(Update) Sacred Economics Author Charles Eisenstein: Full Day Workshop
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UPDATE: Consider spending a day with us to bust common economic myths, learning new ideas and starting co-creating a new future!
Myth 1: Scarcity of resources - We must grow our economy to thrive. The scarcity mentality is a non-sustainable trap
Myth 2: Time is money. By monetizing our time, we enslave ourselves to economic systems
Myth 3: We need to raise the daily income of people in tribal areas. They make be receiving their wealth from non-monetary systems
Myth 4: Money is bad, causes anxiety, hardship & polarization. We realize that money could become the planet's savior
Myth 5: Triple-bottom line businesses will save our economy. The reality is, until we change our ideas about money, triple-bottom line businesses can't compete effectively
Myth 6: There is a conspiracy of illuminati seeking to capture wealth. Rather, there are systemic factors and idea systems that allow wealth to concentrate in a few
Idea: We are strip-mining the commons. Resources, intellectual property, community are being exploited and converted into money
Idea: Like wealth, enlightenment is a goal that has no limits - and, in both cases, the pursuit of it can enslave us
Idea: Industries that have potential for catastrophic loss are being susidized by the public, common resources - and operate with free insurance.
Idea: Lets back our money with those things that we hold sacred - and they we will seek to maximize those things
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Hey Everyone,
If you have not looked at the ideas in Sacred Economics and are interested in how our economy is running out of steam, this is a must read book. He takes a hard-nosed but practical approach to recognizing the myths we've adopted about ourselves and what value really is. Rather than railing against money, Eisenstein advocates cultivating a new, sacred relationship with money - and our economy. Charles will be at Swarthmore on May 26 for a full day workshop.
Join this acclaimed author-teacher in a day-long gathering aimed to revolutionize your effectiveness as a leader, healer, and/or social activist in times of rapid change. Our society is entering a time of profound transition. Crises in the economy, the ecosystem, health, education, water, energy, and more are propelling our civilization toward a radically different way of living on planet earth. Such conditions call for a new kind of leader, and even a whole new paradigm of leadership. At stake are the deep questions: “Who are we?” What are we here to create?” “What is the role of humanity on earth, and how may I contribute to it?”
In this gathering we will explore, in concept and in practice: Our unique historical moment; from separation to connection; The dynamics of transition (personal, organization, planetary); Envisioning together “a more beautiful world our hearts tell us is possible;” Leadership independent of power structures and hierarchies; What does leadership mean in a non-hierarchical setting?; The necessity for miracles, and how to access them; How to accomplish what seems impossible; Rebuilding community and meaningful relationships through living in “the gift.”
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9AM - 4PM. While a $35 donation is required to reserve your place, your donation will be returned and welcomed to be shared as a gift.