Connecting: people, Nature, community

A spiritual catalyst for crisis times   How can we kindle a sense of inspiration in our lives when so much around us is a bewildering mash of self-centred materialism? I've been seeking a response to this question, and want to share the vision that has evolved....

Why we all need collective strength   You may wonder why I see community as important in the field of spiritual purpose. It’s a belief that has only emerged for me in the past few years of mounting turbulence. It’s now very hard for lone individuals to sustain...

Improving food security and affordable housing supply   There's a widespread view that strengthening local communities will be crucial in the years ahead, to help us all to adapt to increasing levels of disruption, including food supplies, utilities, weather...

Invaluable wisdom for community projects This book is a must for anyone wanting to set up or join any kind of residential community, such as a cohousing group or back-to-the-land settlement. The author was editor of Communities magazine in the US for many years, and...

We live in a time of impending crisis, when I hear many people urging the need for sanctuary, hospicing, and a deeper sense of community. Implicit in such words, but rarely discussed, is the huge spiritual vacuum in our relentlessly materialistic society. Role models...

Probably all of us are facing a future with a lot more uncertainty, and a lot less control. So what can we learn from people who have been living positively in that condition for thousands of years? By definition, nomads represent an extreme example of this, having no...

Why deep human-nature connection is becoming urgent   I invite you to tune in for a minute to the state of the earth, waters and air we all depend on. They're getting rapidly more polluted: not only physically, but as this book argues, spiritually and...