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Philosophy of OZ (Randall E. Auxier) The Adult Childs’s Journey ( Joy Miller &
Marianne Ripper) GOD Has A Dream For Your Life (Shelia
Walsh) The Yellow Brick Road (William J. Bausch The Wizard of Us ( Jean Houston)
Learn to be your authentic self Find freedom in forgiveness Let go of shame and release anger Find peace through life’s challenges and
changes Deepen your spiritual relationship Enjoy every step of your journey
Discontent Venture Insight Allies
Poppies – substances causes forgetfulness Interrupt the journey Out of the will of God-Sin When we “forget” who we are, we fall to a
lower level of consciousness ? Spiritual Amnesia ?
Awareness- how we live-love-act, is the key to a spiritual journey
Imperfection- a door to God's presence Wounded Hearts – lead to disease Loss- of innocence, dreams, confidence, time Priorities- what really matters Wisdom-comes from experiences Fear – interferes with risk taking
Aunt Em : tired and gray from years of disappointment. Color is gone from her cheeks and sparkle from her eyes.
Scarecrow = knowledge Tinman=compassion Lion=Courage Toto= Unconditional Love
Dorothy running away with Toto, is a means of escape. Escaping the clutch of Miss Gulch;
Escaping from life when we feel powerless
-Drugs, Alcohol, food, gambling, work, sex
After a crisis, we see things differently. Journey into the unknown can be quite scary. Change is usually something we avoid, unless
we have a crisis that forces us to do something.
The “Cyclone” ( represents the “cycle” of turmoil ).
Isolation Running Away Hidden feelings If ? Hopelessness Not in Kansas anymore
Isolation Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance
Experience comes from the journey – not the destination.
Recovery is a journey. We do not arrive at a destination.. Growth continues Relapse / Plateau Symptoms ( The Poppy Fields)
Represent the inner strengths The solution God given Many people do not realize they have them
nor do they know how to use them.
Feeling of being fully alive and discovering a colorful new world.
Love and belief in one’s self Self Actualization Realization that we have the solution and
learning how to use it
Dorothy mourns her loss of losing TOTO in her room.
Recognizing her loss and feeling her pain is the beginning of change.
The dress represents spiritual and human-ness.
White for purity Blue for comfort Everything in the universe is connected and
separate
Means of distraction. Keep everything a mess so we can run in and
fix things Crisis junky An unconscious attempt at gaining self-worth The real paradox is we can’t survive without a
crisis.
As Toto escapes Dorothy runs to Professor Marvel truly believing she can leave her problems behind.. She believes “escaping” is her only answer.
Alcohol and drugs become the answer, we can’t physically leave our family of origin.
Physical in nature Fear Anxiety Self pity Isolation hopelessness
Headaches, backache Isolation Resentments helplessness
With a brain he would be worthwhile and THEN others would love him
Trophy? Pay Raise Need for perfectionism Attempt to change the
world Assumes the enabler role as
adult Desires adventures and fun
enjoyed by the scapegoat.
Develop trust Confront irrational
beliefs Get out of head, into
the heart Psycho educational
model / CBT Learn to love self
Organized Self-reliant Leaderships qualities Makes decisions Determined Loyal Spiritual High energy High morals Gets results
Careers in a helping profession
Teacher Nurse Counselor Doctor Lawyer Social worker Office manager
Bad guy Family black hat Distracts from the real
problem Desires the strokes
gained by the responsible child
Feed on negative attention
High rate of self –harm /suicide
Alcohol/drug abuse Criminal involvement Attracted to others that
act out Strong wall of defense Feel hurt, lonely,
rejected, and angry Full of rebellion Defiance Job switching/job loss (switch to Hero-in
recovery)
Abstinence Accountability Positive peer support
Rapport / build trust Own feelings Identify distorted beliefs Consequences Choices Identify passion Healthy balance let
Spontaneous Easygoing Always able to pull
through Gets needs met Loyal Open Doesn’t keep family
secrets Sensitivity (masked)
Compassionate
Attaches to things not people Stays out of the way Self reliant Loyal Trustworthy Empathetic Patient Logial Takes care of others
Security diminishes Criticized for making
mistakes Looking for unmet
needs Fearful of feelings Desire to escape to
safety Survival skills are self
destructive
Works independently Self-reliant Loyal Shows emotions Punctual Flexible Compassionate Methodical Empathetic Makes steady progress
in recovery
Dependable Cares about others Creative Good listener Pays attention to detail Accepts own pace Fast learner Good worker Can delay gratification Choose careers, such as
painters, writers, accountant..etc
The great and powerful OZ will surely fix thingsfor “ the deficient” ones. He has all thingsunder control and there is no need to worry.Creates crisis for others to master so theyneed to be rescued.
The OZ then gains more respect and morepower. Wearing masks of denial and aprotective “shield” ( curtain) hinders personalrecovery and growth. Everyone remains sick.
Loyal to family Deals well with crisis Tired physically and
emotionally Smoothes over
embarrassment Saver and caretaker Skimp on budgets Appear to discourage
drinking
CD
(Victim)
Hero
Lost Child
Mascot
Scapegoat
Enabler
Organized Punctual Good worker Compassionate Good listener Excellent in crisis Has stamina Self-motivating Finishes tasks Makes decisions
Good leader Responsible Civic minded Strong willed Hard worker Honest Implements ideas Follows rules Good memory High tolerance for
others
Leave Externalization Desire to be
recognized Medal – title Diploma – value Co-dependent –
broken hearts
Internalization God’s gift is inside-
waiting to be discovered.
“you are the miracle” –(my own backyard)
The integrated self is –the lion, the tin man-the scare crow
With knowledge, compassions, courage and support our journey completes us.
Toto exposes the wizard Horse of a different color – looking at life through a
kaleidoscope The emerald city – possible world, vibrancy, growth Yellow brick road- streets of gold
Flying monkeys- monkey mind, things in life coming at us
A return to who we really are
Our code Our potential destiny Isolation and domination
are over We are all connected
Who am I?Where am I going?Where do I belong?How do I get there?Who has the map?Which road to follow?Who is good? (Glenda)Who is bad? (Wicked Witch)
Who was the witch under the house?
Toto –Unconditional Love
Haunted Forest –represents our fears
Munchkins –community where we live
Apples ? Forbidden fruit
Façade of Wizard –dishonesty with self & others
We need
Knowledge,
Compassion,
Courage
and
“Unconditional
Love” for our
Journey
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