I have noticed a recent resurgence of post-doom angst being discussed by various contemporary thinkers I follow, so I recently revisited John D. Caputo's poetic but difficult book, 2015 book Hoping Against Hope , Caputo asks: If traditional religion no longer convinces us, is hope still possible? He answers: "Yes—but only if we let go of certainty, control, and reward and embrace a fragile, groundless, but active hope rooted in love and justice." He points to mystic Meister

Here's a list of some upcoming online and Rogue Valley in-person eco-spiritual activities that may interest you. Check back, as this post will be updated during April 2026 as we get additional information, and a new calendar listing will come out in late April. Don't be intimidated by the scope of this list; choose to participate in just what calls to you. April 1, 2026 - The Elder Leadership Incubator is having an Orientation on Zoom. "You’ll collaborate with fellow elders o

AREAS is a framework we developed for the 10F project to map strategic positioning during systemic transformation. "The world isn't breaking down. It's breaking apart—into multiple systems with incompatible rules." ~ 10F Consortium The 10F Consortium is "an independent collective of 20+ futurists, strategic analysts, and domain experts who convened in Singapore in September 2025. "The project operates with complete intellectual independence, funded by the Tingari-Silverton Fo

The term "interspirituality" was coined in 1999 by Brother Wayne Teasdale (1945-2004) in his book, The Mystic Heart: Discovering a Universal Spirituality in the World's Religions. In 2002, a charity organization known as The Interspiritual Dialogue was founded with Br. Teasdale, and it became the parent of the Light on Light Press. In 2012, Namaste Publishing released Dr. Kurt Johnson and David Robert Orr's book The Coming Inter-spiritual Age. Amazon says: "This book addresse

"In a time of intersecting crises — conflict, climate disruption, displacement, and growing inequality — women and girls are often called upon to carry both material and emotional burdens of survival and care. While much policy attention focuses on structural solutions, far less attention is given to the inner capacities that sustain collective action for justice. This gap becomes especially visible where gender justice work is undermined by backlash, burnout, shrinking civic

"At a time when the world appears increasingly turbulent something deeper is also moving — a maturation of awareness, responsibility, and relationship. The spiral is an ancient and universal symbol of evolution. It honours both continuity and change, grounding and emergence. Rather than beginning again, we are integrating what has come before, moving forward with greater coherence, wisdom, and care." This past weekend (February 21-22, 2026), I participated online in Symposium

Bluesky is an open social network app that gives creators independence from platforms, developers the freedom to build, and users a choice in their experience. Bluesky isn't owned by the techbros at Meta or X, and there's no algorithm to fight, and no invasive "Sponsored Posts, "Suggested Post" that tramples over your feed so FB can make money. Jamais Cascio, in his 2025 book Navigating the Age of Chaos: A Sense-Making Guide to a BANI World that Doesn't Make Sense , notes th

Sea Dancer - one of six paintings by Imogene Drummond, now owned by a prominent New York collector, hangs with Motherwell and Jackson Pollack paintings, among others. Here's a list of some upcoming online and Rogue Valley in-person eco-spiritual activities that may interest you. Check back, as this post will be updated during March 2026 as we get additional information, and a new calendar listing will come out in late March. Don't be intimidated by the scope of this list; cho

View of Guiyang from Dongshan Temple "China’s emerging framework of Ecological Civilization is reshaping what conservation can mean—expanding the public discourse beyond protected areas and species recovery to include culture, livelihoods, and the ethical foundations of human–nature relationship." ~ Garrison Institute The Pathways to Planetary Health initiative at the Garrison Institute and the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology are co-sponsoring a series of 5 webinars. "This

The Recovery of our Oneness In 1993, Beatrice Bruteau (1930-2014) authored Radical Optimism: Rooting Ourselves in Reality , where she suggested that "by engaging in contemplative practices, we come to know ourselves more authentically, recenter spiritual values in our lives, and find more optimism about the world." Brutreau's book The Grand Option, The: Personal Transformation and a New Creation was published July 11, 2001. Written at the turn of the millennium, the book s

