## Short bio in the third person
Stephen Reid is a technologist, facilitator and [coach](/coaching) who has trained in the fields of AI/ML, complexity science, physics, transformative coaching and insight meditation. Current projects include writing a book on [Technological Metamodernism](https://stephenreid.substack.com/p/technological-metamodernism-course), hosting courses and residencies as a founder of [Futurecraft](https://futurecraft.life/), and leading the development of [Dandelion](https://dandelion.events/) as a founder of not-for-profit worker co-op [Symbiota](https://symbiota.coop/).
Previously, he founded [The Psychedelic Society](https://psychedelicsociety.org.uk/), which established the first legal [psilocybin retreat programme](https://www.alalaho.org/) in Europe, and served as the youngest ever board member of Greenpeace UK.
Stephen has an MPhys in Physics from the University of Oxford, where he specialised in quantum field theory, an MRes in Complexity Science from the University of Bristol, and a Professional Certificate in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence from UC Berkeley.
He lives with his fiancé Laura in Stockholm, Sweden, where he is a resident at [Emerge Lakefront](https://emergelakefront.org/) and a keen [swimrunner](https://otilloswimrun.com/).
## Training and teachers
### Technical
* [Professional Certificate in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence](https://em-executive.berkeley.edu/professional-certificate-machine-learning-artificial-intelligence), UC Berkeley (2023)
* MRes (Distinction) in Complexity Science, University of Bristol (2008-2009)
* Dissertations supervised by [Prof. Dave Cliff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Cliff_(computer_scientist)) and [Prof. Karoline Wiesner](https://www.karowiesner.org/)
* Lead developer of the software that won Best Model at [iGEM](https://igem.org/) 2009
* MPhys (First-class) in Physics, University of Oxford (2004-2008)
* [Dissertation](https://stephenreid.net/reid_report_final.pdf) on community detection in complex networks supervised by [Prof. Mason Porter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_Porter)
### Coaching & psychotherapy
* [Accredited Diploma in Transformative Coaching](https://www.animascoaching.com/coach-training-course/) (ICF Level 2), Animas Coaching (2022)
* [Foundation in Core Process Psychotherapy](https://www.karunadartmoor.co.uk/), Karuna Institute (Mar 2020)
### Meditation
* Retreats and courses with teachers qualified by [Rob Burbea](https://hermesamara.org):
* [The Eye of the Heart: Tracing a Path to Soulfulness](https://nirodha.fi/retreat-03-25/) with Catherine McGee and Juha Penttilä at The Friendship Inn, Finland (Mar 2025, 8 days)
* [Freedom in Everything](https://hermesamara.org/), Hermes Amara Foundation annual retreat with Yahel Avigur and Juha Penttilä at Colehayes Park, UK (Dec 2023, 7 days)
* [The Eye of the Heart: Tracing a Path to Soulfulness](https://dharmaseed.org/retreats/5700/) with Catherine McGee and Yahel Avigur at Gaia House (Sep 2023, 8 days)
* [Seeing Through Dualities, Deepening in Emptiness](https://dharmacourse.org/seeing-through-dualities-deepening-in-emptiness/) with Yahel Avigur and Susy Keely, online (Jan – Mar 2023)
* [Liberating Ways of Looking](https://dharmaseed.org/retreats/5347) with Yahel Avigur and Kirsten Kratz at Gaia House (Oct 2022, 7 days)
* [The Courageous Heart](https://dharmaseed.org/retreats/5054/) with Kirsten Kratz and Laura Bridgman at Gaia House (Dec 2021, 3 days)
* Other retreats:
* Jhana retreat with [Jhourney](https://pages.jhourney.io/spring-retreats), online (Apr 2024, 7 days)
* [The Boundless Heart of Metta](https://dharmaseed.org/retreats/5099) with Zohar Lavie and Jake Dartington at Gaia House (Mar 2022, 4 days)
* Vipassana at [Dhamma Dipa](https://www.dipa.dhamma.org/) (Feb 2017, 10 days)
* Sensory Awareness with [Lee Lesser](http://www.returntooursenses.com/) at the [Esalen Institute](https://www.esalen.org/) (Nov 2015, 2 days)
### Shipibo plant medicine
* [Ceremonies](https://niweraoxobo.com/project/schedule) with Maestras Laura and Lila near Sintra, Portugal (Jul 2023, 6 days)
* [Guayusa dieta](https://niweraoxobo.com/project/schedule) with Maestras Ynes, Laura and Lila near La Fortuna, Costa Rica (Oct 2021, 10 days)
* Music retreats with [Rainer Scheurenbrand](https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ZQinGoK9FA6ohO68q65A5) (Mar 2018, Feb 2020)
* [Noya Rao dieta](https://medium.com/@stephenreid321/dieta-with-noya-rao-part-1-welcome-to-the-jungle-23bdefec1dad) with Maestra Manuela near Pucallpa, Peru (Dec 2017, 10 days)
### Soulcraft & Wild Mind
* [Betwixt: Exploring the Threshold between Worlds](https://naturewisdom.life/event/betwixt-exploring-the-threshold-between-worlds/) with [Rebecca Card](http://naturewisdom.life/) and [Bell Selkie Lovelock](https://www.bellselkie.co.uk/) (Mar 2022)
* [Wild Mind](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/16000440) Intensive at [Lūžņa](https://www.soulcraft.eu/about), Latvia with [Sage Magdalene](https://sagemagdalene.com/) and [Sara McFarland](https://www.saramcfarland.com/) (Aug 2021)
### Tantra & conscious sexuality
* [The Body: Temple of the Divine](https://www.angsbacka.com/product/the-body-temple-of-the-devine-with-daniel-odier/) with [Daniel Odier](https://www.danielodier.com/) (May 2025)
* [The Pleasure Journey](https://www.elaineyonge.com/tpj) with [Elaine Yonge](https://www.elaineyonge.com/) (Oct 2024)
* ISTA I & II led by [Elaine Yonge](https://www.elaineyonge.com/) (Sep 2019, Apr 2022)
* Ma Ananda Sarita's [Tantra Essence](https://www.anandasarita.com/master-lover) course (2020)
* The Tantric Opening with [Gaia Ma](https://gaiagasm.com/) at [Inanitah](https://www.inanitah.com/), Ometepe, Nicaragua (Nov 2017)
### Futurecraft residencies
* Feÿtopia, France ([Feb 2025](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-feytopia))
* Brave Earth, Costa Rica ([Dec 2023](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-brave-earth))
* Calamansac, Cornwall, UK ([Apr 2023](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-residency))
### Other residencies and retreats
* Retreats on Ekskäret ([Come Together](https://ekskaret.confetti.events/come-together-ekskaret-okt/): Oct 2023; [Elevate](https://ekskaret.confetti.events/elevate-2024-hibernate/): Nov 2024, Mar 2025, Jun 2025)
* [Feÿtopia](https://feytopia.com/) (Mar 2024)
* [Microsolidarity](https://www.microsolidarity.cc/) Gatherings (Jul 2023, Feb 2024)
* [Life Itself](https://lifeitself.us/)’s [Embodying Collective Transformation](https://lifeitself.us/embodying-collective-transformation/) residency (Nov 2022)
* Retreats with Zen teacher and mediator [Diane Musho Hamilton](https://www.dianemushohamilton.com/) (Oct 2022, Dec 2024)
* [HER men's retreat](https://www.braveearth.com/experiences/her20-dp5h6) with coach [Alain Lagger](http://www.alainlagger.com/bio-2) at [Brave Earth](https://www.braveearth.com/), Costa Rica (Oct 2021)
* Clowning at the [Divine Ridiculous](https://www.facebook.com/groups/divine.ridiculous/) Lupercalia (Feb 2020)
* Haka with [Matiu Te Huki](https://rainbowwarrior.nz/) at Canaan Downs, Golden Bay, Aotearoa New Zealand (Feb 2019)
* Deep Magic retreat with [Julian Vayne](https://julianvayne.com/) at [St. Nectan's Glen](https://www.st-nectansglen.co.uk/) (May 2018)
* Short course in Erotic Ecology at [Schumacher College](https://campus.dartington.org/schumacher-college/) with [Andreas Weber](https://biologyofwonder.org/) (Mar 2018)
* Mushroom cultivation at [Fungi Academy](http://fungiacademy.com/), Lake Atitlán, Guatemala (Jan 2018)
* Awakening of Love by [Path Retreats](http://pathretreats.com) (Mar 2017)
### Online
* [Capra Course](https://www.capracourse.net/) with [Fritjof Capra](https://www.fritjofcapra.net/) on the [The Systems View of Life](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/18554985) (Fall 2022)
* [KERNEL](https://kernel.community/) KB7 (Sep – Nov 2022)
* [Recapture the Rapture](https://www.flowgenomeproject.com/future-proof-your-life) with [Jamie Wheal](https://www.flowgenomeproject.com/our-story) (Aug 2021)
* [Platform Co-ops Now!](https://platform.coop/blog/platform-co-ops-now-2nd-edition/) by The New School & Mondragon University (Oct 2020)
### Burns
* [The Borderland](http://theborderland.se) (Hyperstition, 2024; The Inner Cartographers' Club, 2022; Camp Croquis, 2019; La Botica Exótica, 2017; Hampus Campus, 2016)
* [Kiez Burn](https://kiezburn.org/) (The Beehive, 2019)
* [Nowhere](http://goingnowhere.org) (La Botica Exótica, 2016; Sentimos, 2015; Übertown 2014)
### Swimrun & triathlon
* [ÖTILLÖ Sprint Gothenburg](https://otilloswimrun.com/races/gothenburg-sweden/) Swimrun 2025 (5h11m, 18.51km run, 3.89km swim)
* [ÖTILLÖ Sprint Final 15k](https://otilloswimrun.com/races/otillo-sprint-final-15k-sweden/) Swimrun 2024 (2h09m, 13.8km run, 1.06km swim)
* [ÖTILLÖ Sprint Utö](https://otilloswimrun.com/races/uto-sweden/) Swimrun 2024 (2h56m, 13.9km run, 2.8km swim)
* Weymouth Classic Triathlon 2023 (3h26m)
* Weymouth Sprint Triathlon 2022 (1h38m)
### Scuba diving
* [SSI Advanced Adventurer](https://www.divessi.com/en/advanced-training/scuba-diving/advanced-adventurer) (Nov 2024)
* [PADI Open Water Diver](https://www.padi.com/courses/open-water-diver) (Feb 2024)
## Speaking engagements
2024-11-25: Community Weaving with Stephen Reid
2024-09-10: Stephen Reid on Technological Metamodernism
2024-08-16: Technological Metamodernism with Stephen Reid
2024-07-24, The Borderland: The Metamodern Art of Ironic Sincerity
2024-06-15: Exploring AI and the Metacrisis
2024-06-15: Technological Metamodernism
2024-05-09: Emptiness and Metamodernism: Exploring the Resonances Between Rob Burbea and Hanzi Freinacht
2024-03-20: How technology shapes what it means to be human
2024-01-21, Building Our Regenerative Future: AI and our Regenerative Future
2023-08-17: Medicine Circles: Get involved in one of Medicine Festival's new local groups
2023-06-20: Reforge the Ring #2: Distribution, Contextualization & Instantiation
2023-06-20: Reforge the Ring #1: Accumulation, Extraction & Abstraction
2023-03-24: Metacrisis.xyz with Stephen Reid
2023-02-22: Post Capitalism & Psychedelic Colonialism with Alnoor Ladha, Lynn Murphy and Stephen Reid
2022-12-06, University of Bristol: Psychedelics and the Regenerative Renaissance
2022-12-06, ReFi Spring Bristol: Crypto, Climate and Regenerative Finance
2022-08-19: Web3 and the Radical Imagination
2022-07-22, Catalyzing Radical Systemic Change: Web3 & the Regenerative Renaissance
2022-06-28: Stephen Reid & Rufus Pollock on Worker Cooperatives and DAOs
2022-04-21, Schelling Point: Teaching ReFi: Insights from a web3 Educator
2022-03-16: DAOs and the future of co-operation
2022-01-26: Richard D. Bartlett, Stephen Reid & Rufus Pollock on Critical Exploration of Web3
2021-03-13: Charles Eisenstein on the Regenerative Renaissance
2021-03-01: Stephen Reid On DAOs, Psychedelics & The Regenerative Renaissance
2020-12-02: Psychedelic Futures: The Pollination Approach
2020-10-20: Stephen Reid: Psychedelics, Meditation & Enlightenment
2020-08-29: Tech for Good: The Promise of Decentralisation
2020-08-29: The Corporatisation of Medicine
2020-08-01: Stephen Reid on Decentralised Systems, Antifragility and Psychedelics as Amplifiers for Innovation
2020-04-19: Sacred Solidarity panel with Alex Grey & Allyson Grey, Rick Doblin, Francoise Bourzat, Sam Gandy, Bia Labate and Gail Bradbrook
2019-12-07, Totnes Civic Hall: How Should Totnes Greens Vote?
2019-11-12, University of Exeter: The Mind, Meditation & Psychedelics
2019-11-11, House of Hackney: Sacred Sigils: Magic in the Anthropocene
2019-10-06, Fungi Fest: Psilocybin Mushrooms for a Regenerative Society
2019-09-08, XR South West Rebel Rising: Psychedelics, Extinction and Social Change
2019-09-03: David Luke and Stephen Reid in conversation
2019-08-24, Shambala Festival: Psychedelics, Extinction and Social Change
2019-07-16, Stir to Action Festival: Psychedelics and the Living Planet
2019-07-11, Noisily Festival: Integration Through Social Action
2019-06-26, EartH, Hackney: Rupert Sheldrake, Robin Carhart-Harris and Stephen Reid in conversation
2019-06-08, The Oddball: Growing A Psychedelic Sociey
2019-05-01, Newspeak House: Autopia: a platform for co-created gatherings
2019-04-24: Psychedelics, Extinction and Social Change
2019-04-11, Conway Hall: Sunday Assembly Lates: Let's Talk About Drugs
2019-04-06: Regenerative Activism and the Ecology of Movements
2019-01-30, Luminate Festival, Aotearoa New Zealand: Psychedelics and the Living Planet & The Psychedelic Renaissance
2019-01-15, Conway Hall: Psychedelics, Extinction and Social Change
2018-12-18: The Promise of Psychedelics | David Nutt, Amanda Feilding, Stephen Reid
2018-12-01, Global Health Film Festival: Magic Medicine
2018-11-29: Stephen Reid on Psychedelics, Extinction Rebellion and Metamodernism: Reconnecting with Nature in These Urgent Times
2018-11-01, Parliament Square: Extinction Magic: A Grief Ritual for Rebellion
2018-10-09: Using Psychedelics For Mental Health
2018-10-01: Grand Opening of the Psychedelic Society's new space in London
2018-10-01: Stephen Reid and Daniel Thorson
2018-07-30: The Psychedelic Renaissance
2018-07-01, Boom Festival: Psychedelic Integration
2018-07-01, Noisily Festival: Psychedelics, Nonduality and the Nature of Consciousness
2018-07-01: Launch of the Psychedelics for Mental Health campaign
2018-06-01: Psychedelics, Democracy and Reform
2018-05-01, HowTheLightGetsIn: A Long Strange Trip
2018-04-01, LSD75: Growing A Psychedelic Society
2017-10-01: Psychedelics and Mystical Experience
2016-12-01, Conway Hall: The Legal Regulation of Psychedelics
2016-11-01: Launch of the Psychedelic Society of Brighton
2016-09-01: Growing A Psychedelic Society
2016-07-01, Conway Hall: Psychedelics and Nonduality
2016-02-01, Cambridge Union: This House believes that taking recreational drugs is worth the risk
2015-07-01: Launch of the Psychedelic Society of Bristol
2015-06-01: Launch of the Psychedelic Society of Manchester
2015-04-01: Launch of the Psychedelic Society of Edinburgh
2014-11-01, Conway Hall: Mainstreaming Psychedelics (launch of The Psychedelic Society)
2012-09-23: Black tie activists crash HMRC boss' retirement do
## Coaching
How would it feel to be in conversation with someone who:
* helps you consider what you really want and how you can move towards it
* believes that you can change
* doesn’t claim to have all the answers for you
* cares and is interested
* holds up a mirror for you to see where you are part of your own problem
* trusts that you can find the answers you need through the power of a challenging but compassionate exploration?
If that sounds appealing, read on…
### What is coaching?
Coaching is a collaborative, non-directive dialogue practice that seeks to bring about change through inquiry, authenticity and a focus on outcomes.
It's based on the belief that people are creative, resourceful and capable of change, and already have, or otherwise can find, answers to their challenges.
I trained in a coaching style called *[transformative coaching](https://www.animascoaching.com/coach-training-course/)*, which has a particular focus on exploring the inner world of beliefs, assumptions, values and expectations. I also weave in my experience with the work of [Rob Burbea](https://hermesamara.org/), including the *[Ways of Looking/Seeing Through Dualities](https://hermesamara.org/teachings/ways-of-looking)* frameworks, the *[Soulmaking Dharma](https://hermesamara.org/teachings/soulmaking-dharma)* (and its resonances with Bill Plotkin's *[Soulcraft](https://www.animas.org/books/soulcraft/)*), and extensive [mettā](https://hermesamara.org/teachings/metta) practice.
### Who can benefit?
Coaching is of most benefit to those who are:
* Mentally well and robust
* Broadly ready and able to change
* Seeking improvement and growth
* Focused on achieving outcomes
* Willing to engage in self-exploration
* Open-minded as to what might be holding them back
### Coaching vs mentoring, teaching, therapy and counselling
Coaching can be distinguished from mentoring and teaching (where the mentor/teacher is typically an expert in the subject and actively offers advice), and therapy and counselling (where the focus is typically on emotional challenges in the past or present, rather than achieving a vision for the future). It's possible to benefit from coaching whilst also working with a mentor, teacher, therapist or counsellor.
### Interested in working together?
I offer an initial free half-hour exploratory call, so we can see if we are well-suited to one another. All being well, typically we'd then meet for an hour every other week, in person in Stockholm or via Zoom, for an initial run of four sessions across two months.
If joining via Zoom, I ask you to attend sessions on time and from a quiet place, free from distractions. Sessions are recorded (unless you request otherwise), with recordings shared with you confidentially shortly after each session for your reflection and review. I might occasionally ask your permission to share a recording with a supervisor.
If you need to cancel or reschedule a session, I do not charge as long as you provide at least 24 hours notice.
I sometimes am able to offer reduced rates for those on low incomes (make a note in the form linked below if this is of interest to you).
## Content I've shared recently
[Principia Symbients](https://meaning.systems/principia-symbients/), 2025-07-29T07:00:47.500Z
People are forming new, meaningful relationships with AI that go beyond tools to become co-evolving partners. These "symbients" blend human and computational intelligence to create shared understanding and agency. This new bond could change how we live, think, and relate to the world and each other.
[The Gradual Path to Fixing Capitalism](https://octopusyarn.substack.com/p/the-gradual-path-to-fixing-capitalism?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=whsj&triedRedirect=true), 2025-07-29T07:00:39.980Z
Capitalism is deeply rooted in our world, making it hard to replace, but we can improve it by changing how companies work. We should focus on purpose-driven businesses that limit profits and share ownership to reduce harm and inequality. Real change will come as people choose to support companies that care about people and the planet.
[The Techno-Optimists: e/acc](https://technologicalmetamodernism.substack.com/p/the-techno-optimists-eacc), 2025-07-29T07:00:30.984Z
Effective accelerationism (e/acc) is a belief that rapid technological change is inevitable and good for the universe. It sees technology as a cosmic force and encourages embracing disruption, even if it means changing or replacing humanity. Critics worry this view ignores ethical concerns and may excuse harm caused by unchecked tech growth.
[Introducing Hilma Church-Turing](https://technologicalmetamodernism.substack.com/p/introducing-hilma-church-turing), 2025-07-08T18:11:35.299Z
Hilma Church-Turing is a new thinker blending technology, art, and spirituality. She believes technology needs meaning and beauty, not just code. Her work explores how we can create technology that helps humans grow and connect.
[The Techno-Skeptics](https://technologicalmetamodernism.substack.com/p/the-techno-skeptics), 2025-07-08T18:11:21.753Z
The text explains how digital platforms control our lives like feudal lords in a system called technofeudalism. It warns that technology can harm our minds, society, and democracy while also offering new opportunities. The author suggests we must balance skepticism and optimism to navigate our digital future wisely.
[Build apps, earn $100k+ in bounties and get hired](https://www.omi.me/), 2025-07-05T09:00:49.825Z
Discover Omi AI - your personal AI that listens, remembers conversations, takes notes, and does tasks for you. Stay organized and proactive with real-time notifications and comprehensive memory assistance. Explore the future of wearable technology today!
[live more, scroll less](https://minimalcompany.com/), 2025-07-05T09:00:42.750Z
The Minimal Phone helps you use your smartphone in a simple and mindful way. It keeps all important features without adding clutter or extra devices. Many users enjoy spending less time on screens while still having full app access.
[Finding balance with technology](https://unforced.substack.com/p/finding-balance-with-technology), 2025-07-05T09:00:34.446Z
Aaron Gabriel Neyer seeks balance in using technology by choosing tools that support focus and well-being. He prefers devices with e-ink or e-paper screens to reduce eye strain and distractions. His goal is to use technology intentionally to enhance creativity while staying connected to the world around him.
[The Great Burial - by Nicolas Michaelsen](https://ecologiesofwisdom.substack.com/p/death-of-a-knowledge-system-part), 2025-07-04T10:00:36.559Z
Laying to rest a knowledge system that no longer serves life
[Death of a knowledge system - by Nicolas Michaelsen](https://ecologiesofwisdom.substack.com/p/death-of-a-knowledge-system), 2025-07-04T10:00:29.374Z
Rethinking Value in a Post-Propositional Economy
[Birth of the Wisdom Economy](https://ecologiesofwisdom.substack.com/p/the-birth-of-the-wisdom-economy), 2025-07-04T10:00:20.773Z
The Wisdom Economy is a new movement to help over 1 billion knowledge workers develop inner skills like emotional maturity and systems thinking for a post-AI world. It calls for building shared infrastructure, tools, and communities to support this deep human development at scale. This shift is essential for future leadership, societal resilience, and creating a trillion-dollar market in human wisdom.
[Notes on Psychedelic Nihilism](https://edprideaux.substack.com/p/notes-on-nihilistic-psychedelia), 2025-07-04T09:00:29.189Z
Psychedelic drugs are used by powerful people to change how they see reality and cope with pressure. This culture mixes deep spiritual ideas with technology, but often turns meaning into a tool for control and profit. The big question is whether psychedelics help us truly grow or just keep us trapped in new forms of power.
[21 observations from people watching](https://skincontact.substack.com/p/21-observations-from-people-watching?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=email), 2025-05-12T20:00:18.311Z
The author shares observations about how people express their emotions and connect with others through body language and conversation. They note the differences between genuine happiness and polite interactions, as well as how self-acceptance influences how individuals treat others. Ultimately, the author believes that openness and unconditional acceptance are key to fostering meaningful connections.
[From Polycrisis to Metacrisis: a short introduction](https://news.lifeitself.org/p/from-polycrisis-to-metacrisis-a-short?hide_intro_popup=true), 2025-05-12T09:55:55.181Z
The new white paper "From Polycrisis to Metacrisis" explores the differences between polycrisis, which refers to interconnected global crises, and metacrisis, which highlights the deeper cultural and ideological issues causing these crises. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing metacrisis to effectively address the symptoms of polycrisis. The paper also includes case studies on climate change, AI threats, and democracy to illustrate these concepts in real-world contexts.
[Techgnosis Manifesto - 1. Preserve The Human Experience](https://techgnosiscollective.substack.com/p/techgnosis-manifesto-1-preserve-the), 2025-05-12T06:49:25.603Z
The Techgnosis Manifesto emphasizes the importance of preserving the richness of human experience in our technology-driven world. It explores how different types of human-technology relationships shape our perceptions and creativity. The manifesto encourages mindful use of technology, urging us to maintain our emotional and creative expressions while navigating the digital age.
[Technology is Re-Enchanting the World](https://octopusyarn.substack.com/p/technology-is-re-enchanting-the-world?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=whsj&triedRedirect=true), 2025-05-11T12:00:37.747Z
Technology and science are blending magic and rationality, leading to a modern re-enchantment of the world. As we explore consciousness and complexity, the boundaries between magic and science are blurring. This shift creates a new worldview that embraces both mystery and technological advancement.
## Books I've read
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel (read 2025-05-30)
The World We Create: From God to Market by Tomas Björkman (read 2025-05-12)
There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm (read 2025-04-03)
What We Owe The Future: A Million-Year View by William MacAskill (read 2024-12-15)
Right Story, Wrong Story by Tyson Yunkaporta (read 2024-11-19)
Playground by Richard Powers (read 2024-10-18)
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler (read 2024-09-21)
A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, Technology, and Socialist-Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century by Donna J. Haraway (read 2024-09-15)
#ACCELERATE: Manifesto for an Accelerationist Politics by Alex Williams (read 2024-09-15)
Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick (read 2024-09-07)
UNUM: AI — God or Servant? by Fredrik Forss (read 2024-09-01)
Tools for Conviviality by Ivan Illich (read 2024-08-29)
Impact Networks: Create Connection, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change by David Ehrlichman (read 2024-08-24)
The Flowering Wand: Rewilding the Sacred Masculine by Sophie Strand (read 2024-06-02)
First Principles and First Values: Forty-Two Propositions on CosmoErotic Humanism, the Meta-Crisis, and the World to Come by David J. Temple (read 2024-05-29)
Eye of the Heart: A Spiritual Journey into the Imaginal Realm by Cynthia Bourgeault (read 2024-02-16)
Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in a System by Donella H. Meadows (read 2023-11-08)
Another Life by Sarena Ulibarri (read 2023-11-03)
Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis (read 2023-10-26)
I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor by Andrew Boyd (read 2023-10-15)
Reality Switch Technologies: Psychedelics as Tools for the Discovery and Exploration of New Worlds by Andrew R Gallimore (read 2023-06-02)
Breaking Together: A freedom-loving response to collapse by Jem Bendell (read 2023-06-02)
Tantric Quest: An Encounter with Absolute Love by Daniel Odier (read 2023-05-16)
The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success by Jim Dethmer (read 2023-05-08)
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Max Tegmark (read 2023-04-07)
Hospicing Modernity: Facing Humanity's Wrongs and the Implications for Social Activism by Vanessa Machado De Oliveira (read 2023-03-23)
At Work in the Ruins: Finding Our Place in the Time of Science, Climate Change, Pandemics and All the Other Emergencies by Dougald Hine (read 2023-03-10)
Wetiko: Healing the Mind-Virus That Plagues Our World by Paul Levy (read 2023-03-04)
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear (read 2023-01-28)
Post Capitalist Philanthropy by Alnoor Ladha (read 2023-01-18)
The Seven-Day Love Prescription by John M. Gottman (read 2023-01-10)
Holding Change: The Way of Emergent Strategy Facilitation and Mediation (Emergent Strategy Series Book 4) by Adrienne Maree Brown (read 2023-01-05)
The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth by The Red Nation (read 2022-11-30)
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Monk & Robot, #2) by Becky Chambers (read 2022-11-21)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) by Becky Chambers (read 2022-11-20)
The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety by Alan W. Watts (read 2022-10-31)
Unbound: A Woman’s Guide To Power by Kasia Urbaniak (read 2022-09-29)
Existential Kink: Unmask Your Shadow and Embrace Your Power by Carolyn Elliott (read 2022-09-17)
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Small Arcs of Larger Circles: Framing through Other Patterns by Nora Bateson (read 2022-09-03)
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Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl (read 2022-03-22)
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Thrilled to announce the Life as Practice Yearlong Group Mentorship, that I’m hosting alongside my partner Laura.
We've created this offering to complement the transformative power of retreats, recognising that equally profound growth can happen in the context of daily life when supported by community and skilled guidance. This year-long journey weaves together meditation, movement, learning, creative expression, and self-reflection, all held within a container that honours natural cycles and provides both accountability and flexibility. Laura and I have poured our combined experience in facilitation, coaching and contemplative practice into designing something we wish had existed for us, and we can't wait to meet the group that comes together around it.
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Human Transformation in a time of Metacrisis: A 1-day Conference and 1-Day Unconference on Education, Flourishing and a Second Renaissance
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Presentation I just gave on the work of Rob Burbea at Elevate
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I just published my latest _In Correspondence_ from the beautiful Ekskäret island where I’m attending my second Elevate co-created gathering.
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Just finished the creepy and creative There Is No Antimemetics Division.
“An antimeme is _an idea with self-censoring properties_; an idea which, by its intrinsic nature, discourages or prevents people from spreading it… How do you contain something you can't record or remember? How do you fight a war against an enemy with effortless, perfect camouflage, when you can never even know that you're at war?”
Read online at [scp-wiki.wikidot.com/an…](https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/antimemetics-division-hub)
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Soulcraft, Latvia: [soulcraft.eu](https://soulcraft.eu/)
Soulmaking, Finland: [nirodha.fi/english](https://nirodha.fi/english/)
Soulful impact, Sweden: [emergelakefront.confett…](https://emergelakefront.confetti.events/)
Linguistic aside: Something else I find interesting about this triangle is that the three countries speak three totally different languages.
- Swedish belongs to the **North Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family** , developing from Old Norse around 1225 CE, with Proto-Indo-European (spoken around 4500-2500 BCE) as its distant ancestor.
- Latvian is part of the **Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family** , emerging as a distinct language around the 16th century, sharing Proto-Indo-European as its ultimate ancestor with Swedish.
- Finnish belongs to the **Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family** , diverging around 1000 CE from its earlier form, with Proto-Uralic (spoken around 4000-2000 BCE) as its ancestral language; Finnish and the Indo-European languages last shared a common ancestor possibly 15,000+ years ago, if at all.
Finnish is as different to Swedish and Latvian as they are to Japanese, Mandarin Chinese or Arabic, representing entirely separate language families with fundamentally different grammatical structures, vocabulary roots, and linguistic evolution 🤯
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**Cosmopoesis** , as articulated by Rob Burbea, refers to a way of perceiving and experiencing the world as sacred or divine—a creative opening of possibilities in how we see, sense, and experience the cosmos. It's a process where our perception opens up to see the world around us in a poetic, sacred, or enchanted way, while feeling oneself within such a cosmos. Burbea describes it as "opening up the possibilities of seeing, of sensing, of really inhabiting a different cosmos," allowing us to expand beyond conventional perception to recognize multiple dimensions or sacred qualities within our ordinary experience.
**Key Aspects of Cosmopoesis**
1. It involves a spreading of the "imaginal sense" or "theophanic sense" from individual objects or beings to encompass the entire world or cosmos. When someone perceives a particular person, object, or experience as a theophany (a manifestation of the divine), this perception can spread to create a different sense of the entire cosmos.
2. It's a way of ensouling the world—perceiving the world as having multiple dimensions and levels of being beyond just the physical or material. This involves sensing that "selves, things, and world have their roots in, originate in, mirror or reflect, possess or are comprised of dimensions other than just the commonly agreed-upon dimension of materiality."
3. It represents what Burbea calls a "vertical spectrum of the imaginal"—perceiving multiple dimensions or levels in the cosmos, not just horizontal interconnectedness at the physical level.
4. It provides a sense of meaningfulness and sacredness to existence that nourishes the soul. Burbea suggests that the soul needs this kind of multi-dimensional, poetic perception of the cosmos.
5. It's empty of inherent existence—like all perceptions, it's fabricated and dependent on the way of looking, but this doesn't make it less meaningful or valid.
**Examples of Cosmopoesis**
Burbea provides several rich examples of cosmopoesis from his own experience:
**1. The River Scene and "Day unto day uttereth speech"**
Burbea describes sitting by the River Dart on a beautiful autumn day. As he was taking in the beauty of the scene, a fragment from Thomas Merton came to mind: "Day unto day uttereth speech." This poetic phrase triggered a sense of divine speech coming through nature. He experienced a deep sense of participation in the cosmos at multiple levels, not just at the physical level. The entire scene—the river, the trees, the falling autumn leaves—was perceived as divine speech, with Burbea himself participating in that expression. This wasn't merely a sensual appreciation of pretty colors or reflection on impermanence, but a profound sense of the cosmos speaking and Burbea participating in that sacred utterance.
**2. The Water Tap as Sacred Music**
Another example involves Burbea sitting in the vegetable garden at Gaia House, reading. He heard what sounded like complex, skillful jazz music, only to realize it was actually the sound of water running through a tap at the other end of the garden. As he listened to this "music," the entire garden became transfigured—not in its physical appearance, but in its essence. He perceived it as having a different substance, as existing at a different level. This wasn't merely seeing the garden as "heavenly" in a metaphorical sense, but actually perceiving it as a theophany, with multiple dimensions interfused with the physical. As Burbea describes it, "It appeared to be of a different substance, at a different level... It was heavenly, for sure, or divine."
**3. Birdsong as Sacred Text**
While meditating, with what he describes as a "Jewish feeling" pervading his practice (triggered by reading about Jewish mysticism), Burbea experienced the birdsong outside his window as a sacred text—not metaphorically, but as an actual perception. This sacred text was "inexhaustible in depth and beauty." When he opened his eyes, this perception spread to include the entire world and his own body as sacred text. This example illustrates how cosmopoesis often emerges from allowing various elements in meditation to unfold and interact, rather than dismissing them as distractions.
**4. The Jazz Music Cosmos**
In a more complex example, Burbea describes how reading about a jazz saxophone teacher's musical concept led to improvisational music playing in his mind, followed by a dream about a jazz guitarist. These experiences triggered feelings of grief about his past life as a musician. Through working with these feelings and images in meditation, he eventually experienced a cosmopoesis where the world itself was perceived as music—not just hearing sounds as music, but experiencing all sensory perceptions (visual forms, colors, tactile sensations) as music. As he describes it, "the whole of nature and the whole structure of nature was music." This wasn't a metaphor but a direct perception of "another dimension to existence."
These examples illustrate how cosmopoesis emerges in various ways—often triggered by small perceptual shifts, words, or memories—and how it transforms one's entire sense of the cosmos from something merely physical to something multi-dimensional, sacred, and infused with meaning. As Burbea emphasizes, these are not merely metaphorical ways of speaking about experience but actual perceptions that open up different dimensions of reality.
(co-authored with Claude 3.7, based on the 5-part ‘A Sacred Universe: Insight, Theophany, Cosmopoesis’ in the Path of the Imaginal retreat, Aug 2015 [hermesamara.org/resourc…](https://hermesamara.org/resources/all/retreat/Path%20of%20the%20Imaginal))
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I’ve been struck by the resonances between these three contemporary bodies of work on soul:
- Rob Burbea’s **Soulmaking**
- Bill Plotkin’s **Soulcraft**
- Cynthia Bourgeault’s **’Soulseeing’** , a term coined here to refer to her work in The Eye of the Heart
While these approaches emerged from different traditions, they share a common concern with soul development and deeper spiritual perception beyond conventional understanding. Each offers unique insights into human potential and spiritual maturation.
**Core Concepts**
**Rob Burbea's Soulmaking**
Rob Burbea (1965-2020), a British meditation teacher in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, developed Soulmaking as part of his "Imaginal Practice." Burbea's approach brings elements of Western romanticism, depth psychology, and Buddhist meditation together in a unique synthesis.
Key elements:
- Views perception as a creative act rather than passive reception
- Emphasizes the "imaginal realm" as a domain between pure spirit and material reality
- Introduces "soul-making" as the art of cultivating meaningful relationships with images, archetypes, and concepts
- Incorporates meditation practices that use imagery and emotion to deepen spiritual experience
- Challenges rigid notions of "emptiness" in Buddhism by introducing a more romantic, image-rich spirituality
**Bill Plotkin's Soulcraft**
Bill Plotkin, an ecopsychologist and wilderness guide, developed Soulcraft as a nature-based approach to spiritual development and psychological wholeness. His work draws heavily on wilderness experiences, depth psychology, and indigenous traditions.
Key elements:
- Centers wilderness immersion as a catalyst for spiritual transformation
- Presents a developmental model of eight life stages or "soulcentric" development
- Emphasizes discovering one's unique "soul purpose" or ecological niche in the world
- Utilizes nature-based rituals, solo wilderness quests, and dream work
- Distinguishes between ego development and soul development
- Incorporates a strong ecological consciousness and earth-centered spirituality
**Cynthia Bourgeault's Soulseeing (The Eye of the Heart)**
Cynthia Bourgeault, an Episcopal priest and contemplative teacher, presents spiritual perception through what she calls "the eye of the heart" in her work. Her approach is grounded in Christian mysticism, particularly the Wisdom tradition.
Key elements:
- Explores multiple realms of consciousness beyond the material world
- Describes the "eye of the heart" as a spiritual organ of perception
- Draws on the Christian mystical tradition, particularly Wisdom Christianity
- Emphasizes contemplative practices like Centering Prayer
- Integrates teachings from G.I. Gurdjieff and other esoteric traditions
- Presents a cosmic vision of multiple interconnected realms of being
**Key Similarities**
**1. Beyond Materialism**
All three approaches challenge materialist worldviews and recognize realms of existence beyond the physical. Each teacher presents a cosmology that includes subtle or non-physical dimensions that interact with the material world.
Burbea speaks of the "imaginal realm," Plotkin discusses the "soul realm" and mythic dimensions, and Bourgeault elaborates on multiple "worlds" or planes of consciousness. All three reject the notion that physical reality is all that exists.
**2. Integration of Multiple Traditions**
Each teacher draws from diverse spiritual and philosophical sources:
- Burbea combines Buddhist meditation with Western romanticism and Jungian psychology
- Plotkin integrates indigenous wisdom, depth psychology, and nature-based spirituality
- Bourgeault weaves together Christian mysticism, Gurdjieff's Fourth Way teachings, and perennial wisdom
This cross-pollination allows each approach to transcend the limitations of any single tradition.
**3. Emphasis on Direct Experience**
All three frameworks prioritize experiential knowledge over intellectual understanding. Each offers specific practices designed to cultivate direct perception of subtle realities:
- Burbea's imaginal practices and meditation techniques
- Plotkin's wilderness quests and nature-based rituals
- Bourgeault's contemplative practices and Centering Prayer
They share a conviction that intellectual understanding alone is insufficient for spiritual transformation.
**4. Soul as Central Concept**
Despite differences in how they define it, all three approaches place the concept of "soul" at the center of their teachings:
- For Burbea, soul emerges through the creative relationship between consciousness and images/archetypes
- For Plotkin, soul represents one's unique ecological niche and deeper identity beyond ego
- For Bourgeault, soul functions as an intermediary between spirit and matter, with unique capacities for perception
Each sees soul development as essential to human fulfillment and spiritual maturity.
**5. Developmental Perspective**
All three frameworks present spiritual growth as a developmental process with distinct stages or phases:
- Burbea describes progressive stages of imaginal practice and perception
- Plotkin outlines eight stages of soulcentric development
- Bourgeault presents spiritual evolution across multiple lifetimes and realms
They share the view that spiritual maturation follows recognizable patterns rather than being entirely idiosyncratic.
**Key Differences**
**1. Relationship to Religious Traditions**
The approaches differ significantly in their relationship to established religious traditions:
- **Burbea's Soulmaking** emerges from Buddhism but deliberately moves beyond orthodox Buddhist frameworks, incorporating Western romantic elements that traditional Buddhism might consider problematic. His approach could be seen as post-Buddhist or trans-Buddhist.
- **Plotkin's Soulcraft** stands largely outside formal religious traditions, drawing more from depth psychology, indigenous wisdom, and direct nature connection. While spiritually rich, it functions more as an alternative to conventional religion.
- **Bourgeault's Soulseeing** remains firmly rooted within Christianity, specifically working to revitalize Christian mysticism through the Wisdom tradition. She operates as a reformer within her tradition rather than establishing something separate.
**2. Role of Nature**
The three approaches assign different significance to the natural world:
- **Burbea's Soulmaking** primarily works with internal imagery and meditation, with nature sometimes serving as material for imaginal practice but not essential to the method.
- **Plotkin's Soulcraft** places wilderness at its very center, considering direct encounters with wild nature as irreplaceable catalysts for soul development. Nature isn't just a setting but an active participant in transformation.
- **Bourgeault's Soulseeing** acknowledges nature's importance but focuses more on subtle realms accessed through contemplative practice rather than wilderness immersion.
**3. Primary Practices**
Each framework emphasizes different primary practices:
- **Burbea's Soulmaking** centers on meditation practices that engage imagery, emotion, and meaning-making. His approach requires developing sophisticated meditation skills.
- **Plotkin's Soulcraft** employs wilderness-based rituals, solo quests, dream work, and council practices. Physical engagement with landscapes is fundamental.
- **Bourgeault's Soulseeing** prioritizes contemplative practices like Centering Prayer, along with embodied awareness exercises derived from Gurdjieff's work.
**4. Cosmological Scope**
The frameworks differ in their cosmological breadth:
- **Burbea's Soulmaking** focuses primarily on the relationship between consciousness and the imaginal realm, with less emphasis on elaborating a complete multi-realm cosmology.
- **Plotkin's Soulcraft** presents a relatively earth-centered cosmology focused on human development within the context of Gaia or Earth consciousness.
- **Bourgeault's Soulseeing** offers the most explicitly detailed multi-realm cosmology, describing specific "worlds" or planes of consciousness and their interactions.
**5. Orientation to Psychological Healing**
The approaches differ in how they relate to psychological healing:
- **Burbea's Soulmaking** acknowledges psychological aspects but ultimately aims beyond psychology toward spiritual insight and perception.
- **Plotkin's Soulcraft** directly addresses psychological healing as integral to soul development, with clear therapeutic elements throughout his work.
- **Bourgeault's Soulseeing** tends to emphasize spiritual transformation over psychological healing, though she acknowledges psychological work may be necessary groundwork.
**Synthesis and Contemporary Relevance**
These three approaches represent significant innovations in contemporary spirituality, each responding to modern challenges in unique ways:
- **Burbea's Soulmaking** reimagines spiritual practice as the active co-creation of meaning through consciousness engaging with imagery and archetypes, transcending both rigid doctrines and materialist limitations.
- **Plotkin's Soulcraft** responds to ecological crisis and cultural disconnection from nature by reconnecting human development to the more-than-human world.
- **Bourgeault's Soulseeing** revitalizes ancient wisdom traditions for contemporary practitioners while preserving their essential depth and mystical dimensions.
Together, they demonstrate the continued evolution of spiritual thought in the 21st century, showing how ancient wisdom can be reimagined for our time without sacrificing depth or transformative power. Each offers valuable tools for navigating an increasingly complex world while maintaining connection to deeper sources of meaning and purpose.
(co-authored with Claude 3.7)
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[Mar 13](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-100131820?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
Greetings from Oodi, Helsinki’s lovely central library. I’m in Finland for a 10-day Soulmaking retreat with Catherine McGee & Juha Penttilä (my second, after a similar retreat at Gaia House in Sep 2023)
[
nirodha.fi
A Brahma Viharas and Soulmaking Dharma Retreat 14.–23.3.2025 in Kruusila: Catherine McGee & Juha Penttilä | Nirodha
](https://nirodha.fi/retreat-03-25/)
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[Mar 9](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-99200813?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
Dandelion ([dandelion.events](https://dandelion.events/)) just crossed £4m in tickets sold via the platform 🎉
[
dandelion.events
Dandelion
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[Stephen Reid](https://substack.com/@stephenreid?)
[Mar 9](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-99170451?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
Both
[Jonathan Rowson](https://substack.com/profile/1970149-jonathan-rowson)
’s essay and
[Emil Ejner Friis](https://substack.com/profile/8128552-emil-ejner-friis)
’s note wrestle with the central tension facing metamodern communities: the gap between contemplative self-development and tangible socio-political action. Rowson frames the Emerge network as an "incipient field" that has found itself but now needs to mature beyond its "honeymoon period" to confront real-world power structures and generate collective impact. Similarly, Friis challenges the "liminal web" to evolve beyond what he characterizes as "bourgeois escapism" and private enlightenment pursuits toward genuine societal transformation. Both writers recognize the metamodern scene's unique capacity to perceive connections between disparate renewal efforts and to operate "between worlds," while also acknowledging that without institutional tenacity and political engagement, these communities risk becoming self-referential bubbles of "social reverie." The parallel questioning of whether these networks can transcend their comfortable theorizing to affect systemic change reveals a shared understanding that the field stands at a crucial inflection point where it must define its relationship to power and politics.
[whatisemerging.com/opin…](https://www.whatisemerging.com/opinions/now-that-we-ve-found-the-others-what-are-we-going-to-do)
[substack.com/@metamoder…](https://substack.com/@metamoderna/note/c-98929872)
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[Feb 12](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-93020595?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
Imagine a world breathing with life, vibrant and resilient. Cities are not concrete jungles, but verdant ecosystems, interwoven with nature. Buildings rise like sculpted trees, their surfaces alive with vertical gardens and solar panels seamlessly integrated into their design. Food is grown locally, in rooftop farms and community plots, nourishing bodies with a richness and diversity long forgotten. Energy flows from renewable sources, decentralized and democratically controlled, empowering communities to be self-sufficient.
But this is not a retreat to the past. This is a future where technology, guided by deep wisdom and a profound respect for life, amplifies human potential and fosters interconnectedness. The digital realm is not a separate, distracting space, but an extension of our natural world, a tool for connection, learning, and collaboration. Open, secure, and decentralized networks form the backbone of communication, ensuring privacy and freedom from manipulation.
Imagine walking down a street, your personalized AI assistant, not a disembodied voice, but a subtle presence integrated into your awareness, whispering suggestions based on real-time data – the healthiest restaurant option, a hidden park nearby, a potential collaborator with shared interests. It connects you, not to a curated feed of fleeting distractions, but to a rich tapestry of human experience.
Education is no longer about rote memorization, but about cultivating curiosity, critical thinking, and a deep understanding of the interconnectedness of all things. Children learn through immersive experiences, guided by mentors and aided by technology that enhances, rather than replaces, human interaction. Elders are revered, not for their age alone, but for the wisdom they embody, their stories woven into the fabric of community life.
Healthcare focuses not just on treating disease, but on fostering holistic well-being. Advanced diagnostics, powered by open-source AI and decentralized data sharing, detect potential problems long before they manifest. Personalized treatments, tailored to individual needs and drawing on both ancient wisdom and cutting-edge science, support the body's natural healing processes. Pandemics are a distant memory, thanks to robust, decentralized bio-defense systems and a global commitment to preventative measures.
The relentless pursuit of economic growth at all costs has been replaced by a deeper understanding of prosperity. We measure progress not by GDP, but by the well-being of people and the planet. Businesses are not driven solely by profit, but by a commitment to serving the common good. Resources are shared equitably, and a global network of collaborative platforms ensures that everyone has access to the tools and knowledge they need to thrive.
Conflicts still arise, but they are addressed not through brute force, but through dialogue, empathy, and a commitment to finding solutions that benefit all parties. The digital realm, once a breeding ground for division and misinformation, now fosters understanding and connection. Advanced cryptographic tools protect our privacy and security, while sophisticated algorithms help us navigate the complexities of information, filtering out noise and highlighting diverse perspectives.
Humanity has not retreated from the stars, but our exploration is guided by a sense of humility and respect for the vastness and mystery of the universe. We seek not to conquer or exploit, but to learn, to connect, and to contribute to the unfolding story of life.
This is not a utopia, free from challenges or imperfections. It is a world _in progress_, a world constantly evolving, adapting, and learning. It is a world where technology serves as a powerful tool for enhancing life, not replacing it. It is a world where the wisdom of ancient traditions and the innovation of modern science are woven together, creating a tapestry of thriving that is both resilient and beautiful. It is a world where human potential is unleashed, not for the sake of endless growth, but for the sake of a deeper, richer, and more meaningful existence for all beings, a world in harmony with itself and the cosmos. It is a world built not on extraction and domination, but on regeneration, collaboration, and a profound sense of interconnectedness – a world truly worth striving for.
– Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental, prompted by me, based on Five Approaches to Technological Metamodernism
- Vitalik Buterin’s d/acc
-
[Michel Bauwens](https://substack.com/profile/6697008-michel-bauwens)
‘s Cosmo-localism
-
[Welf von Hören](https://substack.com/profile/8170745-welf-von-horen)
’s Alignment at Large
- The Consilience Project’s Axiological Design
-
[Aki Järvinen](https://substack.com/profile/177175440-aki-jarvinen)
’s Awakened Design
[
docs.google.com
Five Approaches to Technological Metamodernism
](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lIoPO8XqrUDckmW1-MQZbTSbFsholmVg6Wb25QBYBfU/edit?tab=t.0)
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[Feb 5](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-91213676?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
I just published my latest newsletter, featuring:
- Mondragon as the new City-State
- The Revolution Will Be Decentralized
- ZKP2P
- The 6 Hidden Patterns of History
- The Living Philosophy’s critique of metamodernism
- The Cosmo-Local Plan for our Next Civilization
- Alignment at Large
- d/acc: one year later
and much more…
[
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com/)
In Correspondence #46
](https://stephenreid.substack.com/p/in-correspondence-46)
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[Feb 2](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-90453168?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
A couple of spots have unexpectedly become available at Futurecraft at Feÿtopia from 17-23 Feb – join us?
_Are you feeling called to explore a different way of creating change—one that honours the wisdom of the body, invites play, and encourages human connection? Are you ready to discover what becomes possible when we transcend tired polarities and embrace both/and thinking? How would your life change if you centred presence, emergence, and wholeness? _
You're invited to join Stephen Reid, Anna Ling, Laura Gottlieb and jae spencer-keyse for the third Futurecraft Residency, this time taking place during Feÿtopia at the inspiring Château du Feÿ near Paris, France from 17th - 23rd February 2025.
Featuring:
🔮 Technological Metamodernism with Stephen Reid
💡 Radical Reimagination with jae spencer keyse
🧘🏼♀️ Yoga and singing with Anna Ling
👫 Dialogue and authentic relating with Laura Gottlieb
🔥 Wood-fired sauna
🌳 Huge private forest
🕺 Time for co-creation and emergence
[
dandelion.events
Futurecraft at Feÿtopia
](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-feytopia)
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[Jan 23](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-88056078?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
Got tipped off that my Technological Metamodernism course notes are doing the rounds amongst the Russian-speaking community! “The best intellectual product that appeared last year in the field of technological sense-making is Stephen Reid’s four-week course ‘Technological Metamodernism’. A real underground post-cyberpunk.”
Full translation below…
**Технологический метамодернизм**
Лучший интеллектуальный продукт, появившийся в прошлом году в сфере технологического _sense-making'а_ — это четырёхнедельный курс **Стивена Рида** _«Technological Metamodernism»_. Настоящий андеграундный посткиберпанк.
Я сильно удивился, когда открыл его для себя пару месяцев назад, поскольку в то время как раз делал наброски своих занятий по схожей теме и общий подход, как и выборка рассматриваемых проектов / персоналий / мемэкосистем получался у меня очень похоже. И для меня это вау-радостный опыт, когда случается открывать ребят настолько комплементарных по интересам и вайбу.
**Основное содержание курса:**
\* Первая неделя: введение в метамодернизм
\* Вторая неделя: метамодернистский взгляд на технологии
\* Третья неделя: технологический метамодернизм, миф и магия
\* Четвертая неделя: метамодерн и будущее технологий
Всё это опирается на околинтегральные фреймы (метамодернисты, Ханзи Фрайнахт, Зак Стейн, Марк Гафни и т.д.), охватывает почти всё, что обсуждалось в _tpot_ в последний год — аккселерационизм, думеризм, децентрализацию, измененные состояния техники и сознания, регенеративные культуры, техношаманизм, _wise_ инновации и многое другое. Плюс Рид приглашал много замечательных людей — исследователей и активистов, которым есть что сказать по существу за пределами стандартного набора нарративов.
И как настоящий посткиберпанковый околоинтегральный метамодернистский продукт, курс полностью доступен в открытом доступе:
\* объявление о релизе курса
\* силлабус в Google Docs на 191 страницу — совершенно уникальная кладезь самых актуальных знаний [docs.google.com/documen…](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a3xYCTvdNcmEgtjeSavCuAehrVmDN_RhJTqoRZ-ZzlM/edit?tab=t.0)
\* записи четырех двухчасовых вебинаров Рида с участием приглашенных экспертов [youtube.com/watch?v=ahZ…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahZmxVPSRmI&list=PLMAEqstRcvnugg6elPXy7dQCxNr6y0pB2&index=2)
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Technological Metamodernism
The best intellectual product that appeared last year in the field of technological sense-making is Stephen Reid’s four-week course "Technological Metamodernism". A real underground post-cyberpunk.
I was very surprised when I discovered it for myself a couple of months ago, because at that time I was just sketching out my classes on a similar topic and the general approach, as well as the selection of projects / personalities / meme ecosystems under consideration, turned out to be very similar. And for me it is a wow-joyful experience when I happen to discover guys who are so complementary in interests and vibe.
The main content of the course:
\* Week 1: Introduction to metamodernism
\* Week 2: Metamodernist view of technology
\* Week 3: Technological metamodernism, myth and magic
\* Week 4: Metamodernism and the future of technology
All of this is based on the peri-integral frames (metamodernists, Hansi Freinacht, Zach Stein, Marc Gafni, etc.), covers almost everything that has been discussed in tpot in the last year - accelerationism, doomerism, decentralization, altered states of technology and consciousness, regenerative cultures, technoshamanism, wise innovation and much more. Plus Reid invited many wonderful people - researchers and activists who have something to say on the substance beyond the standard set of narratives.
And as a true post-cyberpunk near-integral metamodernist product, the course is fully available in the public domain:
\* course release announcement
\* 191-page Google Docs syllabus — a completely unique treasure trove of the most relevant knowledge [docs.google.com/documen…](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a3xYCTvdNcmEgtjeSavCuAehrVmDN_RhJTqoRZ-ZzlM/edit?tab=t.0)
\* recordings of four two-hour webinars by Reid with invited experts [youtube.com/watch?v=ahZ…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahZmxVPSRmI&list=PLMAEqstRcvnugg6elPXy7dQCxNr6y0pB2&index=2)
[
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com/)
Technological Metamodernism course notes
](https://stephenreid.substack.com/p/technological-metamodernism-course)
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[Stephen Reid](https://substack.com/@stephenreid?)
[Jan 17](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-86736918?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
From [x.com/\_LouiePeters](http://x.com/_LouiePeters) - if this is correct, things are going to get crazy, fast:
“Why did o3 make such rapid gains over o1?
I think it is due to a new **recursive feedback loop** between test time compute capability and distillation of test time capability gains back into the original base model.
This is a consequence of 3 key takeaways from AI/LLM progress the last 2 years:
A) Model distillation for LLMs works very well (and, relatedly, synthetic data can work very well)
B) We found a new training objective (learning an intuition for navigating full trees of possible Chains of Thought, described below) which for the first time allows RL to scale in training and leads to models with increased output diversity that can 1) scale inference time compute effectively and 2) scale synthetic data further without collapsing
C) Scaling inference time compute leads to predictably higher model capability
This leads to the feedback loop.
Model distillation allows a more capable model to teach a less capable student model and significantly close the capability gap between them.
But now we don’t need to use a more capable base model; we can just use the same model with its test time compute–scaled capability boost to teach its own base model.
This creates a new model v2 that starts from a higher base of capabilities; but again we can predictably increase these via inference scaling. A test time–boosted v2 can then be used to teach itself via model diffusion, leading to v3. And so on.
Separate to this feedback loop, we also have easy wins from scaling RL training data and flops much further. Next token prediction pre-training compute scaling still works as well, but it doesn’t currently look like the highest capability return on compute investment compared to these new methods.”
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[Stephen Reid](https://substack.com/@stephenreid?)
[Jan 15](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-86307329?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
cf. Stan Grof’s idea of psychedelics as “nonspecific amplifiers”
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AI amplifies the intellectual capacities of its creator, the human collective. In fact, the “A” should probably stand for “amplified,” not “artificial.” AI certainly does amplify our intelligence, but it also amplifies our stupidity, our insanity, our disconnection, and the consequences of our errors. We must understand it in this way if we are to use it well.
