De-Armor Meetings The first de-armor meeting will be on Friday December 16th beginning at 6:30 pm. The next meeting will be on Friday January 6th beginning at 6:30 pm. The meetings are at my office at 660 2nd Street in the coastal part of Encinitas. Click here to see my office location. Introduction The Prayer Of St. Francis O, Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love; For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; it is in dying that we are born again to eternal life. If God is our Essential Nature, what stops us from living as an image of God? We, at times, act from fear, anger, shame, sadness, guilt, pride, vanity, envy, hatred and jealousy. These feelings are covering over our Essential Nature of love, peace, wisdom, joy and compassion. Armor Armor is any thought or action that covers over the expression of God. Armor is also all of the stored stories and feelings that we have that block us from fully being Love in every moment. Mental armor can be our habitual set ways of thinking. Emotional armor can be our habitual set ways of feeling. Each person has physical armor; usually in the form of tension. All armor creates a covering over, and interferes with, God's expression coming through in our thoughts, words, actions and feelings. De-Armor Two Articles About Armor And De-Armor These articles are two of many articles about the work being done by people in the Thursday group. Click here for a full list of the articles related to the work being done in the Thursday meetings. The First Part Of The De-Armor Meetings The Second Part Of The De-Armor Meetings Not everyone will have a time to talk. If there are quite a few people at the meeting, everyone sharing would make the time of the meeting too long. I've been a member of three different groups where people share. There have been many times when I've gotten a lot more from someone else sharing than from my own share. We each 'have a part' of whatever another person experiences. We can gain much from the experience of others. This time of sharing can become emotive. People may cry or yell as their feelings come up. Do not stay if you're uncomfortable with what is happening. If you're uncomfortable, please feel free to leave at any time. It's each person's responsibility to take care of themselves whether they are just attending the meeting or when they're participating in sharing. Each person is responsible for only sharing what they want to share and expressing only what they want to express. I'm not in the role of a counseling therapist or in the role of a chiropractor. I'm here to help facilitate the lessening of what is false and what covers over a more full expression of your True Nature. Confidentiality Agreement About The Meetings The Time Of The Meetings The first part of the meeting is a time to go inside. People trickling in over a long period of time is disruptive to the first part of the meeting. There is a ten minute time period for you to be late; not ten minutes and thirty seconds or ten minutes and two minutes. The doors will be locked for the evening promptly at 6:40. Please do not compromise your safety if you're running late. You're welcome to leave the meeting after the guided meditation time is over. You're also welcome to leave in between people sharing. If you want to stay for only one or two people sharing, that is okay. I ask that you leave in between people sharing and not while a person is sharing unless you're uncomfortable and you want to leave more quickly. The meeting may last until approximately 10 pm, though there is no specific ending time for the meeting. For many people the time will fly by. For some people three and a half hours will be too long for them to be there. Please do take care of yourself. You're not obligated to stay for any longer than you want to be there. The Cost Of The Meetings Please call me at 760-942-9700 if you have any questions. You can also email me at phil@petachenko.com if there are many days before I need to respond to your email. Sometimes I don't check email for three or four days at a time. Water, coconut water and light snacks are provided. I look forward to being with everyone at the meetings, Click here to go to the main page of the website. |