David Nicol's Blog (3)

As part of our "WiseUSA 'O8" subtle activism program last year, a practice emerged for us that we have come to call "Deep Listening." It began several months before the public WiseUSA program was launched. We initiated a series of weekly calls originally intended just for the members of our Wisdom Council so that we would have a space each week to nurture ourselves and to find greater clarity to help guide our management of the project. We found our experience of the calls to be so profound and… Continue

This is the first entry in what will become a regular (monthly) blog from me and other leaders in the field of subtle activism to describe what this growing movement is all about. So what is "subtle activism"? We're defining it as "activities of spirit or consciousness primarily intended to support collective healing and social change" and is thus contrasted with spiritual activities primarily intended to support individual spiritual growth. A leading example is the practice of globally-synchron… Continue

We're exploring how people might want to use blogging in this group/community environment. People can share their thoughts in either blogs or forums. Blogging is open space for personal expression; forums address specific topics. If you have an opinion or information that you believe is relevant to the Gaiafield subtle activism network (including how you'd like to see the blog function managed!), please blog away. Continue