This ritual puts the Christian Ash Wednesday practice into the Universe Story context. We are dust and stardust! Readings carry that message; responses deepen gratitude; sharing puts Jesus’ death and new life within a creation horizon. The blessing reminds participants that they are star-stuff with responsibilities to care for all of creation.
Abstract – The human in the Universe In this book, the age-old existential human questions such as ‘what is love, what is suffering, what does it mean to be alive’, are addressed anew, but this time from the larger context of the Universe story as articulated through contemporary science. The Universe story is the story […]
A presentation/sermon presented at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Visalia on 2-17-13,...
Read More
Ken Wilber has stated that one of history’s most important spiritual teachers, the Buddha, was “half-enlightened” because he realized only the experience of cessation and not the full, nondual experience of integrating emptiness and form. This article examines the evidence for this assertion and concludes that the Buddha was fully awakened as his experience joined […]
This blog describes three resources intended to assist Christians integrate the sufferings of Earth with the sufferings of Jesus as they keep the days of Lent. Each of these resources — Ash Wednesday ritual, Lent reflection series, and Stations of the Cross — is grounded in the Universe Story and our interconnection with all creation.
Environmental Evolution news and reviews – Deep Time seen biospherically
Short film from the New York Times of the birth of a star.
Shakespeare in the Cave: A Big History of Art is a creative practice project emanating out of Rich Blundell’s PhD dissertation on the transformative learning that can happen through engaging with the Big History narrative. It is an experimental project in cultural dissemination on the cosmic story.
Concert Program that includes content and commentary on the Emergent Universe Oratorio.
This blog contains some information about the Winter Solstice and a Prayer Ritual for celebrating it in light (Yes!) of our place in the Universe Story.
Our Vision is to ignite our sense of connectedness with Earth and nurture a spirituality of Earth care through learning circles.
Creation Spirituality: Reawakening Mysticism, Protecting Our Planet
Gladwyne Montessori is an independent Montessori school on Philadelphia’s Main Line.
Committed to guiding adults in their journey as they discover the truths about childhood and study Montessori pedagogy. Personal growth and deep understanding prepares us for success.
The result is transformative.
