[Music] I’m standing in the circle that follows
I’m standing in the circle that follows
I’m standing in the circle that follows comments on this mothering of leadership
comments on this mothering of leadership
comments on this mothering of leadership and this idea of breakthroughs in
and this idea of breakthroughs in
and this idea of breakthroughs in technology that enables us to take care
technology that enables us to take care
technology that enables us to take care of the things we’ve been completely
of the things we’ve been completely
of the things we’ve been completely unable to take care of forever now
unable to take care of forever now
unable to take care of forever now that’s the soul of where I want to go I
that’s the soul of where I want to go I
that’s the soul of where I want to go I think I was looking I was looking at
think I was looking I was looking at
think I was looking I was looking at videos of the many Hurricanes of light
videos of the many Hurricanes of light
videos of the many Hurricanes of light and I was interested in the trees and as
and I was interested in the trees and as
and I was interested in the trees and as I looked at image after image of these
I looked at image after image of these
I looked at image after image of these places of wreckage I noticed that the
places of wreckage I noticed that the
places of wreckage I noticed that the trees that still stood were the trees
trees that still stood were the trees
trees that still stood were the trees that had planted themselves they had
that had planted themselves they had
that had planted themselves they had found their own place and it was right
found their own place and it was right
found their own place and it was right and they reached the roots grew very
and they reached the roots grew very
and they reached the roots grew very deep so you know the alchemical
deep so you know the alchemical
deep so you know the alchemical tradition the old shamanic knowledge
tradition the old shamanic knowledge
tradition the old shamanic knowledge says the further high you want to reach
says the further high you want to reach
says the further high you want to reach the further deep you have to root and
the further deep you have to root and
the further deep you have to root and the further forward we want to think the
the further forward we want to think the
the further forward we want to think the further back we have to begin so there’s
further back we have to begin so there’s
further back we have to begin so there’s a mood for that you can’t just you can’t
a mood for that you can’t just you can’t
a mood for that you can’t just you can’t just decide to think that way you have
just decide to think that way you have
just decide to think that way you have to shift your entire perceptual state
to shift your entire perceptual state
to shift your entire perceptual state your physical state and I’d like to
your physical state and I’d like to
your physical state and I’d like to share a personal story with you more or
share a personal story with you more or
share a personal story with you more or less as a initiation for the room to
less as a initiation for the room to
less as a initiation for the room to step into that feeling so that we can be
step into that feeling so that we can be
step into that feeling so that we can be together in a moment in a place of
together in a moment in a place of
together in a moment in a place of embodiment of the capacity to actually
embodiment of the capacity to actually
embodiment of the capacity to actually open to thee described today already as
open to thee described today already as
open to thee described today already as overwhelming changes that are flying us
overwhelming changes that are flying us
overwhelming changes that are flying us at a straight in the face
at a straight in the face
at a straight in the face and and the story goes like this it was
and and the story goes like this it was
and and the story goes like this it was a few years back when my wife and I lost
a few years back when my wife and I lost
a few years back when my wife and I lost our son in our home and it was a
our son in our home and it was a
our son in our home and it was a complete unraveling and not long after I
complete unraveling and not long after I
complete unraveling and not long after I started having dreams that my son
started having dreams that my son
started having dreams that my son brought me and I knew it was him because
brought me and I knew it was him because
brought me and I knew it was him because I would wake up in the dream asleep in a
I would wake up in the dream asleep in a
I would wake up in the dream asleep in a place of nowhere just consciousness and
place of nowhere just consciousness and
place of nowhere just consciousness and I would hear his voice say wake up and
I would hear his voice say wake up and
I would hear his voice say wake up and the next thing that would happen to me
the next thing that would happen to me
the next thing that would happen to me is I would go crashing into embodiment
is I would go crashing into embodiment
is I would go crashing into embodiment and an already ongoing world and every
and an already ongoing world and every
and an already ongoing world and every world was different and the one I want
world was different and the one I want
world was different and the one I want to tell you about was a world in which
to tell you about was a world in which
to tell you about was a world in which when I came to embodied there were only
when I came to embodied there were only
when I came to embodied there were only two beings in that world me and God and
