Category Archives: transition

From Lock-Down in Paradise – Letter to the World

Posted on May 10, 2020 by iyeshe

How extraordinary, is it not, the way Mother Gaia has gained our attention at last? Such a tiny, subtle flourish to settle this gentle, CoVid blanket onto us and bring our braying, jangling civilisation into a moment of suspension. Neither … Continue reading →

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Transition Open Space – patterns of the future, part 4

Posted on August 28, 2011 by iyeshe

Here comes the final episode of insights from the Transition Open Space festival I attended in July. Presence of Spirit and Earth At no time was any explicit mention made of spirituality, and yet both Earth and Spirit were very … Continue reading →

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Transition Open Space – patterns of the future, part 1

Posted on August 6, 2011 by iyeshe

As promised, here come some of my insights from the Transition Open Space festival I attended in July. Core teams The event was conceived and designed by a small group of friends with different skills and predilections. Their intention was … Continue reading →

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Transition Open Space – patterns of the future, part 2

Posted on August 6, 2011 by iyeshe

Here continue my musings on the Transition Open Space festival I attended in July… Alternative currency as a means to surface the shadow of money For four days we experimented with an alternative currency, named the ‘Trudo’ – after St … Continue reading →

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Transition Open Space – the future will be together

Posted on August 2, 2011 by iyeshe

At the beginning of July, I attended an eight-day Transition Open Space festival in Flanders. Here is an excerpt from the invitation that gives a flavour of what the gathering was about: “Many people find that we must do things … Continue reading →

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The tale of the Green Witch

Posted on July 29, 2011 by iyeshe

Every story holds within it the time, place and circumstances of its telling. My story, as I tell it here, arose out of a process of inquiry and sharing in a workshop called ‘Embody your Calling’ offered by Ria Baeck … Continue reading →

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Transforming relationships for the Aquarian age

Posted on June 12, 2011 by iyeshe

A conversation with Maria and Kamyar while preparing breakfast one morning in Axladitsa’s open kitchen brought me to an insight about how to articulate what needs to shift in our relationships if we are to successfully navigate the transition into … Continue reading →

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Real Democracy emerging – eyewitness account from Athens

Posted on June 7, 2011 by iyeshe

During my time at the Apprenticing to the Earth gathering at Axladitsa, the Greek Real Democracy movement was taking embryonic shape in Syntagma Square in Athens. We were with them in spirit, holding the whole worldwide movement in our hearts … Continue reading →

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Ode to an Eco-Loo

Posted on June 1, 2011 by iyeshe

At Axladitsa-Avatakia this year, I am staying in the bridal suite. A veritable hobbit palace where, although you have to stoop to enter, once inside even Gandalf couldn’t bump his head. Variously dubbed the Barn, the Circus Tent and the … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Apprenticing to the Earth

Posted on May 28, 2011 by iyeshe

Here’s a thing – people gathering bringing together from thirteen cultures from three continents – people who have made a substantial investment to be here, coming to teach and to learn and to share. We don’t all know each other … Continue reading →

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