Community & Activism

Sculpting Invisible Materials: Expanding Empathy in the Hot Mess of Now with Dylan McGarry of Empatheatre

Sculpting Invisible Materials: Expanding Empathy in the Hot Mess of Now with Dylan McGarry of Empatheatre

Empathy lets us do more than just step into another’s shoes, it opens the doors for us to step into their heart and soul with the vast generosity of spirit we’d like others to bring to us, so that we can see through their eyes as the best of who they are. Obviously, we can do this with other people, but we can do it too, with whales, with elephants, with horses, and red kites and moles and spiders – and mountains and trees and landscapes… empathy is the spark that connects us to the More than Human world.

Let the Wild Gods Rise! Bridging Between the Worlds with Jackie Morris and Tamsin Abbott

Let the Wild Gods Rise! Bridging Between the Worlds with Jackie Morris and Tamsin Abbott

Let the Wild Gods Rise.  Easy to say and harder to do – but if you were offered a portal, a way to step into the other-worlds, to reconnect with all that we have been and could be, would you take it? If you’re listening to this, you are likely steeped in the mechanical world of our culture – but it doesn’t have to be like this.  The other worlds are alive, present…wild—and just within reach. All we need are doorways, places where the veils between the worlds grow thinner and then route maps to take us to—and through—them.

Dreams as a Way of Life – Becoming a Good Relative with author Hilary Giovale

Dreams as a Way of Life – Becoming a Good Relative with author Hilary Giovale

Our Trauma Culture has spread across the globe with terrifying speed and ghastly efficiency.  But the tide is turning and people of good heart in many nations are beginning to understand that what we need now is a move towards a 21st Century Initiation Culture. The language is often different, but at heart, this is where we need to go.

A Longing for Belonging: Shifting the Cultural Paradigm with Looby Macnamara and Leona Johnson

A Longing for Belonging: Shifting the Cultural Paradigm with Looby Macnamara and Leona Johnson

We are in the midst of the Great Derangement (thank you Amitav Ghosh) – so what tools will help us shape a system that is actually fit for purpose? Who are our elders and what can they teach us? How do we learn to listen to our heart’s (and hearts’) desire and shape the communities of place, passion and purpose that will allow us to emerge into a different culture?