two beings in that world me and God and
two beings in that world me and God and I was weeping at God’s feet and I had
I was weeping at God’s feet and I had
I was weeping at God’s feet and I had been doing so for an eternity and my
been doing so for an eternity and my
been doing so for an eternity and my entire being was the question
entire being was the question
entire being was the question you made me how can you possibly ask me
you made me how can you possibly ask me
you made me how can you possibly ask me to handle this you know I can’t and
to handle this you know I can’t and
to handle this you know I can’t and suddenly my heart space exploded outward
suddenly my heart space exploded outward
suddenly my heart space exploded outward and without any change in circumstance
and without any change in circumstance
and without any change in circumstance without any change in events without any
without any change in events without any
without any change in events without any change in facts I was able to simply
change in facts I was able to simply
change in facts I was able to simply have the space internally to be with
have the space internally to be with
have the space internally to be with what is open your hearts we have a lot
what is open your hearts we have a lot
what is open your hearts we have a lot to be with
we have a lot to be with then God
we have a lot to be with then God laughed at me I was grateful and God
laughed at me I was grateful and God
laughed at me I was grateful and God said you don’t get it I want you to
said you don’t get it I want you to
said you don’t get it I want you to expand like this in every moment I have
expand like this in every moment I have
expand like this in every moment I have so much to give you in the spirit of
so much to give you in the spirit of
so much to give you in the spirit of opening to the flood and being spacious
opening to the flood and being spacious
opening to the flood and being spacious and our interiors
and our interiors
and our interiors let’s walk into a conversation about
let’s walk into a conversation about
let’s walk into a conversation about community and thriving and about the
community and thriving and about the
community and thriving and about the rise of the feminine principle and the
rise of the feminine principle and the
rise of the feminine principle and the remaking of our entire world so it’s a
remaking of our entire world so it’s a
remaking of our entire world so it’s a journey into what is it’s a recognition
journey into what is it’s a recognition
journey into what is it’s a recognition of our current situation that comes
of our current situation that comes
of our current situation that comes first let’s just put it this way we are
first let’s just put it this way we are
first let’s just put it this way we are in the middle of not the beginning we’re
in the middle of not the beginning we’re
in the middle of not the beginning we’re in the middle we’re in the ascending
in the middle we’re in the ascending
in the middle we’re in the ascending crescendo phase of the largest change in
crescendo phase of the largest change in
crescendo phase of the largest change in the system of the world in the pattern
the system of the world in the pattern
the system of the world in the pattern of the world as we’ve known it for the
of the world as we’ve known it for the
of the world as we’ve known it for the last several thousand years this isn’t
last several thousand years this isn’t
last several thousand years this isn’t one of those revolutionary moments this
one of those revolutionary moments this
one of those revolutionary moments this is a total reset of a system of the
is a total reset of a system of the
is a total reset of a system of the world and I propose to you that while
world and I propose to you that while
world and I propose to you that while that’s completely overwhelming it’s also
that’s completely overwhelming it’s also
that’s completely overwhelming it’s also probably the largest opportunity
probably the largest opportunity
probably the largest opportunity humanity has ever faced much of what
humanity has ever faced much of what
humanity has ever faced much of what needs to be visible is coming visible
needs to be visible is coming visible
needs to be visible is coming visible much of what needs to be torn away and
much of what needs to be torn away and
much of what needs to be torn away and mulched so it can nourish is being torn
mulched so it can nourish is being torn
mulched so it can nourish is being torn away before we go there are two
away before we go there are two
away before we go there are two reactions human beings have to change
reactions human beings have to change
reactions human beings have to change you’re very familiar with both of them
you’re very familiar with both of them
you’re very familiar with both of them clench and flow
let’s see clench and flow and we have in
let’s see clench and flow and we have in this moment sitting in this room
this moment sitting in this room
this moment sitting in this room together in this moment in this room
together in this moment in this room
together in this moment in this room together both responses are wide open
together both responses are wide open
together both responses are wide open globally clinch that clenched response
globally clinch that clenched response
globally clinch that clenched response is carrying us into a familiar but dark
is carrying us into a familiar but dark
is carrying us into a familiar but dark world of a summit this way a world of
world of a summit this way a world of
