00:09:48 Louis: beauty in conflict… :) 00:12:20 Alina: what is the book called? 00:12:48 annbyrne: The beautiful world our heart’s know is possible .. 00:12:53 Mark Walsh: yes, embodiment is about reconnection on various levels 00:12:59 matt tracker: Charles Eisenstein wrote A More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible circa 2013 00:13:11 melody rae: The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible ❤❤❤ 00:13:13 Arabella: The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible 00:13:37 annbyrne: Isn’t this birthing the ancient into this new time ? 00:14:13 michaelroach: Climate - A New Story is the current book 00:14:44 matt tracker: I found Eisenstein’s work to really establish a new framework for how we approach problem solving in our time… starting with the concept of story… the stories we are a part of … 00:14:51 Alina: thank you :) 00:15:18 melody rae: I heard a scary thought in my head today. how much we humans resemble cancer on our mother earth 00:15:19 sally: I might suggest that the new meta narrative is addressed quite beautifully by someone like Marc Gafni in his Book Unique Self which discusses how identity develops towards more inclusive consciousness as it matures. It also addresses a radical non dual humanism with spirit 00:15:37 matt tracker: … I really found helpful his illustration of how we can/are a part of a story... 00:16:17 Laura Hewitt: Like the term Flesh Robot 00:17:09 renalbright8@gmail.com: could you please mute Adrian when he is not actually speaking, his ongoing uh-huhs are distracting and making it hard to hear charles…let charles lead the conversation! 00:17:24 Louis: What are those scientific trends? 00:18:41 Louis: Perhaps I’m not thinking about or feeling - or embodying - it fully, but animating water and matter with consciousness - I’d like to hear about and dig into scientific disciplines which are pointing to that... 00:18:49 Rachelle’s iPad: I love Rhodes island 00:18:50 Andrew Cain: Water / trees are conscioius? What do you understand by conscious? 00:19:57 sally: many of us are traumatized by eco-grief now 00:20:09 Louis: i don’t expect proof but I’d like more evidence to inform my beliefs… 00:21:09 michaelroach: It’s difficult to be sane and healthy in a world that isn’t sane or heathy. 00:22:21 sally: Objectifying anything that is sentient in order for us to “use” it for our own ends is the root of our planetary crises 00:24:11 annbyrne: service is from love - on behalf of all life not just human. - yes. 00:24:17 Melanie Postill: yes beautifully put 00:24:27 Desna Tatler: QUESTION: Where are we with the movement? Polly Higgins was doing some work for a UN international ecocide law? Is there any progress on this? 00:24:29 sally: cosmocentric consciousness 00:25:32 Jessica McDiarmid: yes look up Mission Life force for Polly Higgins work 00:25:46 Desna Tatler: Thank you 00:25:48 Jessica McDiarmid: I can't hear, I'm on my android phone, can anyone advise please? 00:26:01 AmyWillshire: Book: Earthtales: Storytelling in Times of Change by Alida Gersie 00:26:24 Dave Oshana: you have to agree to "join audio" to hear when you first enter the room - Jessica 00:26:35 Linn: resistance feeds resistance 00:26:44 Jessica McDiarmid: got it! thank you! 00:27:12 Arabella: great, thanks Dave! 00:27:29 Dave Oshana: :-) welcome Arabella 00:28:40 sally: Evolutionary spirituality calls this the work of Being and Becoming that transforms our consciousness 00:29:32 Paige Speers: I’m a rainforest sponsor with treesisters.org Restore the feminine consciousness. 00:32:43 sally: agreed Paige - the wisdom of indigenous peoples needs to be integrated - loving the “mother” planet - she comes first 00:33:09 Kelly Eide: what a beautiful answer 00:33:32 Matt Shearing: who joining Extinction Rebellion? 00:34:04 Jessica McDiarmid: I have! they're doing great work, non violent DA - a must in our times 00:34:21 sally: Addiction comes from masking our pain - refusing to “feel” our lives 00:34:57 sally: we don’t have a meta story that gives us meaning 00:35:18 Tivo: Where's the solution? 