In Loving Memory of Nancy Roof
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Nancy B. Roof, Ph.D., Founder and Editor Emeritus of Kosmos Journal, passed away peacefully at the age of 96 on September 29th, 2025. Nancy’s presence continues through the ongoing work of Kosmos Journal, the communities she helped inspire, and the countless hearts she awakened.
Serving Life | Dedicated to Nancy Roof
This Editorial precedes Volume 25, Issue 5 of Kosmos. Scroll down to access featured content.
featured image | Noah Ridge
Addendum | Nancy Roof, Kosmos Founder and Editor Emeritus passed away the morning of September 29th. 2025. Her passing was peaceful and serene, in her home with loved ones present. She was resolved to face her final hours without sedation of any kind. She is survived by three…
The Ageless Wisdom of Nancy Roof
"Those who study the ageless wisdom are aware that the universe is organized around cycles and rhythms of transformation. Dark times precede transformative breakthroughs. We are called to dig deeper to understand and address the metacrisis. This means letting go of belief systems that sustain the dysfunctional society we live in."
Nancy B. Roof
Nancy Roof, Founding Editor
September 27, 1929 - September 29, 2025
Nancy Roof, Ph.D. is Founder and Editor Emeritus of the award-winning Kosmos Journal: Global Transformation in Harmony with all Life, based on evolving interior development and cultural values as they impact globalization and world community.
Nancy won the 2009 Images and Voices of Hope award for journalism as a tool to…
The Story of Kosmos
By Nancy Roof, Founder and Editor Emeritus | Kosmos Journal
My Story: Changing Myself to Change the World
You could say that it’s been a lifetime quest. As far back as I can remember I was asking, Who am I? What am I here for? Where did I come from? What should I be doing with my life? I am grateful to my family for not indoctrinating me with any particular religion or belief system. My…
Stanimirka Milovanovic
When I first read about Nancy Roof’s work about 10 years ago I was immediately drawn to her ideas and felt I had to try to get in touch with her. I still remember thinking that this what Nancy was doing seemed almost impossible to have been achieved but there she was really doing it. I failed to establish the contact then but succeeded in subscribing for Kosmos and felt privileged to…
Remembering the Future
Dear Reader,
I believe the future is here with us. And if time is more like a gyre than a river, we brush up against the future more often than we realize – through vision, intuition, synchronicity – ways of remembering what has not yet arrived.
Our ancestors remembered us through dreams and prophecy. They must have tried to imagine the lives of their descendants far beyond the…
Kosmos Top Ten Most-Read Articles of 2024
Dear Reader,
You are a true blessing in the life of Kosmos, and we are thankful.
We especially honor the caregivers and stewards among you—those who nurture children, care for the sick, lend aid in times of crisis, protect the vulnerable, shelter animals, tend the soil, stand with the oppressed, and work to ease suffering in all its forms. We bow in gratitude.
The year 2024 will soon end,…
On Elevating the Human Narrative
Judy Rodgers | ...I think decisions about things like governance or institutions source from our awareness. We can’t build something if it’s outside the scope of our awareness. We can’t design a true commons if we’re in a very limited consciousness.
Ageless Spirit
This Editorial precedes Volume 23, Issue 5 of Kosmos Journal. Scroll down to access featured content
To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. – Chuang Tzu
Several months ago, a friend suggested we devote an issue of Kosmos to the theme Ageless Spirit. She was referring to wise elders still working among us like our beloved founder, Nancy Roof. A beautiful interview with…