world of a summit this way a world of super states of corporate ah cracy of
super states of corporate ah cracy of
super states of corporate ah cracy of pens surveillance a world of of a world
pens surveillance a world of of a world
pens surveillance a world of of a world constructed on the premise that
constructed on the premise that
constructed on the premise that community is about producing thriving
community is about producing thriving
community is about producing thriving for the system it’s a tempting world
for the system it’s a tempting world
for the system it’s a tempting world because it has some familiarity in other
because it has some familiarity in other
because it has some familiarity in other words it’s a world constructed on taking
words it’s a world constructed on taking
words it’s a world constructed on taking the business-as-usual framework and just
the business-as-usual framework and just
the business-as-usual framework and just amping it up to the max flow is carrying
amping it up to the max flow is carrying
amping it up to the max flow is carrying us in a very different direction and
us in a very different direction and
us in a very different direction and flow is everywhere loose in the world at
flow is everywhere loose in the world at
flow is everywhere loose in the world at this moment and it is carrying us into
this moment and it is carrying us into
this moment and it is carrying us into an unknown place it is carrying us into
an unknown place it is carrying us into
an unknown place it is carrying us into what is not known it’s carrying us
what is not known it’s carrying us
what is not known it’s carrying us however into a world that contains the
however into a world that contains the
however into a world that contains the possibility of being a place that’s very
possibility of being a place that’s very
possibility of being a place that’s very good at creating lives worth living and
good at creating lives worth living and
good at creating lives worth living and you feel those responses can you see
you feel those responses can you see
you feel those responses can you see those responses as they work out in our
those responses as they work out in our
those responses as they work out in our world now as I said the shamanic
world now as I said the shamanic
world now as I said the shamanic traditions which undergird all
traditions which undergird all
traditions which undergird all civilizations in all history which are
civilizations in all history which are
civilizations in all history which are always the perennial wisdom teach us the
always the perennial wisdom teach us the
always the perennial wisdom teach us the further Ford you want to think the
further Ford you want to think the
further Ford you want to think the further back you have to begin so I’d
further back you have to begin so I’d
further back you have to begin so I’d like to journey with you for
like to journey with you for
like to journey with you for moment into a place our bones no we know
moment into a place our bones no we know
moment into a place our bones no we know in our marrow but we forgotten what it
in our marrow but we forgotten what it
in our marrow but we forgotten what it feels like and that is the primal
feels like and that is the primal
feels like and that is the primal village the primal village is the place
village the primal village is the place
village the primal village is the place we were before we began in a world in
we were before we began in a world in
we were before we began in a world in which community is about providing for
which community is about providing for
which community is about providing for the system and in that world the village
the system and in that world the village
the system and in that world the village was about providing for the village it
was about providing for the village it
was about providing for the village it was about community as a place of
was about community as a place of
was about community as a place of working together to produce thriving for
working together to produce thriving for
working together to produce thriving for all the households and families that’s a
all the households and families that’s a
all the households and families that’s a feeling please relax and let yourself
feeling please relax and let yourself
feeling please relax and let yourself get a sense of what it’s like to walk
get a sense of what it’s like to walk
get a sense of what it’s like to walk around in a place I was standing in the
around in a place I was standing in the
around in a place I was standing in the Ecuadorian rainforest in a schwöre
Ecuadorian rainforest in a schwöre
Ecuadorian rainforest in a schwöre village at 4:00 in the morning the
village at 4:00 in the morning the
village at 4:00 in the morning the tribal peoples around the world still
tribal peoples around the world still
tribal peoples around the world still preserve this feeling but they haven’t
preserve this feeling but they haven’t
preserve this feeling but they haven’t participated in the entire change that
participated in the entire change that
participated in the entire change that we’re in the middle of but the feeling
we’re in the middle of but the feeling
we’re in the middle of but the feeling remains there and I was standing in the
remains there and I was standing in the
remains there and I was standing in the village and 4:00 in the morning and it’s
village and 4:00 in the morning and it’s
village and 4:00 in the morning and it’s dark and all these little fires light up
dark and all these little fires light up
dark and all these little fires light up you can see through the jungle that’s
