http://www.changingworlds.info Observations on our Changing Worlds Sun, 20 Nov 2011 12:30:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While change is constant, we are not always clear about how change happens in society and what we can do to bring about the change we want. So where do we start? One way is by adopting new ways of doing things ourselves, "being the change we want to see ... http://www.changingworlds.info/2011/11/20/navigating-change/ The nature of each Transition Conference venue both impacts the conference and seems to reflect the state of the movement. In Liverpool at Hope University for our fifth Conference it felt hard to make it into our own - the meeting space was strung along long corridors, with noisy acoustics, ... http://www.changingworlds.info/2011/07/18/going-round-in-circles/ Text of my talk at Big Climate Connection in Uckfield on 20th May 2011. Speakers: Charles Hendry MP Darren Shirley: Sustainable Homes Campaign Manager, WWF UK Mike Grenville, Transition Network and local activist John Lanchbery, Head of International Climate Change Policy, RSPB Dr Sarah Wykes, CAFOD For more info on the Big Climate Connection visit www.thebigconnection.org We face ... http://www.changingworlds.info/2011/06/10/big-climate-connection/  A project to put solar panels on the roof of Harvey's brewery in Lewes is tantalisingly close with only about £20,000 still to be raised to be able to place the order.The Harvey's array on the beer chill roof will be one of Britain’s first community-owned solar power stations. Guaranteed ... http://www.changingworlds.info/2011/05/07/community-owned-solar-powers-brewery/ It appears that the Solstice on 21st December is a candidate for mayan calendar ending. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi said many years ago that the Mayans got the date a bit wrong, though it is not known what he said was the right date. However, in 1968 Maharishi said that “everything for the Age ... http://www.changingworlds.info/2010/12/20/winter-solstice-full-moon-on-tuesday-21-december-2010/ Since 1582 the standard world calendar has been the 12-month Gregorian calendar, in which the months have an unequal number of days (28,29,30, and 31) and do not correspond to any cycle of nature. It does not reflect or teach us about the natural rhythms of our journey around the ... http://www.changingworlds.info/2010/07/22/is-it-time-for-a-new-calendar/ The Oneness Movement Shifts Gear Much has happened in the Oneness Movement in recent years. Perhaps 2006 was a pivotal time when it has become clear that with the arrival of Tony Robbins on the scene, a process of change began in a direction that became more and more at odds ... http://www.changingworlds.info/2010/04/27/the-oneness-movement-shifts-gear/ Of the four scenarios described by David Holmgren in his book ‘Future Scenarios’: techno-explosion, techno-stability, energy descent and collapse, only energy descent offers a hope for successful transiton while others are the illusion that many carry as an excuse for carry on as normal. To these scenarios I see ... http://www.changingworlds.info/2009/09/06/the-divine-redemption-scenario/ For many months now, the peak oil community has awaited the publication of the IEA’s World Energy Outlook which is due out on November 12th. Earlier this year, IEA spokesmen had said this year’s edition would incorporate a thorough bottom-up evaluation of the world’s oil supply and would not simply ... http://www.changingworlds.info/2008/10/30/peak-oil-is-history/ During a conference call with Purnimaji, a Dhasa at the Oneness University, she responded to a question About the current situation in the World. These are her words from my notes from the call: "We are seeing all the negative things on the one end, not just economic but every sphere. ... http://www.changingworlds.info/2008/10/11/spiritual-perspective-on-this-transition-period/