Podcast appearances and mentions of stephan harding

Since Dr Stephan Harding passed away in September 2024, he has been deeply mourned by the climate community,  many of whom have been touched and inspired by his life and work. In honour of his extraordinary contributions to our understanding of this beautiful planet, we're re-releasing the Deep Time Walk, narrated by Stephan, and which has already been downloaded over a million times. This re-release includes an introduction by hosts Paul and Tom, and Tom's eulogy, which he shared at Stephan's memorial service on 30th September. Stephan Harding was a founding member of Schumacher College where he was a Deep Ecology Research Fellow, celebrated teacher and author. As a celebration of this remarkable and beloved man, we hope you enjoy his history of Gaia, told through immersive sound. We encourage you to set aside time to sit comfortably, relax, and learn to “walk well into the life of Gaia” as Stephan puts it. Stephan has had a massive influence on the climate movement, inspiring global leaders to shift their world view towards a Gaian view. We have the privilege of sharing an exercise of that shift with all of you.   Enjoy and RIP Dr Stephan Harding.   —   Christiana + Tom's book ‘The Future We Choose' is available now!   — Mentioned links from the episode:   DOWNLOAD: The Deep Time Walk App CHECK OUT: The Deep Time Walk Field Kit LEARN MORE: Deep Time Walk Project   Dr. Stephan Harding Deep Ecology Research Fellow | Senior Lecturer in Holistic Science  Author of Animate Earth and Gaia Alchemy   LINKS:   Schumacher College Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn   Deep Time Walk Website   —   Keep up with Christiana Figueres here: Instagram | Twitter   Tom Rivett-Carnac: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn   Paul Dickinson: LinkedIn | Twitter   —   Follow @GlobalOptimism on social media and send us a message! Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn   Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss another episode of Outrage + Optimism!

Be The Change! Are you a policy maker? Parent? Teacher? Regenerative Learning: Nurturing People and Caring for the Planet (Salt Desert Media, 2022) is full of fresh ideas as well as practical solutions. Learn how we can make the whole world of education more inspiring - and more green. Education can be - and it should be - more inspiring, holistic, integrated, creative, and joyous! And that isn't a mere pipe dream.  This book will help you to achieve it. Published for the 30th anniversary of Schumacher College, this collection of independently-written essays is on a subject of urgent importance for a world afflicted by climate change, inequality, mass disadvantage, and pandemics. Schumacher College is synonymous with the effort to create a model of learning that develops alumni who have the skills and passions that will make the contemporary world a better place. Contributors include: Fritjof Capra, Vandana Shiva, David Orr, Charles Eisenstein, Gunter Pauli, Anthony Seldon, Jon Alexander, Alan Boldon, Pavel Cenkl, Lauren Elizabeth Clare, Joseph Bharat Cornell, Guy Dauncey, Alan Dyer, Natalia Eernstman, Guillem Ferrer, Herbert Girardet, Donald Gray, Stephan Harding, Ina Matijevic, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Dana Littlepage Smith, Isabel Losada, Thakur S. Powdyel, and Colin Tudge. Satish Kumar is one of the editors of Regenerative Learning and is also the author of many other books, most recently Elegant Simplicity: The Art of Living Well and out this year Radical Love: From Separation to Connection with the Earth, Each Other, and Ourselves. Satish is also the founder of the Schumacher College and The Small School, as well as Editor Emeritus of Resurgence & Ecologist. Madden Gilhooly is a humanities public-school teacher and casual academic based in London, England. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Be The Change! Are you a policy maker? Parent? Teacher? Regenerative Learning: Nurturing People and Caring for the Planet (Salt Desert Media, 2022) is full of fresh ideas as well as practical solutions. Learn how we can make the whole world of education more inspiring - and more green. Education can be - and it should be - more inspiring, holistic, integrated, creative, and joyous! And that isn't a mere pipe dream.  This book will help you to achieve it. Published for the 30th anniversary of Schumacher College, this collection of independently-written essays is on a subject of urgent importance for a world afflicted by climate change, inequality, mass disadvantage, and pandemics. Schumacher College is synonymous with the effort to create a model of learning that develops alumni who have the skills and passions that will make the contemporary world a better place. Contributors include: Fritjof Capra, Vandana Shiva, David Orr, Charles Eisenstein, Gunter Pauli, Anthony Seldon, Jon Alexander, Alan Boldon, Pavel Cenkl, Lauren Elizabeth Clare, Joseph Bharat Cornell, Guy Dauncey, Alan Dyer, Natalia Eernstman, Guillem Ferrer, Herbert Girardet, Donald Gray, Stephan Harding, Ina Matijevic, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Dana Littlepage Smith, Isabel Losada, Thakur S. Powdyel, and Colin Tudge. Satish Kumar is one of the editors of Regenerative Learning and is also the author of many other books, most recently Elegant Simplicity: The Art of Living Well and out this year Radical Love: From Separation to Connection with the Earth, Each Other, and Ourselves. Satish is also the founder of the Schumacher College and The Small School, as well as Editor Emeritus of Resurgence & Ecologist. Madden Gilhooly is a humanities public-school teacher and casual academic based in London, England. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies

