Tagesseminar: Was wir jetzt tun können – von der persönlichen zur planetaren Initiation

From Personal to PlanetaryInitiation

Daniel Pinchbeck is a bestselling American author known for Breaking Open the Head, on psychedelic shamanism, and 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, on the prophetic knowledge systems of indigenous cultures like the classic Maya and the Hopi. His new book, How Soon Is Now?, looks at the ecological crisis as a rite of passage for humanity and offers, in the words of Russell Brand, a “blueprint for the future” - how we can build and launch a new operating system for human society that brings our actions as a species back into alignment with the Earth’s natural systems. He has studied with indigenous cultures including the Kogi, Secoya, and Shipibo.

In this weekend workshop, we will investigate what is happening across our world today, seeking a deeper understanding that encompasses personal growth and evolution as well as the larger processes in which we are meshed. While, personally, we may feel powerless, we know from history that it is only the actions of dedicated individuals that bring about transformations, even on a global scale. The goal of this workshop is to find peace and security even in the midst of the chaos we see around us, and also inspire us to contribute to the necessary changes we must make to our current paradigm.

We find ourselves at a point where the ecological crisis keeps getting worse, beyond the projections of scientists from even a few years ago. At the same time, our political and financial systems, designed for an earlier time, seem on the verge of disintegrating. While this can seem frightening, it is also the opportunity for new strategies, visions, collective actions, and mythologies.

For traditional cultures like the Kogi - a Pre-Incan civilization in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Colombia that maintained its separation from modernity - the natural world that we see outside of us reflects our level of spiritual development and consciousness. From this viewpoint, we seek to heal ourselves to work on the world - and we work on the world to heal ourselves. Much of the New Age spirituality of the last decades was focused on inner work and healing, but neglected our responsibility toward our human family as well as the larger community of life. The ecological crisis we confront together can be a great opportunity for a deeper reckoning, a shift from self-serving “spiritual materialism” to a truly authentic relationship to the cosmos.

One thing that makes Pinchbeck’s approach unique is the wide range of his thought. He explores esoteric and occult possibilities - such as the work of visionaries like Terence McKenna and Rudolf Steiner, or the phenomena of alien abductions and UFOs - and material, practical aspects of our situation, such as changes we must make to our industrial, agricultural, and energy systems. He believes that, ultimately, humanity must overcome the false dualism which sees matter and spirit as separate, adopting the Tantric viewpoint that “Samsara is Nirvana.”

Each individual has a unique destiny and a particular set of skills and qualities. Each of us knows, innately, how we might best use our talents and resources in service to our human family and the community of life at this great threshold of danger, awakening, and transformation. “Personal to Planetary Initiation” will provide invaluable tools for understanding the systemic issues confronting us, as well as helping us make practical changes in our own lives and communities.

Saturday, February 18,  2017
10.00 am - 6.00 pm
Price: CHF 200.- / CHF 180.- for member Basle Psi Association