
Imagination Activism – An Interview with Phoebe Tickell
We have been chasing an interview with Phoebe Tickell for some time. (She’s a busy lady). We hope we will
We have been chasing an interview with Phoebe Tickell for some time. (She’s a busy lady). We hope we will
What are “Exiled Capacities”? Much of the time, my mind churns out the same predictable responses to things. If I
A Faustian Bargain My granddaughter of 7 years of age is perhaps typical of a many little girls today, raised
Resonance – A Function of Relationship For many years now there has been a proliferation of sophisticated group dialogue practice
Part One UK Climate Trials The UK’s climate trials present a complex matrix against which the personal, political, and spiritual
Humans are taught to see through our senses and to think through reason as the default mode of engaging life
A conversation between Patrick Cassidy and Kirstie Simson. In progressive circles we feel comfortable with the idea of psychological, emotional,
How might we begin to experience ourselves as being inherently part of Nature? Not as some disembodied observer taking a
The Intrusion of Gaia Bruno Latour begins his book Facing Gaia by telling us that although we have known for
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In an environmental studies class in a secondary school in a South African township, the teacher takes the students outside
I went for a walk in the woods recently; along easy paths through the rolling miles of Epping Forest, an
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The Burden of Meaning Making Traditionally, for hundreds of years, religion was the source of ethics, the unquestioned authority on
In this video, Venkatesh Rajan, a former journalist, educator, thinker, and currently organic farmer, explores the impact colonial thinking and
The Illusion of Normalcy Soup on the Sunflowers, milk on the floor of Harrods, orange paint on the storefront of
Looking at how the progressive world is responding to the meta-crisis, it is encouraging to see an accelerating awareness that
Part One Beginnings 3rd Space: I’d like to start with a background question about your life and work. You’re a
Our imagination operates, to start with, within epistemic bounds. This means there is an unthought to our thought which we
In May 2021 contemporary thinker and writer Jonathan Rowson wrote, “To be metamodern is to be caught up in the co-arising
Using stories from her father Gregory Bateson’s work on ecology, Nora Bateson speaks to our obsession with growth, and how
So it was that after almost three weeks of recovering from the fatigue and coughing of a mild, but nevertheless
“As a person who believes in democracy, it’s disappointing to read from your comments that you are ideologically opposed to
In 2004, the psychologist Michael Eigen wrote a book called, “The Sensitive Self”. He examines sensitivity as our essential humanness,
3rd Space: Welcome, Dani. It’s good to see you again. From our brief tour, it’s clear a lot of development has
Planet Repair – Pre-Figuring a New World 3rd Space: Welcome to 3rd Space, Esther. I am going to dive straight in. (Smiles)
Sitting in the garden here in Cupar, drinking in this late September warmth, a familiar sound draws my gaze to
Early morning and we have porridge on the stove, the sun is struggling to come to terms with the clouds
Another COP is over. Despite the rhetoric to keep global warming to 1.5˚C, national pledges to address the climate crisis
“Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man’s original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress
A Letter to my friends Dearest friends, We have shared many significant moments in our lives. Because of this, I
Patriarchy, identity and monotheism. How they function in the relationship between coloniser and colonised. In the fifth of our unplugged
Truth and Reconciliation – Reconciliation between the global north and south must be the foundation for a new world culture
Raghu Ananthanarayanan speaks with Abhishek Thakore: understanding the developmental model of Spiral Dynamics through an Indic lens. Raghu Ananthanarayanan has
Confronting the reality of Western global dominance In the second of our unplugged cross-cultural discussions, 3rd Space continues the conversation
Exploring the potential of a true global citizenry In the first of a series of cross-cultural conversations, Steve Brett of
Part One Developing Faith I grew up as a non-believer, an atheist. However, when I started working in the rural
Mindfulness joins the political mainstream 3rd Space: Welcome Jamie. You have been doing ground-breaking work for some years to bring mindfulness
From Newspapers to Campaigning 3rd Space: Welcome to 3rd Space, Anthea. Could you begin by telling us about how you came to
In 2018, while working on a writing project, my home for several months was a small cottage on the banks
