In Correspondence #25
In Correspondence #25
Embodying Collective Transformation, Solarpunk Fiction and Postcapitalist Philanthropy
Welcome to another edition of In Correspondence! As an experiment, I’ve created a Telegram group for readers of this newsletter, which you’re welcome to join here.
What I’ve been up to
I attended Life Itself’s Embodying Collective Transformation November residency and spent a day at the nearby Plum Village where I heard a Dharma talk on the Five Mindfulness Trainings
I was in Bristol to speak to the University of Bristol Psychedelic Research Society on Psychedelics and the Regenerative Renaissance, and appear on a panel at the first event of ReFi Spring Bristol on Crypto, Climate and Regenerative Finance
I completed the excellent Capra Course on the Systems View of Life and started the Practical Deep Learning for Coders course by fast.ai
I continue to enjoy working on Dandelion: 38 organisations sold 4,355 tickets worth £198,794 in the last 3 months – use Dandelion to host your next event
My crypto strategy Metastrategy is in the top 1% of all strategies on the ICONOMI platform over the past month and in the top 3% over the past three months. Since inception in Nov 2020 it’s outpeformed Bitcoin by 10x
I’m enjoying Farcaster as an alternative to Twitter: fcast.me/stephenreid
Here’s the playlist from a DJ set I played at a recent co-created gathering (organised using Dandelion’s Gatherings feature, of course!)
Books I read
Solarpunk fiction: A Psalm for the Wild-Built & A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety by Alan Watts
I’m now reading Holding Change: The Way of Emergent Strategy Facilitation and Mediation by adrienne marie brown.
Knowledgegraph
Since last time, I’ve shared 34 items to my knowledgegraph. Some highlights:
Nonduality and Postcapitalism: Creating life-centric realities with Alnoor Ladha & Lynn Murphy on their new book Post Capitalist Philanthropy
Gratitude Revealed (Louie Schwartzberg’s new film)
Futurecraft Residency
Applications are rolling in for the Futurecraft Residency that I’m facilitating alongside Anna Ling, Laura Gottlieb and special guest facilitators at a stunning coastal venue in Cornwall, UK for a week across Beltane, 28th April – 5th May 2023.
Read more and apply (Use the code solarpunk2023 before the end of the year to receive a 10% discount)
Plans for the future
Seeing Through Dualities, Deepening in Emptiness online course with Yahel Avigur and Susy Keely
The Eye of the Heart: Tracing a Path to Soulfulness at Gaia House
The Tent of Seven Doors: The School of Myth Summer School with Dr. Martin Shaw
Offerings from friends
Create the Life you Desire, a free workshop with Bonny Tydeman
The Body Knows, a weekend workshop in Bristol with Dani Tonks
Magician, Warrior, Lover, King: a men’s weekend retreat in London with Conor Cregg
Many fantastic offerings from Gaia and Alana’s new organisation, True Nature
Until next time, with love,
Stephen
p.s. A reminder that you’re welcome to join the new Telegram group!