Deeptime Network | Sam Guarnaccia | Activity https://dtnetwork.org/our-members/sguarnaccia/activity/ Activity feed for Sam Guarnaccia. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:31:40 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=9.1.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 bca0195bcbfc84d53a4d20bd973e2ca7 Sam Guarnaccia added the event Emergent Universe Oratorio - The Evolutionary Performance https://dtnetwork.org/activity/p/50950/ Sun, 27 Apr 2025 19:18:12 -0400 0 8fcb7176cd73716544ad2c285c9b8769 Sam Guarnaccia wrote a new post, The Ecozoans--The Anticipation and Birthing of an Ecological Era https://dtnetwork.org/?p=252364 Sat, 03 Apr 2021 13:19:45 -0400 An exploration of the essential qualities needed for ushering in an ecological civilization—a human presence organized not only for human benefit, but one given form with supreme consciousness of and r […]

]]> 0 51b07bfc3f5b30621d1cc4e8bea2360f Sam Guarnaccia wrote a new post, Fragile Gold, Music for a New Planetary Era: Article and Song (KOSMOS Journal, Spring 2020) https://dtnetwork.org/?p=245421 Thu, 09 Apr 2020 22:07:46 -0400 Fragile Gold is an original song composed to Robert Frost’s poem, Nothing Gold Can Stay. It is published here with an article, a reflection on the questions: “How do we spend our time, money and attention? Where […]

]]> 0 1efeafc863654f59f95bbe0f5edab12f Sam Guarnaccia posted a new activity comment https://dtnetwork.org/please-welcome-mohit-sharma/#comment-40723 Thu, 09 Apr 2020 19:53:02 -0400 Welcome, Mohit!! We have heard much about you, and see daily the amazing work you do. Thank you—for your role on DTN is the ‘strong nuclear force’—the embodiment of our collective being.

In reply to - Jennifer Morgan wrote a new post, Please Welcome Mohit Sharma, Our New Developer Mohit has been developing the new site for the past nine months. He’s a PHP developer in Punjab India. Thanks a million Mohit for […] ]]> b05e79b0354f6efee4a2a9fbabef85ca Sam Guarnaccia updated new location at Middlebury, VT 05753, USA https://dtnetwork.org/activity/p/24809/ Sat, 11 Jan 2020 08:15:04 -0500 0 67622ba769913033b13e27e41a3a4702 Sam Guarnaccia posted a new activity comment https://dtnetwork.org/live-qa-mary-evelyn-tucker-w-jennifer-morgan/#comment-29082 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:38:38 -0400 Dear Mary Evelyn and Jennifer,
Your conversation…..really a revelatory excursion into the numinous territory of one of the greatest minds, hearts, and spirits in the history of humanity……whose gift with words, deeply fermented in the crucible of patient, intellectual and emotional engagement with ALL domains of knowledge, being, and…[Read more]

In reply to - Jennifer Morgan wrote a new post, Live Q&A: Mary Evelyn Tucker on THOMAS BERRY: A BIOGRAPHY CELEBRATING THOMAS BERRY’S TEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of Thomas Berry’s passing […] ]]> 7ec7c986d6c850461224ee2111c4c7bf Sam Guarnaccia posted a new activity comment https://dtnetwork.org/kosmos-journal-article-interview_emergent-universe-oratorio/#comment-21934 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 03:09:48 -0400 You are so welcome, Jennifer. All the DTN work, design, function, unique convergence of intellect, imagination, devotion, perseverance, creativity, and educational courage are so inspiring and critical to the emergence of a ‘mutually enhancing human Earth relationship.’ (Thomas Berry)

In reply to - Sam Guarnaccia wrote a new post, KOSMOS Journal Article/Interview_Emergent Universe Oratorio An interview article with composer Sam Guarnaccia and producer Paula Guarnaccia, exploring the role of music, […] ]]> 3dd432aa14e2d448bc5aa95b81ffa991 Sam Guarnaccia wrote a new post, KOSMOS Journal Article/Interview_Emergent Universe Oratorio https://dtnetwork.org/?p=234722 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 01:46:43 -0400 An interview article with composer Sam Guarnaccia and producer Paula Guarnaccia, exploring the role of music, aesthetics, art, and the evolution of beauty in the Cosmology of our evolving universe.

