Suggested Readings
To Develop the Human Potential, by Maria Montessori (1948)
Children of the Universe: Cosmic Education in the Montessori Elementary Classroom, by Michael and D’Neil Duffy (Originally released in 2002, Updated in 2013?)
https://dtnetwork/resource/children-of-the-universe-cosmic-education-in-the-montessori-elementary-classroom/
Universe Story Trilogy (Targeted for children, Great for all Ages for learning the Story):
Born With a Bang by Jennifer Morgan, Illustrations by Dana Lynn Andersen https://dtnetwork/resource/born-with-a-bang-the-universe-tells-our-cosmic-story-book-1/
From Lava to Life by Jennifer Morgan, Illustrations by Dana Lynn Andersenhttps://dtnetwork/resource/from-lava-to-life-the-universe-tells-our-earth-story-book-2-in-a-universe-story-trilogy/
Mammals Who Morph by Jennifer Morgan, Illustrations by Dana Lynn Andersen https://dtnetwork/resource/mammals-who-morph-the-universe-tells-our-evolution-story-book-3-in-a-universe-story-trilogy-2/
Journey of the Universe (Book) by Brian Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker (2011)
https://dtnetwork/resource/journey-universe-book/
Journey of the Universe (Movie), Narrated by Brian Swimme, Produced by Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim (2011) https://dtnetwork/resource/journey-of-the-universe-movie/
Journey of the Universe (Conversations/Educational Series Overview) (2012)
The New Story (Landmark Essay by Thomas Berry, 1978)
https://dtnetwork/resource/the-new-story/
The Dream of the Earth, by Thomas Berry (1988)
https://dtnetwork/resource/the-dream-of-the-earth/
The Great Work: Our Way Into the Future (2000)
https://dtnetwork/resource/the-great-work-our-way-into-the-future/
The Sacred Universe: Earth, Spirituality and Religion in the Twenty First Century, by Thomas Berry (2009)
https://dtnetwork/resource/the-sacred-universe-earth-spirituality-and-religion-in-the-twenty-first-century
The Great Story (Video, 2002)
https://dtnetwork/resource/thomas-berry-the-great-story-home-video-version/
The Universe is a Green Dragon: A Cosmic Creation Story, by Brian Swimme (1984)
http://www.amazon.com/Universe-Green-Dragon-Cosmic-Creation/dp/0939680149/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1412018393&sr=1-3&keywords=the+universe+story
The Universe Story: From the Primordial Flaring Forth to the Ecozoic Era–A Celebration of the Unfolding Cosmos, by Thomas Berry and Brian Swimme (1994)
https://dtnetwork/resource/the-universe-story-from-the-primordial-flaring-forth-to-the-ecozoic-era-a-celebration-of-the-unfolding-cosmos/
The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos: Humanity and the New Story, by Brian Swimme (1999)
https://dtnetwork/resource/the-hidden-heart-of-the-cosmos-humanity-and-the-new-story/
Epic of Evolution, by Eric Chaisson (2007)
https://dtnetwork/resource/epic-of-evolution-seven-ages-of-the-cosmos/
The Gaia Hypothesis, by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis
Big History: Between Nothing and Everything, by David Christian, Cynthia Stokes Brown, and Craig Benjamin (2014)
https://dtnetwork/resource/big-history-between-nothing-and-everything-new-york-mcgraw-hill-2014/
Big History: From the Big Bang to the Present, by Cynthia Stokes Brown (2007)
https://dtnetwork/resource/cynthia-stokes-brown-big-history-from-the-big-bang-to-the-present-2nd-ed-new-york-new-press-2012-1st-ed-2007/
Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History, by David Christian (2011)
https://dtnetwork/resource/maps-of-time-an-introduction-to-big-history/
This Fleeting World: A Short History of Humanity
https://dtnetwork/resource/this-fleeting-world-a-short-history-of-humanity/
Suggested Readings
Lawrence L. Edwards (1941-2022)
The above image is of Larry and Jean Edwards in the redwood forest of Santa Cruz, CA, two weeks before he said goodby. Lawrence L. Edwards 1941-2022 A Life Story by Jean Edwards Lawrence L. Edwards died peacefully on November 10, 2022, at home, in Paso Robles, CA,...
Family Ritual: Celebrating Cataclysm and Gratitude
A number of my family members are experiencing cataclysmic loss: an unexpected loss of a beloved job, a sudden closing of a school, a cousin’s boyfriend committed suicide, and the death of dear ones, to name a few. We felt a need to create a ritual during our...
Standing on Holy Ground: Thomas Berry’s Primary Revelation
Ever since I was introduced to Thomas Berry's work in 2000, his thinking has informed and enriched my own beyond measure. For this essay, I chose one of my favorite of his ideas: that we expand our vision beyond our treasured texts to include Earth herself as our...
“Healing to – ” as Our Greatest Act of Leadership
13.8 Billion years ago the Universe birthed the element of our beginnings – hydrogen. Then came Helium, Lithium, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen…and the birthing continued. Conditions were perfect for Mother Earth to come into BE-ing. The macrocosm duplicated itself in the...
The Poetic Universe: Interweaving Cosmology, Poetry and Deep Time
THE POETIC UNIVERSE INTERWEAVING COSMOLOGY, POETRY AND DEEP TIME Cosmology as an ancient wisdom tradition draws from science, theology, art, poetry, and philosophy…Its terminology…generally seeks to make use of language arising out of our experience of living within...
I’ll Meet You in My Dreams Tonight
I’ll Meet You in My Dreams Tonight By: Lisa Verni I’ll meet you in my dreams tonight On that bench out by the sea We can talk or just be quiet I’ll be sure to bring your tea I’ll hold your hand Against my heart We’ll both exhale You’ll wrap me tight You’ll fill me...
Deep Time Spiritual Direction
Deep Time Spiritual Direction is a file outlining my work as a spiritual director with particular application to the New Story as coined by Thomas Berry. It invites you to one on one conversations as you seek to fathom your inner essence and take in the vastness and...
Ecozoic Wisdom Circles
We are the revolution that needs to take place to address the crises of our times. I believe we are in a noospheric emergency. We cannot solve the problems of our day by fine tuning an industrial way of being. We need to move to Ecozoic values and ways of being. The...
The Worldview of Thomas Berry: The Flourishing of the Earth Community
Thomas Berry (1914-2009) was a historian of world religions and an early voice awakening moral sensibilities to the environmental crisis. He is known for articulating a “new story” of the universe that explores the implications of the evolutionary sciences and...
Climate Change Conversation with Bill McKibben and Mary Evelyn Tucker, Harvard University
Environmentalist, academic, and author Bill McKibben engaged with Mary Evelyn Tucker, co-founder of the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology on the topic of the "Climate Emergency". This conversation took place at Sanders Theater in Cambridge, MA during the 50th reunion...
