Community Assembly of the British Isles (CABI)
Member
NEWSLETTER
Vol. 2, Issue 3 - 17 February 2023
Dear friend,
 
I hope this finds you well and that the slightly longer blue sky days are bringing some extra light and energy in the lead up to Spring.
 
We have wonderful news as we welcome Community Assembly of West Sussex to the fold with appreciation to Founding Facilitators, Alison Standish, Jenni Bignel and Kirsty Newman - thank you for everything you do.
 
Another warm welcome to Community Assembly of West Yorkshire with appreciation to Founding Facilitators, Louisa Gallagher, Anne Mutch and Stuart McGregor - thank you too for everything you do.
 
For the Community Health Initiative (CHI), we welcome Angela Worsley as a new member practitioner. Angela has been studying and practising Reiki healing and crystal therapy for several years and is completing her three year Honours Degree in Acupuncture. Find out about Angela's therapies on her website Indigo Light Therapies - it's a beautiful site with exceptional content.
 
As John says, we are making great progress and every time we enlist someone on our directories, the frequency of the website shoots up! It shows we are making a difference so keep up the good work and our thanks to everyone who is making a contribution.
 
I wrote about our wonderful ‘instigators’ and other contributors in a recent post - The Problem with Leadership. This came into being when it was clear that none of our facilitators, advisors, practitioners or emissaries wanted to be considered as ‘leaders.’ It made me revisit previous research into ‘ethical leadership’ to see how things have changed. 
 
I came to the conclusion (as many of us have) that in our communities at least, we don't need leaders. We just need to learn how to self-govern ourselves according to Natural Law. I hope the attributes identified for successful (self and spiritual) leadership resonate with you too.
 
On the website, I have been updating wording on the Home page, creating downloads for our new Resources section which has been redesigned. I am also adding new ‘Further Reading’ sections to all the blog posts with links to associated posts.  We have published over 60 articles and I hope they are helpful. I have summarised the changes in ‘Website Updates' below.
 
I wanted to let you know that I love the work I do and in terms of cost, John kindly provides a basic income which has paid for the build and enables me to work on the website every day. My contribution is the blog, writing to share knowledge, creating resources and graphics, and fine tuning the site as we grow. I enjoy working on these things in my own time to continue the momentum, and to keep improving and building our shared knowledge base.
 
It's a pleasure to share contributions from our members and your ideas, knowledge and feedback are always welcome. If you have anything you would like to share, please get in touch.
 
I look forward to catching up again soon.
 
Sue Cartwright AInstAM
Editor
 
Our network is growing and we are delighted to welcome 
Founding Facilitators of new regional assemblies in the British Isles.
 
 
Thank you for the work you do.
 
You may have noticed various changes and additions to the website over the last two weeks, these include:
 
  • New background picture which is a bit brighter
  • New sub title to incorporate International Friends and Assemblies of the World with corresponding edits to the ‘Member Benefits’ strip
  • Editing (as above) on ‘How to join and assembly’ and ‘FAQ’ 
  • Editing on wording for ‘Donations’ and on Donations page
  • New format which can be repeated for all downloads 
  • New section ‘Soul Contract Revocations’ - highly recommended and kindly sent to us by Samantha Britt Beaumont who kindly gave us permission to publish each of the chapters of her exceptional book - True Love - A Shamanic Healing for the Soul - on our blog. 
  • New section ‘I or We Choose’ for individuals or groups with the latest wording for your daily ‘I Choose’ and specific clearings and protections.
  • I have added a few more books and will writing more reviews soon. Don't forget, if you buy a book from the CABI store a small amount could be made in commission without any extra cost to you.
  • If you have any book recommendations, please let me know.
  • Links to associated blog posts and new ‘Further Reading’ sections
 
Sue Cartwright
Editor, Community Assembly of the British Isles
 
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
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Health and Wellbeing Naturally
 
Feel empowered by learning to use homeopathic remedies at home to treat yourself, your family and friends for acute and minor ailments. 
 
A 3 hour course at The Meeting House in Salisbury on 10 and 25 March.  A minimum of 4 people and up to 8 people with groups welcome. No previous experience needed and only £25 per person!
 
Please contact Maria by email or by telephone for further information and to book your place. 
 
ON THE BLOG
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Inspired by our Founding Facilitators, Special Advisors, Practitioners and Emissaries who have clearly stated they do not want to be recognised as leaders which is highly commendable. 
 
Rather, our CABI and Assemblies of the World ‘instigators’ choose to be recognised as members of the community who provide invaluable knowledge and expertise to bring people together, build communication networks and establish equitable ways of doing things for the highest good of all.
 
It brings into question the role of leadership in support of our desire to replace this hierarchical structure with self-governing community members who work together to make a valued contribution. 
 
It provides the opportunity to look into the principles of ‘Ethical Leadership’ and see how this might be adapted as we learn to self-govern ourselves.
 
Sue Cartwright, Editor, Community Assembly of Devon
 
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As we gather our energies to build our community networks, this is a good time to revisit a message from Gayla, kindly shared by her Soul Sister, Aniiyah, at the end of last year.
 
The thinking that we are islands no longer works. The idea that we can go it alone, or stuff our feelings so we don’t disturb the water around the island no longer works. The new paradigm must be setup around community.  Around helping each other. 
 
This is a timeless reminder that can continue to guide us through the coming year in our quest to find and create our Soul Tribe circles. 
 
Gayla Olsen, Founding Emissary, Assemblies of the World
 
DONATIONS & SUBSCRIPTIONS
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Every contribution makes a difference whether our members choose to pay a donation or set up a monthly subscription from just £10.00 per month.
 
Our regular payment supporters are an integral part of the team as they make it possible for us to plan ahead and provide the best possible service.
 
Thank you for your support.
 
 
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We are growing …
 
Our shared vision, values and purpose forms the foundation for our parallel network of trust, integrity and cooperation that reaches out across the world. 
 
This brings friendship, spiritual healing and beneficial change to ourselves, our communities and our beautiful natural world. 
 
I hope you have enjoyed the latest updates and that the information has been helpful. I look forward to catching up again soon.
 
Sue Cartwright AInstAM
Editor on behalf of the Community Assembly of the British Isles