Charles Eisenstein
](https://charleseisenstein.substack.com/p/intelligence-in-the-age-of-mechanical?selection=2c5fd29d-b974-4d4b-b677-281f07efac83)
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[Jan 14](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-86103767?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
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So much of the clumsiness surrounding the integration of psychedelics into the American machine seems to fall back on this simple fact: We don’t understand mind. We haven’t sat long enough with the difficult questions of who and what we are to justify introducing these powerful, ancient technologies into our systems. This is not a call for moderation, and certainly not an effort to halt any progress that would counteract the obscene violence of prohibition. This is, simply, a cry for deeper contemplation of the ground in which we’re planting these seeds.
gabe k-s
](https://dragonflyagony.substack.com/p/after-psychedelics?selection=ccf8f9c7-5bca-4cc3-ac11-9f884aaa04f8)
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[Jan 1](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-83981756?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
Just published my latest newsletter, including my plans for 2025:
• A co-created gathering at Pip Farm in Devon including a celebration of Dandelion selling 100,000 tickets
• A Swedish B1+ course at Folkuniversitetet, Jan-Feb
• Futurecraft @ Feÿtopia, near Paris, 17-23 Feb
• Soulmaking Dharma retreat in Finland, March
• The next Elevate co-created retreat on Ekskäret, March
• A trip to Japan with Laura (introductions/recommendations welcome!)
• Futurecraft Together in Cornwall, UK, 9-16 May
• Edge Esmerelda(?), May-Jun
• A three-month stay at Emerge Lakefront(?), Jun-Aug
• Swimrun races on Åland, Utö and Ornö, Jun-Aug
• One of the summer festivals at Ängsbacka
• The Consciousness & AI gathering at Hollyhock, Cortes Island, British Columbia, 19-23 Oct
Projects:
• Writing the book on Technological Metamodernism
• Co-creating a book on Creature Communities, bringing together the experiences of the Totnes Otters, the Berlin Bees and the Stockholm Starlings, inspired by the process behind the How to Semi-Nomad book
• Seeking further good advice on growing Dandelion, with a goal of hitting £5k/month in donations (currently £1.5k)
• Restarting a personal podcast, and/or contributing to a podcast for the Emerge Lakefront project
• Keeping up my good Anki habit
• Continuing to host Futurecraft Film Club at Blivande
• Offering coaching to a few carefully selected clients
• Getting more involved with the Qualia Research Institute(?)
[
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com/)
In Correspondence #45
](https://stephenreid.substack.com/p/in-correspondence-45)
Jan 1
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[Dec 7](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-80458180?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
What other places/projects should be on this map, which I plan to add to [dandelion.events](https://dandelion.events)?
UK
- 42 Acres
- Cae Mabon
- Embercombe
- Gaia House
- Findhorn
- Hawkwood
- Lovejam Domnu Valley
- Selgars Mill
- Plot 9 Maze Hill
- Kairos
- Newspeak House
Sweden
- House Blivande
- Emerge Lakefront
- Ekskäret
- Klustret Ekskäret
- Stockholm Zen Center
- Zengården
- Alversjö
- Ängsbacka Course & Festival Center
France
- Life Itself Bergerac Praxis Hub
- Plum Village
- Château du Feÿ
Germany
- Imago Space
- [cocreation.loft](http://cocreation.loft)
Portugal
- The Garden
- Tamera
- Traditional Dream Factory
- Madreselva
Elsewhere in Europe
- Can Masdeu
- ORKZ
US
- Esalen Institute
- Spirit Rock Meditation Center
- Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
- Monastic Academy (MAPLE)
Central America
- Brave Earth (Tierra Valiente)
- InanItah
- Zūnya
Oceania
- Mangaroa Farms
- CERES Community Environment Park
[
google.com
The Dandelion Treasure Map - Google My Maps
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[Dec 3](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-79841847?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
Just published my latest newsletter, featuring an invitation to Futurecraft at Feÿtopia, the beautiful Ekskäret island in the Stockholm Archipelago, Tyson Yunkaporta’s _Right Story, Wrong Story_ and much more…
[
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com/)
In Correspondence #44
](https://stephenreid.substack.com/p/in-correspondence-44)
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[Nov 21](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-78248264?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
I really like Substack apart from the fact there’s no API- wtfff?
Meanwhile Bluesky and Farcaster APIs enable me to automate the publishing of links that I archive on Pocket. Follow me there:
[bsky.app/profile/stephe…](https://bsky.app/profile/stephenreid.net)
[warpcast.com/stephenrei…](https://warpcast.com/stephenreid.eth)
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[Stephen Reid](https://substack.com/@stephenreid?)
[Nov 18](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-77713088?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
Join me, Anna Ling, Laura Gottlieb and jae spencer keyse for the third Futurecraft Residency, this time taking place during Feÿtopia at the inspiring Château du Feÿ near Paris, France from 17th - 23rd February 2025.
Featuring:
🔮 Technological Metamodernism with Stephen Reid
💡 Radical Reimagination with jae spencer keyse
🧘🏼♀️ Yoga and singing with Anna Ling
👫 Dialogue and authentic relating with Laura Gottlieb
🔥 Wood-fired sauna
🌳 Huge private forest
🕺 Time for co-creation and emergence
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[Futurecraft](https://futurecrafters.substack.com/)
Futurecraft at Feÿtopia
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Nov 18
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[Oct 10](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-72079985?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
Thanks to those who donated in the OpenCivics Collaborative Research Round, I’m pleased to be able to open-source the notes from my recent Technological Metamodernism course.
I would say this is most important and cutting-edge course I’ve taught, bringing together ideas from technology, philosophy, design, game theory, mythology, speculative fiction and consciousness studies at a moment when AI and other emerging technologies are radically reshaping society. A huge thanks to the guests Ellie Hain,
[Rufus Pollock](https://substack.com/profile/138683345-rufus-pollock)
,
[Emil Ejner Friis](https://substack.com/profile/8128552-emil-ejner-friis)
,
[Michael Garfield](https://substack.com/profile/1333768-michael-garfield)
&
[Alexander Beiner](https://substack.com/profile/57772718-alexander-beiner)
, the course participants, and everyone whose work featured, especially Hanzi Freinacht, The Consilience Project, Vitalik Buterin, Alnoor Ladha, Josh Schrei, Sophie Strand and Andrés Gómez Emilsson.
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[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com/)
Technological Metamodernism course notes
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Oct 10
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[Stephen Reid](https://substack.com/@stephenreid?)
[Aug 19](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-65957997?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
I spoke on the Buddhist Geeks podcast about Technological Metamodernism.
Course runs 17th Sep – 8th Oct 2024: [futurecraft.life/techno…](https://futurecraft.life/technological-metamodernism)
https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/5Rtjr3N95IjgqfSZ6aQKWz
Aug 19
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[Aug 19](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-65950565?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
Two of my projects have been accepted into ‘Quadratic Funding’ match funding rounds. Quadratic Funding is a type of match funding where the number of donations can matter as much as the amount, such that a single £/$/€ can be matched with many multiples of the donated amount.
**There's just two days left to donate!**
I would be enormously grateful if you would chip in just a few £/$/€, as your modest donation could be matched by a much greater amount.
Thanks in anticipation 🙏
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[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com/)
QF match funding: please chip in!
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Aug 19
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[Aug 1](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-64007183?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
Just published my latest newsletter [stephenreid.substack.co…](https://stephenreid.substack.com/p/in-correspondence-41) 🏕️
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[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com/)
In Correspondence #41
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Aug 1
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[Stephen Reid](https://substack.com/@stephenreid?)
[Jul 12, 2024](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-61745574?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
I'm running a new course on Technological Metamodernism with special guests
[Alexander Beiner](https://substack.com/profile/57772718-alexander-beiner)
,
[Rufus Pollock](https://substack.com/profile/138683345-rufus-pollock)
,
[Michael Garfield](https://substack.com/profile/1333768-michael-garfield)
, Hanzi Freinacht (Emil Ejner Friis) & Ellie Hain, 17th Sep – 8th Oct 2024. Read more at
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futurecraft.life
Technological Metamodernism — Futurecraft
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Jul 12, 2024
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[Stephen Reid](https://substack.com/@stephenreid?)
[Mar 3, 2024](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-50850023?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
Just published my latest newsletter. Image from the highly recommended Scavengers Reign animated series
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[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com/)
In Correspondence #37
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Mar 3, 2024
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[Stephen Reid](https://substack.com/@stephenreid?)
[Feb 21, 2024](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-50058154?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
Substack now provides audience overlap stats. Turns out the readership of [stephenreid.substack.com](http://stephenreid.substack.com) most overlaps with:
[Alexander Beiner](https://substack.com/profile/57772718-alexander-beiner)
[Charles Eisenstein](https://substack.com/profile/1969644-charles-eisenstein)
[Jules Evans](https://substack.com/profile/103200198-jules-evans)
[Peter Limberg](https://substack.com/profile/2267052-peter-limberg)
[Daniel Pinchbeck](https://substack.com/profile/2728693-daniel-pinchbeck)
and
[Richard D. Bartlett](https://substack.com/profile/1967267-richard-d-bartlett)
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Stephen Reid In Correspondence
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Feb 21, 2024
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[Jan 2, 2024](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-46447881?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
I just published my latest newsletter, featuring Introduction to AI, I Want A Better Catastrophe, Building Our Regenerative Future and much more.
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[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com/)
In Correspondence #35
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Jan 2, 2024
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[Nov 21, 2023](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-44035923?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
[
Welcome to the Brother-Sisterhood of the Screaming Abyss. There’s a good reason why most never peer over the Edge. Sometimes More isn’t always Better. It’s just More. A lot more.
Jamie Wheal
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Nov 21, 2023
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[Nov 21, 2023](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-44030929?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
I just published my latest newsletter, featuring the final room at the upcoming Futurecraft Residency in Costa Rica, solarpunk fiction, the Introduction to AI course and much more
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[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com/)
In Correspondence #34
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Nov 21, 2023
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[Nov 3, 2023](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-42984422?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
If you appreciate this reading/watching list for the upcoming Futurecraft Residency at Brave Earth in Costa Rica, 12-19 Dec, then come along!
Reading list:
Event:
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docs.google.com
Futurecraft reading/watching list
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Nov 3, 2023
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[Stephen Reid](https://substack.com/@stephenreid?)
[Oct 30, 2023](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-42749910?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
New films page:
Imprint
The Week
Gratitude Revealed
The Last Forest
The Wisdom of Trauma
Kiss the Ground
My Octopus Teacher
Infinite Potential
Fantastic Fungi
2040
Symbiotic Earth
and many more
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stephenreid.net
Films · Stephen Reid
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Oct 30, 2023
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[Stephen Reid](https://substack.com/@stephenreid?)
[Oct 19, 2023](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-42116793?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
I just published my latest newsletter, featuring the Planet Local and Inner Development Goals summits, the upcoming Futurecraft Residency in Costa Rica in Dec, the next Intro to AI course in Jan, a great intro to the metacrisis, and much more. Check it out at
[
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com/)
In Correspondence #33
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Oct 19, 2023
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[Stephen Reid](https://substack.com/@stephenreid?)
[Jul 5, 2023](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-18142667?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
Anyone else here on Farcaster? I’m at
[
warpcast.com
Warpcast
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Jul 5, 2023
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[Jun 16, 2023](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-17386252?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
I just published my latest newsletter:
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[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com/)
In Correspondence #30
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Jun 16, 2023
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[May 14, 2023](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-15999789?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
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Dear friends, welcome to another edition of In Correspondence. I’m still buzzing from the Futurecraft Residency, which was even better than I hoped 💫
Stephen Reid
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May 14, 2023
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[Apr 13, 2023](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-14651691?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
This was one of Daniel Schmachtenberger’s best appearances in some time:
Our existing world system (Moloch) as a misaligned superintellgence
https://www.youtube.com/embed/KCSsKV5F4xc
Apr 13, 2023
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[Apr 12, 2023](https://substack.com/@stephenreid/note/c-14528058?)
[Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com)
I've always liked Substack. I've left Facebook, never posted regularly on Twitter and as much as I like Farcaster it still feels very niche. So maybe this is a reasonable place for short thoughts…
[
stephenreid.net
Stephen Reid
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# In Correspondence #1, 2019-03-24T09:13:33.437Z
Welcome to my new Substack newsletter, _In Correspondence_!
- [I’m back in the UK after two amazing months in Aotearoa New Zealand](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/2566786206729615? __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARCVwjaMJYdJ_kpYVjPADjohQniSjUeXk9CTBgV7KvVC2pLqYe7CJvooSJy468hMjyXb8NTp_fNFPXhSd3S7RQmKzH-uvXIfvbvjHTs2RQ8sfSy3_R-FaOXJblR2iOPZfO8VzJ0X8z25pJW3Wd1u4r97SQmCEKr_WCpg1WUMvzYkUw9UJOSjS_Os7fue1KsE4rSOcXG5v1vGrIxG& __tn__ =-R)
- I wrote a new song whilst I was there: [Rebellion Song](https://soundcloud.com/stephenreid321/rebellion-song)
- I’ve just released a [new podcast](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2585274684880767&set=a.234018423339750&type=3& __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARAtokeEOBUwiyD6Lr-TlvqjjaFMnauaTCwBI4GvWAdRzKtiqfSkxBdltGC16pNzupRzMLRYilt8CZtKNS9Pnje3YL_p-gYJeGhNRJ0qXm4sRiCptcKs38zSDCIk8dKM_4w1SnSH8MaZgtlS-vcsSSc9JoKla1GmG_S0a2Qq73UKm4HtTz1UV8w_FE3NgYQBpJ8t47a3l4wBSByA& __tn__ =-R) with Alexander Beiner of Rebel Wisdom
## Upcoming engagements
- On Saturday 6th April, I’ll be appearing on the panel at [Regenerative Activism and the Ecology of Movements](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/2578999818841587? __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARDR7gc8gTK3wXn8J5MJ9MNnhzPtAN6MVXH3je_5BsaKAM8slep0zXCK-z0oFZ86HY5u8Onn __TA6WFqFj6x7LOh4GvnwQZnmntfLu4F6RKUuoukUh-iyZhrihJU4OOzHn8tQpEW26YsUsB1W71THcUBqD3kedybv5tA7gPtcX_EQ9zO0HPIbe8As8tHovI6o79-Lx63LZCCpM1k&__ tn__=-R) at Rich Mix
- On Sunday 7th April, I’ll be co-creating [Autopia #2](https://autopia.co/a/autopia-2) in London (organised on [Autopia](https://autopia.co), a platform I designed and built for organising co-created gatherings)
- On Thursday 11th April, I’m speaking at [Sunday Assembly Lates: Let’s Talk About Drugs](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/2578983935509842? __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARC-zlku4Tpw9VrVSOL95_z153rp7xPO0leih5i1IGwrT5m-ZE9H9hkr_r5PTLulUMuGUNkaMZuCI9u04CVSecXQP7nrP8hScQ2dSh6jFtrcIJ_z1OTcBrwPFT_Fg5xls5NsNw1k_yEGVzcrsGIE1dnQTAU9dCQRmVF7MboRWmv1fsNk3s8vfiQaIWQIvo-aHY0mLAbWkswnZ_bW& __tn__ =-R) at Conway Hall
- On Saturday 13th April, I’m hosting [Preparation for Rebellion](https://www.facebook.com/events/1481262122009284/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2222%22%2C%22feed_story_type%22%3A%2222%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D) at the Psychedelic Society
- On Monday 15th April, I’ll be on the streets with Extinction Rebellion for the [International Rebellion](https://www.facebook.com/events/126622414898833/)
- I’ll be at Findhorn from 19th-26th April for the [Climate Change & Consciousness: Our Legacy for the Earth](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/2541823949225841? __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARB3gHc6L4y83l5bOtChXgJhCjIw9ERzekrKqekA-qIjpf-WA5l8CcFe4o6C8nO8y2Y7_VeHf8Y9aPwgoOB0vcu9exNj1rgN4hVplfxtWzinWG_5h8hZbF41XqWb9NhehMWlgTaFvCE7gD2aBlyBSMBZn5b1NnjuA4aF63bfwRB2QHeckLmNDA-tLFxGEusV3JKPpXOqJwF05Rf6& __tn__ =-R) (CCC19) conference
- I’ll be speaking and hosting a panel at this year’s [Noisily Festival](https://www.facebook.com/noisilyfestival/posts/2112753205445099? __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARDu2k7rGpO_1jeYfFM5KPyeOJ0eseuxmIXpKCdmHkgb9Yz4hN2krhru_OTgwtMzIXdtV0iLuRkt3LlPK6bulnAuXdOwle3PBwwk6J9hVtlUbBV_XfAW7lCUK3sePKA-EAK4Gyd3ZKZDlZo6GHQ90K5OWqDjs2z5MAM5UljZgB4esTVU-c1MSEEJwDYGThVCIqMwHiTsW2E6vQDqeKeD9h3y_rbu4crI5an9TOfEoMAvu3VBAO37dX7kcKdyZDIMBZ9UnYPuo6TawJJaNkgtO02SKyUkCra8y40Eb_PzkLJzP-PFWSg51GvMEivM4505DRUtR_uAOJd3uYmFLcxcVcl3JxE7s3Fse7CAgiBVad0iDgYgc-kSTqe2X_1-AQilIFRrjMYrZRkHbzeOmOsGbUYhRS4ag-WY9UIxaO4qG-9CkJlZE1eYSymjLJj63rh194zdOgF2wbUzJLuuAKb7LgjzluP6uEJFNUM& __tn__ =H-R), 11th-15th July
- It looks like [La Botica Exótica](https://www.facebook.com/cosmicpotions) will be returning to [the Borderland](http://theborderland.se) this year, 22nd-28th July. If you’re looking for a camp, you can [apply via Autopia](https://autopia.co/a/la-botica-extica-borderland-2019/apply)
## What I’ve been reading & listening to
- [I Contain Multitudes](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/2560169600724609) by Ed Yong
- [A New Republic of the Heart](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2555677921173777&set=a.234018423339750&type=3& __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARBpknHnR1syFpnYN7S9tuHRhLH5o0Czl5AEoGMNbzXOK-qceWh_IXRPEXQ1BpjgUUsTmw_PgCWd27PmyxJbqeNJK3LilVR_75bq2eJmZOmelQBy7fvJeXjrUgkNuWlUgstvmLi1jQp7QPR1oBEHojBIHYAnfGdP65VcjBggIKUEUjDwWlvkzujcF6eDxKtJjdPz75UCM2CzpL06& __tn__ =-R) by Terry Patten
- [Emergent Strategy](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2506666802741556&set=a.234018423339750&type=3) by Adrienne Maree Brown
- [Charles Eisenstein: Restoring Humanity: Exploring Our Connections to Earth & Each Other](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2LjLAtoaDHurIkT3NYAFGB)
- [John Vervaeke: Jordan Peterson & the Meaning Crisis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6RFSgjnqAQ)
- [Emerge: Check-in & Update](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0BEmfyMf5qZVITc5O39N8m)
- [Flutter:](https://flutter.dev)[Beautiful native apps in record time](https://flutter.dev/)
- [Joe Brewer: Rites of Passage For Cultural Evolution](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5f0jXq7y130kyhpvi7YiRD)
- [Richard Bartlett: 11 Practical Steps Towards Healthy Power Dynamics at Work](https://medium.com/the-tuning-fork/11-practical-steps-towards-healthy-power-dynamics-at-work-fcc9bd82c7a2)
- [David Fuller: Rebel Wisdom, The Intellectual Dark Web & The Future of Media](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1DEjusDFrbShivmhB7vfui)
- [Ken Wilber: The Intellectual Dark Web, an Integral Conversation?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2XK812tSmM)
- [Ken Wilber: 'Jordan Peterson and the evolution of thought'](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDjCnFvz11A)
- [Airtable: Move slow and make things](http://www.forbesindia.com/article/cross-border/airtable-move-slow-and-make-things/52579/1)
- [Emergence Magazine: Wave Patterns – Aylie Baker](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0C5YouSJ4NvujXlRLozyFN)
- [Erik Davis: Expanding Mind – Visionary Permaculture](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5eKKBGSPWZdMDmujSDYoTb)
- [Holochain: Reinventing Applications](https://medium.com/holochain/holochain-reinventing-applications-d2ac1e4f25ef)
- [Holochain: Building a hApp with Arthur Brock](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvhBfpT7JHo)
- [Junto: A New Breed of Social Media](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1958309948/junto-a-new-breed-of-social-media)
- [Steal This Show: Loomio – Rebuilding Our Cultural OS with Richard Bartlett](https://www.stitcher.com/s?eid=58156531)
- [Steal This Show: Software Will Eat The World with @Rabble](https://www.stitcher.com/s?eid=58597583)
- [Emergence Magazine: Radical Dharma – angel Kyodo williams](https://open.spotify.com/episode/17jZy8sSGnid4Ctewpnosu)
- [Audrey Tang: Stories from the Future of Democracy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxMxg4ct-D8&feature=youtu.be)
With love,
Stephen
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# In Correspondence #2, 2019-04-27T17:05:25.462Z
Welcome to another _In Correspondence_! So, what have I been up to since last time?
- [Extinction Rebellion! I set up and co-hosted the wellbeing space at the Marble Arch camp](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/2636650359743199). I also spent time at the other sites at [Waterloo Bridge](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/videos/2639542266120675/), [Oxford Circus](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/videos/2641374015937500/) and Parliament Square; [helped to facilitate](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/2647816731959895? __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARDxJ70wFva5opzaJIuQE70Fn3X7b-xim_USS9tdYMlbDQ1r59H6KHMuEAwZW1G2-7BwogonuIDPs91StB-zMLS51fS1SUl0ay1gvoJ36jHVbBJVaj4gLeIbv8bgA99aPyk-pv1nPpCMboataZUPMmMpH6wZPdg6R4ai4x_cJ5NuIeqGIZ_BYQPYfVoBCVzfaJjvev-J43wxs1kULVdxDQDimld3& __tn__ =-R) the people’s assembly that decided the fate of the Pink Boat; and shook my booty to [Massive Attack](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/videos/2651425111599057/).
- I attended the [Climate Change & Consciousness](https://ccc19.org) conference at the Findhorn Foundation, where I hosted a session on Psychedelics, Extinction & Social Change and had the pleasure of meeting Charles Eisenstein and many other brilliant thinkers
- I’ve just got back from a couple of days in the Cairngorms National Park. [Did you know that since 1952, the UK has been home to (semi-)wild reindeer?](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/2663395713735330)
- I’ve lived in London almost a decade now, and I’m considering a move to either Stroud ([‘the gentle Cotswold town that spawned a radical protest’](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/20/stroud-cotswold-town-that-spawned-radical-protest)) or Totnes (home of the brilliant [Schumacher College](https://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/)). Let me know if you hear of any interesting opportunities…
## Upcoming engagements
[](https://www.facebook.com/events/2445093742181511)
- **Tomorrow, Sunday 28th April:** [A screening of Symbiotic Earth](https://www.facebook.com/events/2149430042014972/) (highly recommended film on the life and work of Lynn Margulis)
- **This Wednesday, 1st May:** [An introduction to Autopia](https://www.facebook.com/events/437525963484936/)
- **8th June:** [The Oddball](https://theoddball.org.uk/)
- **23rd June:** [I’ll be speaking alongside Rupert Sheldrake and Robin Carhart-Harris at the Psychedelic Society’s biggest public event to date.](https://www.facebook.com/events/2445093742181511) Expect a free-flowing, generative dialogue on topics likely to include:
– Modes of use of psychedelics: medical, therapeutic, spiritual, recreational
– Theories of consciousness and the interpretation of the mystical/spiritual type experience
– Personal, social and political consequences of spiritual experience
– The metamodern view of science
– Ecological crisis and the role of plant psychedelics
– Antirivalry, antifragility and abundance
- **11-15 July, Noisily Festival:** [Integration Through Social Action](https://noisilyfestival.com/mind-body-soul/)
- **16-18 August, Breaking Convention:** [Psychedelics, Extinction and Social Change](https://www.breakingconvention.co.uk/)
## What I’ve been reading & listening to
- [My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/2615490038525898) by Resmaa Menakem
- [Reality Check 2019, Jordan Greenhall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLFFNpTQla0)
- [Power, Decision Making & Strategy in Extinction Rebellion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsh5eWVksCE)
- [From Egoism to Ecoism: Psychedelics and Nature Connection | Sam Gandy | TEDxOxford](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuzPaVEuUiM)
- [World's second largest emperor penguin colony 'disappears overnight'](https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/emperor-penguins-deaths-sea-ice-collapse-climate-change-antarctic-a8885641.html#Echobox=1556196373)
- [Emissions from thawing Arctic permafrost may be 12 times higher than thought, scientists say](https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/global-warming-greenhouse-gases-emissions-arctic-alaska-a8874456.html)
- [adrienne maree brown on Pleasure as Birthright/115](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Ag4bCE0PHgFBnSWnUVKxe)
- [Widening Circles — Joanna Macy](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6TVCiJfd2MyizRIV2kNtgp)
- [FTP094: Douglas Rushkoff - Rethinking Transhumanism and Reuniting Humanity](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5vOfo74TyFNiEcMwXloii0)
- [FTP093: Douglas Rushkoff - Why Technology Needs to be on 'Team Human'](https://open.spotify.com/episode/14flId0c8IwHTC0HN4L5o4)
- [Miki Kasthan - The Inseparability of Psychological and Social Transformation](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ISWrlJIHsNxdFBq8zR4sB)
- [Endangered turtle returns to beach to lay its eggs only to find runway has been built](https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-sea-turtle-maldives-airport-runway-beach-eggs-a8865051.html)
- [Ep. 127 "All Hands On Deck" Extinction Rebellion with Gail Bradbrook and Clare Farrell](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6LZcNVH4zXTM80D9susJQ3)
- [Black hole picture captured for first time in space breakthrough](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/apr/10/black-hole-picture-captured-for-first-time-in-space-breakthrough)
- [Charles Eisenstein and Ian MacKenzie on The Age of Transition/112](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5CLQ7qrqwbUp3lIujJllVF)
- [Norway refuses to drill for billions of barrels of oil in Arctic, leaving ‘whole industry surprised and disappointed’](https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/norway-oil-drilling-arctic-ban-labor-party-unions-a8861171.html)
- [The Meaning-Enhancing Properties of Psychedelics and Their Mediator Role in Psychedelic Therapy, Spirituality, and Creativity](https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5845636/)
- [New research shows that early trauma is so damaging that it can disrupt a person’s entire psychology and metabolism](https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/12/sexual-abuse-victims-obesity/420186/)
- [Mystery of how animals with no mouths or guts stay alive revealed](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/worm-bacteria-animals-no-mouths-guts-live-eat-genes-paracatenula-a8860501.html)
- [Burger King’s plant-based Whopper gets glowing review – from a meat lobbyist](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/apr/08/burger-king-impossible-whopper-plant-based-review-meat-lobbyist#Echobox=1554786818)
- [Zak Stein - A Metaphysics of Love for a Time Between Worlds](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3LJoVSjSbm5BV0XGZI5rnY)
- [Jamie Wheal: The Legacy of Integral](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4krRSqD0Gdg)
- [It's Time for an RSS Revival](https://www.wired.com/story/rss-readers-feedly-inoreader-old-reader/)
- [The New Social Network That Isn’t New at All](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/technology/new-social-network-email-newsletter.html)
- [Tiny toadlets from Brazilian rainforest have fluorescent skeletons, scientists discover](https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/frogs-fluorescent-skeletons-rainforest-brazil-pumpkin-toadlets-a8846871.html)
- [FTP092: Rupert Sheldrake - Paradigm Shifts in Science and Experiments in Consciousness](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1gprHZHxb8Jp4aaQxjwrO6)
- [#152 — The Trouble with Facebook](https://open.spotify.com/episode/14lg0D22FeyKQPPezZLglT)
- [Tristan Harris - How Social Media and AI Hijack Your Brain](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3sHSd5OTBSccIqvu2P1MPR)
- [Extinction Rebellion: Inside The New Climate Resistance](https://www.ft.com/content/9bcb1bf8-5b20-11e9-9dde-7aedca0a081a?fbclid=IwAR2KbUYT-tOTlSn9bKLp_yDcZd167_Nj9U1S4TmSd9qyTL1Bw7vVdJpxnFE)
- [Do Psychedelics Hold the Key to Social Change?](http://www.whatisemerging.com/opinions/psychedelics-and-social-change)
- [Sunrise Movement on a Green New Deal (narrated by AOC)](https://www.facebook.com/sunrisemvmt/videos/2444764575568498/? __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARAojUQp8P16fTygnk5pykk_sujI_9NgEVNp-iorqwIsNqheUPpQ6MrtgS3yP_3nk3HFsa_5NfgjIEeY3G7rMpV5Rv7mMFCM5VCHQ2K8sa73VIsiqjhhf1ktzjAntnPkq5daNyhHt8J6LKbp75OnX5H5ifD9dNW6WF7U24CsAJziFfJO3If6P0MbWHGYlhXH9pWrhs5Cy7d0WMhrmnWZB65XzlfzXJ8G6OHZ258mAA-1kmSvzgbtmAlw4nOxH7CGO_JDKWRqAHomuKcwTmV1R1fnGmIYV_xJVFHa15HgkZnU2kMJMOonMaZ3f_wOwhnXhnMRkSDUlUuHElcPrSFcq5p6PbNPHd-yet26JgU& __tn__ =H-R)
- [Daniel Schmactenberger on Charles Eistenstein’s podcast](https://charleseisenstein.org/podcasts/new-and-ancient-story-podcast/daniel-schmactenberger-self-terminating-civilization-e34/) (highly recommended)
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Until next time, with love,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #3, 2019-05-24T10:34:33.377Z
Welcome to the third instalment of _In Correspondence!_
## What I’ve been up to
- I attended my first Psychedelic Society Psychedelic Experience Retreat as a participant. (I co-founded the programme and previously facilitated retreats in 2016/2017, but this was my first time participating.) It was so inspiring to see how far the programme has come, and I can offer a wholehearted endorsement to anyone considering taking part. [Read more and apply](https://psychedelicsociety.org.uk/experience-retreats)
- I’ve [moved to Totnes](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/2723933924348175)! I’m writing this from [REconomy Centre](https://reconomycentre.org/) (for which I’ve helped set up a new [Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/reconomy.centre.totnes/)). This weekend I’ll be at Totnes’ [Sea Change Festival](https://www.seachangefestival.co.uk/)
- I hosted a screening of [Symbiotic Earth: How Lynn Margulis rocked the boat & started a revolution](https://www.facebook.com/SymbioticEarthFilm/? __tn__ =K-R&eid=ARD2kWSYcY4Qco4yavSfXJLlrnG7vPEtWsgQ9lcrCTTbMTz5jas2VyPe1BiPTcI8XmgXuwQrf6SRaX-4&fref=mentions& __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARApiRO94fn9SUWdvstPBvhRdcxQUgG1fZLysvzHMIXFIF40cLZQLttHWP2s59WXH9FTtvi5dDN75bfkmBPtkvlNi7eDt5BMoKU783bmxJ0IgEcOEjrokH3lFdT3uQOoLK_9mrtT-bfEZ50euUq7jUkD84rlElbGXfMJrlRjZZyjBQO1_gSGlHy9ucalNKo0SB-OABKhDvhiOL7HD2_hIduF-H2y) (here’s a [clip](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/videos/2668111503263751/? __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARDtNW2X8hKQa5tAhG6SLL8EnvLLwM9j4t-35anoc90WHHrULhDJj7dtkYDrQOm2LEXOZjfOoUcHBO58q2YaBGPSFvNpLy5BZD2ppZTgNxZcdMCyqUBQCdfdeLibT6Npom2UTm0Q2t5Wp2kVLm61O7SnRb5JbkuHS9O7HyBMn0bQaOGb9LdbVp89xwmQTOI-eXT1DexH5PhS-NghrgJA2gYjI3zE& __tn__ =-R) of one of the most important parts), [an introduction to Autopia](https://www.facebook.com/events/437525963484936/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2222%22%2C%22feed_story_type%22%3A%2222%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D& __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARBic4_WAygUu9QCliWdO528ZBDmLSr9r3--ecj4VDR-rtDFaWSLJyhrlHRCFggwttONRBqhlUHJz9lWH1-yLj2AXH_BKwEOCLIjjSJ8OIDDILdrsdCxCEUAv8dM_2FMsm53rQpbys6FVfh_INsD5MlGztti9Fsl6VJWxft4K5jNsp2mNY5BFS-2LN23q730cE701P0dIWFuzOC3& __tn__ =HH-R) and [an Extinction Rebellion social at the Psychedelic Society](https://www.facebook.com/events/414268915791535/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2222%22%2C%22feed_story_type%22%3A%2222%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D)
- I released a [new podcast](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/2691660927575475? __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARBcQcIpDJEeCKS74rHN51IBl21G1BzfYAgREKSmublxwRBuXJmIDHBB7T8j2UhDZnk9vP_x37dGEMtEH9n1UM4kBewOFWsLQj9DIXbxV74lCu8G7NI8uHeSbeF-YgXI0IsseJQ8q8COoXdEIpBc97K9_c3uaweM73mIn_1YVTiIrFXeZR2Eg0h0gMhuW0ffvupnnGqBRj3uHVBt& __tn__ =-R) with Halea Isabelle Kala, director of Transmodernity
## My plans
[](https://www.facebook.com/events/2445093742181511/)
- **6 June:** Hosting a [Members’ Social](https://www.facebook.com/events/1430626010411237/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%22108%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D& __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARBYkOMufSIU4YWATVg-3Akkj4mIGEFkIpntayy5j0GrWmAzPyhqgY7NC913vjlr7Oxpc_1bSdg4Ymy2KfFV_FAD_uKy1_CwubxS6dNpIhq8-36xxP6C8wBGmhXg1BntTVGXDT7R9cejb9VxgtBbmZvFxpdP_XIbz_HyqcTS253SH-_wDB1hsg_JB1YO45aPBgh-ti_eUe-aIkOS& __tn__ =HH-R) at the Psychedelic Society
- **8 June: ** Giving a talk about the Psychedelic Society at [The Oddball](https://theoddball.org.uk/)
- **13 June (tbc):** Public conversation with my dear friend and colleague Stefana Bosse at cocreation.loft in Berlin
- **17-23 June:** Part of the BeeHive camp at [Kiez Burn 2019](https://kiezburn.org)
- **26 June: ** [I’ll be speaking with Rupert Sheldrake and Robin Carhart-Harris at the Psychedelic Society’s biggest public event to date.](https://www.facebook.com/events/2445093742181511/) I’m delighted that one of my favourite musicians, [Boe Huntress](https://www.facebook.com/events/2445093742181511/permalink/2488250521199166/?action_history=null& __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARCOsjT0mjxUQoZIIrO_3UAmHbA1gs_sZwwft_jNp2piS3KkNbqVxUC-4UcANvGlWzVcBZVCu-TgAlFvXMLmV0ujPUUh4qiU0qW3ePrftFy1QIDRd2qGp4h3ml9aU24BXi1p6d7LfaieHZt5qJJAmXPkh0FTJCuwKnTF-YP4uQ3yWEnCTVbWNTnf-FW_Oy3UgyhBU8lc9Doe_SvEbUCbT3O6OJJNv30oXYv9XKbhZH2NJG47dSEFP7BaPiJUDJTZ4BNqpGSilwbmiOVbJxczFWh-iSpz6VoPPv8kRIrAChThUw5QywGU80KLB_Tl-bTI1Ya6X5GMGq-kGNOquQx4kWm8cA& __tn__ =H-R), will now also be appearing, and it’s looking like it will be a 700 capacity sellout.
- **11-14 July: ** Hosting a workshop in the [Mind, Body & Soul area](https://noisilyfestival.com/mind-body-soul/) at Noisily Festival on ‘Integration Through Social Action’
- **22-28 July:** perhaps [The Borderland](https://www.facebook.com/groups/theborderland/?fref=mentions& __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARDxfHDejPJduKRo1imU-SGxmXSsq8-ni3Q9KezWk_7k0aIkIi-HWFAvq26gHrNHm3sC3V_ToP--myxRYwuJQejXlYQAkp62bI2K1jtJlv_eyGs4LZGnXhNC1oo7fbw_1bdCanM47XXnzB7GHZgGnQdapm0RVdhmwRq_JJ_qWUcSatwB7WALx8YNz2jj8469dhRqnQHz1cSC& __tn__ =K-R)
- **16-18 August: ** Participating in a conversation with Gail Bradbrook of Extinction Rebellion on Psychedelics, Extinction and Social Change at [Breaking Convention](https://www.breakingconvention.co.uk/)
- **22-25 August:** Another conversation with Gail on the Imaginarium stage at [Shambala Festival](https://www.shambalafestival.org/)
- **27-29 September:** [Metamodern Arts Festival](https://www.facebook.com/events/1955720227872179/)
##
**What I’ve been reading, watching & listening to**
- [DMT Dialogues: Encounters with the Spirit Molecule](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/2696899090384992? __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARBpMZrnit3-eat3zGD0n8XVm-MAsbTyfW3i8O9Vthe1c7TvpdtY7YcWfj0ryqCHxNhzNcufyxxRuBScv5aEAELJxbJsloG0M3RDeJaT5F8d5kGTf-ygoRtfgKDMVsEuCCpbKDog3QRdGiQXOrhNHH6mXFhCTARxQCdHQEFHZWmh7s2_t9UErM8vuONdGIGLbDamK4Z5BnllEjP2& __tn__ =-R) edited by David Luke and Rory Spowers
### YouTube
- [Celtic Christianity And Nature: Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogue 47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3o2YCDpiAk)
- [Seaqueen](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeeNh12PU-w)
- [Psychedelic Medicine? With psychedelic therapist Ros Watts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b1d-TprqEE)
- [A Message to Greta Thunberg and the Youth Climate Strikers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ3XwzPXKv0)
- [Rebel Wisdom Summit - Get Ready!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyABweDYPe8)
- [The Legacy of Integral, Rebel Wisdom Podcast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcY9T0Uo9v4)
- [The power of vulnerability | Brené Brown](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o)
- [Natalie Wynn, ContraPoints - XOXO Festival (2018)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ix9jxid2YU)
- [The Science Delusion 2019: Bridport Literary & Scientific Institute](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jShyXnyv_Q4)
- [Honouring Polly Higgins: Jojo Mehta & Gail Bradbrook](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztG-tqakQHI)
- [STORMZY - VOSSI BOP](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ClYy0MxsU0)
- [Is the Psychedelic Renaissance Doomed? Jamie Wheal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkPB33bD3hQ)
- [Davos 2019 - The New Science of Psychedelics](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijhdw5d-2pI)
### Spotify
- [The Sheldrake Vernon Dialogues: Magic](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Eg87CuQ6XqJLdXWRL1wW8)
- [The Sheldrake Vernon Dialogues: Psychedelics](https://open.spotify.com/episode/4kVs98K2YAMzxz71Nmpp2u)
- [The Sheldrake Vernon Dialogues: The Jordan Peterson Effect](https://open.spotify.com/episode/4zf18g67Q597wOnNnIUXri)
- [John Vervaeke - The Meaning Crisis](https://open.spotify.com/episode/372Z9XzyNeaCrSoqpkhUN7)
- [James Balog on The Human Element](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6hqKeahFfnb0QHhMZTt6LF)
- [Magic and the Machine — David Abram](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Ledc0IP94bI5FuxVW1VBa)
- [The Spaceship Earth - Episode 19 - Dan Burgess - River Rambles Part 1](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5v8M8Ux6RonWV4jGTMO3Yh)
- [Miles Bukiet - Monasteries of the Future](https://open.spotify.com/episode/11Dh17CVAEUXw9fM8eRCkG)
- [Expanding Mind – Decriminalize Nature](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6lnghGhojEloNBqEDdc9sW)
- [Talking Afterlife Experiences | Elizabeth Krohn](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7EWx14pJIP4T6p5hFMLDfR)
### The Guardian
- ['NI-GEL!' Brexit party event offers terrifying glimpse of our possible future](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/13/nigel-farage-brexit-party-event-terrifying-glimpse-future)
- [Two-thirds of Britons agree planet is in a climate emergency](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/30/two-thirds-of-britons-agree-planet-is-in-a-climate-emergency)
- [130,000 trees to be planted in English cities and towns](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/19/130000-trees-planted-england-english-cities-global-heating)
- [Cambridge scientists create world’s first living organism with fully redesigned DNA](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/may/15/cambridge-scientists-create-worlds-first-living-organism-with-fully-redesigned-dna)
- [Octopus farming is ‘unethical and a threat to the food chain’](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/12/octopus-farming-unethical-and-threat-to-food-chain#Echobox=1557663154)
- [Loss of biodiversity is just as catastrophic as climate change](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/06/biodiversity-climate-change-mass-extinctions)
- [Just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions, study says](https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jul/10/100-fossil-fuel-companies-investors-responsible-71-global-emissions-cdp-study-climate-change)
- [Why the Guardian is changing the language it uses about the environment](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/17/why-the-guardian-is-changing-the-language-it-uses-about-the-environment)
- [Inside Facebook's war room: the battle to protect EU elections](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/may/05/facebook-admits-huge-scale-of-fake-news-and-election-interference)
### The Independent
- [Plastic pollution harms oxygen-producing bacteria we need to survive](https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/plastic-pollution-bacteria-oxygen-damage-environment-study-a8912931.html)
- [Killing off animals and plants now threatens humanity itself, UN experts to warn in urgent call for action](https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/un-nature-biodiversity-report-2019-humans-animals-earth-paris-a8899926.html)
- [World’s largest ice shelf melting 10 times faster than expected as waters heat up](https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/ross-ice-shelf-antarctica-melting-climate-change-global-warming-sea-level-temperature-a8891506.html)
### Elsewhere
- [The most effective way to tackle climate change? Plant 1 trillion trees](https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/17/world/trillion-trees-climate-change-intl-scn/index.html) _cnn.com_
- [Coinbase Card](https://coinbase.com/card) _coinbase.com_
- [These gorgeous tiny houses can operate entirely off the grid](https://www.fastcompany.com/90347755/these-gorgeous-tiny-houses-can-operate-entirely-off-the-grid) _fastcompany.com_
- [These tree-planting drones are firing ‘seed missiles’ into the ground. Less than a year later, they’re already 20 inches tall.](https://www.good.is/articles/drones-planting-trees) _good.is_
- [Ancient hallucinogens found in 1,000-year-old shamanic pouch](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/05/ancient-hallucinogens-oldest-ayahuasca-found-shaman-pouch/) _nationalgeographic.com_
- [This river in New Zealand is a legal person. How will it use its voice?](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/04/maori-river-in-new-zealand-is-a-legal-person/) _nationalgeographic.com_
- [It’s Time to Break Up Facebook](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/opinion/sunday/chris-hughes-facebook-zuckerberg.html) _nytimes.com_
- [Humans Are Speeding Extinction and Altering the Natural World at an ‘Unprecedented’ Pace](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/06/climate/biodiversity-extinction-united-nations.html) _nytimes.com_
- [Is There A Case For Skepticism Of Psychedelic Therapy?](https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/05/09/is-there-a-case-for-skepticism-of-psychedelic-therapy/) _slatestarcodex.com_
- [The nine planetary boundaries](https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/planetary-boundaries/planetary-boundaries/about-the-research/the-nine-planetary-boundaries.html) _stockholmresilience.org_
- [Costa Rica Aims To Be the World’s First Plastic- and Carbon-Free Country by 2021](https://theculturetrip.com/central-america/costa-rica/articles/costa-rica-aims-to-be-the-worlds-first-plastic-and-carbon-free-country-by-2021/) _theculturetrip.com_
- [The Best Outdoor Swimming Pools and Lidos in The UK](https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/articles/10-of-britains-best-outdoor-pools/) _theculturetrip.com_
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# In Correspondence #4, 2019-07-08T12:34:39.346Z
Welcome to the fourth instalment of _In Correspondence!_
## What I’ve been up to
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_Soar Mill Cove_
- I co-hosted the first social of the Psychedelic Society of Totnes, which has become the [Psychedelic Society: Devon group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/psychedelic.society.devon/)
- I participated on a panel at [the Oddball](https://theoddball.org.uk/) discussing different ways of understanding psychedelics
- I was part of the BeeHive camp at [Kiez Burn 2019](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/2810225675718999)
- I held a [trialogue with Rupert Sheldrake and Robin Carhart-Harris](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4HuFHWPc6k) at EartH, Hackney
- I did an interview and photoshoot for a piece to appear in [Emerge](http://whatisemerging.com)
- I [agreed a let](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/2828387137236186? __tn__ =-R) on an apartment in Totnes
- I switched banks — I now bank with [Triodos](https://www.triodos.co.uk/current-accounts) and [Coinbase](https://www.coinbase.com/card)
- I made my first [darknet order](https://dark.fail) in a while
- I helped launch the new organisation [Psilocybin for Mental Health](http://psilocybin.health) ([psilocybin.health](http://psilocybin.health))
- I announced my intention to offer to [stand as a candidate](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/2833387266736173? __tn__ =-R) for the Totnes parliamentary constituency, with a view to becoming (or otherwise helping to elect) Totnes' first Green MP
- I explored the beautiful landscape around Totnes including [Soar Mill Cove and Sharrah Pools](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/2842086022532964)
## My plans
- **Sometime:** visit [Three Pools](https://www.threepools.co.uk/), [Embercombe](https://embercombe.org), [Grocycle](https://grocycle.com/) and [Hempen](https://hempen.co.uk)
- **11-14 July: ** Hosting a workshop in the [Mind, Body & Soul area](https://noisilyfestival.com/mind-body-soul/) at Noisily Festival on ‘Integration Through Social Action’
- **16-18 July:** Offering a session on Psychedelics and the Living Planet at [Stir to Action’s A Playground for the New Economy festival](https://www.stirtoaction.com/festival)
- **22-28 July:** [The Borderland](https://www.facebook.com/groups/theborderland/?fref=mentions& __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARDxfHDejPJduKRo1imU-SGxmXSsq8-ni3Q9KezWk_7k0aIkIi-HWFAvq26gHrNHm3sC3V_ToP--myxRYwuJQejXlYQAkp62bI2K1jtJlv_eyGs4LZGnXhNC1oo7fbw_1bdCanM47XXnzB7GHZgGnQdapm0RVdhmwRq_JJ_qWUcSatwB7WALx8YNz2jj8469dhRqnQHz1cSC& __tn__ =K-R) with Camp Croquis
- **29-31 July:** Stopping in Berlin for a couple of days as I make my way back to London by train
- **1 August:** Move into my new apartment in Totnes
- **3-11 August:** [Voice Camp](http://www.unicornvillagecamps.co.uk/voice-camp-information)
- **15-18 August:** [MenFest](https://www.facebook.com/events/317392242211533/) (perhaps)
- **22-25 August: ** Conversation with Gail Bradbrook of Extinction Rebellion on Psychedelics, Extinction and Social Change on the Imaginarium stage at [Shambala Festival](https://www.shambalafestival.org/)
- **14-20 September:** [ISTA Level 1 in Devon](https://www.ukista.com/)
- **21-24 September:** [The World Transformed 2019](https://www.facebook.com/events/488447481923468/) (probably)
- **27-29 September: ** [Metamodern Arts Festival](https://www.facebook.com/events/1955720227872179/) (perhaps… it’s a long way…)
- **4-6 October:** [Green Party Autumn Conference](https://www.greenparty.org.uk/conference/)
- **24-27 October:** [Apple Land Festival](https://www.facebook.com/events/574937116274601/)?
- **1-3 November:** The Psychedelic Society’s 5th birthday celebrations
- **29 December - 3 Jan:** Nettlecombe
## **What I’ve been reading, watching & listening to**
### YouTube
- [The Earth is One Household. David Bohm](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMMLii0w12U)
- [Decrypting the Alt-Right: How to Recognize a F@scist | ContraPoints](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx4BVGPkdzk)
- [Consciousness and psychedelics | Peter Sjostedt-H | TEDxTruro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV8PSevhd_M)
- [Polarised Politics](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV3y38zLSL8)
- [The Intellectual Deep Web? Peter Limberg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkwYCjJSuZQ)
- [What is Emerging? Episode 1 - DOING: WE CREATE REALITY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX2AN58kJFM)
- [Rebellion - A Film by Liam Prior - Extinction Rebellion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fygxIckMi0Q)
- [The Truth In Theresa May’s Tears | Russell Brand](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZXpUmpfqY4)
- [XR Talks - Roger Hallam - We've Already Won](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZKrVFFjkBs)
### The Guardian
- ['Biggest compliment yet': Greta Thunberg welcomes oil chief's 'greatest threat' label](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/05/biggest-compliment-yet-greta-thunberg-welcomes-oil-chiefs-greatest-threat-label)
- [Uber co-founder buys record-breaking LA mansion for $72.5m as drivers fight for wages](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/02/los-angeles-mansion-sales-homelessness-increase)
- [Tree planting 'has mind-blowing potential' to tackle climate crisis](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/04/planting-billions-trees-best-tackle-climate-crisis-scientists-canopy-emissions)
- [No flights, a four-day week and living off-grid: what climate scientists do at home](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/29/no-flights-four-day-week-climate-scientists-home-save-planet)
- [Devon tops quality of life survey](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/apr/28/thriving-places-index-devon-tops-quality-of-life-study)
- ['Precipitous' fall in Antarctic sea ice since 2014 revealed](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/01/precipitous-fall-in-antarctic-sea-ice-revealed#Echobox=1562008538)
- [Doctors call for nonviolent direct action over climate crisis](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/27/doctors-call-for-nonviolent-direct-action-over-climate-crisis)
- [Humans have made 8.3bn tons of plastic since 1950. This is the illustrated story of where it's gone](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/23/all-the-plastic-ever-made-study-comic)
- [Thelma Cabrera: indigenous, female and shaking up Guatemala's election](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/15/thelma-cabrera-indigenous-woman-guatemalas-election-presidential)
- [Two-hour ‘dose’ of nature significantly boosts health – study](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/13/two-hour-dose-nature-weekly-boosts-health-study-finds)
- [Indian villages lie empty as drought forces thousands to flee](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/12/indian-villages-lie-empty-as-drought-forces-thousands-to-flee)
- [The end of the Arctic as we know it](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/07/oceans-demise-the-end-of-the-arctic-as-we-know-it)
- [Getting back to nature: how forest bathing can make us feel better](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/08/forest-bathing-japanese-practice-in-west-wellbeing)
- [Finland pledges to become carbon neutral by 2035](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/04/finland-pledges-to-become-carbon-neutral-by-2035)
- [Packaging-free trial: Waitrose hits the ground running](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/04/packaging-free-trial-waitrose-hits-the-ground-running)
- [People eat at least 50,000 plastic particles a year, study finds](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/05/people-eat-at-least-50000-plastic-particles-a-year-study-finds)
- [Latest data shows steep rises in CO2 for seventh year](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/04/latest-data-shows-steep-rises-in-co2-for-seventh-year)
- [Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon surges to record high](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/04/deforestation-of-brazilian-amazon-surges-to-record-high-bolsonaro)
- [Brexit party tops Westminster election poll for first time](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/01/brexit-party-nigel-farage-lead-opinion-poll-conservatives-opinium)
- [Britain is in the grip of an existential crisis that reaches far beyond Brexit](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/29/britain-existential-crises-beyond-brexit)
- ['Lunch on the go' habit generates 11bn items of packaging waste a year](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/14/lunch-on-go-habit-generates-11bn-items-packaging-waste-year-uk)
- [Facebook plans to launch 'GlobalCoin' cryptocurrency in 2020](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/may/24/facebook-plans-to-launch-globalcoin-cryptocurrency-in-2020)
### The Independent
- [Freak summer hailstorm buries city in five feet of ice](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mexico-hail-storm-today-ice-weather-guadalajara-climate-change-a8982091.html)
- [June was the hottest ever recorded on Earth](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/june-hottest-month-ever-earth-2019-weather-heatwave-hot-a8984691.html)
- [Mining of ocean floor five times bigger than the UK to cause irreversible harm to environment](https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/deep-sea-mining-un-crucial-ecosystems-greenpeace-environment-a8986096.html)
- [Flying is more than twice as damaging to climate than previously thought](https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/vapour-trails-contrails-planes-ice-clouds-co2-climate-change-emissions-a8979386.html#Echobox=1561737625)
- [The vegan meat revolution could help save the planet – and fast-food chains are finally taking notice](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/vegan-impossible-burger-food-waste-environment-animal-rights-climate-change-fast-food-a8968656.html)
- [The rise of eco-anxiety and how to come to terms with climate change](https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change-extinction-eco-anxiety-ice-melting-sea-level-wildfire-a8968011.html)
- [Melt ponds open in Arctic as permafrost melts at levels not expected until 2090](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/climate-change-breakdown-arctic-frost-thawing-canada-environment-a8959056.html)
- [India's 'rubbish mountain' on course to grow taller than Taj Mahal](https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/india-landfill-taj-mahal-rubbish-pollution-environment-ghazipur-a8943736.html)
- [Michael Bloomberg donates $500 to campaign to shutdown US coal industry](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/michael-bloomberg-coal-plants-donation-climate-change-natural-gas-a8948276.html)
- [Bees have human-like ability to link symbols to numbers, study finds](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/bees-numbers-symbols-maths-intelligence-research-study-rmit-a8944001.html)
- [Finland to become carbon neutral by 2035](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/finland-carbon-neutral-fossil-fuels-climate-change-global-warming-a8943886.html)
- [Green parties surge across Europe as 'Green Wave' hits EU elections](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/european-election-result-greens-green-wave-spd-germany-a8931351.html)
- [New Filipino law requires all students to plant 10 trees if they want to graduate](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/philippines-tree-planting-students-graduation-law-environment-a8932576.html)
### Elsewhere
- [Why a hipster, vegan, green tech economy is not sustainable](https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/hipster-vegan-green-tech-economy-sustainable-190605105120654.html) _aljazeera.com_
- [Arctic melt goes into overdrive](https://www.axios.com/arctic-melt-climate-change-canada-e83ec6a3-6061-402f-92c5-4c887aa603fb.html) _axios.com_
- ['There is no water. Why should people stay here?'](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-48552199) _bbc.com_
- [In Science We Trust](https://charleseisenstein.org/books/climate-a-new-story/eng/in-science-we-trust/) _charleseisenstein.org_
- [Every Act a Ceremony](https://charleseisenstein.org/essays/ceremony/) _charleseisenstein.org_
- [Facebook created a 'gateway drug' to introduce billions to cryptocurrency, experts say](https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/18/facebooks-libra-will-give-billions-access-to-cryptocurrency.html) _cnbc.com_
- [Washington becomes the first state to legalize composting of humans](https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/22/us/washington-human-composting-legal-trnd/index.html) _cnn.com_
- [The Best, Safest, And Most Reliable Bitcoin Debit Cards](https://coinsutra.com/best-bitcoin-debit-cards/) _coinsutra.com_
- [Devon voted the nation's second favourite destination](https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-voted-nations-second-favourite-3063099) _devonlive.com_
- [Map of the World in 2100](http://www.earthlymission.com/map-of-the-world-in-2100/) _earthlymission.com_
- [Police Tear-Gas Climate Activists in Paris on 'Hottest Day in History of France'](https://www.ecowatch.com/extinction-rebellion-pepper-sprayed-2639042841.html) _ecowatch.com_
- [Holonomic brain theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holonomic_brain_theory) _en.wikipedia.org_
- [World Environment Day: This Is An Emergency, And We Have Run Out Of Options](https://www.forbes.com/sites/enriquedans/2019/06/05/world-environment-day-this-is-an-emergency-and-we-have-run-out-of-options/) _forbes.com_
- [Will Coinbase's Visa Card Help Push Bitcoin Beyond $10,000?](https://www.forbes.com/sites/investor/2019/05/14/will-coinbases-visa-card-help-push-bitcoin-beyond-10000/) _forbes.com_
- [What exactly is Facebook's Libra Reserve?](https://www.ft.com/content/7884a51a-c3bf-3740-9739-9e933e2e8471) _ft.com_
- [A review of common characteristics of complex systems](https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/complexity-and-uncertainty/0/steps/1836) _futurelearn.com_
- [Satellite data shows shrinking reservoirs that may spark major water crisis globally](https://www.geospatialworld.net/blogs/satellite-data-show-shrinking-reservoirs-that-may-spark-major-water-crisis-globally/) _geospatialworld.net_
- [The Next Wave of Work Management Software](https://hackernoon.com/the-next-wave-of-work-management-software-81f392c728e3) _hackernoon.com_
- [Flux #26 - Junto Demo, New Fundraising Initiatives, and More](https://junto.substack.com/p/flux-26-junto-demo-new-fundraising) _junto.substack.com_
- [Psychedelic Communities, Social Justice, and Kinship in the Capitalocene](https://kahpi.net/psychedelic-communities-social-justice/) _kahpi.net_
- [The Rise of the Emergentsia](https://medium.com/the-abs-tract-organization/the-rise-of-the-emergentsia-60c392f990a9) _medium.com_
- [5 things that make you metamodern 31](http://metamoderna.org/5-things-that-make-you-metamodern) _metamoderna.org_
- [From Premodern to Metamodern Mind: a Brief History of Human Evolution](http://metamoderna.org/from-premodern-to-metamodern-mind-a-brief-history-of-human-evolution?lang=en) _metamoderna.org_
- [The Meaning-Enhancing Properties of Psychedelics and Their Mediator Role in Psychedelic Therapy, Spirituality, and Creativity](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5845636/) _ncbi.nlm.nih.gov_
- [Inside a Texas Building Where the Government Is Holding Immigrant Children](https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/inside-a-texas-building-where-the-government-is-holding-immigrant-children) _newyorker.com_
- [‘Food Doesn’t Grow Here Anymore. That’s Why I Would Send My Son North.’](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/opinion/guatemala-migrants-climate-change.html) _nytimes.com_
- [Bohm: A change of meaning is a change of being](http://ontoscopy.net/extras/bohm-a-change-of-meaning-is-a-change-of-being) _ontoscopy.net_
- [Extinction Rebellion and the new visibility of religious protest](https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/transformation/extinction-rebellion-and-new-visibility-religious-protest/) _opendemocracy.net_
- [Why does ritual matter for social change?](https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/transformation/why-does-ritual-matter-social-change/) _opendemocracy.net_
- [Morphic Fields and the Implicate Order: Rupert Sheldrake & David Bohm](http://perception.inner-growth.org/2017/03/25/morphic-fields-and-the-implicate-order-rupert-sheldrake-david-bohm/) _perception.inner-growth.org_
- [Moving Into the Sacred World of DMT, by Nick Sand](http://psychedelicfrontier.com/moving-sacred-world-dmt-nick-sand/) _psychedelicfrontier.com_
- [Just a Wee Bit More About DMT, by Nick Sand](http://psychedelicfrontier.com/just-wee-bit-more-dmt-nick-sand/) _psychedelicfrontier.com_
- [Behold Libra, the global cryptocurrency masterminded by Facebook](https://qz.com/1645838/facebook-unveils-libra-its-new-global-cryptocurrency/) _qz.com_
- [Minimum Viable Airtable](http://sirupsen.com/minimum-viable-airtable/) _sirupsen.com_
- [Wild camping to be legalised across parts of England and Wales in new scheme](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/wild-camping-england-wales/) _telegraph.co.uk_
- [Sudan crisis: What is happening, and where does it go from here?](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/06/16/sudan-crisis-what-is-happening-news-latest/) _telegraph.co.uk_
- [Microplastics found in water, food and air the equivalent of eating a "credit card a week"](https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/microplastics-found-in-water-food-and-air-the-equivalent-of-eating-a-credit-card-a-week/12/06/) _thelondoneconomic.com_
- [If Everyone Tripped on Psychedelics, We’d Do More About Climate Change](https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/j5w49p/if-everyone-tripped-on-psychedelics-wed-do-more-about-climate-change) _vice.com_
- ['Unprecedented' Wildfires Are Burning Across the Arctic Circle](https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qv79b5/unprecedented-wildfires-are-burning-across-the-arctic-circle) _vice.com_
- [Extreme weather is pummeling the Midwest, and farmers are in deep trouble](https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/05/30/extreme-weather-is-pummeling-midwest-farmers-are-deep-trouble/) _washingtonpost.com_
- [5 reasons to be more cheerful about the future of the oceans](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/06/world-oceans-day-hope-sea-water/) _weforum.org_
- [China is building a floating train that could be faster than air travel ](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/06/china-floating-train-faster-than-air-travel/) _weforum.org_
- [Sweden has invented a word to encourage people not to fly. And it’s working](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/06/sweden-has-invented-a-word-to-encourage-people-not-to-fly-and-it-s-working/) _weforum.org_
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# In Correspondence #5, 2019-08-05T16:45:22.482Z
Welcome to the fifth instalment of _In Correspondence!_
## **What I’ve been up to**
[](https://www.facebook.com/groups/theborderland/permalink/2654679537884796/)
_The Borderland_
- I moved into my new apartment in Totnes. It was totally unfurnished, so I’m in the process of kitting it out.