00:35:22 sally: And most of us fail to create our own meaning so addiction arises in the void 00:35:34 melody rae: I really resonate seeing this in my nvc communication lately 00:36:04 michaelroach: The solution is not participating in the story of conflict. 00:36:25 sally: we need to liberate our joy and creativitythrough creating a new meaning. We have become frozen in the headlights of oncoming disaster 00:37:00 sally: The new story needs to inspire us to enlightened action 00:37:47 sally: we are stuck in the post modern void of “no-story is real” 00:37:54 Patricia: What calls to your care. * 00:38:02 Kelly Eide: what calls to your care? 00:38:10 michaelroach: Your story is always real. 00:38:26 Mark Walsh: LOVE that 00:38:38 sally: The meta narrative _ I was not meaning my little personal story 00:38:54 Haptic Path: that’s great, I felt this call 00:39:21 michaelroach: But your story can’t not affect the larger story. 00:39:36 sally: Understanding evolution and that we are part of that IS the new story - that we are responsible for the evolution of ourselves and the world 00:39:41 Aime Accorsi: oh yeah for me too!! So ashamed of that.. 00:40:25 Christina: Powerful documentary exploring relationship with nature, tribes, spirituality, … lifehttps://www.tawai.earth 00:40:37 Christina: https://www.tawai.earth 00:41:07 sally: our personal story is totally integral to the big story of evolution 00:42:09 michaelroach: What Charle just said = mind in the body = embodiment. 00:42:21 Sharon Rose: There is a lot moe to the Mind than we exercise too. 00:43:03 sally: Bypassing duality? We can’t 00:43:37 Sharon Rose: All dualities are the same thing to a differing degrees. Opposites always contain each other. 00:43:38 sally: manifestation IS duality but we can move into non dual states with practice 00:44:01 michaelroach: If the mind is in the body there is no duality. You are your body. 00:44:41 annbyrne: surrendering into the wisdom of the next greater whole. 00:45:09 Laura Hewitt: People experience that as shame (saying “I don’t know” 00:45:15 Desna Tatler: Hell yeah! 00:45:33 sally: The mind body complex is “something” -matter and energy - which operates on polarities - duality 00:45:34 Laura Hewitt: Fixation on certainty 00:45:42 Mark Walsh: presenter Steven D’Souza wrote a book on not knowing 00:45:46 Mark Walsh: check him out 00:45:49 Sharon Rose: Humility = where Yang becomes Yin. After everything else has been tried. What’s next? Receiving rather than pushing . 00:45:59 annbyrne: Shame and unworthieness are the key inner energies that need to be addressed in order to connect with the wisdom part of us that does know— 00:46:00 michaelroach: The mind in the head says “I don’t know” 00:46:37 Laura Hewitt: Exactly!! 00:47:00 Susan Belli: And we need hope 00:47:01 Melanie Postill: wow! 00:47:39 Mark Walsh: struck by how many people are watching this in a room on their own :-( 00:47:41 Laura Hewitt: You can create the conditions though 00:47:49 Lianne Hickman: thank you so much Adrian, Charles and mark 🙏🏻 and to all present and showing up for yourselves, each other, the planet and the whole. blessings 🦋 00:47:51 michaelroach: You find hope by looking for the beauty in the world. 00:47:52 Mark Walsh: appreciate good reasons for this so not a criticism 00:47:53 annbyrne: Acceptance - and allowing - 00:48:00 Lianne Hickman: I have to go now 💚 00:48:11 Sylvia Christine: surrender is opening up to the unknown and t be vulnerable 00:48:29 Mark Walsh: more people watching with animals than other humans 00:48:41 Sunny: Mark, no one is alone.. we are here aren't we.. this is a connection. 00:48:41 Laura Hewitt: Animals are nicer sometimes :) 00:48:48 Sharon Rose: Spiritual Etiquette requires that we ask for help, even in dire situations. The energy world cannot interfere unless we ask. Surrender. 00:48:56 Erin Celeste: Agree with you Sunny 00:48:58 Erin Celeste: :) 00:49:10 Patricia: thank you 00:49:14 annbyrne: The wisdom is already inherent at the deeper level - awaiting our opening into - 00:49:24 Sylvia Christine: so true 00:49:40 Sebastian Noah: TIME and ATTENTION are the core life currencies! "Spending time" and "paying attention". 