This document was created by Laureen Golden after a sort of informal interview with myself and my colleague Erin Young in Australia.

Sweet Darkness When your eyes are tired the world is tired also. When your vision has gone no part of the world can find you. Time to go into the dark where the night has eyes to recognize its own. There you can be sure you are not beyond love. The dark will be your…

This PDF contains photos and charts from the week-long initial Leading as Sacred Practice Retreat at Holger Scholz’s Beuerhof Farm in the Vulcan Eifel region of Germany.

Here are three examples of village crafts: A mortar carved from wood; a cap and a basket woven from reeds or other material (and a carved wooden spoon in the basket).

Here are some images of maps drawn by hand by local people of the region, nearby town, local chiefdom and village.  (Apologies for the poor image quality).  

We asked each Conservancy team to discuss its team’s vision and purpose. Then we invited all of the members to draw a symbol representing that purpose.  Here are the simple drawings that they came up with.  (I’m also adding a drawing of an axe, a hoe and a hut that came from discussion of symbols…

Here is a transcript of conversations about: (1) village symbols of manhood, security, success & status, and (2) the role of the Chief. I transcribed these statements of Hammer Simwinga and Allan Chungu in response to questions I asked seeking insights into the minds of indigenous farmers. (See below and attached Word document)     Signs of achievement,…

In this talk Mary Beard reflects on points she also makes in her book Woman & Power – A Manifesto in which she traces the origins of misogyny to their ancient roots. The talk is nearly 2 hours long but allows for a much needed deeper exploration of the ways woman are seen, heard or silenced…

These are notes from our first 2018 planning call with Teresa Ruelas.