Imbolc
Preparing
I will hold safe space for all, even those who have been rejected.
About this Oath
Safe space doesn't always mean the same space, but everybody deserves safe space. Someplace where they can find a solid footing, learn from their mistakes and process those lessons, and become a better person. Here at Weavers, we strive to include as many people as possible in our circles, while at the same time keeping our circles safe for everyone within them. Sometimes this means asking someone to leave; if they are a danger to others, their "safe space" needs to be elsewhere. But more often it means learning how to love and accept our beautiful differences.
We hold consent and free will to be sacrosanct in our tradition here. Safety is built through consent and boundaries. We always respect "no." We ask before touching others, reading or working with other people's energy, or offering advice. We respect everyone's identity, and we keep those identities close to our hearts, knowing how many in our community cannot safely be open about their identity and religion in their daily lives. We do not tolerate harassment, intimidation, coercion, or bigotry.
What it means to us
Read what our community says about this oath
For most of my life, I was the one on the outside of the circle. I was too odd, too much, too far from whatever the rest of the room had decided was normal. I want to hold space for people like me, who have trouble with social skills, people who have made mistakes in their past, people who don't know how to dress or how to wait their turn to speak, people who are so stressed they can't even begin to think about community and spirituality.
Safe space was never meant to be comfortable space. But it's space where someone can find solid footing, make their mistakes, learn, and still be welcome when the wheel turns around again. It's space where we admit that everybody has to start somewhere, and we all have room to grow.
— Solinox
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