With deep love and gratitude, we honor the passing of Nancy Roof—visionary founder of Kosmos Journal and tireless advocate for global transformation. Her light continues in each of us.

Nancy Roof, Kosmos Founder and Editor Emeritus passed away the morning of September 29th. 2025. Her passing was peaceful and serene, in her home, with loved ones present. She is survived by three children, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Nancy was 96.

“We are not isolated individuals. We are cells in the body of humanity, and what we do to one another we do to ourselves. The new story is one of interdependence, shared purpose, and sacred relationship with all Life.” — Nancy Roof
September 27, 1929 – September 29, 2025

“In addition to examining and changing our personal inner lives and our cultural values, the conscious activist is challenged to apply this wisdom to strategies that affect the manifest world. We balance action and reflection, working with a fierce heart at all scales from the personal, to local, to national, to global and even kosmic levels.”

— Nancy Roof, Founder of Kosmos

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