It may seem strange to dedicate a blog to the thinking of somebody else, but Daniel Schmachtenberger just might be
Introduction This past summer, a colleague from the US sent me a video featuring John Vervaeke in conversation with Nora
3rd Space: Welcome Tempe. You’ve been working in Africa for almost nine years as a conservation scientist, a critical area
December 1st, 2020 After a decade as Chancellor of Evo Morales, David Choquehuanca was the leader chosen by the Pacto
Watch the video here: For further information on the work of Boaventura De Sousa Santos, visit and also
To me, being able to exercise real choice or freewill was always tied to a sense of being ‘right’ –
3rd Space: Welcome Gerard and Francesca! Could you start by telling us what the QUESTion Project is, what are its aims and
About six weeks ago, we had three days of very heavy rains and thunderstorms in my region in India which
The practice of Mindfulness, as everyone knows, has taken off in a big way in the western hemisphere. It is
In the face of a lack of existential meaning and coherence, Western civilization is currently struggling to stave off devouring
What is the opposite of a cynic? I have been wondering about this question since I heard the news of
Why are identity politics so dominating the public discourse? They are certainly drowning out not only any attempt at sensemaking
In 1991 India changed. We opened up. We started becoming part of the global economy. Globalisation finally engulfed us. Slowly some disturbing signs
3rd Space: Welcome Renata. You recently completed a documentary on the life and message of Vimala Thakar, called The Fire of Dancing
Our hearts go out when we see one of those awful pictures of a disoriented, lost orangutan in the debris
There is a very long history in the western world to our experience of being a separate individual, atomised from
A week before the announcement of the Janata [public] Curfew slated for March 22, 2020, I spoke with a 43-year-old
In eastern and African cultures, the name we are given at birth means a lot. In our names, the hopes,
Is therapy and “self-help” the best or only paradigm for psychedelic culture to flourish? Alnoor Ladha and Martin Kirk offer
Darkness isoften, not the absencebut the blinding presence of light.The colours of creation consolidatedand gifted to night,that heals the marks,
At 16, I went to India for a visit with my parents and sisters. I was a rebel, wanted to
No one could have imagined the behemoth of neoliberal capitalism – the god and engine of modern life – brought
Watch the video here: In this video, Professor Tu Weiming, versed in eastern and western thought, gives a beautifully articulate
In February 2020 Antarctica hit an unthinkable record temperature of 20.75 degrees Celsius, rivalling that of an average (summer) June
“I hope the fragrance of the non-violence of India would permeate the whole world. I often wonder if that hope
Today, thousands of professionals around the world use knowledge that is at the frontier of conventional science with fantastic results,
You swipe through your favourite news site while sitting in a train, and you enter the typical bombardment of information
Senior citizens, OAPs, retirees. Doesn’t sound so inspiring, in the way this vast and growing segment of our population is
Part One: Positive Disintegration – are we willing? “Something ancient asks us to give account of our centrality. To
Part Two: Breaking the Cycle – conscious uncivilising “Its very difficult to ask people to give up the assumptions by
The Poems: Truth I have walked very long on the rocky bed of time In my effort to excavate
J L Mehta, an Indian philosopher and admirer of the German philosopher Martin Heidegger once wrote , “So long as
Part 1. The Sabarimala Temple Controversy In January 2019, I read two related articles in the media that immediately caught
Alexandria Villsenor, 13, has spent every Friday since December wrapped in a winter coat outside the United Nations headquarters in
This documentary series is a deeply insightful study of how the consumerist driven, capitalist, liberal democracies of the modern world were formed in the early 20th century.
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Sashikala Ananth is a leading exponent in India of Vaastu, the traditional architecture of the Indic civilisation.
We met Alnoor Ladha at his home in Tierra Valiente, the community he helped create in 2016 in Costa Rica.
This essay looks specifically at the unresolved issue of gender relations, and its cross-cultural intersections as highlighted by the #MeToo movement.
In India, my experience of tradition (and just about everything else) was like going down the rabbit hole.
To Boaventura de Sousa Santos, understanding of the world far exceeds Western understanding of the world. Even though there is a growing recognition in the west of the cultural diversity of the world, he believes this does not extend to a recognition of the diversity of knowledge systems of the world.
