Ivy Groves' Purpose

The purpose of Ivy Grove, originally, was to bring together people who were recovering from addictions that found that their spiritual life needed to reflect more of their own personal beliefs rather than the accepted "12 step" beliefs.

It is a given that all those who participated also worked a 12 step program but since "the spiritual life is not a theory" and one has to live it; the traditional methods were not acceptable to those of us that followed a pagan path.

The 12 step program has proven its success with many of us. In examining what worked for us and what did not; we developed a ritual wiccan practicing group that followed the Celtic tree lunar cycle and observed the Sabbaths.

What we integrated from the "program" was more the 12 traditions since all of us were already working a step program with help from our sponsors.

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Ivy Grove has these principles:

1. All those who desire spiritual group communion while endeavoring on their own transformative path may participate in Ivy Grove upon recommendation of one of its members.
2. There will be no discrimination based on religious, sexual, or political beliefs. We are all one as we enter sacred space. All personal differences and beliefs will be left outside of the sacred space.
3. This is a sharing and learning circle. No one person knows more or has more educated experience to advise or judge anothers' path; therefore this circle has not got a hierarchal structure and does not initiate.
4. Initiation is considered by Nature for the individual and at the level of understanding for that particular individual belief system.
5. Sharing one's experiences, strengths and hopes as we individually travel on our paths is our focus. Lecturing and preaching is not.
6. We are all leaders of our own paths and direct our own innerwork as such.
7. We share or pass around the facilitation of each ritual.
8. What we hear and say in sacred space stays in sacred space and is not to be discussed outside of the circle.
9. Our anonymity is sacred.
10. All magical work is for the group conscious, or for requested healing and does not harm or control others.
11. As nature gives and takes in the perspective of balance so much our principles in our living ever seek and understand the need for that balance.
12. As we practice our spiritual life may we give to the land and to others what was given to us and taken by us in our transformative path.
13. No skills as learned and given through our transformative process shall ever be used for monetary gain in hopes that whoever receives our gifts will in return give in kindness to others.

 

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