]]> 2 6e761656af0a9aa925e3b6eb57667f98 Sam Guarnaccia posted a new activity comment https://dtnetwork.org/euo-project_music-and-big-history-in-india/#comment-21696 Wed, 27 Feb 2019 15:04:07 -0500 Thank you so much, Jennifer, for this inspiring comment!
We’re in the midst of organizing many levels of follow up with people and places in India, and tying it back to ongoing work here. Briefly…..two Jesuit organizations and other references; the Symphony Orchestra of India; Symbiosis University and related connections; several promising…[Read more]

In reply to - Sam Guarnaccia wrote a new post, EUO (Emergent Universe Oratorio) Project in INDIA The International Big History Association, invited us (the Emergent Universe Oratorio Project) to ‘co-create’ with Indian/South […] ]]> 74655f05bbfc85a35e68965e9a0bd4e8 Sam Guarnaccia wrote a new post, EUO (Emergent Universe Oratorio) Project in INDIA https://dtnetwork.org/?p=232456 Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:47:26 -0500 The International Big History Association, invited us (the Emergent Universe Oratorio Project) to ‘co-create’ with Indian/South Asian collaborators, a musical ‘Inter-arts Event’ for the August 2020 IBHA World C […]

]]> 2 4e99324f2108ced0f90e2ee526016b41 Sam Guarnaccia posted a new activity comment https://dtnetwork.org/resource/the-new-cosmic-story-inside-our-awakening-universe/#comment-4818 Sat, 18 Nov 2017 02:29:14 -0500 Thank you, Jennifer!!
Cannot wait to read John’s new book…..an indescribably profound topic, and the keystone to our transition to a thriving future for the human and all-life!

In reply to - Jennifer Morgan wrote a new post, The New Cosmic Story: Inside Our Awakening Universe A foremost thinker on science and religion, John F. Haught argues that an adequate understanding of cosmic history requires […] ]]> 53727f82da28f6593d30dd86ce05720b Sam Guarnaccia posted a new activity comment https://dtnetwork.org/resource/cosmological-commitment-in-a-time-of-planetary-crisis-values-for-a-vibrant-earth/#comment-4755 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:28:29 -0400 Hi Toni!
I can hardly wait to read your dissertation. The table of contents alone is riveting and alluring!
We plan to get it printed…..unless you have copies ‘published’ that we could order.

Jennifer is so right…..all of our shared Great Work is ‘mutually enhancing’…..supportive…..informative….inspiring!
Mine/ours is here:…[Read more]

In reply to - Toni Nash, CSJ wrote a new post, Cosmological Commitment in a Time of Planetary Crisis: Values for a Vibrant Earth A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the California Institute for Integral […] ]]> bcbe4421c880a57dc9bad5053c0f3fc9 Sam Guarnaccia replied to the topic Countering Intolerance With Cosmic Education in the forum my forum new one https://dtnetwork.org/forums/topic/the-rise-of-intolerance-and-how-cosmic-education-can-be-an-antidote/#post-17952 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:37:30 -0400 Intolerance: I share with Kyle the deep regret that there isn’t the ‘perfect’ word in perhaps any language, but ‘we sort of know what we are talking about’, and most agree that the narrow condition pointed to by the word ‘intolerance’, is largely the result of a stunted world-view. To his suggestions I would add the sense of ‘welcome’ and…[Read more]

]]> 0 a47ca6abdcd30da246bdbc217c737e42 Sam Guarnaccia wrote a new post, Art Meets Science & Spirituality in a Changing Economy (Ilya Prigogine) http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/?p=7449 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:24:08 -0500 An eight minute video of Ilya Prigogine, one of the greatest minds of any century…….reflecting on his epic work in describing the self-organizing dynamics of living systems…..the emergent creativity in/of […]

]]> 0 d68c5f63ffd7092bd1adb1af9bc0f7ae Sam Guarnaccia replied to the topic Professional Development in Deep Time Education in the forum my forum new one http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/professional-development-in-deep-time-education/#post-4793 Wed, 30 Sep 2015 18:05:21 -0400 Dear Jennifer and all, Here is the draft, with some ‘suggested edits’ from Paula,  followed by some thoughts from me: all respectfully and lovingly submitted in the hope that some words or phrases might be helpful or useful. Based on: DRAFT (9-18-15)   PRINCIPLES of DEEP TIME EDUCATION Deep Time Education connects us to our primal desire to a…[Read more]

