Real social and environmental work, like real spiritual work, involves facing the darkness…accepting the truth that the journey will be hard and long, as well as full of unexpected miracles and unexplained magic.

– Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

Introduction Keynote

Holding a Seed for the Future

By Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

The future will not be as we have planned—our world is already too far out of balance. But this may be our most important gift to future generations—a belief in living Oneness.

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Article Earth Law

Thomas Berry and the Rights of Nature

By Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim

One of Thomas Berry’s major contributions to what he called the Great Work was his articulation of the principles and philosophy of Earth Jurisprudence.

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Article Future Economics

Ten Economic Insights of Rudolf Steiner

By C. Otto Scharmer

Here is a short ten-point guide that outlines some key ideas Steiner developed. All ten ideas seem to me to be more pertinent and necessary today than they already were ninety years ago.

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Conversation Worldview

The Next Civilization, with Jeremy Lent

By Jeremy Lent

These received ideas that we have about meaning, how do they actually arise? Whose word are these ideas from?

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Music Love

Sacred Season Gathering of Songs

By Kari Auerbach

Music Editor's Note: This is an effort of many hands and hearts - our first ever Kosmos music compilation. We are so grateful to the artists who make this music and thankful that we have your voices in Kosmos and in the world.  We are honored that we get [...]

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Gallery Science and Art

Closer Looking | Microscopy and Aboriginal Art

By Jenny Whiting

Stories and Structures – New Connections delivers a new vision of Australia and its stories. I hope this exhibition will open new conversations and provide opportunities to make new and lasting connections and cross-cultural reconciliation.

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Credits

Staff and Advisors

Possible Futures Regeneration, Connection and Values

Introduction

Editorial
A Story Still Unfolding
Rhonda Fabian
Keynote
Holding a Seed for the Future
Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

Articles

Transition
From What Is to What If
Rob Hopkins
Earth Law
Thomas Berry and the Rights of Nature
Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim
Future Economics
Ten Economic Insights of Rudolf Steiner
C. Otto Scharmer
Service
The Unexpected Journey of Caring
Donna Thomson and Zachary White
Future Democracy
Re-Imagining America
Christopher Schaefer
New Paradigm
The Alchemy of Power
Joni Carley

Conversations

Presencing
Collective Trauma and Our Emerging Future 
C. Otto Scharmer and Thomas Hübl

Music

Restorative Justice
Freedom to Make Music
Hugh Christopher Brown

Essays

Responsibility
Global Social Witnessing
Adrian Wagner and Lukas Herrmann
Caring
A Cry for Help
Michael Gray
From a Kosmos Reader
Hopeful Essay Penned by Firelight
Cornelia Reynolds
From a Kosmos Reader
Active Hope | Time with Joanna Macy
Betsey Crawford
Consciousness
Healing the Wounded Mind
Kingsley L. Dennis
Beauty
Art in a Time of Catastrophe
Peter Reason and Sarah Gillespie

Poetry

Three Poems
Lee McCormack
Ephemera
Carrie La Seur
Two Poems
Laurel Radzieski
Our Scarlet Blue Wounds
Emmett Wheatfall

Gallery

Reflection
Kito Mbiango | The Power of Art to Drive Action
Jill Van den Brule
Science and Art
Closer Looking | Microscopy and Aboriginal Art
Jenny Whiting