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The Five Gifts of Uncertainty

Joanna Macy At the next BeingChange Circle, on June 11th, I will be showing the short video of Joanna Macy’s talk at the 2009 Bioneers conference. You can see it on the home page of her web site at www.joannamacy.net. … Continue reading

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What is “The Great Turning?”

….or the Great Work, The Shift, Conscious Evolution, Transition….I decided to post a few quotes to try to convey the essence of these concepts. I hope you will take it upon yourself to dig deeper. This is the essential spiritual … Continue reading

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BeingChange: Not Just For Women

You may have noticed, if you’ve been visiting this blog, that I’ve recently dropped the word “women” from “Women Weaving the Great Turning Through Circles, Art, & Story.” While there will continue to be women-only circles and events, and special … Continue reading

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The Great Turning as a Hero’s Journey

In the film about these transition times entitled “What a Way to Go,” Derrick Jensen tells the following story. During times of war, the native dog soldiers of the southwest would plant a stake, called a picket pin, in the … Continue reading

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BeingChange – Some challenges and possibilites

BeingChange circles are really twofold: having circles and collecting stories about our experiences of being in transition and our visions for the future. These stories can be expressed in any artistic genre: poetry, essays, songs, dance, photography, and the like. … Continue reading

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A Weaving Man

I’m excited about introducing you to a remarkable Weaving Man; thankfully one of many in our world. His name is Bill Plotkin and he is the founder of Animas Institute. Their focus is on “nature-based initiation” designed to empower a … Continue reading

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Wanderlust

Communing with friend in Otavalo, Ecuador I want to introduce you to two amazing women – Jan Phillips and Vijali Hamilton.  These women are visionaries, artists, and activists PLUS they’ve both taken extraordinary trips around the world doing their art … Continue reading

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BeingChange – The Beginnings

Phebe at Morey, sacred Incan site in the Andes of Peru BeingChange has been a long time in the making and has gone through many evolutions before settling into “Weaving the Great Turning Through Circles, Art, & Story.”  Though I … Continue reading

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Being an Edgewalker

Phebe with Joanna Macy “I believe in my heart that we are being called to be Edgewalkers:  hospice workers to what is dying and midwives to what is waiting to be born.” From the BeingChange web site Dear friends, For … Continue reading

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