This issue comes to you shortly before the Autumn Equinox, a time of balance and equilibrium between the hours of light and darkness when there is the opportunity to stand back and reflect, and link with a still point of clarity and peace.  Now is the time to pause, to reconnect at a deep level with that which sustains us, as we look back on a tumultuous few months of disruption and upheaval all over the planet, and also within the personal lives of many. 

In the old story, when Pandora's box was opened and all the ills of the world escaped, one single thing remained - HOPE.  The light of hope is more important than we may appreciate.  And, as Llewellyn Vaughan Lee points out, "Nor do we realise the degree to which our intention, our attitude, our individual participation can affect the life of the whole and the way the future will unfold."  So as we turn to look forward from this still point, we remember the contribution which we make to the nature of this unfolding.

Connection on one level has never been easier with the proliferation of technology accessible to so many, and we welcome all those who subscribe to this newsletter or read it via our website.  Virtual companionship and "friendship" are there for all online, as people seek to make contact and share the details of their daily lives.  There is a sense of drawing together, of individuals seeking a sense of belonging within a collective network of connections. 

For group work, such connections can form a valuable component.  A number of excellent online webinars and telephone seminars are available, as are recordings and videos of good speakers and teachers, and conference calls can help groups to stay in touch.  Many groups however experience a dynamic and an interchange between people sitting in the same room which cannot be evoked by electronic means.

Within Wrekin we have a number of opportunities planned this Autumn for associates and friends to come together, and we warmly welcome any of you who would like to join us.  In addition, the Forthcoming Events column on the left carries a long list of just some of the events planned by associates in different parts of the country. 

We particularly welcome those who are able to join with us for a day of Holding the Vision on Tuesday 5 October, to support the important work of a small group which has been meeting regularly for some years to maintain inner focus and connection on behalf of the Wrekin Trust.  Please join with us if you can for a day of peace and reflection, and send your loving thoughts and support if you are unable to be at Douai Abbey in person.  To book, please contact carolduncan8hl@btinternet.com.

Hawkwood College is filling up for the weekend of 29-31 October, so if you are planning to join us at our Annual Round Table do please send off that registration form now!  We have a wonderful experiential feast planned, with a focus on Evolutionary Consciousness, and special sessions on work with young people and the role of the elders at this time of change and opportunity.

Next year the Wrekin Trust celebrates its 40^th anniversary, and we are planning a number of events around the country to carry us forward in a spirit of hope and well being.  Further details will follow.  Do join us if you can.

Blessings

Carol Duncan