Seeds of Radical Renewal, Fall 2025
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ABOUT
Beneath the fragmenting face of our world, the seeds of change and connection that will bear new ways of being are beginning to take root. If we are to usher in a story different from the narrative of progress, colonization, and unlimited economic growth that has unleashed destruction across the planet, a radical renewal of our relationship with the Earth and each other is needed. What does it mean to lead amid the turmoil of our ecological unraveling from a place that centers the Earth not as an abstract idea, but as a living presence? How can we be in service to this transition that will demand and inflict profound transformation upon our inner and outer worlds?
To avoid replicating the systems of power that have so damaged the Earth and its beings, we must move beyond the conventional, patriarchal ideas of authority and action that continue to fail us, and into new models of leadership anchored in kinship and care; that stem not only from doing, but also from a state of being.
In what ways can we respond to the social and ecological challenges of our time from a space of connection, rather than looking for quick fixes and following familiar authority? Can we listen to voices and intelligences outside our own, share power in community, learn to relinquish certainty, and be receptive to change? How do we find and begin to work with the roots that will hold us steadfast through the unraveling of our world?
This online course will introduce emerging leaders to the values of renewal, reciprocity, and reverence in building relationships with human and more-than-human communities. The course offers an in-depth exploration of the field of spiritual ecology: an evolving philosophy that is rooted in the understanding that ecology, culture, and spirituality are interdependent.
With the guidance of guest teachers—Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, Joycelyn Longdon, Dana Karout, Sam Lee, and James Bridle—participants will take part in a ten-part online workshop exploring the philosophy and possibilities of spiritual ecology. Throughout the course, participants will be given required and optional reading and writing assignments designed to deepen the learning and exploration of these themes.
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APPLICATION & COST
The program costs $500. Some scholarships are available for those who need them. If you are accepted into the course, payment is due within two weeks of the first session. Cancellations made up to one week before course commencement will result in a full refund. After that, refunds will not be available unless under special circumstances.
The application deadline is August 6, 2025, at 11:59pm (PDT). Applicants will be notified of acceptance by August 15, 2025.
Please reach out to events@emergencemagazine.org with any questions.