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In your world, you make maps of your surroundings and store them as images in your mind. Each image becomes an internal compass you can use so, even if you were blinded, you won’t bump into things.
In the Menagerie, you will also need compasses to get around. There are several different types.
Charts - these help you organize what you’ve learned in order to make choices
Song Lines - these will direct your attention along a particular path or action
Quests - these give you a bearing for ongoing travels
Maps - these are helpful when you want to pause and get a bird’s eye view
Inquiry - these allow you to make connections between the Menagerie and your world. Sometimes changing both in the process.
We will each give you one compass to get you started. We will give you an activity as well to give you practice using the compass we give to you.
Compass 1 : The Mood Chart
Activity - Adopting Moods
Choose any 3 animals below whose features catch your attention.
Give each of them a name and write it down on a piece of paper.
Naming them will help you remember them as we go along.
(We will be getting to know them more fully in the following 4 activities.)
Naming is the way we “adopt” those Moods we want to know better.
Only after you have given them your own names, you can look at the Mood Chart Map to see another name they go by in the Menagerie. Write it down next to the name you gave to the animal.
the animals of the menagerie
Notice hidden patterns as you explore before choosing.
What draws you toward some animals and away from others?
About Activity 1: Adopting Moods
The 36 Animal Moods in the True Self Menagerie are designed to help children and adults identify a full range of feelings within our human experience. By laying out the full set and looking at the images without words associated with them, a number of hidden feelings can be evoked. Pleasant and unpleasant feelings alike are approached with an attitude of radical acceptance.
Next Level →
After you have met the Moods and adopted a few that you find relatable within your Personal Menagerie, follow me and I’ll show you the trails that connect them.
(to be revealed March 2022)
Level 1