]]> 0 8eab6ddecb10c13061b280b2a40a3f2a Sam Guarnaccia replied to the topic Professional Development in Deep Time Education in the forum my forum new one http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/professional-development-in-deep-time-education/#post-4793 Wed, 30 Sep 2015 18:05:21 -0400 Dear Jennifer and all,Here is the draft, with some ‘suggested edits’ from Paula,  followed by some thoughts from me: all respectfully and lovingly submitted in the hope that some words or phrases might be helpful or useful.Based on: DRAFT (9-18-15) PRINCIPLES of DEEP TIME EDUCATIONDeep Time Education connects us to our primal desire to answer…[Read more]

]]> 0 347f32e82a8373b91ffe36be996094b0 Sam Guarnaccia posted a new activity comment http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/resource/the-sacred-emergence-of-nature/#comment-178 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 00:27:49 -0400 Dear Ursula!
Thank you from the bottom of our awe-filled and wonder-full hearts for writing and sharing this fantastic piece!! I can’t wait to read it, but have skimmed enough to have made that statement.
I am sending you a new compilation recording of the Emergent Universe Oratorio with the new recitatives, now set to more lavish music, with…[Read more]

In reply to - Ursula Goodenough wrote a new post, The Sacred Emergence of Nature Description of the dynamics of EMERGENCE covering, among other things: REDUCTION and EMERGENCE; and What is Meant by Religious? — Interpretive […] ]]> 239887e02806c798569b5b065053fb26 Sam Guarnaccia added the event Special Reception: Middlebury College, Yale, Princeton at the D&R Greenway, Princeton https://dtnetwork.org/activity/p/2228/ Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:46:35 -0400 0 287d89d77a358f6c4f09a98471320bd6 Sam Guarnaccia wrote a new post, Lead, Don’t Follow on Climate Justice http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/?p=3920 Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:48:47 -0400 A powerful and unflinching articulation of what is REALLY required of all cultural domains, especially the religious/spiritual institutions and individuals, for understanding the true nature of the ‘climate […]

]]> 1 78aa78372c230d25c3cb0d13eea12937 Sam Guarnaccia posted a new activity comment https://dtnetwork.org/activity/p/2056/#acomment-2077 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 19:32:10 -0400 Dear Sally,
A great welcome to you…..so thrilling to be connecting across the Earth to Australia, from Vermont!
Looking forward to seeing and learning much more, when you (hopefully) add more information and thoughts as a ‘contributing member’.

In reply to - Sally Neaves became a registered member ]]> 4860c250a999e606751aeb72c1063540 Sam Guarnaccia posted a new activity comment https://dtnetwork.org/activity/p/2058/#acomment-2076 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 16:15:39 -0400 Welcome, Jeff!
Wonderful to see you here, and looking forward to learning more when you become a contributing member!
A warm greeting from a just-now-thawing Vermont!

In reply to - Jeff Boxell became a registered member ]]> e426470ffcc8d9d0e0734e31bc333d65 Sam Guarnaccia posted a new activity comment https://dtnetwork.org/activity/p/2060/#acomment-2075 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 16:13:10 -0400 Welcome, Mardy!
It is stunning to read of your work, and I look forward greatly to immersing myself in it.
Wonderful to be able to be in touch with you this way.

In reply to - Mardy Burgess is now a Contributing Member ]]> 5fc842e30d35845322e26196dbd6262d Sam Guarnaccia posted a new activity comment https://dtnetwork.org/activity/p/2061/#acomment-2074 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 16:06:20 -0400 Querida Ana!
Maravilloso que hayas ingresado en el DTJN. Espero que pronto añades la información para ser un ‘contributing member’. Pasé casi un año en Portugal…..cerca de Albufeira….pero en este momento, mi portuguese……bueno…..por eso te escribo en espñol!
Anticipo con mucho placer aprender mas de ti y tu trabajo.
Super bienvenida,
Sam

In reply to - Ana Sofia Soares da Fonseca became a registered member ]]> c73ec1f6d0e7f2156acd94b1e1221364 Sam Guarnaccia posted an update: Direct link to 'Variations on a Theme of […] https://dtnetwork.org/activity/p/2072/ Sun, 15 Mar 2015 19:37:22 -0400 Direct link to ‘Variations on a Theme of Extinction’!
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]]> 0 391dcf5898a84182b11cedcfc83041f8 Sam Guarnaccia wrote a new post, Variations on a Theme of Extinction http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/?p=3863 Sun, 15 Mar 2015 19:25:13 -0400 A poetic and powerful narrative of the collision between our present ‘way of life’ in the First World, and the living systems of a Living Earth upon which our lives depend.

