The new, ultra-fluid form of reality we have to navigate requires us to find very different forms of meaning and purpose. This blog post about a recent webinar offers some useful pointers.

This exciting new project has evolved from the Soul Resilience Network, and is now being led by Liam Kavanagh and Jadzia Tedeschi, with Alan Heeks advising.

  The Raft is a new network that aims to bring together people who want to live in a society which values meaning beyond individual and material concerns. Practical skills, spiritual inquiry, and active citizenship are all necessary dimensions of the engaged contemplative approach we are cultivating together. We want to offer a sense of fellowship, a range of ways to explore, and a well-rounded community that can deepen together, sowing resilience before collapse, and growing towards a sound civilisation.

  A mix of online and in-person events is being offered, including the Rising Tide series and the Meaning Harvest group, details under Events. See new website here.

Deep, cryptic poetry from 1944

For decades, Four Quartets by T. S. Eliot has been my favourite poem. If you’re seeking wisdom on the meaning of life, death, and lots more, give it a try. Even after dozens of readings, I’m far from fully understanding it, but that’s reality for you. Here are a few selections you may find helpful. Read more

How can we be leaven in our communities? 

Alan writes: this is the title of a feature I wrote recently for Green Christian magazine, sharing some of my explorations which have fed into The Raft project. See feature here.

The Sufi Garden: Wed June 25, 7.30-9pm
This month's theme is The point of Surrender: with a mix of chant, meditation and devotional movement, we'll explore life's confusions as an invitation to surrender to the divine. More information here.

Rising Tide: Science & Mystery | June 28, 5.30-6.45pm

Leading Bohmian quantum physicist and long-time spiritual seeker Chamkaur Ghag will be sharing about the relationship between science and mystery. More info and sign up here!

Unicorn Dancing Spirit Camp | August 16-24

Alan will be leading a couple of workshops during this delightful, welcoming small camp near Bradford-on-Avon. See more here.

The Meaning Harvest | September 11-17 | mid-Wales

For people aged 18-35, we’re hosting the Meaning Harvest on September 11-17 in mid-Wales. Early bird rates are £240 all inclusive till June 15. 
     If we are coming of age in an uncertain world, how do we find our purpose? How do we navigate these stormy times together, and in doing so reconnect with life’s deepest truths and mysteries? How do we make our daily lives beautiful again?
     Don't miss your chance to sign up here!

Most people are trying to shape their lives amid more uncertainty than they can handle: co-creative skills make this easier. It’s about finding solutions with other people’s needs, with apparent obstacles, with uncertainty, balancing them with your own needs and hopes. This is the fourth, central principle in my Seven Seeds of Natural Happiness, and it will help you with all of them. Read more