Another Fantastic Call with Another Fantastic Guest!
In my private group, "Building Parallel Solutions"
Last weekend, my private group, “Building Parallel Solutions”, had another truly inspiring guest, Dr. Edith Ubuntu Chan.
Dr. Edith is many, many things, but I think of her most as one of the brightest lights in the arena of elevating human consciousness out of fear, anger, helplessness, etc. and into a higher plane of being, from where we can not only be more effective, but more joyful as well!
What does this have to do with Building Parallel Solutions? Everything. Because it can be easy to feel overwhelmed by what’s going on in the world, to feel powerless, or to focus on the evil that we are fighting. All of that keeps us stuck in a place of powerlessness.
Edith reminds us that there is another way to perceive the world, that there are higher frequencies from which to live our lives. That rather than being stuck in fear or anger, we can operate out of higher states: Love, joy, generosity.
Dr. Edith spoke with us about how we can cultivate those states, how it is so necessary to do so now, as old paradigms are crumbling, and how important it is to focus on building.
She talked with us about the “Seeds of Light” village that she is building with other homeschooling families in her area. This is especially exciting for me, because I feel very strongly that the best way for us to build is not to go off into the wilderness or buy a bunch of land with like-minded folk, and create isolated intentional communities, but to create from right where we are, in the midst of what is broken.
I don’t knock anyone who wants to pursue the intentional-community path. It is, after all, one of the models from which the United States began. However my view is that the downsides (isolation, reinventing the wheel, making one’s community a target, etc.) generally outweigh the benefits, and – as I’ve written elsewhere – we already have many of the tools we need in order to build freedom from within. There’s also just something more organic about creating the world we desire from what we already have.
For those who are motivated to build solutions, I highly recommend learning more about Dr. Edith and her work. One of the best ways to do that is to participate in her Luminous Education Revolution, which is happening right now.
The program includes 17 training sessions for parents and educators, from powerhouses like Charles Eisenstein, Matias de Stefano, Dr. Peter Grey, Dayna Martin, and others, including some homeschooling moms who have created their own parallel solutions. The trainings are being released through October 2, and there will be a live Q&A session on Oct. 2. The price is very reasonable, and I really recommend checking it out!
…And of course you can also join my private Substack “Building Parallel Solutions” - just email me (bretigne AT gmail DOT com).