Having had quite an eventful bunch of days since being up in scotland. Wendy took me to Tango Mango, a festival in devon. We enjoyed it, and Wendy managed to discover a way into a deeper way of moving, a very rare type which I have only experienced in two women in the ten years I have done tango. The effect is such that you can feel your partner's leg through the movement of her body. The relaxed leg, not the leg which is carrying the weight. It is like syrup, or treacle, since the body is all connected, bones and tendons, in a very relaxed yet alive way. Sweet.
BUT, the event didn't end well. On the last two nights, Wendy was hardly asked to dance at all. Our dancing must have attracted some attention for there were plenty of women who were wanting to dance with me, and of the few I danced with other than Wendy, I got plenty of appreciative noises and quite intense hugs. But I couldn't enjoy the last two nights because the men were not asking Wendy to dance. This is something of a bore. Why wasn't she asked. Clearly our dance was noticed, even though we mostly just walk around. And quite frankly, this is only possible because of Wendy's slick movement, not mine. So, although the women wanted to dance with me, neither myself nor they could produce the same results. The men would have had a better result. And indeed, when she returned to london, Wendy reported that several men were bowled over by the quality of the dance they entered into with her.
The art of following is invisible. Even in tango.
I went to see Harriet in Salisbury. That was an event and a half. I can't really talk about it much for now, but her daughter, Morgan, is such a wonder. She makes us adults think we are good with kids, when of course, it is her who is good with adults. She is so warm and friendly and playful. Loving, a very loving kid. And she's not even three.
Back in London, I went to the Westminster Hub opening event last friday. Met some incredible people. My language is meeting with better reception, indicating the ideas of emergence, consensus and so on are becoming more popular. Not quite got to the level of non-organisation, though Indy who is one of the co-founders of the place is keen to try an Action Cycle. We will see.
Because of things, I am attempting to rack up a bunch of experiences which hopefully will result in something substantial before christmas.
- We've got educational potential through Graham Leicester of the International Futures Forum who wants me to meet the visionary head of Monifieth High School, and Chris Campbell of Assisted Social Capital doing an event which brushes on education on the 24th.
- I hope to organise a book launch in Edinburgh at the end of the month, as well as one down here in London. Hence, the need for a definitive title. Perhaps it remain open, to be decided at the book launch! My ideas are turning from a straight book reading experience, to a demo of tango, to participant workshop, thus demonstrating the practice and principle of the book.
- I've just about delineated an operational methodology that allows us to engage companies to produce socially astounding results, inviting money flow, without falling back into the methodology demonstrated by traditional capitalism and organisational thinking. I am putting together a confluence week starting on the 15th. I am inviting people of quality to take part. You automatically qualify if you are reading this, so get in touch :)
- Wendy and I are contacting journalists through our respective networks to find a writer who wants to produce a feature on us wrt tango^2, perhaps the book, or even my self-discipline educare experience, or even XQ. Anyone who knows someone who might be interested, please get in contact.
Just went out to meet a person I met through The Next Edge, that virtual facebook group I encountered and then left because they tend to talk and theorise too much. The setting was not ideal for an in depth engagement, being at a pub, and there being a three-way dynamic. However, I can verify that the kindness visible in Kate's eyes is backed up by a loving heart. Her ideas, and indeed her practice, will have to wait until another more opportune time arises. I felt like I was doing that "directed" thing, with pace, with invection, a necessary consequence to attempting to ramp up the pace to see a substantial result by christmas.
I warned Wendy, I am in a dangerous state. I believe I am. Only Wendy has brought me back, who verified the truth of tango and was willing to explore what this implies, what we explored in our book, WISDOM. I certainly do not want to suffer the same miasma that occured in 2009 and 2010, in the bustle of headless chickens distracting our attention in a thousand different directions while the world degrades, denatures, and defuncs. Yes indeedy, I am dangerous. I am willing to describe my ideas and their potential implication, and there is nothing but world-change or extreme dismissal and nothing in-between. Watch out.
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Woow.... I'm watching
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