Session 3 – Transition to a Mature Planetary Civilization

From Great Turning Experiment

Duane Elgin is an internationally recognised speaker, author and social visionary who looks beneath the surface turbulence of our times to explore the deeper trends that are transforming our world. In 2006, Duane received the International Goi Peace Award in Japan in recognition of his contribution to a global “vision, consciousness, and lifestyle” that fosters a “more sustainable and spiritual culture.” Duane is Co-director of the Choosing Earth Project. His books include: The Living Universe, Voluntary Simplicity, Promise Ahead, Awakening Earth, Humanity’s Journey Home: Learning to Live in a Living Universe, and most recently, Choosing Earth: Humanity’s Journey of Initiation Through Breakdown and Collapse to Mature Planetary Community.


Questions for Ongoing Reflection and Dialogue

  1. What is the life stage of the overall human community? Toddler? Adolescent? Adult? Elder?

  2. What was biggest factor in moving you through adolescence to adulthood?

  3. Who are the role models that inspire you and why?

  4. How do you view “reality, identity, and journey”? (for example, do you see reality as dead or alive? Your identity as biological only or bio-cosmic? Your life journey as growing into aliveness or learning to live in a living universe?

  5. Where do you see humanity going in the next decade? What is required of us to step up, grow up and clean up?

  6. How does our Session 3 content inform ‘Your More Beautiful Life’? Set aside ample reflective space to review ‘Your More Beautiful Life’ worksheet and incorporate the learning from Session 3.

Working toward a shared planetary consciousness that heals the Earth