Be The Change! Are you a policy maker? Parent? Teacher? Regenerative Learning: Nurturing People and Caring for the Planet (Salt Desert Media, 2022) is full of fresh ideas as well as practical solutions. Learn how we can make the whole world of education more inspiring - and more green. Education can be - and it should be - more inspiring, holistic, integrated, creative, and joyous! And that isn't a mere pipe dream.  This book will help you to achieve it. Published for the 30th anniversary of Schumacher College, this collection of independently-written essays is on a subject of urgent importance for a world afflicted by climate change, inequality, mass disadvantage, and pandemics. Schumacher College is synonymous with the effort to create a model of learning that develops alumni who have the skills and passions that will make the contemporary world a better place. Contributors include: Fritjof Capra, Vandana Shiva, David Orr, Charles Eisenstein, Gunter Pauli, Anthony Seldon, Jon Alexander, Alan Boldon, Pavel Cenkl, Lauren Elizabeth Clare, Joseph Bharat Cornell, Guy Dauncey, Alan Dyer, Natalia Eernstman, Guillem Ferrer, Herbert Girardet, Donald Gray, Stephan Harding, Ina Matijevic, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Dana Littlepage Smith, Isabel Losada, Thakur S. Powdyel, and Colin Tudge. Satish Kumar is one of the editors of Regenerative Learning and is also the author of many other books, most recently Elegant Simplicity: The Art of Living Well and out this year Radical Love: From Separation to Connection with the Earth, Each Other, and Ourselves. Satish is also the founder of the Schumacher College and The Small School, as well as Editor Emeritus of Resurgence & Ecologist. Madden Gilhooly is a humanities public-school teacher and casual academic based in London, England. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/education

This episode is an excerpt of a past Science & Wisdom LIVE dialogue, 'Deep Ecology, Mindfulness, and Climate Emergency'.Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU0FvOksk3s&t=2sSubscribe to our newsletter: www.sciwizlive.com*****Science & Wisdom LIVE brings meditation practitioners in conversation with scientists to address the problems of contemporary society and come to new possible solutions.Our events touch upon specific themes where science and contemplative traditions intersect, such as the ethics of artificial intelligence, gender equality, climate change, and the benefits of mindfulness and meditation for mental health.We believe that the dialogue between science and contemplative traditions can inspire positive action and inform an ethical response to the challenges of our times, grounded in the human values of cooperation, compassion and equality.Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.sciwizlive.comFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sciwizliveFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scienceandw...Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sciwizlive

"The planet is one living organism." Soul family, we're back with a mind- and heart-blowing episode today. I'm speaking with British-Venezuelan scientist, author, and ecologist, Dr. Stephan Harding from Schumacher College in Dartington Trust. Stephan was born in Venezuela in 1953 and came to England at the age of six. Since childhood, he has had a deep fascination with the natural world, and his scientific mindset led him to pursue a degree in Zoology at the University of Durham, followed by a doctorate on the behavioral ecology of the muntjac deer at Oxford University. There are very few people alive today who have comparable insights into the fields of deep ecology, Gaia, and the spirituality of nature, which made this a truly special conversation. I'm humbled and deeply grateful to have shared space with Stephan and to have him share very personal lessons, insights, theories, and experiences of his own interactions with nature, spirit, and everything beyond. I know that as a species, we're facing a lot of challenges right now, and that's why I believe this episode is even more valuable and important to share. There's hope—the answers lie within each one of us.

This episode is an excerpt of a past Science & Wisdom LIVE dialogue, 'Reawakening the Ecological Self', with Dr. Stephan Harding.Listen to the full episode here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1360903/episodes/9754772Subscribe to our newsletter: www.sciwizlive.com***Dr. Stephan Harding was born in Venezuela in 1953. After his first degree in Zoology at Durham University he was a field assistant for the Smithsonian's field ecology research in Venezuela. His doctorate at the University of Oxford was on the behavioural ecology of the muntjac deer.     After teaching conservation biology at the National University of Costa Rica, he became a founder member of Schumacher College. Here he met James Lovelock – the originator of the Gaia hypothesis – with whom he has maintained a long-lasting friendship and scientific collaboration that lead to their joint appointment as founding chair holders of the Arne Naess Chair in Global Justice and the Environment at the University of Oslo.Stephan is the author of Animate Earth: Science, Intuition and Gaia, and Gaia Alchemy, which was published in January 2022 by Bear and Co.

This is a meditation I wrote and recorded to plunge us through epochs of cosmic time, through the tremendous evolutionary processes that preceded us, became us, and are us. It grants us invaluable context on the great tales of life whose memories are held in our bones. This is our origin and lineage. I hope you find yourself nourished and moved by the experience. This script is inspired by and takes language from the deep time practices of Joanna Macy and the Deep Time Walk of Stephan Harding and colleagues, along with some of the evolutionary notions explored in Otherlands by John Halliday – to them I am deeply grateful. My script here. Please credit if used or shared.Music attribution: Take Off and Shoot a Zero. Stunt Island Album. Written, produced, and performed by Chris Zabriskie. Published by You've Been a Wonderful Laugh Track (ASCAP). © 2011 Chris Zabriskie.Art made with… You guessed it. Midjourney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To close out the year on TED Talks Daily, we wanted to leave you with something special. It's an immersive sound journey through the history of Earth, as told by ecologist and author Stephan Harding. He's had a massive influence on the climate movement and has inspired global leaders to shift their perspective to a Gaian view of life, which respects both the living and nonliving elements of Earth. We're excited to share an exercise of that shift with all of you. If you can, listen to this with headphones while walking. (This episode is part of the TED Talks Daily end of year wrap-up, a collection of ideas to help you better understand the trends of the past year and feel ready for the one ahead. To hear more of Outrage + Optimism -- another podcast from the TED Audio Collective, which engages in inspiring debates on how we can face the climate crisis head-on -- follow wherever you're listening to this.)