We have been chasing an interview with Phoebe Tickell for some time. (She’s a busy lady). We hope we will
What are “Exiled Capacities”? Much of the time, my mind churns out the same predictable responses to things. If I
A Faustian Bargain My granddaughter of 7 years of age is perhaps typical of a many little girls today, raised
Resonance – A Function of Relationship For many years now there has been a proliferation of sophisticated group dialogue practice
Part One UK Climate Trials The UK’s climate trials present a complex matrix against which the personal, political, and spiritual
Humans are taught to see through our senses and to think through reason as the default mode of engaging life
A conversation between Patrick Cassidy and Kirstie Simson. In progressive circles we feel comfortable with the idea of psychological, emotional,
How might we begin to experience ourselves as being inherently part of Nature? Not as some disembodied observer taking a
The Intrusion of Gaia Bruno Latour begins his book Facing Gaia by telling us that although we have known for
Part One Our shared perception of reality has become fragile. This underlies the crises we face. Just learning to see
In an environmental studies class in a secondary school in a South African township, the teacher takes the students outside
I went for a walk in the woods recently; along easy paths through the rolling miles of Epping Forest, an
Covid 19 and Returning to China 3rd Space: Welcome Lionel. So, could you give us some background about what you
Dance Improvisation – Exploring the Unlimited Potential of the Body 3rd Space: Welcome, Kirstie. Your Improvisation work has always expanded
The Burden of Meaning Making Traditionally, for hundreds of years, religion was the source of ethics, the unquestioned authority on
In this video, Venkatesh Rajan, a former journalist, educator, thinker, and currently organic farmer, explores the impact colonial thinking and
The Illusion of Normalcy Soup on the Sunflowers, milk on the floor of Harrods, orange paint on the storefront of
Looking at how the progressive world is responding to the meta-crisis, it is encouraging to see an accelerating awareness that
Part One Beginnings 3rd Space: I’d like to start with a background question about your life and work. You’re a
Our imagination operates, to start with, within epistemic bounds. This means there is an unthought to our thought which we
In May 2021 contemporary thinker and writer Jonathan Rowson wrote, “To be metamodern is to be caught up in the co-arising
Using stories from her father Gregory Bateson’s work on ecology, Nora Bateson speaks to our obsession with growth, and how
So it was that after almost three weeks of recovering from the fatigue and coughing of a mild, but nevertheless
“As a person who believes in democracy, it’s disappointing to read from your comments that you are ideologically opposed to
In 2004, the psychologist Michael Eigen wrote a book called, “The Sensitive Self”. He examines sensitivity as our essential humanness,
3rd Space: Welcome, Dani. It’s good to see you again. From our brief tour, it’s clear a lot of development has
Planet Repair – Pre-Figuring a New World 3rd Space: Welcome to 3rd Space, Esther. I am going to dive straight in. (Smiles)
Sitting in the garden here in Cupar, drinking in this late September warmth, a familiar sound draws my gaze to
Early morning and we have porridge on the stove, the sun is struggling to come to terms with the clouds
Another COP is over. Despite the rhetoric to keep global warming to 1.5˚C, national pledges to address the climate crisis
“Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man’s original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress
A Letter to my friends Dearest friends, We have shared many significant moments in our lives. Because of this, I
Patriarchy, identity and monotheism. How they function in the relationship between coloniser and colonised. In the fifth of our unplugged
Truth and Reconciliation – Reconciliation between the global north and south must be the foundation for a new world culture
Raghu Ananthanarayanan speaks with Abhishek Thakore: understanding the developmental model of Spiral Dynamics through an Indic lens. Raghu Ananthanarayanan has
Confronting the reality of Western global dominance In the second of our unplugged cross-cultural discussions, 3rd Space continues the conversation
Exploring the potential of a true global citizenry In the first of a series of cross-cultural conversations, Steve Brett of
Part One Developing Faith I grew up as a non-believer, an atheist. However, when I started working in the rural
Mindfulness joins the political mainstream 3rd Space: Welcome Jamie. You have been doing ground-breaking work for some years to bring mindfulness
From Newspapers to Campaigning 3rd Space: Welcome to 3rd Space, Anthea. Could you begin by telling us about how you came to
In 2018, while working on a writing project, my home for several months was a small cottage on the banks
It may seem strange to dedicate a blog to the thinking of somebody else, but Daniel Schmachtenberger just might be