you can see through the jungle that’s
you can see through the jungle that’s each family coming awake and you hear
each family coming awake and you hear
each family coming awake and you hear this little palabra this little
this little palabra this little
this little palabra this little conversation begin where they’re
conversation begin where they’re
conversation begin where they’re whispering to each other quietly what
whispering to each other quietly what
whispering to each other quietly what they dreamed what the day may hold and
they dreamed what the day may hold and
they dreamed what the day may hold and the conversation slowly builds people
the conversation slowly builds people
the conversation slowly builds people walk between families to engage in the
walk between families to engage in the
walk between families to engage in the conversation and the village weaves
conversation and the village weaves
conversation and the village weaves through conversation including
through conversation including
through conversation including everyone’s voice drawing upon how
everyone’s voice drawing upon how
everyone’s voice drawing upon how exactly each person is physically
exactly each person is physically
exactly each person is physically emotionally that day whether they’re
emotionally that day whether they’re
emotionally that day whether they’re sick or well hailer not a plan for how
sick or well hailer not a plan for how
sick or well hailer not a plan for how to do that day what needs doing for the
to do that day what needs doing for the
to do that day what needs doing for the village to thrive think about 4 o’clock
village to thrive think about 4 o’clock
village to thrive think about 4 o’clock the work day is about to end everybody
the work day is about to end everybody
the work day is about to end everybody hits their cell phones in a conversation
hits their cell phones in a conversation
hits their cell phones in a conversation – we
– we
– we how we’re gonna handle dinner tonight
that primal way of building life in the
that primal way of building life in the flow of life has already reemerged we
flow of life has already reemerged we
flow of life has already reemerged we live in it now it’s actually
live in it now it’s actually
live in it now it’s actually deconstructing all our hierarchical
deconstructing all our hierarchical
deconstructing all our hierarchical organizations the feeling of everyone’s
organizations the feeling of everyone’s
organizations the feeling of everyone’s voice is included a plan emerges it
voice is included a plan emerges it
voice is included a plan emerges it partakes of includes and is directed at
partakes of includes and is directed at
partakes of includes and is directed at a plan that benefits everybody our
a plan that benefits everybody our
a plan that benefits everybody our village life we here’s what happened we
village life we here’s what happened we
village life we here’s what happened we started farming with a lot of
started farming with a lot of
started farming with a lot of organization around it and the food
organization around it and the food
organization around it and the food supply exploded and population exploded
supply exploded and population exploded
supply exploded and population exploded and we delegated harvesting and mining
and we delegated harvesting and mining
and we delegated harvesting and mining and farming to the periphery in just
and farming to the periphery in just
and farming to the periphery in just clusters they weren’t really villages
clusters they weren’t really villages
clusters they weren’t really villages and there were urban centers walled this
and there were urban centers walled this
and there were urban centers walled this was the era of city-states long ago and
was the era of city-states long ago and
was the era of city-states long ago and it set a pattern and what happened in
it set a pattern and what happened in
it set a pattern and what happened in the city-states is population grew
the city-states is population grew
the city-states is population grew explosively we over stripped our
explosively we over stripped our
explosively we over stripped our resources our civilization collapsed and
resources our civilization collapsed and
resources our civilization collapsed and what did the state do to take care of
what did the state do to take care of
what did the state do to take care of itself to re-enroll people in the
itself to re-enroll people in the
itself to re-enroll people in the significance and the relevance of the
significance and the relevance of the
significance and the relevance of the parental state went to war of course
parental state went to war of course
parental state went to war of course with the neighbors new resources less
with the neighbors new resources less
with the neighbors new resources less population boom bust war repeat feel
population boom bust war repeat feel
population boom bust war repeat feel your way into this pattern it’s ancient
your way into this pattern it’s ancient
your way into this pattern it’s ancient as we sit here today literally on the
as we sit here today literally on the
as we sit here today literally on the brink of a new pan global conflict born
brink of a new pan global conflict born
brink of a new pan global conflict born from a monetary bust boom bust war
from a monetary bust boom bust war
from a monetary bust boom bust war repeat we live in that world still we
repeat we live in that world still we
repeat we live in that world still we call it civilization the world is
call it civilization the world is
