Art, unlike many other means of communicating climate change data, does not require literacy or shared language.
It was a tight knit group that sat in the Seven Springs shala one Appalachian spring afternoon, nestled among the sheltering cedars, sweet gums and pines. Our eyes were closed, imagining how we would move forward into our future selves. As I asked questions about how this future life would feel, I looked around and […]
“The revolution of the Consciousness is…taking place Now, in the present moment. There are no strategies, no great leaders in this revolution, only heroes who understand the evolutionary progress of the Consciousness and are open to allow the processes to take place in themselves.” — Frank M. Wanderer, The Revolution of Consciousness: De-Conditioning the Programmed […]
It is four o’clock in the morning at Wayra Wasi, and the rich blackness of night still envelops the rainforest. Insects and frogs screech loudly, and birds call through the predawn air. Sleeping on the wooden floor under a roof of leaves, I am awakened by the sound of a cow’s horn and the steady […]
Since late 2015, I’ve spent about a third of my time traveling the world solo. It began with walking the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage through Spain, and led to a couple extended travel tours through Central America. Throughout, NuMundo has provided a compass for this Central American journey, helping me find earth-based communities, permaculture centers, […]
Many people, when picturing the future of technology, may imagine a dystopia of chips implanted in brains and credit cards embedded in forearms. However, there are alternative models. NuMundo is one of them. Networks like NuMundo promote peace at multiple levels. Permaculture principles engender food security, community empowerment, and nature connection. Respect for indigenous wisdom […]
Mentorship may be one of the biggest opportunities for growth in our fledgling permaculture movement. There is interest in professional careers as permaculture designers, but the field lacks quality mentoring opportunities. By these I mean mentoring in a specific field, by a professional who has years of experience, with the goal of developing a […]
When was the last time you really looked at someone in the eyes? Or allowed yourself to embrace vulnerability? Or practiced gifting unconditionally? I am at a breathtaking eco-friendly retreat center and community called Puerta A La Vida in Costa Rica near a seaside town on the Pacific Coast. Crickets chirping, howler monkeys roaring, butterflies […]
According to a Time Magazine article from December 2015, the average adult in the United States checks their phone 46 times a day. In this modern era, many of us are constantly connected to some type of device. Although this may make us feel we are connected to a broad network of people and ideas, what is […]
The greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own gardens. If only 10% of us do this, there is enough for everyone. Hence the futility of revolutionaries who have no gardens, who depend on the very system they attack, and who produce words […]