It is a huge pleasure – I'm sure not only to me – to start a new season with scientific ecologist, teacher at Schumacher College and author of ‘Gaia Alchemy: The Reuniting of Science, Psyche and Soul', Stephan Harding. At a very young age Stephan discovered his interest in and also his concern for nature which led him to spend a lot of time with studies in biology, physics and chemistry and culminated in obtaining a Ph.D. in behavioural ecology from Oxford University. Being a former student of James Lovelock, Stephan went on to co-found Schumacher College, which offers holistic education around ecology and sustainability and where he currently teaches as Deep Ecology Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer Gaia theory, deep ecology and holistic science. In the beginning of his academic career Stephan had the notion that something important was missing within the scientific community of teachers and students alike. The focus was very much on a pretty mechanistic quantification of nature and the love and affection for it didn't seem to play a big role. Therefore, Stephan embarked on a journey to change that. Well-equipped with Jungian material and analysis he took upon himself to combine the science of Gaia, Earth itself, with psychological insights of alchemy, in other words, to (re)-unify science and soul.  In this episode of our show, we will first introduce Lovelock's Gaia theory and reflect upon Earth's four major components – rocks, water, beings and atmosphere – and how their interactions can be studied through means of cybernetics and system science.  Of course, we will discuss Stephan's most recent book in detail which offers an excellent introduction of the different transformational stages of alchemical processes and explains how they relate to both Gaia's history and internal alchemy. As Stephan is a co-founder of Schumacher College near Totnes, Devon in Great Britain, he will tell us quite a bit about the place which is just meant for exploring rather daring ideas with the main aim to understand why modern human beings are destroying their planet and how this process can be healed. In this context, we will also talk about ‘Deep Ecology' as a science of recognising and dealing with the relationships between different parts of nature, Ecosophia as ecological wisdom and how Gaia Alchemy ties in with these concepts. In the end Stephan will take some time to explain quite a few fascinating ideas such as ‘Deep Time' and what exactly living a ‘Gaian alchemical life' means and highlight his hopes for the future of our civilisation. The book page to "Gaia Alchemy" on the Inner Traditions site Stephan Harding's page on "Human and Nature" Schumacher College website Music played in this episode Once again in this episode we play music by the great esotericist Georges GURDJEFF. He was helped in orchestration and notation by his Russian composer friend, Thomas de Hartmann. These recordings were made at a concert in Mexico City in September 2020. You can find a link to the full concert BY CLICKING HERE 1) RELIGIOUS CEREMONY - Vol III #21 - Yleana Butista and Guests (Track starts at 8:24) 2) THREE SHORT PIECES - Yleana Butista and Guests PERSIAN SONG - Vol I #6 DERVISH #3 - CEREMONY FOR A DEAR DERVISH THE TREMBLING DERVISH (Track starts at 51:50) 3) PRAYER OF NOVEMBER 4, CHRIST MOHAMMED BUDDHA LAMA - Yleana Butista and Guests (Track starts at 1:30:06) Intro and Outro Musicespecially written and recorded for the Thoth-Hermes Podcast by Chris Roberts

Dr. Stephan Harding, a cofounder of Schumacher College (England) and senior lecturer in holistic science, is a pioneering scientist focused on earth sciences, deep ecology, and the theory of Gaia. His work stands on the shoulders of his friend and colleague James Lovelock, the originator of Gaia theory, and microbiologist Lynn Margulis, who bravely championed the idea of symbiosis as a driving force in evolution. In his new book, 'Gaia Alchemy: The Reuniting of Science, Psyche, and Soul,' Harding explores how Gaia manifests itself in human consciousness, feelings, and soul, and how Jungian depth psychology and the history of medieval alchemy can guide us to new insights.

Welcome to a special bonus episode, a collaboration with our good friends at Global Optimism, and their podcast series Outrage + Optimism. This episode is a powerful immersive sound journey through the 4.6 billion year history of Gaia, as told by Dr. Stephan Harding. You'll learn to “walk well into the life of Gaia”, as Stephan puts it.Stephan Harding, Ph.D., obtained his doctorate in behavioral ecology from Oxford University and is one of the founders of Schumacher College, where he is Deep Ecology Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in holistic science. A student of James Lovelock, he has taught Gaia theory, deep ecology, and holistic science all over the world. He is the author of several books, including Animate Earth and Gaia Alchemy. Before going on this Deep Time Walk, the Way Out Is In presenters, Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino, introduce the episode and explain why it is a good fit for the series, and share their special friendship with the team producing and presenting Outrage + Optimism. Jo also has some insights from a transformational moment that occurred while studying with Dr. Stephan Harding. The O+O presenters – Christiana Figueres, Paul Dickinson, and Tom Rivett-Carnac – take a mindful breath as they acknowledge the passing of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (this episode originally recorded as part of Outrage + Optimism five days after Thay’s passing). Speaking from Plum Village, Christiana shares a few heartfelt words about Thay and how grateful we are to have such influential teachers in our lives.By inspiring global leaders to shift their worldview to a Gaian view of life, Stephan Harding has had a massive influence on the climate movement. What you are about to listen to is an exercise of that shift. It is in this spirit of deep gratitude and stubborn optimism for the continuation of our teachers that the O+O team offers this The Deep Time Walk audio journey. The episode ends with a Gaian meditation guided by Dr. Stephan Harding – one often given on Deep Time Walks at Schumacher College. Co-produced by the Plum Village App:https://plumvillage.app/ And Global Optimism:https://globaloptimism.com/ With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation:https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/ List of resources Outrage + Optimismhttps://www.outrageandoptimism.org/episodes/the-deep-time-walk-stephan-harding The Deep Time Walk Projecthttps://www.deeptimewalk.org/about/The Deep Time Walk Field Kithttps://www.deeptimewalk.org/kit/ The Deep Time Walk Apphttps://www.deeptimewalk.org/ Schumacher Collegehttps://campus.dartington.org/schumacher-college/ Zen and the Art of Saving the Planethttps://plumvillage.org/books/zen-and-the-art-of-saving-the-planet/ James Lovelockhttp://www.jameslovelock.org/ David Abramhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Abram Lynn Margulishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Margulis Quotes “Stephan has the most remarkable ability for drawing you into a broader consciousness of what the living Earth is. And, without a hint of irony or exaggeration, Stephan completely changed my life. I discovered later that he also changed the lives of many other people who are quite central in the climate movement. Nigel Topping, Paul Dickinson, Lindsay Levin; all previous guests on this podcast who also began their journey by hearing from Stephan about the Gaian world that we inhabit.” “It’s a 4.6 kilometer walk representing the 4.6 billion year lifespan of this Earth. And it’s an opportunity for us all to deeply connect and engage with the fact that, actually, this moment we’re in now, where the Earth is threatened with so much destruction, this moment is the creation, is the culmination of this extraordinary journey of development of the Earth and all living beings. And it gives us the opportunity to really appreciate the extraordinary beauty and complexity of this living planet, Gaia.” “Can we develop a Gaian consciousness in which we feel ourselves to be symbiotic with our planet, in which we feel ourselves to be living inside this great living, planetary motherly body of ours, Gaia, our own Earth, whom we have to protect for our own self-interest and for our own well-being and for her well-being? That’s up to you. The best thing you can do now, as a human being, is to become a Gaian human being, a human being part of this great living planetary community of life, rocks, atmosphere, and water. Part of this great move towards living well with the Earth.”

