What to Expect at a Rose Group Session

About the Phenomenon

Rose first came through on a modified Ouija Board Joanne experimented with in early April, 2007. Since she is a writer, she soon began to autotype (at the keyboard) and “airtype” (away from the keyboard). She quickly gave voice to Rose through her airtyping skills.

So while Joanne is “in state” during a session, she is present and aware to some degree. As such, she is a conscious channeler as opposed to the more well known trance channelers who feature secondary personalities. Rose is a secondary personality, as you will discern as you get to know her, but she shares Joanne’s conscious mind in a unique way that allows Joanne to process most of the information as it comes through. For example, during a session, she may pause as she and Rose go back and forth to clarify a word or sentence. Most strong emotions are Joanne reacting to what is coming through airtyping, though Rose has also begun to engage Joanne’s emotions as well. The process takes time and practice to refine, and Joanne continues to deepen her skills and widen her awareness, and often doesn’t remember what Rose has said.

For more information, see the Intro section at www.essence-of-rose.com.

Is Rose like other channeled sources?

The Rose teachings align greatly with the Seth, Elias, and Kris information, and we often point to their resources to add to the body of learning. Rose often references their work, for example:

“We are Rose, an energy personality essence. The energy exchange we perform with your Joanne Helfrich was intended to introduce you to yourselves, for you are Rose and we are you. We are an aspect of you that was intended to be a teacher, and the way we teach is through what was called a bridge personality by your Seth, who was introduced to your world, so to speak, by the late, wonderful Jane Roberts.

“We expect you will want to find your Seth books in order to learn more, so we will say for now that these are the gold standard in many ways, for Seth and Jane defined the channeling phenomenon in these terms in order to provide the most mentally, emotionally, and spiritually challenging information that you can imagine.” ~ Session 75, June 20, 2007

About Tests!

If you want to be spoon-fed simple spiritual truths and New Age platitudes, don’t come to a Rose session. Rose expects us to put in effort to discern not only her words and ideas, but our own beliefs, emotions, and expectations, too. This teaching style promotes accelerated growth and healing, as Rose’s curveballs test whether we’re blindly accepting her every word, or thinking and intuiting for ourselves, which can be quite challenging, as guests have begun to discover.

Words and concepts

Many concepts are being redefined as our collective consciousness continues to shift and evolve. As such, Rose creates neologisms (new words) to help push our thinking outside the box of conventional language patterns and belief systems. Words you can expect to hear are:

Feal – A combination of “feel” and “real” to emphasize being present in all feelings.
Geanius – A combination of “gene” and “genius” to emphasize the connection between body, mind, and spirit.
Intentionality and Families of Consciousness – We each are born with innate purpose and intention, and understanding what it is helps us to “follow our bliss.”
Nun – A contrary way of being in the world that reclaims the transformative practices of past feminine contemplative traditions, while helping those who are ready to move beyond extreme relativistic thinking found in many New Age circles.
Orientation – A type of perception; the types are Common, Soft, and Intermediate.
Rest-in-Rose – “Rest in the beautiful knowing of your Divinity,” a way to meditate that is simple and feals great.
Senxuality – A combination of “sexual” and “sensual.” Rose promotes the idea of enjoying our bodies, our world, and our physical senses as spiritual practice.
Sonter – The practice of “breathing in essence” to engage our inner senses and sense of Divine love.
Treantea – A practice to fully explore choices and ease our fears caused by expectations of certain outcomes.
Vespers – The critical, daily (preferably morning) practice of communication with essence.
Weany girl/boy – An affectionate name for Joanne, Paul, and guests who are weaning themselves of fears and limiting beliefs.

For more detailed definitions, see The Rose Glossary and Practices at www.essence-of-rose.com.

What and Who Should You Bring to the Session?

For potlucks, Rose requests that you bring a dish that you’d really enjoy sharing with others. The main features of our gatherings are conversation, fun, and community, so the food you bring should reflect your best intentions to do just that! We also suggest a $25 donation. You’re welcome to bring guests, but please let us know first. It’s usually best to bring folks who you think will have an interest.

Basic Session Etiquette

Please turn off your cell phones. All topics are fair game. The general tact is to ask a question or three, but please share the floor with others to give everyone present a chance to ask their questions, but do bring your sense of humor, adventure, and fun.

Rose will often begin a session with some introductory material, but usually opens the floor to questions. Sometimes she will instruct that questions relate something she wishes to focus the group on. There may be time after the group session to ask Joanne private or personal questions one-on-one. She will spend about 10 minutes giving these free readings, as her stamina allows.

Joanne spends the hour before a session “Resting in Rose,” so she is not present to greet guests initially. Joanne prefers to come out, say a few “hellos,” and jump right into the session which will last anywhere from one to two and half hours. We send anyone remaining home at 11 PM. when we turn into pumpkins.

We will make all group sessions freely available in transcript form. We will also publish a free audio Podcast with important excerpts every Monday after a group session.

Joanne/Rose have begun to do short 5-10 minute “one-on-ones” following the session to answer questions and provide guidance.

Permission is required to record a session in any form, for private use only. All session content is the property of Paul and Joanne Helfrich, and will be published using first names, and on occasion the first letter of your last name. If you wish to keep any portion of the session private, please let us know in advance.

Private Sessions

For those who wish to spend more time with Rose, private sessions are available by appointment. For more information, see Talk to Rose at www.essence-of-rose.com.

Copyrights

Participants at workshops and group sessions understand that Joanne and Paul Helfrich will own the copyrights to all recordings and transcripts, and to all materials created or distributed in connection with these sessions, and that no personal recording devices are permitted in workshops or group sessions.

Any reproduction or distribution of any such material to third parties without the express written consent of Joanne and Paul Helfrich is prohibited.