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Join a Book Celebration!

Becoming the Change:

A Community Book Launch and Autumn Equinox
Celebration

Join us for a special Deeptime Network gathering celebrating the publication of Becoming the Change: Evolutionary Rituals and Practices for Everyday Emergence by Carol Kilby and Stephan Martin.

Tuesday, September, 15, 7 – 8 pm ET
Regisration Required!

When we come together we will:

  • Celebrate the publication of Becoming the Change
  • Hear reflections from co-authors Carol Kilby and Stephan Martin
  • Explore themes and practices from the book
  • Participate in a simple Autumn Equinox ritual
  • Connect with fellow members of the Deeptime community
  • Honor and celebrate the ongoing work of becoming who we are called to be

Stonehenge (c. 3000–2000 BCE): An extraordinary expression of humanity’s early relationship with the cosmos, aligned with the Sun’s annual journey and serving as a place of ceremony, community, and wonder.

This book emerged from years of shared inquiry, practice, and community within the Deeptime movement. It explores a simple yet profound question: How do we live as conscious participants in an evolving universe?

Drawing on evolutionary wisdom, contemplative practice, ritual, and everyday experience, Becoming the Change offers pathways for aligning our lives with the creative dynamics that have shaped the cosmos from the beginning. Through the lens of evolutionary cosmology and spirituality, the book invites us to recognize and cooperate with the deeper currents of emergence already moving through our lives, communities, and world.

Searching for resilience and direction in this time of ecological crisis, cultural turmoil, and profound possibility? This book beautifully weaves ancient wisdom, contemporary science and lived spiritual practice together, and is a unique resource guide that reminds us who we are within a living, evolving Cosmos. Designed for individuals, families, and communities seeking ways of participating in the emerging future.

Packed full of an array of wonderful ideas for various occasions, reflections and activities, Becoming the Change is a fabulous collection of seasonal celebrations and rites of passage for holidays, holy days and eco-anxious days to reconnect with the Earth-community. It is a call beyond separation, and offers deep inspiration for creativity and courage – an invitation to join the dance unfolding in, through, around, and as us.

Celebrate the Equinox

As we gather near the Autumn Equinox—a moment of balance between light and darkness—we will also share in a simple community ritual inspired by the themes of the season and the practices explored in the book. Together, we will pause to honor where we are in our individual and collective journeys, reflect on what is ripening in our lives, and renew our commitment to participating in the unfolding future of our Earth community.

NASA image: Christina Koch gazes back at Earth from the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission.

Whether you have been part of the Deeptime Network for many years or are newly discovering this work, you are warmly welcome.

This gathering is more than a book launch. It is an opportunity to celebrate a growing body of evolutionary practice, reconnect with the larger story of the universe, and explore together what it means to become the change our times are calling forth.

We hope you will join us for this joyful celebration of community, emergence, seasonal renewal, and shared becoming.

“…path-breaking, it is paradigm-shifting.” ~ Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim.

“…ritual magic that will change our world.” ~ Brian Thomas Swimme.

“…exactly what our moment demands – rituals that rewild our souls and ceremonies that remember us back into the cosmic web of life we never actually left.” ~ Victoria Loorz, Church of the Wild.

 

“By grounding scientific understanding in lived practice, this book offers pathways toward meaning, resilience and responsibility in a spectacularly transforming world.”

– Jennifer Morgan, Co-founder and President, Deeptime Network

Carol Kilby – received a Masters of Divinity from Emmanuel College at the University of Toronto in 1991 and a Doctor of Ministry at the University of Creation Spirituality in 2004. In this time of such rapid conscious evolution, however, she knows herself as an evolutionary, futurist, One-Universe Storyteller, writer of celebrations and laments to aid our becoming the cocreators of the Ecozoic era we were born in this time to be.

Once introduced to the New Cosmology, Carol stepped out of ordained congregational ministry in the United Church of Canada to found the Gaia Centre for Eco-Spirituality and Sustainable Work in 2005. “It was my response both to our deep time, all-inclusive story and to the looming reality of Global Warming.” She documents this transformation in her first book, Evolutionary Dancer – Out, In, and On-the-Fringe of the Church; a tribute to six evolutionary teachers, her cosmological take on the Christian Seasons, and samples of reframed rituals.

With many more ritual celebrations to be shared, Kilby began her next book. After taking the Network’s Deep Time Leadership Program, where she met Steve Martin, and the Cosmogenesis Program with Brian Thomas Swimme, she felt affirmed; her part in the Great Work was as a writer of Evolutionary Rituals. Today, with exciting cosmic commentaries by Steve Martin, we are celebrating, Becoming the Change – Evolutionary Rituals and Practices for Everyday Emergence.