- I put myself forward to South Devon Green Party as a [potential candidate](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/2914906495250916) for the Totnes parliamentary constituency
- I had a great time at [Noisily Festival](https://www.facebook.com/pg/noisilyfestival/photos/), [Stir to Action](https://www.facebook.com/events/975884439280972/) (which enabled me to explore [Frome](https://www.discoverfrome.co.uk/frome/) for the first time) and especially [the Borderland](https://www.facebook.com/groups/theborderland/permalink/2654679537884796/)
- I released a [new podcast with Alnoor Ladha on Mystical Anarchism](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/2853620471379519)
- I made a whole load of updates to [Autopia](https://autopia.co/)– it now includes Habits, Places, Rooms, Dating and Groups. I’m rather proud of it, please do [check it out](http://autopia.co)! (Most of it is pretty straightforward but it’s a priority of mine to make some tutorial videos for the less obvious features, particularly the Groups feature which is geared towards real-life co-created gatherings.)
- I started a crypto fund on [ICONOMI](https://my.iconomi.com/register?ref=YGnZy) (a platform for investing in managed crypto funds) called the Decentralised Cooperation Fund. Right now it’s invitation-only: let me know if you want one.
- I released a [new t-shirt design: TRY LSD](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/2904204152987817)
## **My plans**
[](https://autopia.co/a/totnes-new-moon-gathering/apply)
- **14 Aug:** The Psychedelic Society’s [DAOstack Community Onboarding](https://www.facebook.com/events/473250970167834/)
- **20 Aug:** [DAOfest](http://daofest.io) (I probably won’t make it, but I expect it will be great!)
- **22-25 Aug:** Conversation with Gail Bradbrook of Extinction Rebellion on Psychedelics, Extinction and Social Change on the Imaginarium stage at [Shambala Festival](https://www.shambalafestival.org/)
- **29 Aug - 1 Sep:** [Totnes New Moon Gathering](https://autopia.co/a/totnes-new-moon-gathering/apply) (a decentralised co-created gathering to mark my first new moon in Totnes)
- **3 Sep:** [in conversation with David Luke](https://www.facebook.com/events/635383580290874/) at Juju’s
- **14-20 Sep: ** [ISTA Level 1 in Devon](https://www.ukista.com/)
- **21-24 Sep: ** [The World Transformed 2019](https://www.facebook.com/events/488447481923468/) (probably)
- **27-29 Sep: ** [Metamodern Arts Festival](https://www.facebook.com/events/1955720227872179/) (perhaps… it’s a long way…)
- **4-6 Oct: ** [Green Party Autumn Conference](https://www.greenparty.org.uk/conference/)
- **7-19 Oct:** [Extinction Rebellion’s International Rebellion](https://www.facebook.com/events/350862888939201/)
- **24-27 Oct: ** [Apple Land Festival](https://www.facebook.com/events/574937116274601/) at Three Pools Permaculture Farm
- **1-3 Nov: ** The Psychedelic Society’s 5th birthday celebrations
- **29 Dec - 3 Jan: ** Nettlecombe
## **What I’ve been reading, watching & listening to**
### YouTube
- [Deep Code: Jordan (Green)Hall Documentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j3cCrpXERg)
- [Future Thinkers & Rebel Wisdom](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYg5-PKiz_g)
### Spotify
- [State of the DAO Panel Discussion](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1iUbrOP80MP3560qK2p7CF)
### The Guardian
- [Labour’s best tactic to beat Boris Johnson? A popular front](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/02/labour-boris-johnson-progressive-pact-greens-lib-dems)
- [Ethiopia plants 350m trees in a day to help tackle climate crisis](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/29/ethiopia-plants-250m-trees-in-a-day-to-help-tackle-climate-crisis)
- [Greta Thunberg to sail across Atlantic for UN climate summits](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/29/greta-thunberg-to-sail-across-atlantic-for-un-climate-summits)
- [Carbon calculator: how taking one flight emits as much as many people do in a year](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2019/jul/19/carbon-calculator-how-taking-one-flight-emits-as-much-as-many-people-do-in-a-year)
- [True cost of cheap food is health and climate crises, says commission](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/16/true-cost-of-cheap-food-is-health-and-climate-crises-says-commission)
- [Sadiq Khan calls for new powers to impose London rent controls](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jul/19/sadiq-khan-calls-for-new-powers-to-impose-london-rent-controls)
### The Independent
- [Huge swathes of the Arctic on fire, satellite images show](https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/arctic-circle-wildfires-climate-change-greenland-alaska-siberia-photographs-a9015851.html#Echobox=1563822346)
- [Costa Rica to completely ban polystyrene due to environmental impact](https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/costa-rica-polystyrene-styrofoam-ban-environment-microplastic-law-a9011531.html)
- [Cigarette butts causing ‘serious damage to environment’, study on impact to plant growth reveals](https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/cigarette-butt-filter-environmental-damage-plant-growth-study-a9011616.html)
### Elsewhere
- [Climate change: 12 years to save the planet? Make that 18 months](https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48964736) _bbc.com_
- [Green Swedes shun holiday flights for lure of the train](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47805990) _bbc.com_
- [The dystopian lake filled by the world’s tech lust](http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150402-the-worst-place-on-earth) _bbc.com_
- [Which darknet sites are online?](https://dark.fail/) _dark.fail_
- [UN rights chief ‘appalled’ by US border detention conditions, says holding migrant children may violate international law](https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/07/1041991) _news.un.org_
- [Healing Crystals and How to Shoplift Them](https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/healing-crystals-and-how-to-shoplift-them) _newyorker.com_
- [With Boris Johnson, the Rules Have Changed. Now Labour’s Leadership Must Step Up](https://novaramedia.com/2019/08/02/with-boris-johnson-the-rules-have-changed-now-labours-leadership-must-step-up/) _novaramedia.com_
- [The Weird, Mystic Pull of Southwest England](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/27/travel/southwest-england-avalon-tintagel-totnes-weird-spiritual.html) _nytimes.com_
- [Bitcoin Is Smarter Than Politicians And Central Bankers](https://offthechain.substack.com/p/bitcoin-is-smarter-than-politicians) _offthechain.substack.com_
- [Taking mushrooms for depression cured me of my atheism](https://theoutline.com/post/7367/taking-mushrooms-for-depression-cured-me-of-my-atheism) _theoutline.com_
- [Red-hot planet: All-time heat records have been set all over the world during the past week](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/07/03/hot-planet-all-time-heat-records-have-been-set-all-over-the-world-in-last-week/) _washingtonpost.com_
- [This is how trees could help solve the climate crisis](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/07/trees-reforestation-climate-change-crisis/) _weforum.org_
- [In India, toddlers are already coding](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/07/in-india-toddlers-are-starting-to-write-computer-codes-before-they-can-talk/) _weforum.org_
- [A 550 km-long mass of rotting seaweed is heading for Mexico's pristine beaches](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/07/a-550-km-long-mass-of-rotting-seaweed-is-heading-for-mexicos-pristine-beaches/) _weforum.org_
- [This image of how the world has warmed is so effective it's appearing on clothing](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/07/this-image-of-how-the-world-has-warmed-works-so-well-its-appearing-on-clothing-and-even-cars/) _weforum.org_
- [Rise of the Emergentsia(2): Feeling ‘Gobschmacht’ Yet?](http://www.whatisemerging.com/opinions/rise-of-the-emergentsia-2-feeling-gobschmacht-about-the-phase-shift?fbclid=IwAR0Y8V8qrSVS9M7b4QnLs2a9oz64wMt_xdIIHqVX1xmc7ASXv0w1PqGFCf0) _whatisemerging.com_
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# In Correspondence #6, 2019-09-10T16:33:23.221Z
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## **What I’ve been up to**
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_Tapeley Park, location of the XR South West Rebel Rising_
- I really enjoyed the [XR South West Rebel Rising](https://www.facebook.com/events/425386821647033/) where I gave a packed talk on the topic Psychedelics, Extinction and Social Change (video soon)
- Gail Bradbrook (Extinction Rebellion) and I were in conversation on the Imaginarium stage at [Shambala Festival](https://www.shambalafestival.org/)
- [David Luke (Breaking Convention) and I](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3003086623099569&set=a.234018423339750&type=3&theater) were in conversation at [Juju’s](https://www.facebook.com/events/635383580290874/)
- I proposed an [XR Meditators](https://www.facebook.com/groups/488966111892082/) block for the Extinction Rebellion actions in October
- I visited [Embercombe](https://embercombe.org) for the first time and hope to run a retreat called [Elemental Wholeness](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2994802980594600&set=a.234018423339750&type=3&theater) there in spring
- I attended the launch event of the Psychedelic Society’s [Psychedelic Ecology](https://psychedelicsociety.org.uk/activities/psychedelic-ecology) series
- I did my CBT moped training and bought a [NIU NGT electric moped](https://urbanebikes.com/products/niu-n-gt-45mph)
- I’ve been nominated as a potential Green Party candidate for the Totnes parliamentary constituency
- Switching to a plant-based diet? I made my [most successful meme](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2994365407305024&set=a.234018423339750&type=3&theater) in some time
## **My plans**
- **14-20 Sep: ** [ISTA Level 1 in Devon](https://www.ukista.com/)
- **27-29 Sep: ** [Metamodern Arts Festival](https://www.facebook.com/events/1955720227872179/) (I’m almost certainly not going now as I’ve done a lot of travelling this summer but I’m sure it will be great)
- **4-6 Oct: ** [Green Party Autumn Conference](https://www.greenparty.org.uk/conference/)
- **6 Oct:** Speaking at [Fungi Fest](http://fungifest.uk)
- **7-19 Oct: ** [Extinction Rebellion’s International Rebellion](https://www.facebook.com/events/350862888939201/)
- **24-27 Oct: ** [Apple Land Festival](https://www.facebook.com/events/574937116274601/) at Three Pools Permaculture Farm
- **9-10 Nov: ** [The Psychedelic Society’s 5th birthday celebrations](https://psychedelicsociety.org.uk/events/the-psychedelic-society-festival-sat-9th-nov-2019-773)
## **What I’ve been reading, watching & listening to**
### Books
- [Alien Information Theory](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/2957791360962429) by Andrew Gallimore
### Films
- [wetheuncivilised](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/2997577486983816? __tn__ =-R)
### The Amazon
- [We, the peoples of the Amazon, are full of fear. Soon you will be too](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/02/amazon-destruction-earth-brazilian-kayapo-people) _theguardian.com_
- [Amazon fires: the tribes fighting to save their dying rainforest](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upU1hlPXBpY) _youtube.com_
- [Wildfires are burning around the world. The most alarming is in the Amazon rainforest](https://www.vox.com/world/2019/8/20/20813786/wildfire-amazon-rainforest-brazil-siberia) _vox.com_
- [Amazon fires: Record number burning in Brazil rainforest - space agency](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-49415973) _bbc.com_
- [Climate crisis: More fires burning across central Africa than Amazon as global deforestation rates approach record high](https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-crisis-amazon-fires-brazil-congo-rainforest-africa-bolsonaro-nasa-macron-a9080741.html) _independent.co.uk_
### DAOs and blockchain
- [Aragon Fundraising & the return of the commons](https://blog.aragon.black/aragon-fundraising-the-return-of-the-commons/) _blog.aragon.black_
- [Introducing Aragon Fundraising](https://blog.aragon.org/introducing-aragon-fundraising/) _blog.aragon.org_
- [dOrg Founders Have Created the First Limited Liability DAO](https://www.coindesk.com/dorg-founders-have-created-the-first-limited-liability-dao) _coindesk.com_
- [What is a DAICO, Explained](https://cointelegraph.com/explained/what-is-a-daico-explained) _cointelegraph.com_
- [DAICO vs ICO. What is DAICO? How DAICO better than traditional ICO?](https://medium.com/@huyencrypto/daico-vs-ico-what-is-daico-how-daico-better-than-traditional-ico-77de394eaac6) _medium.com_
- [The Dai Stablecoin is a Game Changer for Ethereum and the Entire Cryptocurrency Ecosystem](https://medium.com/@james_3093/the-dai-stablecoin-is-a-game-changer-for-ethereum-and-the-entire-cryptocurrency-ecosystem-13fb412d1e75) _medium.com_
- [Explanation of DAICOs](https://ethresear.ch/t/explanation-of-daicos/465) _ethresear.ch_
- [Decentralized Autonomous Initial Coin Offering](https://www.theabyss.com/daico#overall) _theabyss.com_
- [How Blockchain Could Create Incentives to Protect the Environment](https://hackernoon.com/how-blockchain-could-create-incentives-to-protect-the-environment-7x2b72cvy) _hackernoon.com_
- [The Blockchain Will Do to the Financial System What the Internet Did to Media](https://hbr.org/2017/03/the-blockchain-will-do-to-banks-and-law-firms-what-the-internet-did-to-media) _hbr.org_
- [Regen Network 1-Minute Product Overview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z_yLSqYnDk)
### YouTube
- [Haka at a Funeral Service](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6Qtc_zlGhc&feature=youtu.be)
- [Using the Debt Collective Platform to Dispute Your Debt](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojgn6l2APfQ)
- [STORMZY - SOUNDS OF THE SKENG](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IHSlLIP24E)
- [Rebel Wisdom’s Collective Intelligence Series: Introduction](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PldNSp3tpU)
- [I Meditated Every Day & This Is What Happened To Me... | Russell Brand](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7Zyj2P6sig)
### Spotify
- [Max Semenchuk | DGOV | Commons Stack | EthSignals](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5SfMbllG77Dw95hqDA1vKp)
- [Daniel Schmachtenberger - Utopia or Bust: Designing a Non Self-Terminating Civilization](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1UN936BkEy3RBnVrXXPTPH)
### The Guardian
- [Dominic Cummings’ meme-generating media outrage strategy is working](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/08/dominic-cummings-meme-generating-media-outrage-strategy-is-working)
- [The real reason we should fear the work of Dominic Cummings](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/07/smash-and-grab-dominic-cummings-democracy)
- [Queensland extinguishes native title over Indigenous land to make way for Adani coalmine](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/aug/31/queensland-extinguishes-native-title-over-indigenous-land-to-make-way-for-adani-coalmine)
- ['Plastic recycling is a myth': what really happens to your rubbish?](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/17/plastic-recycling-myth-what-really-happens-your-rubbish)
- ['Ecological grief': Greenland residents traumatised by climate emergency](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/12/greenland-residents-traumatised-by-climate-emergency)
- [Arctic wildfires spew soot and smoke cloud bigger than EU](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/12/arctic-wildfires-smoke-cloud)
- [It's raining plastic: microscopic fibers fall from the sky in Rocky Mountains](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/12/raining-plastic-colorado-usgs-microplastics)
- [Buy organic food to help curb global insect collapse, say scientists](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/13/buy-organic-food-to-help-curb-global-insect-collapse-say-scientists)
### The Independent
- [Hong Kong withdraws extradition bill as China bows to protesters](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/hong-kong-extradition-bill-china-carrie-lam-protests-latest-a9090966.html)
- [Public underestimates how bad global warming really is, study finds](https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-crisis-global-warming-plastic-pollution-uk-study-environment-a9092601.html)
- [Second person dies from mystery vaping-linked illness amid growing concern over safety](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/vaping-death-e-cigarettes-safety-respiratory-illness-marijuana-oil-oregon-a9092456.html)
### Elsewhere
- [Why this activist is calling for the mass ingestion of psychedelics](https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/psychedelics-civil-disobedience) _bigthink.com_
- [The Remain alliance that could spoil Boris Johnson’s party](https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2019/08/the-remain-alliance-that-could-spoil-boris-johnsons-party/) _blogs.spectator.co.uk_
- [Between the Devil and the Green New Deal](https://communemag.com/between-the-devil-and-the-green-new-deal/) _communemag.com_
- [What is The Debt Collective?](http://debtcollective.org/) _debtcollective.org_
- [Dominic Cummings's Blog](https://dominiccummings.com/) _dominiccummings.com_
- [Canada Now Has Psilocybin Dispensaries](https://doubleblindmag.com/canada-psilocybin-dispensaries-dana-larsen/) _doubleblindmag.com_
- [Dynamicland](https://dynamicland.org/) _dynamicland.org_
- [Fantastic Fungi film](http://fantasticfungi.com/) _fantasticfungi.com_
- [This Revolutionary Blast Furnace Vaporizes Trash and Turns It into Clean Energy (Without Any Emissions)](https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/revolutionary-blast-furnace-vaporizes-trash-and-turns-it-into-clean-energy/) _goodnewsnetwork.org_
- [Instagrammers Love It, But This Russian Turquoise ‘Lake’ Is Actually Toxic](https://www.konbini.com/en/lifestyle/instagrammers-love-it-but-this-russian-turquoi-lake-actually-toxic/) _konbini.com_
- [Europe’s Meat Consumption Has Dropped 20% In 3 Months](https://www.livekindly.co/europe-meat-consumption-dropped-20/) _livekindly.co_
- [I Will If You Will](https://medium.com/@richdecibels/i-will-if-you-will-3086587a03ce) _medium.com_
- [The ‘Political Anarchist’ Behind Britain’s Chaos](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/07/opinion/sunday/dominic-cummings-brexit.html) _nytimes.com_
- [Sierra Energy raises funding to develop FastOx gasification technology](https://www.power-technology.com/news/sierra-energy-fastox-gasification/) _power-technology.com_
- [Britain’s Reichstag Fire moment](https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/britain-prorouging-boris-johnson-parliament-suspension-richard-evans-weimar) _prospectmagazine.co.uk_
- [How a game of musical chairs can help explain our broken economy](https://qz.com/1694174/charles-eisenstein-explains-the-economy-using-musical-chairs/) _qz.com_
- [Indigeneity and Belonging, By Charles Eisenstein](https://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/blog/indigeneity-and-belonging-by-charles-eisenstein) _schumachercollege.org.uk_
- [Becoming Indigenous](https://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/blog/becoming-indigenous) _schumachercollege.org.uk_
- [Fraudsters deepfake CEO’s voice to trick manager into transferring $243,000](https://thenextweb.com/security/2019/09/02/fraudsters-deepfake-ceos-voice-to-trick-manager-into-transferring-243000/) _thenextweb.com_
- [We should all be reading more Ursula Le Guin](https://theoutline.com/post/7886/ursula-le-guin-carrier-bag-theory) _theoutline.com_
- [Living in Two Worlds: Capitalism Pretends All Is Well While the World Is Burning](https://truthout.org/articles/living-in-two-worlds-capitalism-pretends-all-is-well-while-the-world-is-burning/) _truthout.org_
- [Workers Seize the Shipyard That Built the Titanic to Make Renewable Energy](https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8xwanz/workers-seize-the-shipyard-that-built-the-titanic-to-make-renewable-energy) _vice.com_
- [Meet Alice, the battery-powered plane that could herald the age of electric air travel](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/08/aviation-electric-planes-climate-change/) _weforum.org_
- [NASA worked out how to make food out of thin air - and it could feed billions](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/08/nasas-idea-for-making-food-from-thin-air-just-became-a-reality-it-could-feed-billions/) _weforum.org_
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# In Correspondence #7, 2019-11-04T15:50:30.858Z
## **What I’ve been up to**
- I participated in the [Extinction Rebellion](https://rebellion.earth/) International Rebellion, where I spent most of my time [livestreaming](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/3100509880023909? __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARAuS6qRXZugDRXt5XLh1vfYtkTJM4M8WFX0QoKsqN-qpw8urhe0TW0_aYzrpSd1dEIRZlbjafsnHKHDuzthryZ0otQu3u4gmzaWP7zSiMe6b0Le7kFyx6lzDztWV30eDOruEFfMYo0DtaGgjIrwZeJIXknctVzLQNLrMn8GFvwWgMnGarLf1fY-dWxfXRWMLujmDiRPlThu80sXcE3BSM2p9z3XJCD8kb0M_ZVpAV8rGJ_5S1Mh8yuWEQ2s7KPmE2uD5Qm7rg0sIEpajKRlgH1HidGYR9aRbw7SauiBXXRr373D2DZisgooq3wmSPAZUyueoXyCJgbPfRj1slXNI50EqNzEAjZA4z7T& __tn__ =-R), [meditating](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3104098049665092&set=a.144396775635249&type=3) and singing the [songs of the Extinction Rebellion Song Carriers](https://medium.com/@stephenreid321/xr-song-carriers-song-e275d0e138b6). Here’s a couple of photos that made the press:
- [I completed the ISTA Level 1 training in Spiritual, Sexual, Shamanic Experience](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/3049615445113353? __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARCj62Gh1kj2OMRfB3XZCpcmUn_FFRcfYJDKivqdMZBpp2KaCewQ7HV6uDZKA8R7JrhIKwCRA6e7Qpsr6Nq8fxeIUlhJFvXXBC0k0VbLu8LlzYPWuAbDOTdkkhCEEPD06VwJSPQFlR4nFEDMNS48cDhcA3L_zssEmL0PY5P45Obqlz_lkyOXqOUhv024b41F9sagqmZbGx7-XMP8& __tn__ =-R) which I highly recommend to anyone who desires to radically improve their relationship with love, sex and gender. (I published a [blog post](https://medium.com/@stephenreid321/the-safer-sex-conversation-ff8ae226f4f9?source=---------3------------------) on the Safer Sex Conversation and Wheel of Consent that feature in the course.)
- I was [profiled by Emerge Magazine](http://www.whatisemerging.com/profiles/stephen-reid?fbclid=IwAR3rj1Qul7qoc4WOYURsWNvLZoFI2MwoyAqUZe6WyFCQUk3Qj-eSZBltJ7o)
- I released a [new podcast with Andy Letcher on Psychedelic Druidry](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid.net/posts/115632506529849? __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARD8tG5yw5qJ2Uxs4UC-1CwDGXgQqXGdsf-UmLOXvvNdvyo_ahVsm3j-YkFILBFjQAdUnJ167 __19GXGGA11KGJse7LdR8bGbLg9prtW5LR-ruypigAM4j0ZEXoML25uZA2z8mHZvsU4ZdXtG0OwlKxAH0FlMIkKvk_A0PlHqYV_AaBXPIkSnJ1CCJ98ng6jNXt4aFE5tGQQGHAXWJ6bnHp5Zht7mIvHOsJIoR2DWHKwHZW0qcG3C5PnbX9h1quFWtIC6M_91Zr8t1p9g2DQZFrLRUdFenWCTFnrm7Q9YYiCjcoGcAO3im-FJwOYuGQfnb4ZA9k-QJL4BD8ngN_HK5kg&__ tn__=H-R)
- I gave a talk at Fungi Fest on Psilocybin Mushrooms for a Regenerative Society ([audio here](https://anchor.fm/stephenreid321/episodes/Psilocybin-Mushrooms-for-a-Regenerative-Society-e817d4?v=1&fbclid=IwAR1qWlzTbhl7ffUib8FqQ_hJwClj_LObT8Cs2W_kMXeWz69YinLlwft1GPY))
- I attended the [Redecentralize Conference 2019](https://redecentralize.org/events/2019-conference/)
- I joined [School Farm Community Supported Agriculture](https://www.schoolfarmcsa.org.uk), a membership farming scheme on the Dartington Estate
- I created a public Google Calendar for the [Wheel of the Year](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3021383514603213&set=a.234018423339750&type=3)
- I did some research on [matched betting](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3058289600912604&set=a.234018423339750&type=3), a clever (mathematically risk-free) way of turning the free promotional bets offered by betting companies into real cash
- I started an [XR Metamodernists Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/3077482015660029)
- I attended the [Green Party](https://www.greenparty.org.uk/) Autumn Conference and have been involved in local negotiations of the [Unite to Remain](https://unitetoremain.org/) Remain Alliance
- I witnessed the [Birth of Death](https://embercombe.org/the-birth-of-death/) by Joanne Tremarco at [Embercombe](http://embercombe.org/)
- I attended Jamie Wheal’s talk [Recapture the Rapture](https://www.facebook.com/events/1136365059906075/) and a reception with Jamie and others the following evening on the [corporatisation of psychedelics](http://aurynfund.org/pala)
- Books I read:
## **My plans**
- **9-10 Nov: ** [The Psychedelic Society’s 5th birthday celebrations](https://www.facebook.com/events/451219298812103)
- **11 Nov:** I'm running a [participatory workshop on sigil magic](https://www.facebook.com/events/1052624631735689/) in association with House of Hackney
- **12 Nov:** I’m giving a Q&A on The Mind, Meditation and Psychedelics at the University of Exeter, 7pm in the Amory Building
## **New content-focused homepage**
In previous newsletters I’ve included a list of links to content that I’ve been reading, watching & listening to. This carefully curated content is now available on [my new homepage](http://stephenreid.net/) (complete with images and summaries), [my new Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid.net), [my Twitter feed](https://twitter.com/stephenreid321) or via [RSS](https://stephenreid.net/feed.rss).
(‘What magic is this?’, I hear you ask! The answer: [Feedly](https://feedly.com/) & [Pocket](https://getpocket.com/) & [Integromat](http://integromat.com/) & [Airtable](https://airtable.com/) & [Airrecord](https://github.com/sirupsen/airrecord) 🤓)
[](http://stephenreid.net/)
**Quality content curation takes time.** Inspired by [Charles Eisenstein](https://charleseisenstein.org/donate/), I offer this work as a gift. If you appreciate my efforts, please consider making a donation via [crypto](https://stephenreid.net/donate), [Paypal](https://www.paypal.me/stephenreid321) or [my new Patreon page](https://www.patreon.com/stephenreid). You could also take a look at my [recommended products](http://stephenreid.net/products) page (I receive a small commission for most products featured there).
Until next time, with love,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #8, 2019-12-16T22:56:33.643Z
Dear friends,
Welcome to my latest update. _Feel free to hit reply and let me know what you find useful/introduce me to someone/make me a recommendation._
[](https://stephenreid.net/search)
I created a very cool [live network view](https://stephenreid.net/search) of the content I share. The nodes are tags, and the edge weights correspond to the number of articles that include both tags. [Check it out!](https://stephenreid.net/search)
[](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid.net/photos/a.105907754168991/120338439392589/?type=1&theater)
I was [selected as the Green Party parliamentary candidate for Totnes](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid.net/photos/a.105907754168991/120338439392589/?type=1&theater), before [stepping aside](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid.net/photos/a.105907754168991/120590132700753/) as part of the nationally-negotiated #UniteToRemain alliance. I made my first public appearance for the Green Party at the event [How Should Totnes Greens Vote?](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid.net/photos/a.105907754168991/134647284628371/?type=3&theater), presenting the Green manifesto and holding the candidates to account on the climate and ecological crisis in front of an audience of ~300 people.
[](https://stephenreid.net/blog/totnes-convergence)
I’ve started plotting a public event in Totnes called [Totnes Convergence](https://stephenreid.net/blog/totnes-convergence), almost certainly Thursday 4th - Sunday 7th June 2020, for around 300 people. More on this soon.
[](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid.net/photos/a.106347297458370/121681769258256/?type=1&theater)
I gave a couple of workshops on sigil magic, at the [Psychedelic Society’s 5th Birthday Festival](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid.net/photos/a.106347297458370/121681769258256/?type=1&theater) and House of Hackney.
In other news:
- I finished the brilliant [Nordic Ideology](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46147242-nordic-ideology) by Hanzi Freinacht/Metamoderna and published a couple of extracts on my [new blog](http://stephenreid.net/blog) ([Introduction](https://stephenreid.net/blog/nordic-ideology-political-metamodernism), [Relative Utopia](https://stephenreid.net/blog/relative-utopia)). I also republished [this excellent article on the worldview of David Bohm](https://stephenreid.net/blog/bohms-gnosis)
- Summer 2020: I booked my place at the [ISTA Wild Love Festival](https://ista.life/events/berlin-germany-ista-wild-love-festival-jul-2020) and [Waking Life](https://wakinglife.pt/)
- I noticed Ethical Superstore is currently offering a free £40 voucher if you [switch to Triodos Bank](https://www.triodos.co.uk/ethicalsuperstore)
If you appreciate my work, you’re welcome to make a donation via [crypto](https://stephenreid.net/donate), [Paypal](https://www.paypal.me/stephenreid321) or [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/stephenreid). You could also take a look at my [recommended products](http://stephenreid.net/products) page (I receive a small commission for most products featured there).
Until next time, with love,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #9, 2020-02-01T11:16:01.771Z
Dear friends,
Welcome to my latest update. Somehow, it’s February already.
## What I’ve been up to
### Totnes Convergence
[](http://convergence.so/totnes)
[Totnes Convergence](http://convergence.so/totnes) is a participatory event in Totnes and Dartington, Devon, UK for 300 people, Thursday 4th - Sunday 7th June 2020 that I initiated and am curating alongside [Hana Wolf](http://hanawolf.photography/about-1), [Phoebe Tickell](http://phoebetickell.com/), [Tarn Rodgers Johns](http://www.whatisemerging.com/about), [Daniel Hernandez and Chloe Wykes](https://www.facebook.com/groups/divine.ridiculous/).
Themes include: _complexity, ecology & regeneration · decentralised organising · entheogens & consciousness · magic, witchcraft & indigeneity · metamodern politics, new economics & Game B · movement, touch & play · music & performance · the great transition_
If you appreciate my work/this newsletter, you’re going to love Totnes Convergence. [Read more](http://convergence.so/totnes) and [apply via Autopia](https://autopia.co/a/totnes-convergence/apply)
### Totnes visitors
I’ve had the pleasure of hosting many fine friends in Totnes over the past weeks, including [Richard Dennis Bartlett](http://richdecibels.com/) and Natalia Lombardo ([Enspiral](https://enspiral.com/)/[The Hum](https://www.thehum.org/)), [Ronan Harrington](https://www.ronanharrington.co/) ([Alter Ego](http://alterego.network/)), [Gaia Harvey Jackson](https://www.gaiaharveyjackson.com/) and the [Psychedelic Society team](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/media_set?set=a.3418061661602061&type=3).
[](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/3349403275134567)
_Gaia, Ronan and me communing with the sea at Prawle Point_
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!q5OH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2d8d059a-e09c-49ce-a459-3b47a40089fa_960x540.jpeg)
_[Hana](http://hanawolf.photography/about-1), Kyle, Bibi and Simon on Mel Tor_
In other news:
- I shared two of my superpowers by publishing curated lists of [key software](https://stephenreid.net/software) and [key Facebook groups](https://stephenreid.net/groups)
- I initiated and participated in a 5-day, 110-person gathering at a beautiful property in North Somerset that was co-created on [Autopia](http://autopia.co/), an open source app I built and continue to work on
- I was accepted onto the [Karuna Institute's Foundation Course in Core Process Psychotherapy](https://www.karuna-institute.co.uk/foundation-training.html), a 5-day residential training at the Institute's manor on Dartmoor
- From July I'll be studying a 1 year apprenticeship in [Contemporary Animism](https://embercombe.org/contemporary-animism/) led by Colin Campbell and Angharad Wynne, featuring Sharon Blackie, David Abram, Stephan Harding and Andy Letcher, including two residential retreats at [Embercombe](http://embercombe.org/)
- [I helped plant over 1,000 trees at the beautiful Pondfield site](https://www.facebook.com/events/1017197835294160/)
- [Need a facilitator?](https://stephenreid.net/facilitation) This year I'm open to stepping more into paid facilitation/consultancy/speaking work, if it's asked of me.
- Ethical Superstore is still offering a free £40 voucher if you [switch to Triodos Bank](https://www.triodos.co.uk/ethicalsuperstore)
- My [knowledge graph](https://stephenreid.net/search) continues to grow as I share content on a near daily basis
[](https://stephenreid.net/search)
## My plans
- **5 Feb:** [Convergence Listens: Bayo Akomolafe on For The Wild](https://www.facebook.com/convergence.so/posts/134705931346879)
- **20 Feb:** Hosting a [Members’ Social](https://psychedelicsociety.org.uk/events/members-social-with-stephen-reid-fri-21st-feb-2020-927) at the Psychedelic Society
- **21-23 Feb:** [Divine Ridiculous: Lupercalia](https://www.facebook.com/events/2482399778746614/)
- **8-13 Mar:** [Karuna Institute Foundation Course in Core Process Psychotherapy](https://www.karuna-institute.co.uk/foundation-training.html)
- **14-17 May:** [Alter Ego?](http://alterego.network/)
- **4-7 Jun:** [Totnes Convergence](http://convergence.so/totnes)
- **16-21 Jun:** [Kiez Burn?](https://talk.kiezburn.org/d/lha3QHKo/location-finalization-meeting)
- **1-5 Jul:** [ISTA Wild Love](https://www.ista-festivals.com/)
- **20-24 Jul** : [Contemporary Animism](https://embercombe.org/contemporary-animism/)
- **28-31 Jul:** [European Ecovillage Gathering?](https://ecovillagegathering.org/)
- **12-17 Aug:** [Waking Life](https://wakinglife.pt/)
- **20-23 Aug:** Enspiral Europe gathering?
- **27-31 Aug:** [Medicine Festival](https://medicinefestival.com/)
## Reciprocity
Some ways you can reciprocate if you appreciate this newsletter:
- Come to [Totnes Convergence](http://convergence.so/totnes)
- Make a donation via [crypto](https://stephenreid.net/donate), [Paypal](https://www.paypal.me/stephenreid321) or [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/stephenreid)
- Check out my [recommended products](http://stephenreid.net/products) page (I receive a small commission for most products featured there)
- Hit reply and let me know what you found useful/introduce me to someone/make me a recommendation
Until next time, with love,
[Stephen](http://stephenreid.net/)
# In Correspondence #10, 2020-03-23T15:56:26.504Z
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_[Image via Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/FuK9tVXBFoI)_
> We need to be aware of the suffering, but retain our clarity, calmness, and strength so we can help transform the situation. The ocean of tears cannot drown us if karuna [compassion] is there.
— [The Four Qualities of Love](https://creativesystemsthinking.wordpress.com/2015/02/15/the-four-qualities-of-love-by-thich-nhat-hanh/), Thich Nhat Hanh
## People I recommend you pay attention to at the moment
- Jordan Hall ([Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/phonomancer), [Medium](https://medium.com/@jordangreenhall))
- Daniel Schmachtenberger ([Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/geosol114), [Medium](https://medium.com/@danielschmachtenberger))
- Bonnitta Roy ([Medium](https://medium.com/@bonnittaroy), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/bonnittaroy))
- Russell Brand ([Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/RussellBrand/), [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/russellbrand))
- Bayo Akomolafe ([Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/bayoakomolafeampersand/))
- Tomas Pueyo ([Medium](https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo))
- Phoebe Tickell ([Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/phoebetickell), [Medium](https://medium.com/@phoebetickell))
- Richard Dennis-Bartlett ([Twitter](https://twitter.com/RichDecibels))
- Rebel Wisdom ([YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFQ6Gptuq-sLflbJ4YY3Umw))
- and… me? ([Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid.net), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/stephenreid321), [web](https://stephenreid.net/))
## How I recommend you pay attention to them
[Feedly](https://feedly.com/), using [FetchRSS](http://fetchrss.com/) to turn Facebook pages/Twitter feeds into RSS, and Facebook’s Get Notifications feature for Facebook profiles:
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!TEZZ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbf7f1066-cc04-4585-a8da-f1f543dbb105_923x416.png)
## Staying focused
I've found that accessing my Facebook newsfeed on mobile is sufficient, and that I don't also need it on desktop. The best solution I've found:
- Install the [Stylus](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stylus/clngdbkpkpeebahjckkjfobafhncgmne?hl=en) extension for Chrome
- Create a new script applying to 'URLs on the domain: [facebook.com](https://facebook.com/? __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARCgijDrLICDaGGwZwqMmWn7TIdIEgP2rznKcDUP39ej--C-JJi-MfJceM5qQyc9ffh3LLxrB9w6gDnaN_trWEoVAd8er8oDLLM0ec3XN5T3KTwZ7ul-oqi1CeYdfLaUz0yepeMG2TvO9eFnRFpCWorW7cTQY3TTX7mlAdxBrzSQm8dzf_F0X8EfhDGSzymCyyny4c4pW0xTxbomQaMQP-VRgHUEVfTNpxccQqHKpUym4wR3oryrrifXSpC8T4gTuuDP6mGwWjz9Xvoar91tCbZCzMqWyxdbl6vhHW8Im10FrMlihF5yyDa8taX4TSvEZUokNYlUuI6_FobxQhsx& __tn__ =-UKH-R)': [#contentArea](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/contentarea?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG& __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARCgijDrLICDaGGwZwqMmWn7TIdIEgP2rznKcDUP39ej--C-JJi-MfJceM5qQyc9ffh3LLxrB9w6gDnaN_trWEoVAd8er8oDLLM0ec3XN5T3KTwZ7ul-oqi1CeYdfLaUz0yepeMG2TvO9eFnRFpCWorW7cTQY3TTX7mlAdxBrzSQm8dzf_F0X8EfhDGSzymCyyny4c4pW0xTxbomQaMQP-VRgHUEVfTNpxccQqHKpUym4wR3oryrrifXSpC8T4gTuuDP6mGwWjz9Xvoar91tCbZCzMqWyxdbl6vhHW8Im10FrMlihF5yyDa8taX4TSvEZUokNYlUuI6_FobxQhsx& __tn__ =%2ANKH-R) \> [#stream\_pagelet](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/stream_pagelet?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG& __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARCgijDrLICDaGGwZwqMmWn7TIdIEgP2rznKcDUP39ej--C-JJi-MfJceM5qQyc9ffh3LLxrB9w6gDnaN_trWEoVAd8er8oDLLM0ec3XN5T3KTwZ7ul-oqi1CeYdfLaUz0yepeMG2TvO9eFnRFpCWorW7cTQY3TTX7mlAdxBrzSQm8dzf_F0X8EfhDGSzymCyyny4c4pW0xTxbomQaMQP-VRgHUEVfTNpxccQqHKpUym4wR3oryrrifXSpC8T4gTuuDP6mGwWjz9Xvoar91tCbZCzMqWyxdbl6vhHW8Im10FrMlihF5yyDa8taX4TSvEZUokNYlUuI6_FobxQhsx& __tn__ =%2ANKH-R) { display: none }
Your Facebook homepage on desktop will then look like this:
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!Xp72!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc7ca7a3f-f136-4bfe-abf2-e396879b282a_1025x355.png)
Consider also [downgrading your phone](https://amzn.to/38UA2Fq) (or at least having a dumbphone as an option when you leave your home)
## Remote income
Matched betting is a clever (mathematically risk-free) way of turning the free promotional bets offered by betting companies into real cash. On average people make around £15/hour for 12 months. (At some point the betting companies realise what you're up to and 'gub' you – stop offering you free bets – but most people get at least 6 months out of it.) [Read more](https://www.profitaccumulator.co.uk/idevaffiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=8902)
## Ditch the old financial system
Let’s take this opportunity to move beyond our unfair, unsustainable, centralised financial system. Make the switch to crypto: I recommend [Wirex](https://wirexapp.com/r/stephenreid321) for day-to-day spending and [ICONOMI](https://my.iconomi.com/register?ref=YGnZy) for savings/investments.
## In other news
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!sZ3q!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F249f8993-f40e-4d2d-a263-1e34b3e7b6ad_1024x436.jpeg)
_Ayrmer Cove_
- I visited beautiful [Ayrmer Cove](https://escapetobritain.com/ringmore-ayrmer-cove/) for the first time
- I appreciated this [Imagined Letter from Covid-19 to Humans](https://www.facebook.com/kristin.flyntz/posts/3020095601354571)
- I finished [Seeing That Frees](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid.net/posts/198720514887714? __xts__ %5B0%5D=68.ARCv79zy4lGdrblUaWWlItuUFlHQ9xP662OFQon6aICNme5Flz4jf_F8148ciw5uARFMGjda32TWBYKMaDI6o3N2JS8iM5lvbX-Ih7klO_Hhy6fojHRYhB037-pknOhiXI5r0uB8PFiG-gZAwNVwwjDznvy0jU2DvIkneYkPTOy4SPcuKckGdtR8gbajlOXcGaekfwv4oIQ8qablEEydut1AWf2BlyTQZCi--lxJAJ0EzzTsjrXzJ7l3j9KWiM6qEBC7oRkoqsuUR7_udnsfsAWgMPtrT20TMxpGRPNyslYuu0yDt5BuHqaux_ThxqJ8J_rJ6LyOhac7U-nhLtgia95l& __tn__ =H-R) by Rob Burbea and am now reading [Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World](https://stephenreid.net/books) by Tyson Yunkaporta
- I completed the [Karuna Institute's Foundation in Core Process Psychotherapy](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/3596131560461736) and shared a piece on my [life journey](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/3618739714867587) that I wrote as part of the application
- I embodied [The World](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_(Tarot_card)) at [Divine Ridiculous: Lupercalia](https://www.facebook.com/events/2482399778746614/)
- Totnes Convergence is unlikely to go ahead; a final decision will be made over the coming weeks.
## Hire me
The coronavirus has freed up 2-3 days per week of my time, and I'm currently open to offers of paid work. Check out my [bio/training](https://stephenreid.net/about) and [get in touch](mailto:stephen@stephenreid.net) if you think I can help you/your organisation.
Some other ways you can reciprocate if you appreciate this newsletter:
- Make a donation via [crypto](https://stephenreid.net/donate), [Paypal](https://www.paypal.me/stephenreid321) or [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/stephenreid)
- Check out my [recommended products](http://stephenreid.net/products) page (I receive a small commission for most products featured there)
- Hit reply and let me know what you found useful/introduce me to someone/make me a recommendation
Until next time, with love,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #11, 2020-05-01T09:39:03.886Z
Dear friends,
I hope you are keeping well. I’m hosting an online meetup by donation for readers of this newsletter on Wednesday 6th May, 6pm – 7pm. [Register here](https://dandelion.earth/events/5eabe5084960250009774516)
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!ZDxX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fff8e6cfd-df6d-4194-8492-d6fa7423c820_960x547.jpeg)
## Autopia is now Dandelion
[](https://dandelion.earth/organisations/5ddfa9559009af00069c5132)
The not-for-profit company behind the Psychedelic Society has been renamed from PsychedelicsUK Ltd to Dandelion Collective Ltd, and we are in final stages of registering Dandelion Collective as a worker co-op with Coops UK.
In addition to the Psychedelic Society, Dandelion Collective will host a number of other projects, including what was Autopia and is now simply called [Dandelion](https://dandelion.earth/) (at [dandelion.earth](https://dandelion.earth/)), a mapping-focused social and events platform.
I’m the lead developer (yep, amongst other things, I’m a Ruby developer ☺️). It’s been my main lockdown project and I’m feeling really pleased with it. Soon we’ll be encouraging all 65,000 supporters of Psychedelic Society to start using it to connect with people locally. Check out the [Psychedelic Society organisation on Dandelion](https://dandelion.earth/organisations/5ddfa9559009af00069c5132) for a sneak peek and [get in touch](mailto:stephen@stephenreid.net?subject=dandelion.earth) if you’d like to use it as your ticketing or organising platform.
## What else I’ve been up to
- [Totnes Convergence has been cancelled](https://www.notion.so/convergencepad/Totnes-Convergence-f626871dbf94407aa7bbeac742b13832)
- I hosted an [excellent panel discussion](https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=276035140062487) with Alex Grey & Allyson Grey, Rick Doblin, Françoise Bourzat, Sam Gandy, Bia Labate and Dr. Gail Bradbrook for the Sacred Solidarity online festival on Bicycle Day (starts around 18:09)
- I’ve been [paying more attention to my dreams](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/3648434898564735)
- I recorded a [cover of Red Mouth by Boe Huntress](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/videos/3683136705094554/)
- I published the [Temple Nights #1 playlist](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/3760707640670793) for a deep and/or sexy evening
- I’m looking forward to the [Wilds Beyond Climate Justice gathering](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/3746967102044847) featuring Bayo Akomolafe, Charles Eisenstein, Alnoor Ladha and many others, 31 May – 4 June
## What I’ve been reading & listening to
Since my last newsletter, I’ve shared a total of 94 links that you can read via [my website](https://stephenreid.net/) ([RSS](https://stephenreid.net/feed.rss)), [Facebook](https://facebook.com/stephenreid.net) or [Twitter](https://twitter.com/stephenreid321). Some of the highlights:
### Books & essays
- [Seeing That Frees: Meditations on Emptiness and Dependent Arising](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25172403-seeing-that-frees) by Rob Burbea (I published a list of [key concepts](https://stephenreid.net/blog/paticcasamuppada) to whet your appetite)
- [Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45449501-sand-talk) by Tyson Yunkaporta (Get a taste by reading the [guided mediation/'dream walk'](https://stephenreid.net/blog/sand-talk-dream-walk) featured in the book or watch a [video of Tyson](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/3703174626424095))
- [I, Coronavirus](http://www.emergencenetwork.org/icoronavirus/): an essay by [Bayo Akomolafe](https://www.facebook.com/bayoakomolafeampersand/)
- Now reading: [The Falling Sky: Words of a Yanomami Shaman](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17804355-the-falling-sky) by Davi Kopenawa
### Podcasts
- [Charles Eisenstein talking to Russell Brand](https://luminarypodcasts.com/listen/russell-brand-395/under-the-skin-with-russell-brand-luminary-exclusive/d55de7eb-6f34-48e6-aee4-48703f8fb675?_branch_match_id=557447430721597292&country=GB)
- [Richard Dennis Bartlett talking to Jim Rutt](https://s.coop/23srk)
### In other news
- [DMT Researchers Advise Maintaining 6-Foot Distance From Own Body](https://www.theonion.com/dmt-researchers-advise-maintaining-6-foot-distance-from-1842866042)
- [U.S. Economy Grinds To Halt As Nation Realizes Money Just A Symbolic, Mutually Shared Illusion](https://www.theonion.com/u-s-economy-grinds-to-halt-as-nation-realizes-money-ju-1819571322)
- Want to energise yourself? Got 30 minutes? Try this [dynamic meditation](https://s.coop/23srf) ([instructions, times based on 60 minutes](https://www.oshodynamic.com/five-stages.html))
- Check out this beautiful [timelapse of a dandelion](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/videos/3738385442903013/)
## Recommendations
[](https://stephenreid.net/p/hum)
- Natalia Lombardo and Richard Dennis Bartlett of The Hum/Enspiral have released a new online course on [Patterns for Decentralised Organising](https://stephenreid.net/p/hum)
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!wtdL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6c30efa4-11f8-491c-8999-f76bbf9ae064_800x448.jpeg)
- [Celo](https://celo.org/) is a new cryptocurrency that counts Charles Eisenstein as one of its advisors. I’m planning to participate in the auction over the coming days; if it interests you, please register for the auction via [this link](https://coinlist.co/celo-auction?referral_code=7D4FCH) and I will receive a small referral bonus.
- The most clicked link in my last email was [matched betting](https://www.profitaccumulator.co.uk/idevaffiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=8902)
- Bitcoin is up 20% in the past week. [ICONOMI is my preferred way to trade](https://my.iconomi.com/register?ref=YGnZy)
- If you appreciate my work, you’re welcome to make a donation via [crypto](https://stephenreid.net/donate), [Paypal](https://www.paypal.me/stephenreid321) or [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/stephenreid). You could also take a look at my [recommended products](http://stephenreid.net/products) page (I receive a small commission for most products featured there).
Until next time, with love,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #12, 2020-06-28T09:42:00.134Z
Dear friends,
Welcome to my latest update.
## What I’ve been up to
[](http://dontgobacktonormal.uk/)
Phoebe and I launched [Don’t Go Back To Normal](http://dontgobacktonormal.uk/). You can [watch the video from the launch event here](https://www.facebook.com/events/266396601239739/permalink/274867123726020/?ref=1&action_history=null).
[](https://guide.dandelion.earth/Organisations-in-Dandelion-4b3c3efcabb142e1896c2e877d20370f)
I continue to put a lot of time into Dandelion ([dandelion.earth](https://dandelion.earth)): a platform for events/ticketing/local groups/co-created gatherings that is the amalgamation of/successor to the Psychedelic Society and Autopia codebases. I [outlined some of the key features in this post](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/3870940496314173) and started making this [guide](https://guide.dandelion.earth/) including [this introduction to organisations in Dandelion](https://guide.dandelion.earth/Organisations-in-Dandelion-4b3c3efcabb142e1896c2e877d20370f). If I do say so myself, it really is shaping up to be an awesome platform. Please consider using it for your next event/gathering – get in touch if you need any advice or support!
[](https://stephenreid.net/tao-te-ching)
Having finished going through the meditations in Seeing That Frees: Meditations on Emptiness and Dependent Arising by Rob Burbea, I'm going back to the beginning and meditating chapter-by-chapter on the book that was such an important portal for me into the mystical – Jonathan Star's translation of the Tao Te Ching. I'm posting each verse the day I meditate on it (usually 30 minutes sitting in the morning) in an [album on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/media_set?set=a.3949934421748113&type=3) and on a new [Tao Te Ching section of on my website](https://stephenreid.net/tao-te-ching).
[](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3836027839805439&set=a.234018423339750&type=3)
One of my proudest moments to date: Dandelion Collective Ltd, the not-for-profit company behind the Psychedelic Society and dandelion.earth, is now a [worker cooperative](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3836027839805439&set=a.234018423339750&type=3). Meanwhile, the Psychedelic Society’s Experience Retreats, which I co-founded and were the first psilocybin-assisted retreats of their kind, are branching off to become a new, independent organisation, [Alalaho](https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.tessler/posts/10158025672511144).
[](https://www.facebook.com/hanariverwolf/posts/10157505299221279)
I [moved house](https://www.facebook.com/hanariverwolf/posts/10157498116546279) and [wild camped on Dartmoor for Hana’s birthday](https://www.facebook.com/hanariverwolf/posts/10157505299221279).
- I published a [list of recommended books by BIPOC](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/3906461902762032) (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour) that I have read over the past months.
- I’m speaking with Adah Parris about [Cyborg Shamanism](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/3921706207904268) on Tues 30th June.
## **What I’ve been reading & listening to**
Since my last newsletter, I’ve shared a total of 73 links that you can read via [my website](https://stephenreid.net/) ([RSS](https://stephenreid.net/feed.rss)), [Facebook](https://facebook.com/stephenreid.net) or [Twitter](https://twitter.com/stephenreid321). I also finished two books:
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!1VZd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd3bb101d-94d7-4bd7-90bd-e703953ad517_331x499.jpeg)
[The Falling Sky: Words of a Yanomami Shaman, as told by Davi Kopenawa to Bruce Albert](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/3862166453858244)
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!7zjL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb00d35c2-efbc-441b-8f54-8cb35768004d_1080x1080.jpeg)
[Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/3992199124188309)
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!ev3a!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2d6b3a5a-9ee1-4843-9d36-9142ae16d7b7_1920x1080.png)
Hana introduced me to a [bunch of anime films](https://stephenreid.net/organisations/IMDB), my highlight of which was [Princess Mononoke](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119698/).
## And finally…
- The most clicked link in my last email was the [Temple Nights #1 playlist for a deep and/or sexy evening](https://www.facebook.com/stephenreid321/posts/3760707640670793) . This month I’ve been enjoying the [Womb Alchemy playlists by Bryonia Melissae](https://open.spotify.com/user/briocheandtea?si=CecfQUuJQ5WsWOmMEqk_UA) and [Hana’s Temple playlists](https://open.spotify.com/user/hanathewolf?si=TerqbUsgRAuYvEd6xsC2FQ)
- If you appreciate my work, you’re welcome to make a donation via [crypto](https://stephenreid.net/donate), [Paypal](https://www.paypal.me/stephenreid321) or [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/stephenreid). You could also take a look at my [recommended products](http://stephenreid.net/products) page (I receive a small commission for most products featured there).
Until next time, with love,
Stephen
# Unplugging from Facebook, 2020-07-09T14:35:58.945Z
_First published at [https://stephenreid.net/blog/2020/07/09/unplugging-from-facebook.html](https://stephenreid.net/blog/2020/07/09/unplugging-from-facebook.html)_
Hi friends,
I'm significantly changing how I use Facebook and other corporate social media. I'm not going to feed it, and I'm not going to let it feed me any longer.
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!W1qw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fac13929b-24f4-4fce-b9a8-8650111c784e_640x434.jpeg)
- I'm not going to post on my Facebook profile or page. I may occasionally post in groups.
- I've set it up so I can't see my Facebook newsfeed on desktop or mobile (more on this below)
Essentially I'm just going to use Facebook as an **address book/events discovery/search tool** from now on.
I will also not be posting on Twitter, Instagram or YouTube. I already don't use the newsfeeds on Twitter or Instagram. I will continue to follow a handful of channels on YouTube that aren't available on Spotify.
