Nurturing the Fields of Change Transforming patterns of organising How we come together to connect, learn and get things done together is a fundamental part of human activity. These activities are at the heart of how we change and involve how we think, relate and ultimately act together. While these activities weave into both our ordinary everyday experiences they also shape the patterns we […] Sean Khaya Andrew September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Eco-Community Research Introducing the Students of Spiritual Science Online Symposium, 22nd-23rd July The New Paradigm Navigators are the next generation of spiritual scientists looking to navigate the tumultuous times and worrisome waters we find ourselves in. Avoiding the many rocks of dangerous ideologies, politics and nihilism, guided by our divine creativity and the love in our hearts into a new paradigm – a new balanced and sustainable […] Remo Eerma July 16, 2023July 16, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Book Corner Become Conscious of Wholeness – Humanity’s Only Future. By Edwin E. Olson This valuable book asks how we can transcend our tribal, philosophical and religious differences by developing a connection with the organizing force of Universal Consciousness equated with wisdom, intelligence and love. The book is in four parts: understanding consciousness, accessing Universal Consciousness, towards greater wholeness, and transforming our institutions. In the foreword, Ilia Delio makes […] David Lorimer July 10, 2023July 17, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Research Hypnotic Regression Therapy: An Exploration into Consciousness – PhD Poster In February 2022, I was accepted onto Alef Trust’s PhD programme in partnership with Liverpool John Moore’s University (LJMU). Fortunately, I live in the UK, in Great Malvern, about a three-hour train journey to the Uni. Last year I attended a Postgraduate Research Festival organised by LJMU to bring together research students for mutual sharing […] David Furlong July 3, 2023July 3, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Nurturing the Fields of Change Creative Chaos: What’s Up with the World? The following essay was inspired by the Tier 2 Session: Creative Chaos Lab with Daniel Schimmelpfenning in the Nurturing the Fields of Change Program. “A Creative Chaos Lab is where “choice” is left to chance. “Chance” is not the absence of selection but rather the intrusion of a different order of selection. Meanwhile, “chaos” is […] Luka Bonisch June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Book Corner Steve Taylor – DisConnected: The roots of human cruelty and how connection can heal the world In this interview, Steve Taylor introduces some of the key ideas and inspirations in his new book, which he describes as having built up over many years. When he sat down to write “DisConnected: The Roots of Human Cruelty and How Connection Can Heal the World”, it poured out in just six weeks. FH: Let’s […] Francesca Hector May 8, 2023May 9, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Nurturing the Fields of Change Archetypal work and social change “I’m coming more from a position of surrender, just allowing what needs to happen to happen. Not trying to control it. …before all of this I would have been, you know, planning, planning. …What I’ve learnt over the past six months is that it doesn’t need to be content-rich. It needs to be connection-rich.” In […] Jessica Bockler May 1, 2023September 11, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Conscious Community Initiative Eco-Community Embodied Permaculture: Being-centric ecological systems design and leadership People come to permaculture to facilitate positive change in their own lives, their communities and their landscapes, as permaculture offers a systems design methodology based on natural principles and patterns. They are often deeply attracted to the solutions-oriented focus of permaculture and its emphasis on practical action as much as the ethical ecological systems view […] Dan McTiernan and Johanna McTiernan April 28, 2023May 8, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Conscious Community Initiative Introducing the Conscious Community Initiative projects 2023-25 Alef Trust’s Conscious Community Initiative (CCI) is grateful to have received continued funding to support four new holistic change facilitation projects for 2023-25, led by members of the Alef community. This round of the CCI placed a stronger emphasis on generating research through the implementation of projects that aim to make a difference in the […] Francesca Hector April 20, 2023May 9, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Art Book Corner Screen Dance as Rite of Passage Screen Dance as Rite of Passage (c) Dr Lila Moore The Dancing Veil I was laying on the treatment bed waiting for the acupuncture needles to take effect on my distressed body and mind. The acupuncturist, a highly praised though modest practitioner of alternative medicine, and I, were in the unknown. He could not […] Lila Moore April 1, 2023April 6, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
