problem. We can respect that.
!!What do you like to read?
[[poetry]]
[[romantasy]]
[[genre-breaking novels]]
[[anything with queer characters]]!We love to love on the land.
!!Let's collaborate to find how we can support the important work you are doing for the environment.
<span id="noIcon"><a href="https://practicalplayground.com/andra" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><<button "learn more about us">><</button>></a></span>
<span id="noIcon"><a href="https://calendly.com/avltavin/30minmeeting" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><<button "book consultation">><</button>></a></span>
<<button "restart (you found ending 35)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!!Do you need an editor to support with your writing?
[[yes|editor]]
[[no|stories]]!Our editor has worked on novels, college entrance essays, websites, legal documents, poetry, and much, much more. They give both constructive feedback and grammatical corrections.
!!We highly recommend their work.
!!!They charge $0.07/word.
[[contact them]]
[[I hate capitalism]]!What kinds of financial support are you hoping for?
[[grants]]
[[profits]]!We have enjoyed using sociocracy for non-hierarchical governance and participatory meetings.
!!Sociocracy has pillars of transparency, feedback, and consent.
Learn more:
[[free templates]]
[[recorded online courses]]
[[book a 90-minute private group training]]
[[attend a live course]]
[[get support with full implementation]]!We know a grant writer who can support you or review your materials.
!!They've secured over $20,000 in funds for local community organizations.
<span id="noIcon"><a href="https://calendly.com/avltavin/30minmeeting" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><<button "free consultation">><</button>></a></span>!Increasing the funds your organization has access to often has to do with how you are marketing yourself to your audience.
!!We have a recommendation for a website designer if your group needs a new look.
[[graphic designer]]
[[I hate capitalism]] !Our designer made this website and the flow you are currently playing through.
!!For more creative website design, book a consultation below.
!!!Specializing in SquareSpace website development with some background in WordPress
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<<button "restart (you found ending 18)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!We appreciate a dabbler.
!!It's never too early to start thinking about your own mortality. There's a lot to know.
[[end-of-life planning resources]]
<<if $local is true>>
[[local death doulas]]
<</if>>!Thank you for seeking out resources to support that journey. We want to do everything we can to help that be a smooth and magical process for all involved.
!!Here's what we have to offer:
[[end-of-life planning resources]]
[[ritual design]]
<<if $local is true>>
[[local death doulas]]
<</if>>!We appreciate how proactive you are.
!!It's never too early to start planning.
[[end-of-life planning resources]]
[[ritual design]]
<<if $local is true>>
[[local death doulas]]
<</if>>!Our dearest condolences. The end-of-life transition is a major threshold crossing for all involved. Whatever your relationship with your loved one, there's a lot of processing to do, and if you are kin, you might also have bureaucratic systems to navigate.
!!That's not easy in this state, but there are people and resources that can help.
[[national directory of death doulas]]
<<if $local is true>>
[[local death doulas]]
<</if>>!We highly recommend the work of Going with Grace.
!!You can sign up for a course that helps you contemplate mortality or read a memoir of a death doula, //Briefly Perfectly Human.// There is also a meditation series on accepting death.
[[awakening course]]
[[briefly perfectly human]]
[[grace in dying meditations]]
[[I hate capitalism]] !Our practitioners are in the process of getting certified as death doulas.
!!In the meantime, we have some recommendations for you.
<span id="noIcon"><a href="https://www.hallowedharvestdoulas.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><<button "hallowed harvest doulas">><</button>></a></span>
<span id="noIcon"><a href="https://www.theheartwoodcollective.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><<button "the heartwood collective">><</button>></a></span>
<span id="noIcon"><a href="https://www.deathdoulasnw.com//" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><<button "death doulas NW">><</button>></a></span>
<<button "restart (you found ending 24)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!Here you go.
<span id="noIcon"><a href="https://www.aluaarthur.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><<button "briefly perfectly human">><</button>></a></span>!Here you go. Many blessings on the path ahead.
<span id="noIcon"><a href="https://goingwithgrace.com/awakening-workshop/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><<button "facing your mortality course">><</button>></a></span>!Here you go.
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<<button "restart (you found ending 21)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!One of our facilitators is a certified sociocracy consultant and has supported groups all over the world in implementing non-hierarchical governance.
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<<button "restart (you found ending 45)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!The macrocosm is a reflection of the microcosm.
!!Know yourself to know the world. Know the world to know yourself.
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[[experiments aligned with the new moon]]
[[guided meditations|meditate]]
[[understanding the diversity of my inner selves]]!We write monthly recipes for growth, released on the new moon.
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<<button "restart (you found ending 44)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!Many of our facilitators identify as plural, meaning they have cultivated their various parts of self and embody them on the regular.
!!What's your next step on that journey?
[[learning more about plurality]]
[[Discord options for emboding parts]]
[[roleplay|text-based choose-your-own-adventure games]] !We've got resources!
!!We recommend you start with the blog below.
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<<button "restart (you found ending 43)" "Loading Page">><</button>>!We are big fans of PluralKit, which is a bot you can add to your Discord servers.
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