While the current U. S. Administration is calling climate change a hoax, Columbia Climate School in New York City offers 7 Climate Experts on What We Can Still Do to Fight Climate Change : "We need more grassroots initiatives. Meet people old school–style in cafes or at local businesses or nonprofit organizations, spend time getting to know them, and come up with collective plans for sustainable living,” ~ Radhika Iyengar "The most important thing you can do about climate c

I am reading Dr. Federico Faggin's 2024 book Irreduc ible: Consciousness, Life, Computers, and Human Nature , in which he " explains his theory of consciousness and the nature of reality and shares his profound insights on the classical and quantum worlds, artificial intelligence, life, and the human mind." He elaborates on an idealist model of reality, "produced after years of careful thought and direct experience, according to which nature's most fundamental level is that

Photo Credit: Lake Atitlán, Guatemala; Max Harpur/Unsplash "We dwell within an intricate and evolving community of planetary life. The world speaks—to itself and to us—in a multitude of voices, each representing a unique way of being and knowing. Many of these voices are organic, such as birds, mushrooms, and trees. Others are elemental bodies like rivers and mountains. Yet each is an integral member of the whole. Since our species emerged in evolutionary history, we have pra

World Economic Forum Transformation Map " Strategic foresight is a structured and systematic approach to exploring the future by analyzing trends, uncertainties, emerging signals, and identifying multiple, plausible, thought-provoking future scenarios. The aim is to better prepare for potential disruptions, capitalize on emerging opportunities, and build resilience in an increasingly volatile and complex BANI world, and shift the focus from reactive decision-making to proact

In the Conclusion of her 2020 book, Re-Enchanting the Earth: Why AI Needs Religion , scientist and theologian Ilia Delio posits that space is “the knot that ties together the complex relationship of technology, personhood, and religion.” The Wholeness of Space - In the pre-axial period, humans were part of nature rather than separate. “In the first axial period [which originated about 800-200 BCE], the space of nature’s wholeness was contracted into the space of the indiv

Here's a list of some upcoming online and Rogue Valley in-person eco-spiritual activities that may interest you. Check back, as this post will be updated during February 2026 as we get additional information, and a new calendar listing will come out in late February. Don't be intimidated by the scope of this list; choose to participate in just what calls to you. February 2, 2026 – July 2026 : The BTS Center is offering a series of Chaplaincy Conversation Circles in 12 sessio

"The world we once described as volatile and uncertain has shifted into something far more chaotic: BANI , or Brittle, Anxious, Nonlinear, and Incomprehensible." In the book Navigating the Age of Chaos ( published October 28, 2025), Jamais Cascio , the originator of the visionary BANI framework, unpacks the tools and perspectives needed to navigate our increasingly turbulent era. He is joined by coauthors Bob Johansen and Angela F. Williams ." Click here for a more detail

Scientists tell us that we as a species are in the middle of a major evolutionary transition , as technology is changing at a much faster pace than we are socially able to process. How can we evaluate and ensure real progress for our species and our planet? One of the issues is the rise of misinformation and deepfakes. Discernment and caution are necessary with false narratives being spread on social media. Recently, the Club of Rome has introduced a Young Person's Guide to S

This past Christmas, 2025, we gave our two youngest grandchildren the Smithsonian Atlas of Space: A Map to the Universe from the Big Bang to the Future with the hope that it would inform a hopeful and awe-inspiring cosmic perspective of our amazing evolutionary story from stardust to conscious beings. Many people and diverse organizations (i.e. the Human Energy Project ; Center for Christogenesis ; DeepTime Network ; Humanity's Team ; and the Shift Network ) are offering a

Here's a list of some upcoming online and Rogue Valley in-person eco-spiritual activities that may interest you. Check back, as this post will be updated during January as we get additional information, and a new calendar listing will come out in late January 2026. Don't be intimidated by the scope of this list; choose to participate in just what calls to you. January 5, 2026 , at 10:30 a.m. PST - S teve Farrell and Charissa Sims of Humanity's Team are offering a kick-off t