We come together as seekers/scientists/philosophers. Driven by an innate need to understand our world, compassion/love for a more humane existance, and hope/confidence that we have a personal role to play, we come to the conversation/dialogue with expectancy. We each bring life experiences and preferred ways of knowing. No one is an island. We are not alone as we think, hear, speak, love or admire beauty. We dialogue. And each is changed/(de)formed by the process. A group culture is established. But this happens within the influence of multiple languages, theories and methods.