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Leading for the Deep Future!
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Scroll down to see our newest Deeptimer, five days old.
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Book Celebration Event, Mark your calendars!
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COSMOGENESIS
An Unveiling of the Expanding Universe
February 23, 7:00 - 8:30 PM ET
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Join the one and only Brian Swimme!
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FREE EVENT, Registration Required
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"Cosmogenesis is one of the most remarkable stories of our time--not simply a pager-turner, but a life-changer." -- Mary Evelyn Tucker, Yale University
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Celebrating a Great Life!
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Lawrence L. Edwards
A Life Story by Jean Edwards
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So many of us were taught and mentored by Larry Edwards, particularly when he and his wife Jean (pictured above) taught at Genesis Farm in Blairstown, New Jersey from 1991 to 2008. Read his story of transformation from a mainstream Harvard trained scientist to design a live-in master’s degree Program, called Earth Literacy, based on the work of Thomas Berry. The live-in and seminar program had three components: The evolutionary scientific Story of the Universe, the context for all life; The Earth as Primary Teacher, the interdependence of the Web of all life; and living the implications in each of our individual Bioregions.
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It was a landmark program that drew people from around the world and its participants went on to found centers and spread the work in many fields. DTN president Jennifer Morgan participated in the program in 1997 inspiring her to write a Universe Story Trilogy and to found the Deeptime Network.
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Deeptime Leadership
Scholarship Fund
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During this GIVING SEASON, please consider a donation to the Deeptime Leadership Scholarship Fund, enable students from around the world to participate in the Deeptime Leadership and Wellbeing Program. This program is transforming lives and helping to create a flourishing future for our planet in many fields from education, ecology, government, therapy and so much more.
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New Member Posts
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To check out more member posts, click here and enjoy scrolling!
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Experts say wonder is an essential human emotion — and a salve for a turbulent mind. The Deeptime Network recognizes “awe” as a quintessential human experience that fosters bonding, innovation, and meaning.
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“If one finds a rock boring, it’s not the rock’s fault.” (Attributed to Zen proverb)
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Member Keith Kozloff learned from the rock in mid-coast Maine and currently has an exhibit (and video) about Deeptime on display at the Delaplaine Visual Arts Center in Frederick Maryland this January and February. You can see the video by clicking on the button below and then the blue button at the top of the blog post page.
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Patterns Where Invisible Forces Become Visible
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A few days ago I sketched a little branch by painting each leaf with my homemade Black Walnut ink, then pressing it onto the paper. Then, with a very fine dip pen, I added details to each leaf and added the branch. Instead of a drawing of a leaf, I wanted the essential leaf imprinted to invite the experience of being aware of its beauty.
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MEET our Newest Deeptimer at Five Days Old!
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Just in from Ebenezer Boateng in Ghana . . .
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his baby girl was born on December 16th!
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Ecology Workshop in Beijing
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This video comes to us from Dan Troy, an Irish Columban priest with a ministry in China. Dan brought 9 people from China into the 2021-2022 Leadership Program. In 2015 Pope Francis wrot the encyclicla Laudato Si”. Columbans in China are responding to its publication by facilitating ecology workshops.
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The Powers of the Universe
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This important paper is a foundational Deeptime classic.
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Family Ritual: Celebrating Cataclysm and Gratitude
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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 Thanksgiving gathering that would provide space to ritually give voice to tragedy and to contextualize it inside of Deeptime.
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Standing on Holy Ground:
Thomas Berry’s Primary Revelation
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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 primary source of revelation. “We need to go to the earth, as the source from whence we came, and ask for its guidance, for the earth carries the psychic structure as well as the physical form of every living being upon the planet.” I spend a lot of time doing just that, so it was a perfect fit.
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The Worldview of Thomas Berry: The Flourishing of the Earth Community
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This FREE Coursera course taught by Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim is a foundational course for everything we're doing on the Network. If you aren't familiar with the work of Thomas Berry, this is a great way to get started, and even if you are familiar with his work, this course will take you deeper.
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What Does Deep Time
Mean to You?
by Helen Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine
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An art exhibition at the National Academy of Sciences offers perspective on our geological past and future
Earth is roughly 4.5 billion years old—a number that is hard for humans to grasp. “For someone whose life expectancy is usually less than 100 years, it’s nearly impossible to imagine something so vast as geological or deep time,” says J.D. Talasek, director of cultural programs at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.
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