call it civilization the world is changing the pattern change is not
changing the pattern change is not
changing the pattern change is not optional we are not going to be given a
optional we are not going to be given a
optional we are not going to be given a magic exit from the chain
magic exit from the chain
magic exit from the chain we’re going to learn our way forward
we’re going to learn our way forward
we’re going to learn our way forward into the change a friend of mine told a
into the change a friend of mine told a
into the change a friend of mine told a joke one time about the lungfish parents
joke one time about the lungfish parents
joke one time about the lungfish parents that were all staying up late at night
that were all staying up late at night
that were all staying up late at night worrying about their children because
worrying about their children because
worrying about their children because they’d been out sniffing that oxygen but
they’d been out sniffing that oxygen but
they’d been out sniffing that oxygen but from that came evils and elephants there
from that came evils and elephants there
from that came evils and elephants there is a way forward and it is not clinched
is a way forward and it is not clinched
is a way forward and it is not clinched there is a way forward it is flow it is
there is a way forward it is flow it is
there is a way forward it is flow it is choosing together to learn our way step
choosing together to learn our way step
choosing together to learn our way step by step forward into the unknown of the
by step forward into the unknown of the
by step forward into the unknown of the emerging pattern the difference if you
emerging pattern the difference if you
emerging pattern the difference if you want to feel it is hey surfing or
want to feel it is hey surfing or
want to feel it is hey surfing or football yeah that’s a team sport but
football yeah that’s a team sport but
football yeah that’s a team sport but every place every play is already called
every place every play is already called
every place every play is already called surfing you just stay on your board I
surfing you just stay on your board I
surfing you just stay on your board I want to tell you a little about San
want to tell you a little about San
want to tell you a little about San Marcos I’ll be fast San Marcos is an
Marcos I’ll be fast San Marcos is an
Marcos I’ll be fast San Marcos is an example of where clinch is dissolving
example of where clinch is dissolving
example of where clinch is dissolving flow is emerging they did just like
flow is emerging they did just like
flow is emerging they did just like everybody else
everybody else
everybody else they picked a way to develop it was
they picked a way to develop it was
they picked a way to develop it was called build a lot of apartment
called build a lot of apartment
called build a lot of apartment buildings they didn’t realize in
buildings they didn’t realize in
buildings they didn’t realize in building the apartment buildings that
building the apartment buildings that
building the apartment buildings that they had re-engineered the floodplain
they had re-engineered the floodplain
they had re-engineered the floodplain that had been a hundred year flood plain
that had been a hundred year flood plain
that had been a hundred year flood plain and they expanded it out to the Thousand
and they expanded it out to the Thousand
and they expanded it out to the Thousand Year floodplain
Year floodplain
Year floodplain so the floods came in 2015 and sixteen
so the floods came in 2015 and sixteen
so the floods came in 2015 and sixteen and eighteen hundred beautiful 50 plus
and eighteen hundred beautiful 50 plus
and eighteen hundred beautiful 50 plus year old homes households washed away
year old homes households washed away
year old homes households washed away FEMA decided to give them some money an
FEMA decided to give them some money an
FEMA decided to give them some money an open city council meeting was held the
open city council meeting was held the
open city council meeting was held the city manager in the business as usual
city manager in the business as usual
city manager in the business as usual pattern decided to give that money to
pattern decided to give that money to
pattern decided to give that money to the apartment builders because that’s
the apartment builders because that’s
the apartment builders because that’s what had been so lucrative for the city
what had been so lucrative for the city
what had been so lucrative for the city an 84 year old woman stood up and said
an 84 year old woman stood up and said
an 84 year old woman stood up and said wait a minute wait a minute my home is
wait a minute wait a minute my home is
wait a minute wait a minute my home is gone I raised my kids there I take care
gone I raised my kids there I take care
gone I raised my kids there I take care of my Alzheimer’s husband there
of my Alzheimer’s husband there
of my Alzheimer’s husband there my retirement I am the sole caretaker
my retirement I am the sole caretaker
my retirement I am the sole caretaker for my son who’s wheelchair-bound my
for my son who’s wheelchair-bound my
for my son who’s wheelchair-bound my household has been destroyed that money
household has been destroyed that money
household has been destroyed that money should go to give me a new home to live
should go to give me a new home to live
should go to give me a new home to live in so I can take care of my family and
in so I can take care of my family and
in so I can take care of my family and it should go to the other families who
