Talking Circle Examining 3 Questions-

What are the Blind Spots of Our Culture?

What Revelations, insights would you wish to share?

How do we realize our hopes and dreams for the future?

Convener/Notes- Carol Brouillet, Participants- Frank, Bill S. Kaye Williams

Blind Spots-

9/11 Truth, Blindness of liberals to the other side's point of view, do not recognize our shadow side.

Whatever our agenda are have a shadow side

Telling stories helps us to recognize our own subconscious.

Blindness to points of view other than our own

Much of our behavior is driven by fear- fear of losing one's job, fear od scarcity. Th idea that there are no alternatives, that one must abide by the rules/system.

No one wants to believe that elected officials could be complicit- despite the evidence and the low opinion of government officials.

Truths challenge our identities- we have our own myths bout ourselves- on the surface.

Sexual abuse/denial/backlash- prevalent in our culture everywhere - multiple systems.

People develope "aquired unconciousness- as a coping mechanism in childhood.

Measure "denial" by the certainty of someone in the rightness of their beliefs nd unwillingness to investigate/listen to the other's point of view.Willingness to acknowledge the blind spot/pain/relity depends on how much would someone's life change, if they looked into the area that they choose to be unconscious about.- in multiple realms- relationships, co-dependency, the food they eat, political realities...

Largest blind spot- the big one - dependence on authority