KOSMOS LIVE Podcast | Judy Wicks, Engaged Business, Activism, and Local Economy
KOSMOS LIVE PODCAST SERIES Preparing for Profound Change
This podcast series, Preparing for Profound Change, explores the shifting global landscape and offers strategies for coping with what lies ahead. Economic turmoil, climate chaos, political upheaval – these may seem like forces to fear, but in fact offer us deep opportunities for transformation. Balancing a sober understanding of the of the…
GRAPHIC | What (and Who) Makes a Local Economy Ecosystem Work?
By BALLE
This graphic illustrates local economy ecosystem roles and the strategies that build healthy, equitable local economies.|
In our 17 years working with local economy leaders across the U.S. and Canada, we have collectively identified patterns in the kinds of relationships crucial to their success. Building healthy, equitable local economies isn’t the work of a single leader or…
ENERGY | The Case Against Gas Pipelines
By Peter Shattuck and Jamie Howland, via CommonWealth
There’s too much risk and not enough need
This is the first in a three-part series. Read the full PART 1 here.
On March 20, 1886, the world’s first alternating current electric grid was powered up in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The steam generator, power lines, and transformers were revolutionary and, in the 130 years since, the…
FIBER | Rooting the Fashion Revolution in the Soil
By Jess Daniels, via Fibershed
Read the Full Story Here
Here in the Fibershed community, we have seen our Northern California community flourish with a fashion show that re-envisions denim as a place-based and fossil-fuel-free garment; we have supported the shift of the world’s largest textile corporation in creating their first ‘re-shored’ supply chain right here in their own…
Conscious Communities | Thriving with Compassion
Dear Reader,
It's been a joy for me spending time with remarkable people while producing the Kosmos Live podcast series, Preparing for Profound Change. This week's episode with activist and localist Judy Wicks has special meaning - we are good friends. The way Judy aligns her values, livelihood and actions has inspired me and many others for three decades! She is a true community builder.…
KOSMOS LIVE Podcast | Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Reconnecting with the World Soul
KOSMOS LIVE PODCAST SERIES Preparing for Profound Change
This podcast series, Preparing for Profound Change, explores the shifting global landscape and offers strategies for coping with what lies ahead. Economic turmoil, climate chaos, political upheaval – these may seem like forces to fear, but in fact offer us deep opportunities for transformation. Balancing a sober understanding of the of the…
Three Intuitive Values of an Engaged Ecology
By Rhonda Fabian
Even when the moon is not visible in the sky, we know intellectually it is there, and also on a much deeper level. Like our ancestors, we are mesmerized by the moon’s remote, steady presence, and influenced by her invisible energies. The intuition is like that too, like the moon. It is a steady presence that shines within. A guide in dark times.
Our own and our collective…
The Sacred Values of Nature
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For the mystic and the seeker, there are two well-worn paths up the mountain - love and awareness. Through the practice of Zen meditation, insight through deepening awareness is the way to the peak. For the Sufi and Christian mystic, it is the raw yearning for union with the Beloved, the Divine source of Creation. Yet, these paths eventually converge; awareness is an outcome of…
Environmental Teachings of Islam
By Ashraf Amin, via Kashmir Images
The primary text of Islam- al-Qur’an abounds in the verses to establish the equilibrium and the state of tranquillity between man and his environment. The primordial character of Qur’anic messages visualizes man and the cosmos in a state of harmony that reaffirms man’s inner bond with the natural world. Certain verses of the Qur’an address natural forms as…
Toward a Contemplative Ecology | A Conversation with Douglas Christie and Andrew Zolli
By Andrew Zolli, via Garrison Institute Images | Gian-Reto Tarnutzer
Note: This is a portion of a longer interview which can be found here.
Andrew Zolli: [A]n honest encounter with the climate crisis often brings deep tears, which can move us from impassivity into either action or despair. I’m sure that at least some climate denialism, and much climate apathy, is rooted in an instinctive…