Welcome to a special bonus episode, a collaboration with our good friends at Global Optimism, and their podcast series Outrage + Optimism. This episode is a powerful immersive sound journey through the 4.6 billion year history of Gaia, as told by Dr. Stephan Harding. You'll learn to “walk well into the life of Gaia”, as Stephan puts it.Stephan Harding, Ph.D., obtained his doctorate in behavioral ecology from Oxford University and is one of the founders of Schumacher College, where he is Deep Ecology Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in holistic science. A student of James Lovelock, he has taught Gaia theory, deep ecology, and holistic science all over the world. He is the author of several books, including Animate Earth and Gaia Alchemy. Before going on this Deep Time Walk, the Way Out Is In presenters, Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino, introduce the episode and explain why it is a good fit for the series, and share their special friendship with the team producing and presenting Outrage + Optimism. Jo also has some insights from a transformational moment that occurred while studying with Dr. Stephan Harding. The O+O presenters – Christiana Figueres, Paul Dickinson, and Tom Rivett-Carnac – take a mindful breath as they acknowledge the passing of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (this episode originally recorded as part of Outrage + Optimism five days after Thay’s passing). Speaking from Plum Village, Christiana shares a few heartfelt words about Thay and how grateful we are to have such influential teachers in our lives.By inspiring global leaders to shift their worldview to a Gaian view of life, Stephan Harding has had a massive influence on the climate movement. What you are about to listen to is an exercise of that shift. It is in this spirit of deep gratitude and stubborn optimism for the continuation of our teachers that the O+O team offers this The Deep Time Walk audio journey. The episode ends with a Gaian meditation guided by Dr. Stephan Harding – one often given on Deep Time Walks at Schumacher College. Co-produced by the Plum Village App:https://plumvillage.app/ And Global Optimism:https://globaloptimism.com/ With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation:https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/ List of resources Outrage + Optimismhttps://www.outrageandoptimism.org/episodes/the-deep-time-walk-stephan-harding The Deep Time Walk Projecthttps://www.deeptimewalk.org/about/The Deep Time Walk Field Kithttps://www.deeptimewalk.org/kit/ The Deep Time Walk Apphttps://www.deeptimewalk.org/ Schumacher Collegehttps://campus.dartington.org/schumacher-college/ Zen and the Art of Saving the Planethttps://plumvillage.org/books/zen-and-the-art-of-saving-the-planet/ James Lovelockhttp://www.jameslovelock.org/ David Abramhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Abram Lynn Margulishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Margulis Quotes “Stephan has the most remarkable ability for drawing you into a broader consciousness of what the living Earth is. And, without a hint of irony or exaggeration, Stephan completely changed my life. I discovered later that he also changed the lives of many other people who are quite central in the climate movement. Nigel Topping, Paul Dickinson, Lindsay Levin; all previous guests on this podcast who also began their journey by hearing from Stephan about the Gaian world that we inhabit.” “It’s a 4.6 kilometer walk representing the 4.6 billion year lifespan of this Earth. And it’s an opportunity for us all to deeply connect and engage with the fact that, actually, this moment we’re in now, where the Earth is threatened with so much destruction, this moment is the creation, is the culmination of this extraordinary journey of development of the Earth and all living beings. And it gives us the opportunity to really appreciate the extraordinary beauty and complexity of this living planet, Gaia.” “Can we develop a Gaian consciousness in which we feel ourselves to be symbiotic with our planet, in which we feel ourselves to be living inside this great living, planetary motherly body of ours, Gaia, our own Earth, whom we have to protect for our own self-interest and for our own well-being and for her well-being? That’s up to you. The best thing you can do now, as a human being, is to become a Gaian human being, a human being part of this great living planetary community of life, rocks, atmosphere, and water. Part of this great move towards living well with the Earth.”