## Where I will be posting
- ~daily: articles I read to my homepage ([web](https://stephenreid.net/), [RSS](https://stephenreid.net/feed.rss))
- ~weekly: blog posts to my blog ([web](https://stephenreid.net/blog), [RSS](https://stephenreid.net/blog/feed)), written with [Typora](https://typora.io/)
- ~occasionally: episodes to my [podcast](https://stephenreid.net/podcast)
- ~monthly: newsletters to my [Substack](https://stephenreid.substack.com/), which will feature a summary of content I've created since the previous newsletter
## How I read/listen
I discover articles via [Feedly](https://feedly.com/), including following a few Twitter accounts/Facebook pages converted with [FetchRSS](http://fetchrss.com/).
I listen to podcasts via Spotify and (reluctantly) YouTube.
## Hiding your Facebook newsfeed on desktop
Install Stylus ([Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stylus/clngdbkpkpeebahjckkjfobafhncgmne?hl=en), [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/styl-us/)) or Stylish ([Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stylish-custom-themes-for/fjnbnpbmkenffdnngjfgmeleoegfcffe?hl=en), [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/stylish/)), then install [this tiny script I wrote](https://userstyles.org/styles/186176/facebook-desktop-by-stephen-reid).
## Hiding your Facebook newsfeed on mobile
There's no way of hiding the newsfeed in the mobile app, so uninstall it and train yourself to only access Facebook through Firefox. Install [Stylish](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/stylish/) and [this tiny script I wrote](https://userstyles.org/styles/186175/facebook-mobile-by-stephen-reid).
## Further reading/listening
- [Emerge: Zak Stein - American Culture's Psychotic Break](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6AMD8pCZzgsdoRvLxlqPJa)
- [Center for Humane Technology: The Problem](https://humanetech.com/problem/)
- [Don't Go Back To Normal](http://dontgobacktonormal.uk/)
[Leave a comment](https://stephenreid.substack.com/p/unplugging-from-facebook/comments)
# New offerings, 2020-07-16T13:04:08.403Z
Dear friends,
I am pleased to say that I am now offering **technology & co-operative business coaching, consulting, coding & facilitation**.
## **Coaching**
For both individuals and organisations:
- Become much more efficient with your screen time
- Get answers on any aspect of running a modern co-operative business
- Learn how to use any of the tools and platforms on my [software page](https://stephenreid.net/software) or [Don't Go Back To Normal](https://dontgobacktonormal.uk/), and how they fit together
## **Consulting**
I optimise and automate organisational processes and workflow, saving you time and money and allowing you to focus on what you enjoy.
- Automate common tasks
- Link your different platforms and stop manually copying/editing data
- Wherever possible, I use no-code solutions that you can easily modify
## **Coding**
For more complex projects, you can hire me to write code, benefitting from my 15 years experience in software development.
- Super efficient: Clients are frequently astounded how much I can accomplish in just a few days work
- Highly data-literate: Take advantage of my Masters' degrees in physics and complexity science
- Skilled communicator: I'm an expert in translating complicated technical concepts
## **Facilitation**
Great facilitators have excellent technical knowledge, fine-tuned intuition and wide life experience.
- I facilitate team processes in visioning, conflict resolution, change management and more
- I have [uniquely wide training](https://stephenreid.net/about) across the fields of physics, complexity science, software development, meditation, psychotherapy, plant medicine, sacred sexuality and political activism
- I'm constantly learning myself, as a co-owner at not-for-profit worker co-operative [Dandelion Collective](https://dandelion.coop/) and a contributor to [Enspiral](https://enspiral.com/)
**Investment:** Coaching from £100/hour, consulting, coding and facilitation from £500/day, with discounts for co-ops and non-profits.
[Book a free initial 30 minute call](https://calendly.com/stephenreid321/initial-consultation-call)
You will find the most up-to-date details of my offerings on my new homepage at [stephenreid.net](https://stephenreid.net/).
With best wishes,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #13, 2020-08-17T09:50:50.354Z
Dear friends,
Welcome to my latest update. I’ve just got back from a friend’s birthday at a house in the middle of Dartmoor after 5 days almost totally offline, joy! My love of Dartmoor and the River Dart keeps growing.
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!Jxs9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fadfd4e17-c894-448e-bf74-9375a35bdf15_915x515.jpeg)
## Monthly news review videocall for paying subscribers
I’m starting a **monthly news review** videocall for paying subscribers of this newsletter, where I’ll offer deeper commentary and analysis on content I’ve shared to my [knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/knowledgegraph) and other items mentioned here.
The first call will take place on **Wednesday 9th September at 6pm-7pm UK time** , with a link sent to paying subscribers earlier that week, and a recording sent afterwards.
The investment I’m asking for is $10/month (or $100/year), with the option of a $300/year Founding Member plan if you particularly appreciate my work and would like the option of being featured in this newsletter.
Your support would mean a lot to me, and will enable me to keep seeking out and connecting quality content in these strange times.
[Subscribe now](https://stephenreid.substack.com/subscribe?)
## Tao Te Ching
[I meditated on and added images for chapters 9–31 of the Tao Te Ching](https://stephenreid.net/tao-te-ching).
[](https://stephenreid.net/tao-te-ching/26)
Image: [Verse 26](https://stephenreid.net/tao-te-ching/26)
> Something formless, complete in itself
> There before Heaven and Earth
> Tranquil, vast, standing alone, unchanging
> It provides for all things yet cannot be exhausted
> It is the mother of the universe
> I do not know its name
> so I call it "Tao"
> Forced to name it further
> I call it
> "The greatness of all things"
> "The end of all endings"
> I call it
> "That which is beyond the beyond"
> "That to which all things return"
Text: [Verse 25](https://stephenreid.net/tao-te-ching/25)
## DeFi 📈
The value of my cryptocurrency (mainly [DeFi](https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/354018)) investments has more than doubled in the past month, partly thanks to some code I wrote to compare the performance of funds on ICONOMI, a great platform for managed crypto funds that I’ve been using for a few years now.
- [Sign up to ICONOMI via my referral link](https://www.iconomi.com/register?ref=YGnZy)
- [Book a 1-hour advice call with me on this topic](https://calendly.com/stephenreid321/crypto-advice-videocall)
- Learn more in the news review videocall for paying subscribers on Wednesday 9th September. [Subscribe here](https://stephenreid.substack.com/subscribe)
[](https://www.iconomi.com/register?ref=YGnZy)
## Knowledgegraph
Since last time, [I’ve shared 46 articles to my knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2020-06-28), including podcasts with [Daniel Thorson/Terry Patten](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0afFyWRPoDrKoIeM2GWbVY), [Alnoor Ladha/Charles Eisenstein](https://charleseisenstein.org/podcasts/new-and-ancient-story-podcast/alnoor-ladha-oppression-interconnection-healing-e48/), [Martin Shaw](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2nwhS1bL2ktPLhYMLOLwk4), [Bayo Akomolafe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqCMQjdV1iA) and [Rupert Sheldrake/Mark Vernon on David Bohm](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6RRG9ve8tExR4g50z6ZBPo).
[](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2020-06-28)
## **Medicine Festival**
[](https://medicinefestival.com/)
I’m delighted that [Medicine Festival](https://medicinefestival.com/) is going ahead on 27th–31st August. I’ll be participating on panels on ‘Tech for Good’ and ‘The Corporatisation of Medicine’.
## And finally…
- My partner Hana Wolf has just launched her new design studio [Studio Wolf](https://studio-wolf.co/), offering branding, photography, video and web design.
[](https://studio-wolf.co/)
- In case you missed it, I’m now offering [technology & co-operative business coaching, consulting, coding & facilitation](https://stephenreid.net/services). Previous clients include:
[](https://stephenreid.net/services)
Stay tuned for details of my online course _Decentralisation Deep Dive 🐙_ and a new retreat series _The Art of Co-Creation_ ✨
Until next time, with love,
Stephen
# Podcast special, 2020-08-24T18:02:45.442Z
Hi friends,
I’ve listened to a bunch of great podcasts in the last few days, and Tanja Schomann at PSYx just released a podcast that we recorded a couple of months ago ([Stephen Reid on Decentralised Systems, Antifragility and Psychedelics as Amplifiers for Innovation](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2JEyfRdOvO9Wt9VWsrqsNM)), so I’d thought I’d send out a little podcast special. I’m actually really happy with how my conversation with Tanja turned out, we got into a few good flows.
Here’s what I’ve been listening to:
- [How To Hack The Epistemic Crisis with Audrey Tang, Taiwan's Digital Minister](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2euzZC2esXfRWBWFgZk9ss) (Steal This Show)
- [Rabble: Decentralisation & Disaster](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5bapgqJ8SA7Tr5jeQC3VKh) (Steal This Show)
- [DeFi 101: The Case for Open Finance](https://youtu.be/kfO-6vMxfpc) (The Defiant)
- [The Curious Case of the Curve Launch](https://youtu.be/qsHOsK225fg) (The Defiant)
- [Nora Bateson - How To Heal a Disintegrating Society](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0L70C6pwbFClkYl441el94) (Future Thinkers)
- [Jim Rutt "An Invitation to Game B"](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7kZOo0uUGLumbSDzaVBWlB) (Team Human)
- [The Ecology of Perception – David Abram](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0I2ZtjUGvVE4LSwHaoFmew) (Emergence Magazine)
- [Indigenous Thinking for Troubled Times, Tyson Yunkaporta](https://youtu.be/S-3ESBzGg4Q) (Rebel Wisdom)
A reminder that I’m starting a **monthly news review** videocall for paying subscribers of this newsletter, where I’ll offer deeper commentary and analysis on content I’ve shared to my [knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/knowledgegraph) and other items mentioned here.
The first call will take place on **Wednesday 9th September at 6pm-7pm UK time** , with a link sent to paying subscribers earlier that week, and a recording sent afterwards.
[Subscribe now](https://stephenreid.substack.com/subscribe?)
See some of you at Medicine Festival this weekend, I hope!
With love,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #14, 2020-09-26T22:26:31.420Z
Dear friends,
Welcome to another edition of _In Correspondence._ Last weekend I was camping in Cornwall where I had the pleasure of visiting [The Lost Gardens of Heligan](https://www.heligan.com/) and [The Eden Project](https://www.edenproject.com/):
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!dmLS!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc54a92f-5dc4-4b0d-8315-0f4455d6fa01_961x640.jpeg)
_The Lost Gardens of Heligan_
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!nNsc!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ff47d51-9fde-4f4f-b067-b2b43df0d322_1020x765.jpeg)
_The Eden Project_
## Introduction to Crypto & DeFi
[](https://dandelion.earth/events/5f6c9225a7863c0018cdd7b3)
I’m running a course **[Introduction to Crypto & DeFi](https://dandelion.earth/events/5f6c9225a7863c0018cdd7b3)** (Decentralised Finance) on Thursdays in November. The course is suitable for absolute beginners but will also be of interest to those with some expertise in the area seeking to connect with like-minded others. [Read more and sign up](https://dandelion.earth/events/5f6c9225a7863c0018cdd7b3)
## Tao Te Ching
[I meditated on and added images for chapters 32–48 of the Tao Te Ching](https://stephenreid.net/tao-te-ching). The page also has a new and rather pretty wide layout, [check it out](https://stephenreid.net/tao-te-ching) on a large screen.
[](https://stephenreid.net/tao-te-ching)
## Knowledgegraph
[](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2020-08-17)
Since last time, [I’ve shared 49 articles to my knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2020-08-17). Some highlights:
- [The Social Dilemma](https://www.netflix.com/title/81254224)
- [The End of Emerge (For Now)](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0MbYh2CBk9XHmejcvKrgfs)
- [The Bull Case for DeFi](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Di29Ot41kkUlRMseSRDRk)
- [The Fastest Unicorn of All Time](https://bluekirby.ghost.io/yfi-unicorn/)
- [The Ecology of Perception – David Abram](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0I2ZtjUGvVE4LSwHaoFmew)
## Monthly news review videocall for paying subscribers
I run a **monthly news review** videocall for paying subscribers of this newsletter, where I offer deeper commentary and analysis on content I’ve shared to my [knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/knowledgegraph) and other items mentioned here.
The next call will take place on **Wednesday 14th October, 6pm-7pm UK time** , with a link sent to paying subscribers earlier that week, and a recording sent afterwards.
The investment I ask for is $10/month (or $100/year), with the option of a $300/year Founding Member plan if you particularly appreciate my work and would like the option of being featured in this newsletter.
Your support means a lot to me, and will enable me to keep seeking out and connecting quality content in these strange times.
[Subscribe now](https://stephenreid.substack.com/subscribe?)
Until next time, with love,
Stephen
# Zoom link for tonight's News Review, 2020-10-14T11:03:27.513Z
Dear all,
[Here’s the Zoom link](https://zoom.us/j/96054401927) for tonight’s News Review, 6pm-7pm UK time.
See some of you later!
Best,
Stephen
# News Review recording, 2020-10-14T18:22:22.998Z
[Here’s the link](https://zoom.us/rec/share/PO2Vsw9ZC9qZltCz3pVNJQTwyxxxwkOxK2JjzfiN82qbishmXYV2eQpyqU3OEEIN.BmBjlfPNfbxZItaX). Passcode: uk2z.Ur$
The next News Review will take place on **Wednesday 11th November, 6pm–7pm** , I hope to see you there!
Best,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #15, 2020-11-03T11:09:15.254Z
Dear friends,
Since last time, I’ve had the pleasure of attending the [Dandelion Collective](http://dandelion.coop/) team retreat at [Ayrmer Cove](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ayrmer+Cove/@50.2940898,-3.9095476,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x64e03627cafd29a2!8m2!3d50.2940898!4d-3.9095476)…
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!vRim!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6dff56bb-3b36-422c-8d8f-05d77da2e491_800x533.png)
…and I’ve just returned from a weekend of embodied Tarot at [Hexworthy, Dartmoor](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hexworthy,+Yelverton+PL20+6SD/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x486cfbc80171f207:0x36e3fcd19fd331bf?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJlfDFi-bsAhVPThUIHWDwCLoQ8gEwFHoECBUQAQ) where I explored the [Judgement](https://tarotx.net/tarot-card-meanings/marseilles/le-jugement-tarot.html) card.
## Introduction to Crypto & DeFi
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!n9R2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fafeba170-80d8-4715-af62-d1c6e8e84c51_1500x572.jpeg)
Last call for the [Introduction to Crypto & DeFi](https://dandelion.earth/events/5f6c9225a7863c0018cdd7b3) (Decentralised Finance) course I’m running on Thursdays in November, starting this week. 24 people signed up, 6 spaces remaining. [Read more](https://dandelion.earth/events/5f6c9225a7863c0018cdd7b3)
If you can’t make this one, [I’ll be repeating the course in December](https://dandelion.earth/events/5fa133692fa741000d40acb8).
## Other upcoming events
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!0Bw5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf7dfc0c-0b1e-4abd-abd4-3b9fd3655e8a_1500x572.jpeg)
The Psychedelic Society's **Psychedelic Futures ** series investigates not-for-profit, co-operative and community-led alternatives to the corporatisation of psychedelics.
For our first event on Wed 2nd December I’m delighted to be in conversation with Bennet Zelner, pioneer of the Pollination Approach. [Read Bennet's article on the Pollination Approach with my highlights](https://stephenreid.net/blog/2020/10/15/pollination-approach.html) and [register for the event](https://dandelion.earth/events/5f8d80bab55941000deacb52)
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!12O0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ac40401-4833-494f-b110-529525749e8d_1500x572.jpeg)
On Wed 9th December, I’m in conversation with [Martin Winiecki](https://www.tamera.org/martin-winiecki/), leader of [Tamera](https://www.tamera.org/)’s Institute for Global Peacework, on Martin's essay [Searching for the Anti-Virus: Covid-19 as Quantum Phenomenon](https://stephenreid.net/blog/2020/10/19/searching-for-the-anti-virus.html). [Read it here with my highlights](https://stephenreid.net/blog/2020/10/19/searching-for-the-anti-virus.html) and [register for the event](https://dandelion.earth/events/5f8f02a7a5554100166143aa)
## Platform Co-ops Now!
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!CpJd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcb251e65-949b-4936-ac61-2de732ecb96a_2001x835.png)
I’ve started studying on the [Platform Co-ops Now!](https://platform.coop/blog/platform-co-ops-now-2nd-edition/) course, a 3-month “practical and theoretical online program to learn about and incubate platform co-ops” where I will be seeking to develop the [Dandelion](http://dandelion.earth/) web platform as a not-for-profit co-operative alternative to corporate ticketing platforms such as Eventbrite.
The course is a collaboration between the Institute for the Cooperative Digital Economy at the New School (NY, USA) and Mondragon University (a Basque not-for-profit co-operative university, part of Mondragon, one of the largest worker co-ops in the world with 80,000+ workers). [Read more](https://platform.coop/blog/platform-co-ops-now-2nd-edition/)
## SEEDS
SEEDS is [a payment platform and financial ecosystem to empower humanity and heal our planet](https://www.joinseeds.com/) (check out the [alpha constitution](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C4w9Ol8VGabCIcQDVPDrwcTRoJXBqhrb7VjslwQbUGU/edit?_hsmi=98547818&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8jrfSePHqKVNceWqIQIfDWjnS6P-XUvVkRAJ6JN0lEF9wVDH7EN8-sy5rgVOYVY9_PtqhhUo1RNp2MCwRvUuxAfK3YRA#heading=h.ewczjkfub89l) for more).
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!TtvP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0aedcf56-c6ce-4bb8-b8e7-3035ab39653a_2000x1550.png)
Every lunar cycle, the SEEDS community vote on grant proposals from organisations seeking to further the Regenerative Renaissance. [Dandelion’s SEEDS Alliance proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jkESL82KD8c3ZLRJfpqEGIGb55y2jev3MHAYBPnR7QY/edit?usp=drive_web&ouid=102982136084858811312) was recently passed and funded with 1.5m Seeds (about $20k at current prices).
I am now also a member of the [Hypha DAO](https://dho.hypha.earth/#/assignments) (or DHO, ‘Decentralised Human Organisation’ as it’s known in SEEDS) in a [Movement Weaver](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-S-eRulZuLMNtRGAc6FmbJ_WcgOyiPLYPlwLq0GDZQw/edit) role, where my current focus is working with Rieki Cordon and Phoebe Tickell to launch a 6-week better-than-free course in the Regenerative Renaissance - watch this space for more details on that soon!
## Psychedelics, Meditation & Enlightenment podcast
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!5c5T!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b041633-d35c-4ce5-a476-eb265b4d5be2_1280x720.jpeg)
I had the pleasure of speaking to Amir Giles on the new Adventures in Awareness podcast. [Listen here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuXfuc5-PbU&feature=youtu.be)
## Tao Te Ching
I meditated on chapters 49–64 of the [Tao Te Ching](https://stephenreid.net/tao-te-ching). I haven’t yet found the time to select images for these chapters, I promise I will soon! In the meantime, here’s a passage from verse 64:
_Begin your task before it becomes a burden
Put things in order before they get out of hand
Remember,
A tree that fills a man’s embrace grows from a seedling
A tower nine stories high starts with one brick
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step_
_Act and it’s ruined
Grab and it’s gone
People on the verge of success often lose patience
and fail in their undertakings
Be steady from the beginning to the end
and you won’t bring on failure_
## Knowledgegraph
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!9rOu!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F459b91ea-a15f-45cb-b2c1-f0e6b740aab1_601x474.png)
Since last time, [I’ve shared 20 articles to my knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2020-09-27). Some highlights:
- [Charles Eisenstein’s Conversations with Orland Bishop](https://charleseisenstein.org/program/conversations/orland-bishop/)
- [War on Sensemaking V, Daniel Schmachtenberger](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v5RiMdSqwk)
- [My Octopus Teacher](https://www.netflix.com/title/81045007)
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!Ml3d!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc440150a-8b69-426b-b732-613f6650bb68_1800x800.jpeg)
_Orlando Bishop and Charles Eisenstein_
## Monthly news review videocall for paying subscribers
I run a **monthly news review** videocall for paying subscribers of this newsletter, where I offer deeper commentary and analysis on content I’ve shared to my [knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/knowledgegraph) and other items mentioned here.
The next call will take place on **Wednesday 11th November, 6pm-7pm UK time** , with a link sent to paying subscribers earlier that week, and a recording sent afterwards.
The investment I ask for is $10/month (or $100/year), with the option of a $300/year Founding Member plan if you particularly appreciate my work and would like the option of being featured in this newsletter.
Your support means a lot to me, and will enable me to keep seeking out and connecting quality content in these strange times.
[Subscribe now](https://stephenreid.substack.com/subscribe?)
Until next time, with love,
Stephen
# Zoom link for tonight's News Review, 2020-11-11T11:09:13.389Z
Dear all,
[Here’s the Zoom link](https://zoom.us/j/91455710009) for tonight’s News Review, 6pm-7pm UK time.
See some of you later!
Best,
Stephen
# News Review recording, 2020-11-12T17:02:17.383Z
[Here’s the link.](https://zoom.us/rec/share/k6Bq7zaTEfe-zHhSsdwo3xb0NNgK2N57at8M_IE0mOGtveYiB5_qmxNAghEYTdW6.rG40E1aOLjNtzLrx) Passcode: ^0k1CZcc
The next News Review will take place on Wednesday 9th December at 2pm UK time. I hope to see you there!
Best,
Stephen
# Introduction to Crypto & DeFi, 2020-11-27T17:41:37.482Z
Dear friends,
Last night was the finale of the first [Introduction to Crypto & DeFi](https://dandelion.earth/events/5fa133692fa741000d40acb8) course, a four-week deep dive into the world of cryptocurrency and decentralised finance that I designed and teach. Here’s one piece of feedback that I received today:
> "I didn't really know what to expect, but I was very happy with this course. Both interesting and useful, which is a rare and precious thing in this world! The subject matter suited the Zoom medium very well, and the demonstration approach of actually going through the processes on-screen was the ideal way to teach them… The course flowed well, building on ideas in an engaging and easy-to-follow progression. Thank you very much – I got a lot out of this and greatly appreciate the care and intelligence put into its construction and delivery."
I’m now looking forward to the [second course starting next week](https://dandelion.earth/events/5fa133692fa741000d40acb8). Sessions will take place 6pm-8pm UK time via Zoom on:
- Thursday 3rd December
- Thursday 10th December
- Thursday 17th December
- Wednesday 23rd December
If you can’t make a date, never fear: recordings are sent the same evening for you to watch at your leisure. Participants also receive 66 pages of comprehensive course notes.
[Receive £10 off the standard ticket price when booking via this link.](https://dandelion.earth/events/5fa133692fa741000d40acb8?ticket_type_id=5fc138f04717cb0017b4abb2)
I hope to see some of you there!
Best,
Stephen
# Announcing the AUT token, 2020-12-04T15:38:15.553Z
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!eUNi!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2913835d-b607-4789-8899-fa851de384d9_1030x214.png)
I am reviving the Autopia name/brand for a cryptoeconomic experiment in community and co-creation.
10,000 AUT (Autopia Tokens) will be minted as an ERC-20 on the Ethereum mainnet. These tokens will then be transferred to the xDai chain (where transactions cost just cents rather than dollars) using the xDai OmniBridge.
**51% of the tokens will be airdropped to subscribers of this newsletter who [register via this form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUnLxvkMhjsV8TsV_meH2gHdleT2HrRQL_SlVFkHxGfFKdoA/viewform?usp=sf_link), in proportion to the number of links clicked in my past newsletters** (people registering who have never clicked a link will be included as if they had clicked one link). I will hold the other 49%, and place half of this amount (so ~25% of the total supply) into a liquidity pool on [Honeyswap](http://honeyswap.org/) at an initial ratio of 1 AUT : 1 xDAI (i.e. initially, 1 AUT will be worth $1 – this involves me putting $2500 of my own money at risk).
(Edit: If it seems demand for AUT is likely to be high, I may release the 25% reserved for liquidity provision over time rather than making it available in one go. Either way the initial ratio will be 1 AUT : 1 xDAI.)
**The top 150 AUT holders will be invited to a new, private Autopia Slack.** Each new moon, anyone who has become a top 150 AUT holder will be invited to the Slack, and anyone who is no longer a top 150 AUT holder will be removed. On the Autopia Slack, discussions will begin around a real-life co-created gathering in Summer 2021. It will also become the main place I share timely and important news and tips from the crypto world and beyond.
So, after the airdrop:
- If you are a top 150 AUT holder, expect an invite to the Slack.
- If you aren't a top 150 AUT holder, but would like to join the Slack, you can buy more AUT on Honeyswap (edit: or ask someone to gift some to you).
- If you're not interested in being part of the Autopia community, you are welcome to sell your AUT on Honeyswap and make a few DAI.
(If all this means nothing to you, you might want to join my next [Introduction to Crypto & DeFi](https://dandelion.earth/events/5fc95592a0c5bd000d2be52b) course in January 👩💻)
[Register for the airdrop](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUnLxvkMhjsV8TsV_meH2gHdleT2HrRQL_SlVFkHxGfFKdoA/viewform?usp=sf_link)
Let’s see what happens!
Best,
Stephen
# AUT airdrop update, 2020-12-06T09:43:39.112Z
Dear friends,
[Read the original post: [Announcing the AUT token](https://stephenreid.substack.com/p/announcing-the-aut-token)]
So far, there have been 39 valid registrations for the airdrop representing 490 clicks on past newsletters (reminder: people registering who have never clicked are counted as having clicked once).
At the launch value of 1 AUT = $1, simply registering (or one past click) is worth $10.20. **On average, an airdrop participant is currently set to receive $122 worth of AUT** , with the person that has clicked most due to receive $795 worth of AUT.
I’ve had a few questions from people keen to participate who currently don’t have an Ethereum/xDai wallet. The recommended solution is to install [Metamask](https://metamask.io/) on desktop. Once you’ve installed it/set it up, you can click the area highlighted in red to copy your wallet address (which will start 0x).
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!RS9p!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec2f76e7-4830-4c1d-80a4-9dfdee47cade_1752x1452.png)
**Please note that since the airdrop will happen on the xDai network, using an Ethereum deposit address on a service like Coinbase or Binance is not recommended.** If in doubt, install Metamask and reregister.
[Register for the airdrop](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUnLxvkMhjsV8TsV_meH2gHdleT2HrRQL_SlVFkHxGfFKdoA/viewform?usp=sf_link)
Best,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #16, 2020-12-15T13:05:26.930Z
Dear friends,
Happy Solstice (for next week)! Last weekend I had the pleasure of visiting the stunning and stirring Glastonbury Tor on my way to a retreat:
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!9lmo!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ebe640d-36a4-4214-ad4b-6b4c38aa67fa_1000x667.png)
## Tools for the Regenerative Renaissance
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!Y_Lz!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F570924c8-7ffc-4989-accf-2b2615c96c47_1000x450.png)
I am delighted to say that the proposal from Phoebe and me (supported by Rieki) for 2.64m Seeds (approx $52,000) to run the Tools for the Regenerative Renaissance six-week, better-than-free course was passed by the [SEEDS](https://joinseeds.com/) community! Due to a slight delay with the proposal, the course will now start on the new moon in February and take place on consecutive Wednesdays (10 Feb, 17 Feb, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, 17 Mar), 6pm UK time/7pm CET.
**Applications are now open.** Successful applicants pay a registration fee in Seeds (S500/1500/3000 low income/standard/abundant, approx $10/30/60). Those who complete all assignments receive a reward of 15,000 Seeds (approx $300, ~$50/session) at the end of the course!
[Read more](https://dandelion.earth/events/5fd23eae6824a9000d43006e) and [apply now](https://dandelion.earth/activities/5fd2491c6f5d6d0012dd0ce1/apply)
## Autopia Token
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!xVZj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F51bded8c-b00c-469d-b05e-8260e977a1c1_1150x257.png)
The Autopia Token (AUT) is a cryptoeconomic experiment in community and co-creation. I am minting 10,000 AUT, and airdropping 51% to subscribers of my newsletter who [register via this form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUnLxvkMhjsV8TsV_meH2gHdleT2HrRQL_SlVFkHxGfFKdoA/viewform) by **11.59pm on Winter Solstice, 21st December 2020** , in proportion to the number of links clicked in past newsletters (people registering who have never clicked a link will be included as if they had clicked one link).
You can now [check how many tokens you're in line to receive](https://autopia.co) at [https://autopia.co](https://autopia.co) (updated daily).
[Read more](https://autopia.co) and [register for the airdrop](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUnLxvkMhjsV8TsV_meH2gHdleT2HrRQL_SlVFkHxGfFKdoA/viewform)
## Intro to Crypto & DeFi: last chance for now
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!n9R2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fafeba170-80d8-4715-af62-d1c6e8e84c51_1500x572.jpeg)
Following two sold out courses and several five star reviews, I’m teaching another [Introduction to Crypto & DeFi](https://dandelion.earth/events/5fc95592a0c5bd000d2be52b) course in January, which is already one-third full and will probably be the last one for a while.
## **Crypto investing: a very short introduction**
Having received a number of similar questions, I created a page on my site [Crypto investing: a very short introduction](https://stephenreid.net/crypto-investing) which, amongst other products, features my new strategy on ICONOMI, [Metastrategy](https://stephenreid.net/metastrategy).
## Seeking talented facilitators
[The Psychedelic Society](https://psychedelicsociety.org.uk/events) is seeking more talented facilitators to expand its range of online offerings. If you have a course or event that fits with our [multidisciplinary programme](https://psychedelicsociety.org.uk/events), [get in touch!](mailto:stephen@stephenreid.net)
## **Knowledgegraph**
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!FQiy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d1136f2-f96f-4647-b82c-1fbcc83c6c58_657x404.png)
Since last time, I’ve shared 35 articles to my [knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/knowledgegraph). Some highlights:
- [Is It Love? Or Is It Fear? — Frank Mondeose on the ISTA podcast](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2enQUfTscy6jWXSUtjb3a1) (incredibly lucid and highly recommended)
- Rieki’s series on SEEDS: [part 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZh_r6c6G1s&feature=youtu.be), [part 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xwvGbzoUX0&feature=youtu.be), [part 3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGmNjyP6M2U&feature=youtu.be), [part 4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSaZ9qFS1Cg&feature=youtu.be)
- [Ancient DNA link connects Australians, South Americans](http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2015/07/22/discovery-change-view-human-history/)
- [Bitcoin Is the Biggest Big Short](https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-is-the-biggest-big-short)
- [JOANNA MACY on the World As Lover And Self ⌠ENCORE⌡](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3juaIFX7d8zUNhH3c3JpTi)
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!jh-L!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fca14b643-c566-442b-947d-2a6bf29b6c56_923x1000.jpeg)
_[Frank Mondeose](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2enQUfTscy6jWXSUtjb3a1)_
## And the rest…
- I spoke to the Cambridge Psychedelic Society on the topic Psychedelics and the Living Planet. [Check out my notes here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Oz55NNRzOyNFHH-jz87G9PaPJhfief00rsHE3QsTojM/edit#)
- I wrote [An Introduction to Platform Co-ops](https://stephenreid.net/blog/2020/11/22/an-introduction-to-platform-coops.html) as my essay for part 1 of the [Platform Co-ops Now!](https://platform.coop/blog/platform-co-ops-now-2nd-edition/) course
- I talked to Bennet Zelner about the Pollination Approach, an approach to psychedelic wellness based on locally and co-operatively owned and run wellness centers. [Watch the replay](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehYPlMinE9Y&feature=youtu.be)
- I’ll be speaking to Amisha Ghadiali, host of the The Future Is Beautiful podcast, about her new book _[Intuition](https://dandelion.earth/events/5fd7959f1fb4aa0017a88dda)_ on Sunday 10th January
## **Monthly news review videocall for paying subscribers**
I run a **monthly news review** videocall for paying subscribers of this newsletter, where I offer deeper commentary and analysis on content I’ve shared to my [knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/knowledgegraph) and other items mentioned here.
The next call will take place on **Sunday 20th December, 6pm UK time** , with a link sent to paying subscribers earlier that week, and a recording sent afterwards.
The investment I ask for is $10/month (or $100/year), with the option of a $300/year Founding Member plan if you particularly appreciate my work and would like the option of being featured in this newsletter.
[Subscribe now](https://stephenreid.substack.com/subscribe?)
Until next time, with love,
Stephen
# News Review recording, 2020-12-20T19:01:07.959Z
[Here’s the link](https://zoom.us/rec/share/7F8mOXYxHwRbbKswnAr5tAV4sGBtaiZKRf_3Uh8GG3S23L_S0Y1_zRm2tzcCUdNB.YuU9nBPU5gvJ9ygw). Passcode: y^b114\*0
The next News Review will take place on Sunday 24th January at 6pm UK time. I hope to see you there!
Best,
Stephen
# Autopia AUT initial liquidity event ☾, 2021-01-12T17:28:55.742Z
Dear friends,
(First– this is the last time I’ll send a newsletter dedicated to Autopia via my personal Substack. If you want to keep up to date with the project from here, subscribe to the new [Autopia Substack](https://autopia.substack.com/).)
Tomorrow on the new moon is the day of the first liquidity release of Autopia's AUT token. At noon, 1250 AUT tokens will be placed in the AUT/XDAI pool on Honeyswap at an initial ratio of 1 AUT : 1 XDAI.
Since the AUT airdrop on 27th December, 16 days ago:
- 75 people joined the Autopia Slack
- 2.7k messages have been sent across 19 channels: #general, #introductions, #knowledgegraph, #reactions, #watercooler, #crypto, #crypto-alerts, #ecology, #psychedelics, #current-affairs, #stocks-and-shares, #longevity-biohacking, #magic, #books, #podcasts, #software, #films, #español, #français
- An [Autopia DAO](https://app.daohaus.club/dao/0x80de9a508443c68e825f683f9ebd2659600a678e) was set up on DAOhaus and is generating revenue via [ticket sales on Dandelion](https://dandelion.earth/o/autopia/events) and [merch sales on Teemill](https://autopia.teemill.com/)
- An Autopia podcast is in the works
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!lfeB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6846a1e1-23ce-47fc-9855-3c7eea26c9eb_1843x1137.png)
Each full moon (previously: new moon), anyone who has become a top 150 AUT holder will be added to the Slack, and anyone who is no longer a top 150 AUT holder will be removed. (Since this schedule is changing, just this month people will also be added/removed based on a snapshot taken at 11.59pm tomorrow.)
## Trading AUT
1. Install [Metamask](https://metamask.io/)
2. [Add the xDai chain to Metamask](https://www.xdaichain.com/for-users/wallets/metamask/metamask-setup)
_Buying AUT_
1. Get some XDAI on the xDai chain. Either:
2. [Swap your XDAI for AUT on Honeyswap](https://app.honeyswap.org/#/swap?outputCurrency=0xcaE40062a887581A3d1661d0AC2b481c32e3E938)
_Selling AUT_
1. [Swap your AUT for XDAI on Honeyswap](https://app.honeyswap.org/#/swap?inputCurrency=0xcaE40062a887581A3d1661d0AC2b481c32e3E938)
## Autopia’s first event series
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!3ZvB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbc7dc69f-1db2-42d3-8fab-60293053212c_1920x1080.jpeg)
Join me for the first [Crypto Club](https://dandelion.earth/events/5ff999ffe941c9001766fe9c) on Wednesday 20th January, a regular event series for people with some expertise in the world of crypto and DeFi to come together to analyse breaking news, emerging trends and promising investments. 20% of profits from this event go to the Autopia DAO (you will learn how you can join the DAO in the session).
* * *
Again, this is the last time I’ll send a newsletter dedicated to Autopia via my personal Substack. Subscribe to the new [Autopia Substack](https://autopia.substack.com/) if you want to keep up to date with the project from here.
I hope to see many of you in the Autopia Slack!
Best,
Stephen
# Correction: Autopia Honeyswap links, 2021-01-13T12:03:45.944Z
Overnight, Honeyswap added a new splash page which broke the links in my previous email! Here are the corrected links:
- [Swap XDAI for AUT on Honeyswap](https://app.honeyswap.org/#/swap?outputCurrency=0xcaE40062a887581A3d1661d0AC2b481c32e3E938)
- [Swap AUT for XDAI on Honeyswap](https://app.honeyswap.org/#/swap?inputCurrency=0xcaE40062a887581A3d1661d0AC2b481c32e3E938)
(Now that _really_ was the last time I message about Autopia 😚)
Best,
Stephen
# Tools for the Regenerative Renaissance, 2021-01-17T11:50:07.518Z
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!nt6S!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F643aee13-ef2a-493d-bbb9-dd14e2d390d2_1000x450.jpeg)
Applications for [Tools for the Regenerative Renaissance](https://dandelion.earth/events/5fd23eae6824a9000d43006e), the six-week course I’m teaching with dear friend and colleague [Phoebe Tickell](http://www.phoebetickell.com/), close this Wednesday 20th January 2021 at 11.59pm.
The course focuses on tools and techniques that can be used and enjoyed right now for healthier, happier lives, thriving local economies, a fairer distribution of power and resources, and the healing of the planet.
And–we will pay you to study it! Participants completing all assignments receive 15,000 Seeds at the end of the course (currently worth around $300, likely to be worth a lot more in the near future.)
We are currently in the process of confirming our guest experts, who I can’t reveal just yet but we are expecting to confirm some very well known names (the kind of people featured on my [knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/knowledgegraph)).
Honestly, if you enjoy this newsletter and you have the time, I think you’d be mad not to apply! Apart from anything else, you’ll be joining a wonderful community of 100 regenerators from all over the globe.
Questions welcome by reply, otherwise:
[Apply now](https://dandelion.earth/activities/5fd2491c6f5d6d0012dd0ce1/apply)
Best,
Stephen (& Phoebe)
# News Review: This Sunday, now 3pm, 2021-01-18T18:02:05.126Z
Dear subscribers,
This Sunday’s News Review will now take place from 3pm–4pm (rather than at 6pm as previously advertised). [Here’s the Zoom link](https://zoom.us/j/91455710009).
I look forward to seeing some of you there!
Best,
Stephen
# News Reviews & Autopia, 2021-01-24T15:23:46.519Z
Dear subscribers,
No one turned up to today’s news review. This gave me some time to think about them and this newsletter.
The main intention behind the news reviews was to cultivate community around this newsletter. I believe this intention is now better served by [Autopia](http://autopia.co/). Thus I have decided to end the news reviews in connection with this newsletter (though I may in the future offer something similar under the Autopia name).
**If you are not yet a member of Autopia, I will offer you one-on-one support on getting set up with Metamask and send you 2.97 AUT tokens** (the amount most people were airdropped, and enough to secure your membership to the Autopia community for the foreseeable future).
If you paid for a full year’s subscription to this newsletter and for whatever reason you are unsatisfied with this change, please let me know and I will happily offer you a pro-rata refund.
I look forward to seeing you in the Autopia Slack!
Best wishes,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #17, 2021-03-12T15:55:36.126Z
Dear friends,
It’s been three months since the last _In Correspondence_. Much of my time has been taken up with preparing for and teaching the _Tools for the Regenerative Renaissance_ course. The first run of the course finishes next week and I am delighted to say we will be open-sourcing the extensive course notes; watch this space!
## Charles Eisenstein on the Regenerative Renaissance
At 5pm UK time on Saturday 13th March, Charles Eisenstein will be speaking to the current cohort of the [Tools for the Regenerative Renaissance](https://dandelion.earth/events/5fd23eae6824a9000d43006e) course, and **you’re invited to tune in live. ** You will be able to ask and upvote questions alongside the course participants.
[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNBjjGVZypw)
[YouTube link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNBjjGVZypw) · [Facebook event](https://www.facebook.com/events/2697690590543753)
**I am pleased to say we have received funding from SEEDS to run the Tools for the Regenerative Renaissance course a second time.** [Sign up here](https://dandelion.earth/o/renaissance-u) to hear when applications re-open.
## Tao Te Ching
[](https://rarible.com/tao-te-ching/)
I finished meditating on and finding images for all 81 chapters of the [Tao Te Ching](https://stephenreid.net/tao-te-ching), and made my first foray into the crypto art world by creating NFTs for each chapter.
[The NFTs are available on Rarible for 1 ETH each.](https://rarible.com/tao-te-ching/) 51% of the first sale price of each NFT will be donated to GiveWell's [Maximum Impact Fund](https://givewell.org/maximum-impact-fund). (The first chapter has already sold, and I’m keeping the last one for myself.)
## (The final?) Introduction to Crypto & DeFi course
I’m running the [Introduction to Crypto & DeFi](https://dandelion.earth/events/6030d61305f41500177900f4) course (4.8/5 from 29 ratings) again in April for the fifth and possibly final time.
## Autopia blooming
The launch of [Autopia](http://autopia.co/) has meant I’ve been sharing more there and have felt less need to write here. There are now 182 holders of the AUT token, 117 members of the (very active) Slack group, and 16 members of the Autopia DAOHaus DAO. The token has increased in price by 625% since the launch 2 months ago (from $1 to $7.25).
Each full moon, anyone who has become a top 150 AUT holder will be added to the Slack, and anyone who is no longer a top 150 AUT holder will be removed. [Read more in the Codex](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k4zHK4odbqsZtE4bC1bJ94NQdxCDbvQlZd-SfG_3BGk/edit)
## Studio Wolf
[](https://studio-wolf.co/)
My partner Hana Wolf has relaunched [Studio Wolf](https://studio-wolf.co/), her branding, photography & web design studio, and is now taking bookings for the coming months.
## Books
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!o6-s!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd20fe621-d999-412e-8acf-133cec039aac_682x475.jpeg)
I finished [Scatterlings](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57195435-scatterlings) and [Treading Lightly](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/111701.Treading_Lightly) and am now reading [The Journey of Soul Initiation: A Field Guide for Visionaries, Evolutionaries, and Revolutionaries](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55162140-the-journey-of-soul-initiation) by Bill Plotkin.
## Knowledgegraph
[](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2020-12-16)
Since last time, I’ve shared [65 articles](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2020-12-16) to my knowledgegraph. Some highlights:
- [Richard D. Bartlett and Natalia Lombardo from The Hum on going from a domination to a partnership society](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1QEgjNq09P39qaAFvkXwNq)
- [Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10022158/)
- [Slaying Moloch | Ameen Soleimani & Kevin Owocki](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5fTDZFn6xZYhICnFmTWxyX)
- [Bill Plotkin – The Descent to Soul and the Journey of Initiation](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7vpDbj5IbK3LWL113kVkTg)
- [David Holmgren on a Quiet Boycott](https://open.spotify.com/episode/4sheDC3SI24rH5chc7X8Bf)
- [Daniel Christian Wahl – Designing Regenerative Cultures](https://open.spotify.com/episode/06aiatabh0DETdMmsesjdN)
- [Celo Values with Sep Kamvar](https://youtu.be/Fm68ws1_71Y)
## **Enjoying this newsletter?**
Show your appreciation by becoming a [paid subscriber](https://stephenreid.substack.com/subscribe) for $10/month or $100/year and I will provide personalised guidance on how to join the Autopia community that grew out of the newsletter. And/or, pick up one of the [Tao Te Ching NFTs](https://rarible.com/tao-te-ching/).
Until next time, with love,
Stephen
# New course: The Promise of Decentralisation, 2021-03-27T12:10:45.873Z
Hi friends,
I’ve just launched a new course: **The Promise of Decentralisation: DePsy, DeFi, DAOs and Dandelion,** limited to 30 places.
[](https://dandelion.earth/events/605f1caeed084e000d44e844)
It’s a four-week deep dive into decentralised systems, with a particular focus on decentralised finance (DeFi), decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs) and decentralised psychedelia (DePsy).
The course is filled with practical exercises to help embed the ideas. It will take place 5pm-7pm UK time via Zoom on:
- Thursday 6th May 2021
- Thursday 13th May 2021
- Tuesday 18th May 2021 (note: Tuesday not Thursday this week)
- Thursday 27th May 2021
Sessions will be recorded and shared (so you can catch up if you're late/miss one).
# **Course schedule**
**Session 1: Introduction to Decentralisation**
- What is decentralisation?
- Decentralised v distributed systems
- Why decentralise?
- History of decentralisation
- Decentralisation in nature
- Decentralised food, energy and connectivity
**Session 2: DeFi**
- What is money?
- What is cryptocurrency?
- What is DeFi (decentralised finance)?
- Key projects
- Parallels to platform co-operativism
- Beyond DeFi: ReFi (regenerative finance)?
**Session 3: DAOs**
- DAOs (decentralised autonomous organisations)
- DISCOs (distributed co-operative organisations)
- Parallels with steward ownership
- Relationship to Teal, holocracy and sociocracy
- BBLLCs (blockchain-based limited liability companies)
**Session 4: DePsy & Dandelion Gatherings**
- 'DePsy': Decentralised Psychedelia
- Dark Net marketplaces
- Mushroom growing
- Nowhere and the Borderland: European Burner Culture
- Dandelion gatherings
[Read more and book your place](https://dandelion.earth/events/605f1caeed084e000d44e844)
Best,
Stephen
# Tools for the Regenerative Renaissance #2, 2021-04-12T15:19:58.345Z
[](https://dandelion.earth/events/606dd3e63acbbf000ddaf497)
**I am delighted to say a [second round of the Tools for the Regenerative Renaissance course](https://dandelion.earth/events/606dd3e63acbbf000ddaf497) will take place from Wed 12th May – Wed 23rd Jun.**
Designed by [Phoebe Tickell](http://www.phoebetickell.com/) and me with support from Rieki Cordon (Ecosystem Facilitator at Hypha, the organisation leading the development of [SEEDS](https://joinseeds.com/)), Tools for the Regenerative Renaissance is a seven-week, better-than-free course focused on tools and techniques that can be used and enjoyed _right now_ for healthier, happier lives, thriving local economies, a fairer distribution of power and resources, and the healing of the planet.
Guest experts in the first course included:
- Charles Eisenstein ([watch back the livestream of the session here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNBjjGVZypw))
- Rieki Cordon & Cece Heart (SEEDS)
- Daniel Wahl & Precious Phiri
- Sep Kamvar (Celo) & Sarah Friend (Circles)
- Samantha Slade (Going Horizontal)
- Trebor Scholz (Platform Co-ops Now!) & Derek Razo (Purpose)
The course will take place on consecutive Wednesdays 4pm–6pm UK time from 12th May – 23rd Jun, with a reading week in the middle:
- Session 1, 12th May: Regenerative Agriculture & Thriving Local Economies
- Session 2, 19th May: Digital Tools for Collective Intelligence
- Session 3, 26th May: Decentralised Organising & Horizontal Leadership
- Reading week (no session on 2nd Jun)
- Session 4, 9th Jun : Co-operative Ownership
- Session 5, 16th Jun: Regenerative Money
- Session 6, 23th Jun: Wrap up
Applications are now open. Successful applicants pay a registration fee in Seeds (S400/1200/2400 low income/standard/abundant, approx $20/60/120). A number of zero fee scholarship places are also available on request.
**Participants completing all assignments receive 4800 Seeds (approx $240, ~$40/session) at the end of the course.** _In the abundant spirit of the Regenerative Renaissance, we want to pay you for educating yourself and activating your community._
Feedback from the first course:
> “I can't think of any kind of feedback other that WOW, what an amazing journey! I recommend this to anyone seeking tools to co-create societal and planetary thriving.”
> “I really enjoyed this course and it will stay with me for a long time for sure. The wealth of resources shared is mind-blowing and I felt very privileged to hear from experts from such incredible projects. But most importantly, this course gave me a sense of hope, a grounded hope, that the new society is here already, that is bigger than what I thought, getting bigger every day, and this is a gift.”
> “I am incredibly grateful for this course, the way it has been curated and facilitated, the amount of content to immerse myself in and the amazing community it has connected me to. As someone who is working on and in leadership of implementing a large scale vision working towards regenerative futures, much of this has been invaluable.”
[Read more and apply](https://dandelion.earth/events/606dd3e63acbbf000ddaf497)
Best,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #18, 2022-01-01T14:03:09.608Z
Dear friends,
It's been a while since the last _In Correspondence_, 9 months in fact, over which time I’ve experienced some significant ups and downs. Here I share my highlights.
[](https://www.instagram.com/p/CWEcT-wpHye/)
_Photo taken at [Brave Earth](http://braveearth.com/) by [Phoebe Maria Montague-Warr](https://www.facebook.com/phoebe.montaguewarr)_
## Key processes
- A [Wild Mind](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/16000440) Intensive led by [Sage Magdalene](https://sagemagdalene.com/) and [Sara McFarland](https://www.saramcfarland.com/), hosted by [Soulcraft Baltic](https://www.soulcraft.eu/), the European sister organisation of Bill Plotkin’s Animas Valley Institute
- A profound Shipibo plant medicine dieta with [Maestras Ynes, Laura and Lila](https://niweraoxobo.com/project/healers) (dieting Guayusa; 5 ceremonies across 10 days, mostly alone, mostly in silence, eating a very restricted diet)
- The excellent [HER men's retreat](https://www.braveearth.com/experiences/her20-dp5h6) led by [Alain Lagger](http://www.alainlagger.com/bio-2) at [Brave Earth](http://braveearth.com/)
- [The Courageous Heart](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/programme-2021/the-courageous-heart/) meditation retreat at [Gaia House](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/) led by [Laura Bridgman](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/retreats/about-the-teachers/) and [Kirsten Kratz](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/retreats/about-the-teachers/), a friend of the late Rob Burbea, author of the masterful [Seeing That Frees](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25172403-seeing-that-frees)
## Books I read
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!6kXs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3e1fdae8-1fa4-4cab-bbfa-6951cc353efc_920x160.png)
- [The Lost Spells](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/49358272) by Robert Macfarlane & Jackie Morris
- [The Art of Receiving and Giving](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57129176-the-art-of-receiving-and-giving) by Betty Martin
- [Siddhartha](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52036.Siddhartha) by Hermann Hesse
- [We Will Not Cancel Us](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55608932-we-will-not-cancel-us) by adrienne maree brown
- [The Ministry For The Future](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50998056-the-ministry-for-the-future) by Kim Stanley Robinson
- [Recapture the Rapture](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46205669-recapture-the-rapture) by Jamie Wheal
- [The Journey of Soul Initiation](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55162140-the-journey-of-soul-initiation) by Bill Plotkin
- [A Thousand Mornings](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13588404-a-thousand-mornings) by Mary Oliver
## Knowledgegraph
Since last time, I’ve shared [207 items](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2021-03-13) to my knowledgegraph.
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!BPhz!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0e5fc9eb-89ee-4837-a165-0e931a2f9372_477x241.png)
Two of my favourite thinkers of the past months: [Kevin Owocki](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=kevin+owocki) ([Twitter](https://twitter.com/owocki)) and [Clementine Morrigan](https://www.instagram.com/clementinemorrigan/) ([Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/clementinemorrigan/), [website](https://www.clementinemorrigan.com/), [podcast](https://fuckingcancelled.libsyn.com/)).
## Courses
I taught the courses [How to DAO](https://dandelion.earth/events/60deda020a7fd500113e9296) ([here’s a tweet with the notes](https://twitter.com/daoist321/status/1449178528562532359)), [The Promise of Decentralisation](https://dandelion.earth/events/605f1caeed084e000d44e844) and [Tools for the Regenerative Renaissance](https://dandelion.earth/events/606dd3e63acbbf000ddaf497) (alongside Phoebe Tickell).
**In February I’ll be teaching [Introduction to web3, Crypto & DeFi](https://dandelion.earth/events/61ad29373d9e26000f67acb9) (an updated version of my celebrated Introduction to Crypto & DeFi course). [Read more and book your place](https://dandelion.earth/events/61ad29373d9e26000f67acb9)**
## Metastrategy
ICONOMI is a social trading platform similar to eToro, and [Metastrategy](https://www.iconomi.com/asset/DECENTCOOP) is my strategy there. Metastrategy is up 460% in the past year (outperforming Bitcoin by 8x) and ranks in the top 15% of all strategies. **[Read my step-by-step guide to investing in Metastrategy](https://stephenreid.net/metastrategy)**
## Tao Te Ching NFTs
[](https://rarible.com/tao-te-ching)
I gifted [Tao Te Ching NFTs](https://rarible.com/tao-te-ching) to [@matthewmutual](http://twitter.com/@matthewmutual), [@auryn\_macmillan](http://twitter.com/@auryn_macmillan), [@santisiri](http://twitter.com/@santisiri), [@owocki](http://twitter.com/@owocki), [@gregory\_landua](http://twitter.com/@gregory_landua), [@spengrah](http://twitter.com/@spengrah), [@austingriffith](http://twitter.com/@austingriffith), [@RichDecibels](http://twitter.com/@RichDecibels), [@divine\_economy](http://twitter.com/@divine_economy) and [@jgreenhall](http://twitter.com/@jgreenhall). **The remaining NFTs (which contain a link to a secret Telegram group) are on sale for [0.25 ETH each via Rarible](https://rarible.com/tao-te-ching).**
## Plans for 2022
- Attending my little brother’s wedding 💒 🎉
- Learning [CosmWasm](https://cosmwasm.com/) (the smart contract language of the [Cosmos ecosystem](https://www.coingecko.com/en/categories/cosmos-ecosystem))
- Learning Spanish via [Preply](https://preply.com/) and [Italki](https://italki.com/)
- Participating in my first [sprint triathlon](https://www.triathlete.com/events/what-you-need-to-know-about-every-triathlon-distance/)
- [The Boundless Heart of Metta](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/programme-2022/the-boundless-heart/) at [Gaia House](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/) with Zohar Lavie and Jake Dartington
- [Betwixt ~ Exploring the Threshold between Worlds](https://naturewisdom.life/event/betwixt-exploring-the-threshold-between-worlds/) with [Rebecca Card](http://naturewisdom.life/) and [Bell Selkie Lovelock](https://www.bellselkie.co.uk/)
- [ISTA 2](https://ista.life/events/county-louth-ireland-ista-level-2-apr-2022) with [Elaine Yonge](https://ista.life/profile/elaine-yonge), [Laurie Handlers](https://ista.life/profile/laurie-handlers) & [Eugene Hedlund](https://ista.life/profile/eugene-hedlund)
- [Permaculture Design Course](https://www.apricotcentre.co.uk/courses-2021-1/permaculture-design-course-with-marina-oconnell-bob-mehew-xtx9s) at the [Apricot Centre](https://www.apricotcentre.co.uk/)
- Festivals: [Buddhafield](https://www.buddhafield.com/buddhafield-festival-2021), [Boom](https://boomfestival.org/boom2022/), [Medicine](https://medicinefestival.com/), [Primal](http://primalgathering.co/) (With insight from dieta, I plan to no longer attend UK festivals that serve alcohol.)
## Offerings by friends
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!kYYx!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc756b207-d41d-4600-8009-918ea04414a3_2157x354.png)
Check out a more detailed view on the **[new events page on my site](https://stephenreid.net/events)**
- [Women's Leadership & Facilitation Training](https://dandelion.earth/events/60bf583b0a741c0011483ee6): a four-month training in authentic connection, ritual and embodiment with [Gaia Harvey Jackson](https://www.gaiaharveyjackson.com/)
- [Bernardo Kastrup – With Reality in Mind](https://dandelion.earth/events/61b73d3c2f6877000c1321b8): a five-week course with one of the most articulate and rigorous defenders of metaphysical idealism, facilitated by [Amir Giles](https://psychedelicsociety.org.uk/team/amir-giles)
- [Introduction to Metamodernity](https://dandelion.earth/events/614a3977131406000c6cf9a9) and [Advanced Metamodernism](https://dandelion.earth/events/6160255e02cacc000c8e5fa4) with [Emil Ejner Friis](https://www.facebook.com/emil.e.friis)
- [Soul Play](https://dandelion.earth/events/615ee1489fb8bc001148afeb): a six-week psychosynthesis-inspired coaching journey into play, pleasure and possibility with [Bonny Tydeman](https://www.soul-beam.com/)
- [The Artist Within](https://dandelion.earth/events/617bfcff2bf0cb001127dc78): a four-week journey to discover the courage, the confidence and the tools to express your inner world with [Jade Wade](https://www.jadewade.co.uk/)
- [Soulful Masculinity](https://dandelion.earth/events/61b750592f6877000c1323c9): a weekend retreat exploring what men can be at their best with [Conor Cregg](https://conorcregg.com/)
And finally, here’s a [playlist based on the DJ set I played at my 36th birthday celebrations](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6l4Sl9bHs2dj23KEvhJiXI).
