NEW FOUNDATIONS
Part A Earth Literacy Genesis FarmERROR MSG, Blairstown, New Jersey August - November
The Genesis Farm Earth Literacy program is limited to a small number of participants who live, reflect, and work together in a highly independent and experiential learning process. In addition to the formal studies there is a strong emphasis on immersion in the natural world and developing practical living skills for a more ecological lifestyle. The program is organized in four modules consisting of two structured weeks followed by a third week of reflection and integration. We continue to discover ways to connect our knowledge with our intuition, our heads with our hearts. ERROR MSGTHE FOUR MODULES
1. Exploring the Sacred Universe An origin story is an epic narrative of how the universe came to be as it is today. It answers the basic questions: "Where did I come from? Who am I? Where am I going?" It provides the context in which life can function in a meaningful manner. Cultures are invented out of their origin story. Our western culture is in crisis because our current story is no longer adequate to provide meaning for our lives. For all our technological prowess, our secular society remains without satisfactory meaning or the social discipline needed for a life leading to emotional, aesthetic, and spiritual fulfillment. Today, out of a fresh encounter between science and human spirituality, has come a new story, the Epic of Evolution. This story synthesizes, for the first time, the development of the physical and spiritual complexity and beauty of the universe, Earth, life, and consciousness. Inherent within this story is that the spiritual dimension of the universe has been present since the beginning and has deepened its inner capacities within and through its evolving physical manifestation. Radical changes in our human activities and attitudes will be required as we reinvent our culture out of these new understandings of ourselves. This new story will supply the creative energy needed for this Great Work.
2. The Epic of Evolution hotel rooms VeniceThe single greatest achievement of the entire scientific venture might be recognition that the universe is best understood in terms of a narrative telling of its sequence of transformations in its self-shaping emergence throughout space and time. This epic presents, for the first time, a single account of the development of the physical and spiritual complexity and beauty of the universe, the Earth, life, and consciousness. 3. Bioregionalism: Path to Sustainability keno games casinosThe Earth functions as a comprehensive unity, but is expressed in highly differentiated bioregions. Over the eons humans have evolved within these bioregions developing a vital sense of "place," a deep relationship that was both the foundation and the subject of their spiritual and physical activities. Today we are called to rethink our culture in light of this foundational relationship. All our institutions, our health, legal, agricultural, educational, technological, and economic activities need to be reinvented within this sense of place. 4. Wisdom Traditions hotels Besenova b&bTo meet the great challenges that lie ahead for our human societies we must develop a new and more comprehensive insight into the universe and our human role within it. There are wisdom traditions from which we can develop this insight: the scientific wisdom, the wisdom of women, the indigenous wisdom, and the classical religious wisdom. Each of these is essential and provides, in its own unique way, guidance for our journey into a new mutually enhancing Earth-human relationship. Only now, at this time, do we finally have the context and capacity to understand these traditions in a way that can provide guidance for our journey into the future. The cost for this program is $4,800. It includes room, board, and a week of guided reflection.
ERROR MSGIf this segment is taken for graduate credit (15) the cost is $5,920. On to Part B Back to New Foundations |
