In this clip Jeff Carreira and Dr. Jeffrey J. Kripal speak about the many different ways that new possibilities are brought into existence by small groups. These gatherings are today’s mystery schools and …
Contexts of Mutual Learning
In this audio clip Nora Bateson discusses why living systems cannot be effectively understood by modeling them because living systems are dynamically growing and changing all the time, and they are best understood …
What is an Artist of Possibility?
In this audio clip Jeff Carreira asks the question, “How can we see beyond the current paradigm?” and goes on to explain how paradigms work and how they can change. Seminar Clip (6:00 …
Paradigm Shifting
Often people enter my work through my meditation classes and retreats. As their practice opens up into experiences of spiritual insight and revelation they begin to question their previous beliefs and assumptions about …
New Paradigm Circles of Emergence
The first New Paradigm Circle of Emergence that inspired me was the circle of American Transcendentalists that gathered in the 1840’s and 50’s in and around Concord, Massachusetts. I have long been inspired …
Movie Review: An Ecology of Mind
Some years ago I had the pleasure to attend a special pre-screening of a new film entitled An Ecology of Mind. The film is an hour-long documentary about the anthropologist and philosopher Gregory Bateson …