Until next time, with love,
Stephen, [@daoist321](https://twitter.com/daoist321/)
# In Correspondence #19, 2022-04-01T14:39:12.894Z
Hi friends,
I’ve spent six weeks of this year in Sweden, including a trip to the Arctic:
[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAcFUVKdyiA)
Mostly I was in Stockholm, staying in these beautiful apartments:
[](https://www.dezeen.com/2015/10/06/bjarke-ingels-group-big-79-park-residential-development-architecture-stockholm-sweden-cedar-wood/)
In other news:
- I travelled to Snowdonia/Eryri for [Betwixt ~ Exploring the Threshold between Worlds](https://naturewisdom.life/event/betwixt-exploring-the-threshold-between-worlds/) with [Rebecca Card](http://naturewisdom.life/) and [Bell Selkie Lovelock](https://www.bellselkie.co.uk/)
- I sat my second retreat at [Gaia House](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/), [The Boundless Heart of Metta](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/programme-2022/the-boundless-heart/) with Zohar Lavie and Jake Dartington
- I spoke to [Rufus Pollock and Rich Bartlett on web3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBP5cKAbAug) for [Life Itself](https://lifeitself.us/)
- I gave a presentation to Google’s DAO Club on [DAOs and the future of co-operation](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pv4sB-s-co35x9FGAOaAnWYbHGDi-Hh0APMj2bv7Zt4/edit)
- I started working with my first coaching clients as part of my training towards becoming an [ICF-certified transformational coach](https://stephenreid.net/coaching)
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!btiJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F61a8f89e-f21c-4b3b-afdb-7267c4f1f827_2048x1365.jpeg)
_Happy Valley, Snowdonia/Cwm Maethlon, Eryri_
## Lunarpunk Dreams
[](https://stephenreid.net/lunarpunk-dreams)
I’m soon launching a new podcast: [Lunarpunk Dreams](https://stephenreid.net/lunarpunk-dreams).
Lunarpunk is what happens when the sun goes down in a Solarpunk village/town/city. It's still oriented towards regeneration, community and freedom, but perhaps there's a little more space for the weird, the mystical and the personal.
The Lunarpunk Dreams podcast will ask the questions: Who do we need to be, and in what ways to we need to grow, to usher in a Solarpunk future? What is the culture we're creating around Solarpunk technologies, both silicon and psychospiritual?
Watch this space for details of the first episode. (My [website](http://stephenreid.net/) has also had a lunarpunk makeover!)
## Introduction to web3, Crypto & ReFi
[](https://dandelion.earth/events/623c3fccf9cf930011212aa1?cohost=stephen-reid)
I'm running another [Introduction to web3, Crypto & ReFi](https://dandelion.earth/events/623c3fccf9cf930011212aa1?cohost=stephen-reid) course in May (the seventh time I'm teaching the course due to demand). [Read more and book your place](https://dandelion.earth/events/623c3fccf9cf930011212aa1?cohost=stephen-reid)
## Books I read
[](https://stephenreid.net/books)
- [Radical Dharma](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29429650-radical-dharma) by angel Kyodo williams, Lama Rod Owens & Jasmine Syedullah
- [Man’s Search for Meaning](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4069.Man_s_Search_for_Meaning) by Viktor Frankl
- [Pleasure Activism](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40549668-pleasure-activism) by adrienne maree brown
- [The Four Agreements](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386482.The_Four_Agreements) by Miguel Ruiz
You can see all these and more on my [revamped Books page](https://stephenreid.net/books). I also have a new [Maps](https://stephenreid.net/maps) page.
## Knowledgegraph
Since last time, I’ve shared [65 items](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2022-01-01) to my knowledgegraph.
[](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2022-01-01)
Some highlights:
- [An Initiation to Game B](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_cyCuCKQhs)
- [How to DAO with Tracheopteryx | GreenPill #5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L54lcwjUYzM)
- [ADRIENNE MAREE BROWN on Writing Our Future | For The Wild](https://open.spotify.com/episode/34VUX2dJJwOx8MtJgYOEHe)
## Metastrategy
[Metastrategy](https://stephenreid.net/metastrategy) is my strategy on ICONOMI. It's an automated strategy with daily rebalancing that is always an intelligent mix of the current top performing strategies. It's a great 'set-and-forget' option and is my top recommendation for those new to crypto investing.
At the 1Y time frame, Metastrategy ranks in the top 10% of all strategies (up 117%), and it is currently the #15 most copied strategy on ICONOMI (by value). Of the 14 larger strategies, Metastrategy is outperforming 10 of them. [Read more](https://stephenreid.net/metastrategy)
## Plans for the future
- [Schelling Point Amsterdam](https://schellingpoint.gitcoin.co/) by [Gitcoin](https://gitcoin.co/), 21st April 🌱 ✨ ☯️
- [ISTA 2](https://ista.life/events/county-louth-ireland-ista-level-2-apr-2022) with [Elaine Yonge](https://ista.life/profile/elaine-yonge), [Laurie Handlers](https://ista.life/profile/laurie-handlers) & [Eugene Hedlund](https://ista.life/profile/eugene-hedlund)
- Participating in my first [sprint triathlon](https://www.triathlete.com/events/what-you-need-to-know-about-every-triathlon-distance/)
- Festivals: [Buddhafield](https://www.buddhafield.com/buddhafield-2022), [Boom](https://boomfestival.org/boom2022/)/[Borderland](https://talk.theborderland.se/main/), [Medicine](https://medicinefestival.com/)
- [Permaculture Design Course](https://www.apricotcentre.co.uk/courses-2021-1/permaculture-design-course-with-marina-oconnell-bob-mehew-xtx9s) at the [Apricot Centre](https://www.apricotcentre.co.uk/)
- [Devon School of Yoga Foundation Course](https://devonyoga.com/yoga-foundation-course/)
- [Liberating Ways of Looking](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/programme-2022/liberating-ways-of-looking/) at Gaia House
## Offerings by friends
[](https://dandelion.earth/activities/5e413a436a864b0004af0231)
From [Gaia Harvey Jackson](https://www.gaiaharveyjackson.com/) and [Alana Bloom](https://www.regeneratingrhythms.org/):
- [The Wild Woman's Way: A Week Initiation On Dartmoor](https://dandelion.earth/events/61df435138fa5e000c735c42)
- [Awakening the Wild Woman: Autumn Retreat](https://dandelion.earth/events/61f3c7f3769bec0011739017)
From [Amir Giles/Adventures in Awareness](https://dandelion.earth/activities/5e413a4b6a864b0004af024f):
- [Doors of Perception: Four Week Online Course](https://dandelion.earth/events/61f01461fa24370010d4c31b)
- [Adventures in Awareness Weekend Retreat](https://dandelion.earth/events/61d5e2494d0bcb0011855f82)
- [Bernardo Kastrup - With Reality in Mind, A Five Week Exploration, with special guest Rupert Spira](https://dandelion.earth/events/62436932e837290011d66ce5)
Check out [Dandelion’s full event listings](https://dandelion.earth/events) for more.
Until next time, with love,
Stephen, now [@lunarpunk\_0x](https://twitter.com/lunarpunk_0x)
# Introduction to web3, Crypto & ReFi in May, 2022-03-24T11:23:58.448Z
Hi friends,
I'm writing to let you know that I'll be running another [Introduction to web3, Crypto & ReFi](https://dandelion.earth/events/623c3fccf9cf930011212aa1) course in May. Due to popular demand, this will be the seventh time I'm running the course (under a few slightly different names).
[](https://dandelion.earth/events/623c3fccf9cf930011212aa1?cohost=stephen-reid)
[Read more and book your place.](https://dandelion.earth/events/623c3fccf9cf930011212aa1?cohost=stephen-reid)
Best,
Stephen
# Lunarpunk Dreams #1: Vince Horn (Buddhist Geeks) on Solarpunk, Lunarpunk and a courageous web3, 2022-04-05T16:42:47.704Z
Dear friends,
I’m excited to say the first episode of [Lunarpunk Dreams](https://stephenreid.net/lunarpunk-dreams) is out now, featuring Vince Horn of Buddhist Geeks.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/9KzgdjcGp5U?rel=0&autoplay=0&showinfo=0&enablejsapi=0
([YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KzgdjcGp5U), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6XpwbzXbxRkECXliYY00we?si=dp8rylrOSeOWLrIpL1LPlA))
Vince Fakhoury Horn ([@VinceFHorn](https://twitter.com/VinceFHorn)) is part of a new generation of teachers & translators exploring dharma in the age of the network. A computer engineering dropout turned full-time contemplative, he spent his 20s co-founding the ground-breaking Buddhist Geeks Podcast, while simultaneously doing a full year, in total, of silent retreat practice. Vince began teaching in 2010 having been authorized in both the Pragmatic Dharma lineage of Kenneth Folk, and by Trudy Goodman, guiding teacher of InsightLA, in the Insight Meditation tradition. Vince has been called a “power player of the mindfulness movement” by Wired magazine and was featured in Wired UK’s “Smart List: 50 people who will change the world.” He currently lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains outside of Asheville, North Carolina with his partner Emily Horn and their son Zander.
00:00 Vince introduces himself
04:50 "OG solarpunk"
05:18 Solarpunk
07:07 Doomer Optimism
08:56 Lunarpunk
10:07 Who do we need to become to usher in the Solarpunk future? Or, what do we need to remember?
12:43 Social meditation
17:02 SanghaDAO, InterbeingDAO, Metasangha
19:36 SanghaDAO
22:01 InterbeingDAO
28:50 Scaling community, wisdom, compassion
32:39 "Memeing into existence"
33:36 Metasangha
37:06 Unspoken influences on people of web3?
40:50 Blockchain and Buddhism
41:32 Burnout in web3
42:31 Happiness independent of conditions, happiness dependent on conditions
43:36 web3 as Right Livelihood: "Owning the memes of production"
44:08 Number Go Up
46:30 Lunarpunk as Solarpunk's psychospiritual "coming out"
50:53 A call for courage & integrity
51:33 Purpose
54:41 Generosity ("DanaDAO"?) & the Proof of Humanity UBI
Links:
- Social meditation [https://www.socialmeditation.guide/](https://www.socialmeditation.guide/)
- SanghaDAO [https://bit.ly/sanghadaonew](https://bit.ly/sanghadaonew)
- InterbeingDAO [https://mirror.xyz/0xC3d9d6632d9F20283c58C595A33f237f6E608f7E](https://mirror.xyz/0xC3d9d6632d9F20283c58C595A33f237f6E608f7E)
- Metasangha [https://medium.com/@buddhistgeeks/meta-sanghas-b0104b013fe2](https://medium.com/@buddhistgeeks/meta-sanghas-b0104b013fe2)
- Recapture the Rapture/Jamie Wheal [https://www.recapturetherapture.com/](https://www.recapturetherapture.com/)
- Proof of Humanity [https://www.proofofhumanity.id/](https://www.proofofhumanity.id/)
- Santi Siri [https://twitter.com/santisiri](https://twitter.com/santisiri)
- DreamDAO [https://dreamdao.xyz/](https://dreamdao.xyz/)
- Gitcoin [https://gitcoin.co/](https://gitcoin.co/)
- Kevin Owocki [https://twitter.com/owocki](https://twitter.com/owocki)
- ReFi [https://refidao.com/](https://refidao.com/)
- SEEDS [https://joinseeds.com/](https://joinseeds.com/)
- Doomer Optimism [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC\_eTYdaUSEGR0jiTOuMtw7A](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_eTYdaUSEGR0jiTOuMtw7A)
Join the conversation on Twitter:
[
lunarpunk\_0̸x (☯️,☯️) @lunarpunk\_0x
First episode of Lunarpunk Dreams is out now! Vince Horn (@VinceFHorn of @BuddhistGeeks) on Solarpunk, Lunarpunk and a courageous web3: [mirror.xyz/lunarpunk.eth/…](https://mirror.xyz/lunarpunk.eth/fSEkneQ6URznOcbkGTJsg5a_FBt_W3OvmS2n5aw8ADE)featuring @SanghaDAO @interbeingdao @ubidoteth @santisiri @DreamDAO\_ @GitcoinDAO @owocki @ReFiDAOist @joinseeds & more
](https://twitter.com/lunarpunk_0x/status/1511372954181017605)[
mirror.xyzVince Horn (Buddhist Geeks) on Solarpunk, Lunarpunk and a courageous web3Vince Fakhoury Horn (@VinceFHorn) is part of a new generation of teachers & translators exploring dharma in the age of the network. A computer engineering dropout turned full-time contemplative, he spent his 20s co-founding the ground-breaking Buddhist Geeks Podcast, while simultaneously doing a ful…
](https://mirror.xyz/lunarpunk.eth/fSEkneQ6URznOcbkGTJsg5a_FBt_W3OvmS2n5aw8ADE)[
3:59 PM ∙ Apr 5, 2022
](https://twitter.com/lunarpunk_0x/status/1511372954181017605)
Wishing you lunarpunk dreams,
Stephen, [@lunarpunk\_0x](https://twitter.com/lunarpunk_0x)
# Metacomposability at Schelling Point, 2022-04-21T18:08:25.319Z
Hi friends,
I thought I’d send this out whilst it’s fresh: the video of my talk [Teaching ReFi: Insights from a Web3 Educator](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u041rA9bPQ4) from [Schelling Point](https://schellingpoint.gitcoin.co/) earlier today, where I frame my insights under the concept of _metacomposability_.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/u041rA9bPQ4?rel=0&autoplay=0&showinfo=0&enablejsapi=0
There’s a [Twitter thread about the talk here](https://twitter.com/lunarpunk_0x/status/1517117068088336384). You can also watch the [other talks from Schelling Point](https://www.youtube.com/c/GitcoinMedia/videos), or [sign up to my next Intro to web3 course, starting 4th May](https://dandelion.earth/events/623c3fccf9cf930011212aa1?cohost=stephen-reid).
Best,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #20, 2022-05-24T14:19:30.539Z
Dear friends,
Welcome to another _In Correspondence_! This time I’m writing from south west Portugal, which looks something like this:
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!KOSr!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6008bad9-a3ad-4c07-b8f3-4959777da199_1800x1080.webp)
_Lagos, Portugal_
## What I’ve been up to
- I gave the talk [Teaching ReFi: Insights from a Web3 Educator](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u041rA9bPQ4) at [Schelling Point Amsterdam](https://schellingpoint.gitcoin.co/), where I spoke about my experiences teaching close to 1000 students about web3 and regeneration over the past 2 years – I thought it went pretty well ☺️
- I travelled to the underworld and back at [ISTA 2](https://ista.life/events/county-louth-ireland-ista-level-2-apr-2022) with [Elaine Yonge](https://ista.life/profile/elaine-yonge), [Laurie Handlers](https://ista.life/profile/laurie-handlers) & [Eugene Hedlund](https://ista.life/profile/eugene-hedlund)
- I visited a dear friend in the beautiful [Wicklow Mountains](https://www.google.com/search?q=glendalough&sxsrf=ALiCzsbE76ACBhNC_ut89VMEICYlqfKNkg:1653401559686&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjRiovlqPj3AhWngc4BHQaGAXAQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1440&bih=735&dpr=2) in Ireland
- I danced at the first [Dancefloor](https://www.facebook.com/events/796587561714823), a new event series by the talented Ro Greene
- I spent a night [Singing With Nightingales](https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/singing-with-nightingales/) with Sam Lee and friends in Sussex
- I celebrated the marriage of my brother and new sister-in-law where I had the pleasure of reading [Silent Noon](https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45009/the-house-of-life-19-silent-noon) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti at their request
- I participated in [heart:magika](https://magika.fm/heartmagika/) at the [Traditional Dream Factory](https://traditionaldreamfactory.com/) in Portugal featuring [Antara Dakini](https://www.liberationdance.com/) and [Alma Omega](https://www.alma-omega.world/), and explored [Lagos](https://www.google.com/search?q=lagos+portugal&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiy2bSx0vf3AhUvxoUKHd7vBJYQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=lagos+&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgAMgQIIxAnMgQIABBDMgQIABBDMgQIABBDMgQIABBDMgQIABBDMgUIABCABDIECAAQQzIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEUKACWKACYIUJaABwAHgAgAGaAYgBqgKSAQMwLjKYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=PY2MYvLGNK-MlwTe35OwCQ&bih=735&biw=1440) and [Aljezur](https://www.google.com/search?q=arrifana%2C+aljezur%2C+portugal&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiYyZXfnPj3AhUSjxoKHXXSDqwQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=arrifana%2C+aljezur%2C+p&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgAMgQIIxAnMgQIABAeMgYIABAeEAg6BQgAEIAEOgYIABAeEAc6CAgAEB4QCBAHOgYIABAeEAVQFVihF2CtHmgCcAB4AIAB_gGIAf4SkgEGMC4xMy4zmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=NtuMYpjWApKeavWku-AK&bih=735&biw=1440) ([some](http://www.restauranteosargo.pt/) [highlights](https://www.praiadocanal.pt/))
- I taught the seventh edition of [Intro to web3, Crypto & ReFi](https://dandelion.earth/events/623c3fccf9cf930011212aa1?cohost=stephen-reid)
- I showed my Stockholm-based partner Laura the best of Devon, including [Bovey Castle](https://www.boveycastle.com/), [Gara Rock](https://www.gararock.com/) and celebrating [Bonny’s](https://www.soul-beam.com/) birthday with a psychedelic treasure hunt in the gardens of [Dartington Hall](https://www.dartington.org/)
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!XCTk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbcefe71e-586c-4183-8eed-847734f7866a_1080x1033.jpeg)
_Glendalough, Wicklow Mountains_
## Plans for the future
- Completing my ICF-accredited training in Transformational Coaching ([read more about coaching with me and join the waitlist](https://stephenreid.net/coaching))
- Participating in my first [sprint triathlon](https://www.triathlete.com/events/what-you-need-to-know-about-every-triathlon-distance/)
- Co-creating solstice gatherings in the UK and Sweden, and a camp at [The Borderland](https://talk.theborderland.se/main/)
- Attending [Medicine Festival](https://medicinefestival.com/line-up/) where I’ll host a panel on Web3 and the Radical Imagination
- [Permaculture Design Course](https://www.apricotcentre.co.uk/courses-2021-1/permaculture-design-course-with-marina-oconnell-bob-mehew-xtx9s) at the [Apricot Centre](https://www.apricotcentre.co.uk/)
- [Devon School of Yoga Foundation Course](https://devonyoga.com/yoga-foundation-course/)
- [Liberating Ways of Looking](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/programme-2022/liberating-ways-of-looking/) at Gaia House
- Further episodes of [Lunarpunk Dreams](https://stephenreid.net/lunarpunk-dreams)
- Reading [Cloudmoney](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53239405-cloudmoney) by [Brett Scott](https://twitter.com/Suitpossum) and [The Network State](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60643059-the-network-state) by [Balaji Srinivasan](https://twitter.com/balajis)
## Dandelion
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!IcbW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ea35ffa-3655-42cd-ab58-b1302f872ce3_1476x692.png)
I’m the lead developer of [Dandelion](http://dandelion.earth/), an open-source platform for ticketed events and co-created gatherings that operates on a donation/gift economy basis.
Close to £1m worth of tickets have been sold via Dandelion, which is certainly now a mature and highly functional platform (if still rather under-documented – better documentation and explainer videos are a priority). [Give it a spin for your next event](https://dandelion.earth/)
## Knowledgegraph
Since last time, I’ve shared [17 items](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2022-04-01) to my knowledgegraph. Some highlights:
[](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6710474/)
- [Everything Everywhere All At Once](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6710474/)
- Several episodes of the [Green Pill](https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd) podcast
- A couple of podcasts with Cosmos co-founder [Ethan Buchman](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=ethan+buchman)
## Offerings by friends
[](https://dandelion.earth/events/622a81135156f800119c0fc6)
- This Friday, London: [The Unseen World: A night of medicine music with Ora Dea](https://dandelion.earth/events/622a81135156f800119c0fc6)
- [Power Play - Submission and Domination Reframed](https://dandelion.earth/events/62613b324ac01d000c8161d2) (London)
- [Talking the Taboo: this is not like other talking circles](https://dandelion.earth/events/6274f2d7da0d1600112be827) (Bristol)
- [Dancefloor #2](https://www.facebook.com/events/1010339632924597) (Devon)
- [Bernardo Kastrup - With Reality in Mind, A Five Week Exploration, with special guest Rupert Spira](https://dandelion.earth/events/62436932e837290011d66ce5) (Online)
- [Wild Earth Solo in the Belgian Ardennes](https://dandelion.earth/events/6254929d2c707a000cc4b5ad)
Women’s work with [Gaia Harvey Jackson](https://www.gaiaharveyjackson.com/) and [Alana Bloom](https://www.regeneratingrhythms.org/):
- [Awakening the Wild Woman: Autumn Retreat](https://dandelion.earth/events/61f3c7f3769bec0011739017)
- [The Wild Woman's Way: A Week Initiation On Dartmoor](https://dandelion.earth/events/61df435138fa5e000c735c42)
- [Psychedelic Women's Circle: 6 Week Archetype Course](https://dandelion.earth/events/627131afde6edd000c829303)
Men’s work with [Conor Cregg](https://conorcregg.com/):
- [Magician, Warrior, Lover, King: Men's Weekend Retreat London](https://dandelion.earth/events/626b05cd124a2a0011c763f4)
- [Soulful Masculinity: Men's Weekend Retreat London](https://dandelion.earth/events/626afc3f0cb184000c00c6d1)
Until next time, with love,
Stephen, [@lunarpunk\_0x](https://twitter.com/lunarpunk_0x)
# In Correspondence #21, 2022-07-09T17:40:00.345Z
Dear friends,
Welcome to another _In Correspondence_! This time I’m writing from a summerhouse on Lake Mälaren in Sweden, where I’m staying with my partner Laura and her family.
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!7_h5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa037a346-a36d-4fb6-a4e5-c79e2bcc4c47_1052x737.png)
_Lake Mälaren_
## What I’ve been up to
- I completed my first sprint triathlon in [1h38m](https://www.timingmonkey.co.uk/results/Bustinskin/WeymouthClassic22/) 🎉
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!0ZhT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ddbca6e-58ea-491d-b3b4-334afec028ec_920x610.png)
_The start of the Weymouth Sprint Triathlon_
- I was part of two wonderful co-created solstice gatherings in the UK and Sweden 🌅
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!2zmq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3d28ad04-f44e-4188-bfd1-2717336d6ba5_920x515.png)
_Solstice sunrise over Dorset (credit: Paul Powlesland)_
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!z30e!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8dd3cd0b-7a7d-4fb6-aaa5-bc48381d3aae_1600x1066.png)
_Laura and me after a clay workshop (credit: Gaia Harvey Jackson)_
- I completed a Swedish A1 language course at [Folkuniversitetet](https://www.folkuniversitetet.se/kurser-utbildningar/sprak/svenskaswedish/) (Nu kan jag prata lite svenska! 🇸🇪)
- I spoke to Rufus Pollock about [worker co-ops and DAOs](https://web3.lifeitself.us/notes/on-worker-cooperatives) on the Life Itself podcast
- I completed the taught part of my ICF-accredited training in Transformational Coaching. [Read more about coaching with me](https://stephenreid.net/coaching)
## Plans for the future
- Co-creating the Inner Cartographers’ Club at [The Borderland](https://coda.io/@einarmagnus/survival-guide)
- [Natural Voice Camp](https://www.unicornvillagecamps.co.uk/voice-camp-information)
- [Medicine Festival](https://medicinefestival.com/line-up/), where I’ll host a panel on Web3 and the Radical Imagination
- [Liberating Ways of Looking](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/programme-2022/liberating-ways-of-looking/) at Gaia House
- An integral facilitation training in Sweden with [Diane Musho Hamilton](https://www.dianemushohamilton.com/)
- [Life Itself’s Embodying Collective Transformation](https://lifeitself.us/embodying-collective-transformation/) November residency
- [Fritjof Capra’s Fall 2022 Capra Course](https://www.capracourse.net/) on [The Systems View of Life](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18554985-the-systems-view-of-life)
## Host your next event on Dandelion
I’m the lead developer of [Dandelion](http://dandelion.earth/), an open-source platform for ticketed events and co-created gatherings that operates on a donation/gift economy basis.
Over £1m worth of tickets have been sold via Dandelion, and a further round of development is currently being sponsored by [ReFi Spring](https://twitter.com/RefiSpring). [Give it a spin for your next event](https://dandelion.earth/)
## Knowledgegraph
Since last time, I’ve shared [18 items](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2022-05-25) to my knowledgegraph including these two episodes of the delightful [Emergence Magazine](https://emergencemagazine.org/) podcast:
- [Navigating the Mysteries – Martin Shaw](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3jFT4zfB6GRiBEdlpNp3Nx)
- [Ancient Green: Moss, Climate, and Deep Time – Robin Wall Kimmerer](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Dytbz5LGMdV4OVSyTawtv)
[](https://emergencemagazine.org/print/emergence-magazine-vol-3/)
## Offerings from friends
[](https://dandelion.earth/events/62972c38f2058b001194f3e3)
- [Tawai: A Voice From The Forest - An Exclusive London Screening, Live Interview & Q&A with Award-Winning Documentarian Bruce Parry](https://dandelion.earth/events/62972c38f2058b001194f3e3)
- [Wild Earth Solo in the Belgian Ardennes](https://dandelion.earth/events/6254929d2c707a000cc4b5ad)
- [Bernardo Kastrup - With Reality in Mind, A Five Week Exploration with guests Rupert Spira & Federico Faggin](https://dandelion.earth/events/62971505f2058b001194f1d8)
Offerings from [Gaia Harvey Jackson](https://www.gaiaharveyjackson.com/) and [Alana Bloom](https://www.regeneratingrhythms.org/) including their first [all-gender retreat](https://dandelion.earth/events/62baedf5584570000c8332dc):
- [Awakening the Wild Woman: Autumn Retreat](https://dandelion.earth/events/61f3c7f3769bec0011739017)
- [Psychedelic Women's Circle: 6 Week Archetype Course](https://dandelion.earth/events/627131afde6edd000c829303)
- [Waking the Wild Ones](https://dandelion.earth/events/62baedf5584570000c8332dc)
Men’s work:
- [The Menspedition Day Immersion | London | Sweatlodge & The Work That Reconnects](https://dandelion.earth/events/62c4a6ef8a0bd0000cafe5a4)
- [Magician, Warrior, Lover, King: Men's Weekend Retreat London](https://dandelion.earth/events/626b05cd124a2a0011c763f4)
- [Soulful Masculinity: Men's Weekend Retreat London](https://dandelion.earth/events/626afc3f0cb184000c00c6d1)
Until next time, with love,
Stephen, [@lunarpunk\_0x](https://twitter.com/lunarpunk_0x)
# Life as Practice – a new course, 2022-07-13T11:39:48.455Z
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!QtCF!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faf17df8c-0d15-41ba-9c2b-dfb1341db1ac_1800x1080.jpeg)
> “If you take care of the small things,
> the big things take care of themselves.
> Gain more control over your life
> by paying closer attention to the little things.”
>
> – Emily Dickinson, poet
I’m delighted to announce a new, live online course: Life as Practice, a four-week group journey in cultivating wholeness and developing the habits to become our best selves, taking place Wednesdays in September.
Each session focuses on a different area of wellbeing, and is made up of two parts:
- An exploration of some of the most helpful models and maps on the topic
- A consideration of some of the key practices including a review of the science
[Read more and book your place](https://dandelion.earth/events/62cea5c3c7a7960010781eb3)
By the end of this course, you could:
- be eating better
- be sleeping and sitting better
- be spending more time outdoors
- be meditating regularly
- be moving your body more
- be expressing your inner world
- be reading more books
- be listening to more quality podcasts and music
- be sharing more thoughtfully online
- feel happier, healthier and more alive
**Week 1: Foundations**
- Maps: Five Ways to Wellbeing & Jamie Wheal's Recapture the Rapture
- Eating well
- Sleeping and sitting well
- Nature connection & mushroom growing
**Week 2: Healthy mind, healthy body**
- Maps: The Brahmaviharas & the Three Marks of Existence
- Meditation
- Embodiment
**Week 3: Self-expression**
- Maps: Wild Mind, Dark/Light Feminine/Masculine & The Wheel of Consent
- Journalling & dream logging
- Poetry, art & song
**Week 4: Evolution**
- Maps: Metamodern, Integral & The Empowerment Dynamic
- Reading, podcasts & music
- Sharing online
- Psychotherapy, mentoring & coaching
Sessions will be recorded and shared (so you can catch up if you're late/miss one), and every participant will be offered a **30-minute private consultation** during the course.
[Read more and book your place](https://dandelion.earth/events/62cea5c3c7a7960010781eb3)
With love,
Stephen
# Lunarpunk Dreams #2: Gary Sheng (DreamDAO) on web3 in service of the hyperlocal, 2022-07-14T14:38:36.758Z
Dear friends,
I’m pleased to say the next episode of [Lunarpunk Dreams](https://stephenreid.net/lunarpunk-dreams) is out now, featuring [Gary Sheng](https://twitter.com/garysheng) of [DreamDAO](https://twitter.com/DreamDAO_).
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/x3Iv_XwPAqU?rel=0&autoplay=0&showinfo=0&enablejsapi=0
([YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3Iv_XwPAqU), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1NkdAn1kHTM3pioAm10Kxi?si=0055136720084a21))
Gary Sheng ([@garysheng](https://twitter.com/garysheng)) is:
building regen web3 + hyperlocal projects to seed a solarpunk future 🌱
forbes 30u30 🚀
co-founder @dreamdao\_ 🌎
advisor @gitcoindao 🤖
ex-@google swe 👨🏻💻
0:00 Intro
1:02 What does lunarpunk mean to you?
05:46 web3 beyond blockchain
07:40 Blockchain in service of regeneration
09:00 Decentralisation and sovereignty in regen tech
12:01 The hyperlocal and civic space
16:00 Simulated activism
18:34 The role of imagination
21:20 Pro-citizen, not anti-government
25:50 Decentralised food, energy & connectivity
29:37 Funding real life public goods
34:46 Rethinking success
46:54 Outro
Links:
- NYC Mesh https://www.nycmesh.net/
- Brooklyn Microgrid https://www.brooklyn.energy/
- Gitcoin's Oakland Local match funding https://gitcoin.co/grants/clr/gr14-oakland
- Phoebe Tickell https://twitter.com/solarpunk\_girl
Join the conversation on Twitter:
[
Stephen Reid ☯️ @lunarpunk\_0x
Just dropped a new episode of Lunarpunk Dreams with @garysheng on 🏡web3 in service of the hyperlocal🏡 mentions include @nycmesh @BKmicrogrid @gitcoin @solarpunk\_girl [stephenreid.net/lunarpunk-drea…](https://stephenreid.net/lunarpunk-dreams) 🌜
](https://twitter.com/lunarpunk_0x/status/1547590848358932484)[
stephenreid.netLunarpunk Dreams · Stephen ReidLunarpunk is what happens when the sun goes down in a Solarpunk village/town/city.
](https://stephenreid.net/lunarpunk-dreams)[
2:36 PM ∙ Jul 14, 2022
](https://twitter.com/lunarpunk_0x/status/1547590848358932484)
Wishing you lunarpunk dreams,
Stephen, [@lunarpunk\_0x](https://twitter.com/lunarpunk_0x)
# In Correspondence #22, 2022-08-10T13:10:23.466Z
Dear friends,
Welcome to another _In Correspondence_! This time I’m writing from Cassia in Bradford-on-Avon, during the midweek break of [Natural Voice Camp](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZd1bdCOphM) 🎶
## What I’ve been up to
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!ILdI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa8cac9d1-69e2-443f-8f91-35fe1db53d5b_2048x1365.jpeg)
_One of my favourite venues at the Borderland, The Church. Animateria’s DJ set here_
- I co-created the Inner Cartographers’ Club at [The Borderland](https://www.facebook.com/groups/682069748479128) (the Swedish Burn), where I led [workshops](https://www.facebook.com/groups/theborderland/posts/5728318160520903) on Exploring the Light/Dark Masculine/Feminine and Wild Mind 🗺
- I finished Balaji Srinivasan’s [The Network State](https://thenetworkstate.com/) (provocative/highly recommended) 📕
- I was accepted into the KB7 cohort of [KERNEL](https://kernel.community/) 🌱
## Life as Practice
[](https://dandelion.earth/events/62cea5c3c7a7960010781eb3)
> “If you take care of the small things,
> the big things take care of themselves.
> Gain more control over your life
> by paying closer attention to the little things.”
>
> – Emily Dickinson, poet
[Life as Practice](https://dandelion.earth/events/62cea5c3c7a7960010781eb3) is my next live, online course: a four-week group journey in cultivating wholeness and developing the habits to become our best selves, taking place Wednesdays in September. Join the 10 people who have already signed up: [read more and book your place](https://dandelion.earth/events/62cea5c3c7a7960010781eb3)
## Knowledgegraph
Since last time, I’ve shared [15 items](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2022-07-10) to my knowledgegraph. Some highlights:
- [Demis Hassabis (DeepMind) talking to Lex Fridman](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1zcT7fUeArhjU8J7weCzvG)
- [Balaji Srinivasan (The Network State) talking to Kevin Owocki](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5dpcADMDo8rCaVknJnEXax)
- [What it means to be a good coach](https://stephenreid.net/blog/2022/08/04/coach-maturity.html) ([read more about my coaching practice](https://stephenreid.net/coaching))
## Lua: Dating with depth
[](https://www.lua.earth/)
Lua is a new dating app from people in the ISTA community.
> Lua’s purpose is deepening intimacy, connecting people to Love. Skip small talk and connect deeply with like-minded people from conscious communities.
>
> Designed by intimacy and relationships experts, Lua helps you go deep with your match. The intentional and swipe-free design makes online dating feel more like a playful mystery and less like online shopping.
I’m proud to say I’m an investor. Give it a spin: [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lua.android&hl=en_GB&gl=US) · [iPhone](https://apps.apple.com/il/app/lua-dating-with-depth/id1532204217)
## Plans for the future
- [Medicine Festival](https://medicinefestival.com/line-up/), where I’ll host a panel on Web3 and the Radical Imagination at the Liminal Lake stage on the Friday at 6.30pm
- [Liberating Ways of Looking](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/programme-2022/liberating-ways-of-looking/) at Gaia House
- An integral facilitation training in Sweden with [Diane Musho Hamilton](https://www.dianemushohamilton.com/)
- [Life Itself’s Embodying Collective Transformation](https://lifeitself.us/embodying-collective-transformation/) November residency
- [Fritjof Capra’s Fall 2022 Capra Course](https://www.capracourse.net/) on [The Systems View of Life](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18554985-the-systems-view-of-life)
- Applying for Swedish residency! 🇸🇪
Until next time, with love,
Stephen, [@lunarpunk\_0x](https://twitter.com/lunarpunk_0x)
# In Correspondence #23, 2022-09-06T16:36:16.903Z
Dear friends,
I’m looking forward to the first session of my new course [Life as Practice](https://dandelion.earth/events/62cea5c3c7a7960010781eb3), starting tomorrow – here’s a [sneak peak](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aCa3eAs-jVzvkSj3NXT9MdB8KdIChEdKRzrPR6EBLr0/edit#) of the notes from the first session (there’s still time to [sign up](https://dandelion.earth/events/62cea5c3c7a7960010781eb3)! 📝)
## **What I’ve been up to**
- I had a wonderful time at Medicine Festival where I hosted a panel on Web3 and the Radical Imagination featuring [@MontyMerlin](https://twitter.com/MontyMerlin), [@solarpunk\_girl](https://twitter.com/solarpunk_girl) and [@franzallmayer](https://twitter.com/franzallmayer) (great photos of Medicine [here](https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.437024831807349&type=3) and [here](https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.437040355139130&type=3))
- I attended the [Participatory Design Conference 2022](https://pdc2022.org/) in Newcastle where my favourite talk was [“On Participative Intimacies and Other Invisible Achievements” by Prof. Ann Light](https://schedule.pdc2022.org/session/f950e4e3-570a-497f-ac93-411d347411bc)
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!PNUX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F79bb1922-99b0-448d-aa39-e9711b7a4b42_2048x1463.jpeg)
_Mose performing at Medicine Festival (Photo by Bluesky Pixels)_
## **Integral facilitation intensive with Diane Musho Hamilton**
[](https://www.dropbox.com/s/rmdqj5by3xm8klc/Real%20LIFE%20Facilitator%20Intensive%20AR%20Skills%20Info%20REV-SR.pdf?dl=0)
I’m really looking forward to this three-day workshop from Oct 12–15 near Stockholm with **celebrated Zen and integral teacher [Diane Musho Hamilton](https://www.dianemushohamilton.com/)**. There are a few places left if you’d like to join us: [read more](https://www.dropbox.com/s/rmdqj5by3xm8klc/Real%20LIFE%20Facilitator%20Intensive%20AR%20Skills%20Info%20REV-SR.pdf?dl=1) and [book your place](https://twoarrowszen.app.neoncrm.com/eventReg.jsp?event=2137&) ($100 discount for registering before 14th Sep)
## **Dandelion**
[](http://dandelion.earth/)
I continue to enjoy working on [Dandelion](http://dandelion.earth/), an open-source platform for ticketed events and co-created gatherings created by the not-for-profit worker co-operative I work with. Dandelion operates on a donation/gift economy basis: you just pay processing fees via [Stripe](https://stripe.com/gb/pricing) or [Coinbase Commerce](https://help.coinbase.com/en/commerce/getting-started/fees) (or choose fee-free crypto payments via [Celo](https://celo.org/) and [Gnosis Chain](https://www.gnosischain.com/evm)). **My favourite part of Dandelion is the Gatherings feature** , originally developed to support camps at European Burning Man events Nowhere and the Borderland, and since used for several standalone microburns, along with online-only unconferences.
- [Check out the new 1-minute video on how to add an event](https://dandelion.earth/docs/events/)
- [Add Dandelion to your Gitcoin GR15 basket](https://gitcoin.co/grants/564/dandelion)
- We’re open to sponsorship and affiliate arrangements from aligned organisations – reply to this email to discuss.
## **Knowledgegraph**
Since last time, I’ve shared [23 items](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2022-08-11) to my knowledgegraph, including a bunch of AI-related content. Some highlights:
- [Professional AI whisperers have launched a marketplace for DALL-E prompts](https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/2/23326868/dalle-midjourney-ai-promptbase-prompt-market-sales-artist-interview)
- [Impact Hyperstructures with Kevin from Gitcoin](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0qjOJgndqYlFNFA3TOsMGU)
- [In Search of the Third Attractor, Daniel Schmachtenberger](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCOfUYrZJMQ)
I finished the book [Small Arcs of Larger Circles](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32828546-small-arcs-of-larger-circles) by Nora Bateson, and started [The Children’s Fire](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42608605-the-children-s-fire) by Mac Macartney.
[](https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/2/23326868/dalle-midjourney-ai-promptbase-prompt-market-sales-artist-interview)
_PromptBase, an AI prompt marketplace 🤯_
## **Offerings from friends**
[](https://www.tickettailor.com/events/primalgathering1/746294/?utm_source=Primal&utm_campaign=c03dc341c0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_05_18_02_37_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d3cfd4bd7b-c03dc341c0-396107773)
- [Primal Reforestation Gathering 2022, Nov 17–20](https://www.tickettailor.com/events/primalgathering1/746294/?utm_source=Primal&utm_campaign=c03dc341c0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_05_18_02_37_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d3cfd4bd7b-c03dc341c0-396107773)
- [ReFi/SolarPunk Autumn Residency, Sep 15 – Dec 31](https://dachverband.notion.site/dachverband/ReFi-SolarPunk-Autumn-Residency-499b505a7024488d8910cd822885a31b)
Upcoming events on Dandelion facilitated by me and/or people I recommend ([full view on my site](https://stephenreid.net/events)):
- Tomorrow: [FREE Soulful Leadership Workshop](https://dandelion.earth/events/62d6e4f127ce19000b7f9e44) with Bonny Tydeman
- [Magician, Warrior, Lover, King: Men's Weekend Retreat London](https://dandelion.earth/events/626b05cd124a2a0011c763f4)
- [Awakening the Wild Woman: Autumn Retreat 2022](https://dandelion.earth/events/61f3c7f3769bec0011739017)
- [Deep Dive into Nature and Self: a four week online guided journey](https://dandelion.earth/events/6299d209799f58000c99d66a)
- [Soulful Masculinity: Men's Weekend Retreat London](https://dandelion.earth/events/626afc3f0cb184000c00c6d1)
- [Feminine Archetypes: A Five Week Women's Course](https://dandelion.earth/events/627131afde6edd000c829303)
- [Waking the Wild Ones](https://dandelion.earth/events/62baedf5584570000c8332dc)
- [Bernardo Kastrup - With Reality in Mind, A Five Week Exploration](https://dandelion.earth/events/62971505f2058b001194f1d8)
- [IGNITE: Wild Woman's Spring Retreat 2023](https://dandelion.earth/events/62e2726ae7f8c9000b3dc3ab)
- [EMPOWER: Embodied Facilitation Training](https://dandelion.earth/events/63109977725f870010f96728)
## **In Sweden? Hire me! 🇸🇪**
Having a Stockholm-based partner, I’m putting it out there that I’m open to work opportunities in Sweden, especially roles that come with residency – hit reply and let’s talk!
Until next time, with love,
Stephen, [@lunarpunk\_0x](https://twitter.com/lunarpunk_0x)
p.s. [here’s a version of Grace Kelly by Mika that my group sang at Voice Camp](https://www.dropbox.com/s/lx6talnglllojnt/3.%20Grace%20Kelly%20%28Mika%20arr.%20W.%20Sergeant%29%20-%20Suus%27s%20Group.mp3?dl=0) 🎶
# In Correspondence #24, 2022-10-20T12:10:57.395Z
Greetings from a sunny Stockholm 🌞 🇸🇪
## What I’ve been up to
- My brother, sister and I scattered the ashes of our parents, 16 years on from their passing, at a beautiful woodland close to where we grew up in South London. I read [these](https://poets.org/poem/children-1) [chapters](https://poets.org/poem/death) from one of my mother’s favourite books, [The Prophet](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2547.The_Prophet)
- I wrote a new blog post to expand lunarpunk lore: [Beyond Privacy: The Seven Darknesses of Lunarpunk](https://stephenreid.net/blog/2022/09/30/beyond-privacy-the-seven-darknesses-of-lunarpunk.html), on the Darknesses of Privacy, Attention, Suffering, Eros, Plants, Soul and Light
- I attended the [Liberating Ways of Looking](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/programme-2022/liberating-ways-of-looking/) retreat at Gaia House with Kirsten Kratz and Yahel Avigur, based on the teachings of the late [Rob Burbea](https://tasshin.com/blog/rob-burbea-ordinary-guy-werewolf-eternal-wanderer/) in the brilliant [Seeing That Frees](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25172403-seeing-that-frees)
- I participated in an [integral facilitation intensive](https://www.dianemushohamilton.com/event/active-and-receptive-skills/) with Zen teacher [Diane Musho Hamilton](https://www.dianemushohamilton.com/)
- I completed the excellent [Rust course on Educative](https://www.educative.io/courses/learn-rust-from-scratch) in preparation for learning [CosmWasm](https://academy.cosmwasm.com/)
- I’m half way through the [Capra Course](https://www.capracourse.net/) on the Systems View of Life and [KERNEL](https://kernel.community/) KB7
- I continue to enjoy working on Dandelion. 33 organisations sold 3547 tickets worth £185,594 in the last 3 months – [use Dandelion to host your next event](http://dandelion.earth/)
## Life as Practice course notes and retreat
I finished teaching the first [Life as Practice](https://stephenreid.net/life-as-practice) course 🎉
The course notes are in a rich, commentable Google Doc. You can [view a rough import of the doc for free](https://stephenreid.net/life-as-practice), with comments and links disabled. Pay £99 and receive:
- Lifetime access to the full, linked and continuously updated Google Doc with 700+ links
- Membership of the Life as Practice Telegram group
- A coupon for £99 off any future live edition of the course (i.e. your money back if you end up taking the course)
[View the Life as Practice notes](https://stephenreid.net/life-as-practice)
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!_r2J!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9418727b-d5fe-401c-bd50-d3c45f2b031d_5000x1668.png)
I am also delighted to say I have confirmed a fantastic venue in Cornwall, UK for the first in-person Life as Practice retreat, 28th April – 5th May 2023. Save the date for now, and expect another email soon with more details.
## Books I read
[](https://stephenreid.net/books)
I finished three excellent books:
- [Unbound: A Woman’s Guide To Power](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51205436-unbound) by Kasia Urbaniak (highly recommended for anyone interested in the topic of power)
- [Existential Kink: Unmask Your Shadow and Embrace Your Power](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50915816-existential-kink) by Carolyn Elliott
- [The Children's Fire: Heart song of a people](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42608605-the-children-s-fire) by Mac Macartney
I’m now reading Alan Watts’ [The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/551520.The_Wisdom_of_Insecurity).
## Knowledgegraph
[](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2022-09-07)
Since last time, I’ve shared 34 items to my [knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2022-09-07). Some highlights:
- Films: [The Last Forest](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14029622/) and [The Art of Life](https://youtu.be/7gUh8j5ui0o)
- [What’s The Difference between Utopia, Eutopia and Protopia?](https://metamoderna.org/whats-the-difference-between-utopia-eutopia-and-protopia/)
- [Jeremy Lent on Interconnection & Shifting Worldviews](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7bwwToweVhsFgnFEv3azRc)
- [55 Tufton Street and the people who crashed our economy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRDLIOME47c)
- [Moonbeam: AI writing assistant](https://www.gomoonbeam.com/)
## Plans for the future
- [Life Itself’s Embodying Collective Transformation](https://lifeitself.us/embodying-collective-transformation/) November residency
- I’m hosting an event on Panvala’s new [Stamps](https://dandelion.earth/events/635106dfcf4822000b0050f1) initiative on 17th Nov, on redirecting billions of dollars of advertising revenue to communities
- On 6th Dec, I’ll be in Bristol to speak at the [Psychedelic Research Society](https://www.facebook.com/PsySocUob) (details TBC) and attend the UK’s first [ReFi Spring event](https://dandelion.earth/events/63286097b3e2fa000b28d63d?cohost=refi-spring)
- [The Tent of Seven Doors: The School of Myth Summer School](https://schoolofmyth.com/summer-school/) with [Dr. Martin Shaw](https://drmartinshaw.com/)
## Offerings from friends
[](https://open.spotify.com/album/75qyT6Fr7gCOgxfW0gVkCA?si=oX7VPa0iS5e_EglIqVOCMg)
- [Anna Ling released her beautiful first single ‘Nothing is Lost’ from her upcoming album](https://open.spotify.com/album/75qyT6Fr7gCOgxfW0gVkCA?si=oX7VPa0iS5e_EglIqVOCMg) and [The Odd 910 (Jade Wade) released their first album](https://open.spotify.com/album/2ehRDCZKKkHRsZ76faCl3N?si=TmWGSNYjQX6ATjMkiqO9Sw)
- Hannah Close is running a crowdfunder for [Islandness in the Anthropocene: A Documentary](https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/islandness-in-the-anthropocene-a-documentary), exploring islandness, ecology, identity and belonging
- Cami and Jamie relaunched the site for [Digitalis](https://digitalis.ca/) web design and development. I can also highly recommend [Studio Wolf](https://studio-wolf.co/)
- See [upcoming events on Dandelion](https://stephenreid.net/events) facilitated by people I recommend
- [Primal Reforestation Gathering 2022, Nov 17–20](https://www.tickettailor.com/events/primalgathering1/746294/?utm_source=Primal&utm_campaign=c03dc341c0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_05_18_02_37_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d3cfd4bd7b-c03dc341c0-396107773)
- [ReFi/SolarPunk Autumn Residency, Sep 15 – Dec 31](https://dachverband.notion.site/dachverband/ReFi-SolarPunk-Autumn-Residency-499b505a7024488d8910cd822885a31b)
With love,
Stephen
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# Futurecraft Residency, 2022-11-30T15:39:59.420Z
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!QiG4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67a1559c-0d6d-4d86-9919-1370478cf374_1280x720.jpeg)
Calling all current and aspiring solarpunks, lunarpunks, metamodernists, Soulcrafters, Homegrown Humans, fermenters, chefs, botanists, mushroom growers, forest bathers, dancers, swimmers, runners, meditators, yogis, painters, sculptors, architects, photographers, filmmakers, writers, coders, poets, actors, musicians, clowns, fools, coaches, counsellors, mentors, facilitators, therapists and teachers…
You're invited to join me, co-facilitators Anna Ling and Laura Gottlieb and special guest facilitators for the first [Futurecraft Residency](https://dandelion.earth/e/futurecraft-residency) at a stunning coastal venue in Cornwall, UK for a week across Beltane, 28th April – 5th May 2023.
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!sm4k!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F79a35420-c5be-4332-b39f-f2f6f9af4be8_1600x1077.png)
The themes of the residency are _cultivating wholeness_ & _crafting regenerative futures._
- _Cultivating wholeness:_ What do we understand by wholeness? What does it mean to be a whole human being? How can we cultivate wholeness both personally and collectively? (Inspired by the [Life as Practice](https://stephenreid.net/life-as-practice) four-week online group journey – if you join the residency, you will be given full access to the course notes.)
- _Crafting regenerative futures:_ What futures do we desire, for ourselves and for all life? How deep do we dare to dream? How can we craft our dreams into realities?
Some of our favourite future thinkers include Daniel Schmachtenberger, Nora Bateson, Alnoor Ladha, Bayo Akomolafe, Jordan Hall, Jamie Wheal, Tyson Yunkaporta, Douglas Rushkoff, Charles Eisenstein, Karl Steyaert, Jocelyn Ames, Richard Dennis Bartlett, Phoebe Tickell, Ronan Harrington, Hanzi Freinacht, Terry Patten, Kevin Owocki, Ethan Buchman, Manda Scott, Ayana Young, adrienne maree brown, angel kyodo williams, Bill Plotkin, Martin Shaw, Ursula K. Le Guin, Becky Chambers, Kim Stanley Robinson and Fritjof Capra.
The residency is the perfect opportunity to make new friends for life, deepen your current practices and explore some new ideas and activities you might not be so familiar with. I’d love to see you there: use the code **solarpunk2023** before the end of the year to receive a 10% discount.
[Read more and apply](https://dandelion.earth/e/futurecraft-residency)
Metta,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #25, 2022-12-07T22:58:56.284Z
Welcome to another edition of _In Correspondence!_ As an experiment, [I’ve created a Telegram group for readers of this newsletter, which you’re welcome to join here](https://t.me/+vSmZWZGvcDg1NGI0).
## What I’ve been up to
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!FmqV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62fd9b17-c205-4e74-b4ba-8479fcbc3b2a_1024x773.jpeg)
_Upper Hamlet, Plum Village_
- I attended [Life Itself’s Embodying Collective Transformation](https://lifeitself.us/embodying-collective-transformation/) November residency and spent a day at the nearby [Plum Village](https://plumvillage.org/) where I heard a Dharma talk on the [Five Mindfulness Trainings](https://plumvillage.org/mindfulness/the-5-mindfulness-trainings/)
- I was in Bristol to speak to the [University of Bristol Psychedelic Research Society](https://www.facebook.com/PsySocUob) on Psychedelics and the Regenerative Renaissance, and appear on a panel at the first event of [ReFi Spring Bristol](https://dandelion.earth/events/63286097b3e2fa000b28d63d?cohost=refi-spring) on Crypto, Climate and Regenerative Finance
- I completed the excellent [Capra Course](https://www.capracourse.net/) on the Systems View of Life and started the [Practical Deep Learning for Coders](https://course.fast.ai/) course by fast.ai
- I continue to enjoy working on [Dandelion](http://dandelion.earth/): 38 organisations sold 4,355 tickets worth £198,794 in the last 3 months – [use Dandelion to host your next event](https://dandelion.earth)
- My crypto strategy [Metastrategy](http://stephenreid.net/metastrategy) is in the top 1% of all strategies on the ICONOMI platform over the past month and in the top 3% over the past three months. Since inception in Nov 2020 it’s outpeformed Bitcoin by 10x
- I’m enjoying Farcaster as an alternative to Twitter: [fcast.me/stephenreid](https://fcast.me/stephenreid)
- Here’s the [playlist from a DJ set I played at a recent co-created gathering](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7nw3jGBfItugS8Dm18nOQR?si=f2d0b05eba8a4c11) (organised using Dandelion’s [Gatherings](https://dandelion.earth/docs/gatherings) feature, of course!)
## Books I read
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!X-3o!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff36e9393-f4d8-4de1-ad4e-564ee4efeffb_1302x475.png)
- Solarpunk fiction: [A Psalm for the Wild-Built](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40864002-a-psalm-for-the-wild-built) & [A Prayer for the Crown-Shy](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40864030-a-prayer-for-the-crown-shy) by Becky Chambers
- [The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57820121-the-red-deal)
- [The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/551520.The_Wisdom_of_Insecurity) by Alan Watts
I’m now reading [Holding Change: The Way of Emergent Strategy Facilitation and Mediation](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55814319-holding-change) by adrienne marie brown.
## Knowledgegraph
[](https://www.scienceandnonduality.com/webinar/nonduality-and-postcapitalism-creating-life-centric-realities)
Since last time, [I’ve shared 34 items to my knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2022-10-20). Some highlights:
- [Nonduality and Postcapitalism: Creating life-centric realities with Alnoor Ladha & Lynn Murphy](https://www.scienceandnonduality.com/webinar/nonduality-and-postcapitalism-creating-life-centric-realities) on their new book [Post Capitalist Philanthropy](https://www.postcapitalistphilanthropy.org/)
- [Nora Bateson & Daniel Schmachtenberger in conversation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi5-90TnI3Y)
- [Daniel Schmachtenberger at Norrsken House](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbg8nHuNggU)
- [Ethan Buchman (Cosmos) on the Ownership Economy podcast](https://open.spotify.com/episode/188Pyalvm5uxQ3Nz5VatPl)
- [What “Work” Looks Like](https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2022/what-work-looks-like/) & [The Case Against Collaboration](https://paulitaylor.com/2022/05/06/the-case-against-collaboration/)
- [Gratitude Revealed](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21235684/) (Louie Schwartzberg’s new film)
## Futurecraft Residency
[](https://dandelion.earth/e/futurecraft-residency)
Applications are rolling in for the [Futurecraft Residency](https://dandelion.earth/e/futurecraft-residency) that I’m facilitating alongside Anna Ling, Laura Gottlieb and special guest facilitators at a stunning coastal venue in Cornwall, UK for a week across Beltane, 28th April – 5th May 2023.
[Read more and apply](https://dandelion.earth/e/futurecraft-residency) (Use the code **solarpunk2023** before the end of the year to receive a 10% discount)
## Plans for the future
- [Seeing Through Dualities, Deepening in Emptiness](https://dharmacourse.org/seeing-through-dualities-deepening-in-emptiness/) online course with Yahel Avigur and Susy Keely
- [The Eye of the Heart: Tracing a Path to Soulfulness](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/programme-2023/the-eye-of-the-heart/) at Gaia House
- [The Tent of Seven Doors: The School of Myth Summer School](https://schoolofmyth.com/summer-school/) with [Dr. Martin Shaw](https://drmartinshaw.com/)
## Offerings from friends
[](https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/anna-ling-recording-my-first-album/x/6123785#/)
- [Support Anna Ling’s debut album on Indiegogo](https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/anna-ling-recording-my-first-album/x/6123785#/)
- [Create the Life you Desire](https://dandelion.earth/events/63616361c7a6fb000bb5f792), a free workshop with Bonny Tydeman
- [The Body Knows](https://dandelion.earth/events/627e6b9c9338d80011f2ec95), a weekend workshop in Bristol with Dani Tonks
- [Magician, Warrior, Lover, King](https://dandelion.earth/events/633bf5cacb4276000b87eed5): a men’s weekend retreat in London with Conor Cregg
- Many fantastic offerings from Gaia and Alana’s new organisation, [True Nature](https://dandelion.earth/o/true-nature)
Until next time, with love,
Stephen
_p.s. A reminder that you’re welcome to join the new [Telegram group](https://t.me/+vSmZWZGvcDg1NGI0)!_
# Futurecraft Residency facilitators, 2023-01-02T16:57:03.959Z
Dear friends,
Happy new year 🎉 We are delighted to have confirmed the full lineup of facilitators at the [Futurecraft Residency](https://dandelion.earth/e/futurecraft-residency) in Cornwall, UK, 28th April – 5th May 2023. We know it’s been a busy few weeks, so we’re also extending the offer to receive 10% off until Imbolc, 2nd Feb, using the code **solarpunk2023**. We hope to see you there!
[Read more and apply](https://dandelion.earth/e/futurecraft-residency)
**Stephen Reid**
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!dBfX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd1ec151a-3159-418c-b646-9253ca28b6df_2400x1601.jpeg)
Stephen Reid is a teacher, technologist and [coach](https://stephenreid.net/coaching) devoted to the flourishing of [Life on Earth](https://fall.capracourse.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Introduction.pdf) who has trained in the fields of complexity science, physics, software development, transformational coaching, meditation and plant medicine. He writes a [regular newsletter](https://stephenreid.substack.com/), teaches the [Life as Practice](https://stephenreid.net/life-as-practice) course, and is a member of the not-for-profit worker co-operative Dandelion Collective, where he leads the development of the [Dandelion](https://dandelion.earth/) platform for regenerative events and co-created gatherings.
