It’s the end of the world—if we understand that a “world” is something we put together through the stories and symbols of a culture. When a worldview or a cosmology unravels, when myths no longer give one a sense of place and meaning in the cosmos, we experience this as the end of the world—the apocalypse.

But apocalypse means “unveiling.” While it often leads to destruction and fear—the clinging to an imagined past of fascism—it can also be a collective re-birth, the emergence of a new story, new sets of symbols, that give one a sense of place in the cosmos, that give our world meaning. 

This series of courses seeks to first understand our world through the lens of cosmology; then looks at how our world is unraveling (the polycrisis); and, finally, works collaboratively to reimagine our work, and our world, by applying a new world-vision.

The series unfolds in three courses:

(1) Creation Spirituality & Cosmology (ViaPositiva)

An invitation to explore our worldviews—the narratives and symbols that give us our sense of who we are and our place in the world. This course provides the foundational concepts from our spiritual, philosophical and scientific traditions by exploring the concept of cosmology/ecology.

(2) Creation Spirituality in an Age of Apocalypse (Via Negativa)

An inquiry into the great unraveling of late capitalism and global polycrisis—and an exploration of the possibilities for reimagining our worldview, and the values and systems that arise out of it. This course explores the apocalyptic tradition as it relates to cosmology and to this moment of global polycrisis and internal transformation.

(3) The Reimagining Laboratory (Via Creativa & Via Transformativa)

An opportunity to reimagine ourselves and our world and an invitation to integrate and embody a new story in our personal and communal lives and systems. This is more than a course; it’s an opportunity to build networks of reimagining as artists/mystics/prophets to transform our worldview, work, and systems. 

*First two courses have five sessions. Participation in the third course is contingent on completing the first two and involves collaborative, network-building, project-based work with mutual support.