Can inner shifts in perspectives help us respond more skilfully to the climate and environmental crisis?In this third Science & Wisdom LIVE dialogue, Dr. Vandana Shiva, Dr. Stephan Harding, and Dr. David Loy discuss the urgent topic of the climate emergency and environmental crisis. This Dialogue is a collaboration between Science & Wisdom LIVE and The Global Tree Initiative.As scientists and activists warn us about the potential dangers ahead, new paradigms are emerging to help us navigate the challenges of our times. Deep Ecology invites us to experience (and act from) a deep feeling of our interconnectedness with the natural world. Similarly, contemplative practices (such as mindfulness and meditation) can deepen our sense of oneness with the living universe around usDoes a skilful response to the environmental crisis follow spiritual development and a more mature awareness of our interdependence with nature? And how can we act in the world without becoming depressed or feeling powerless in the face of climate emergency?Dr. Vandana Shiva, Dr. Stephan Harding, and Dr. David Loy discuss the outcome of the recent COP26, how we can understand the climate emergency as a dysregulation of Earth's self-regulation, and how the environmental crisis reflects a deeper crisis of values in Western civilization. They advocate a shift from a mechanistic understanding of the world towards a deeply spiritual science, inspired by the feeling of deep connection with the Earth, and talk about the kind of spiritual practices that help us cultivate our sense of belonging to the living planet and act selflessly, without attachment to the results of our actions. 

In this episode, I am joined by Stephan Harding author of "Animate Earth" and the recently released "Gaia Alchemy." Stephan discusses Gaia theory, Deep Ecology, finding one's Gaia place, different ways of knowing, the possible origin for our current disconnect with the soul of the Earth, and meditating on the alchemical Azoth mandala. Schumacher College https://campus.dartington.org/schumacher-college/ Alliance for Wild Ethics https://wildethics.org/ Gaia Alchemy Inner Traditions https://www.innertraditions.com/books/gaia-alchemy Bookshop.org https://bookshop.org/books/gaia-alchemy-the-reuniting-of-science-psyche-and-soul/9781591434252 Support Rebel Spirit Radio https://paypal.me/rebelspiritradio Connect with Rebel Spirit on Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebelspiritradio Twitter: @RebelSpiritRad Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebelspiritradio/ https://www.rebelspiritradio.com

*This episode is best enjoyed on a pair of headphones or quality speaker system   Welcome to Season 5! We have a special season opener for you- An immersive sound journey through the history of Gaia, as told by Dr. Stephan Harding. Normally on the podcast we engage full-heartedly in the political, social, and economic debate surrounding everything climate, but today we set aside the time to sit comfortably, relax, and learn to “walk well into the life of Gaia” as Stephan puts it. Stephan has had a massive influence on the climate movement in the way of inspiring global leaders to shift their world view of life to a Gaian view of life. We have the privilege of sharing an exercise of that shift with all of you. But just before we go on this meditation together, we are taking a mindful breath as we acknowledge the passing of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. He was a global spiritual leader, poet, and an environmental and peace activist, known for his powerful teachings and bestselling writings on mindfulness and peace. Christiana, at the top of the episode, shares a few beautiful words about him and how grateful we are to have such influential teachers in our life. Our hearts are with the Plum Village and all the Sanghas around the world who are continuing Thich Nhat Hanh's incredible legacy and teachings. It is in this spirit of deep gratitude and stubborn optimism for the continuation of our teachers that we offer you this audio journey of The Deep Time Walk.   Enjoy!   —   Christiana + Tom's book ‘The Future We Choose' is available now!   Subscribe to our Climate Action Newsletter: Signals Amidst The Noise   —   Mentioned links from the episode:   READ: Zen and The Art of Saving The Planet by Thich Nhat Hanh LISTEN: The Way Out is In Podcast (A Podcast Co-Produced by Global Optimism) DOWNLOAD: The Deep Time Walk App CHECK OUT: The Deep Time Walk Field Kit LEARN MORE: Deep Time Walk Project   —   Thank you to our guest this week, Dr. Stephan Harding! Dr. Stephan Harding Deep Ecology Research Fellow | Senior Lecturer in Holistic Science  Author of Animate Earth and Gaia Alchemy   LINKS:   Schumacher College Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn   Deep Time Walk Website — Keep up with Christiana Figueres here: Instagram | Twitter   Tom Rivett-Carnac: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn   Paul Dickinson: LinkedIn | Twitter   —    Follow @GlobalOptimism on social media and send us a message! Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn   Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss another episode of Outrage + Optimism!

In this episode of Science & Wisdom LIVE, Scott Snibbe interviews Stephan Harding, Deep Ecology Research Fellow and founding member of Schumacher collegeStephan will discuss his work as an educator at Schumacher College, James Lovelock's Gaia theory, and the role of intuition in scientific research and ecological thinking. He will also discuss which kind of practices can deepen our connection with Nature and our experience of being part of the living planet.

Our guest today is Dr. David Loy, Professor of Buddhist and Comparative Philosophy, writer, and teacher in the Zen tradition of Japanese Buddhism. Together with Vandana Shiva and Stephan Harding, David will be one of the speakers at the upcoming Science and Wisdom dialogue on Deep Ecology, Mindfulness, and Climate Emergency on the 9th of December.In today's interview with Scott Snibbe, he discusses the necessity of engaging with the world and transcending duality as part of one's contemplative practice; how Buddhism and other contemplative traditions change in response to the needs of the contemporary world; and how to respond appropriately to the challenges of our time, without falling into the extremes of indifference or despair.They will also talk about the need to deepen our relation with, and love for, Nature and wilderness; how personal transformation is necessary in order to enable collective growth; and how Buddhism and other contemplative teachings can help us face what Noam Chomsky called "the most dangerous moment ever in human history".