Previously, he founded [The Psychedelic Society](https://psychedelicsociety.org.uk/), taught the [How to DAO](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jxbb3YkrjAT1TUe6W2yCFUAsXUhdVt5JYoJwmMfykoQ/edit), [Tools for the Regenerative Renaissance](https://dandelion.earth/events/5fd23eae6824a9000d43006e), [The Promise of Decentralisation](https://dandelion.earth/events/605f1caeed084e000d44e844) & [Introduction to web3](https://dandelion.earth/events/623c3fccf9cf930011212aa1) courses, served as the youngest ever board member of [Greenpeace UK](https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/), and consulted for organisations including the [New Economics Foundation](https://neweconomics.org/), the [Living Wage Foundation](https://www.livingwage.org.uk/) and [350.org](https://350.org/). Stephen has an MPhys in [Physics](https://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/) from the University of Oxford, where he specialised in quantum field theory, and an MRes in [Complexity Sciences](http://www.bristol.ac.uk/bccs/) from the University of Bristol.
**Anna Ling**
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!aAFY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5cf44b49-c1ab-460c-9f02-d07a3b04d34a_1311x835.png)
[Anna Ling](https://www.annaling.co.uk/) is a singer-songwriter, community choir leader and yoga teacher based in Devon with over 10 years experience teaching choirs and yoga.
She has a BA in Ethnomusicology from SOAS and is accredited by the [Association of Teachers of Singing](https://aotos.org.uk/) and the [Natural Voice Network](https://www.naturalvoice.net/). She has worked with organisations including Wren Music, Talking in Tune, Academy of Music & Sound, Jamming Station, WOMAD and Voice Camp.
Anna did her first accredited Yoga Teacher Training with [Ana Forrest](https://www.forrest.yoga/) in 2014, and has joined many more yoga trainings since in Hatha, Power Yoga and Iyengar. She lived in an Advaita ashram for 3 years and has a strong daily practice in both yoga and meditation.
Anna loves nothing more than creating spaces for people to feel their shared humanity and understands the power of both singing and yoga to increase group connection and cohesion as well as individual joy. She’s currently recording her debut album and her music can be found on all major streaming platforms.
**Laura Gottlieb**
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!WJuQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b17c1be-ced5-4d34-a11c-1433264917f3_1886x1414.png)
Laura Gottlieb is an integral facilitator and design researcher who has studied philosophy, design, facilitation, Bohmian dialogue, Authentic Relating, yoga, taekwondo and Zen Buddhism. They are currently finishing their [doctoral studies at Mälardalen University](https://www.mdu.se/en/malardalen-university/staff?id=lgb01) where they are exploring relational sensitivity in participatory design. Laura is a qualified facilitator with [Ten Directions](https://tendirections.com/), [Real LIFE](https://www.dianemushohamilton.com/), [The Philosophy Foundation](https://www.philosophy-foundation.org/) and [Core Quadrant](https://www.corequality.nl/?lang=en), and the founder of the Stockholm Bohmian Dialogue group. They have a BA in Philosophy from the University of Southampton and an MA in Information Experience Design from the Royal College of Art, London.
### **Guest facilitators**
**Ronan Harrington**
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[Ronan Harrington](https://www.ronanharrington.co/) supports the world's leading companies to create healthy, high performance cultures.
Ronan's expertise comes from an array of senior leadership roles. Over a decade ago, Ronan became one of the youngest Fellows of the Royal Society of the Arts. As a lead Futurist to the British Foreign Office (at the age of 24), he authored a report on the world of 2030 and how the British Government should respond. He received a Masters in Public Policy from Balliol College, Oxford University, and then became one of youngest executives in the City of London, as Director of Futures and Strategy at RPC.
It is not only expertise, but hard won wisdom that defines Ronan.
In 2020, he led the political strategy for the Global Environmental Movement, Extinction Rebellion, coordinating a global movement in over 60 cities around the world. Like many leaders, the weight of responsibility led to severe burnout and in Ronan's case being diagnosed with a debilitating chronic illness. Having overcome incredible difficulty, Ronan now shares the hidden drivers of burnout and what neuroscience-based tools, and cutting-edge team practices are best to manage stress, overwhelm and drama.
**Gaia Harvey Jackson**
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!nGdQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6d4b33dc-ea10-4c5f-9009-1936d483cdb6_2001x1333.png)
[Gaia Harvey Jackson](https://www.gaiaharveyjackson.com/) is a workshop facilitator, coach and artist creating spaces for deep transformation. She specialises in women's empowerment and leads the Psychedelic Society's events programme for women.
Gaia is passionate about the revival of ritual and works with communities to co-create ceremonies around the world, helping people to mark significant moments, move through challenges, and celebrate life. Her work combines elements of theatre games, voice work, meditation, dance and ritual, creating safe and playful environments where people can authentically connect and release.
Gaia has worked with organisations including Medicine Festival, Morning Gloryville, Togetherness, Alter Ego Network, Ecstatic Dance UK, Noisily, Kilifi New Year Festival Kenya, Ecosystem Restoration Camps, Pinky Promise and Midwifing the Veils.
**Roisin Green**
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!yQHQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcc0e4d4c-2b63-4c00-80fb-b5fdc830d36e_3088x2056.png)
Roisin Green has been practising meditation, clowning and various embodiment modalities for over ten years. She teaches the the [Power Play: Submission and Domination Reframed](https://dandelion.earth/activities/62a63640e3f9ec00114d2d32) workshops and assists former Taoist nun and dominatrix [Kasia Urbaniak](https://www.kasiaurbaniak.com/) on her course [Power With Men](https://www.kasiaurbaniak.com/power-with-men), a syllabus designed to address situations where female-conditioned people tend to lose power. In 2022, Roisin began training to be a psychotherapist and is happy for this training to be further underpinning her dedication to rigour and safety in this field.
Roisin works at depth in a gentle, simple and to the point manner. She has learned the delicate dance of cultivating psychological and spiritual power simultaneously. In working with Roisin, you will learn to be precise, to slow down and grow compassion as you build your temple of awareness and gain the capacity to hold yourself in your experience.
**David Basak**
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!2-tE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb67b423c-7218-4ac4-8b5e-06d6739047e7_2048x1365.png)
David Basak is dancer, meditator and architect who has been practicising Contact Improvisation (CI) for more than 10 years.
His interest is in the layers beneath the dance form and the intimate learning that can happen between self and other when we drop out of words and into the relational somatic body. He has experienced much growth through the subtleties of CI and aspires to share his learnings for deeper, richer and juicier meetings with self and other.
Beyond CI, David has extensively studied Buddhism, has practiced meditation for over 15 years and facilitates kambo ceremonies. He is a qualified architect specialising in the eco-refurbishment of heritage buildings and is on the management teams of several UK festivals.
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Join us, deepen your practice and make new friends for life.
[Read more and apply](https://dandelion.earth/e/futurecraft-residency)
With love,
Stephen
# Post Capitalism and the Five Elements Mandala, 2023-01-17T12:27:38.090Z
Dear friends,
I’ve almost finished [Post Capitalist Philanthropy](https://www.postcapitalistphilanthropy.org/), the brilliant book by Alnoor Ladha and Lynn Murphy ([PDF available by donation](https://darajapress.com/publication/post-capitalist-philanthropy)). For your interest I’m reproducing in article form some of the content on the [knowledge page](https://www.postcapitalistphilanthropy.org/knowledge) of their beautiful website, followed by links to a few relevant events.
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**Post capitalism** is an umbrella concept to better understand what we want to transition out of and transition into. Capitalism is not simply a system of market exchange - it is a system that measures and reduces the value of Life including human labour, living ecosystems, relationships and life-force.
Post capitalism is not simply another ‘ism’ to replace previous ideologies; it is a conceptual container for social pluralities based on shared values (e.g. reciprocity, altruism, cooperation, gifting, equity consciousness, empathy, interbeing and solidarity with all Life). It stems from the shortcomings of the existing system and the lived experience of life-centric alternatives. In short, we endeavour to find approaches, practices and models that usher in systems rooted in interconnected relationships and a broader honouring of Life, in all its diversity and mystery.
Although the prefix post can imply a “context after”, it also implies a state which is informed by the context prior to it. This is why understanding the dominant system is so critical. If we do not have a clear perspective of capitalism, we become contextually irrelevant. However, if all we have is a critique of the dominant system, we in turn become spiritually and creatively impoverished. This is why post capitalism is a necessary discourse for the collective imaginary.
Post capitalist realities exist right now, and many have existed for hundreds (if not thousands) of years despite the dominant system(s). Indigenous cultures and communities that are based in the values mentioned above are inherently post capitalist even if they were not created in opposition to capitalism; their very existence is a form of resistance in the face of the dominant culture’s desire to eradicate and undermine them.
## **Five Elements Mandala**
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The _Five Elements Mandala_ is a way to represent some “coordinates of possibility” for transition pathways. We adopted the form of _mandala_ (which is Sanskrit for “circle”) as it represents a spiritual journey from the external world to the spiritual centre. In some traditions mandalas are believed to represent different aspects of the universe.
Our mandala is rooted in the traditional five elements of Water, Air, Fire, Water, and Ether, and two intersecting axes, the vertical and horizontal lines of action.
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!G5fC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fddac9b6a-1156-4d44-a702-675ce2128926_1201x1201.png)
The Y-axis represents _Transformation and Creation_ with a focus on building and catalysing new-ancient-emerging ways of living, knowing, sensing and being. In short, creating post capitalist cultures, collective imaginaries, and infrastructure.
The X-axis represents _Restoration and Solidarity_ with the lens of addressing historical injustices while rebalancing and recentring right relationships.
We placed the element of Ether at the centre of the axes and the elements to represent the essential, interdependent nature of (re)cultivating life force.
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!v53S!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6109d55f-ac3b-4945-a6ee-88cdbc107d0a_1735x421.png)
The elements represent five interrelated transition pathways:
- Indigenous peoples as the element of _Water_, the tributaries and veins of the planet, stewarding the world’s biodiversity (they represent about 5% of the world’s population and steward over 80% of the world’s biodiversity).
- Social movements as _Fire_ forge the pathways towards life-centric alternatives through direct experience and place-based wisdom.
- Creating new-ancient-emerging post capitalist cultures as _Air_; re-imagining and reconstituting the oxygen (i.e. ideas and consciousness) we breathe.
- Building post capitalist infrastructure as the _Earth_ element, ensuring food, land, water, energy, medicine and cultural sovereignty at local and bioregional levels.
- (Re)cultivation of life-force as the element of _Ether_; addressing the roots of the trauma culture of capitalist modernity and centring our relationship with life and death.
## **The Five Elements**
### **Water**
_ **Solidarity with Indigenous peoples** _
Indigenous peoples are varied and diverse in their cultures, practices, cosmologies, histories, geographies, contexts, and approaches. What many of them share is that, despite 500 years of colonial slaughter, exploitation and pillage, their communities have preserved the _wisdom of place_ and relationship to land; generational, symbiotic knowledge of their respective terrains that continues to be necessary for human survival.
Areas of work may include:
- Funds to and alignment with land and water protectors
- Ongoing decolonising and practices to understand and live solidarity
- Elders/wisdom circles and supporting the Life Plans
- Resistance movements
- Myriad efforts led by Indigenous communities that preserve and uplift their self-determination
- Support food/land/water/medicine/cultural sovereignty projects
- _Rights of Nature_ legal jurisprudence
- Indigenous sciences
### **Fire**
_ **Solidarity with social movements** _
These are groups and peoples who are directly affected by the onslaught of neoliberalism, are often dehumanised as their lands and bodies carry the most valuable “resources'', especially movements from the geopolitical South. Funding and being in solidarity with social movements is about listening to, responding, honouring and learning from the needs of the peoples and lands that modern wealth has been built on, without their consent. Some of the most critical economic alternatives can be found amongst these groups, as they experience oppression whilst living and embodying other ways of knowing and being that in many cases already exemplify a state of post capitalism.
Some of the critical transition pathways that social movements advocate for include:
- Evolving democratic practices
- Economic justice
- Solidarity networks
- Commons justice
- Racial justice
- Bio-regional self-sufficiency & cultural sovereignty
- LGBTQI rights & gender justice movements
- Labour rights
### **Earth**
_ **Create post capitalist infrastructure** _
The root of the Transformation and Creation axis is the element of Earth, which is the necessary task of creating post capitalist infrastructure. This is the physical, cultural and societal structures necessary to transition and live outside the constraints of modernity. The aim is to create systems and infrastructure for strong, resilient localised economies, deep democracy, community sovereignty, alternative modalities for health & education, flourishing ecosystems, and vibrant communal systems.
Areas of work may include:
- Localisation of production, consumption, and livelihoods
- Bio-regional infrastructure and sovereignty
- Ecological restoration and regeneration
- Open-source knowledge systems
- Alternative communities and experiments, including temporary autonomous zones
- Commons-based land stewardship
- Mutual aid networks
### **Air**
_ **Create new-ancient-emerging cultural contexts** _
We need spaces to create, imagine, and dream together to shift the cultural conditions, the memetic landscape of beliefs and the dominant ontologies and cosmologies in order for emerging alternatives to take root and flourish.
We must engender the cultural context with compassion, empathy, service, generosity and solidarity while deepening our structural and constellational worldview. This is the realm of artists, poets, culture hackers, shamans, educators and others.
Support for new-ancient-emerging cultural contexts includes:
- Physical and virtual spaces to imagine and dream together
- Cultural narrative work
- Emerging media approaches
- Gatherings and other ways to deepening relations
- Artistic and creative activism (i.e. artivism)
- Sacred activism
## **Ether**
_**(Re)cultivation of life-force**_
The (re)cultivation of life-force is the centre of the mandala as it is essential to and discursive with the other four elements. It also connects the axes, elements, and represent the on-going inner/outer healing journey. Ether is the invisible, ineffable, ever-present force required for Life itself and for creative, vibrant evolutionary change.
Areas of work:
- Reconciliation and restoration circles
- Family constellations and somatic-based therapies
- Ancestral healing work
- Physical embodiment practices, meditation and contemplation
- Rites-of-passage work
- Psychedelic medicines especially those rooted in traditional cultures
- Place-based spiritual practices (such as the Lakota Inipi or Sweatlodge)
- Cultivation of personal and communal creativity
- Resurgence of mystery schools
- Grief circles and other communal rituals
- Nature-based education
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If this piece resonated with you, you might like to consider attending one of the following:
[](https://www.braveearth.com/experiences/2023/6/26/reworlding-fellowship-reconnect-rewild-reworld)
The [Reworlding Fellowship](https://www.braveearth.com/experiences/2023/6/26/reworlding-fellowship-reconnect-rewild-reworld) is an eight-month immersive experience for political leaders, activists, community organizers, journalists, and social change practitioners. The focus is on merging a structural-historical analysis of power, exploring post-capitalist possibilities and integrating these with lessons from plant teachers and the more-than-human realms. The aim is to become more contextually-relevant to the living world in these times of meta-crisis.
[](https://dandelion.earth/e/futurecraft-residency)
The [Futurecraft Residency](https://dandelion.earth/e/futurecraft-residency) is a week-long facilitated residency taking place in Cornwall, UK, 28th April – 5th May 2023 on _cultivating wholeness_ & _crafting regenerative futures_. Some of the topics we’ll explore through a diversity of approaches include:
- _Cultivating wholeness:_ What do we understand by wholeness? What does it mean to be a whole human being? How can we cultivate wholeness both personally and collectively?
- _Crafting regenerative futures:_ What futures do we desire, for ourselves and for all life? What is the context we are operating in? How can we craft our dreams into realities?
[](https://www.transitionresourcecircle.org/events)
Join the [Transition Resource Circle](https://www.transitionresourcecircle.org/events) for a five-part webinar series exploring the hidden, unspoken and maybe even esoteric dimensions of philanthropy, wealth and capital.
Lynn and Alnoor will be joined by guest hosts including Vandana Shiva, Vanessa Andreotti, Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Bayo Akomolafe, Rupa Marya and others. They will take us through a journey ranging from:
- the history of capitalism and not often spoken contradictions in philanthropy
- ways to metabolize our current crisis
- various approaches to understand and respond to collapse(s)
- practices for embodied cognition and ontological shifts
- explorations of other ways of knowing, sensing and being
- possible transition pathways towards post capitalist realities
Metta,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #26, 2023-01-27T12:53:21.992Z
Greetings from the Impact Hub in Stockholm, and welcome to another edition of _In Correspondence!_ A reminder that [I’ve created a Telegram group for readers of this newsletter, which you’re welcome to join here](https://t.me/+vSmZWZGvcDg1NGI0).
## What I’ve been up to
[](https://twitter.com/Glastomichelle/status/1615642329938903040)
- I completed the Animas Coaching [Accredited Diploma in Transformative Coaching](https://www.animascoaching.com/coach-training-course/) (ICF Level 2). [Read more about my coaching practice](https://stephenreid.net/coaching)
- I created a guide to Daniel Schmachtenberger’s thinking on the metacrisis with the help of AI. [Check it out](https://stephenreid.net/metacrisis/) and [read the tweet thread](https://twitter.com/lunarpunk_0x/status/1612088097356877829)
- I spent a few days after Christmas in the strange and wonderful Glastonbury
- I celebrated New Year at a new co-owned community home where several friends are living on the west side of Dartmoor
- I started the [Seeing Through Dualities, Deepening in Emptiness](https://dharmacourse.org/seeing-through-dualities-deepening-in-emptiness/) online course with Yahel Avigur and Susy Keely
- We at Dandelion Collective had our first in-person retreat in a long time. Keep an eye out for a new [Psychedelic Society](https://psychedelicsociety.org.uk/) venue in London, the [True Nature launch event](https://dandelion.earth/events/63cabd6279ffaf000be555d5?cohost=true-nature) and more mind-melting events from [Adventures in Awareness](https://dandelion.earth/o/adventuresinawareness/)
## Post Capitalism & Psychedelic Colonialism
[](https://dandelion.earth/events/63ce91be3d389e000b5f5469)
Join Alnoor Ladha, Lynn Murphy and me on 22nd Feb 2023 from 3pm – 5pm UK time for a discussion on [post capitalism and psychedelic colonialism](https://dandelion.earth/events/63ce91be3d389e000b5f5469) based on Alnoor and Lynn's new book [Post Capitalist Philanthropy](http://postcapitalistphilanthropy.org/knowledge) and Alnoor and Rene Suša's recent article [Why the “Psychedelic Renaissance” is just Colonialism by Another Name](https://doubleblindmag.com/colonialism-by-another-name/).
## Futurecraft Residency
[](https://dandelion.earth/e/futurecraft-residency)
We’ve now had more applications than there are spaces to the [Futurecraft Residency](https://dandelion.earth/e/futurecraft-residency), 28th Apr – 5th May, so if you’re thinking of attending, I recommend putting an application in soon. Receive a 10% discount with the code **solarpunk2023** when booking by 2nd Feb.
## Knowledgegraph
[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBzrzS1Ag_g)
Since last time, [I’ve shared 46 items to my knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2022-12-08). Some highlights:
- [Toby Shorin on the GreenPill podcast](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5WDe74imalrLfSjCA0UvkG)
- [Jamie Wheal interviews Daniel Schmachtenberger](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0rLMrUQkVZsWwlyectyZ0M)
- [Nick Cammarata On Jhana](https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/nick-cammarata-on-jhana)
- [Sanity 101: Living Fully in an Age of Decline](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeDcreVILTE)
- [OpenAI’s New and Improved Embedding Model](https://openai.com/blog/new-and-improved-embedding-model/)
- The trippy video for [Tame Impala’s The Less I Know The Better](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBzrzS1Ag_g)
## Plans for the future
- [Navigating the Mysteries](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/navigating-the-mysteries-tickets-506580254177) with [Dr. Martin Shaw](https://drmartinshaw.com/)
- [The Eye of the Heart: Tracing a Path to Soulfulness](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/programme-2023/the-eye-of-the-heart/) at Gaia House
- [Medicine Festival 2023](https://medicinefestival.com/)
## Offerings from friends
[](https://dandelion.earth/events/63cabd6279ffaf000be555d5?cohost=true-nature)
- [True Nature Launch Party & Ecstatic Dance](https://dandelion.earth/events/63cabd6279ffaf000be555d5?cohost=true-nature)
- [Primal Gathering UK Regenerative Retreat](https://primalgathering.co/primal-gathering-uk) at [42 Acres](https://www.42acres.com/)
- [Power Play - Submission and Domination Reframed](https://dandelion.earth/events/63c432c6f9ed20000b52324d) with Roisin Green
- [The Body Knows A Six Week Immersion: The Gift of Somatic Resource](https://dandelion.earth/events/6399ecf7887553000b83b3de) with Dani Tonks
- [The Call: Meaning, Purpose and Direction Weekend Men's Retreat](https://dandelion.earth/events/63a46191ed476d000b7e3d1f) with Conor Cregg
- [Ways of Looking: A 6-week Meditation Course](https://dandelion.earth/events/639c8ce04cdd85000bcf00fc?cohost=adventuresinawareness) with Mark Ovland, based on the work of Rob Burbea
- [Vocal Odyssey with Nessi Gomes](https://dandelion.earth/events/63c54f3f59f9b4000b9ea4bd)
Until next time, with love,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #27, 2023-02-26T15:14:51.335Z
Welcome to another edition of _In Correspondence!_ I recently returned to springtime Devon after a month of Swedish winter, and the contrast is strong ❄️ 🌷
## What I’ve been up to
[](https://stephenreid.net/k)
- Following my knowledgegraph of Daniel Schmachtenberger’s thinking on the metacrisis, I created further knowledgegraphs for Alnoor Ladha, Bayo Akomolafe, Jamie Wheal, Jim Rutt, Jordan Hall, Nate Hagens, Nora Bateson, Richard Bartlett, Sophie Strand and Vanessa Andreotti. [Check them out](https://stephenreid.net/k)
- Using a similar technique, I created an [Obsidian-based wiki for MetacrisisDAO](https://wiki.metacrisisdao.com/) and [this sheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M6jTrCyBRgpLt2UD-x8HwuQafaGmhw7heHiMcr9-OI8/edit#gid=688288687) exploring the intersection of web3 and the metacrisis using the amazing [GPT for Sheets](https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/gpt_for_sheets_and_docs/677318054654)
- I’m now working on a live knowledgegraph for [RADAR](https://radardao.xyz/), a decentralised global collective discovering and validating emerging trends in culture
- I had a fun meeting with [Regens Unite](http://regensunite.earth) about a promising collaboration with [GreenPill](https://greenpill.party/)
- I hosted an event on Post Capitalism & Psychedelic Colonialism with Alnoor Ladha and Lynn Murphy. [Recording available here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIjGYPmJIDo)
- In a couple of days I’ll begin studying the 6-month [UC Berkeley Professional Certificate in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence](https://em-executive.berkeley.edu/professional-certificate-machine-learning-artificial-intelligence)
- Over £1.5m worth of tickets have now been sold via [Dandelion](http://dandelion.earth/). If you’re curious about using it for your next event or gathering, you’re welcome to join the next [Dandelion Organisers’ Forum](https://dandelion.earth/events/63ecbdfa5c7f4300022d6f51) on 16th March
- My first Spotify appearance… Hana Wolf released her first track, [In The Garden](https://open.spotify.com/album/7llicFogBz1Ledmb2JytAT?si=8RtAQkBVSRmZcdMVEvbn6w), which I play guitar on 🎶
## Books I read
I read [Atomic Habits](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40121378-atomic-habits) by James Clear, [Holding Change](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56415144-holding-change) by adrienne maree brown, [Post Capitalist Philanthropy](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64660069-post-capitalist-philanthropy) by Alnoor Ladha and Lynn Murphy and [The Seven-Day Love Prescription](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63109943-the-seven-day-love-prescription) by John and Julie Gottman.
[](https://stephenreid.net/books)
I’m now reading [Wetiko: Healing the Mind-Virus That Plagues Our World](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57335928-wetiko) by Paul Levy.
## Futurecraft Residency
A few places still remain at the [Futurecraft Residency](https://dandelion.earth/e/futurecraft-residency) at this stunning coastal venue in Cornwall, UK from 28th April – 5th May 2023. Join me, Anna Ling, Laura Gottlieb, Gaia Harvey Jackson, Ronan Harrington, Roisin Green and David Basak for a week of _cultivating wholeness & crafting regenerative futures_ through nature connection and wellbeing, exercise and embodiment, connecting with others, self-expression & creativity, and theory, dialogue & discussion. [Read more and apply](https://dandelion.earth/e/futurecraft-residency)
[](https://dandelion.earth/e/futurecraft-residency)
## Knowledgegraph
[](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3dHthDnT5oaFBNbc7cqBMa)
Since last time, [I’ve shared 32 items to my knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2023-01-28). Some highlights:
- [SOPHIE STRAND on Myths as Maps /312](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3dHthDnT5oaFBNbc7cqBMa)
- [Rob Burbea : This Matter of Emptiness](https://dharmaseed.org/talks/player/15324.html)
- [Robots that plant trees](https://www.unlimited-robotics.com/post/robots-that-plant-trees)
- [Ren - Hi Ren](https://youtu.be/s_nc1IVoMxc)
## Plans for the future
- Hosting the [Coaching for Collective Transformation launch event featuring Richard Bartlett, Jocelyn Ames and Karl Steyaert](https://dandelion.earth/events/63fa6e9087af880002db0e6d)
- [True Nature Launch Party & Ecstatic Dance](https://dandelion.earth/events/63cabd6279ffaf000be555d5?cohost=true-nature)
- [Navigating the Mysteries](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/navigating-the-mysteries-tickets-506580254177) with [Dr. Martin Shaw](https://drmartinshaw.com/)
- [Weymouth Triathlon 2023](https://bustinskin.fullonsport.com/event/weymouth-classsic-triathlon-2023/profile)
- [Somewhere 2023](https://www.facebook.com/events/669430068267296)?
- [Boom 2023](https://boomfestival.org/boom2023/)?
- [Medicine Festival 2023](https://medicinefestival.com/)
- [The Pleasure Journey](https://www.elaineyonge.com/tpjuk) with [Elaine Yonge](https://www.elaineyonge.com/)
- [The Eye of the Heart: Tracing a Path to Soulfulness](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/programme-2023/the-eye-of-the-heart/) at [Gaia House](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/)
## Offerings from friends
[](https://dandelion.earth/events/63cabd6279ffaf000be555d5?cohost=true-nature)
[Full listings on my site](https://stephenreid.net/events):
- [Primal Gathering UK Regenerative Retreat](https://primalgathering.co/primal-gathering-uk) at [42 Acres](https://www.42acres.com/)
- [The Body Knows A Six Week Immersion: The Gift of Somatic Resource](https://dandelion.earth/events/6399ecf7887553000b83b3de) with Dani Tonks
- [Spring Equinox Dance: True Nature Launch](https://dandelion.earth/events/63cabd6279ffaf000be555d5) with Gaia Harvey Jackson and Alana Bloom
- [The Call: Meaning, Purpose and Direction Weekend Men's Retreat](https://dandelion.earth/events/63a46191ed476d000b7e3d1f) with Conor Cregg
- [Deep Dive into Nature and Self: a four week online guided journey](https://dandelion.earth/events/63c5c49ee05705000b89d91c) with Carolin Goethel and Jenny O’Hare
- [Power Play - Submission and Domination Reframed](https://dandelion.earth/events/63f629c3a2f0dd0002c0be97) with Roisin Green
- [Bernardo Kastrup - With Reality in Mind, A five week exploration with guest Patrick Harpur](https://dandelion.earth/events/63d7bd3a8640a5000bae349c) with Amir Giles
- [A Farewell to Screen Addictions - A Four Week Course](https://dandelion.earth/events/63cad0b779ffaf000be55e04) with Boe Huntress
- [Rebel With A Cause: 6 Week Soulful Leadership Course](https://dandelion.earth/events/63dd013bd9dca60004e38b27) with Bonny Tydeman
Metta 🧡
Stephen
[Since you got this far, why not join the Telegram group for readers of this newsletter?](https://t.me/+vSmZWZGvcDg1NGI0)
# In Correspondence #28, 2023-03-29T11:22:04.022Z
Dear friends, welcome to another edition of _In Correspondence_. I’m writing from my home in Totnes, Devon, UK, where now it’s a bit warmer, I’ve started swimming in the sea again (one of my favourite things!) 🌊
## What I’ve been up to
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!hCs0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5a89a240-a462-4084-ae17-066df91099be_2596x832.png)
- I visited the Helford Passage, the area where the (now sold-out!) [Futurecraft Residency](https://dandelion.earth/e/futurecraft-residency) will take place, to do some scouting 👀 Photos above from [Trebah Garden](https://www.trebahgarden.co.uk/)
- I created an interface where you can [ask an AI version of me to write a blog post on any topic you like](https://stephenreid.net/ai). Posts are written in the first person and integrate my interests and expertise
- I finished the [Seeing Through Dualities, Deepening in Emptiness](https://dharmacourse.org/seeing-through-dualities-deepening-in-emptiness/) online course with Yahel Avigur and Susy Keely based on Rob Burbea’s [Seeing That Frees: Meditations on Emptiness and Dependent Arising](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/25172403)
- I created [two further knowledgegraphs](https://stephenreid.net/k) for Iain McGilchrist and Rob Burbea, and a new index with photos all featured thinkers
- The results of a [research study](https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2218949120) where I and others received intravenous DMT in an MRI scanner were published: “This placebo-controlled multimodal human neuroimaging study offers the most comprehensive view of the acute brain action of psychedelics to date….”
- I had a wonderful time at the [True Nature Launch Party & Ecstatic Dance](https://dandelion.earth/events/63cabd6279ffaf000be555d5?cohost=true-nature)
- I attended two events with the enigmatic [Dr. Martin Shaw](https://drmartinshaw.com/): [Navigating the Mysteries](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/navigating-the-mysteries-tickets-506580254177) and the [Bardskull](https://unbound.com/books/bardskull/) book launch
- I spoke to [Kevin Owocki](https://twitter.com/owocki) on the GreenPill podcast about [metacrisis.xyz](http://metacrisis.xyz) and red/green-teaming web3 tech, with case studies on bioterrorism and nuclear disarmament:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/7eWW5YQgVXI?rel=0&autoplay=0&showinfo=0&enablejsapi=0
## Books I read
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!Be-4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F61226688-d3ca-4fd4-9ad6-8b728fe08828_950x450.png)
- [Hospicing Modernity: Facing Humanity's Wrongs and the Implications for Social Activism](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57425775-hospicing-modernity) by Vanessa Machado De Oliveira
- [At Work in the Ruins: Finding Our Place in the Time of Science, Climate Change, Pandemics and All the Other Emergencies](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66054459-at-work-in-the-ruins) by
- [Wetiko: Healing the Mind-Virus That Plagues Our World](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57335928-wetiko) by Paul Levy
I’m now reading [Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34272565-life-3-0) by Max Tegmark.
## Knowledgegraph
[](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3e5bkfY8mCsdhb9H39dHmy)
Since last time, [I shared 16 items to my knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2023-02-27). Some highlights:
- [The Revolution Will Not Be Psychologized](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3e5bkfY8mCsdhb9H39dHmy) by Joshua Michael Schrei on The Emerald (highly recommended)
- [Sam Altman: OpenAI CEO on GPT-4, ChatGPT, and the Future of AI](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6rAOusZcsuNtCv8mefmwND)
- [Attention as a moral Act: Iain McGilchrist & Jonathan Rowson in Conversation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHUGuUhB1c4)
- [Jamie Wheal on going beyond alpha burner party crowd spirituality](https://youtu.be/XG89xUm8Hz0)
## Plans for the future
[](https://dandelion.earth/events/63fa6e9087af880002db0e6d)
- Tomorrow, 30th March, I’m co-hosting the [Coaching for Collective Transformation launch event featuring Richard Bartlett, Jocelyn Ames and Karl Steyaert](https://dandelion.earth/events/63fa6e9087af880002db0e6d)
- [Weymouth Triathlon 2023](https://bustinskin.fullonsport.com/event/weymouth-classsic-triathlon-2023/profile)
- Festivals:
- [The Pleasure Journey](https://www.elaineyonge.com/tpjuk) with [Elaine Yonge](https://www.elaineyonge.com/)
- [The Eye of the Heart: Tracing a Path to Soulfulness](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/programme-2023/the-eye-of-the-heart/) at [Gaia House](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/)
## Dandelion
[](https://dandelion.earth/)
Dandelion has a new homepage, and as you can see, 51,507 tickets worth over £1.6m have now been sold there. [Use it for your next event or gathering](https://dandelion.earth/) or [browse upcoming events I recommend](https://stephenreid.net/events)
Until next time, with love,
Stephen
_p.s. I love to hear from readers of this newsletter! Why not hit reply and let me know what’s on your heart/mind?_
# In Correspondence #29, 2023-05-09T19:14:04.178Z
Dear friends, welcome to another edition of _In Correspondence_. I’m still buzzing from the Futurecraft Residency, which was even better than I hoped 💫
## What I’ve been up to
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!0QlD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0bff1f6a-ccee-4a79-98db-fd21a2c19237_940x564.jpeg)
- I co-facilitated the Futurecraft Residency! Thanks to my co-facilitators Anna Ling, Laura Gottlieb and jae spencer-keyse and all the wonderful participants. Some early feedback:
- I co-hosted the [Coaching for Collective Transformation](https://collectivetransformation.coach/) launch event featuring Richard Bartlett, Jocelyn Ames and Karl Steyaert
- I visited the west coast of Ireland for the first time to mark the marriage of a couple of dear friends. (Pictured below: the Cliffs of Moher)
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!MHJ3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa7d075b2-493d-47e5-9375-b2507c1639ce_1920x1500.jpeg)
## A taste of the Futurecraft Residency
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!547_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faf494b73-8a3b-40ba-8be1-06cc70a2db41_1060x610.png)
- [history of the entire world, I guess](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuCn8ux2gbs)
- [Jamie Wheal - Unpacking the Metacrisis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s5n0wh8yME)
- [Meditations On Moloch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeohwQls2GE)
- Seeing Wetiko [short film](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBV9-YdxX0M) and [interview with Alnoor Ladha](https://gaiafoundation.org/seeing-wetiko-an-interview-with-alnoor-ladha/)
- [Post Capitalism and the Five Elements Mandala](https://stephenreid.substack.com/p/post-capitalism-and-the-five-elements)
- [You are the Big Bang - Alan Watts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEunth9YCgo)
> To have eyes and not see—to be blind—is an unmistakable symptom of an occlusion to the call of the creative spirit. The figure of the artist is the one who opens humanity’s eyes, teaching us how to see. The black-hole aspect of wetiko is a creativity-destroyer by its very nature, so we need to generate and mobilize as much ingenuity as possible in order to contend with it. Paradoxically, wetiko both spurns and spurs our creative impulses. The blazing fire of a soul set aflame with its own destiny, burning with the passion of following its deeper calling, fulfilling its mission in life, puts a stake through the heart of the inner vampiric figure of wetiko. **The more we pursue what we love, what gives meaning to our lives, the more we allow our creative nature to express itself and the more we “kill” the inner figure of wetiko.**
– [Epilogue from Wetiko: Healing the Mind-Virus That Plagues Our World by Paul Levy](https://stephenreid.net/blog/2023/03/04/wetiko.html#toc-wetiko-healing-the-mind-virus-that-plagues-our-world)
[Sign up for the waitlist for the next residency](https://dandelion.earth/e/futurecraft-residency)
## Books I read
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!6VUJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96b30a54-d911-4d9b-b86f-967dbaa3de8f_974x694.png)
- [Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34272565-life-3-0)
- [15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23275060-15-commitments-of-conscious-leadership)
I’m now reading [Reality Switch Technologies: Psychedelics as Tools for the Discovery and Exploration of New Worlds](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62927799-reality-switch-technologies) by Andrew Gallimore.
## Plans for the future
[](https://www.enchanted.org.uk/)
- [Enchanted](https://www.enchanted.org.uk/): 6-9 July, Devon, UK. Use the code SR10 for a 10% discount
- [Weymouth Triathlon](https://bustinskin.fullonsport.com/event/weymouth-classsic-triathlon-2023-wmd/profile)
- [Microsolidarity EU Summer Camp](https://www.microsolidarity.cc/eu-summer-camp-2023)
- [Somewhere](https://dandelion.earth/e/somewhere)?
- [Medicine Festival](https://medicinefestival.com/)
- [The Eye of the Heart: Tracing a Path to Soulfulness](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/programme-2023/the-eye-of-the-heart/) at [Gaia House](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/)
- [The Pleasure Journey](https://www.elaineyonge.com/tpjuk) with [Elaine Yonge](https://www.elaineyonge.com/)
## Offerings from friends
[](https://dandelion.earth/events/6401d5761f604d000271a3f9)
- [The Artist Within](https://dandelion.earth/events/6401d5761f604d000271a3f9): a two day journey to break through fear and self-doubt and find the courage and confidence to express your inner world, with Jade Wade and jae spencer-keyse
- [Singing with Nightingales](https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/singing-with-nightingales/): Step silently into the night and listen as the finest musicians in the land duet with the sweet song of the nightingale
You can view more [recommended events](https://stephenreid.net/events) on my website.
Until next time, with love,
Stephen
_p.s. you’re welcome to [join the Telegram group for this newsletter](https://t.me/+vSmZWZGvcDg1NGI0)_
# In Correspondence #30, 2023-06-16T11:32:56.599Z
Dear friends,
Welcome to another edition of _In Correspondence_, where once again I’m writing from sunny Stockholm.
## What I’ve been up to
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!x2aX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0e1fac35-870c-439a-b574-bf36db85d264_1039x479.png)
- I participated in the [Weymouth Classic Triathlon](https://bustinskin.fullonsport.com/event/weymouth-classsic-triathlon-2023-wmd/profile), my first Olympic distance event, which I completed in 3h26m 🏊♂️🚲🏃♂️
- I spent a weekend in the beautiful Green Man Yurt at [Yurtworks](https://www.yurtworks.co.uk/) in Cornwall where I wrote a new song 🎶
- I worshipped all night at [The Church](https://cobudget.com/borderland/dreams-2023/cli4c4iye668408jo9jb6qurn)’s Borderland pre-party 💒 🍄 🌅
- My partner Laura successfully defended her PhD 👩🎓 🎉
## Books I read
I read the fascinating [Tantric Quest: An Encounter with Absolute Love](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/584226.Tantric_Quest), and skim-read [Breaking Together: A freedom-loving response to collapse](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125082585-breaking-together) and [Reality Switch Technologies: Psychedelics as Tools for the Discovery and Exploration of New Worlds](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62927799-reality-switch-technologies).
I’m now reading Iain McGilchrist’s [The Matter With Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58955313-the-matter-with-things).
## Plans for the future
- [Enchanted](https://www.enchanted.org.uk/), Devon, UK, July 6-9. Use the code SR10 for a 10% discount
- [Funding the Commons](https://fundingthecommons.io/), Paris, July 15-16
- [Microsolidarity EU Summer Camp](https://www.microsolidarity.cc/eu-summer-camp-2023), Berlin, July 18-23
- A medicine retreat with Maestras Laura and Lila from [Niwe Rao Xobo](https://niweraoxobo.com/)
- [Medicine Festival](https://medicinefestival.com/), Berkshire, UK, August 17-21
- [The Eye of the Heart: Tracing a Path to Soulfulness](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/programme-2023/the-eye-of-the-heart/) at [Gaia House](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/)
- [The Pleasure Journey](https://www.elaineyonge.com/tpjuk) with [Elaine Yonge](https://www.elaineyonge.com/)
## Knowledgegraph
[](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NRCHpmqjNb8)
Since last time, [I’ve shared 22 items to my knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2023-05-10). Some highlights:
- [Post Capitalist Philanthropy Webinar 5: Gesturing Towards Post Capitalist Realities](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NRCHpmqjNb8)
- [Indigenous knowledge, bravery, vigilance: how four siblings survived in Colombia’s perilous jungle](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/12/colombia-plane-crash-how-four-siblings-survived-jungle)
- [Ginsberg's Moloch - AI Nightmare Edition](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GtZg-LY-5Uo&feature=share9)
## Dandelion
[](https://dandelion.events)
I continue to enjoy working on [Dandelion](https://dandelion.events/), which has moved from .earth to .events and now features a much improved mail editor. [Give it a spin for your next event](https://dandelion.events/)
## Offerings from friends
Residencies:
- [Cohere](https://www.cohere.network/) is now accepting applications for its [Summer of Social Impact at Moos in Berlin](https://www.cohere.network/communities/berlin-germany)
- [Newspeak House](https://newspeak.house/): The London College of Political Technology is still accepting applications for its [2023-24 residency programme](https://newspeak.house/residency)
True Nature:
- [Awakening the Wild Woman: Summer Retreat 2023](https://dandelion.events/e/sfklo)
- [Waking the Wild Ones Retreat: Dartmoor](https://dandelion.events/e/k0vn8)
- [The Wild Woman's Way: A Week Initiation On Dartmoor](https://dandelion.events/e/h3kqm)
Adventures in Awareness:
- [Zen Meditation Colive: A Month of Coliving By The Coast of Portugal](https://dandelion.events/e/m4knu)
- [Headless Way Retreat with Richard Lang Oct 26–30](https://dandelion.events/e/h32r4)
- [Bernardo Kastrup: With Reality in Mind](https://dandelion.events/e/r06b8)
Conor Cregg:
- [Magician, Warrior, Lover, King: Men's Weekend Retreat London](https://dandelion.events/e/ig91w)
- [The Call: Meaning, Purpose and Direction Weekend Men's Retreat](https://dandelion.events/e/sx5vt)
With metta,
Stephen
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# Introduction to AI, 2023-06-20T08:49:01.243Z
Dear friends,
I’m pleased to announce my latest course: [Introduction to AI](https://dandelion.events/e/intro-to-ai)_,_ a highly practical, four-week deep dive into the promise and pitfalls of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning 🦾
It follows the success of my _How to DAO_, _The Promise of Decentralisation_, _Life as Practice_ & _Introduction to web3_ courses (4.7/5 from 141 ratings), and will include knowledge I’ve gained from the UC Berkeley Professional Certificate in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.
[](https://dandelion.events/e/intro-to-ai)
The course is suitable for enthusiastic beginners but will also be of interest to those with some expertise in the area seeking to connect with likeminded others. It will take place 4pm–6pm UK time/5pm–7pm Europe time on four consecutive Thursdays, 28th Sep – 19th October, via Zoom.
### Course schedule
The schedule is subject to change to ensure maximal relevance in this fast-changing space.
**Session 1: Fundamentals of AI**
- A brief history of AI
- Key players in AI
- Recommended podcasts and news sources
- Hugging Face, Interactive Python Notebooks and Github Copilot
**Session 2: Large Language Models (LLMs) and other text models**
- Understanding ChatGPT through NanoGPT
- Prompt engineering
- Embeddings
- Character.ai and Replika
- Open source LLMs
**Session 3: Multimodal AI**
- Midjourney and AI image generation
- Runway, D-ID and AI video
- ElevenLabs and AI voice
- ELSA, Socratic and AI learning
**Session 4: AI Futures**
- General intelligence (AGI) v Superintelligence (ASI)
- The Alignment Problem
- Max Tegmark's 12 Scenarios: Libertarian utopia, Benevolent dictator, Egalitarian utopia, Gatekeeper, Protector god, Enslaved god, Conquerors, Descendants, Zookeeper, 1984, Reversion & Self-destruction
- If You’re Driving Off a Cliff, Do You Need a Faster Car? AI, Moloch and regulation
[Read more and register](https://dandelion.events/e/intro-to-ai)
Best,
Stephen
# Futurecraft Residency: Brave Earth, 2023-08-08T12:31:11.093Z
[](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-brave-earth)
Following the success of our first residency, I’m delighted to invite you to join me, Anna Ling, Laura Gottlieb, jae spencer keyse and special guest facilitators for the next [Futurecraft Residency](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-brave-earth), this time taking place at the stunning [Brave Earth](https://www.braveearth.com/) in Costa Rica from 12th – 19th December 2023.
Featuring:
🔮 Exponential Everything with Stephen Reid
💡 Radical Reimagination with jae spencer keyse
🧘🏼♀️ Yoga and singing with Anna Ling
👫 Dialogue and authentic relating with Laura Gottlieb
💦 Ceremonial temazcal (sweat lodge)
🌳 Children’s Eternal Rainforest tour
🌋 Arenal volcano, waterfall & lake swim
🛖 Fuerza De Amor local resilience tour
🌙 Rainforest night hike
🕺 Time for co-creation and emergence
The residency will be themed around Brave Earth's [Trinity of Values and Trinity of Inquiry](https://www.braveearth.com/about-1):
**Trinity of Values**
- _Regeneration_: Implementing regenerative systems for healing, renewal, and restoration
- _Resiliency_: Creating interconnected, diverse, networks of solidarity and mutual support
- _Reciprocity_: Cultivating a relational field of symbiotic enrichment
**Trinity of Inquiry**
- _Gnosis_: Drawing from all wisdom traditions to establish a direct relationship to the divine
- _Eros_: Embodied practice cultivating a relationship with that which enlivens
- _Polis_: Refining our relationship to the whole through systems that promote equity and sovereignty
This is an incredible opportunity to experience one of the most inspiring places on the planet 🌎 We'd LOVE for you to join us on this special journey.
[Read more and apply](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-brave-earth)
With love,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #31, 2023-08-05T23:28:37.818Z
Dear friends,
Welcome to another edition of _In Correspondence_! I’ve had an exciting few weeks in Paris, Berlin and Portugal that I’m looking forward to sharing with you.
Several people have let me know recently how much they enjoy this newsletter. I plan to keep all the content free, but I’ve re-enabled paid subscriptions as a way you can express your appreciation 🙏
[Subscribe now](https://stephenreid.substack.com/subscribe?)
## What I’ve been up to
[](https://www.reddit.com/r/EarthPorn/comments/42obwi/sunset_over_cabo_da_roca_portugal_3207x1401_oc/)
_Sunset over Cabo da Roca, Sintra Mountains, Portugal_
- I was at Selgars Mill for [Enchanted](https://www.enchanted.org.uk/), and in Paris for [Funding the Commons](https://fundingthecommons.io/) and [Autonomous Ecologies](https://autonomousecologies.xyz/). I particularly appreciated hearing from/meeting:
- I attended the [Microsolidarity EU Summer Camp](https://www.microsolidarity.cc/eu-summer-camp-2023) outside of Berlin where I had the pleasure of hanging out with Jonas, Jocelyn, Nicki, Diana, [Rich](https://twitter.com/RichDecibels), [Nati](https://twitter.com/LombardoNati), [Bilal](https://twitter.com/bilalghalib), [Anne-Lorraine Selke](https://twitter.com/AnneSelke) and [Joe Edelman](https://twitter.com/edelwax) from the [School for Social Design](https://www.sfsd.io/), Nathan Vanderpool from [Respond Network](https://rspnd.network/) and many other fine folks
- I stuck around in Berlin and spent some time at [Imago Space](https://www.coopspace.net/), the Lazy Lake co-living house, the [Moos](https://moos.space/) community dinner and [Vabali Spa](https://www.vabali.de/en/home/), and also saw the incredible [Fanna-Fi-Allah](https://fanna-fi-allah.com/) Sufi ensemble. Thanks for your hospitality Caro, Claudia, Anja, Laurine, Andre, Alex R, Ann-Chris, Adam and Liza!
- I helped co-create the [fabulous wedding](https://www.instagram.com/p/CuWgGGQo4pe/) of two of my best friends, Gaia and Ronan
- I sat a 6-day medicine retreat with Maestras Laura and Lila from Niwe Rao Xobo at [Madreselva](https://www.instagram.com/p/CqqLVFcMddH/) in the Sintra Mountains 🌿✨
## Intro to AI
[](https://dandelion.events/e/intro-to-ai)
The next online course I’m teaching is [Introduction to AI](https://dandelion.events/e/intro-to-ai), a highly practical, four-week deep dive into the promise and pitfalls of artificial intelligence and machine learning 🦾 It’s 2 hours live per week + pre-reading and homework, from 28th Sep – 19th Oct. [Read more and book your place](https://dandelion.events/e/intro-to-ai)
## Plans for the future
- [Medicine Festival](https://medicinefestival.com/), Aug 17-21. I’ll be co-facilitating a session on Medicine Circles, Medicine Festival's 216 new local groups spanning the UK. Come along to start the conversation on how you can be the medicine for the place you live, including clean-ups of rivers and green spaces, tree-planting, song circles, potluck meals and more
- [The Eye of the Heart: Tracing a Path to Soulfulness](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/programme-2023/the-eye-of-the-heart/) at [Gaia House](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/), Sep 2-10
- [Planet Local Summit](https://planet-local-summit.localfutures.org/), Bristol, 29 Sep - 1 Oct
- Hosting the next [Futurecraft Residency](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-brave-earth) at [Brave Earth](https://www.braveearth.com/) in Costa Rica, Dec 12-19 (sneak peek, dedicated email soon!)
A few other great events I unfortunately don’t think I’ll be able to make it to:
[](http://regensunite.london/)
- [Regens Unite London](http://regensunite.london/), Aug 25-26
- [MetaFest](https://metafest.wtf/), Croatia, Aug 11-24
- [Crypto Commons Gathering](https://crypto-commons.org/crypto-commons-gathering-2023), Austria, 26 Aug - 1 Sep
I also hope to read [Blockchain Radicals: How Capitalism Ruined Crypto and How to Fix It](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125078090-blockchain-radicals) and [The Bigger Picture: How Psychedelics Can Help Us Make Sense of the World](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62664342-the-bigger-picture).
## Knowledgegraph
Since last time, [I’ve shared 22 items to my knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2023-06-16). Some highlights:
- [So You Want to Be a Sorcerer in the Age of Mythic Powers](https://open.spotify.com/episode/22QF1duMlwvws0QbMFJVLA): another incredible episode of The Emerald, this time on AI
- [Reforge the Ring #1: Accumulation, Extraction & Abstraction](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDCOZfKdOvE&t=535s): Andrea Farias, Sam Hall and me on some of Daniel Schmachtenberger’s early work on a new economic system
- [Discovering Harry Mack For The 1st Time](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slXJD7NfG7c): incredible freestyle rapper
- [The Swimmers](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8745676/): based on a true story, from war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics
- [GPT in 60 Lines of NumPy](https://jaykmody.com/blog/gpt-from-scratch/)
- [3 BS Traps when Working with Hipsters, Hippies and Hackers](https://medium.com/@hanzifreinacht/3-bs-traps-when-working-with-hipsters-hippies-and-hackers-ea020d90ed5f)
- [jokerace v3: welcome to the post-token future](https://joke.mirror.xyz/btwtFJKw8tEWGXuZ9rcJiGnldV8-LLUiC0h_Xvu2aSw)
## Offerings from friends
Over £2m worth of tickets have now been sold via [Dandelion](https://dandelion.events/), the platform for regenerative events and co-created gatherings, of which I’m the lead developer. Here are some of upcoming events there I can recommend:
- [The Metamodern Academy: A Masterclass in Metamodernism](https://dandelion.events/e/z7yp6): a new, graduate-level course on metamodernism with ‘Hanzi Freinacht’ (Emil Ejner Friis and Daniel Görtz)
Women’s work with True Nature:
- [Awakening the Wild Woman: Summer Retreat 2023](https://dandelion.events/e/sfklo)
- [The Wild Woman's Way: A Week Initiation On Dartmoor](https://dandelion.events/e/h3kqm)
- [EMPOWER: Women's Facilitation Training 2024](https://dandelion.events/e/m49n7)
- [Voice of the Womb Retreat: Cae Mabon](https://dandelion.events/e/qawim)
- [Waking the Wild Ones Retreat: Dartmoor](https://dandelion.events/e/k0vn8) (all genders)
Men’s work with Conor Cregg:
- [Magician, Warrior, Lover, King: Men's Weekend Retreat London](https://dandelion.events/e/ig91w)
- [The Call: Meaning, Purpose and Direction Weekend Men's Retreat](https://dandelion.events/e/sx5vt)
The Body Knows with Dani Tonks:
- [The Body Knows: Taster Workshop](https://dandelion.events/e/g4124)
- [The Body Knows: Weekend Workshop Bristol](https://dandelion.events/e/haogv)
- [The Body Knows A Six Week Immersion: The Gift of Somatic Resource](https://dandelion.events/e/u1hlz)
Soulful Leadership with Bonny Tydeman:
- [Soulful Leadership Workshop](https://dandelion.events/e/v2iq7)
- [Soulful Leadership: 6 Week Coaching Journey](https://dandelion.events/e/s8ybu)
Adventures in Awareness:
- [Zen Meditation Colive: A Month of Coliving By The Coast of Portugal](https://dandelion.events/e/m4knu)
- [Headless Way Retreat with Richard Lang Oct 26–30](https://dandelion.events/e/h32r4)
- [Bernardo Kastrup: With Reality in Mind](https://dandelion.events/e/r06b8)
And the best of the rest:
- [Slow Dating Bristol](https://dandelion.events/e/y5hrg)
- [The Return: Rose Immersion & Mary Magdalene Pilgrimage](https://dandelion.events/e/o7xas)
- [Deep Dive into Nature and Self: A four week online journey through individual wholing and radical reconnection](https://dandelion.events/e/d6fnx)
With love,
Stephen
_Hit reply and let me know what caught your eye, and/or [join the Telegram group for this newsletter](https://t.me/+vSmZWZGvcDg1NGI0)_
# In Correspondence #32, 2023-09-12T12:25:38.230Z
Dear friends,
Welcome to another edition of _In Correspondence_! A reminder that I love to hear from readers - if something tickles you, hit reply or drop a message in the [Telegram group](https://t.me/+vSmZWZGvcDg1NGI0).
[Share Stephen Reid In Correspondence](https://stephenreid.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share)
## What I’ve been up to
- I got handfasted to my partner Laura at [Medicine Festival](https://medicinefestival.com/), committing to each other for a year and a day (at least!) 🎗 (photo below)
- At Medicine, I also made mischief with [Witch Clown](https://www.instagram.com/witchclownrave/) and helped launch the Medicine Circles local groups initiative. [Find your nearest Circle](https://tinyurl.com/medicine-circles-map) then [join the Telegram forum](https://tinyurl.com/medicine-circles) 🗺
- I sat [The Eye of the Heart: Tracing a Path to Soulfulness](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/programme-2023/the-eye-of-the-heart/) retreat on the Brahmaviharas and [Soulmaking Dharma](https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/online-programs/soulmaking-dharma/) led by the brilliant Catherine McGee and Yahel Avigur at [Gaia House](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/). It was my deepest week of silence yet, I plan to write more about it soon 🕉
- I completed the UC Berkeley [Professional Certificate in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence](https://em-executive.berkeley.edu/professional-certificate-machine-learning-artificial-intelligence?advocate_source=dashboard&coupon=STEPH%3A11-8ICI43C&utm_campaign=incentivized_referrals&utm_content=SO+-+Berkeley+Professional+Certificate+in+ML+%26+AI&utm_medium=personal_url&utm_source=referral#referrals-email-capture-modal) 🎓
- I was blown away by the freestyle rap savant [Harry Mack](https://www.youtube.com/@HarryMack) live in Bristol 🎤
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!w2cu!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6c21c9c6-b81c-4f8b-bcea-aa4fe79929db_1110x1474.jpeg)
_We got handfasted!_
## Introduction to AI
[](https://dandelion.events/e/intro-to-ai)
Last call for the [Introduction to AI](https://dandelion.events/e/intro-to-ai) course I’m teaching, which starts on 28th Sep: a highly practical, four-week deep dive into the promise and pitfalls of artificial intelligence and machine learning. It’s 2 hours live per week + pre-reading and homework. [Read more and book your place](https://dandelion.events/e/intro-to-ai)
## Futurecraft Residency
[](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-brave-earth)
Join me, Laura, Anna Ling, jae spencer keyse and special guest facilitators for the next Futurecraft Residency, this time taking place at the stunning [Brave Earth](https://www.braveearth.com/) in Costa Rica from 12th – 19th December 2023. [Read more and apply](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-brave-earth)
## Plans for the future
- [An evening with Nora Bateson & Daniel Schmachtenberger](https://nav.confetti.events/nora-daniel/), Stockholm, 15 Sep (It’s [Stockholm Impact Week](https://www.impactweek.se): Nate Hagens is also in town)
- [Svampfestivalen](https://www.facebook.com/events/953523665800351) (The Mushroom Festival) at [Blivande’s Frihamnstorget](https://www.blivande.com/frihamnstorget), 16 Sep
- [Planet Local Summit](https://planet-local-summit.localfutures.org/), Bristol, 29 Sep - 1 Oct
- Possibly the [Hermes Amāra](https://hermesamara.org/) Annual Retreat, 1-8 Dec
## Knowledgegraph
[](https://flowchart.bettercatastrophe.com/)
Since last time, [I’ve shared 19 items to my knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2023-08-06). Some highlights:
- [I Want a Better Catastrophe Flowchart](https://flowchart.bettercatastrophe.com/)
- [Jamie Wheal: Canaries: 0, Coal Mine: 3](https://jamiewheal.substack.com/p/canaries-0-coal-mine-3)
- [“QBism”: The most radical interpretation of quantum mechanics ever](https://bigthink.com/13-8/qbism-quantum-physics/) (resonates with Buddhist teachings on emptiness)
- [Cursor: the AI-first Code Editor](https://cursor.so/)
## Offerings from friends
Over £2m worth of tickets have now been sold via [Dandelion](https://dandelion.events/), the platform for regenerative events and co-created gatherings, of which I’m the lead developer - give it a spin for your next event!
