Our universe started with a Big Breath (not a Big Bang) – so affirms cosmologist, Jude Currivan, author of The Story of Gaia. And from that breath released over 14 billion years ago, in-formation has guided matter and energy to manifest all life – including this planet and all she has created. Gaia [...]
Once upon a time there was an apple tree. It grew right beside a Sanctuary in the Ecovillage Findhorn, where the community came to meditate and hold sacred space. She witnessed their rituals honouring Earth, Air, Water and Fire. She was such a happy tree growing beside a garden dedicated to Co-Creating with the [...]
Collaborating With the World For the majority of human history human evolution has been intertwined with the evolution of the world in which we have found ourselves. Emergent from the star systems that formed our solar system and our planet we embody all the elements that have created the conditions that evolved us. [...]
Collaborating In the World I start at an obvious beginning – the meaning of the word “collaboration.” To Co-Labour” – labour together. Labour for what? Is there a Spiral of Co-Laboration? Beige Beginnings - Birth – the very beginning of life – women go into labour to deliver the child. Purple Tribe - [...]
Several days ago George Por appeared in my email. George is an expert in many things but he has long impressed me as a world expert on collective consciousness and a true shaman of human development (and an original action researcher into Integral City 2.0). George asked, “Did you give some thought to how [...]
This is part of a series of blogs reflecting on the program of Integral Europe Conference 2023, whose theme was Planetary Awakening 2.0. This blog introduces a Keynote from the conference – curated in an Action Research Format – summarizing What the speaker said, So What could we take as the meaning? and Now What are options for action. What [...]
This is part of a series of blogs reflecting on the program of Integral Europe Conference 2023, whose theme was Planetary Awakening 2.0. This blog introduces a Keynote from the conference – curated in an Action Research Format – summarizing What the speaker said, So What could we take as the meaning? and Now What are options for action. What [...]
This is part of a series of blogs reflecting on the program of Integral Europe Conference 2023, whose theme was Planetary Awakening 2.0. This blog introduces a Keynote from the conference – curated in an Action Research Format – summarizing What the speaker said, So What could we take as the meaning? and Now What are options for action. What [...]
In the middle of May we returned in person to the Integral Europe Conference. This series of blogs will explore our contributions and observations. We start with a Found Poem emerging from the Closing Ritual and shared at the Gala Dinner Open Mic. I Am Addicted to IEC Found Poem curated by Marilyn [...]
This is a series of blogs inspired by the Edinburgh International Centre for Sustainability and Peace, 2023 Forum: Connecting with Community in the 21st Centure: Spiritual, Social, Policy Perspectives. This was delivered by Marilyn Hamilton, March 1, 2023. Because we are so connected through Communities of Interest, Living, Culture , Practise and Nature [...]