Essays

Insights from our community

Commons

Headwater

It seems to whisper, Allegheny, Allegheny – an Algonquian expression, I remember. It translates into something akin to Eternity or Beginning of Many Waters.

Living Earth

Death and Rebirth

By Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

We do know that we have to learn to live in harmony with the earth and her more-than-human inhabitants. We can no longer afford to be exiles in our own land, starved of what is sacred.

Localization

Birdsong as a Compass

By Henry Coleman

The connection – between local economic revitalisation and cultural and biological diversification – was like the missing piece of the puzzle for me.

From a Kosmos Reader

The Power of Pausing

By Don Salmon

What if we could remember, again and again, to stop – to just “be” – if only for a second?

From a Kosmos Reader

We Are All Radical

By Shannon M. Wills

If we choose, we could see our so-called opponents as “radicals” like us: rooted in our convictions, deeply pained by the state of affairs and ready to fight for something better.

Black Lives Matter

Dismantling Solid Bricks

By Jerrice Baptiste

News of violence about people of color tore our small foundation of hope, already unstable. Now, we’re rebuilding hope & trust in the goodness of our world.

Archetypes

Cinderella Story

By Mike Steward

This tale belongs firmly in the feminine domain. It has not been censored or interfered with by men, and always has been and remains an instruction manual for girls..

Evolution

It’s through this imagining that we open to the power of interrelatedness and allow it to operate ever more fully through us. Our imagination expands the concept of care. It redefines priorities and values.