The Great Turning
transition to a life-sustaining society, regenerative practice, Indigenous wisdom, living systems, cultivating paradigm awareness, ecological literacy…
The Great Turning
Ecological Belonging is an emerging idea centered on developing a new narrative around how we connect ourselves to the world.
We start with a simple question: “ How do we live? ”
We are inviting people to remember , renew and reweave the stories, rituals and practices that root us in a deep interconnectedness between ourselves, our communities, our... See more
We start with a simple question: “ How do we live? ”
We are inviting people to remember , renew and reweave the stories, rituals and practices that root us in a deep interconnectedness between ourselves, our communities, our... See more
Ecological Belonging
Contemplative ecology can best be understood as an expression of the diverse and wide-ranging desire emerging within contemporary culture to identify our deepest feeling for the natural world as part of a spiritual longing.
Douglas E. Christie • The Blue Sapphire of the Mind: Notes for a Contemplative Ecology
Reaching out to nature and history: The notion of community is a breathless affair when we imagine it as solely human.
Martin Shaw • Navigating the Mysteries
I’ve taken a different tack. After years of experimenting, I discovered that the more I tried to exert power directly, the less powerful I became. I learned to dial back my ego and distribute power as widely as possible without surrendering final authority. Paradoxically, this approach strengthened my effectiveness because it freed me to focus on
... See morePhil Jackson • Eleven Rings
We develop the ability to be an evolutionary instrument in an evolving world when we dedicate our will to serve the potential of the larger wholes that seek to express themselves through us. This is what it means to be a living expression of life on the planet. It is an ancient spiritual insight that a person becomes truly themself, and therefore
... See moreCarol Sanford • No More Gold Stars: Regenerating Capacity to Think for Ourselves
“The system that is you sets the tone for every system you touch. Lead yourself like a living system — with rhythm, with rest, and with reverence.”