elainegrey

I've tried labyrinth walking and the incredibly unspecified Quaker worship practice (open worship, waiting worship, silent worship). An external observer of an "unprogrammed" meeting for Quaker worship would observe people sitting down in the space (frequently, chairs in rows facing the center of the room, more or less). The sitting may begin ten to fifteen minutes before the appointed time, and these early sitters would likely be remarkably still (not flipping through books or looking at phones etc). By the appointed time most planning to attend will be in the space, sitting. Some few might be reading, children might be a little restless. Frequently the children will exit after fifteen minutes (or join at the end for the last fifteen minutes). Usually it would take at least fifteen minutes before anyone speaks -- often a half hour. There's a somewhat derogatory term of "popcorn meeting" for one where many people stand and speak. And there's