Way of Council | Speaking and Listening from the Heart
By Jackie Parker and Frank Phoenix
Council is an ancient way and modern practice whose roots are within the natural world, spanning diverse cultures and religions. This practice elicits an experience of true community, recognizing that each voice needs to be heard, that every person has a gift, a story to share, a piece of the whole.
Desert Blues | The Music Moves in Circles
There is no doubt that the “desert blues” musicians of West Africa connect so easily with international audiences because of the similarity of their music with blues and blues-rock. It seems that the music has emanated from the Sahel and the Sahara to America then Europe and back to Africa.
The Bridge to Tomorrow is a Work-in-Progress
It’s not sufficient anymore to know about the benefits of connection. We must dynamically partake of this capacity to be together in a way that improves our individual health outcomes.
Envisioning the Beloved Community
By John Bell
After edging close to the brink of ecological and societal collapse and after enduring enormous suffering on our precious Earth, enough people of good will and skillfulness were able to do just enough to pull us back from that brink so that complex life on earth might continue. We now live in the Beloved Community.
Crone Wisdom | The Soul of Community
Andrea Mathieson, well known for building community through her women’s circles and webinars, recently invited four remarkable women to share some of the unique crone wisdom they had collected over decades of community involvement.
What I Learned Visiting Intentional Communities
By Travis Redtail and Dania Trejo
I explored the eco-villages of Appalachia, ashrams of Sao Paulo, and Esoteric societies of Turin. What I found is a keyhole view into the next evolution of human consciousness and a nurturing path towards climate action.
Psalms White
Psalms is a creator, healer, activist, and educator with a passion for educating herself and others about Black history as American history, the impact of power structures on how we view the world, and how to self-care in the midst of these oppressive realities. A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, and a recent graduate of UNC Chapel Hill, Psalms has found great purpose in creating loving and…
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Climate Crisis | A Problem of Myth?
Humanity's archetypal detachment from Nature is now being challenged within a single generation. Our ability to operate independent of consequence is being denied.
Blueprints for Men
By Mark Grayson
Ever the rugged individualists of myth and legend, we men are content to run the race with our broken conditioning rather than step into the unknown. Unfortunately, success in this race is not an individual event; it’s a team sport that impacts our communities.