]]> 0 d4e32e503d0542e00e7a0d2465e4c88a Sam Guarnaccia posted a new activity comment https://dtnetwork.org/activity/p/1930/#acomment-1940 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:05:36 -0500 Jennifer and Imogene!!
This all feels like riding the leading edge of gravity waves from a Supernova. Come to think of it……it IS!
And here, from Bernie Krause, is a fantastic exploration of our ‘musical’ way of knowing….the sounds of the ‘natural world’, from which we know thousands of times more than from our eyes. How wonderful that we…[Read more]

In reply to - Jennifer Morgan posted an update Last week, I met with Freeman Dyson, physicist at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton (same Institute where Einstein worked) to talk about the Emergent Universe Oratorio, […] ]]> 4d8b4d3e4817b0561f6ef4aaf69685c2 Sam Guarnaccia wrote a new post, EUO Concert Program http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/?p=3618 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 14:40:52 -0500 Concert Program that includes content and commentary on the Emergent Universe Oratorio.

]]> 0 ed17e040bab4130194efc4b9269f543e Sam Guarnaccia posted a new activity comment https://dtnetwork.org/activity/p/1707/#acomment-1786 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 14:10:47 -0500 Dear Linda!
This tardy but extravagant welcome to you, into this remarkable global ‘family’, comes with immense excitement and gratitude for the great gifts of vision, trust, deep understanding and creativity you bring to your Great Work.

In reply to - Linda Mead became a registered member ]]> 4cdd67fbdad5f1c9d65b25a406956b7b Sam Guarnaccia posted an update: The Middlebury College Community Chorus and Chamber […] https://dtnetwork.org/activity/p/1720/ Sat, 29 Nov 2014 03:41:00 -0500 The Middlebury College Community Chorus and Chamber Orchestra performance of parts of the Emergent Universe Oratorio on November 23rd, drew an audience of over 700 and an extended standing ovation.
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]]> 3 d57f8dfc1189963b26ea17d0c7aba513 Sam Guarnaccia posted a new activity comment http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/resource/magical-universemagical-human-2015-wall-calendar-2/#comment-76 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 14:34:49 -0500 Peter Adair’s Magical Universe Calendar is a glorious, beautiful, reverential, and scientifically illuminating work. Do whatever it takes to get one, and give them as gifts that both enhance…..AND….. “give meaning to life….relating the human venture to the larger destinies of the Universe”. -Thomas Berry

In reply to - Peter and Caitlin Adair wrote a new post, Magical Universe:Magical Human 2015 Wall Calendar A stunning full-color 2015 wall calendar depicting the epic of evolution in twelve installments, from the beginning […] ]]> 11de573572d80c12a40cea921ef34e8b Sam Guarnaccia posted an update: http://www.sevendaysvt.com/LiveCulture/archives/2014/11/18/mi […] https://dtnetwork.org/activity/p/1687/ Wed, 19 Nov 2014 03:43:13 -0500 http://www.sevendaysvt.com/LiveCulture/archives/2014/11/18/middlebury-chorus-sings-the-emergent-universe-oratorio

]]> 1 b2d49325bba08cd9dddb67d8a0e2b4d7 Sam Guarnaccia wrote a new post, Emergent Universe Oratorio: A Cosmic Creation Story (Article About) http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/?p=3347 Sun, 12 Oct 2014 23:44:41 -0400 An extended article on the Emergent Universe Oratorio, musical and comparative analysis, historical perspective, testimonial of impact.

]]> 0 48266daf4cf5e4856fb34825223a1252 Sam Guarnaccia replied to the topic Montessori Cosmic Education and the Planes of Development in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/montessori-cosmic-education-and-the-planes-of-development/#post-3197 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 19:37:59 -0400 What a wonderful conversation!
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In the Universe Story, Thomas Berry and Brian Swimme say “Education might well be defined as knowing the story of the universe, of the planet Earth, of life systems, and of consciousness, all as a single story, and recognizing the human role in the story.” When I read Maria Montessori’s summary of the Planes of De…[Read more]

