No single bee understands the whole meadow. Yet somehow the hive knows where to go. In the previous article, we explored Attuning Intelligences and discovered that attunement may be one of the ways Gaia listens through us. Through care, resonance, intuition, and relationship, Life becomes aware of herself. But listening is only the [...]
Perhaps as the bees gather nectar, they are listening to the field? Attuning Intelligences: How Gaia Listens Through Us In the previous article, we explored the Stewarding Intelligences of the Human Hive and discovered that stewardship is not merely a human activity. It is Nature activating Gaia’s Code of Care through us. This [...]
"The city is not merely a collection of people. It is a living system learning how to become conscious of itself." In the first article of this series, I suggested that the journey of our time is a movement from Survival to Soul. Yet soul does not emerge through aspiration alone. It emerges [...]
This is a Meditation in support of cities, towns and villages in the Ukraine. Some of us have been inspired by the Ukrainian Ecovillages and the story they tell in this video about The Green Road that Global Ecovillages Ukraine have offered to city dwellers to find refuge and a new life. As you [...]
This newsletter is published quarterly using a cycle of perspectives on the Integral City viewed from: Planet, People, Place and Power. The theme of this issue is Place When the 4 Voices come together, we create conditions to wake them up and grow them up, as a city that is able both to “placecare” [...]
After two and a half years of personal devotion to leading Taizé singing online, David Robinson has decided to step back a little from conducting a global choir 3 times a week, to continue hosting the Tuesday morning sessions. Thankfully, Gloucester-based Elyn will assume Thursday leadership – and Annelise from Leeds has come forward [...]
The next stage of my journey was by rail from Hexham Northumberland to Nottingham to meet Sue Cooper – friend, colleague and graduate of the Integral City Beyond Resilient Course. Sue’s husband Ashley, describes her as a “force of Nature” – and indeed that became apparent on our first stop from the train [...]
Integral City is partnering with global coalition on co-creating a Master in Regenerative Action. We have come together with Ubiquity University (UU) and the University of International Cooperation (UCI) and Green Project Management (GPM) and a global coalition of other academic institutions, NGOs and professional organizations to launch a whole new MBA degree. We call it a Master [...]
Regenerativity arises from the relationship of the 4 Voices. As they connect in the city, they find the energy for change and in the process create a culture of regenerativity. The opportunity for regenerativity is always arising because the dynamics of the city mean the relationship between Citizens, Civic Managers, Business/Innovators and the [...]
Every Voice of the city has a role to play in the city as we all experience the pandemic. Each Voice is experiencing a different challenge, but each Voice can respond in positive, life-giving ways. As we respond in positive ways, we generate antibodies of Care which are the real strength behind the effectiveness [...]