00:49:41 Erin Celeste: Charles....who is doing this gender healing work? 00:49:42 sally: surrender and action - both needed - hopefully surrender IN action 00:49:43 Desna Tatler: Animals and nature, a lot nicer! ;-) 00:49:47 Mark Walsh: Sunny -yes and no. LOVE the online togetherness and it’s not everything 00:50:14 Irina Sadakova: So great! 00:50:17 sally: Integrating new perspectives - deep listening 00:50:19 michaelroach: It’s a step in the right direction. 00:50:45 annbyrne: Embracing collective shadow 00:50:48 Sunny: Like that idea of telling the story.. I do believe the more we hear stories from people, the more we can engender compassion. 00:50:57 sally: seeing the “other” and hearing their story is needed 00:51:31 sally: Compassion comes from deep listening 00:51:32 annbyrne: Agree….. with last two comments much 00:51:42 Patricia: yes 00:52:09 Signe: So change must come from bottom and up? 00:52:22 Lilian Romme: team empathy 00:52:23 Catherine: Can anyone restate the questionj?? 00:52:53 sally: while peoples stories/needs are left out we will have conflict 00:53:27 sally: Love is a perception - of the other at their core 00:53:33 Sunny: Without letting someone tell their story we make it up.. 00:53:47 Sylvia Christine: people need to listen and be touched by other peoples stories 00:54:16 Sunny: People who commit acts against others all have stories that have driven them. 00:54:24 Sunny: AMEN! re evil 00:54:36 sally: we need a new narrative of power and how it affects the vulnerable - how we need power FOR not power OVER 00:54:55 Patricia: It Needs to be a multidimensional vision 00:55:01 Dave Oshana: this talk is even more touching than it is rational, which gives it it's power to support beneficial change 00:55:31 Richard Schut: anyone from Berlin online? 00:55:54 jennyohare: yes Richard, I’m in Berlin.. 00:56:16 sally: I am excited by Evolutionary Church - an online weekly meeting that is offering evolution as the inspiring meta narrative - google it 00:56:21 Paige Speers: is there a safe space online for witnessing/acknowledgement? 00:56:37 Matt Shearing: How do we realise our power as consumers? have you seen the 3.5million views on the Iceland TV ad re Palm Oil. 00:56:42 liseweil: I have a question-- why do you call it the "new story" when it's an old story???? 00:56:53 annbyrne: On a practical level what do you think each individual can engage with 00:57:09 Dave Oshana: the action plan is to create resonance? 00:57:19 sally: Evolution - “New” story since Darwin :))) 00:57:24 Laura Hewitt: What everyday practices does Charles do in such state of crisis?! 00:57:26 michaelroach: Does Charles see Interbeing as Embodied? 00:57:48 annbyrne: We are one body 00:57:57 sally: being, interbeing and becoming - all important 00:58:15 celia simpson: what about compassion fatigue - when people don’t have the capacity to relate to a personal story with empathy? Or don’t feel much empathy? 00:58:16 annbyrne: living system 00:58:52 Louis: good question - would love to hear his thoughts on COMPASSION FATIGUE as well 00:58:55 Laura Hewitt: Something practical (every day activism for example) that we can do would be good 00:59:03 Sunny: I resonated with what you said about us finding that thing inside ourselves where we can be of servivr healing. Is this foundated on 'be the change'. How do I change my experience of myself and life.. so I can help shift others.. 