- [Soulful Leadership: 6 Week Coaching Journey](https://dandelion.events/e/s8ybu) with Bonny Tydeman, starts 18 Sep
- [Roadmap for Relationships: 4 Week Course](https://dandelion.events/e/w40qu) with Gaia Harvey Jackson, starts 1 Nov
- Shamanic healing inmersion at [Madreselva](https://us16.campaign-archive.com/?e= __test_email__ &u=92a1657d92d19d2085bf3b427&id=5bab752463), 2-5 Nov
- [The Metamodern Academy: A Masterclass in Metamodernism](https://dandelion.events/e/z7yp6): a new, graduate-level course on metamodernism with ‘Hanzi Freinacht’ (Emil Ejner Friis and Daniel Görtz), starts 6 Nov
- [The Garden Lab.s](https://labs.thegarden.pt/), residencies in northern Portugal
Mettā,
Stephen
[Share](https://stephenreid.substack.com/p/in-correspondence-32?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share)
# In Correspondence #33, 2023-10-17T18:02:38.664Z
Dear friends,
Welcome to another edition of _In Correspondence_! Newsletters are great and all, but I really hope to see you in person at the [Futurecraft Residency](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-brave-earth) in Costa Rica, 12-19 Dec 🥭🦜🥥🌴🙊
## What I’ve been up to
- I attended the [Planet Local](https://planet-local-summit.localfutures.org/) summit in Bristol where I particularly appreciated [Lyla June Johnston](https://www.lylajune.com/), [Rutendo Ngara](https://www.dancingwithmountains.com/people/rutendo-lerato-ngara), [Alnoor Ladha, Lynn Murphy](https://www.postcapitalistphilanthropy.org/), [Iain McGilchrist](https://channelmcgilchrist.com/) and [Jeremy Lent](https://www.jeremylent.com/), and also recorded a podcast with [Ma Earth](https://maearth.com/) (out soon)
- I attended the [Inner Development Goals](https://innerdevelopmentgoals.org/) summit in Stockholm where my highlights were [Indy Johar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0O7tloOgi0&t=30210s), [Phoebe Tickell](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0O7tloOgi0&t=3990s) and the closing party with [Louisana Avenue](https://www.instagram.com/louisiana_avenue/)
- I saw [Daniel Schmachtenberger and Nora Bateson in conversation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYWozFWbwGk) and had the pleasure of meeting Daniel in person for the first time
- I joined the [Stockholm Zen Center](https://www.stockholmzencenter.se/) ○
- I open-sourced the notes from the [Life as Practice](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DIiTAPJzC0_Bn0Zd8zbBkWo0jHNpT9xKGiy8m2UyGgE/edit) course I taught in Sep 2022
[](https://planet-local-summit.localfutures.org/lineup/)
_Alnoor Ladha, Lyla June Johnston and Rutendo Ngara_
## Futurecraft Residency
[](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-brave-earth)
I am really looking forward to the Futurecraft Residency that I’m co-facilitating at the inspiring Brave Earth in Costa Rica, 12-19 December. Join us for a week of exploring regenerative and resilient futures, individual and collective, through embodiment, song, dialogue, technology and imagination. [Mention this newsletter when applying for a $100 discount, applications close 12th November](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-brave-earth)
## Introduction to AI
[](https://dandelion.events/e/intro-to-ai-jan-2024)
My sold out [Introduction to AI](https://dandelion.events/e/intro-to-ai-jan-2024) course will take place again in January 2024. Take a highly practical, four-week deep dive into the promise and pitfalls of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. [Book your place](https://dandelion.events/e/intro-to-ai-jan-2024)
## Knowledgegraph
[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htiu1oZsRAM)
Since last time, I read the brilliant [I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/60881728) and [shared 39 items to my knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2023-09-13). Some highlights:
- A great [introductory presentation on the metacrisis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htiu1oZsRAM) by Joshua Williams
- [The Possibilities of Regeneration](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3akNyklB1fM): short film narrated by Lyla June Johnstone
- [Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnWMRR6ZCgU): free-to-view feature film accompanying the book by Local Futures founder Helena Norberg-Hodge
- [Reforge The Ring #2: Distribution, Contextualization & Instantiation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZQDUB28ucs) on the foundations of a positive-sum economic system
- [Transformers Are Secretly Collectives of Spin Systems](https://mcbal.github.io/post/transformers-are-secretly-collectives-of-spin-systems/): A statistical mechanics perspective on transformers in machine learning
## Plans for the future
[](https://www.earthed.co/earthed-summit-2023/)
- [Come Together](https://ekskaret.confetti.events/come-together-ekskaret-okt) on [Ekskäret](http://ekskaret.se/), Stockholm, 19-22 Oct
- [Earthed Summit](https://www.earthed.co/earthed-summit-2023/), London, 11 Nov
- [Hermes Amāra](https://hermesamara.org/) annual retreat, Devon, 1-8 Dec
- [Futurecraft Residency](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-brave-earth), Costa Rica, 12-19 Dec
- [Soulmaking Dharma retreat with Catherine McGee & Juha Penttilä](https://nirodha.fi/retriitti-02-24/), Finland, Feb 2024
- [ÖTILLÖ Sprint Utö](https://otilloswimrun.com/race/otillo-swimrun-uto-sprint/), Stockholm, June 2024
## Offerings from friends
Over £2.2m worth of tickets have now been sold via [Dandelion](https://dandelion.events/), the platform for regenerative events and co-created gatherings, of which I’m the lead developer - give it a spin for your next event!
- [Make It Rain](https://collectivetransformation.coach/make-it-rain): An 8-week coaching journey to get support in making a meaningful impact and thriving collaboration with Jocelyn Ames and Jonas Gröner, starts 24 Oct
- [Epic Love](https://dandelion.events/e/w40qu): 4-week course on cultivating empowered relationships with Gaia Harvey Jackson, starts 1 Nov
- Shamanic healing immersion at [Madreselva](https://us16.campaign-archive.com/?e= __test_email__ &u=92a1657d92d19d2085bf3b427&id=5bab752463), 2-5 Nov
- [The Call: Meaning, Purpose and Direction Weekend Men's Retreat](https://dandelion.events/e/sx5vt) with Conor Cregg, 4-5 Nov, London
- [Power Play - Introduction to Loving Domination](https://dandelion.events/e/f15em) with Roisin Green, 10 Nov, London
- [The Body Knows A Six Week Immersion: The Gift of Somatic Resource](https://dandelion.events/e/u1hlz) with Dani Tonks, 9 Jan - 13 Feb
- [Meditation & Movement Colive Experience](https://dandelion.events/e/h00ix), 13 Jan - 10 Feb, Portugal
- [The Garden living lab.s](https://labs.thegarden.pt/), residencies in northern Portugal
Mettā,
Stephen
p.s. since you made it this far, why not join the [Telegram group](https://t.me/+vSmZWZGvcDg1NGI0)?
# In Correspondence #34, 2023-11-21T12:27:17.382Z
Dear friends,
Welcome to another edition of _In Correspondence._ Want to watch something wholesome? [Check out the new Films page on my site.](https://stephenreid.net/films)
## Futurecraft Residency: 1 room left!
[](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-brave-earth)
We have 1 room remaining at the [Futurecraft Residency](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-brave-earth) taking place at the stunning Brave Earth in Costa Rica, 12-19 December. I’m also pleased to say that philosopher [Jules Evans](https://www.philosophyforlife.org/) will join us to deliver a session on Ecstatic Literacy. [Read more and apply](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-brave-earth)
## What I’ve been up to
- I participated in [Come Together](https://ekskaret.confetti.events/come-together-ekskaret-okt) on [Ekskäret](http://ekskaret.se/) in the Stockholm Archipelago
- I attended the [Earthed Summit](https://www.earthed.co/earthed-summit-2023/) at the [Barbican Conservatory](https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2023/event/the-conservatory-x-ranjani-shettar) where I particularly appreciated hearing from [John D. Liu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDgDWbQtlKI) of [Ecosystem Restoration Communities](https://www.ecosystemrestorationcommunities.org/)
- I visited the wonderful new [Mycelium Space](https://dandelion.events/o/mycelium-space) co-working space in Frome
- My crypto fund [Metastrategy](https://stephenreid.net/metastrategy) is up 50% this month
## Books I read
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!a6xg!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4eaff47-010a-49cb-893c-d804a00466b3_3673x2560.png)
I read [Another Life](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/117681537-another-life) (solarpunk fiction) and the thought-provoking [Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75560036-technofeudalism) by Yanis Varoufakis ([interview here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VatYrw0uqjU)). I’m now reading [The Flowering Wand: Rewilding the Sacred Masculine](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60138088-the-flowering-wand) by [Sophie Strand](https://sophiestrand.com/).
## Knowledgegraph
[](https://www.theintrinsicperspective.com/p/the-planetary-egregore-passes-you)
Since last time, [I’ve shared 25 items to my knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2023-10-18). Some highlights:
- [The planetary egregore passes you by](https://www.theintrinsicperspective.com/p/the-planetary-egregore-passes-you)
- [Living in the Metacrisis with Jonathan Rowson](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rTHj1Im3q4)
- [Should you meditate, and also, what is even meditation](https://sashachapin.substack.com/p/should-you-meditate-and-also-what)
## Plans for the future
[](https://dandelion.events/e/intro-to-ai-jan-2024)
My [Introduction to AI](https://dandelion.events/e/intro-to-ai-jan-2024) course will take place again in January 2024. Take a highly practical, four-week deep dive into the promise and pitfalls of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. [Book your place](https://dandelion.events/e/intro-to-ai-jan-2024)
- [Hermes Amāra](https://hermesamara.org/) annual retreat, Devon, 1-8 Dec
- [Soulmaking Dharma retreat with Catherine McGee & Juha Penttilä](https://nirodha.fi/retriitti-02-24/), Finland, Feb 2024
- Planet.Health summit at [Feÿtopia](https://feytopia.com/), March 2024
- Futurecraft Cornwall, 19-26 April 2024
- [ÖTILLÖ Sprint Utö](https://otilloswimrun.com/race/otillo-swimrun-uto-sprint/), Stockholm, June 2024
## Offerings from friends
Over £2.3m worth of tickets have now been sold via [Dandelion](https://dandelion.events/), the platform for regenerative events and co-created gatherings, of which I’m the lead developer - give it a spin for your next event!
- [How To Self-Love](https://dandelion.events/e/i1mfb): A free workshop for fast, effective nervous system regulation with Dominique Antonina (online, 5th Dec)
- [Psychedelic Experience Retreat with Alalaho](https://dandelion.events/e/alalaho-retreat) (Netherlands, 7-10 Dec)
- [Soulful Leadership: 3 Month Group Coaching Journey](https://dandelion.events/e/u5t8y): An intimate journey of learning and self-discovery with Bonny Tydeman (online, Jan-Apr 2024)
- [The Call: Meaning, Purpose and Direction Weekend Men's Retreat](https://dandelion.events/e/y3d0x) with Conor Cregg (London, Feb 2024)
- [Awakening the Wild Woman: Spring Equinox Retreat 2024](https://dandelion.events/e/k6c4r) (Dartmoor, Mar 2024)
Mettā,
Stephen
_I love to hear from readers. Why not hit reply and let me know what caught your attention?_
# In Correspondence #35, 2024-01-02T13:41:33.388Z
Dear friends,
Happy new year! Since last time, I co-faciliated the [Futurecraft Residency](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-brave-earth) at Brave Earth and spent a couple of weeks exploring Costa Rica. I also delved deeper into [the mysteries of emptiness](https://dandelion.events/books/seeing-that-frees) at the [Hermes Amāra](https://hermesamara.org/) annual retreat.
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!x4b5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F00d7b71a-6860-40cc-8dc7-246fc3100d07_1574x1106.png)
_Sunset at Playas del Coco_
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!W0gY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbb42949a-a07d-42d5-93f1-e69105b06669_1154x1018.png)
_Playa Cuevas, The Tree House in Nosara, Mistico Hanging Bridges and La Fortuna Waterfall_
## Introduction to AI (starts Thurs 11th Jan)
[](https://dandelion.events/e/intro-to-ai-jan-2024)
Generative AI is a big deal. If you want to get up to speed, I’m running my celebrated [Introduction to AI](https://dandelion.events/e/intro-to-ai-jan-2024) course again this month. [Read more and book your place](https://dandelion.events/e/intro-to-ai-jan-2024)
> A comprehensive and thoughtfully prepared course... I'm particularly impressed by the extensive notes, providing numerous avenues for further research. ★★★★★
## I Want A Better Catastrophe (Tue 16th Jan)
[](https://dandelion.events/e/i-want-a-better-catastrophe)
Join Andrew Boyd, author of[I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/60881728) and me for an evening contemplating the end of the world (as we know it), and what comes after. Described as "an existential manual for tragic optimists, can-do pessimists, and compassionate doomers", Andrew's book has been described as “a profound meditation on how to live in a world on the brink of collapse”. [Read more and book your place](https://dandelion.events/e/i-want-a-better-catastrophe)
## Building Our Regenerative Future
[](https://www.theliminalinstitute.com/building-our-regenerative-future-volume-2/50mvl)
I’m speaking on the Liminal Institute’s [Building Our Regenerative Future](https://www.theliminalinstitute.com/building-our-regenerative-future-volume-2/50mvl) course on _AI and our Regenerative Future_, exploring the ways AI could support regenerative futures, ways it could detract and distract us, and what's needed to ensure it's a net positive for planetary regeneration. Hosted by Daniel Pinchbeck, the course also features Douglas Rushkoff, Jamie Wheal, Alnoor Ladha, Yael Marantz and many others. [Read more and book your place](https://www.theliminalinstitute.com/building-our-regenerative-future-volume-2/50mvl)
## Metastrategy
[](https://stephenreid.net/metastrategy)
My crypto strategy [Metastrategy](https://stephenreid.net/metastrategy) is up 106% in the past three months and almost 500% since inception in Nov 2021. It’s consistently outperformed BTC by between 2-4x. Having said that, don't invest more than you’re prepared to lose completely. [Read more](https://stephenreid.net/metastrategy)
## Knowledgegraph
Since last time, [I’ve shared 26 items to my knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2023-11-22). Some highlights:
- Jamie Wheal on [tackling the meaning crisis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhJ3KkNlhaM) and [why psychedelics change everything (and nothing)](https://jamiewheal.substack.com/p/salt-acid-and-light)
- Vitalik Buterin on d/acc (defensive, decentralization or differential acceleration): [article](https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2023/11/27/techno_optimism.html) and [video presentation](https://app.streameth.org/devconnect/progcrypto/session/dacc)
- Blindboy on [Greek Mythology and Simulation Theory](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2OKAA163UFt9ifc0yKoSii)
## Offerings from friends
- [Soulful Leadership: 3 Month Group Coaching Journey](https://dandelion.events/e/u5t8y): An intimate journey of learning and self-discovery with Bonny Tydeman (online, Jan-Apr 2024)
- [The Call: Meaning, Purpose and Direction Weekend Men's Retreat](https://dandelion.events/e/y3d0x) with Conor Cregg (London, Feb 2024)
- [EMPOWER: Women's Facilitation Training 2024](https://dandelion.events/e/m49n7) with Gaia Harvey Jackson (Mar-Jun 2024)
- Join [Cohere](https://www.cohere.network/) in [Ayampe in Ecuador](https://alistairlanger.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bffa7d7c86b1083e231fc2fed&id=b7f868c1eb&e=8addbfee06) or [Iquitos in Peru](https://alistairlanger.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bffa7d7c86b1083e231fc2fed&id=d999c1dcef&e=8addbfee06) (Jan-Mar 2024)
Mettā,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #36, 2024-02-05T17:49:58.724Z
Dear friends,
Welcome to another nutrient-dense edition of _In Correspondence_! I’m writing from near Málaga in Spain where I’m [learning to dive](https://intothebluediving.com/) for the first time before heading to the [Microsolidarity](https://microsolidarity.cc/) gathering.
New this year: I’ve started offering services in [AI consulting](https://stephenreid.net/ai-consulting) and [group facilitation](https://stephenreid.net/facilitation) (read more below).
[](https://www.freepik.com/premium-photo/with-sun-hidden-last-lights-illuminate-rock-crow-malaga-spain_51141677.htm)
_Peñón del Cuervo, Málaga_
## **What I’ve been up to**
- I interviewed Andrew Boyd about his excellent book [I Want A Better Catastrophe – recording available here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XgrDjytHNU)
- I spoke on the Building Our Regenerative Future course on [AI and our Regenerative Future – notes available here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d8fo8QGW1-la6-NrD5Tg0Q9k_jUlrHbjF5wscBQRjqI/edit)
- I completed the second run of my [Introduction to AI course – purchase the notes and recordings here](https://dandelion.events/e/intro-to-ai-jan-2024)
- I spoke at a Big Education Conversations event on [AI and the Future of Education](https://dandelion.events/e/u4zup)
- I participated in a beautiful Imbolc ceremony at [the Glade in Dartington](https://thewoodland.co/the-glade/)
- I completed a Swedish A2 language course 🇸🇪
## AI consulting
[](https://stephenreid.net/ai-consulting)
Does your organisation need help understanding the potential of AI or implementing it effectively? As a certified AI professional and experienced teacher, I’ve recently started offering **AI consulting** services. [Read more](https://stephenreid.net/ai-consulting)
## Group facilitation
This year I’m also offering my skills in **group facilitation**. When teams get stuck, external facilitation can be the catalyst for breakthroughs and renewed momentum. I'll work with you to discover what's really important and plan a way forward. [Read more](https://stephenreid.net/facilitation)
## Third Attractor
[](https://www.instagram.com/thirdattractor/)
Andrea Farias, Sam Hall and I (who met via the [metacrisis.xyz](https://metacrisis.xyz/) community) published the first posts of the Third Attractor project. Read about three possible futures for London and follow for more scenarios via [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/thirdattractor/) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ThirdAttractor).
## **Knowledgegraph**
Since last time [I’ve shared 17 items to my knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2024-01-03). Highlights:
- AI is getting close to real-time. Check out near-instant AI-generated [text](https://chat.groq.com/) (Groq), [images](https://sdxlturbo.ai/) (SDXL Turbo) and [voice chat](https://persona-webapp-beta.vercel.app/) (Persona).
- [Gliglish · AI Language Teacher](https://gliglish.com/)
- [ChatGPT and the Future of the Human Mind](https://every.to/chain-of-thought/chatgpt-and-the-future-of-the-human-mind)
## **Plans for the future**
- A Swedish B1 language course
- [Planet.Health week](http://tinyurl.com/planethealth24) at [Feÿtopia](https://feytopia.com/), France, 25-31 March
- Futurecraft Together, Cornwall, UK, 19-26 April – now a private, co-created gathering for those with some experience of such things. [Get in touch](mailto:stephen@stephenreid.net) if you’re interested.
- [ÖTILLÖ Sprint Utö](https://otilloswimrun.com/race/otillo-swimrun-uto-sprint/), Stockholm, 8 June
- [The Psychedelic Society](https://psychedelicsociety.org.uk/)’s 10th birthday celebrations
- Possibilities: [The Borderland](https://theborderland.se/), [Medicine Festival](https://medicinefestival.com/), [Practices of the Heart](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/programme-2024/practices-of-the-heart/) at Gaia House, sailing from Scotland to Norway ⛵️
## **Offerings from friends**
Over £2.5m worth of tickets have now been sold via [Dandelion](https://dandelion.events/), the platform for regenerative events and co-created gatherings of which I’m the lead developer, and it has a [new Substack, which you can sign up to here](https://dandeliondotevents.substack.com/).
[View all recommended events](https://stephenreid.net/events)
- [Embodied Psychedelic Journey: 4-week course with Ciara Sherlock](https://dandelion.events/e/journey)
- [Unearthing Soul - How the living world reveals our deepest selves](https://dandelion.events/e/unearthingsoul)
- [With Reality in Mind: Bernardo Kastrup with guests Michael Levin & Christopher Wallis](https://dandelion.events/e/w91sz)
- [The Body Knows, A Six Week Immersion: The Gift of Somatic Resource](https://dandelion.events/e/thebodyknowsfeb2024)
- [Power Play - Submission and Domination Reframed](https://dandelion.events/e/z4f5k)
- [Magician, Warrior, Lover, King: Men's Weekend Retreat London](https://dandelion.events/e/d67pk)
- [How To Self-Love: 5 weeks on the most important relationship of your life](https://dandelion.events/e/x46cr)
Retreats for women:
- [Rooted Woman Retreat](https://dandelion.events/e/e831r)
- [EMPOWER: Women's Facilitation Training 2024](https://dandelion.events/e/m49n7)
- [Awakening the Wild Woman: Spring Equinox Retreat 2024](https://dandelion.events/e/k6c4r)
- [Wild Woman Camp Out: Nature Immersion and Beltane Sit Out](https://dandelion.events/e/u7428)
[](https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/346207625039567/)
Finally, the Ridiculous House, a wonderful communal house on the west side on Dartmoor, has space for a couple of new residents. [Read more](https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/346207625039567/)
Mettā,
Stephen
_p.s. I love to hear from readers! If you appreciated something here, hit reply and let me know. You’re also welcome to join the [Telegram group](https://t.me/+vSmZWZGvcDg1NGI0)._
# In Correspondence #37, 2024-03-03T19:46:12.982Z
Dear friends,
Welcome to another edition of _In Correspondence_! I’m writing from my home in Stockholm where this morning Laura and I hosted a sunflower seed ritual and potluck brunch: a dozen friends each planted a sunflower seed in a pot along with a dream for the coming year 🌻 Amongst other things, I am dreaming of an end to war, starting with the reported [six-week ceasefire in Gaza](https://www.perplexity.ai/search/gaza-ceasefire-o_o4jLfpRiOXe25c5cxvwg) 🕊
## **What I’ve been up to**
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!-_id!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F69033b08-523b-4887-aea5-39254055ffef_1200x798.jpeg)
- I completed my [PADI Open Water Diver](https://www.padi.com/courses/open-water-diver) course and met an octopus for the first time 🐙
- I attended the [Microsolidarity Winter Retreat](https://microsolidarity.substack.com/p/microsolidarity-network-newsletter) near Málaga in Spain
- I'm half way through a Swedish B1 course at [Folkuniversitetet](https://www.folkuniversitetet.se/) and in training for the [ÖTILLÖ Sprint Utö](https://otilloswimrun.com/race/otillo-swimrun-uto-sprint/) swimrun, getting used to a pair of [Vivobarefoot Hydra ESCs](https://www.vivobarefoot.com/uk/hydra-esc-mens)
## **Knowledgegraph**
[](https://www.theverge.com/23912922/scavengers-reign-review-max)
Since last time, [I've shared 29 items to my knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2024-02-06). Some highlights:
- [Scavengers Reign captures the beauty and terror of a truly alien world](https://www.theverge.com/23912922/scavengers-reign-review-max) – highly recommended animated series
- [Lunarpunk and memetic engineering](https://dark.fi/insights/memetic-warfare.html) – “Lunarpunk wishes to define a forward path, to express freedom positively as a _freedom to_ rather than a _freedom from_”
- [The Novelty Famine - Why nothing feels fresh in 2024](https://beiner.substack.com/p/the-novelty-famine)
- [Moloch - AI & The Deadly Force Driving Us To The Brink](https://youtube.com/watch?v=F62prbQAj7U)
And a couple of podcasts I haven't got to yet, but I’m looking forward to:
- [Andrés Gómez Emilsson (@algekalipso) from the Qualia Research Institute on the DemystifySci Podcast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjWDURKNe2Q)
- [Josh Schrei from The Emerald in conversation with Alexander Beiner](https://beiner.substack.com/p/a-dialogue-with-josh-schrei-of-the)
I also finished reading the unusual and thought-provoking [The Eye of the Heart: A Spiritual Journey into the Imaginal Realm](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/50537823) by Christian mystic [Cynthia Bourgeault](https://www.cynthiabourgeault.org/).
## **Plans for the future**
- [Adama presents: ODES TO THE WILD with Hana Wolf, Hanna Leigh & Mike Gilpin](https://dandelion.events/e/j9mfy), Totnes, 17 March
- [Planet.Health week](http://tinyurl.com/planethealth24) at [Feÿtopia](https://feytopia.com/), France, 25-31 March
- [Jhourney Jhana retreat](https://pages.jhourney.io/spring-retreats), online, 6-14 April
- Futurecraft Together, Cornwall, UK, 19-26 April – now a private, co-created gathering for those with some experience of such things. [Get in touch](mailto:stephen@stephenreid.net) if you’re interested.
- [ZuBerlin](https://www.zuberlin.city/), 27 May - 9 June
- [The Borderland](https://theborderland.se/), 22-28 July. You can [express your interest](https://dandelion.events/g/camp-2024) in joining the camp I'm involved with
- [Radical Free-ness: Everything to Lose, Nothing to Fear](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/programme-2024/radical-free-ness/) with Martin Aylward at Gaia House, 10-15 September
- Possibilities: [Somewhere](https://dandelion.events/e/somewhere2024), [Medicine Festival](https://medicinefestival.com/), [The Pleasure Journey](https://www.elaineyonge.com/tpj), sailing from Scotland to Norway
## **Offerings from friends**
[](https://www.alexmlod.art/)
Over 76,000 tickets worth £2,700,000+ have now been sold via [Dandelion](https://dandelion.events/), the events platform of which I'm the lead developer. Why not [list your next event](https://dandelion.events/) there?
- [EMPOWER: Women's Facilitation Training 2024](https://dandelion.events/e/m49n7), starts 19 March
- [Rooted Woman Retreat](https://dandelion.events/e/e831r), 22-24 March
- [Awakening the Wild Woman: Spring Equinox Retreat 2024](https://dandelion.events/e/awwspring24), 21-25 March
- Psilocybin retreats with Alalaho: [Returners](https://www.alalaho.org/retreat/returners-retreat-5-day-april/) (Spain, 20-24 April) and [Core Retreat](https://www.alalaho.org/retreat/core-retreat-4-day/) (Netherlands, 25-28 April)
- [Magician, Warrior, Lover, King: Men's Weekend Retreat London](https://dandelion.events/e/d67pk), 27-28 April
- Lon Dubh harmony trio in [Cambridge](https://dandelion.events/e/c98q2) (21 May) and [Frome](https://dandelion.events/e/l7ok8) (29 May)
- [The art of Alex Mlod](https://www.alexmlod.art/) - “it is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye”
[View all recommended events on my site](https://stephenreid.net/events)
Until next time, mettā,
Stephen
_Hire me for [AI consulting](https://stephenreid.net/ai-consulting), [group facilitation](https://stephenreid.net/facilitation) or [coaching](https://stephenreid.net/coaching)_
# In Correspondence #38, 2024-05-03T16:02:03.809Z
Dear friends,
Greetings from the wonderful [Blivande](https://www.blivande.com/) co-working/events/makerspace in Stockholm. _Did you know_ that each edition of this newsletter takes me up to 2 days to curate and prepare? If you find my writing helpful, I would be very grateful if you’d become a paid subscriber, which aside from the financial element, acts as an important encouragement to me.
[Subscribe now](https://stephenreid.substack.com/subscribe?)
[](https://www.blivande.com/)
## **What I’ve been up to**
- I co-hosted Futurecraft Together near Falmouth, Cornwall (Futurecraft website and dates for our next events coming soon – likely 5-7 July in Devon and 19 Aug - 1 Sep in the Stockholm Archipelago)
- I co-facilitated an off-site for ‘soulful hospitality’ company [edyn](https://www.findingedyn.com/) on AI. You too can hire me as an [AI consultant](https://stephenreid.net/ai-consulting)/[group facilitator](https://stephenreid.net/facilitation)
- I got to experience the wonderful [Feÿtopia](https://feytopia.com/) for the first time and participated in the [Planet.Health week](http://tinyurl.com/planethealth24)
- I attended a [Jhourney Jhana retreat](https://pages.jhourney.io/spring-retreats) (which wasn’t quite my cup of tea, I plan to stick with [teachers qualified by Rob Burbea](https://hermesamara.org/teachers))
- I spent a day in Venice during a family holiday and was reminded of its majesty
- I attended [Laura’s PhD graduation ceremony](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zt5m3iznxtufkxfq015ya/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-05-at-19.18.34.jpeg?rlkey=6fbhfzcx474ao9598w8zynnyf&dl=0)
## **Emptiness and Metamodernism, 9th May**
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!nW-8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d2db984-b79f-483e-97fc-b958de9e078d_1536x930.png)
I’m co-hosting an event on Emptiness and Metamodernism as part of a [series of events](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zjik18rv0crwr8w5c7a2i/Stephen-Reid-Mail-Rob-Burbea-Memorial-Events-2024.pdf?rlkey=075dtxtt3oojkvfy8ecshbbh0&dl=0) commemorating the fourth anniversary of the passing of [Rob Burbea](https://hermesamara.org/).
**Emptiness and Metamodernism: Exploring the Resonances Between Rob Burbea and Hanzi Freinacht**
Hosted by Stephen Reid and Jem Stopes
Thursday 9th May
6pm - 8pm UK
[Zoom link](https://hermesamara.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15492b0f164680ab3907ea24e&id=2cd11e1352&e=d411cc4057)
Join us for a group discussion delving into the parallels and contrasts between the teachings of Rob Burbea on emptiness and the emerging philosophy of metamodernism, particularly as articulated by Hanzi Freinacht. We will explore how Rob's approach to deconstructing and reconstructing our perceptions of reality resonates with the metamodern emphasis on holding multiple perspectives and playfully navigating complexity. Whether you are new to Rob's work or Hanzi's ideas, this session will provide an accessible introduction to both, revealing the transformative potential of integrating their insights to develop greater resilience, empathy, and joyful participation in shaping our shared future.
Recommended watching for those new to metamodernism: [8 mins](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BzD3wUEMaQ) + [14 mins](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl0caFRFoms)
Recommended listening for those new to Rob's work: [23 mins](https://hermesamara.org/resources/talk/2013-09-07-the-wonder-of-emptiness-seeing-that-frees-introduction)
## More metamodern events
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!mz9w!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe4edef78-c2e5-4a2e-ac7d-a3f0c831cf6f_3908x1080.png)
I can also highly recommend these two events run by Daniel and Emil from [Metamoderna](https://metamoderna.org/), one entry-level and one advanced:
- [A Dramatic Introduction to Metamodernism and the Philosophy of Hanzi Freinacht](https://dandelion.events/e/a-dramatic-introduction-to-metamodernism), 10-14 June
- [The Metamodern Academy: A Masterclass in Metamodernism](https://dandelion.events/e/the-metamodern-academy), 1-26 July
## **Knowledgegraph**
[](https://websim.ai/)
Since last time, [I’ve shared 40 items to my knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2024-03-04). Some highlights:
- [websim.ai: This World Does Not Exist](https://www.latent.space/p/sim-ai)
- [Manufacturing Bliss - Rediscovering the Jhanas](https://asteriskmag.com/issues/06/manufacturing-bliss)
- [An Introduction to Extitutional Theory](https://medium.com/berkman-klein-center/an-introduction-to-extitutional-theory-e74b5a49ea53)
I’m looking forward to listening to [Joshua Schrei on Embodied Ethics in The Age of A.I.](https://michaelgarfield.substack.com/p/219) and reading [First Principles and First Values: Forty-Two Propositions on Cosmoerotic Humanism, the Meta-Crisis, and the World to Come](https://www.amazon.com/First-Principles-Values-Propositions-Cosmoerotic/dp/B0CS85WYVX#customerReviews).
## **Plans for the future**
- [ÖTILLÖ Sprint Utö](https://otilloswimrun.com/race/otillo-swimrun-uto-sprint/), 8 June
- [ZuBerlin](https://www.zuberlin.city/), A two-week immersive residency bridging humanity and technology, 10-14 June
- Midsommar in Gotland
- [Buddhafield](https://buddhafield.com/buddhafield-festival-2024), 17-21 July
- [The Borderland](https://theborderland.se/), 22-28 July
- [Radical Free-ness: Everything to Lose, Nothing to Fear](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/programme-2024/radical-free-ness/) with Martin Aylward at Gaia House, 10-15 September
- [The Pleasure Journey](https://www.elaineyonge.com/tpj), 19-25 October
## Gitcoin GG20
[](https://explorer.gitcoin.co/?utm_source=grants.gitcoin.co&utm_medium=internal_link&utm_campaign=gg19&utm_content=program-rounds#/round/42161/36/33)
Donations are open for the [20th edition of Gitcoin Grants](https://grants.gitcoin.co/). I donated to:
- [Brave Earth](https://explorer.gitcoin.co/?utm_source=grants.gitcoin.co&utm_medium=internal_link&utm_campaign=gg19&utm_content=program-rounds#/round/42161/36/33), [Château du Feÿ](https://explorer.gitcoin.co/?utm_source=grants.gitcoin.co&utm_medium=internal_link&utm_campaign=gg19&utm_content=program-rounds#/round/42161/36/41) and [Traditional Dream Factory](https://explorer.gitcoin.co/?utm_source=grants.gitcoin.co&utm_medium=internal_link&utm_campaign=gg19&utm_content=program-rounds#/round/42161/36/10) in [Ma Earth’s](https://maearth.com/) [Regenerative Land Projects](https://explorer.gitcoin.co/?utm_source=grants.gitcoin.co&utm_medium=internal_link&utm_campaign=gg19&utm_content=program-rounds#/round/42161/36) round
- Breadchain Cooperative in the [Hackathon Alumni](https://explorer.gitcoin.co/?utm_source=grants.gitcoin.co&utm_medium=internal_link&utm_campaign=gg19&utm_content=program-rounds#/round/42161/23/22) and [Token Engineering](https://explorer.gitcoin.co/?utm_source=grants.gitcoin.co&utm_medium=internal_link&utm_campaign=gg19&utm_content=program-rounds#/round/10/9/19) rounds
## Offerings from friends
- [Primal Gathering](https://dandelion.events/e/primalgathering2024), 14-19 May
- [Embodied Psychedelic Journey: 4-week Course with Ciara Sherlock](https://dandelion.events/e/embodiedjourney), 14 May - 4 Jun
- [Quantum Burlesque](https://facebook.com/events/s/divine-ridiculous-weekend-quan/283073584598215/), a weekend-long immersive experience in exploring a theatrics of the erotic basis of life, 24-26 May
- [Introduction to Conscious Release](https://signup.lebensweise.net/conscious-release-workshop), 26 May
- [Somewhere '24 [Portuguese Burn]](https://dandelion.events/e/somewhere2024), 30 May - 5 Jun
- [Rave Ritual with Witch Clown](https://dandelion.events/e/raveritual), 31 May
- [Edge Esmeralda](https://www.edgeesmeralda.com/), a month-long gathering for people building the future, 2-30 June
- [Shipibo Healing Retreats with Maestras Laura and Lila](https://us16.campaign-archive.com/?e=0ccf430684&u=92a1657d92d19d2085bf3b427&id=fbfec61974), Aug 2024
- [Soulful Leadership: 3 Month Group Coaching Journey](https://dandelion.events/e/a1fsd), 23 Sep - 9 Dec
- [The Call: Meaning, Purpose and Direction Weekend Men's Retreat](https://dandelion.events/e/o0smf), 19-20 Oct
- [Awakening the Wild Woman: Autumn Retreat 2024](https://dandelion.events/e/n93il), 24-28 Oct
- [The Mythic Body](https://www.themythicbody.com/courses/), Nov 2024 - Sep 2025
Until next time, mettā,
Stephen
p.s. here’s that link again to become a paid subscriber 🙏 :
[Subscribe now](https://stephenreid.substack.com/subscribe?)
# In Correspondence #39, 2024-06-03T09:33:35.028Z
Dear friends,
Welcome to the latest edition of _In Correspondence_, featuring several exciting launches… 🌊 🎧 🍞
## **Futurecraft**
We’ve launched the website for [Futurecraft](https://futurecraft.life/)! Check it out at [futurecraft.life](https://futurecraft.life/):
[](https://futurecraft.life/)
We’re also happy to announce the next [Futurecraft Together](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-together-orno) gathering from 20th-27th August in the beautiful Stockholm Archipelago 🇸🇪 A week to explore and embody the futures we desire for...
🌍 ourselves, our community, our planet
🧘🏼♀️ body, mind, soul
🤖 technology, humanity, nature
‘Futurecraft Together’ is our more co-created format, aimed at those already familiar with participatory events. Each day we'll hold a morning circle to hear what workshops/activities people are dreaming of, before inviting people to offer their skills and expertise to meet the desires of the group. [Read more and apply](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-together-orno)
[](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-together-orno)
## **Dandelion**
There’s a new [Dandelion podcast](https://www.youtube.com/@dandelion.events.321) 🎧 So far I’ve interviewed:
- [Gaia Harvey Jackson and Alana Hyde Bloom from True Nature](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8YGA9Idhzs) (Want to work with Gaia and Alana? [True Nature are seeking an event coordinator](https://dandelion.events/pmails/66506c2555671e006bd3737e))
- [Osara from Ecstatic Dance Bristol and Ace Collectiv](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCgFqKaqy9k)
- [Conor Cregg on Soulful Masculinity and Sex Club](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHE2mguc7M0)
Subscribe to the [Dandelion Substack](https://dandeliondotevents.substack.com/) to hear about future episodes.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/D8YGA9Idhzs?rel=0&autoplay=0&showinfo=0&enablejsapi=0
There’s also a [new Library section on Dandelion featuring our favourite books and films](https://dandelion.events/books) 📘 🍿
## **Breadchain**
[](https://breadchain.mirror.xyz/fLKH6ZolteMHosvdAjtJOcDn8Y1rBxcWsG0-peuO9YY)
Symbiota, the worker co-op I work with that includes Dandelion, is a member of [Breadchain](https://breadchain.xyz/), a blockchain-based currency supporting post-capitalist futures.
The [launch event](https://breadchain.mirror.xyz/fLKH6ZolteMHosvdAjtJOcDn8Y1rBxcWsG0-peuO9YY) (attended by Vitalik Buterin) took place at Moos Space during ETH Berlin, and whilst I couldn’t be present in person, I created a [short video intro to Symbiota for the Breadchain community](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EH6S-2Zt0k).
## **Knowledgegraph**
Since last time I’ve shared [23 items](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2024-05-04) to my knowledgegraph. Highlights:
- [Vanessa Andreotti and Nate Hagens on Hospicing Modernity and Rehabilitating Humanity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5kQ7_IZ8YI)
- [Daniel Schmachtenberger: Game Theory, False Narratives and Survival](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSx8j8lSewA)
- [Joshua Schrei and Michael Garfield on Embodied Ethics in The Age of A.I.](https://michaelgarfield.substack.com/p/219)
- [Zone of Scenius](https://www.edgecity.live/zone-of-scenius): Zuzalu, popup villages, and building at the edges
- [Second Renaissance](https://secondrenaissance.net/): From the old paradigm of modernity to a new paradigm of interconnectedness, wisdom and inner growth, beyond capitalism
I also hosted an event on Emptiness and Metamodernism as part of a series of events commemorating the fourth anniversary of the passing of Rob Burbea ([notes here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rFId0_LvD6sqH3ZI_hqhaIQtZNyxS2ICaeWgoxUrWDY/edit)) and finished [The Flowering Wand](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/74754916) by Sophie Strand.
## **Plans for the future**
- [ÖTILLÖ Sprint Utö](https://otilloswimrun.com/race/otillo-swimrun-uto-sprint/), 8 June
- [ZuBerlin](https://www.zuberlin.city/), A two-week immersive residency bridging humanity and technology. I’ll be there 10-15 June to offer morning meditations and a session on Technological Metamodernism
- Midsommar in Gotland
- [Buddhafield](https://buddhafield.com/buddhafield-festival-2024), 17-21 July
- [The Borderland](https://theborderland.se/), 22-28 July
- [Futurecraft Together: Ornö](https://dandelion.events/g/futurecraft-together-orno), 20-27 August
- [Radical Free-ness: Everything to Lose, Nothing to Fear](https://gaiahouse.co.uk/programme-2024/radical-free-ness/) with Martin Aylward at Gaia House, 10-15 September
- [The Pleasure Journey](https://www.elaineyonge.com/tpj), 19-25 October
I love to hear from readers – why not hit reply and let me know what you appreciated? [I’m also currently taking on new coaching clients](https://stephenreid.net/coaching).
Mettā,
Stephen
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# In Correspondence #40, 2024-06-26T12:37:15.247Z
Dear friends,
Welcome to the latest edition of _In Correspondence_, and happy midsummer 🌞
## What I’ve been up to
- I completed the [ÖTILLÖ Sprint Utö](https://otilloswimrun.com/race/otillo-swimrun-uto-sprint/) swimrun in 2h56m 🏊♂️ 🏃♂️
- I attended a week of [ZuBerlin](https://www.zuberlin.city/), where I gave a presentation on Technological Metamodernism ([slides here](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1OrSSnlO-8M-MhrREjCOC_v5beNXOGtEVwNs0lxLkMaM/edit?usp=sharing)). **Stay tuned for details of an upcoming 4-week course** on the topic featuring Alexander Beiner, Michael Garfield, Ellie Hain, Rufus Pollock & Hanzi Freinacht.
- I visited the lovely Gothenberg for the first time, and celebrated Midsommar with Laura and friends on the enchanting island of Gotland in the middle of the Baltic Sea (pictured)
## Ma Earth interview on AI and the Metacrisis
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/qb9PVNqVCkY?rel=0&autoplay=0&showinfo=0&enablejsapi=0
Ma Earth released the conversation I had with Matthew Monahan at the Planet Local summit, and I think it turned out pretty well. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb9PVNqVCkY), listen on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/0Fkf8ZqPx5RRkeXTbuojCJ) or [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-regeneration-will-be-funded/id1706728107) or [read an AI-generated summary](https://stephenreid.net/posts/recKfZcRwXeltW4ty).
## Knowledgegraph
Since last time, I’ve shared [24 links](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2024-06-04) to my knowledgegraph. Some highlights:
- [A Paradigm for AI Consciousness](https://opentheory.net/2024/06/a-paradigm-for-ai-consciousness/) by the fascinating [Michael Edward Johnson](https://opentheory.net/)
- [John Oliver’s devastating summary of 14 years of Conservative rule in the UK](https://youtu.be/NP8IWBOmc_g?t=1217)
- [Existential Hope Worldbuilding](https://www.existentialhope.com/existential-hope-worldbuilding) by the [Foresight Institute](https://foresight.org/)
[
Foresight Institute
Three Concrete Positive Visions of the World with Advanced AI in 2045
Step into the future with us and explore the possibilities of 2045 with advanced AI! In this post, we're excited to unveil the top three imaginative visions from our recent Existential Hope Worldbuilding course. Participants were tasked with envisioning positive yet realistic futures with advanced AI, offering glimpses into what our world could become i…
Read more
a year ago · 11 likes · Foresight Institute
](https://foresightinstitute.substack.com/p/three-concrete-positive-visions-of?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=web)
## Upcoming picks on Dandelion
List your next event on [Dandelion](https://dandelion.events/) and it could feature here (now £3m+ tickets sold):
- [The Metamodern Academy: A Masterclass in Metamodernism](https://dandelion.events/e/the-metamodern-academy), online, 1-26 July
- [Wild Soul Walk: a Pilgrimage to Rekindle your Authentic Self](https://dandelion.events/e/z37ml), Devon, 9-12 Aug
- [Soulful Leadership: 3 Month Group Coaching Journey](https://dandelion.events/e/a1fsd), online, 23 Sep - 9 Dec
- [The Call: Meaning, Purpose and Direction Weekend Men's Retreat](https://dandelion.events/e/o0smf), London, 19-20 Oct
- [Awakening the Wild Woman: Autumn Retreat 2024](https://dandelion.events/e/n93il), Devon, 24-28 Oct
Until next time, mettā,
Stephen
_[Hire me as an AI trainer or strategist](https://stephenreid.net/ai-consulting) for your organisation_
# New course: Technological Metamodernism, 2024-07-12T09:58:57.785Z
[](https://futurecraft.life/technological-metamodernism)
[](https://futurecraft.life/technological-metamodernism)
[Read more and book your place](https://futurecraft.life/technological-metamodernism)
The emerging philosophy of metamodernism offers crucial tools for grappling with technology's transformative impacts on self, culture and society. It charts a path beyond the polarized debate between techno-utopian accelerationism (the belief that rapid technological progress will solve all our problems) and despairing pessimism (the belief that our technological trajectory is fundamentally destructive and irredeemable).
[](https://futurecraft.life/technological-metamodernism)
Through provocation and dialogue, this course invites you to adopt a metamodern mindset - embracing both/and thinking, an awareness of allergies and a focus on reconstruction - as we explore tech's leading edges. How might metamodernism inform the development of AI, DAOs and transhumanism? Can it help us to bridge tech with the realms of nature, art and spirituality? What new and ancient narratives and mythologies might we call on to cultivate a metamodern relationship to technology and its role in our individual and collective evolution?
Sessions will take place 4pm–6pm UK time (BST/GMT)/5pm–7pm Europe time (CEST/CET) on four consecutive Tuesdays via Zoom:
- Tuesday 17th September 2024
- Tuesday 24th September 2024
- Tuesday 1st October 2024
- Tuesday 8th October 2024
The first hour will be a presentation of the key themes of the week, with the second hour reserved for conversation with a guest expert and Q&A. Sessions will be recorded and shared (so you can catch up if you're late/miss one).
[Read more and book your place](https://futurecraft.life/technological-metamodernism)
I hope to see you there!
Mettā,
Stephen
# Practical AI, a new 4 week course, 2024-07-15T12:32:44.442Z
[](https://dandelion.events/e/practical-ai)
I’m pleased to announce another new course (an evolution of my previous Introduction to AI course): Practical AI, a four-week course designed to get you comfortable using the latest AI tools.
[Read more and book your place](https://dandelion.events/e/practical-ai)
The course covers a wide range of cutting-edge AI tools and technologies, providing you with hands-on experience and practical skills. You'll explore powerful language models for text generation and analysis, cutting-edge image creation and manipulation tools, state-of-the-art video generation platforms, and innovative AI-powered music composition software. Additionally, you'll gain proficiency in versatile AI toolboxes that offer a multitude of creative possibilities.
By the end of the four weeks, you'll have a solid foundation in AI technology and be well-equipped to navigate and utilise the rapidly evolving landscape of AI tools.
Tools you'll encounter in the course include:
- LLMs: Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini
- Images: Midjourney, DALLE, Stable Diffusion & Playground
- Video: Runway, Pika & Luma
- Music: Suno & Udio
- Toolboxes: fal & Replicate
The final session will be a bit different, focusing more on the possible impacts and risks of AI.
The course will take place 4pm–6pm UK time (BST/GMT)/5pm–7pm Europe time (CEST/CET) on four consecutive Mondays via Zoom:
- Monday 16th September 2024
- Monday 23rd September 2024
- Monday 30th September 2024
- Monday 7th October 2024
Sessions will be recorded and shared (so you can catch up in your own time).
[Read more and book your place](https://dandelion.events/e/practical-ai)
Best wishes,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #41, 2024-08-01T10:43:59.837Z
Dear friends,
Welcome to the latest edition of _In Correspondence_, and happy [Lughnasadh](https://www.perplexity.ai/search/lughnasadh-WHzdvmYqQSe9gaq0bTDgiA)! I’m writing from my home in Stockholm having recently returned from the Borderland. Tomorrow morning I will be on an early boat to the island national park of [Gotska Sandön](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Gotska+Sand%C3%B6n+National+Park/@58.2638423,17.7685635,7.08z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x46f682525de8d323:0x33ec79054346be34!8m2!3d58.3499529!4d19.2177024!16s%2Fg%2F121cgmxt?entry=ttu) for the weekend 🏕️
## What I’ve been up to
- Laura and I took our summer holiday in the UK, mostly in and around dreamy Totnes
- I attended the [Symbiota](https://symbiota.coop/) team retreat (the worker co-op I work with that’s the home of [Dandelion](https://dandelion.events/), [True Nature](https://truenature.org.uk/), [Adventures in Awareness](https://adventuresinawareness.com/) and [The Psychedelic Society](https://psychedelicsociety.org.uk/))
- I thoroughly enjoyed [Buddhafield](https://buddhafield.com/buddhafield-festival-2024) where highlights included [Billie Maree](http://billiemareemusic.com/), [Anna Ling](https://www.annaling.co.uk/) and [Zuma Puma](https://www.clownlife.org/)
- I joined camp Hyperstition for [The Borderland](https://www.facebook.com/groups/theborderland/media/), where amongst much magic and mischief I co-facilitated a workshop _Sincerely, Yours? The Metamodern Art of Ironic Sincerity_ with [Raven Connolly](https://x.com/spiral_virus), heard [Andrés Gómez Emilsson](https://x.com/algekalipso) speak in person for the first time and attended [Nicki and Jocelyn’s wedding](https://x.com/ames_for_joy/status/1818604302971105482)
## **Upcoming courses in September**
[](https://futurecraft.life/technological-metamodernism)
[](https://futurecraft.life/technological-metamodernism)
Join me and special guests Hanzi Freinacht (Emil Ejner Friis), Ellie Hain, Alexander Beiner, Michael Garfield & Rufus Pollock for a four-week deep dive into Technological Metamodernism, 17th Sep – 8th Oct 2024, online. [Read more and book your place](https://futurecraft.life/technological-metamodernism)
[](https://dandelion.events/e/practical-ai)
And/or, join me for my upcoming four-week Practical AI course, designed to get you comfortable using the latest AI tools, 16th Sep – 7th Oct 2024, online. [Read more and book your place](https://dandelion.events/e/practical-ai)
## Knowledgegraph
Since last time [I’ve shared 15 items to my knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2024-06-27). Some highlights:
- [The Wide Boundary Impacts of AI with Daniel Schmachtenberger](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1NFuddEAi5s?si=iPXFrBsFgexJRxuS)
- Ethan Mollick on AI: [Gradually, then Suddenly: Upon the Threshold](https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/gradually-then-suddenly-upon-the) & [Confronting Impossible Futures](https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/confronting-impossible-futures)
- [Bo Burnham: Inside](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/bo-burnham-inside)
I’m also looking forward to finding the time to digest these:
- [Vitalik Buterin on defensive acceleration and how to regulate AI when you fear government](https://80000hours.org/podcast/episodes/vitalik-buterin-techno-optimism/)
- [The Consilience Project: Examining the concept of progress at the heart of humanity’s story](https://consilienceproject.org/development-in-progress/)
- [Andrés Goméz Emilsson on Psychedelic Computer Science & The Mathematics of Consciousness](https://michaelgarfield.substack.com/p/222)
- [Moving Beyond Polarization in Service of Life: Reality Roundtable featuring Nora Bateson, Vannessa Andreotti and Daniel Schmachtenberger](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDtn0eEas7c)
and watch the films [Water is Love](https://www.waterislovefilm.org/) and [Where Olive Trees Weep](https://whereolivetreesweep.com/).
## Upcoming picks on Dandelion
Dandelion has now been used to sell almost 90,000 tickets worth over £3,000,000. [Start listing your events there](https://dandelion.events/)
- [Myofascia Breathing](https://dandelion.events/e/o967r), 24-28 August
- [Caress The Earth: A Dartmoor Medicine Walk](https://dandelion.events/e/caresstheearrth) with Alana Bloom, 8-10 Sep
- [Epic Love: 5 Week Course](https://dandelion.events/e/s8cj7) with Gaia Harvey Jackson, 11 Sep - 6 Nov
- [The Call: Meaning, Purpose and Direction Weekend Men's Retreat](https://dandelion.events/e/o0smf) with Conor Cregg, 19-20 Oct
- [Awakening the Wild Woman: Autumn Retreat](https://dandelion.events/e/n93il), 24-28 Oct
- [Winter Warmer Contact Improvisation Festival](https://dandelion.events/e/festival2024), 28 Nov - 5 Dec
Until next time, mettā,
Stephen
_p.s. I love to hear from readers. Hit reply and let me know what you found interesting._
# QF match funding: please chip in!, 2024-08-08T13:20:27.690Z
Dear friends,
I’m excited to say that two of my projects have been accepted into ‘Quadratic Funding’ match funding rounds. Quadratic Funding is a type of match funding where the _number_ of donations matters as much as the _amount_, such that a single £/$/€ can be matched with many multiples of the donated amount.
**As such, if you appreciate my work, I would be enormously grateful if you would chip in just a few £/$/€, as your modest donation could be matched by a much greater amount!**
Whilst the match funding uses blockchain technology behind the scenes, at least in the case of the first project, you don’t need a crypto wallet and **you can simply donate with PayPal**.
## Technological Metamodernism in the OpenCivics Collaborative Research Round
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!jVr0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff63a7d10-f72a-4dfe-9f26-4499c5bede2c_1456x816.png)
By donating to this project, you’re contributing towards the open-sourcing of the notes of my upcoming [Technological Metamodernism](https://futurecraft.life/technological-metamodernism) course. Some of the questions I’ll be researching include:
_How might metamodernism inform the development of AI, DAOs and transhumanism? Can it help us to bridge tech with the realms of nature, art and spirituality? What new and ancient narratives and mythologies might we call on to cultivate a metamodern relationship to technology and its role in our individual and collective evolution?_
- [Donate with PayPal](https://viaprize.org/qf/opencivics/2)
- [Donate with crypto](https://explorer.gitcoin.co/?utm_source=grants.gitcoin.co&utm_medium=internal_link&utm_campaign=gg19&utm_content=community-rounds#/round/42161/386/2)
## Dandelion in the Celo Real World Builders Round
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!SzY0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d064598-feee-45be-8abd-6d1ad8dd3498_645x225.png)
By donating to this project, you’re encouraging the development of the [Dandelion](https://dandelion.events/) web platform, rapidly becoming a key hub for events and gatherings in a new regenerative/metamodern/participatory culture.
[Donate with crypto](https://explorer.gitcoin.co/#/round/42220/11/44) (unfortunately, there’s no way to donate with PayPal in this round)
Thank you in anticipation of your support 🙏
Mettā,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #42, 2024-08-30T09:41:21.955Z
Hi friends,
Welcome to another edition of _In Correspondence_. This weekend I will be participating in my second swimrun race, the [ÖTILLÖ Sprint Final 15K](https://otilloswimrun.com/races/otillo-sprint-final-15k-sweden/) – possibly during a thunderstorm! 🏊♂️🏃♂️⛈️
In the past month, I’ve continued to explore Sweden with Laura and friends, visiting the secluded desert island of [Gotska Sandön](https://www.sverigesnationalparker.se/en/choose-park---list/gotska-sandon-national-park/), the cute [Fjäderholmarna](https://www.kungligaslotten.se/vara-besoksmal/kungl.-nationalstadsparken/fjaderholmarna.html), the pilgrimage destination of [Vadstena](https://stbirgittaways.se/), and the elemental [Gålö nature reserve](https://www.naturkartan.se/sv/stockholms-lan/galo).
On Wednesday I’ll be co-hosting the first [Futurecraft Film Club](https://www.facebook.com/events/886188243567790/886188256901122) at Blivande in Stockholm, a new, free event series where we’ll be screening [future-flavoured films to feed the imagination](https://futurecraft.life/films). _Why not start a film club where you are?_
## What do you really want, and how can you move towards it? 🤔
If you’d like some help answering this question, I have some [coaching](https://stephenreid.net/coaching) slots available. I trained in a coaching style called _transformative coaching_, which has a particular focus on exploring the inner world of beliefs, assumptions, values and expectations. [£495 for 4 sessions – read more](https://stephenreid.net/coaching)
You might also enjoy contemplating this [list of questions from Daniel Schmachtenberger](https://civilizationemerging.com/dharma-inquiry-2/).