]]> 0 925b31221d7ac3ff228a98bfb6cfcbe4 Sam Guarnaccia added the event Emergent Universe Oratorio, featured in Middlebury College Thanksgiving Concert https://dtnetwork.org/activity/p/1048/ Sat, 06 Sep 2014 16:22:31 -0400 0 be9b40e6bdd42cdee89c9562a550da26 Sam Guarnaccia posted an update: Pleased to report that on November 23rd, the Middlebury […] https://dtnetwork.org/activity/p/1046/ Sat, 06 Sep 2014 13:33:58 -0400 Pleased to report that on November 23rd, the Middlebury College Community Chorus, and chamber orchestra, will be performing several pieces from the Emergent Universe Oratorio in their Thanksgiving Concert, in a great venue on the campus. Soon, our website updates will reflect this, and other exploratory ventures for the Oratorio, and emerging…[Read more]

]]> 1 2afa79227433de9cc6564ab6dd14784b Sam Guarnaccia posted an update: @duane Dear Duane, It is an incomparable pleasure to join […] https://dtnetwork.org/activity/p/1045/ Sat, 06 Sep 2014 13:27:29 -0400 @duane
Dear Duane,
It is an incomparable pleasure to join in welcoming you to this remarkable place! Having just returned from many wonderful (and challenging) journeys, this message comes to you in profound gratitude for your work in helping us all find our way on the ‘greatest’ journey. Even our scale as ‘giants’ in the Cosmos suggests the…[Read more]

]]> 0 c7011789734db36ebd7164a17e0d0c18 Sam Guarnaccia replied to the topic Evolution for Preschoolers? in the forum my forum new one http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/evolution-for-preschoolers/#post-2987 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 23:09:38 -0400 Dear Johnathan,
I just left a brief response on your ‘Draft’ page. I am going to forward Jennifer’s email to a dear friend in California, formerly the head of Early Childhood Education in CA, and a remarkable educator and human being. She will give us some wonderful feedback, and I will be happy to put you in direct touch, if you would like.
All best,
Sam

]]> 0 ec22a74023cabb9c245870077d1fa082 Sam Guarnaccia commented on the post, Grandmother Fish (draft) http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/resource/grandmother-fish-draft/#comment-57 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 23:03:21 -0400 Johnathan! I LOVE it. First quick read, but it is gorgeous, clear, good solid science with a sweet feel for the ineffable world of a child’s heart and mind. It FEELS so right……at ANY age.
Thank you for this […]

]]> 470c57e1a108149c98622624481e65da Sam Guarnaccia posted an update: Michael! An extravagant WELCOME to the DTJNetwork, and deep […] https://dtnetwork.org/activity/p/694/ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:04:51 -0400 Michael! An extravagant WELCOME to the DTJNetwork, and deep thanks for your amazing article, cover of Scientific American, and for our extraordinary meeting over coffee when the convergence of music, story, astrophysics, public communication of scientific ‘truth’, and the ineffable beauty of it ALL, flowed freely. And…..for all these wonderful…[Read more]

]]> 0 6ec3074af016fce3ffda56a0ebfb6711 Sam Guarnaccia wrote a new post, Article on the Premiere of the Emergent Universe Oratorio http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/resource/article-on-the-premiere-of-the-emergent-universe-oratorio/ Mon, 31 Mar 2014 15:36:44 -0400 An meditative essay on the origin, significance, and cosmic-social-scientific-spiritual-artistic interelatedness of the Emergent Universe Oratorio.

]]> 0 bb2a59c3185f04cb84106222316c7ab0 Sam Guarnaccia posted an update: An extravagant welcome to Robert Athickal!! Thank you for […] https://dtnetwork.org/activity/p/590/ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 17:46:28 -0400 An extravagant welcome to Robert Athickal!! Thank you for your extraordinary work, Robert, and we look forward to discovering ways to ‘mutually enhance’ our shared journey. Sam and Paula Guarnaccia
ps-A few days ago, in Charlotte, NC, after an incandescent conversation with leaders of a very large church, frequent mention of our Universe home as…[Read more]

]]> 3 0e25c514507c7df4cc9f642fefdf9c74 Sam Guarnaccia replied to the topic About Big History in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/about-big-history/#post-2338 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:22:21 -0400 Dear Rich, Cynthia, Orla, Jennifer, and Lawrence (ALL seems contrary to the essence of my brief offering to this wonderful dialogue!),
There is so much here, that brevity and simplicity seem the best strategy. Two things arise for me (among others):1. Fritjof Capra, in speaking of living systems (which CANNOT be understood by ‘analysis’ (taking…[Read more]

