Death came a-knocking When all seemed quite Perfect Sloughing off Edges With the precision Of a Surgeon’s knife Cutting to the Core Until Soul was wide open Exposed to bright sunlight Heart’s beating, sore […]

This week – Sarah, Anthi and I had a sacred conversation – one of those conversations that cracks the ribcage open and goes straight to the ‘heart of the matter’ – “no messin’”, as my friend Charlotte says with her Scottish accent.  It was also a conversation that converged many inquiries I have been having with a good friend and learning partner, Mark Siebert. Anthi, Sarah and I were inquiring into what is really happening to this land – and we were listening into how to best serve.  We knew that we had to descend – to deep dive to hear and see more. […]

Maria and I are back in Greece, after spending a week co-hosting the first Archinool gathering in Israel, with Vanessa (co-founder of the Living Wholeness Institute), Yitzhak, Elder of LWI, and Meni Rosenberg, passionate caller and inspirer of Archinool.  Our 2-day gathering – with 30 others from the region – explored the collaborative creation of power communal places and welcomed the expansion of the Archinool core team as one of its many outcomes. Our gathering was powerful – and Archinool breathed with more life – so that together, we will continue our work in the coming months in Israel. […]

The Powers of Place Initiative - July PERSPECTIVES - features my short Essay: Power of the Evolutionary Edge "If you want to understand the power of the evolutionary edge, simply recall the fragility of a stalactite catching the newness of a droplet forming at its tip, having journeyed from ground level - through moss, stone, soil, rock itself - a miraculous slow-motion subterranean journey taking months, years or even thousands of years to create..." Sarah Whiteley: Powers of Place Initiative Correspondent