Photo by Jeremy Seifert
February 19 – April 23, 2023 (iteration 1)
& April 26 – June 28, 2023 (iteration 2)
Emergence Magazine
The course offers an in-depth exploration of the emerging field of spiritual ecology: an evolving philosophy that is rooted in the understanding that ecology, culture, and spirituality are interdependent.
When we dare to face the cruel social and ecological realities
we have been accustomed to, courage is born and powers within us
are liberated to reimagine and even,
perhaps one day, rebuild a world.
Joanna Macy, “Entering the Bardo”
We have arrived at a threshold: a liminal space where the world we have known is coming undone and new configurations are still taking shape.
The Earth’s ancient patterns and pathways — of water and rock, trees and rivers, cranes and salmon — are changing rapidly. In this moment of great loss and transformation, we can sense the possibility of radical renewal.
The seeds of new beginnings are emerging from deep within the understory, the hidden forces of creation are awakening and slowly taking root around the world.
The role of leadership in younger generations has never carried more weight than it does now.
There is a growing global movement of young leaders who are calling for change and challenging us to abandon destructive stories of progress that are rooted in oppression, colonization, separation, and unlimited economic growth.
As our lands and waters face unprecedented change and as our cultural landscapes undergo seismic shifts, what creative possibilities might emerge when like-minded and like-hearted individuals come together to imagine and implement radical beginnings?
And how can the philosophy and practices of spiritual ecology guide us in getting there?
This ten-part leadership course offers emerging leaders the opportunity to deepen their skills in building and co-creating spaces of renewal, reciprocity, and reverence.
The course offers an in-depth exploration of the emerging field of spiritual ecology: an evolving philosophy that is rooted in the understanding that ecology, culture, and spirituality are interdependent.
With the guidance of guest teachers — including Jamaica Osorio, James Bridle, David Abram, Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, Kalyanee Mam, Rowen White, and Tyson Yunkaporta — participants will have the opportunity to learn from the wisdom and leadership experience of philosophers, writers, filmmakers, activists, and community leaders.
Additionally, a number of course sessions will offer space for facilitated discussion, personal reflections through written prompts, group sharing, storytelling, and one-on-one mentorship sessions with guest teachers, course participants, and Emergence staff.
Throughout the course, participants will be given required and optional reading and writing assignments designed to deepen the learning and exploration of the key themes discussed in the course.
The curriculum will feature three themed modules: listening for the stories that want to be told, participating with the animate earth, and participatory leadership.
