Beginning with people’s interest in their ancestors, this blog returns us to our beginning on Earth and in the stars. This blog makes good use of quotes from authors who have expressed these realities memorably. It ends with our call to reinvent ourselves within the primacy of the Universe.
Astrophysicist Carl Sagan once said, “If you want to bake an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.” He could have said the same of mud pies, though it wouldn’t have sounded as delicious. But, before apples, the universe needed to invent dirt. Without it, we would not be here. Although dirt […]
This ritual supplements the usual Ash Wednesday practice of signing ourselves with ashes by remembering that everything came from generations of starbursts. It celebrates the fact that we are stardust, part of billions of years’ evolution, and thus one with one another and all creation. It includes special mention of earth/ dirt and the stardust […]
We can see deep time, and gain perspective from its daily presence, in the rock structures we travel by and through. The vast, open book of history that is now Utah is an excellent way to ponder Thomas Berry’s vision of the meaning of deep time. In these very challenging days, he offers us a […]
The Scientists’ March on Washington is working to schedule a March for Science on DC and...
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The Big Chew Podcast asks, “How do we live on Earth without the Stupid?” I talk with a wide range of guests–artists, permaculture folks, scientists, and educators–about reconnecting humans with the fascinating beings and processes of our planet and universe. The tone of the show is irreverent and vernacular while aiming for scientific accuracy. A […]
After brief historical background on winter solstice, this gives a ritual for its celebration.
Learning, on yet another election night, that progress is not only not remotely linear, but that the way is often bewilderingly and heartbreakingly tortuous, I was reminded of Wendell Berry’s poem, February 2, 1968: In the dark of the moon, in flying snow, in the dead of winter, war spreading, families dying, the world in […]
These suggested songs are an additional support resource for facilitators using the IPJC...
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This blog uses Russian nesting dolls to illustrate how the many important date in September and into October fit within the Season of Care for Creation, which fits within an on-going series of larger contexts ultimately within the Universe Story. September is especially rich with days important to those who care about all creation.
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.
