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Past Events Run by GreenSpirit

 

"Where Worlds Meet..."
At EarthSpirit, Somerset - weekend of 27th - 29th October 2006.
Including a talk by Serena Roney-Dougal:"Earth Magic". Magic is the essence of the Old Religion, sometimes known as witchcraft or paganism. It is the spiritual aspect of the Green Consciousness which is so vital to these times – an integral part of the healing of this planet.

 

"Wild Week in Wales"
A week at Cae Mabon, North Wales in August 2006

 

"Peaks and Caverns"
A walking break at Castleton Youth Hostel in the Peak District. 10th - 13th April 2006.

 

"Complexity, Quality and Creativity"
At Scargill House, Skipton, North Yorkshire - weekend of 14th - 16th October 2005
Professor Brian Goodwin will speak on "Science and the Quality of Life". "In recent decades there has been a revolution in science with the development of complexity theory. We will see how this understanding has influenced science from focusing on quantity to a science focused on quality. We will further explore how these ideas can be applied to cultivate our quality of life".

"Walking the Earth"
At Ilam Youth Hostel, Peak District - March 2005
Walking respectfully on the Earth we will celebrate the elements by visiting beautiful Dove Dale, the sacred wells of Tissington and the rocky outcrop of the Roaches. We will do some lovely, gentle walks on each of the 3 days and have a programme in the evenings that will include an activity around a GreenSpirit theme and an entertainment evening. This walking break will be suitable for children, who will be very welcome, but some terrain will not be smooth, so may be unsuitable for anyone a bit unsteady on their feet.

"Earth and Living Systems"
At Gaunts House, Dorset with Stephan Harding - September 2004
Stephan Harding will speak on "Gaia Theory and Deep Ecology". From an understanding of the historical mechanistic view of science to an alternative world view, we see how new discoveries in science can help us understand our deep connection with nature and its implications for sustainability. Stephan Harding is a tutor at Schumacher College, where he teaches Gaia Theory and Deep Ecology. He has collaborated with James Lovelock. Stephan has an exceptional ability to bring to life ecological systems-a talk that promises to inform and inspire us!

"Wildness…Intimate and Infinite"
At Leicester University with David Abram - April 2004
"David Abram, a cultural ecologist and philosopher who has lived with indigenous sorcerers in Indonesia, Nepal, and the Americas, is author of "The Spell of the Sensuous", a book that has transformed the foundations of many. During the weekend we will seek to experience the Wildness, within and outside us, of our living, breathing natural world. Wildness that inspires us and engages our passions wherever we are: in city, meadows, mountains . Wildness that can free human culture to find a new relationship with the sensuous earth".

"Imagination and Change"
At Hengrave Hall, East Anglia - including a talk by Lindsay Clarke - November 2003
"Imagining Otherwise"-a talk by Lindsay Clarke. The Imagination is a crucial instrument for the evolution of consciousness in our time. New and inspiring ideas for the imagination can be born from the reconciliation of opposing principles. Lindsay Clarke is the Whitbread prize winning author of The Chymical Wedding. Lindsay has been Scholar-in-Residence at Schumacher College where he teaches occasionally and regularly writes for Resurgence.

"Eros and Earth"
At Friends House, Euston, London - a talk by Brian Swimme - May 2003 (afternoon only)
During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries we laboured under the illusion that Earth was something like a hardware store or a gravel pit, and that we humans were the managers. In such a model all that was left for us was consumerism. But things are changing. We now begin to suspect that Earth is more like a living being, and that the 12 billion year evolving universe is more like a great drama. We may not yet know our fullest significance in this cosmic story, but one of our deepest intuitions is that it has something to do with the joy that fills us whenever we touch upon intimacy in the Earth Community. Dr Brian Swimme is a mathematical cosmologist on the graduate faculty of the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco"

"Samhain"
At Offa House, near Coventry - including a talk by Ayesha Foot - October 2002
Samhain is that time in the year or when it is said that the veil between our world and the spiritual world's pianist. We will acknowledge our deepest connection with all that there is around us and we will celebrate our evolutionary ancestry, bedecked mineral, vegetable, animal or any aspect of creation. During the weekend we will hit a talk from Ayesha Foot "Connecting with Samhain".

"Science, Soul and Society"
At Hengrave Hall, East Anglia - including talks by Diarmuid O'Murchu, Chris Clarke and Mary Grey - March 2002
Across the world people are coming together to re-think and re-feel their relationships with other cultures and other species on our endangered planet. We are part of this great awakening. Science has brought unprecedented knowledge, but has distracted us from the role of meaning and consciousness in the universe. Now, a new widening of science restores our fullness of vision. Soul is the deep well of life from which the wisdom and energy comes to give birth to this new vision, and to reclaim the guiding insights of the spiritual traditions. Society is the web of relationships and identities within which we regain the power and wisdom to live responsibly on the earth. The speakers are: Chris Clarke, Mary Gray and Diarmuid O'Murchu

"Celebrating and Creating a Sustainable Harvest"
At EarthSpirit near Glastonbury including a talk by Herbert Girardet - September 2001
Our annual gathering is in the autumn, a time when we have traditionally celebrated the harvest. Acknowledging the selfishness of humankind and the challenges that this brings, we nevertheless wanted to celebrate the sustaining and bountiful earth, the many good things in our lives, the beauty of creation and the awe it inspires within us. Our intention is that these attitudes and experiences will stimulate thought and discussion about how else we can contribute to a sustainable environment and human society. During the weekend we will hear a talk by Herbert Girardet on "Creating sustainable settlements".