Dear friends,
Welcome to another edition of In Correspondence! A reminder that I love to hear from readers - if something tickles you, hit reply or drop a message in the Telegram group.
What I’ve been up to
I got handfasted to my partner Laura at Medicine Festival, committing to each other for a year and a day (at least!) 🎗 (photo below)
At Medicine, I also made mischief with Witch Clown and helped launch the Medicine Circles local groups initiative. Find your nearest Circle then join the Telegram forum 🗺
I sat The Eye of the Heart: Tracing a Path to Soulfulness retreat on the Brahmaviharas and Soulmaking Dharma led by the brilliant Catherine McGee and Yahel Avigur at Gaia House. It was my deepest week of silence yet, I plan to write more about it soon 🕉
I completed the UC Berkeley Professional Certificate in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence 🎓
I was blown away by the freestyle rap savant Harry Mack live in Bristol 🎤
Introduction to AI
Last call for the Introduction to AI course I’m teaching, which starts on 28th Sep: a highly practical, four-week deep dive into the promise and pitfalls of artificial intelligence and machine learning. It’s 2 hours live per week + pre-reading and homework. Read more and book your place
Futurecraft Residency
Join me, Laura, Anna Ling, jae spencer keyse and special guest facilitators for the next Futurecraft Residency, this time taking place at the stunning Brave Earth in Costa Rica from 12th – 19th December 2023. Read more and apply
Plans for the future
An evening with Nora Bateson & Daniel Schmachtenberger, Stockholm, 15 Sep (It’s Stockholm Impact Week: Nate Hagens is also in town)
Svampfestivalen (The Mushroom Festival) at Blivande’s Frihamnstorget, 16 Sep
Planet Local Summit, Bristol, 29 Sep - 1 Oct
Possibly the Hermes Amāra Annual Retreat, 1-8 Dec
Knowledgegraph
Since last time, I’ve shared 19 items to my knowledgegraph. Some highlights:
“QBism”: The most radical interpretation of quantum mechanics ever (resonates with Buddhist teachings on emptiness)
Offerings from friends
Over £2m worth of tickets have now been sold via Dandelion, the platform for regenerative events and co-created gatherings, of which I’m the lead developer - give it a spin for your next event!
Soulful Leadership: 6 Week Coaching Journey with Bonny Tydeman, starts 18 Sep
Roadmap for Relationships: 4 Week Course with Gaia Harvey Jackson, starts 1 Nov
Shamanic healing inmersion at Madreselva, 2-5 Nov
The Metamodern Academy: A Masterclass in Metamodernism: a new, graduate-level course on metamodernism with ‘Hanzi Freinacht’ (Emil Ejner Friis and Daniel Görtz), starts 6 Nov
The Garden Lab.s, residencies in northern Portugal
Mettā,
Stephen