Deschooling Dialogues | Alnoor Ladha with Orland Bishop
DESCHOOLING DIALOGUES
Episode 6 – Alnoor Ladha with Orland Bishop
Alnoor Ladha | Welcome to the Deschooling Dialogues. This podcast is a co-creation between Culture Hack Labs and Kosmos Journal. Culture Hack Labs is a not-for-profit advisory that supports organizations, social movements and activists to create cultural interventions for systems change. You can learn more@culturehack.io.…
Earth Hospice
Like hospice for people, Earth Hospice is a way of saying goodbye to what we are losing in the natural world with the same mindfulness we would wish to bring to the bedside of a dying person. We bear witness to what is passing—from our lawns, our riverbanks, our bird feeders, our winters and summers, our livelihoods and our expectations of the future, as we declare over and over again: I will not…
Films for a More Sane Civilization
By Katie Teague
A visual storyteller attuned to the unique complexities of the liminal space we live in, Katie Teague's work shines in collaboration cutting-edge thinkers, philosophers, artists and writers exploring what it means to be human "in a time between worlds." Under her channel 'In the Making', Katie independently crafts thoughtful, extraordinary short films derived from her extensive, intimate…
The One Home Journey | Seven Years for Seven Generations
By Rama Mani and Alexander Schieffer
Dr. Rama Mani and Professor Alexander Schieffer are embarking on an epic journey. On Earth Day, April 22, 2024, their 7-year expedition begins - visiting every country while weaving a new narrative of interconnectedness and regeneration. Follow their itinerary and progress in Kosmos.
Summoned by the Earth | A Story of Healing and Protection
By Cynthia Jurs
Tasked with an ancient Tibetan practice, Cynthia Jurs embarked on a monumental mission: to carry Earth Treasure Vases filled with prayers and holy offerings and bury them in places around the world for healing. Her book, "Summoned by the Earth," chronicles her incredible journey. A Kosmos interview and book excerpt.
Something Like Sanity | A Course Review of ‘Surviving the Future: The Deeper Dive’
You would expect a course about collapse – both ecological and societal – to be depressing. Not so with “Surviving the Future: The Deeper Dive” Shaun Chamberlin’s ten week course about the end of extractive civilization, and what comes after, offered via Sterling College.
Yorkston/Thorne/Khan
"We all have our own subjective beliefs in the band, but the music unifies us regardless. There are certainly moments when we are playing together when I feel genuine elevation, a sense of ecstasy, and a deep feeling of connectivity. That’s magical and it’s a joy to experience. That’s the edge, not found in practice, but always sought in performance. Sometimes it happens, but you can’t force it.…
Vessels
We can practice 'unlearning' grasping and clinging by using the beauty of 'Colors In Motion' to entrain our minds and our nervous systems to accept flow. Flow is a healthy approach to the rapid changes humans are experiencing, and can expand our capacity to be present in every precious moment.
Confessions of a Recovering Catholic
Mother’s Day 1972: It was my First Communion and, like all good Catholic girls, I was decked out in my white dress and veil, hands folded in prayer, and head bowed as a sign of my unworthiness. I stepped forward to receive my first taste of the consecrated host, and I was forever changed.
Wealth and Abundance
...I imagine a world in which relationships are seen as wealth; in which education, parenting, art making, bio-conscious farming, and reverence toward the world around us, toward all species, people, and the natural world are most prized in our economic and value systems.