Kilby resides on the Scarborough bluffs on the north shore of Lake Ontario in Toronto, Canada with her partner Paul Irwin and the purr’fect Gracie. She is a mother, grandmother, great-great Auntie, and evolutionary elder.

Stephan Martin is an astronomer, educator, and cosmic guide who has taught astronomy, physics, and consciousness studies at colleges, universities, and learning centers across the United States for more than thirty-five years. Through his work as Director of the Deeptime Leadership program at the Deeptime Network (http://www.dtnetwork.org ) and other organizations, he helps cultivate transformative learning experiences that support innovative leadership and a flourishing future for all life.

Stephan leads workshops, retreats, lectures, and contemplative stargazing experiences that bring the insights of modern cosmology into conversation with everyday life. His work explores how scientific understanding, collective inquiry, and lived experience can deepen our sense of belonging within an evolving universe.

He is the author of Cosmic Conversations (2010) and Living a Cosmic Life (2018), co-author of Becoming the Change (2026, with Carol Kilby), and of the forthcoming Traveling in the Shadow of the Moon (January 2027). Together, his books invite readers to align their lives with the creative unfolding of the cosmos and participate more consciously in our shared evolutionary journey.

 

Questions?   Write to us at hello@dtnetwork.org.

 

 

Anthony Robert Zelle, Esq., Tony is an Earth lawyer. While serving as Chair and President of the Earth Law Center, following 30 years in private practice trying cases and arguing appeals, he served as lead editor and author of the only comprehensive book on the subject: Earth Law: Emerging Ecocentric Law-A Guide for Practitioners. Developed for law school curricula, and now part of developing LLM programs internationally, the book has also become the primary reference source for practitioners.

The focus of Tony's current work is developing Earth law in practice and creating revenue-generating opportunities for Earth lawyers.

Learn more about Tony’s journey from a recent Boston College Law School Magazine profile.https://lawmagazine.bc.edu/2025/02/voice-for-the-earth/

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Maisie Paddon, Maisie is spearheading the advancement of Earth Law by integrating its principles into transformative policies and business strategies that resonate with Earth-centric practices and Nature's patterns. At the helm of Project 2040, she seeks to revolutionize financial systems, foster circular economies, and develop regenerative food systems. Her extensive experience in top-tier management consulting, with roles at Ernst & Young and Capgemini, showcases her ability to lead complex innovation programs and engage with C-suite leaders. With a solid foundation in Philosophy and Climate Science, Maisie is deeply committed to beneficial systemic change. She champions the inclusion of Nature's voice in discussions that tackle the multifaceted crises of today's modern world, while aligning her efforts with global frameworks like UN SDGs, ESG principles, and ISO standards. Her holistic and emotionally intelligent approach underscores her pursuit of sustainable and equitable solutions.

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Kerry Hudson, Hudson works as an activist and public interest lawyer with a focus on social justice, and an academic and employment history addressing heirs' property reform and protections of the Florida aquifer. He served as co-founder and manager for a medical practice that focused on Environmentally Acquired Diseases, and the effects of that most macro of human phenomenon—climate change, on the most granular, personal issues—individual health and the chronic and intractable maladies brought on by changing climate. He has served as Education Director for Rights of Nature and eco-centric education, creating informational content addressing topics such as environmental protections and property law, and the Public Trust Doctrine, and creating supplemental educational content for the law school textbook Earth Law: A Practitioner’s Guide. He holds an MFA in writing, has a publication history with both fiction and non-fiction, and has authored funded grants examining strategies to mitigate generational heirs' property abuses. He holds a J.D. with a focus on Environmental Justice, social equity, and restorative justice and has created informational and educational content addressing the intersection of environmental and legal issues such as the one-percenters' climate change preparations. Currently based in London, He works on a long-form manuscript addressing the importance of property law, social justice, and the climate change crisis.

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April Elizabeth Finlayson, April Elizabeth Finlayson is an “Edu-neer” dedicated to designing holistic and transformational learning experiences. She has a fervent commitment to reimagining education, promoting lifelong learning and creating uniquely curated, humanizing educational experiences for youth, and the young at heart. This has led to the development of nearly a dozen innovative schools and numerous educational programs in the K-12, after-school learning, adult development and Higher-Ed spaces.

