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l Enso: Seeding the Process/Beginning Your Journeydto start the Explorers
Wheel spinning all you need do is write your Core Discovery Challenge
inside the enso at the bulls eye of the Explorers Wheel. In Japanese culture,
an enso is rendered by masters with a single stroke of the brush. It is
considered a passage way that connects the present to alternative (deeper)
levels of consciousness and reality. The goal is to express an essential
design challenge, defined as manifesting BHI in an optimal way to address
a client’s aspirations, requirements, and budget (Alliancesfordiscovery-C).
l Let Laughing Heart Be Your Guide: Now simply let your Laughing Heart
guide you to which “moon” seems most relevant. You may feel a slight
“tug” or an inner voice inviting you to come to a particular moon. You can
easily capture its special resonance for you. You do not need to bear down
or force the process. It is unnecessary to think your way through. The key
is to listen to your Laughing Heart and let the process inspire you.
l Finding New Connections: The next step is to draw lines connecting other
moons to your questions and to each other. In this way you can discover the
“intertidal” linkages among the moons.
l Collaborative Exploration and Discovery: The Explorers Wheel will gain
momentum, the more you “play” with colleagues, clients, family, and friends,
and even perfect strangers! Actually, we are all connected in many fascinating
ways we scarcely understand. Discovering this shared consciousness can be a
source of enormous vitalizing power. The Explorers Wheel and Laughing
Heart offer an alternative to our ordinary consensus-based versions of
reality.