NOTE: this episode contains discussion around death which some people may find difficult.In Part Two we learn how to stretch time! We journey back to the beginning of life on earth, and forward into the far, far future, we learn from Brian Eno himself about why he invented ambient music, and we discover how coming to terms with our own death can transform the way we live. We dive deeper into indigenous thinking, discover how to look at the world like a geologist, and find out why you might be looking the wrong way when you think about the future … clue: it's below you!This second episode is a time-travelling adventure through the glittering awesomeness of deep time - so buckle-up, and get ready to experience The Long Time!Special thanks to the contributors to this episode, Vincent Ialenti, Brian Eno, Alua Arthur, Kimberely Wade Benzoni, Jay Griffiths, Marcia Bjornerud, Tyson Yunkaporta and Stephan Harding.RELATED LINKSthelongtimeacademy.comheadspace.comscenerystudios.comthelongtimeproject.orgJay Griffiths's latest book How To Rebel, her book Pip Pip: A Sideways Look At Time and all her other brilliant works are available HEREMore about Alua Arthur's end of life work HEREVincent Ialenti's book, Deep Time Reckoning: How Future Thinking Can Help Earth Now is available hereMarcia Bjornerud's book, Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World is available hereTyson Yunkaporta's book, Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save The World is available hereThe Deep Time Walk App and Field Kit is available hereCREDITSThe series was created and produced by Lina Prestwood and Ella SaltmarsheProduced by Ivor Manley and Madeleine FinlayExecutive producers at Headspace Studios are Ash Jones, Leah Sutherland & Morgan SelzerOriginal artwork by Mavi Morais (instagram.com/moraismavi)Design by Loz Ives (idleletters.com)Original music, sound design and mixing by Tristan Cassel-Delavois, Scott Sorenson & Chris MurguiaTrack 1/1, Music For Airports (1978) by Brian Eno courtesy of Polydor RecordsAudio courtesy of The Deep Time Walk Project (Sound Design by Jo Hutton, directed by Jeremy Mortimer, performed by actors Chipo Chung and Paul Hilton)

Read by Kessonga Giscombe, this immersive and transformative meditation takes listeners back through time, and through the 4.6 billion year evolution of our living Earth. Experience a unique perspective of deep time!The Well of Deep Time was written by Stephan Harding and Robert Woodford of the Deep Time Walk Project, with thanks to Ella Saltmarshe and Lina Prestwood.The Well Of Deep Time is available in an illustrated .pdf from The Deep Time Walk Project website, alongside the Deep Time Walk App and other useful resources.The meditation was composed and sound designed by Casually Here for Scenery Studios. Audio courtesy of The Deep Time Walk Project with additional sound design elements from Jo Hutton.

Full notes available from the Centre for Climate Safety. Thank you to the Sustainable Hour for sharing this episode with us.  The threat, the solution and the plan. Here's the why, the who and the how. This podcast episode is dedicated to the climate campaigner who has burned out. Podcast content – in order of appearance - apologies these are 2:31 earlier than they appear in the Climactic release.  00:05 Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General 00:25 Movie clip: Marvel, Thor: Kaorg speaks to Thor about revolution (also at 53:52) 00:46 Jose Ramos: “What is my role and my place?” 00:54 Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director, Greenpeace International, quotes Bob Hunter 01:01 7News Sydney: NSW Rural Fireservice firefighter 01:16 Californian firefigther on SBS News 01:24 BBC World Service during Second World War: “This is London calling” 01:50 Stuart Scott speaking in Stockholm in 2018 (also at 27:57, 29:40, 35:49) 06:20 9-year-old Eve speaking in London at Extinction Rebellion rally 07:31 Reuters: Deadly floods hit western Europe 09:18 Kinya Seto, CEO, LIXIL Corporation 10:11 Chris Hayes on MSNBC: extreme weather news 12:01 Movie clip: Marvel, The Avengers: “And the humans, what can they do but burn?” 12:42 Movie clip: The 100, s1 e5 at 26:20: “This will cause a riot! Good. We need one.” 12:48 Movie clip: The 100, s2 e8 at 8:20: Abby talks about trust 12:55 Breakthrough interview with Admiral Chris Barrie 14:45 Jennifer Atkinson at 6:00 in Episode 1 of Facing It podcast, ‘Facing Down Climate Grief' 16:19 Amitav Ghosh, Indian author, interviewed by Rune Lykkeberg, editor of Information 17:50 Adam Bandt, leader of the Australian Greens, addresses Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack in the Australian Parliament on 17 June 2021 20:31 Arnold Schwarzenegger speaking at the Austrian World Summit 2021 22:32 Angela Francis speaking at TEDxLondonWomen in December 2019 25:46 Emily Atkin, Heated podcast producer, interview on CNN 27:31 MacKenzie King, Canadian Prime Minister, speaking during the Second World War, featured in Climate Emergency Unit's 4 Hopeful Lessons from WW2 to Confront Climate Change (also at 52:31) 28:32 Greta Thunberg: “You cannot solve a crisis without treating it as a crisis.” 29:13 ABC News: Landmark climate court ruling against Royal Dutch Shell puts Australian firms on notice 30:35 9News reporting on Antonio Guterres call for governments to declare a climate emergency 31:26 Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director, Greenpeace International, quotes Bob Hunter 31:36 Movie clip: The 100, s2 e13 at 18:50: Bellamy and Maya talk about revolution 31:52 BBC World Service during Second World War (also at 53:40) 37:56 Jem Bendell: Living in the Time of Dying 40:47 Movie clip: Marvel, Guardians Of The Universe: “I have a plan” 41:09 Dr Giselle Wilkinson speaks about her doctorate “Mobilising whole communities to restore a safe climate” at the webinar Finding a Safe Passage to a Safe Climate (also at 42:46, 50:08 and 51:59) 41:53 Movie clip: Larry Kramer in ‘Love and Anger': “Nobody knows what to do next!” 42:33 Brenna Quinlan, illustrator, interviewed in ABC's Gardening Australia 44:40 Michael Shaw, teacher and therapist, in Conscient podcast 46:36 Rob Hopkins, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Stephan Harding and others in an excerpt from last part of Peter Armstrong's documentary film ‘The Sequel' 52:15 Movie clip: Enola Holmes: “The future is up to us!” 52:27 “All revolutions seem impossible until they are inevitable.” 52:44 Jason Bordoff in ‎Planet A podcast with Dan Jørgensen on 3 July 2021 54:14 David Attenborough, excerpt from BBC's ‘Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World': “There just could be a change in moral attitude from people world-wide, politicians world-wide, to see that self-interest is for the past, common interest is for the future.” 54:41 The Kookaburra laughs 54:55 Prince Ea: Three seconds Music 00:00 Alex Aidt: Icecream (also at 04:58 and 26:40) 0

