Dear friends,
I’m looking forward to the first session of my new course Life as Practice, starting tomorrow – here’s a sneak peak of the notes from the first session (there’s still time to sign up! 📝)
What I’ve been up to
I had a wonderful time at Medicine Festival where I hosted a panel on Web3 and the Radical Imagination featuring @MontyMerlin, @solarpunk_girl and @franzallmayer (great photos of Medicine here and here)
I attended the Participatory Design Conference 2022 in Newcastle where my favourite talk was “On Participative Intimacies and Other Invisible Achievements” by Prof. Ann Light
Integral facilitation intensive with Diane Musho Hamilton
I’m really looking forward to this three-day workshop from Oct 12–15 near Stockholm with celebrated Zen and integral teacher Diane Musho Hamilton. There are a few places left if you’d like to join us: read more and book your place ($100 discount for registering before 14th Sep)
Dandelion
I continue to enjoy working on Dandelion, an open-source platform for ticketed events and co-created gatherings created by the not-for-profit worker co-operative I work with. Dandelion operates on a donation/gift economy basis: you just pay processing fees via Stripe or Coinbase Commerce (or choose fee-free crypto payments via Celo and Gnosis Chain). My favourite part of Dandelion is the Gatherings feature, originally developed to support camps at European Burning Man events Nowhere and the Borderland, and since used for several standalone microburns, along with online-only unconferences.
We’re open to sponsorship and affiliate arrangements from aligned organisations – reply to this email to discuss.
Knowledgegraph
Since last time, I’ve shared 23 items to my knowledgegraph, including a bunch of AI-related content. Some highlights:
I finished the book Small Arcs of Larger Circles by Nora Bateson, and started The Children’s Fire by Mac Macartney.
Offerings from friends
Upcoming events on Dandelion facilitated by me and/or people I recommend (full view on my site):
Tomorrow: FREE Soulful Leadership Workshop with Bonny Tydeman
Magician, Warrior, Lover, King: Men's Weekend Retreat London
Deep Dive into Nature and Self: a four week online guided journey
Bernardo Kastrup - With Reality in Mind, A Five Week Exploration
In Sweden? Hire me! 🇸🇪
Having a Stockholm-based partner, I’m putting it out there that I’m open to work opportunities in Sweden, especially roles that come with residency – hit reply and let’s talk!
Until next time, with love,
Stephen, @lunarpunk_0x
p.s. here’s a version of Grace Kelly by Mika that my group sang at Voice Camp 🎶