Mother’s Day 2016
This brief blog credits mothers and Mother Earth, but focuses on the stars that gave birth to both, and to the entire cosmos. It reflects on our place as the “missing link” in the evolution toward authentic humanity.
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Posted by Terri MacKenzie | Apr 27, 2016 | Lifelong, New Cosmology, Other, Posts & Resources, Story of the Universe, The New Story, Website |
This brief blog credits mothers and Mother Earth, but focuses on the stars that gave birth to both, and to the entire cosmos. It reflects on our place as the “missing link” in the evolution toward authentic humanity.
Posted by Jennifer Morgan | Apr 19, 2016 | Adult Education, Book, Higher Education, Journey of the Universe, Lifelong, New Cosmology, New Story (Universe Story, Journey of the Universe), Posts & Resources, Secondary 9 - 12, The New Story |
From the introduction: Since the earliest expressions of culture, humans have sought to understand and efine our place in the universe. To this end, we have developed cosolgies, which are stories that invoke our common experience of reality. These stories describe where have come fro and where we are going. The religioius and philosophical traditions […]
Posted by James MacAllister | Apr 4, 2016 | Adult Education, Audio, Big History, Biology and Earth Systems Science, Elementary 3 - 5, Gaia Theory/Science-Based Systems Thinking, Higher Education, Lifelong, Middle 6 - 8, Posts & Resources, Secondary 9 - 12, Website |
The Deep Time Walk is a 4.6km walking audio history of life. This unfolding takes you from 4.6bn years ago to the present day, with each metre representing one million years. As you walk you begin to recognise the long geological processes and self-regulating patterns that have produced the conditions for the evolution of life. […]
Posted by Mike Bell | Mar 30, 2016 | Ecology/Sustainability, Government, Law, New Cosmology, Posts & Resources, Religion/Spirituality, Social Justice, The New Story |
Peter Drucker, the management guru, once said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” He was referring to how new business strategies run headlong into long-established and powerful corporate cultures. The same may be said for those of us “new cosmologists” developing strategies for climate change. We run into a profit-haunted economic culture that gobbles up Earth’s […]
Posted by James MacAllister | Mar 13, 2016 | Adult Education, Article, Biology and Earth Systems Science, Document, Gaia Theory/Science-Based Systems Thinking, Higher Education, Lifelong, Other, Posts & Resources, Secondary 9 - 12 |
Various news articles and links. A discussion of the context and background for Lynn...
Read MorePosted by Terri MacKenzie | Mar 11, 2016 | Journey of the Universe, Lifelong, Other, Posts & Resources, Religion/Spirituality, Ritual, Story of the Universe, The New Story, Website |
This blog gives historical background on the equinox celebrated this month, explains why religious celebrations occur now, and suggests ways to celebrate it.
Posted by Mike Bell | Mar 3, 2016 | Biology and Earth Systems Science, Gaia Theory/Science-Based Systems Thinking, Posts & Resources, Religion/Spirituality |
Spirituality as Common Sense In this website there has been an ongoing background discussion about...
Read MorePosted by Mike Bell | Jan 27, 2016 | Big History, Ecology/Sustainability, New Cosmology, Posts & Resources, Religion/Spirituality, The New Story |
In an interesting article posted on this website, Lisa Sideris has challenged the need for Big History and the New Cosmology. She see these concepts as not only as unnecessary but as even harmful. This article is a response to Ms. Sideris’ position. It challenges her perspective and explains not only why they are need […]
Posted by Brian Ackerman | Jan 24, 2016 | Adult Education, Big History, Biology and Earth Systems Science, Gaia Theory/Science-Based Systems Thinking, Higher Education, Lifelong, Posts & Resources, Secondary 9 - 12, Website |
“To figure out the origin of life might take a conceptual shift towards seeing it as a pattern of molecular energy.” This article suggests a process for the chemical formation of life within deep-see geologic formations.
Posted by Maureen Wild | Jan 22, 2016 | Adult Education, Document, Ecology/Sustainability, Journey of the Universe, Lifelong, New Cosmology, Other, Posts & Resources, Religion/Spirituality, Ritual, The New Story |
6-day RETREAT offering guided by Maureen Wild, SC, with musical accompaniment by Joyce Rouse
Our Vision is to ignite our sense of connectedness with Earth and nurture a spirituality of Earth care through learning circles.
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.
