Marian Brehmer
Marian Brehmer is a writer and researcher based in Istanbul. Born in Germany in 1991, he has been exploring Sufism and the wisdom of the Middle East for a wide array of German- and English-language publications. He is the co-founder of Anar Journeys and recently launched his blog, Sacred Journalism, as a space for meaningful writing with a focus on the Islamic World.
Bruce Schuman
Bruce Schuman is an “integral thinker” who has followed a vision of network-supported co-creativity all of his life. A native Californian, born in Berkeley and raised in Monterey, with roots in Big Sur and the Haight/Ashbury, he began his work in psychology and philosophy with a study of mandalas at UC Santa Cruz in 1966.
From an initial vision of a “mandala of logic”, similar to the ideas of…
Jürgen Nagler
Jürgen Nagler is an international development practitioner with 25 years’ experience successfully delivering global, regional and field projects with UNDP, the UN Global Compact, international NGOs and private sector.
Holding a first-class BA in Business Administration and MA in International Development, he is currently on sabbatical from UNDP, undertaking PhD research on the role of mindsets…
Tom Osher
Tom Osher is founder of a mostly Latino, artist eco-community, Chambalabamba.org. He has been a producer, entrepreneur, and creative movement teacher.
A self-described ‘radical-anarchist activist’, he worked for years with Food Not Bombs in San Francisco, EarthFirst, and resisting the Nuclear Test Site on Navajo land in Nevada. An artist and painter, Tom is now retired and enjoys his two…
Koyaanisqatsi
Dear Reader,
Do you remember the word Koyaanisqatsi? In the Hopi language it means unbalanced life. Many now recognize we are out of balance, not only in our human relations, but with animals, plants and even minerals. Such realization can potentially lead to wise response. If a boat full of people is tipping, even one calm person can help avert panic and redistribute the weight more evenly.…
Kosmos Quarterly Autumn 2020
“We have to address the core of Western logic: the idea of superiority. We are not at the top of the evolutionary ladder, we are merely the youngest species.” #CuraDaTerra
Introduction Keynote
What is Solidarity?
By Alnoor Ladha
As we start to see how all oppression is connected, we can also start to…
The Beautiful Question, and August’s Featured Poet
The Beautiful Question
“Can you think of a time when you thought you knew or understood something, but didn’t bother to look deeper? Can you think of what happened when you closed yourself off to something because you’d already created a story about it in your mind?”
Kosmos friend and thought-partner Scott Lennox is Founder and Host of The Beautiful Question Weekly Podcast. He is…
#CuraDaTerra (Cure of the Earth)
#CuraDaTerra (Cure of the Earth)
Dear Reader
August 9th commemorates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, celebrated around the world. This year’s theme is ‘COVID-19 and indigenous peoples’ resilience’, and honors the innovative ways indigenous peoples continue demonstrating resilience and strength in the face of the pandemic while confronting grave threats to…
Waiter, there’s a problem with my paradigm!
By Larry Kopald and Tom Newmark
The Amazon today is depleted, imperiled, and at the cusp of losing functionality as a viable forest ecosystem. And when that happens, what will happen to all the lifeforms that rely on the rainfall, oxygen, and medicines created from this glorious region? Are you prepared to find out if we humans can survive the loss of the world’s greatest rainforest?
Tom Newmark
Tom Newmark is the co-founder and board chair of The Carbon Underground, co-founder of the Soil Carbon Initiative and a founding member of that standard’s Design Team, past board chair of the Greenpeace Fund USA, and a founding member of the Leadership Council of the Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems at California State University – Chico. He is also the past board chair…