Now is the time to rediscover the spirit of community in all social relations.
Sociology literally means “the study of companionship”. When World Goodwill began a focus on the theme of Social Regeneration in late 2021, it was done with the aim of evoking the Spirit of Companionship, imaginatively seeing it pouring through the entire field of human relationships, bringing fresh meaning, purpose, and a sense of future possibilities.
The need to re-imagine social relations in ways that enhance goodwill, sharing and the sense of belonging is one of the most critical needs of our time. During the years of the pandemic, and numerous interlocking crises, it has become even more urgent. This is the time to call forth the imagination and consider the regeneration and reigniting of a spirit of companionship between peoples, communities and nations; and between humanity and the living earth.
This page features a range of resources in the hope that they will stimulate on-going reflection on this spirit of companionship and community.
Newsletter 2022 #1 - Immaginazione e Rigenerazione Sociale
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Nel novembre 2021, gli amici della Buona Volontà Mondiale e gli studenti della Saggezza Eterna provenienti da tutto il mondo si sono riuniti in sessioni ZOOM, trasmesse in varie lingue da Ginevra, Londra e New York, per lavorare con il potere dell'immaginazione, dell'intuizione e del pensiero di gruppo. Concentrandoci sul tema dell'Immaginazione e della Rigenerazione Sociale, abbiamo utilizzato la meditazione e la visualizzazione, l'ascolto attivo e la discussione per creare forme pensiero e immagini di gruppo. Servitori chiave nei campi della progettazione rigenerativa, dello sviluppo della comunità, del trauma collettivo, dello sviluppo personale e del lavoro biografico, hanno offerto spunti basati sulla loro esperienza.
Regeneration Texts and Videos
The 2022 #1 issue of the World Goodwill Newsletter features excerpts from the 2021 World Goodwill Seminar on the theme of Imagination and Social Regeneration . This page provides access to a wide range of resources related to the seminar, including a list of all videos, written texts (where available) which can be downloaded; powerpoint presentations; and longer edited extracts of some talks.
Per Saperne di PiùBollettino 2021 #3 - Ricostruire il tessuto sociale
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In its early stages, the pandemic revitalised a sense of community spirit and support, with local initiatives to help the more vulnerable springing up, and the celebration of the everyday courage and sacrifice of essential workers. However, as it has progressed, there are signs of a waning of this impulse, with people and nations retreating into a desire for ‘normality’ to be restored. ‘Business as usual’ contends with ‘Build back better’. So now is a good time to re-focus on some of the many groups and initiatives that are actively seeking to regenerate society, so that all groups of people, and all the kingdoms of nature, are in harmonious co-existence.
Riflessioni su: Immaginazione e Rigenerazione Sociale
Quotations from over 25 thinkers on the theme of Imagination and Social Regeneration. Includes Daniel Christian Wahl, Alice A. Bailey, Rudolf Steiner, Martin Luther King, David Orr, Christine Figueres, Krishnamurti, Dee Hock, Richard Tarnas.
Per Saperne di PiùFreedom Through Community 2
We find ourselves in the most organized and interconnected period of human history by far, and yet there is a sense of collective loneliness in the heart of humanity.
This 9-page booklet has been adapted from a Lucis Trust booklet issued in advance of the World Goodwill Seminar in November 2021. It includes a letter from Christine Morgan, President of Lucis Trust, exploring the themes of community, freedom and the Word of Companionship as they relate to our time; an extract from Alice Bailey's writings 'The Right Direction of the Human Kingdom' and a meditation outline: 'Strengthening the Hands of the New Group of World Servers'.
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