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Tea for Two, Deja Vu

"Where there's tea, there's hope."  Had to be one of our Brit friends who quipped this, yes? 

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Tea for Two...2008!  Can it be that it was a year ago that we jumped-started this website  with the Tea for Two...Million campaign?  Well, so, you are invited to a global tea party!  Please join friends located around the world on the vernal equinox for a cup of tea.

March 20th, 2008 at 20:00 GMT (4pm EST / 1pm PST)

On March 20, 1986, Jamien Morehouse started a tradition by sending packages of tea to 100 of her women friends, inviting them to sit with a companion for a cup of tea .  Her invitation started a quiet movement.  In 1993 on reflection about the tradition, Jamien noted, "By drinking tea together, I believe we may solve some of the greatest problems in the world." 

Even though Jamien Morehouse died in 1999 at the age of 48, the invitation lives on:

Please have a cup of tea with a friend (or someone who is not yet one!) and invite your friends around the world to do the same on March 20th 4pm EST/20:00 GMT, 2008 and each year following.  Let's see what community we can create by way of understanding, common-sense and humility!

Creating heart-connection with friends in the context of spring (or autumn for our friends down under)....ahhh!  By connecting through the unfathomable ways of the heart we trust this ceremony will help us creatively address the issues that we face as individuals, as local communities, and as a global community.

Connect with others from around the world through this simple, timeless ceremony. Listening and sharing from our hearts...one cup of tea…and one choice… at a time!

Published Tuesday, March 18, 2008 6:00 PM by Beth Patterson

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About Beth Patterson

The Virtual Tea House website became 'word-ripe' when, over a cup of jasmine green, I realized that the web has an expanding part to play in the communal aspects of spiritual growth.
One of my favorite hats, among several is: initiated firekeeper in the Sacred Fire Community. Hosting a monthly community fire circle, I'm being taught that the simple act of sitting around a fire with the intent of holding open-hearted space makes for some soulful community!
With a master's degree in religion, my career spans 20 years in end of life care and I currently work in the field of child abuse intervention and advocacy.
Here in beautiful Central Oregon, my spiritual homes of the high desert and the mountains are both in proximity. And for good measure, four hours away is Grandmother Ocean and the stunning Oregon Coast.
I'm making decent progress on the goal set by my mother early on: she taught us that the goal of humanity should be to become ever-more eccentric, i.e. more fully human.
Entering the 'forest-dweller' phase of life, I am honored to host the Virtual Tea House for all who wish to explore how our lives are enriched and made new a thousand times each day by the spirituality we embody. Exploring this engagement together is the purpose of the Virtual Tea House.
Welcome! Let's have a cup of virtual tea together and share what brings us joy, what we are being taught by life, how we are leaning into the Big Questions posed to us each day in sometimes 'distressing disguises'.

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