At the heart of the Earth Ethos Indigenous Science Dialogues earlier this year was the issue of identity politics. 
The dialogue of that name was with my friend Shannon Field…
Category Archives: Culture
The power of communal dreaming
Blog by Lukas
Valerie recently asked me why space exploration so captivated me as a child and still evokes strong emotion for me today. I’ve realised it’s got something to …
Befriending our fear
Blog by Valerie
…“You can never conquer fear, it’s always going to be there…Walking in beauty involves encountering fears, physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually, and getting beyond them, so we
Lived Experience Knowledge
Blog by Valerie
There is immense power in embodying healing through lived experience. As I work in facilitating & healing spaces, I feel it is important to be open about …
Central Myths
Blog by Valerie
The human mind is a story-creating meaning-making machine, and as we get to know our minds better, we uncover beliefs, values, and stories underlying our thoughts and …
Jews’ Indigenous Roots
Blog by Valerie
Lately I have been working to ground some of my Jewish wounds through relating biblical stories to Indigenous cultural stories of that part of the world; my …
Cry of the White fella
A poem by Lukas
Our position of dominance hides our shame and pain.
I see those white fellas who show up with their engrained sense of superiority manifesting as ignorance, …
Two-Eyed Seeing: Gift & Privilege
Blog by Valerie
The word gift has a very interesting etymology. I remember being surprised as a child to learn that Gift meant ‘poison’ in German. Turns out it means …
Facts in Right Relationship
Blog by Lukas
Across the globe an increasingly dominant worldview sees reality as ultimately physical. There are various expressions of this worldview in Western philosophy, including: logical positivism, empiricism…
Our Trickster Nature
Blog by Valerie
Why does a crocodile hide underwater and then snap at prey (fight)? A sparrow swoop into a tree when there’s rustling on the ground nearby (flight)? A
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