The powers that be have been pushing with ever more force on the ‘fear’ button of human nature, leading to increased divisiveness and animosity among us. But what would happen if we find a way to say, “Enough is enough!” and let love (and its cousins empathy, courage, curiosity and kindness) sit in the driver’s seat?
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The New Zealand’s response to the Covid crisis – their ‘no jab, no job’ policy – is tearing the fabric of our society, and could potentially cause more harm than the virus itself. Dr Paris Williams invites us to explore this crisis through a trauma-informed lens, suggesting that this can offer us a way out of this mess.
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We find ourselves accelerating towards the precipice of extinction. How did we get here? And is there any way we can avoid hurtling into the abyss? The concept of “Radical Compassion” offers us an intriguing lens through which to find some answers to these questions.
Read More In this brief presentation, Dr Paris Williams discusses the concept of “Foundational Attachment” – a deep sense of belonging to and connection with the Earth and Cosmos – and how this concept can help us understand how we’ve arrived at this precipice of our own extinction; and how it may guide us back into harmony with the Gaian system.
Read More Dr Paris Williams attempts to answer the question, “Can Madness Save the World?” in this excerpt from the longer “ReKindling” webinar.
Read More What do all living beings and living systems share? They have the capacity to turn “breaking down” into “breaking through.”
Read More Issac Oron and Sina Saffari from the Earth Beat Community in New Zealand engage in dialogue with Dr Paris Williams, psychologist and integral thinker, exploring a number of themes related to personal, collective and global wellbeing,
Read More The current COVID-19 crisis has given us a strong taste of a globally shared crisis, and yet this is likely to be just the first of a series of global crises that we personally and collectively must imminently face. Join Dr Paris Williams in this free experiential/multi-media workshop aimed at fostering personal and collective awareness and resilience.
Read More This week we have a discussion with Dr Paris Williams. We discuss the transition that took Paris from world champion hang gliding athlete, to the depths of an intense personal inner transformation and awakening that led him on a journey of exploration of the human condition.
Read More Can humankind take inspiration from the Monarch butterfly?
Read More I wrote this about 20 years ago when I was really struggling to come to terms with the enormous destruction humanity is wreaking upon the Earth, while also appreciating the deep resilience of life.
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Read More Human society is heading towards disaster on many levels, and our “leaders” are certainly not leading. The only thing likely to save humanity is if “We the people” reclaim our power and lead the charge towards a truly sustainable society.
Read More It is well known that people who fall into those deeply transformative and chaotic states typically referred to as “psychosis” often feel at different points throughout their journeys that they have received a special calling to save the world, or at least the human race. The great irony I have come to appreciate is that while I think it’s true that these individuals are often experiencing some degree of confusion, mixing up different realms of experience, I have come to feel that perhaps the key to saving the world, or at least the human species, may in fact actually be revealed within these extreme experiences.
Read More For those of us who’ve been paying attention to the general state of the world and human society, it’s readily apparent that we as a species have sent ourselves hurtling into the depths of a global crisis that has the potential to wipe ourselves out along with many of our fellow Earthlings. While it’s easy and certainly well justified to point our finger at the many harmful industries that have emerged from our society, could it be that what really lies at the root of this crisis is humankind’s sense of superiority?
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