In this issue: Autumn Editorial Information

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1 Autumn is well under way and so is planning for the first ever ANSD conference in Tasmania. As I write this, the scent of autumn is blowing in on the breeze, and the mornings are getting cooler. it won t be long before I am sharing with you in Launceston. I hope the beautiful weather we are experiencing in Tasmania at the moment will continue until the end of May! Photo: Refuge Cove Wilsons Promontory In this issue: 2017 Conference details p AGM Notice p3 ANSD WA Symposium: Call for p4 papers Enneagram Wisdom Frameworks p5 Your contributions are always welcome and are, in fact, essential for the newsletter: articles, reflections, poems, photos. Keep them coming in. National Office Bearers Regional Representatives Editorial Information President: Sally Longley sallylongley07@gmail.com Secretary: Liz Anne Smith ansdinfo@gmail.com Treasurer: Elizabeth Palmer PO Box 158 Dubbo NSW 2830 sdmail194@gmail.com Statutory Secretary: Adrian Jones 13 Aanensen Court Montmorency, VIC amjones7@bigpond.com Queensland: Denise Brosnan ansdqueensland@gmail.com Canberra & Region: Alice-Anne Macnaught PO Box 5004 Kingston, ACT 2604 P: aamacnaught@iinet.net.au Sydney: Mary Hagan PO Box 288 Quakers Hill, NSW ansdnsw@gmail.com Victoria: Margaret Burt revburt@outlook.com W.A.: Beth Roberton bethr@iinet.net.au Tasmania: Denise Stephenson 3 Drew Street East Devonport, TAS svpilgrim2@gmail.com South Australia / N.T. Di Shearer dishearer@adam.com.au Newsletter Editor: Denise Stephenson 3 Drew Street East Devonport, TAS 7310 E: svpilgrim2@gmail.com Items for inclusion in the newsletter can be sent to the Editor at the above address ( is preferred). Your contributions are very welcome. Next Edition: VIC / SA / TAS copy deadline: 9th June 2017 ANSD Newsletter Autumn

2 Registration for 2017 Conference is still available In her most recent book, The Soul of Discernment: A Spiritual Practice for Communities and Institutions Elizabeth Liebert invites us to consider: How is God leading us, individually or together, to act in this particular moment in our organisation? The multi-step process of prayerful discernment introduced by Elizabeth Liebert integrates discernment theory and practice into an understanding of the structures within which we are all embedded. registration details are available on the website or ansd.tas2017@gmail.com for a registration form Registration Closes 30th April 2017 ANSD Newsletter Autumn

3 Notice of Annual General Meeting Australian Network for Spiritual Direction Inc. AGM May 20, pm To be held at The Tailrace Centre, 1 Waterfront Drive, Riverside, TAS 7250 AGM AGENDA Ordinary business: Welcome Present Apologies Confirmation of Minutes of last AGM Receipt and consideration of Executive Report (President s Report) Receipt and consideration of Financial Report Election of: Secretary Treasurer Regional Representatives (at least 5) Membership Committee (3 members not on Executive) Nominations will be accepted from the floor of the meeting, but prior consent to nomination must have been obtained from anyone nominated but not present at the AGM. Specific business if any: Brief Regional Reports (written can be handed to/or ed to the secretary) AECSD Conference Canberra ANSD Conference 2019 ANSD Newsletter Autumn

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5 Enneagram Wisdom Frameworks: rich potential for becoming whole. Lucy Tierney rsj There are three realities of life and living whether we are aware of them or not: Mystery none of us lives without experiencing mystery on many fronts. First patterns of life and living which inevitably, at some stage, strongly move us to adjust out-of-balance aspects. (note other duality descriptions: 1st Task, 2nd Task Richard Rohr; Inner Child John Bradshaw; Shadow Robert Johnson.) cycles of development All three realities have cycles of inner and outer development. Those who consciously engage with inner work, prayer, reflection, spiritual direction and such like become aware of invitations to move from earlier unconscious patterns to later-in-life balancing patterns even though this may not be the way of personally perceiving and expressing the experience. One interpretation of the Enneagram diagram by Gurdjieff is that it is a symbol of the universal laws of 1 the circle; 3 the triangle; and 7 the hexad. From a philosophical point of view, one engages with mystery in trying to comprehend how these three laws are universal as they apply to each of us in our life and living. Another aspect of universality and mystery is that these three laws are intrinsic to our inherent instincts of self-preservation and always seeking the more. Yet another aspect of mystery is how our ability to choose is challenged, called forth, fostered, developed, partnered. Even if we live on the surface of our capability to be and become aware, retrospective reflection will reveal that the patterns of needing to belong, engaging with life, birth, and death (at many levels and on many fronts), developing beyond our present stage at all levels have all been active realities. Continued p6 ANSD Newsletter Autumn

6 Enneagram Wisdom Frameworks (continued) Lucy Tierney rsj A first step in deepening our capacity for becoming whole is to consciously engage with knowing the two overall aspects of each of the nine groupings - variously named with such dual aspects as paired strategies, giftings/ woundings, have problems/at their best. Deepening awareness through knowing the dual aspects of one s grouping is, for most people, something like having a jig-saw to solve presented in a finished state. As Riso and Hudson write in The Wisdom of the Enneagram, When you do discover your type, you will know it. Things that you have always known unconsciously about yourself will suddenly become clear, and life patterns will emerge. p.13. A second step in deepening arises out of applying the wisdom underpinning the arrows framework. Inherent in this framework is a re-presenting of the Ignatian concepts of consolation and desolation. The arrows framework invites to taking notice of inner energies that call to growth and others that have a pull-down quality about them. The wisdom of this arrows framework is knowing what to do with what has been noticed. A third framework of Enneagram Wisdom is Gurdjieff s understanding of the Enneagram as a cycle of developmen that permeates all life and living. The diagram (p5) is my adaption of the wording of Gurdjieff s expression of this cycle as presented in Klausbernd Vollmar s book The Secret of Enneagrams: Mapping the personality. Lucy Tierney rsj ANSD Newsletter Autumn

7 The Australian Network for Spiritual Direction, an ecumenical endeavour, is committed to fostering spiritual direction and to the training of spiritual directors in the Christian Community. We believe spiritual direction to be a vital ministry in the continuing transformation of all people. It is one of many ministries by which people are set free to take their share in God's ongoing work. It is a ministry of guidance taking many forms, and is exercised by women and men, lay and ordained. The challenges and benefits of spiritual direction are both personal and corporate in nature. This historical ministry is an effective tool for helping people address the complex issues of our time. The Network is committed to: encouraging spiritual directors in their work offering opportunities for care and nurture through regular gatherings and communications supporting national, regional and local training programs We welcome to membership and involvement in the Australian Network for Spiritual Direction all who desire to support this work. This Statement was adopted by the original committee in Canberra in 1989 ANSD Newsletter Autumn

8 Following the decision taken at the 2015 AGM, we have now moved our banking from the Commonwealth Bank to the Suncorp bank. In response to questions raised at the 2016 AGM, Suncorp Bank does not have investments in fossil fuels. The new details for direct depositing are: BSB and Account no The name of the account remains the same i.e. Australian Network for Spiritual Direction or ANSD for short. These details are also printed on the application form on the website if you need them for future reference. ANSD Newsletter Autumn