Revised Jan 6, 2001 (from original write-up in mid-December)



BASIC CONCEPT FOR A "PERPETUAL PLANETARY HEALING CIRCLE"





Questions? Suggestions? Want to Help? Participate?  Contact: 



 Craig A. Harvey

 14 Payeur Rd.

 Ann Arbor, MI 48108

 734-971-8576

 harvey@ic.net

 http://ic.net/~harvey/circle



Background: 



One afternoon, while driving home from participating in a healing

circle followed by a global healing meditation, I was thinking

about how much I enjoy putting my energy into such things, and I

had an idea: Wouldn't it be great to have at least one healing

circle going on continuously, 24 hrs/day, 365 days/year.  That

way any time of any day I, or anyone, could drop in for 30

minutes or an hour and contribute my energy skills to the ongoing

efforts of like-minded people working to "heal the planet."  



That night I woke up about 1:00am and found that the idea was

growing and demanding to be written down. So I started writing

and thinking and writing and planning and writing some more.

I've now discussed the concept with a number of people and have

refined/simplified it a bit.  





THE VISION



Instructions: 



At the entrance to the (silent) room, you see a sign with simple

instructions on it, such as: 



   "Welcome.  Please maintain mindful slience while in this room

   of healing intention.  To enter the circle, please wait until

   the next chime (every 15 minutes).  Thank you for being here

   and for your spiritual contribution to this important work."



The Circle: 



You notice that some of the circle participants are standing,

some sitting in chairs, and some sitting on cushions on the

floor.  Some have eyes closed, some open. Some may be holding

hands.  Participants are probably not arranged in a perfect

circle, but rather a circular grouping, possibly with some behind

others, because it would be disruptive to participants already

there to have to move.  At the center of the circle is an

earth-globe as a reminder of the planetary focus of the circle. 





The Wall of Miracles:



While waiting for the chime to allow your entry into the circle,

you look around the room and notice the wall on one side with

some slips of paper, each containing a request for any desired

miracle or any sort of healed/improved situation in the world, as

envisioned/requested by someone who has visited the room or

mailed or emailed it in.  On another wall you may see other slips

of paper -- these list healings/miracles of any sort that have

been reported from anywhere in the world.  Nearby is a small

table with pens, paper, and tacks so that you can add your own

requests and reports when desired. 



The World-Wide Web: 



Yes, besides the spiritual connection with the rest of the world,

there is also a web-cam to provide continuously updated images of

the circle to anyone around the world interested in a more

physical connection with the circle (doesn't need to be streaming

video, just still images updated every few seconds). 





Why Silence?  (Why not include music, words, drumming, dance?)



There are many rituals and practices by which different people

connect with spirit, and raise generate healing energy.  Mindful

meditative prayerful silence is one practice that can serve as a

common denominator of all such practices.  Certainly,

participants are encouraged to pursue their favorite practices in

other appropriate gatherings/venues, and participants are also

welcome to practice them silently/internally while in the room of

the healing circle. 





PURPOSE



1) Create a stable loving connection between god-the-spirit and

god-the-living (that's us) and god-the-earth. 



2) Send/transmit/channel healing vibes to penetrate and

facilitate healing (of people/situations) around the world

(physical/emotional/mental/spiritual/cultural/political).  This

may be better described as two different aspects: 



2a) sending healing flows/vibes with the specific intention of

healing whatever it is aimed at (whether a personal illness, or a

war, or planetary dysfunction). 



2b) changing the vibes in the underlying "ether" of existence

(with respect to a certain issue/location/people) to make it

easier for their own intentions/efforts to work.  I.e., soften or

remove the seeming brick wall that individuals and cultural

psyches sometimes seem to run into when attempting to change. 



3) Create a cosmic beacon of light for beings anywhere in the

universe to come to as a place of hope for the full range of

possible joys, encompassing everything from relieving immediate

trauma to creating a playground of joyful creativity and

learning. 



Various descriptions of what the healing circle does: 



- directing/flowing of healing energy, healing intention

- inviting the help/support of angels, spirit-guides, etc. 

- channeling the love of God/Christ/Buddha/(your-favorte-deity)

- visualizing a healed planet

- silent prayer/meditation for healing of the planet





NUTS & BOLTS



Start-up/Preliminary Steps: 



- Get the word out to all potentially interested individuals &

groups in the area (see basic promotional idea below). 



- Set up a web site and email list to disseminate the ideas,

receive suggestions, and answer questions (from those in the area

and elsewhere). 



- Find a donated space for at least one evening or weekend

morning or afternoon each week, in an accessible location.

Ideally, the space would include some sort of ante-room to allow

participants to remove coats/shoes and prepare without disturbing

those already in the circle.  There could also be a box to

receive donations to go to whatever organization is providing the

space. 



- Using the space described above, start having regular

gatherings/healing circles with interested people in the area to

start the spiritual momentum building toward a truly perpetual

circle.  



- Possibly set up and maintain a database of interested people

and participants.  Or find some reasonable to way to keep

interested people informed of places/times of gatherings. 





What It Is Building Toward: The Perpetual Healing Circle



- A (hopefully donated) space that can be accessed by

participants 24 hrs/day.  



- At least 500 people participating for at at least one hour per

week in the circle.  This number (actually 504 people) is the

minimum needed to have at least 3 people there at all times

assuming their schedules can cover all 24 hours of the day x 7

days/week = 168 hours.  (168 hrs x 3 people each hour = 504

people).  Thus, it could easily require over 1,000 participants

to reach the point when every hour of every day has at least

three participants. 



- Some sort of support committee who can take care of things

like maintaining the web site, answering questions from

interested people including the news media, and interfacing with

the owners of the space. 



- Who knows?  If this catches on enough, maybe someday it could

have its own building with a central room for the perpetual healing

circle, surrounded by other rooms for workshops, eating, etc. 

And of course other communities around the world would start up

their own versions of it. 





PROMOTING THE CIRCLE



  - Can you do Reiki or other energy healing work?

  - Can you meditate on a planetary healing vision?

  - Can you pray?

  - Can you channel universal love?

  - Can you envision a happier, more peaceful world?



 If so, or any variation of these, then please join others in

 a planetary healing circle, building toward a perpetual healing

 circle.  For information on location/times of gatherings, please

 contact:  Craig Harvey, 734-971-8576, . 





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APPENDIX



Other Word/Descriptions



Perpetual: 

continuous, eternal, ongoing, non-stop, 24/7, unbroken

(connection of time)



Planetary: 

world-wide, universal, cosmic, global

(connection of location/space)



Healing: 

wholeness, hope, renewal, integration, miracles, reconciliation,

growth, joy, mirth, God, fun/play, The Force, communion,

all-that-is, creativity/creation, love, infinite potential,

fulfillment, balance

(connection of self with rest of self/divine)



Circle: 

group, community, chamber, team, congregation

(connection of individuals with one another)



Circle of Miracles

Circle of Planetary Wholeness

Circle of Healing Love



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