]]> 0 2015aa9f9d7845d4ccf6bfed8d1c1244 Sam Guarnaccia replied to the topic Developing a Ritual Library in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/developing-a-ritual-library/#post-2336 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:10:32 -0400 PS-Here is a link to the story and resources of the Celtic Mass for Peace:http://samguarnaccia.com/celticmassforpeace/about.php

]]> 0 6b4e979e181b9a490c4f803a34d0ffc5 Sam Guarnaccia replied to the topic Developing a Ritual Library in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/developing-a-ritual-library/#post-2335 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:05:50 -0400 How beautiful to enter again briefly into this wonderful conversation! Thank you, ALL, for its richness.
We have just returned from a magnificent two days of reunion with John Philip Newell, in Charlotte, NC, where we celebrated together a ‘ritual’ of what is for us, a glorious collaboration. A few years ago we found each other and created A…[Read more]

]]> 1 bbf8e5d67e4d42c15387caf0facc52f7 Sam Guarnaccia posted a new activity comment https://dtnetwork.org/activity/p/421/#acomment-568 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 14:36:58 -0400 Orla, please forgive the long delay in responding to this: Oh yes! What a glorious idea…..Flamenco is such a profound, passionate, intense and intimate ‘art’….and more. Please help us hold on to this idea for the coming months…..very demanding in the current unfoldings, which I am sure is true for everyone. Those roots are deep, and together…[Read more]

In reply to - Sam Guarnaccia posted an update This coming Sunday, February 16th, the Spirit in Nature organization is presenting me with the Vermont 2014 EcoSpirit award for the work, Emergent Universe Oratorio, an award whose […] ]]> f3629920601d589fbab7683109684971 Sam Guarnaccia replied to the topic What did you think of COSMOS last night? in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/using-the-cosmos-series-which-started-last-night-in-the-classroom/#post-2279 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 16:36:13 -0400 Thank you, Jennifer, for the evocative questions and reflection, and wonderful to have Richard and Linda’s wisdom! We resonate with everything said so far, and since we have no cable or TV service, watched on a streamed FOX app, and for the first time in a long time, were drowning in commercials. Along with the exotic ultra high tech production,…[Read more]

]]> 0 1431e3ba751ee3a627c54142d7e9a3d5 Sam Guarnaccia posted an update: Some years ago now, I graduated from Deerfield Academy, […] https://dtnetwork.org/activity/p/472/ Fri, 28 Feb 2014 23:50:55 -0500 Some years ago now, I graduated from Deerfield Academy, arguably one of the finest schools anywhere. On pages 22 & 23 of the Magazine which just arrived, Winter 2014, is an enormous two page display, the beginning of a eight page article entitled: BIG HISTORY!!! Stunning Hubble images, and an introduction to the intertwining fields of study…[Read more]

]]> 2 db1daaa55a11ce48bd3771b72ba6ea13 Sam Guarnaccia wrote a new post, Spiral Dynamics, mastering values, leadership, and change http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/resource/spiral-dynamics-mastering-values-leadership-and-change/ Fri, 14 Feb 2014 00:58:42 -0500 A phenomenal exploration of the great integral dynamic forces and systems underlying ‘psycho-cultural emergence’, the spiral of increasing evolutionary complexity within the development of human thought and […]

]]> 0 77d760ff3585c46e1aa850a183c6322a Sam Guarnaccia posted an update: This coming Sunday, February 16th, the Spirit in Nature […] https://dtnetwork.org/activity/p/421/ Fri, 14 Feb 2014 00:20:22 -0500 This coming Sunday, February 16th, the Spirit in Nature organization is presenting me with the Vermont 2014 EcoSpirit award for the work, Emergent Universe Oratorio, an award whose first recipient was Bill McKibben. This is a humbling honor, for which I am primarily grateful in having another opportunity to share the story of our glorious…[Read more]

]]> 3 b74df8c4dc4543e309541148ce15242f Sam Guarnaccia replied to the topic Developing a Ritual Library in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/developing-a-ritual-library/#post-2114 Wed, 12 Feb 2014 22:34:15 -0500 Thank you, Jennifer for the topic, and Orla for your phenomenal comments! There is so much to say, but the first thought is of Thomas Berry’s saying that ‘we need a COSMIC LITURGY’, or as he said in Dream of the Earth (p. 215), “that we renew our human participation in the grand liturgy of the universe.” Liturgy and ‘ritual’ are not necessarily…[Read more]

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