PREVIEW | Kosmos Journal, Fall/Winter 2015
Dear Readers
The 2015 Fall | Winter edition of Kosmos Journal is back from the printer. And it’s a beauty! If you are a print subscriber, it will be heading your way very soon. Digital Subscribers will have access to the new edition on November 4.
The theme of the new print edition is ‘Toward a Regenerative Civilization’. How do concepts like 'regenerative' and 'restorative' differ from our…
Join Kosmos in Committed Action
Dear Readers,
Are you sincerely longing for positive global change? Do you feel it is time to deepen our efforts? For more than a decade, Kosmos Journal has been sharing transformative thinking and policy initiatives from around the world, along with inspiring aesthetic beauty. We have done it without accepting commercial advertising of any kind - no ads on the website or in the journal.…
Deep Connection
Dear Reader,
Where are you most deeply connected - to your child, a lover, to nature, your faith? Like a tree that is only as strong as its roots, each of us relies on deep connection to nourish and make meaning of our lives. This edition of Kosmos Online explores the sense of connectedness that enlivens and empowers us. Is it the key to igniting the transformations needed in these troubling…
The 2015 Spring | Summer issue of Kosmos Journal is here
Dear Readers
The 2015 Spring | Summer edition of Kosmos Journal is here! We are so happy to share this gorgeous 'Awakening to Life' issue with you. It is bursting with life's beauty, wisdom and inspiration in images and essays. You can click on the Table of Contents below to see what is in store for you.
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The 2015 Spring | Summer issue of Kosmos Journal is here
The 2015 Spring | Summer edition of Kosmos Journal is here! We are so happy to share this gorgeous 'Awakening to Life' issue with you. It is bursting with life's beauty, wisdom and inspiration in images and essays. You can click on the Table of Contents below to see what is in store for you. Here are a few highlights:
The Living Universe, by Duane Elgin,
Coming Back to Life by Joanna Macy…
The Gift of Life
Life clothes itself in many forms. These many forms of life are gifts, if we are open to receiving them.
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase ‘Living Earth?’ How do you personally feel when you observe and honor the aliveness around you? Do you feel enveloped and enlivened by a nurturing life force that perhaps even defies words to describe it? How do you cultivate a more vibrant sense…
Kosmos 2015 Seed Grants – Official Announcement
Dear Friends and Seed Grant Applicants,
In January 2015 Kosmos Journal invited open submissions for two Seed Grants and soon your proposals began streaming in from all parts of the world. The passion and commitment expressed by so many, doing such vital work in so many places, took our breath away. We never dreamed we would receive more than 1700 proposals. In '750 words or less' you conveyed…
The Dynamics of Peace
Dear Readers,
As we transition here in the northeast United States from winter to spring, we contemplate the adage that what we plant now we harvest later. When we plant the seeds of war and division we already know what our future will hold. When we plant peace we harvest abundance. This edition of Kosmos Online contains some hopeful seeds of peace. We are grateful for our involvement in…
Why The Fuji Declaration? What It Means for Our Life and Our Future
Kosmos Co-Founder and Journal Editor, Nancy Roof and Dot Maver, Kosmos Project Director are invited signatories of the Fuji Declaration. They are heading to Kyoto in May to attend a special ceremony and participate in dialogues. Together with the other signatories and people of good will, we pray the Declaration may grow into an effective movement toward peace, solidarity and dignity for all…
Trusting Our Feelings
Dear Friends of Kosmos,
It's that special time of year when we invite you, our readers, to write an 800-word essay for Kosmos Journal. Two essays will be chosen for publication in the 2015 Spring/Summer print edition of the Journal, and a selection of others will appear in Kosmos Online. Our theme is an inquiry into the many dimensions of Life itself, and what it means to feel truly alive.…