Archives for November 2015

Global climate marches to see unprecedented wave of people calling for more action ahead of Paris Climate Summit

23 November 2015 Leave a Comment

"On November 28 and 29, hundreds of thousands of people around the world will take to the streets in more than 2000 events in 150 countries to turn up the heat on leaders heading to the Paris Climate Summit. "Frontline community representatives, unionists, faith leaders, and families will call on politicians to forge an ambitious new global climate agreement this December that speeds up the just transition from fossil fuels to 100% renewable energy and protects vulnerable people from worsening … Continue reading

Permaculture Climate Statement | Findhorn Fellow Albert Bates

22 November 2015 Leave a Comment

Permaculture is a system of ecological design as well as a global movement of practitioners, educators, researchers and organizers, bound by three core ethics: care for the earth, care for the people and care for the future. Permaculture integrates knowledge and practices that draw from many disciplines and links them into solutions to meet human needs while ensuring a resilient future. With little funding or institutional support, this movement has spread over the past forty years and now … Continue reading

‪Global Revolution and the Healing of Love‬ | ‪Terra Nova‬

22 November 2015 Leave a Comment

The vision of a global culture of peace described in less than five minutes, inspired by Dr. Dieter Duhm's book "Terra Nova: Global Revolution and the Healing of Love".‬ "Based on the experience of one of the most radical social experiments of our time, this book outlines the vision for a new global culture of peace. A world without war must no longer remain only a dream." Watch video

Shift from ‘I’ to ‘We’ to ‘All of Us’ by Nancy Roof

21 November 2015 Leave a Comment

Founder of Kosmos Associates and Editor of Kosmos Journal, Nancy Roof, shares her story one year on from Findhorn's New Story Summit.... The New Story Summit at Findhorn Community reaffirmed for me that a major transformation is now underway. People of all ages, especially young people, are experiencing a great shift away from the needs of the self or the few, toward the needs of the many – a shift from “I” to “We” to “All of Us”. Continue reading

Citizens Peace Movement of Iraq | Kosmos Journal Interview with Kai Brand-Jacobsen

20 November 2015 Leave a Comment

From our friends at Kosmos Journal, an interview with renowned peacebuilder, Kai Brand-Jacobsen.... "Peacebuilding is one of the most important areas of human endeavor and engagement in the world today. At it simplest, it is about finding concrete, practical, and effective ways of dealing with conflicts. That covers conflicts on a personal level, within our families, our communities, our countries, and internationally. "Peacebuilding is essentially about developing the skills, the knowledge, … Continue reading

The New Story is a Gasp by Bayo Akomolafe

19 November 2015 Leave a Comment

Bayo Akomolafe shares his story one year on from Findhorn's New Story Summit.... I remember the gathering at the Findhorn Universal Hall. Those vast concentric circles of power. Vibrant faces from all hues of life, from far-flung corners of our merging hopes for a more beautiful planet, melting into each other, creating a ‘perverse’ mix of new colours. I remember thinking I was seated at a post-apocalyptic parliament of some sort. Where every whispered sentiment, every half-belched notion, … Continue reading

Climate Change and Carbon Neutrality by Paul Allen

19 November 2015 Leave a Comment

Findhorn Fellow and developer of the Zero Carbon Britain project, Paul Allen, responds to questions about climate change in the lead up to the climate talks in Paris in December 2015.... What do you personally feel about climate change? First and foremost, I feel we must recognise climate change is not the root problem; it is a symptom of much deeper problems. If we dig a little, we see that one level its driven by our collective addiction to fossil fuels. Our external (physical) and internal … Continue reading

The First and Only War by David Spangler

18 November 2015 2 Comments

David Spangler, spiritual teacher and long-time friend and mentor of Findhorn, responds to the recent terrorist attacks.... Friday night’s attacks in Paris were the latest in a string of terrorist acts that began on Halloween with the bombing of the Russian plane in Egypt that killed all 224 people on board and includes the suicide bombings in Beirut, Lebanon, two days ago in which 37 people died and 187 were wounded. In the Talmud, it says that “whoever destroys a soul, it is considered as if … Continue reading

Trailer | City Living, Nature Calling: New ‘ecomythic’ film inspires creative adaptation

18 November 2015 Leave a Comment

‘City Living, Nature Calling’ is a film that tells the new story of becoming better ecological citizens in light of the very old story, which reminds us we have always been at home in nature. It challenges the dominance of endless economic growth models by pointing out the mythic nature of modern life. Watch the trailer and donate to the crowdfunding campaign.... Watch video

City Living, Nature Calling: Biophilia as the new (old) story

17 November 2015 3 Comments

When E. O. Wilson made the term 'biophilia' famous, he articulated something deeply rooted in human consciousness: an innate love of home, the places we live and the other forms of life we share this beautiful planet with. In our age of increasing environmental destruction, this sense of love for the earth must equate not only to local places but to the entire planet. Let’s tap into this deep ecological stream, which underscores even the most urbanized consciousness eventually, as a way of … Continue reading