Eco-Community Celebrating Alef Trust’s 10th Anniversary On Saturday 12th November, Alef Trust celebrated our 10th Anniversary with a gathering in Liverpool, UK, that brought together students, alumni and faculty from near and far. This was also an opportunity for us to consider how our stories connect and the collective myths that are unfolding among and beyond us… a moment to reflect […] Francesca Hector November 21, 2022November 21, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Eco-Community Behold the Pale Horse: Why I write Cataclysmic TRIGGER WARNING: discusses climate breakdown, mass extinction, fear of death, fear of disaster. Bill McGuire, Professor of geophysical and climate hazards on Twitter, 10:48 PM November 10 2022: (Response to a report headlined “carbon emissions from fossil fuels will hit record high in 2022 climate crisis.“) “….climate scientists [are] saying we need urgent action if […] Matt Colborn November 17, 2022November 21, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Book Corner Reinhold Niebuhr and the Question of Global Democracy by David Ray Griffin This book follows up a key theme from David’s earlier works reviewed in these pages – The American Trajectory: Divine or Demonic? and The Christian Gospel for Americans. The first chapter takes as its starting point the anarchical character of civilisation identified by Bertrand Russell’s friend G. Lowes Dickinson in the 1920s. Contrary to the […] David Lorimer September 23, 2022October 13, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Events [25 Sept 22] Dr Les Lancaster, Kabbalah and Language: The Path of Hermeneutic Mysticism Sunday 25th September 2022 2.00 pm – 3.15 pm (London) Tickets: £15 for an invitation on Zoom Book online on the Fintry Trust website Most psychologists and philosophers interested in mysticism emphasise commonalities across diverse traditions, reasoning that these represent a collective core beyond the particularities of specific belief systems and culturally embedded dogmas. In […] Les Lancaster September 12, 2022September 13, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Research Introduction to the Inaugural Volume of the Transpersonal Coaching Psychology Journal As Editor of the Transpersonal Coaching Psychology Journal (TCPJ) and developer of the Transpersonal Coaching Model, I am delighted to share this editorial introduction to the TCPJ here in the Alef Field. It is with enormous joy and gratitude that the TCPJ will be launched on the 1st September 2022. TCPJ is an open access […] Jevon Dangeli August 20, 2022August 21, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Book Corner Coaching and Trauma I wrote Coaching and Trauma as I felt an urge to apply my learning from the therapeutic field to coaching. I thought coaches could benefit from understanding more about trauma and how it shows up in the coaching space. I had been committed to exploring and understanding trauma in the previous eight years, as a […] Julia Vaughan Smith August 1, 2022August 1, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Research Psychedelics are powerful tools for transformation that come with integration challenges – Research on the Romanian population Introduction Psychedelic experiences involve users ingesting a psychedelic substance and undergoing an experience where altered states of consciousness, intense emotions, and even mystical experiences are common. This study focused on LSD in blotter form and psilocybin mushrooms, as illustrated above. Scientists have recently begun to understand how psychedelics […] Victor Jivanescu July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Art Holistic Wellbeing Do Less, Be More: Summer Creative Retreat Do Less, Be More is a series of seasonal retreats which align internal transformative processes with the natural rhythms of the seasons. They offer a facilitated, yet self-directed process, informed by a variety of contemplative and embodied traditions delivered by an interdisciplinary team. The ethos is one of learning by doing, experimenting, reflecting, and sharing. […] Tamara Russell and Trudi Simpson July 13, 2022July 14, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Book Corner 101 Steps For Transformation Do you know people who are so passionate about one thing that it’s the sole driving force in their life? Whether this may be called their purpose or not, it’s what they cannot not do. They didn’t plan for it, they didn’t prepare for it, and they didn’t ask others whether it was the right […] Luka Bonisch July 7, 2022July 7, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Research Freedom: A heuristic inquiry inspired by the pandemic restrictions Freedom is a controversial topic for today, and as you read this post, ask yourself: Are you free? Do you think about freedom? What does it mean to you? This current research explored the questions: What are people’s personal experience of freedom and what meaning does it hold for them? How do people’s views differ […] Deborah Gray June 22, 2022July 8, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
