We’ve been reflecting on the idea of zen (small “z”) (largely because we recently launched zen garden retreats). Our understanding of zen is that it is another interpretation of “The Way”, that is to say “how the universe works”, which relies on a description of the universe. There is also zen behaviour which refers to …
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Enjoy Life in the Zen Garden
When is a garden not a garden? When it’s a zen garden. So, what is a zen garden? Well, in a broad sense a garden is simply nature that’s been managed by people for amenity. There are many styles like formal, wild, traditional, cultural, physic or therapeutic, landscape, forest and so on. There’s even the …
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How To Do Nothing
by Antonia Butler I would highly recommend this book to anyone – How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell. It was recommended to me by someone at Taylor Street Farm while we were weeding last spring, and I finally got to reading it this summer, under unusual circumstances, I would say: …
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Happy 26th Anniversary to astraea! An update on System Change…, and a Quiet January Retreat in the Mediterranean
astraea turns 26 today. Happy birthday! It’s a bittersweet anniversary. astraea’s vision is to show the big picture to understand our place with, and within nature. From this flows everything else – our ability to thrive, liberate our highest potential, and find joy. We saw the growing need for system change, and changed our own …
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Goodbye Superpower
Although it was expected, it was a shock to wake up to the impending results of the Presidential election in the USA which prove again the primitive values of our world. America is considered by a majority of people to be the world leader since the Second World War, during it which it supported Germany …
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Solutions for Climate Change
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DLR Lexicon Welcomes Feast Upon The Earth
Feast Upon The Earth is on the move! DLR Lexicon will host the timescape from 26 July to 31 August 2024. The timescape prompts new perspectives. It situates us in geographical time and shows connections between nature, humans, food, finance, fossil fuels, consumption, pollution and climate change. We see how we have impacted our world, …
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Art as Activism at Tullow Community School
We were delighted and grateful for an invitation to meet with a class of 5th Year art students at Tullow Community School, and very impressed with the students’ engagement with the big ideas presented in Feast Upon The Earth. Our presence was part of a day celebrating the student’s exhibition of a project bringing new …
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“I Want A Revolution”
A conversation with Brigidine elders about the future, with 15 minutes of mindful movements at the beginning. This special event took place on 1 February 2024 when we enjoyed an open conversation with 3,000 years of life experience. As you will hear, we approached the opportunity with some references, including elements of our recent timescape …
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Book of Leaves – a big picture story
Ceara knows things aren’t right, that they can be better for everyone. Like most, she doesn’t have all the answers. But she’s courageous and takes a step in the right direction. She contributes to the emerging future by sharing her passion with thousands of listeners from all walks of life around the world. She curates …
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