Over the past few years, I have been exploring Brian Swimme’s 11 Powers of the Universe, the energies he sees governing the endless creation of the cosmos, from the big bang to this moment. We, embodiments of these energies, are now a powerful force in the ongoing creation of our planet, so it makes sense […]
This video is about the concept of Infinity and how utterly mind-boggling and mind-bending it can be. An array of theoretical physicists, mathematicians, philosophers and theoretical cosmologists explain its bizarre manifestations. But it was the last 25 minutes of the video that intrigued me. Here these brilliant scholars laid bare the inherent meaningless of the […]
The year 2023 will be remembered as the summer that the reality of climate disruption really sank in for people living otherwise cushioned lives in the northern hemisphere. We have been bombarded by wildfire smoke and deadly heat, deluges and flash floods…all taking place against a backdrop of grim recognition that this is only the […]
In the smartphone age, the fear of disconnection and the overconfidence of always having the answer is a dangerous combination. It leads to a complacent kind of groupthink that dulls creativity and deprives us of the thrill of venturing alone down an unfamiliar path, learning something new, taking the risk of thinking for ourselves and […]
Landing Today for 2030 + SEE A NEW EVOLUTIONARY RITUAL – DANCE OF LANDING – here https://youtu.be/krIqhwtuLsQ Can I celebrate Earth Day? Given the media images and reports of storms and draughts, can I celebrate EarthDay 2023 trusting it contributes to a healthier Earth Day 2030 or 2050? I found the answer in the story […]
April 20, 2023 – How Can The Reinterpretation Of Religion Make Use Of Teilhard’s ‘Lens of Evolution’? How can we use Teilhard’s ‘lens of evolution’ to recognize religion’s potential as an evolutionary tool? Today’s Post Last week we recognized the waning influence of religion in Western societies and addressed the need to […]
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“…The planet is fine; the people are f*cked!…, The planet is doing great: been here four and a half billion years! …And we have the conceit to think that somehow, we’re a threat…” George Carlin, 1992( George Carlin – Save the Planet (The Planet is fine) – Bing video). I spent a significant chunk of […]
In this recent post on my free “Spirit of Education” Substack blog, I draw on Thomas Berry’s ideas to imagine “Earthdream Mystery Schools” to guide us in recovering our lost intimacy with physical and psycho-spiritual Gaian landscapes. I would love to hear your thoughts!
Our universe’s constant bubbling of form and new realities is what cosmologist Brian Swimme calls seamlessness, one of his eleven powers of the universe that I have been exploring. Everything arose out of seamlessness, “the ground of being, an empty fullness.” A realm of existence so seething with constant creativity that physicists call it spacetime […]
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Creation Spirituality: Reawakening Mysticism, Protecting Our Planet
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