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This Moment in Time by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
Spiritual teachings tell us that time is an illusion and only the moment is real. And yet there are moments in our individual and collective destiny that offer a unique opportunity, a possibility for real change. What is this moment … Continue reading
Interview with Peter Kingsley: Remembering What We Have Forgotten
by Richard Whittaker, Works & Conversations, May 21, 2011
Peter Kinglsey: There are lots of people who use the word “challenge” to define what my work is putting on the table–spiritually and philosophically, culturally and historically. But to me it’s all very simple. Most of the problems we have in the West are not due to the fact that at the origins of Western civilization there’s something fundamentally wrong. On the contrary, there’s something infinitely precious at the origins of our civilization. The trouble is that it’s been lost because we started taking it for granted. We’ve gradually let it distort itself and so it keeps on falling down one octave, then another octave of understanding. I don’t really see how anybody on a philosophical, or spiritual, or any other kind of level could object to the challenge to wake up now and take responsibility for what we have been given.
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Book: “The Power of Collective Wisdom and the Trap of Collective Folly”
by Alan Briskin, Sheryl Erickson, John Ott & Tom Callanan – “Based on nine years of research The Power of Collective Wisdom shows how we can reliably tap into the extraordinary cocreative potential that exists whenever human beings gather together.” … Continue reading
The Power of Story
by Peter Forbes, founder of The Center for Whole Community
Today one of the most transformational things any of us can do is to listen deeply to the stories of others. For eight summers now, I have spent many evenings in a circle of leaders who are there to listen intently and to speak honestly and directly to one another. As often as a Vermont summer will allow, we meet outside under the stars with blankets across our laps and lanterns at our feet. We face one another and endure moments of nervous laughter as we settle into the presence of this place and one another. Continue reading 
Storytelling at Knoll Farm – (P. Forbes)
Learning to ‘Presence’
an essay by Peter Senge et al, “In talking with pioneering scientists, we found extraordinary insights into this capacity for deeper seeing and the effects such awareness can have on our understanding, our sense of self, and our sense of … Continue reading
Investigating the Space of the Invisible
“In an interview with Otto Scharmer, Professor Arthur Zajonc explores what it means to access and work with direct perception, both individually and in groups.” more>>