Plant Intelligence and the Imaginal Realm, an 8 Week Online Study Group

Description:

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Join me for a deep dive into this profound body of work by renowned master herbalist, earth poet, bardic naturalist, deep ecologist and prolific award-winning author of 25 books, the late Stephen Harrod Buhner. Stephen was a radical thinker, polymath and synthesiser whose work continues to have a deep and lasting impact on Plant People and Deep Ecologists all over the world.

I have read Plant Intelligence dozens of times (as well as most of his other books) and consider Stephen to be one of my primary teachers on the topics of Plant Medicine, Animist Living Earth Perception, Gaian Systems and Earth Sentience, Deep Ecology, and Eco Soul Poetics. 

According to Stephen, 'Plant Intelligence and the Imaginal Realm' offers a "sophisticated theoretical foundation for contemplative animism." It provides an accessible philosophical framework in combination with simple yet profound exercises to help us open up our perception towards a living, breathing and dreaming earth.

"The world is alive, intelligent, aware, communicative, and filled with soul...we are not alone...we are part of something much larger than ourselves...we are companioned by millions upon millions of related life-forms; and that the dead, mechanical world we have been taught about in school does not exist.... and never has."
~Stephen Harrod Buhner

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Schedule:

*Note, session times are in AEDT on Saturday mornings, which roughly translates to Friday afternoons in the US and Friday evenings in Europe.

Feb 3rd - Intro session (9-10 am): Group intros, Overview of the Course, Agreements and Intro of first Assigned Chapters and Supplement Materials

Feb 10th -Session 1 (8-10 am): ch 1-3 The Doors of Perception and Reclaiming the Invisible 

Feb 17th- Session 2 (8-10 am): ch 4-6 Everything is Alive, Deep Gaia and The Pattern that Connects

Feb 24th -Session 3 (8-10 am): ch 7-9 Inextricable Intertangling and the Role of Psychotropics in the Ecosystem 

March 2nd- Session 4 (8-10 am): ch 10-12 Golden Threads and the Sea of Meaning 

March 9th- Session 5 (8-10 am): ch 13-16 Deep Earth Perception and the Imaginal World 

March 16th -Session 6 (8-10 am): Ch 17-19 The Ecological Niche of the Human and Becoming Barbarian 

March 23rd- Integration Session (9-11 am): Integration, Feedback and Farewells

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Includes:

• x8 live Zoom calls, the first and last will be 1 hour (intro and outro) and the 6 in the middle will be 2 hours. Calls will be recorded and made available if you have to miss a class or two. Preference is for majority live attendance.

• x6 pre-recorded summary presentations of the chapters covered before each live call

• Optional supplemental resources to deepen into the topics that Stephen opens up in Plant Intelligence 

• Home practice invitations

• The live calls will include whole group discussions of the material and home practice, deeper explorations and reflections in breakouts and some live group practice. All live calls will be recorded and shared with participants.

• Optional chat group for everyone to stay in contact, share reflections and ask questions 

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Tickets:

Concession: $120 (x 4 concession spots available)

Regular: $160

Solidarity: $200 (This supports me to meet my needs while also offering more concession and scholarship places for those who need it to access my work)

x1 Scholarship spot available, please reach out if feel this should be you

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Giving Back: 

10% of the proceeds will go to the Melbourne Rainforest Action Group (MRAG) and their incredible efforts in supporting Indigenous Grassroots Activists in protecting their territories within mega biodiverse Old-Growth forest in the Ecuadorian Amazon, which is currently under threat from both Australian-owned and Multinational mining companies who are creating open-pit copper mines to supply the new electric car market.

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Refunds: 

A 90% refund is available until 7 days before the start of the event. No refunds are available beyond that time. If I need to cancel this workshop for any reason, 100% refunds will be given.