it should go to the other families who
it should go to the other families who got washed out like me we’re the
got washed out like me we’re the
got washed out like me we’re the residents
residents
residents we’re not apartment dwellers who move
we’re not apartment dwellers who move
we’re not apartment dwellers who move through going to college we make this
through going to college we make this
through going to college we make this town community with the mission of the
town community with the mission of the
town community with the mission of the production of thriving for the
production of thriving for the
production of thriving for the households and the families is a very
households and the families is a very
households and the families is a very ancient idea we need to grasp and bring
ancient idea we need to grasp and bring
ancient idea we need to grasp and bring forward Ghandi thought of this he
forward Ghandi thought of this he
forward Ghandi thought of this he articulated it first in the modern era
articulated it first in the modern era
articulated it first in the modern era let me let me circle back and say by the
let me let me circle back and say by the
let me let me circle back and say by the way what’s emerged in San Marcos also is
way what’s emerged in San Marcos also is
way what’s emerged in San Marcos also is a group of women who are committed to
a group of women who are committed to
a group of women who are committed to community is thriving for families and
community is thriving for families and
community is thriving for families and households
households
households I called them wise women they chose the
I called them wise women they chose the
I called them wise women they chose the name the weavers in response to the
name the weavers in response to the
name the weavers in response to the faiths sitting under the tree of
faiths sitting under the tree of
faiths sitting under the tree of knowledge weaving the future I think
knowledge weaving the future I think
knowledge weaving the future I think it’s beautiful so slow is not going to
it’s beautiful so slow is not going to
it’s beautiful so slow is not going to occur out of strong men iron-willed
occur out of strong men iron-willed
occur out of strong men iron-willed policies dominating paradigms the flow
policies dominating paradigms the flow
policies dominating paradigms the flow is going to occur occur out of us doing
is going to occur occur out of us doing
is going to occur occur out of us doing in our place with our families and our
in our place with our families and our
in our place with our families and our households what our place dictates we
households what our place dictates we
households what our place dictates we need to do go for it don’t let anybody
need to do go for it don’t let anybody
need to do go for it don’t let anybody tell you you don’t have that right and
tell you you don’t have that right and
tell you you don’t have that right and I’ll just wrap here by saying this is
I’ll just wrap here by saying this is
I’ll just wrap here by saying this is Gandhi’s vision our contribution has
Gandhi’s vision our contribution has
Gandhi’s vision our contribution has been to call it 350,000 villages the
been to call it 350,000 villages the
been to call it 350,000 villages the villages are already there anywhere
villages are already there anywhere
villages are already there anywhere households can cluster to thrive
households can cluster to thrive
households can cluster to thrive together as a village but Gandhi said
together as a village but Gandhi said
together as a village but Gandhi said let India be a place of thousands of
let India be a place of thousands of
let India be a place of thousands of independent and self-reliant villages
independent and self-reliant villages
independent and self-reliant villages all honoring no castes no religious
all honoring no castes no religious
all honoring no castes no religious intolerance no intolerance regarding sex
intolerance no intolerance regarding sex
intolerance no intolerance regarding sex and with a will to take care of families
and with a will to take care of families
and with a will to take care of families in household
in household
in household this is the future and the technology to
this is the future and the technology to
this is the future and the technology to enable this we saw a slide of its impact
enable this we saw a slide of its impact
enable this we saw a slide of its impact it’s incredible we have the technology
it’s incredible we have the technology
it’s incredible we have the technology we’ve never had that makes possible
we’ve never had that makes possible
we’ve never had that makes possible doing this distributed manufacturing
doing this distributed manufacturing
doing this distributed manufacturing block chain autonomous organizations
block chain autonomous organizations
block chain autonomous organizations every conceivable means or method of
every conceivable means or method of
every conceivable means or method of communicating and learning so the world
communicating and learning so the world
communicating and learning so the world for it is learning everything
for it is learning everything
for it is learning everything everybody’s learning globally living
everybody’s learning globally living
everybody’s learning globally living lives locally and I am so grateful for
lives locally and I am so grateful for
lives locally and I am so grateful for its chance to talk about it thank you
its chance to talk about it thank you
its chance to talk about it thank you [Applause]
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