Full notes available from the Centre for Climate Safety. Thank you to the Sustainable Hour for sharing this episode with us.  The threat, the solution and the plan. Here's the why, the who and the how. This podcast episode is dedicated to the climate campaigner who has burned out. Podcast content – in order of appearance - apologies these are 2:31 earlier than they appear in the Climactic release.  00:05 Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General 00:25 Movie clip: Marvel, Thor: Kaorg speaks to Thor about revolution (also at 53:52) 00:46 Jose Ramos: “What is my role and my place?” 00:54 Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director, Greenpeace International, quotes Bob Hunter 01:01 7News Sydney: NSW Rural Fireservice firefighter 01:16 Californian firefigther on SBS News 01:24 BBC World Service during Second World War: “This is London calling” 01:50 Stuart Scott speaking in Stockholm in 2018 (also at 27:57, 29:40, 35:49) 06:20 9-year-old Eve speaking in London at Extinction Rebellion rally 07:31 Reuters: Deadly floods hit western Europe 09:18 Kinya Seto, CEO, LIXIL Corporation 10:11 Chris Hayes on MSNBC: extreme weather news 12:01 Movie clip: Marvel, The Avengers: “And the humans, what can they do but burn?” 12:42 Movie clip: The 100, s1 e5 at 26:20: “This will cause a riot! Good. We need one.” 12:48 Movie clip: The 100, s2 e8 at 8:20: Abby talks about trust 12:55 Breakthrough interview with Admiral Chris Barrie 14:45 Jennifer Atkinson at 6:00 in Episode 1 of Facing It podcast, ‘Facing Down Climate Grief' 16:19 Amitav Ghosh, Indian author, interviewed by Rune Lykkeberg, editor of Information 17:50 Adam Bandt, leader of the Australian Greens, addresses Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack in the Australian Parliament on 17 June 2021 20:31 Arnold Schwarzenegger speaking at the Austrian World Summit 2021 22:32 Angela Francis speaking at TEDxLondonWomen in December 2019 25:46 Emily Atkin, Heated podcast producer, interview on CNN 27:31 MacKenzie King, Canadian Prime Minister, speaking during the Second World War, featured in Climate Emergency Unit's 4 Hopeful Lessons from WW2 to Confront Climate Change (also at 52:31) 28:32 Greta Thunberg: “You cannot solve a crisis without treating it as a crisis.” 29:13 ABC News: Landmark climate court ruling against Royal Dutch Shell puts Australian firms on notice 30:35 9News reporting on Antonio Guterres call for governments to declare a climate emergency 31:26 Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director, Greenpeace International, quotes Bob Hunter 31:36 Movie clip: The 100, s2 e13 at 18:50: Bellamy and Maya talk about revolution 31:52 BBC World Service during Second World War (also at 53:40) 37:56 Jem Bendell: Living in the Time of Dying 40:47 Movie clip: Marvel, Guardians Of The Universe: “I have a plan” 41:09 Dr Giselle Wilkinson speaks about her doctorate “Mobilising whole communities to restore a safe climate” at the webinar Finding a Safe Passage to a Safe Climate (also at 42:46, 50:08 and 51:59) 41:53 Movie clip: Larry Kramer in ‘Love and Anger': “Nobody knows what to do next!” 42:33 Brenna Quinlan, illustrator, interviewed in ABC's Gardening Australia 44:40 Michael Shaw, teacher and therapist, in Conscient podcast 46:36 Rob Hopkins, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Stephan Harding and others in an excerpt from last part of Peter Armstrong's documentary film ‘The Sequel' 52:15 Movie clip: Enola Holmes: “The future is up to us!” 52:27 “All revolutions seem impossible until they are inevitable.” 52:44 Jason Bordoff in ‎Planet A podcast with Dan Jørgensen on 3 July 2021 54:14 David Attenborough, excerpt from BBC's ‘Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World': “There just could be a change in moral attitude from people world-wide, politicians world-wide, to see that self-interest is for the past, common interest is for the future.” 54:41 The Kookaburra laughs 54:55 Prince Ea: Three seconds Music 00:00 Alex Aidt: Icecream (also at 04:58 and 26:40) 00:49 Twin Musicom: A Dream Within a Dream (also at 02:56, 7:26 and 16:58) 01:24 Serge Pavkin: Dawn 03:11 Wayne Jones: Connection (also at 30:05) 03:35 Serge Pavkin: Reflections on Life (also at 23:36) 06:60 The 126ers: Water Lily 08:30 Density & Time: Ether-Real (also at 52:36) 09:18 Hang Massive: Heritage of Queens and Kings 09:24 Colin Mockett in The Sustainable Hour 09:58 Peekaboo: Arrival 12:10 Wayne Jones: Resolution (also at 13:42) 15:25 Climate Clock (also at 42:25) 32:07 Hang Massive: The Moon's Reflections on Countless Ponds (also at 51:42) 42:45 New Oddyssey 44:40 Wayne Jones: A Quiet Thought 45:45 Louis Wilson: Droplets 50:05 South London HiFi: Sunrise Drive 53:20 Gil Scott-Heron: “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”, 1970 A big thank you to the musicians for allowing us to use this music in the podcast. Listening tip If you think an hour-long podcast is too long for you, we recommend you think about it diffently. The overall idea with us doing these long podcasts (we've done 400 of them by now, and they are all one hour long) is that our listeners listen to them for instance when they are in transport – sitting in a car or train – and press the pause button in the podcast player when they reach their destination. And then press play and listen onwards next time they are back in transport. In other words, cut it up in smaller bits suitable to you. You, not we, decide where to make the breaks yourself.  Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Helena Norberg Hodge, Manish Jain, Stephan Harding and Ella Noah Bancroft discuss the respective roles of science and spirituality in healing the earth, the environment and humanity. The recording was made in the Coming Home session as part of the World Localisation Day conference in June 2021. The picture of Stephen is from Morag Gamble's separate podcast, Sense Making as a shout out to Morag.

