Kosmos Climate, Consciousness, and Community Summit
Dear Reader,
Such exciting news to share! We are all invited to a special Kosmos gathering!
Join us this spring for four days of deep learning, healing, and sharing near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We hope to meet many of you for the first time, after years of connection and collaboration!
Our Kosmos Climate, Consciousness, and Community Summit is an opportunity for intimate dialogue and…
An Intelligent Response to Climate Fear
by Sarah Anne Edwards, PhD, LCSW, via her blog
The term anxiety is commonly used to refer to a vague sense of undefined discomfort, while in psychiatric terms it refers to suffering from irrational fears out of proportion to the actual likelihood or impact of the feared events. But such a definition and approach could not be further from understanding the eco-concerns arising today or what needs…
Love, Life’s Greatest Gift
By Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, via The Golden Sufi Center
All of us want, or need, to be loved. The need for love is one of the most basic human impulses. We may cover this need with patterns of self-protection or images of self-reliance. Or we may openly acknowledge this need to ourself or to others. But it is always present, whether hidden or visible. Usually, we seek for love in human…
Climate, Consciousness and Community | A Kosmos Summit
Join us! | April 20-23, 2019
We invite you to join us for four days of deep learning, healing, and sharing, in Media, Pennsylvania, (near Philadelphia), for the Kosmos Climate, Consciousness, and Community Summit. Engage in intimate dialogue and reflection as we confront hard truths and deep emotions about the converging crises we face on Earth, our home. We will convene in the beautiful,…
Seven Stages of Climate Grief | Reaching Hope
Dear Reader,
It’s commonly stated that the emotional stages of grief can include: disbelief, denial, bargaining, guilt, anger, depression, and acceptance/hope. And we are told that we usually progress through these, like a journey from city to city, to reach healing.
Maybe this is true for some, but when it comes to grief about the eco-geo-political turmoil of the world, particularly…
Call for Essays and other Works | Rising Earth Consciousness
featured image | Healing, by Autumn Skye Morrison
Dear Reader,
World Interfaith Harmony Week is coming up. It’s a reminder that, in many ways, the world’s spiritual traditions may be our greatest hope for realizing our essential unity and healing our planet. Yes, I realize that ‘religion’ has often been used to divide us, and that religious extremism is to blame for…