April’s style of leadership and service is rooted in making space for learner voice, agency and empowerment. She believes that the best teaching and learning is reciprocal, interwoven and interchangeable. April asserts that “if a learner knows that they are seen, affirmed, “in-powered” and protected while learning, they will feel loved, and will henceforth thrive!”

April's students and graduates have gone on to international and national renown in philanthropy, entrepreneurship, professional athletics, entertainment, and being great, enjoyable people. April was cross culturally raised and educated between The Bahamas, the USA and Canada. She completed her undergraduate degree in International Development Studies, Political Science and Management from McGill University, and earned both her Master's Degree in Mind, Brain and Education and her Doctorate Degree in Education Leadership from Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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Tara A. Pierce, Tara holds degrees in painting, the humanities, a J.D., and an LL.M. in Oceans, Environment, & Sustainability. This transdisciplinary background enriched her legal studies and contributed to the successful publication of several papers on Earth Law and Restorative Ocean Farming. Her latest thesis synthesised her entire academic and hands-on experiences into an approach to transforming the law into a healing practice. Tara regularly guest lectures on Ocean & Coastal Law developments for various institutions in the United States and Europe.

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Cat Haas, Cat Haas is the Director of the Eco Jurisprudence Monitor (EJM), where she oversees the research and development of the world’s most comprehensive database of ecological jurisprudence initiatives globally. Since 2022, she has led efforts to document and analyze the global evolution of Earth-centered law, with a particular focus on the Rights of Nature movement, ecological law, and Indigenous ontologies. Cat holds an M.A. in Global Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where her research explored the influence of Indigenous cosmologies and pluriversal ontologies on the development and globalization of the Rights of Nature movement.
She also serves on the Steering Committee of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN) Academic Hub, an interdisciplinary network of scholars specializing in ecological law and governance.
With a background in environmental education, Cat is passionate about fostering awareness and advocacy for sustainable, equitable legal frameworks that address the climate crisis and center ecological well-being

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Ava Roche, Ava is currently a pre-law focused senior at Columbia University studying Political Ecology, conducting her senior thesis on the socio-political effects of deep-sea mining in the Cook Islands. She is attending Columbia University’s Climate School next fall, and aspires to be an earth lawyer, with experience as the student director of the Earth Law Centers, “Earth Law: Emerging Ecocentric Law- a Guide for Practitioners” course last summer. She is an avid scuba diver who is passionate about protecting earths vital oceanic ecosystems, and is interning at Columbia Law Schools, "Sabin Center for Climate Change Law” this coming summer under Michael Gerrard. Above all, she can’t wait to TA with Earth Law Practice and work in such an impactful environment.

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Aurélie Rodzynek, advances Earth Law by uniting global advocacy, legal strategy, and community-led action. As Communications, Marketing, and Strategy Lead for the Earth Law Alliance, she works to embed Rights of Nature principles into governance systems worldwide. She has held leadership and coordination roles across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific, guiding water governance initiatives, supporting international advocacy campaigns, and developing education programs on climate resilience and biodiversity. Leveraging her expertise, Aurélie has contributed to major UN-based gatherings and COP, promoting a holistic legal approach to protecting nature.

Holding an MPA in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University and a BA in International Relations, she works at the nexus of law, science, and community priorities to help restore ecological integrity and strengthen the relationship between people and the planet.

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Janet Marley is completing an MA in Ecopsychology at Naropa University. She is currently researching styles of governance in traditional indigenous societies of Turtle Island and how such wisdom ways can positively influence modern ecocentric regenerative residential communities and bioregional initiatives. She has a BA in Religious Studies from Brown University. Janet is a community organizer with an abiding interest in designing and co-creating intentional living and learning centers that model and teach connection, communication, and reciprocity with the natural world. Her gifts and roles include Teacher, Naturalist, Healer, Event Producer, and Facilitator of ceremony, council, rites of passage, vision quests, ecotherapy, and trauma integration work. She is a Montessori-trained educator and mom of two young children. She currently serves as a board member for The Circle for Change Initiative and is the Director of Programming and Events at the Manitoulin Eco Park, an indigenous-led nature connection facility in Ontario, Canada.

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Urwa Hameed, is a final year law student at Boston College Law School. She is a graduate of Boston College with degrees in International Studies and Political Science and has taught a course in Environmental Law at her alma mater. Urwa is the author of two published books, including her most recent, Hosting Earth: Facing the Climate Emergency (Routledge, 2024), which examines the environment through a philosophical and theological lens, framing humans as both hosts and guests of the Earth. Her work blends academic rigor with a deep commitment to exploring humanity’s moral and spiritual responsibilities toward the planet.

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