Introduction This past summer, a colleague from the US sent me a video featuring John Vervaeke in conversation with Nora
3rd Space: Welcome Tempe. You’ve been working in Africa for almost nine years as a conservation scientist, a critical area
December 1st, 2020 After a decade as Chancellor of Evo Morales, David Choquehuanca was the leader chosen by the Pacto
Watch the video here: For further information on the work of Boaventura De Sousa Santos, visit and also
To me, being able to exercise real choice or freewill was always tied to a sense of being ‘right’ –
3rd Space: Welcome Gerard and Francesca! Could you start by telling us what the QUESTion Project is, what are its aims and
About six weeks ago, we had three days of very heavy rains and thunderstorms in my region in India which
The practice of Mindfulness, as everyone knows, has taken off in a big way in the western hemisphere. It is
In the face of a lack of existential meaning and coherence, Western civilization is currently struggling to stave off devouring
What is the opposite of a cynic? I have been wondering about this question since I heard the news of
Why are identity politics so dominating the public discourse? They are certainly drowning out not only any attempt at sensemaking
In 1991 India changed. We opened up. We started becoming part of the global economy. Globalisation finally engulfed us. Slowly some disturbing signs
3rd Space: Welcome Renata. You recently completed a documentary on the life and message of Vimala Thakar, called The Fire of Dancing
Our hearts go out when we see one of those awful pictures of a disoriented, lost orangutan in the debris
There is a very long history in the western world to our experience of being a separate individual, atomised from
A week before the announcement of the Janata [public] Curfew slated for March 22, 2020, I spoke with a 43-year-old
In eastern and African cultures, the name we are given at birth means a lot. In our names, the hopes,
Is therapy and “self-help” the best or only paradigm for psychedelic culture to flourish? Alnoor Ladha and Martin Kirk offer
Darkness isoften, not the absencebut the blinding presence of light.The colours of creation consolidatedand gifted to night,that heals the marks,
At 16, I went to India for a visit with my parents and sisters. I was a rebel, wanted to
No one could have imagined the behemoth of neoliberal capitalism – the god and engine of modern life – brought
Watch the video here: In this video, Professor Tu Weiming, versed in eastern and western thought, gives a beautifully articulate
In February 2020 Antarctica hit an unthinkable record temperature of 20.75 degrees Celsius, rivalling that of an average (summer) June
“I hope the fragrance of the non-violence of India would permeate the whole world. I often wonder if that hope
Today, thousands of professionals around the world use knowledge that is at the frontier of conventional science with fantastic results,
You swipe through your favourite news site while sitting in a train, and you enter the typical bombardment of information
Senior citizens, OAPs, retirees. Doesn’t sound so inspiring, in the way this vast and growing segment of our population is
Part One: Positive Disintegration – are we willing? “Something ancient asks us to give account of our centrality. To
Part Two: Breaking the Cycle – conscious uncivilising “Its very difficult to ask people to give up the assumptions by
The Poems: Truth I have walked very long on the rocky bed of time In my effort to excavate
J L Mehta, an Indian philosopher and admirer of the German philosopher Martin Heidegger once wrote , “So long as
Part 1. The Sabarimala Temple Controversy In January 2019, I read two related articles in the media that immediately caught
Alexandria Villsenor, 13, has spent every Friday since December wrapped in a winter coat outside the United Nations headquarters in
This documentary series is a deeply insightful study of how the consumerist driven, capitalist, liberal democracies of the modern world were formed in the early 20th century.
Western medicine, like the worldview that sustains it, for all its incredible achievements, and there are many, has a profound inbuilt limitation.
Sashikala Ananth is a leading exponent in India of Vaastu, the traditional architecture of the Indic civilisation.
We met Alnoor Ladha at his home in Tierra Valiente, the community he helped create in 2016 in Costa Rica.
This essay looks specifically at the unresolved issue of gender relations, and its cross-cultural intersections as highlighted by the #MeToo movement.
In India, my experience of tradition (and just about everything else) was like going down the rabbit hole.
To Boaventura de Sousa Santos, understanding of the world far exceeds Western understanding of the world. Even though there is a growing recognition in the west of the cultural diversity of the world, he believes this does not extend to a recognition of the diversity of knowledge systems of the world.
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