00:59:09 Dave Hampton: thankyou Charles 00:59:13 sally: Changes in consciousness needed, not changing minds 00:59:25 rita pacheco: Hi everyone 00:59:30 Sunny: I am not asking how do I change.. but as a question for all people.. what has to happen to take that first step? 01:00:34 Laura Hewitt: Louis I recommend Joan Halifax podcast on “on Being” in re to Compassion Fatigue 01:00:40 sally: gnerally experts suggest meditation (in any form) is the most effective way to up level consciousness 01:01:32 sally: That can be any embodied movement if its meditational too 01:01:34 Lilian Romme: the holistic approach is much better. holding space. being a patient, being a listener 01:01:53 Desna Tatler: Sharon Blackie’s book If Women Rose Rooted is inspiring for women to tell their stories “a rallying cry for women to reawaken their natural power… and for the love of this threatened earth’ 01:01:58 Vaughn: /mind blown 01:02:02 Dave Hampton: pleasecanCharles have a nice chat with D Trump 01:02:09 Suzanne Shelton: Re: compassion fatigue: this sounds like what would happen when compassion is being forced and assumed expected. Sometimes compassion is just being truthful and admitting that you need to recharge yourself. 01:02:12 Haptic Path: was amazing!!! 01:02:14 annbyrne: Whole system - and holistic - 01:02:16 Aime Accorsi: thanks 01:02:16 Johnny Ward: BOOM! :) 01:02:16 Sharon Rose: Thank you. Powerful! 01:02:18 Dave Oshana: thanks - change is good 01:02:18 annbyrne: thank you much 01:02:19 Allison: How do we create conditions that allow people to hear the real stories of the environment in the way you spoke about gender healing so that people will change their beliefs and behavior towards the environment? 01:02:22 Melanie Postill: thankyou!!! 01:02:25 Arabella: https://charleseisenstein.org/ 01:02:27 melody rae: thank you Charles! 01:02:28 Jessica McDiarmid: Excellent stuff, thank you Charles 01:02:29 L.A. Klaverweide: valuable 01:02:32 Lilian Romme: thank you 01:02:36 Desna Tatler: Thank you SOOOOO much Charles. Big love. 01:02:40 Erin Celeste: Incredible. I'm so honored to be able to experience this with all of you here on this meeting. 01:02:41 Johnny Ward: thank you, Charles! 01:02:42 sally: ta! 01:02:42 Arabella: Living in the Gift - upcoming online course 01:02:47 Latifas iPhone: Thank you !!!🙏🏻 01:02:48 Vaughn: The connection between animism and embodiment is surprising, yet resonant. 01:02:49 Helena Willems: thank you Charles 01:02:53 Maria Wood: Thank you - very profound and helpful 01:02:58 Louis: Thank you Charles and all 01:03:06 Sunny: Profound work.. thank you... All his books have been offered free online.. Sacred Economics .. my first and fave 01:03:07 victoriawright: Thank you!!! Incredible 01:03:09 Allison: THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHARLES!!! 01:03:14 justine: great! 01:03:14 Sebastian Noah: thank you. metta 01:03:14 Sunny: Thank you for your GIFT Charles. 01:03:15 rita pacheco: Thank you, sorry for being late late 01:03:20 jennyohare: Thank you Charles!!!!! 01:03:29 Allison: THIS WAS AMAZING!! 01:03:30 Anne: Thank you again, Charles Eisenstein! 01:03:31 Cathy: Thanks Charles for showing up and sharing your learning. Thanks everyone for showing up and sharing your questions and info. <3 01:03:32 celia simpson: thank you Laura 01:03:45 Arabella: https://charleseisenstein.org 01:03:49 Alice Ashwell: THank you Charles and Adrian - loved the sharing 01:04:04 Shankar V: Props to Charles for living what he believes in terms of his relationship with money :) 01:04:14 Sharon Rose: Kids in the kitchen. 01:04:24 Suzanne Shelton: Awesome talk, thank you! 01:04:25 Aime Accorsi: cats are sleeping :) <3 01:04:28 Cathy: Is there a way that we can see everyone else's cameras on here too? 01:04:30 Sunny: naked? LOL.. 01:04:32 Sylvia Christine: Thank you Charles. I really enjoyed this time listening to you. I resonate with a lot of what you are saying. 01:04:34 Erin Celeste: lol 01:04:40 Laura Hewitt: Embodiment parties 01:04:43 Nikki: That was fantastic, so needed, thank you soon much <3 01:04:49 Nikki: *soooo much 01:04:56 Alina: thank you! <3 01:04:58 Anne: Thank you Charles, Adrian and Mark 01:05:12 Arabella: https://igg.me/at/qfcrussia 01:05:15 Daria: Great one, so much resonates, thanks ! 01:05:17 Sheila: Thanks Charles.. Fond memories of the mess created at Findhorn in 2014 ish x 01:05:20 Arabella: Conference charity: https://igg.me/at/qfcrussia 01:05:38 liseweil: if anyone is interested in studying embodiment we have an Embodiment Studies concentration at Goddard College. Charles used to teach there. 01:06:12 Melissa Chiew: Thanks Iisewell! 01:06:47 AmyWillshire: Thank you 01:06:54 Sheila: Thanks x