Stephan Harding, es doctor en Ecología por la Universidad de Oxford y es uno de los fundadores del Schumacher College en Devon, en el Reino Unido, donde es socio investigador de la Ecología Profunda y Catedrático en Ciencias Holísticas. Nació en Venezuela y a los 6 años se trasladó a Inglaterra. Desde niño el Dr. Harding ha tenido una gran fascinación por el mundo natural. Su mente científica le llevó a licenciarse en Zoología por la Universidad de Durham y posteriormente doctorarse en la “Ecología del comportamiento del ciervo Muntjac” en la Universidad de Oxford.Después de Oxford, el Dr. Harding fue nombrado Catedrático Visitante de la Gestión de la Fauna Salvaje en la Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica.Es el autor del libro Animate Earth: Science, Intuition and Gaia y editor de Grow Small, Think Beautiful y guionista y presentador del documental Animate Earth, producido por Angel TV y que se puede encontrar online.LINKS:Schumacher college: https://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/Animate Earth. Dr. Stephan Harding : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Animate-Earth-Science-Intuition-Technologie/dp/1900322544James Loveloc libros sobre Gaia: https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/esp_gaia.htmVideos del Dr. Harding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxQ7Yw5QMTQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySfJlwOwXI0SELF. Carl Gustav Jung:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MV84HKe0kYDr. Harding considera una práctica vital el pasar tiempo en soledad, en silencio, en un exterior natural y así permitir que, a través de los sonidos y vibración de la naturaleza logremos disolver la noción corrosiva que nuestra civilización sostiene acerca de que la Tierra es una máquina inerte. Sostiene que quizás entonces nos daremos cuenta de que seremos plenamente humanos cuando amemos y respetemos profundamente no sólo al resto de humanos, pero también a lo no-humano que nos alimenta, cuida y sostiene. GAIA es la unión de todo esto. Gaia tiene que ver con unir consciencia y ciencia.COMPRA TU CAMISETA CONSCIENTE EXISTO 100% ORGANICA, VEGANA, SOSTENIBLE:https://onstage.es/exi-s-to/1266-5696-camiseta-existo.html#/3-color-beige/84-talla-xsCONECTA CONMIGO: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exi_s_to/Twitter: https://twitter.com/exi_s_toFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/existoenexitoPinterest: https://www.pinterest.es/pin/712624341033391213/Web: existoradio.com¡GRACIAS POR COMPARTIR ESTO POR DONDE QUIERAS!¡MUCHO AMOR!

It's always hard to talk about our connection to "nature" because the wording already implies that nature is something other than ourselves. In this episode we talk to eco-philosopher Per Ingvar Haukeland about what a deeper engagement with the world would mean, and how we bring the aliveness of life itself into everything we do. We also delve into the power of trees, the deep ecology movement, and Per Ingvar's work with the legendary climber and philosopher Arne Næss. Per Ingvar Haukeland is an ecophilosopher and community activist, and a professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway. He studies how tradition and innovation can be brought together to revitalize the relationship between culture and the living land, and uses storytelling, eco-entrepreneurship, handicrafts and outdoor education as methods in his work. LINKS AND FURTHER READING: Life's philosophy: reason and feeling in a deeper world (2002) written with Arne Næss. Deep Joy: Into deep ecology (2008) written with Arne Næss (English translation to be published this year). Alliance for Wild Ethics: https://wildethics.org/the-alliance/ . Per Ingvar's research: www.usn.no/english/about/contact-us/employees/per-ingvar-haukeland . OpenAirPhilsophy – a collection of philosophers Arne Naess, Sigmund Kvaløy Setreng, and Peter Wessel Zapffe's works: https://openairphilosophy.org The Spell of the Sensuous (1996) by David Abram. Animate Earth (2006) by Stephan Harding. What we think about when we try to not think about climate change (2015) by Per Espen Stoknes. In Norwegian: Himmeljorden: Om det av Gud i Naturen (2010) by Per Ingvar Haukeland. Keywords: Per Ingvar Haukeland, Arne Næss, deep ecology, ecosophy, ecophilosophy, wild ethics, reconnection, outdoor life, eco-pedagogy.