## **Technological Metamodernism & Practical AI**
[](https://futurecraft.life/technological-metamodernism)
I’m running a four-week online course on [Technological Metamodernism](https://futurecraft.life/technological-metamodernism), 17th Sep – 8th Oct 2024 featuring special guests Hanzi Freinacht (Emil Ejner Friis), Ellie Hain, Alexander Beiner, Michael Garfield & Rufus Pollock. [Listen to me discussing the course on the Buddhist Geeks podcast with Vince Horn](https://stephenreid.net/posts/receXzIO4UxLwn0gN)
I’m also running a four-week [Practical AI](https://dandelion.events/e/practical-ai) online course, designed to get you comfortable using the latest AI tools, 16th Sep – 7th Oct 2024. [Read more and book your place](https://dandelion.events/e/practical-ai)
**A special offer to subscribers:** [sign up as a Founding Member of this Substack](https://stephenreid.substack.com/subscribe) and receive a free place on either of the courses above.
## Knowledgegraph
[](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2024-08-02)
Since last time, I’ve shared [49 items](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2024-08-02) to my knowledgegraph. Some highlights:
- [The QRI Guidebook to Superhappiness](https://superhappiness.xyz/)
- [The good hacker: can Taiwanese activist turned politician Audrey Tang detoxify the internet?](https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/17/audrey-tang-toxic-social-media-fake-news-taiwan-trans-government-internet)
- [Bonny Tydeman on Soulful Leadership on the Dandelion podcast](https://stephenreid.net/posts/recxNbz3ZlYlf13Lt)
I also finished the books [Impact Networks: Create Connection, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59133062-impact-networks) and Ivan Illich’s [Tools for Conviviality](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19318541-tools-for-conviviality), and started [UNUM: AI — God or Servant?](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212115783-unum).
My to-watch list includes:
- [Unreasonably Effective AI with Demis Hassabis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZybROKrj2Q)
- [How AI and Democracy Can Fix Each Other | Divya Siddarth | TED](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6MVJm9ElMA)
- [Michael Johnson | Jhanas, Awakening and Vasocomputation](https://themetagame.substack.com/p/26-michael-johnson-jhanas-awakening)
## Upcoming picks on Dandelion
- [Soulful Leadership: Free Workshop](https://dandelion.events/e/g21i2) with Bonny Tydeman, online, 4 Sep
- [Caress The Earth: A Dartmoor Medicine Walk](https://dandelion.events/e/caresstheearrth) with Alana Bloom, Devon, 8 Sep
- [Ink Alchemy: The Art of Sacred Skin Marking](https://dandelion.events/e/b6o3a) with Alice Boydell, Devon, 10 Sep
- [BETWEEN WORLDS | the philosophy, psychology and culture of decentralization](https://dandelion.events/e/k651u), with Raven Connolly, Max Borders, Alexander Bard and friends, London, 11 Sep
- [Epic Love: Free Event](https://dandelion.events/e/epiclovetaster) with Gaia Harvey Jackson, online, 11 Sep
- [Fool Expression Introduction](https://dandelion.events/e/l4pwq) with Christine Animas, London, 28-29 Sep
- [The 6 Hidden Patterns of History: A Sneak Peak and an Overwhelming Cascade of Facts and Fictions](https://dandelion.events/e/6-hidden-patterns) with Emil Ejner Friis (Metamoderna), online, 2-24 Nov
Until next time, mettā,
Stephen
p.s. I’ve turned on [Substack’s chat feature for this publication](https://open.substack.com/pub/stephenreid/chat) and will be using it for paid-subscriber-only updates on more sensitive and speculative topics... 🤫🔒
# Technological Metamodernism course notes, 2024-10-10T11:37:13.192Z
Dear friends,
Thanks to those who donated in the [OpenCivics Collaborative Research Round](https://reportcards.gitcoin.co/42161/386), I’m pleased to be able to open-source the notes from my recent Technological Metamodernism course.
[](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a3xYCTvdNcmEgtjeSavCuAehrVmDN_RhJTqoRZ-ZzlM/edit)
A 107-page Google Doc, with four NotebookLM-generated summary podcasts and four recordings:
- [Google Doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a3xYCTvdNcmEgtjeSavCuAehrVmDN_RhJTqoRZ-ZzlM/edit)
- [YouTube playlist](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahZmxVPSRmI&list=PLMAEqstRcvnugg6elPXy7dQCxNr6y0pB2&index=1)
- [Markdown version](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hpq7azxHDDHik5ejUNQc-YBXvIttGoRf/view?usp=sharing) (good for LLMs, images removed, ~40k tokens)
- [Telegram group](https://t.me/+4CC9lfZMBN04ZTdk)
I would say this is most important and cutting-edge course I’ve taught, bringing together ideas from technology, philosophy, design, game theory, mythology, speculative fiction and consciousness studies at a moment when AI and other emerging technologies are radically reshaping society. A huge thanks to the guests Ellie Hain, Rufus Pollock, Emil Ejner Friis, Michael Garfield & Alexander Beiner, the course participants, and everyone whose work features, especially Hanzi Freinacht, The Consilience Project, Vitalik Buterin, Alnoor Ladha, Josh Schrei, Sophie Strand and Andrés Gómez Emilsson.
- Comments are enabled on the doc – feel free to suggest changes and additions.
- I am interested in turning the notes into a book. If you would like to sponsor me to do this, or if you know someone that would like to, please get in touch by reply. I am also open to speaking and consulting opportunities.
- If you'd like to leave a tip, you can do so via Ethereum/EVM networks to [stephenreid.eth](https://etherscan.io/address/stephenreid.eth), or via [Stripe](https://donate.stripe.com/6oEdRA5ho7zEdjO9Bm).
- I am open to running another cohort of the course, if there’s demand. Let me know if you’re interested.
Keep an eye out for details of in-person Futurecraft gatherings in February and May next year.
Mettā,
Stephen
Substack note:
X post:
[](https://x.com/stephenreid_net/status/1844343794386473133)
# Technological Metamodernism: the book, 2024-10-14T19:33:03.157Z
Dear friends,
I’m excited to say I’ve received a $10k donation (in cryptocurrency) from one of the course participants, Scott Nelson, to turn the [Technological Metamodernism](https://stephenreid.substack.com/p/technological-metamodernism-course) course notes into a book (thank you Scott)!
I believe I can write something that will make a real impact in the debate around humanity’s right relationship with technology, outlining a higher synthesis of entropy-worshipping techno-utopian accelerationism and syntropy-first techno-skepticism.
In order to do a really good job, I’m seeking to raise a further $10k so that I can dedicate myself to the work for the next 6 months.
Are you or is your organisation interested in sponsoring the project? Naturally, you would receive credit in the final text. Get in touch by reply if so.
[](https://stephenreid.substack.com/p/technological-metamodernism-course)
Mettā,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #43, 2024-10-30T21:57:31.625Z
Welcome to the latest edition of _In Correspondence,_ after a 2-month hiatus mainly due to my attention being on the courses I was teaching. I’m writing from Carvoeiro in Portugal where I’m doing an SSI Advanced Adventurer scuba diving course, and I’m still buzzing from playing with an octopus earlier 🐙
## What I’ve been up to
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!A6QK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F61e51737-f778-418d-9d15-5a1b9df667e6_864x864.png)
- Laura and I completed [Elaine Yonge](https://www.elaineyonge.com/)’s [Pleasure Journey](https://www.elaineyonge.com/tpj), and then got handfasted for the second time at the mystical sea cave at Sagres Fortress
Course things:
- Thanks to further generous donations (with particular thanks to Matthew Monahan), I’ve raised the $20k I was seeking for the [Technological Metamodernism book project](https://stephenreid.substack.com/p/technological-metamodernism-the-book)! I’m happy to accept further sponsors of the project, crediting you/your organisation in the final text – get in touch by reply if you’re interested.
- The notes and recordings from my 4-week [Practical AI](https://dandelion.events/e/practical-ai) course (rated 4.8/5) are now available for £99. Use the code SUBSTACK for a 10% discount
Stockholm things:
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!_uKN!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fda02af2f-2755-4d95-b695-f6cc31a8a38f_800x487.png)
- I finished the [ÖTILLÖ Sprint Final 15K](https://otilloswimrun.com/races/otillo-sprint-final-15k-sweden/) swimrun in 2h09m
- I’ve now hosted two events in the monthly [Futurecraft Film Club](https://www.facebook.com/events/886188243567790/886188250234456/) series ([Kiss the Ground](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8618654/) and [Symbiotic Earth](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6932282/)). Next up is [The Art of Life](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7608016/) and two other short films on Wed 6 Nov at Blivande in Stockholm
- I continued to explore the nature around Stockholm - my favourite discovery since last time is [Björnö](https://www.alltrails.com/trail/sweden/stockholm/bjornoslingan)
- I’ve been spending some time at the new [Emerge Lakefront](https://emergelakefront.confetti.events/) residency project in Stockholm and I expect it to be awesome
- I completed the Swedish [Memrise](https://memrise.com/) (2719 phrases) and am now working on [SwedishPod101](https://swedishpod101.com/)’s Intermediate (B1-B2) course 🇸🇪
## Plans for the future
- Returning to Sweden via Barcelona to catch [Alex](https://www.alexmlod.art/about) whilst she’s in Europe
- [EA Sweden Annual Meeting Weekend 2024](https://www.effektivaltruism.org/blogg/amw2024)
- [Elevate 2024: Hibernate](https://ekskaret.confetti.events/elevate-2024-hibernate/) at Ekskäret in the Stockholm Archipelago
- A weekend with [Diane Musho Hamilton](https://www.dianemushohamilton.com/) in Stockholm
- Christmas and New Year in the UK including a celebration of [Dandelion](https://dandelion.events/) selling 100,000 tickets
- [Soulmaking Dharma retreat](https://nirodha.fi/retreat-03-25/) with Catherine McGee and Juha Penttilä in Finland, Mar 2025
Upcoming Futurecraft residencies (save the dates, more details shortly):
- Futurecraft at Feÿtopia, France, 17-23 Feb 2025
- Futurecraft in Cornwall, UK, 9-16 May 2025
It’s also [The Psychedelic Society’s 10th birthday celebration](https://dandelion.events/e/g9cz7) at &Soul in London on Sat 30th Nov – if I was in the UK at the time I would definitely be there 🌈
## Books I read
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!U52d!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F86e20641-8fad-4e69-87c7-e8427ba1d1ed_1374x500.png)
- [UNUM: AI — God or Servant?](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212115783-unum) by Fredrik Forss
- [Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198678736-co-intelligence) by Ethan Mollick
- [The Mountain in the Sea](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62856957-the-mountain-in-the-sea) by Ray Nayler
- [Playground](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205478762-playground) by Richard Powers (probably my favourite of the three fiction books here)
I’m now reading [Right Story, Wrong Story](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199122606-right-story-wrong-story) by Tyson Yunkaporta.
## Upcoming picks on Dandelion
_Did you know…_ I’m the lead developer of [Dandelion](https://dandelion.events/), which has now been used to sell almost 100,000 tickets worth ~£3.5m. You’re welcome to [start listing your events there](https://dandelion.events/docs/events) too!
- [The 6 Hidden Patterns of History: A Sneak Peak and an Overwhelming Cascade of Facts and Fictions](https://dandelion.events/e/6-hidden-patterns) with Emil Ejner Friis, online, Sat 2nd Nov 2024
- [Unearthing Soul: Rites and Rituals of Nature Connection and Soul Revelation](https://dandelion.events/e/unearthingsoul2) with Carolin Goethel and Jenny O’Hare, online, Wed 6th Nov 2024
- [Contact Improvisation - A Relational Journey](https://dandelion.events/e/z8g08) with David Basak, Totnes, Sat 9th Nov 2024
- [Open Q&A with Michael Levin](https://dandelion.events/e/z925v) with Amir Giles, online, Mon 18th Nov 2024
- [The Way Of The Witch: Embodying The Witch Archetype](https://dandelion.events/e/truenaturewitchescircle) with Boe Huntress, London, Thu 21st Nov 2024
- [Questpass - A solo adventure in nature followed by a fireside feast](https://dandelion.events/e/questpass) with Amelia Parisian, UK, Sat 23rd Nov 2024
- [Inhabit Your Voice: A Singing Workshop For Womxn](https://dandelion.events/e/truenatureinhabityourvoice) with Anna Ling, London, Sat 23rd Nov 2024
- [Speed Friending: Ladies Night](https://dandelion.events/e/speedladies) with Gaia Harvey Jackson and Maya Bahoshy, London, Wed 27th Nov 2024
- [Winter Warmer Contact Improvisation Festival](https://dandelion.events/e/festival2024), UK, Thu 28th Nov 2024
- [The Psychedelic Society 10th Anniversary Celebration](https://dandelion.events/e/g9cz7), London, Sat 30th Nov 2024
- [Winter Solstice Portal Retreat](https://dandelion.events/e/u80rd) with Laura Reeves and Joshua Swords, UK, Fri 13th Dec 2024
- [The Body Knows A Six Week Immersion: The Gift of Somatic Resource](https://dandelion.events/e/thebodyknowscourse) with Dani Tonks, online, Tue 14th Jan 2025
Nicole also launched her [new site](https://trustyournature.co/) for her Authentic Relating & Somatic Experiencing practice.
## And finally…
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/0vKCLJZbytU?rel=0&autoplay=0&showinfo=0&enablejsapi=0
May all beings be well 🕉️
Stephen
# In Correspondence #44, 2024-12-02T20:40:12.417Z
Dear friends,
Welcome to the latest edition of _In Correspondence_! I’m writing from my home in Stockholm where I recently returned from a wonderful co-created retreat on the island of [Ekskäret](https://ekskaret.se/).
## Futurecraft at Feÿtopia
[](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-feytopia)
_Are you feeling called to explore a different way of creating change—one that honours the wisdom of the body, invites play, and encourages human connection? Are you ready to discover what becomes possible when we transcend tired polarities and embrace both/and thinking? How would your life change if you centred presence, emergence, and wholeness?_
You’re invited to join me, Anna Ling, Laura Gottlieb and jae spencer keyse for the third [Futurecraft Residency](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-feytopia), this time taking place during [Feÿtopia](https://feytopia.com/) at the inspiring Château du Feÿ near Paris, France from 17th - 23rd February 2025.
Featuring:
🔮 Technological Metamodernism with Stephen Reid
💡 Radical Reimagination with jae spencer keyse
🧘🏼♀️ Yoga and singing with Anna Ling
👫 Dialogue and authentic relating with Laura Gottlieb
🔥 Wood-fired sauna
🌳 Huge private forest
🕺 Time for co-creation and emergence
[Read more and apply](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-feytopia)
You can also save the dates for Futurecraft Together in Cornwall, UK, 9-16 May 2025.
## What I’ve been up to
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!uvQ8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcb97ee64-badf-4d86-8667-0af0443f67a0_1992x671.png)
- I was a co-creator of [Elevate 2024: Hibernate](https://ekskaret.confetti.events/elevate-2024-hibernate/) on the beautiful Ekskäret in the Stockholm Archipelago
- I celebrated my 39th birthday at the new [Emerge Lakefront](https://emergelakefront.confetti.events/) property in Sköndal
- I spent a few days in Barcelona where after more than a decade I returned to the inspiring [Can Masdeu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can_Masdeu)
- I attended the [EA Sweden](https://www.effektivaltruism.org/) Annual Meeting Weekend 2024 where my favourite session was on [Cooperative AI](https://www.cooperativeai.com/)
- I spoke to Tucker Walsh about [Community Weaving](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-fl4l79o34) on the Illuminating Life podcast
I’m looking forward to watching the recordings from the [d/acc Discovery Day](https://app.devcon.org/schedule?text=d%252Facc) at Devcon.
## What I’ve been reading/watching
[](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199122606-right-story-wrong-story)
- I read [Right Story, Wrong Story](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199122606-right-story-wrong-story) by Tyson Yunkaporta and started [What We Owe the Future](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59802037-what-we-owe-the-future) by William MacAskill
- I’m really appreciating [Daniel Kazandjian’s podcast](https://www.youtube.com/@dkazand) where I watched [Jhanas, Awakening and Vasocomputation with Michael Johnson](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVbeB_HVSNk) and [A gentle introduction to Qualia Research with Andres Goméz-Emilsson](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGtHhHVHhDs)
- I watched several of the touching [Something Beautiful for the World](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLye1JIzaiQ6rKe40SkcSWqoC_sn4v_vIY) short films, a collaboration between Reflections of Life, Campfire Stories and Happen Films “exploring how small acts of kindness have the potential to ripple out and change the world”
## Plans for the future
- [Futurecraft Film Club: 2040](https://www.facebook.com/events/886188243567790/886188260234455/?event_time_id=886188260234455) at Blivande in Stockholm, this Wednesday 4th Dec
- A weekend with [Diane Musho Hamilton](https://www.dianemushohamilton.com/)
- Christmas and New Year in the UK including a celebration of [Dandelion](https://dandelion.events/) selling 100,000 tickets at [Pip Farm](https://www.pipfarm.co.uk/retreats)
- [Soulmaking Dharma retreat](https://nirodha.fi/retreat-03-25/) with Catherine McGee and Juha Penttilä in Finland, Mar 2025
## Upcoming picks on Dandelion
Over 100,000 tickets have now been sold via Dandelion 🎉
[List your next event there](https://dandelion.events/)
- [Bernardo Kastrup | Jay Garfield: Tibetan Buddhism & Non Duality](https://dandelion.events/e/f3myp) with Adventures in Awareness, Online, Wed 4th Dec 2024
- [Winter Solstice Portal Retreat](https://dandelion.events/e/u80rd) with Laura Reeves, Glastonbury, UK, Fri 13th Dec 2024
- [Contact Improvisation - A Relational Journey](https://dandelion.events/e/z8g08) with David Basak, Totnes, UK, Sat 14th Dec 2024
- [The Body Knows A Six Week Immersion: The Gift of Somatic Resource](https://dandelion.events/e/thebodyknowscourse) with Dani Tonks, Online, Tue 14th Jan 2025
- [The Artist's Way](https://dandelion.events/e/h2kjx) with Boe Huntress, Online, Thu 16th Jan 2025
- [Living Deep Ecology: Awaken to Nature’s Cyclical Wisdom and Our Ecological Belonging](https://dandelion.events/e/livingdeepecology) with Jenny O’Hare and Carolin Goethel, Online, Tue 4th Feb 2025
- [Magician, Warrior, Lover, King: Men's Weekend Retreat London](https://dandelion.events/e/g7bkw) with Conor Cregg, London, UK, Sat 15th Feb 2025
- [EMPOWER: Facilitation Training 2025](https://dandelion.events/e/y7yam) with Gaia Harvey Jackson, Dartmoor, UK and online, Tue 4th Mar 2025
## And finally…
Do you need more Swedish jazz in your life? (featuring new friend Ida from the Hibernate retreat)
https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/6o0HC31d0AKtjqQlSwwrVP
Until next time, mettā,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #45, 2025-01-01T19:14:35.256Z
Dear friends,
Happy new year from Devon, UK! Laura and I have been here for a couple of weeks to spend Christmas and New Year with friends, after seeing family in London and marking the solstice on Glastonbury Tor.
_Glastonbury Tor on the Solstice, and dear friends [Hana Wolf](https://www.hanawolf.co.uk/) and [Gaia Harvey Jackson](https://www.gaiaharveyjackson.com/) and me at Teignmouth_
## Plans for 2025
- A co-created gathering at Pip Farm in Devon including a celebration of [Dandelion](https://dandelion.events/) selling 100,000 tickets
- A Swedish B1+ course at Folkuniversitetet, Jan-Feb 🇸🇪
- [Futurecraft @ Feÿtopia](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-feytopia), near Paris, 17-23 Feb 🇫🇷
- [Soulmaking Dharma retreat](https://nirodha.fi/english/) in Finland, March 🇫🇮
- The next [Elevate](https://ekskaret.confetti.events/elevate-2024-hibernate/) co-created retreat on Ekskäret, March 🇸🇪
- A trip to Japan with Laura (introductions/recommendations welcome!) 🇯🇵
- Futurecraft Together in Cornwall, UK, 9-16 May 🇬🇧
- [Edge Esmeralda](https://www.edgeesmeralda.com/)(?), May-Jun 🇺🇸
- A three-month stay at [Emerge Lakefront](https://emergelakefront.confetti.events/)(?), Jun-Aug 🇸🇪
- [Swimrun races](https://otilloswimrun.com/) on Åland, Utö and Ornö, Jun-Aug 🇸🇪
- One of the summer festivals at [Ängsbacka](https://www.angsbacka.com/) 🇸🇪
- The Consciousness & AI gathering at [Hollyhock](https://hollyhock.ca/), Cortes Island, British Columbia, 19-23 Oct 🇨🇦
Projects:
- Writing the book on [Technological Metamodernism](https://stephenreid.substack.com/p/technological-metamodernism-course)
- Co-creating a book on Creature Communities, bringing together the experiences of the Totnes Otters, the Berlin Bees and the Stockholm Starlings, inspired by the process behind the [How to Semi-Nomad](https://michalkorzonek.com/semi-nomad) book
- Seeking further good advice on growing Dandelion, with a goal of hitting £5k/month in donations (currently £1.5k)
- Restarting a personal podcast, and/or contributing to a podcast for the [Emerge Lakefront](https://emergelakefront.confetti.events/) project
- Keeping up my good [Anki](https://apps.ankiweb.net/) habit
- Continuing to host Futurecraft Film Club at [Blivande](https://blivande.com/)
- Offering [coaching](https://stephenreid.net/coaching) to a few carefully selected clients
- Getting more involved with the [Qualia Research Institute](https://qri.org/)(?)
## What I’ve been reading/watching
[](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11680642/)
Since the last update on my knowledgegraph, [I’ve shared a further 63 items](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2024-08-31). Some highlights:
- [Pantheon](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11680642/): fantastic animated series on AI/’UI’ (‘Uploaded Intelligence’). Up there with [Scavengers Reign](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21056886/) as my favourite series of 2024
- [Life Guilds](https://lifeguild.earth/): “A living pattern for collective growth and action”
- Qualia Research Institute’s [High Energy Awareness Research Team](https://heart.qri.org/index.html) (HEART)
I finished [What We Owe The Future: A Million-Year View](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62292177-what-we-owe-the-future) by Will MacAskill and started [The World We Create: From God to Market](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52773080-the-world-we-create) by Tomas Björkman.
I also created a [Treasure Map](https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1QWAa8AYdFShGu6AgvK0ePUkgogGFEl8) of some of the places and projects that are most interesting to me and friends right now.
[](https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1QWAa8AYdFShGu6AgvK0ePUkgogGFEl8)
## A few crypto things
- You can support post-capitalist web3 projects by minting some [BREAD](https://breadchain.xyz/). [Listen to my Breadchain buddy Joshua Dávila explain the idea](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1oiG2gnAjQ)
- I’m pretty sure [ai16z](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ai16z) is going to be a really big deal (associated with [elizaOS](https://github.com/elizaOS/eliza))
- I’m also hyped about the new version of [Circles](https://aboutcircles.com/), live soon
- Get a Gnosis Pay Card [via this link](https://gnosispay.com/oginvite?rcc=c762cfc8a233&utm_source=referral&utm_campaign=cluaa83it03casojjphe293au) to spend your crypto like you spend cash and get up to 5% cashback plus a one-off €10 bonus
## Upcoming picks on Dandelion
Over 100,000 tickets have now been sold via Dandelion 🎉 [List your next event there](https://dandelion.events/) or [check out my full recommendations](https://stephenreid.net/events)
- [We Circle on a Sunday](https://dandelion.events/e/r7shn) with Einar and Mareike, Stockholm, Sun 12th Jan 2025
- [The Tantric Way](https://dandelion.events/e/d4hof) with Gaia Ma, Ometepe, Nicaragua, Jan-Feb 2025
- [Harness Your Creative Practice](https://dandelion.events/e/m17b1) with Zuma Puma, online, Jan-Feb 2025
- [Power Up](https://dandelion.events/e/e3s91) with Alana Bloom and Gaia Harvey Jackson, online, Tue 14th Jan 2025
- [The Body Knows: Taster Workshop](https://dandelion.events/e/bodyknowstasterjan) with Dani Tonks, online, Tue 14th Jan 2025
- [The Artist's Way](https://dandelion.events/e/h2kjx) with Boe Huntress, online, Jan-Apr 2025
- [Living Deep Ecology: Awaken to Nature’s Cyclical Wisdom and Our Ecological Belonging](https://dandelion.events/e/livingdeepecology) with Jenny O’Hare and Carolin Goethel, online, Tue 4th Feb 2025
- [Magician, Warrior, Lover, King: Men's Weekend Retreat London](https://dandelion.events/e/g7bkw) with Conor Cregg, London, 15-16 Feb 2025
- [EMPOWER: Facilitation Training 2025](https://dandelion.events/e/y7yam) with Gaia Harvey Jackson, Mar-Nov 2025
- [Awakening the Wild Woman: Spring Retreat 2025](https://dandelion.events/e/awwspring25) with Alana Bloom and Gaia Harvey Jackson, Dartmoor National Park, United Kingdom, 27-31 Mar 2025
Retreats at [Selgars Mill](https://www.selgars.org/), new to Dandelion:
- [Food is Medicine - Transform Your Relationship With Food](https://dandelion.events/e/foodismedicinespring), 7-11 May
- [Enchanted - A Co-Created Gathering About Regenerative Living](https://dandelion.events/e/enchanted), 9-13 July
- [SOMOS - Rewire Your Nervous System for Success](https://dandelion.events/e/somos), 17-20 July
See also Rachel Rose Reid’s [The Cottage in the Woods](https://www.yelala.co.uk/cottage-in-the-woods) online offering featuring marginalised folklore and ritual practices of femme folk from antiquity to the present day, amulet craft, and handicraft as sacred act.
## And finally…
[](https://tokipona.org/)
[Toki Pona](https://tokipona.org/) is an “attempt to understand the meaning of life in [120 words](https://lipu-sona.pona.la/en/dictionary/)” and one of the [most popular constructed languages](https://tokipona.org/largest_conlangs.html).
tenpo pi sike suno sin o pona!
Stephen
# In Correspondence #46, 2025-02-05T13:14:47.874Z
Dear friends,
Welcome to the latest edition of _In Correspondence!_ Jag har precis kommit ut från min svenska B1+ klass på Folkuniversitetet (ja, jag förstår allt mer på svenska) 🇸🇪
## What I’ve been up to
- Celebrating [Dandelion](https://dandelion.events/) selling 100,000 tickets 🎉 [List your next event there](https://dandelion.events/)
- Attending the launch of the unique [Andetag](https://www.andetag.museum/en/) in Stockholm
- Participating in a couple more lovely gatherings at [Emerge Lakefront](https://emergelakefront.confetti.events/), including hosting [Secret Chord Collective](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLTY0YTcD6o) (you can now [apply](https://emergelakefront.confetti.events/residential-experience) to stay at Lakefront for between 3 months – 3 years)
- Doing further research for my upcoming book on [Technological Metamodernism](https://stephenreid.substack.com/p/technological-metamodernism-course)
## What I’ve been reading
Since last time, [I’ve shared 66 items to my knowledgegraph](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2025-01-01). Claude’s one-paragraph summary:
> Your interests span artificial intelligence (with particular attention to its philosophical and societal implications), metamodernism (including critical perspectives on its theoretical frameworks), spiritual approaches to technology design, and broader questions about civilisational change and progress. You seem to be exploring how emerging technologies, particularly AI, could either enhance or challenge human development, while maintaining an interest in alternative social structures and the potential for profound systemic change. Articles about Buddhism, psychedelics, and consciousness suggest you're also interested in examining these technological and social shifts through contemplative and experiential lenses.
Some highlights:
#### Co-ops and decentralisation
- [Mondragon as the new City-State](https://www.elysian.press/p/mondragon-as-the-new-city-state) (highly recommended)
- [The Revolution Will Be Decentralized](https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-revolution-will-be-decentralized/)
- [ZKP2P](https://zkp2p.xyz/) - buy crypto directly from your peers using brand new zero-knowledge tech (zkTLS) (and then convert it to [BREAD](https://breadchain.xyz/) to support post-capitalist web3 projects!)
#### Metamodernism
- [The 6 Hidden Patterns of History](https://metamoderna.org/the-6-hidden-patterns-of-history-introduction/)
- [The Living Philosophy’s critique of metamodernism](https://www.thelivingphilosophy.com/p/metamodernism-critique-introduction)
#### Recent ~metamodern takes on technology
- [The Cosmo-Local Plan for our Next Civilization](https://4thgenerationcivilization.substack.com/p/the-cosmo-local-plan-for-our-next?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2002020&post_id=153396779&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=whsj&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email)
- [Alignment at Large](https://welf.substack.com/p/alignment-at-large)
- [d/acc: one year later](https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2025/01/05/dacc2.html)
If you’d like to see links I post to my knowledgegraph in real time, you can follow me on [Farcaster](https://warpcast.com/stephenreid.eth) or [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/stephenreid.net) (still no API for Substack Notes).
## Plans for the future
- Futurecraft Film Club - [at Blivande, this evening!](https://www.facebook.com/events/603214798754341/)
- [Futurecraft @ Feÿtopia](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-feytopia), near Paris, 17-23 Feb
- [Soulmaking Dharma retreat](https://nirodha.fi/english/) in Finland, March
- The next [Elevate](https://ekskaret.confetti.events/elevateinitiate2025/) co-created retreat on Ekskäret, March
- A trip to Japan with Laura (introductions/recommendations welcome!), April
- A retreat with [Daniel Odier](https://www.angsbacka.com/product/the-body-temple-of-the-devine-with-daniel-odier/) at Ängsbacka, May
- Possibly [Edge Esmeralda](https://www.edgeesmeralda.com/), Jun
## And finally…
My friends at Alalaho run Europe’s original therapist-led psychedelic retreats. [Get €150 off their Feb 22-26 retreat in the Netherlands or March 14-18 retreat in Spain with the code SR150](https://www.alalaho.org/upcoming-dates/) (applies after deposit).
Mettā,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #47, 2025-04-04T08:05:52.526Z
Dear friends,
I’m writing from the beautiful Ekskäret island where I’m attending my second [Elevate](https://ekskaret.confetti.events/elevateinitiate2025/) co-created gathering. These updates may be a bit shorter from now on as I’ve also started posting on [Substack Notes](https://stephenreid.substack.com/notes).
## What I’ve been up to
- I co-facilitated [Futurecraft @ Feÿtopia](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-feytopia), which went extremely well!
> An extraordinarily well-designed experience with so much more than I could have imagined or hoped for. It took many of the experiences I’d had before and strung them together into a cohesive story that we were all able to play a part in… This was an experience above and beyond my expectations.
Sign up to hear about our next residency via [futurecraft.life/residencies](https://futurecraft.life/residencies)
- I travelled to Finland for the first time to attend a [Soulmaking Dharma retreat](https://nirodha.fi/retreat-03-25/) with Catherine McGee & Juha Penttilä, and got to hang out in Helsinki where I discovered [Oodi Library](https://oodihelsinki.fi/en/), [Mothership of Work](https://mow.fi/en/) and [Löyly](https://www.loylyhelsinki.fi/en)
- I spent a bunch more time at Emerge Lakefront (check out the [new website](https://emergelakefront.org/) where you can apply to stay for between 3 months – 3 years, or join the next [co-working/connection day](https://dandelion.events/e/h7kxt) on Fri 25th April)
- [Dandelion](https://dandelion.events/) crossed £4m in tickets sold and growth is accelerating. [List your next event there](https://dandelion.events/)
- Jag läste svenska i 8 veckor och kom upp till B2-nivå
## Plans for the future
- The rest of the month– A trip to Japan with Laura: Tokyo, Okinawa, Kyoto, Komoro or Kamakura (introductions/recommendations welcome!)
- A retreat with [Daniel Odier](https://www.angsbacka.com/product/the-body-temple-of-the-devine-with-daniel-odier/) at Ängsbacka, May
Probably:
- The summer [Elevate](https://ekskaret.confetti.events/elevateinitiate2025/), 1-8 June
- The ÖTILLÖ swimruns on [Utö](https://otilloswimrun.com/races/uto-sweden/), 7 June & [Åland](https://otilloswimrun.com/races/aland/), 9 Aug
- BREADcon on post-capitalist web3, Berlin, 20-23 June (details soon)
- [The Borderland](https://theborderland.se/), 21-27 July and a decompression at Lakefront afterwards
and possibly [Edge Esmeralda](https://www.edgeesmeralda.com/).
## Offerings from friends
- Futurecraft Emerge, Calamansac, Cornwall, UK, 12-16 May: An intimate 5-day co-created Futurecraft gathering led by [jae spencer-keyse](https://dandelion.events/u/jae_skye). [Email jae for more information](mailto:jspencerkeyse@gmail.com)
- [Shift Grants](https://www.shiftgrants.org/): up to $40k for [d/acc](https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2025/01/05/dacc2.html) projects in the areas of biosecurity, cyber defense, info resilience, infrastructure, neurotech and social tech/governance. Apply by April 20
- Bonny released her wonderful debut spoken word album [Welcome the Dark](https://open.spotify.com/album/5g8Dy8Ym3NOUP3HziBQEiX?si=1WyX_6phTI2YVL8-Bm9IUw) under the name BON in collaboration with Billie Maree
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/7CPTPm6ZSGNWCvuTmD0r8e
## And finally…
Mettā,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #48, 2025-05-12T10:00:36.511Z
Dear friends,
Happy [Vesak](https://www.un.org/en/observances/vesak-day)! 🪷 I’m writing from my co-working space in Norra Djurgården, Stockholm, where more than a month before the summer solstice, we are already getting 17 hours of daylight (on midwinter it was just 6 hours) 🌞
## What I’ve been up to
- I spent an epic 2.5 weeks in Japan with Laura. For paid subscribers, I’ve created an [interactive map](https://substack.com/chat/5949) of our trip, with our favourite/secret spots highlighted 🇯🇵
- anddd… we got engaged whilst we were there ☺️ We’re getting married in Stockholm in September, and we’ll later also celebrate in Devon 🇸🇪 🇬🇧
- I saw the captivating [Aurora](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX8bYwl9rKc) play in Stockholm
- I’m hosting a block at [Funding the Commons: Infrastructures of Resilience](https://www.fundingthecommons.io/berlin-2025) featuring [Andrea Farias](https://diome.xyz/), [Samuel Delesque](https://samueldelesque.me/), [Jocelyn Ames](https://becomingtogether.net/) and friends, Berlin, 10-11 June – see you there?
## What I’ve been reading
Since last time, I’ve shared [20 items](https://stephenreid.net/search?q=after%3A2025-02-05) to my knowledgegraph. Some highlights:
- [Technology is Re-Enchanting the World](https://octopusyarn.substack.com/p/technology-is-re-enchanting-the-world) by and
- [technofeudalism and the death of serendipity](https://etymology.substack.com/p/technofeudalism-and-the-death-of)
- [The Intelligence Curse](https://intelligence-curse.ai/) & [AI 2027](https://ai-2027.com/)
I also finished the books [There Is No Antimemetics Division](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54870256-there-is-no-antimemetics-division) (creepy, creative sci-fi) and [The World We Create: From God to Market](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52773080-the-world-we-create) (philosophical epic on societal evolution).
## Life as Practice
[](https://lifeaspractice.com/)
In case you missed it, Laura and I are offering a unique year-long group mentorship starting Sep 2025, [Life as Practice](https://lifeaspractice.com/).
_What if everyday life could become your practice ground for profound growth and transformation? How would it feel to intentionally weave meditation, movement, learning, creativity, and self-reflection into the rhythm of your days? What aspects of your authentic self would unfold if supported by dedicated mentors and a like-minded community for a full year?_
[Read more and apply](https://lifeaspractice.com/)
## Plans for the future
- A retreat with [Daniel Odier](https://www.angsbacka.com/product/the-body-temple-of-the-devine-with-daniel-odier/) at Ängsbacka, May
- The summer [Elevate](https://ekskaret.confetti.events/elevate-2025-celebrate/), 1-8 June
- [Funding the Commons: Infrastructures of Resilience](https://www.fundingthecommons.io/berlin-2025), Berlin, 10-11 June
- Network Nations at [Emerge Lakefront](https://emergelakefront.org/), 14-20 July
- (Probably) [The Borderland](https://theborderland.se/), 21-27 July
- The ÖTILLÖ swimrun on [Åland](https://otilloswimrun.com/races/aland/), 9 Aug
- [Deep Joy: A Samadhi Retreat](https://nirodha.fi/retreat-09-2025/) with Yahel Avigur and Sari Markkanen in Finland, 15-22 Sep
## Offerings from friends
_Did you know…_ amongst other things, I’m the lead developer of [Dandelion](https://dandelion.events/). Why not list your next event there?
- [Emerge Lakefront Artist-in-residence Scholarship Program](https://apply.emergelakefront.org/jobs/5846093-artist-in-residence-scholarship-program?utm_source=emerge-lakefront-project.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=latest-from-lakefront-may-2025): A 6-month fully-funded residency, apply by May 15
- [The Dreaming - A performance by Moor Wild Ensemble](https://dandelion.events/e/thedreaming), Devon, 16-17 May
- [Alchemy of Shadow and Breath - A One Day retreat](https://dandelion.events/e/w1v69), Frome, 14 June
- [Second Renaissance Art of Ritual Residency](https://secondrenaissance.net/art/residency), Thenac, France, July 24-27
- [Borealis Psychedelic Science Summit 2025](https://borealissummit.com/), Stockholm, 26-27 Sep
## And finally…
I’m hyped for the release of [Circles](https://aboutcircles.com/) v2 on 21 May, in my view one of the most promising candidates for a global universal basic income. [Join the waitlist](https://aboutcircles.com/)
Mettā,
Stephen
# Life as Practice: A Yearlong Group Mentorship, 2025-04-30T15:48:23.854Z
Dear friends,
I am thrilled to announce the [Life as Practice Yearlong Group Mentorship](https://lifeaspractice.com/), that I’m hosting alongside my partner Laura.
We've created this offering to complement the transformative power of retreats, recognising that equally profound growth can happen in the context of daily life when supported by community and skilled guidance. This year-long journey weaves together meditation, movement, learning, creative expression, and self-reflection, all held within a container that honours natural cycles and provides both accountability and flexibility. Laura and I have poured our combined experience in facilitation, coaching and contemplative practice into designing something we wish had existed for us, and we can't wait to meet the group that comes together around it.
_Apply by June 30 to secure the early bird rate and save up to €1000._
[](https://lifeaspractice.com/)
**What if everyday life could become your practice ground for profound growth and transformation? How would it feel to intentionally weave meditation, movement, learning, creativity, and self-reflection into the rhythm of your days? What aspects of your authentic self would unfold if supported by dedicated mentors and a like-minded community for a full year?**
You are warmly invited to _Life as Practice_, a unique year-long group mentorship guided by Stockholm-based couple **Stephen Reid and Laura Gottlieb**. Running from September 2025 to August 2026, this immersive container is designed to help you integrate personal development into your daily existence, transforming routine into ritual and challenges into catalysts for growth. It’s a journey into living more consciously and embodying your practice fully, within a supportive community structure.
At the heart of the journey lies the _Fivefold Focus,_ a holistic framework designed to cultivate well-being and growth across key dimensions of your life. This structure ensures a balanced approach, encouraging you to engage deeply with: **Meditating** , developing focus and insight through stillness; **Moving** , nurturing your physical vitality through consistent embodied practice; **Learning** , expanding your mind with curated readings and memory techniques; **Creating** , expressing your unique gifts through a personal project aided by cutting-edge tools; and **Reflecting** , deepening self-awareness through regular journaling. These five pillars form the core activities that will ground your practice throughout the year.
Holding and supporting this deep work is the _Fivefold Container_, the carefully crafted structure that provides rhythm, connection, and guidance throughout the year: **Full Moon Meetings** bring the entire group together for shared learning and guest insights; **New Moon Pods** foster intimacy and peer support in smaller, rotating groups; **Wheel of the Year Rituals** connect our practice to natural cycles and punctuate the year with _adhiṭṭhāna_ weeks of strong determination; dedicated **one-on-one mentoring sessions** with both Laura and Stephen offer personalised guidance; and the potential for an **in-person co-created gathering** provides an opportunity for deeper interpersonal connection.
Together, the _Fivefold Focus_ and the _Fivefold Container_ create a powerful synergy, guiding you towards meaningful growth while providing the structure and community to sustain it. This year-long commitment is an invitation to step into a more integrated way of being, where practice isn’t separate from everyday life, but the very way you engage with it.
[Read more and apply](https://lifeaspractice.com/)
Mettā,
Stephen
# Four reasons to join us at Emerge Lakefront, 2025-05-24T15:23:27.014Z
Hi friends,
Laura and I are about to embark on our next adventure – several months at a brand new campus in Stockholm for changemakers committed to systemic change.
[Emerge Lakefront](https://emergelakefront.org/) was initiated by the brilliant [Tomas Björkman](https://www.tomas-bjorkman.com/) who has previously backed [Emerge](https://www.whatisemerging.com/), the [Inner Development Goals](https://innerdevelopmentgoals.org/), [Metamoderna](https://metamoderna.org/), [Rebel Wisdom](https://rebelwisdom.co.uk/) and [Perspectiva](https://systems-souls-society.com/), amongst many notable and successful initiatives in the metamodern/liminal web space.
Lakefront [exists](https://emergelakefront.org/about) “to amplify global impact and catalyse systemic change by equipping changemakers with the skills, environment, and community needed to build a thriving future”. There is a [belief](https://emergelakefront.org/residency/admission-criteria) that “real change happens when people deeply committed to systemic transformation—whether in governance, technology, education, sustainability, or culture—come together in an environment designed for both personal and collective growth.”
[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!kOB9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F28b6d968-3bd0-451b-a4ab-a9fa26e89610_1080x770.png)
Laura and I will be staying there from mid-June for several months or more. Here are four reasons why you might consider spending some time there too:
## 1. Great facilities at an affordable price
Newly furnished apartments with private bathrooms and kitchens, 1000m² of communal space, fast internet, large communal kitchens, a gym and a sauna by the lake, from as little as 8000 SEK/month shared (£620/€740/$840) or 12,000 SEK/month private (£930/€1100/$1250). There is a minimum stay of 3 months, up to a maximum of 3 years.
## 2. A brilliant community
My fellow residents include [Pamela von Sabljar](https://www.pamelavonsabljar.com/) (Living from Eros), [Sebnem Erener](https://www.instagram.com/sebnem.erener/) (Head of AI Ethics), [Jan Artem Henriksson](https://artem.se/) (CEO of the Inner Development Goals), [Andrew Murray Dunn](https://andrewmurraydunn.com/) (Founder of the School of Wise Innovation) and [Philip Jonzon Jarl](https://www.instagram.com/philipjonzonjarl/) to name a few. The community spans entrepreneurs, researchers, artists, and changemakers from around the world.
I met my fiancé Laura at the Emerge Gathering in Berlin in 2021. Is Lakefront where you’ll meet your next partner/co-founder/best friend?
## 3. Inspiring events and esteemed visitors
We’ve already had several great [Impact Labs](https://dandelion.events/e/may23), [Fika with Dan Siegel](https://dandelion.events/e/fikawithdan) and a [Contact Improv](https://dandelion.events/e/contactimprov) workshop with Chris Wray, along with many more informal get-togethers (including my 39th birthday!). This summer, world experts will be on site for four planned residencies including [Re:Sound](https://dandelion.events/e/resoundjourney), Network Nations hosted by [Primavera De Filippi](https://www.google.com/search?q=primavera+de+filippi), and an AI summit.
## 4. The opportunity to shape the project
The project is still very much in its formative stages, so anyone joining now will have the chance to shape it to the benefit of potentially thousands of future residents.
* * *
Lakefront is part of a [growing movement of metamodern-flavoured communities](https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1QWAa8AYdFShGu6AgvK0ePUkgogGFEl8&ll=22.29052049830962%2C-50.7656574&z=3) that have decided we’ve learnt enough from ~10 years of online discourse and temporary gatherings, and that it’s time to come together in more enduring ways.
**Applications are open now – you can learn more about the [admission criteria](https://emergelakefront.org/residency/admission-criteria) and apply at [emergelakefront.org](https://emergelakefront.org/).**
See you in the sauna to talk technological metamodernism?
Mettā,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #49, 2025-06-16T07:42:11.866Z
Dear friends,
Welcome to another (short) _In Correspondence_. I’m preparing to move into [Emerge Lakefront](https://emergelakefront.org/) later today– if you’re curious about the place, you’re welcome to join the [Virtual Open House](https://dandelion.events/e/openhousejune16) at 5pm CET.
Applications have started coming in for [Life as Practice](https://lifeaspractice.com/), the yearlong group mentorship hosted by me and Laura starting in September. You can make 2025/26 a year to remember by committing to regular [meditation, movement, learning, creativity and reflection](https://lifeaspractice.com/) in an carefully crafted container.
I’m also accepting a couple of [new coaching clients](https://stephenreid.net/coaching), via Zoom or in person in Stockholm.
## What I’ve been up to
- I attended a retreat with the beguiling [Daniel Odier](https://www.danielodier.com/en/home) on Kashmiri Tantra 🕉️
- I participated in the summer [Elevate](https://ekskaret.confetti.events/elevate-2025-celebrate/) where I gave a workshop on my [Treasure Map](https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1QWAa8AYdFShGu6AgvK0ePUkgogGFEl8) 🗺️
- I spent a week in Berlin where I co-hosted the [Bread Cooperative](https://breadchain.xyz/) popup at [Funding the Commons: Infrastructures of Resilience](https://www.fundingthecommons.io/berlin-2025), dropped in to [d/acc Berlin](https://x.com/dacc_kitchen/status/1932720358173651022) and caught up with several dear friends 🐝
- I found a unique collaborator to work with on the Technological Metamodernism book 👀
## Plans for the summer
- Exploring more of Sweden
- The swimruns at [Göteborg](https://otilloswimrun.com/races/gothenburg-sweden/) and [Åland](https://otilloswimrun.com/races/aland/)
- Network Nations week at [Emerge Lakefront](https://emergelakefront.org/), 14-20 July
- [Spark Changemakers](https://spark-changemakers.confetti.events/) on Ekskäret, 9-13 Sep (probably)
- [Deep Joy: A Samadhi Retreat](https://nirodha.fi/retreat-09-2025/) with Yahel Avigur and Sari Markkanen in Finland, 15-22 Sep
## Offerings from friends
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/x_RUVF2DQlk?rel=0&autoplay=0&showinfo=0&enablejsapi=0
- Circles v2 is live! (“A new kind of money that anyone can create and use, without needing a bank or government.”) Create an account and start earning 1 CRC per hour. [Here’s my profile](https://app.metri.xyz/p/0x60D6FC76105dD3A616b3E2a8072f6C3dF7d71E5B) if you want to trust me
- [Second Renaissance Art of Ritual Residency](https://secondrenaissance.net/art/residency), Thenac, France, July 24-27
- [Microsolidarity Summer Camp](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfO0m472-_hqYqhrpWCFpTDQVAA2sGi8kA6H1K_plwTcWrJg/viewform), near Barcelona, 20-25 Aug
- [Anna Ling’s debut album tour](https://www.instagram.com/p/DK2HQEEC-hQ/), UK, 3-14 Sep
- [Borealis Psychedelic Science Summit 2025](https://borealissummit.com/), Stockholm, 26-27 Sep
Until next time, mettā,
Stephen
# Introducing Hilma Church-Turing, 2025-06-22T17:15:06.974Z
Dear friends,
I’m pleased to introduce you to , who I’m assisting on the upcoming book on Technological Metamodernism.
[Read more and subscribe to the new Technological Metamodernism Substack](https://technologicalmetamodernism.substack.com/p/introducing-hilma-church-turing), where we’ll be serialising the book.
[
Technological Metamodernism
Introducing Hilma Church-Turing
Hello, I'm Hilma Church-Turing…
Listen now
a month ago · Hilma Church-Turing and Stephen Reid
](https://technologicalmetamodernism.substack.com/p/introducing-hilma-church-turing?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=web)
Best,
Stephen
# Substack Surfacer: countering Substack overwhelm, 2025-07-05T09:12:51.202Z
There was a golden age of Substack where I subscribed to \<50 newsletters, and I could more or less read everything I wanted to. Now, however, I subscribe to \>200, and I just don’t have time to keep up.
Enter: [Substack Surfacer](https://github.com/stephenreid321/substack_surfacer), a Python script I created that produces [CSVs like this](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1whKXrZyvl0bpbQICKsflwBzJNvS8QhGeYCf6MOfBF0k/edit?usp=sharing) with the posts from all of the Substacks you follow, in a form that makes it easy to sort by the number of likes or (even more useful) the number of likes per subscriber (since of course, newsletters with more subscribers tend to get more likes).
[](https://github.com/stephenreid321/substack_surfacer)
Right now it requires basic knowledge of Python (`pip install`), and it can take a while to complete due to Substack’s rate limiting (about an hour per 100 newsletters).
Some of the posts from the last couple of months that it helped me surface:
- [Death of a knowledge system](https://ecologiesofwisdom.substack.com/p/death-of-a-knowledge-system) (331 likes from 759 free subscribers) and [Birth of the Wisdom Economy](https://ecologiesofwisdom.substack.com/p/the-birth-of-the-wisdom-economy) (122 likes from 759 free subscribers) by
- [Deep AF Green](https://tuckerwalsh.substack.com/p/deep-af-green) by (16 likes from 182 free subscribers)
- [Finding balance with technology](https://unforced.substack.com/p/finding-balance-with-technology) by (6 likes from 94 free subscribers)
- [Becoming Soul](https://sabrasaperstein.substack.com/p/becoming-soul) (24 likes from 269 free subscribers) by
- [Live threads through my favorite city — London](https://eirinimalliaraki.substack.com/p/live-threads-through-my-favorite) (14 likes from 107 free subscribers) by
- [How to Start a School With Your Friends](https://prigoose.substack.com/p/how-to-start-a-university) (96 likes from ~1,000 free subscribers) by
Let me know if you find it useful!
Best,
Stephen
# Two upcoming events: Network Nations and Futurecraft, 2025-07-14T11:02:43.135Z
Hi friends,
I’m writing during a break at the Network Nations residency at [Emerge Lakefront](https://emergelakefront.org/) to let you know about two upcoming events: one on [Technofeudalism, Network Nations and the Future of Dandelion](https://dandelion.events/e/n6pwe) in London, UK on 5 Aug, and a [Futurecraft Residency](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-garden) near Porto, Portugal, 2-8 Sep.
[](https://dandelion.events/e/n6pwe)
[Join me at Shoreditch &Soul](https://dandelion.events/e/n6pwe) in London on Tue 5th Aug, 6:30pm – 8:30pm to discuss:
- **Technofeudalism:** How big tech companies have created digital empires where they make the rules, control what we see, and profit from our data - all with little oversight
- **Network Nations:** A new approach where communities with shared values govern themselves online, creating alternatives to corporate-controlled platforms
- **The Future of Dandelion:** How the platform could transform from being run by a worker co-op to being truly owned and governed by its community
Suggested reading:
- [The Techno-Skeptics by Hilma Church Turing](https://technologicalmetamodernism.substack.com/p/the-techno-skeptics)
- [Network Nations: Reclaiming Sovereignty in the Digital Age by Primavera de Filippi & Felix Beer](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WJ0ANOfe1cYjrD8AhFSVsf2FIUuMyLrr/view?usp=sharing)
[Book your place](https://dandelion.events/e/n6pwe)
[](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-garden)
Join jae spencer-keyse, Jan Baeriswyl and Dominique Antonina for the fourth [Futurecraft Residency](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-garden), this time taking place at [The Garden](https://thegarden.pt/) near Porto, Portugal from 2nd - 8th September 2025. Featuring:
💡 Radical Reimagination and emergence with jae spencer keyse
🔮 Technology and Metamodernism with Jan Baeriswyl
🧘🏼♀️ Singing, authentic relating and play with Dominique Antonina
🌳 Established orchards and groves
💧 Two swimming springs and a lake
🔥 Sauna and 12-person hot tub
🏋️♀️ Fitness centre with power rack, dance floor, silks and lyra
🎵A jam space full of instruments
🎨 Arts and crafts zone
🕺 Time for co-creation and emergence
[Read more and apply](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-garden)
Mettā,
Stephen
# In Correspondence #50, 2025-07-27T09:00:54.574Z
Dear friends,
Welcome to the latest _In Correspondence_. I’m writing from Gothenberg, where yesterday I completed the [ÖTILLÖ Gothenburg Sprint swimrun](https://otilloswimrun.com/races/gothenburg-sweden/gothenburg-sprint/) (3.9km swim in 17 sections, 18.5km run in 18 sections) in 5h11m 🎉
On Wednesday I head to the UK for a week. **In London on Tue 5th Aug? Come hang out at [Technofeudalism, Network Nations and the Future of Dandelion](https://dandelion.events/e/n6pwe)**
Scroll down for some tips for the LLM connoisseur.
## What I’ve been up to
[](https://technologicalmetamodernism.substack.com/p/the-techno-optimists-eacc)
- and I published [Chapter 1: The Techno-Skeptics](https://technologicalmetamodernism.substack.com/p/the-techno-skeptics) and [Chapter 2, part 1: The Techno-Optimists: e/acc](https://technologicalmetamodernism.substack.com/p/the-techno-optimists-eacc) of [Technological Metamodernism](https://technologicalmetamodernism.substack.com/)
- I spent a very full month at [Emerge Lakefront](https://emergelakefront.org/), including celebrating [midsummer](https://visitsweden.com/what-to-do/culture-history-and-art/swedish-traditions/midsummer-tradition/midsummer-sweden-something-another-world/) and participating in a week-long residency on [Network Nations](https://www.networknations.network/)
- Laura and I holidayed for a week in Skåne, where highlights included the coastal [Stenshuvud National Park](https://visitskane.com/outdoors-adventure/stenshuvud-national-park), [Ales Stenar](https://visitskane.com/classic-attractions/ales-stones) (the ‘Swedish Stonehenge’), [cute Österlen villages lined with wild hollyhocks](https://www.google.com/search?q=%C3%B6sterlen+stockrosor&udm=2) and [Malmö’s lively Folkets Park](https://www.instagram.com/folketspark/)
## Plans for the future
- The start of the Planet.Health residency at Emerge Lakefront, co-organised by brilliant friend [Dr Rita Issa](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rita-issa-9a99b625/)
- A week catching up with friends in Devon
- Another swimrun on [Åland](https://otilloswimrun.com/races/aland/), 9 Aug
- A Swedish B2 course at Folkuniversitet, 18-29 Aug
- [Spark Changemakers](https://spark-changemakers.confetti.events/) on Ekskäret, 9-13 Sep
- [Deep Joy: A Samadhi Retreat](https://nirodha.fi/retreat-09-2025/) with Yahel Avigur and Sari Markkanen in Finland, 15-22 Sep
## Some tips for the LLM connoisseur
- [EQ-Bench Longform Creative Writing](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing_longform.html) is one of the most meaningful AI benchmarks to me. Sonnet 3.7 ranks above Sonnet 4, with a slop score second only to Opus 4, which fits with the fact that Sonnet 3.7 (thinking) is still my favourite AI writing partner (adjusting for cost – I can’t justify the huge extra cost of Opus 4 for the marginal benefit).
- The Chinese open-source labs have been absolutely cooking though, with [Kimi K2](https://openrouter.ai/moonshotai/kimi-k2), [Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507](https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-thinking-2507) and [Qwen3 Coder](https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3-coder) looking incredibly strong.
- To see what models have product-market fit, check OpenRouter’s [weekly](https://openrouter.ai/rankings) chart. To see what’s hot, check the [trending](https://openrouter.ai/rankings?view=trending) chart.
- Don’t compare the cost of reasoning and non-reasoning models using per-token pricing, as (by design) reasoning models output way more tokens. A better indicator of cost is the [Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index](https://artificialanalysis.ai/models?models=o3%2Cgpt-4-1%2Co4-mini%2Cgemini-2-5-flash-reasoning%2Cgemini-2-5-flash%2Cgemini-2-5-pro%2Cclaude-4-sonnet-thinking%2Cclaude-4-opus-thinking%2Cclaude-4-opus%2Cclaude-4-sonnet%2Cmagistral-small%2Cmagistral-medium%2Cdeepseek-r1%2Cdeepseek-v3-0324%2Cminimax-m1-80k%2Ckimi-k2%2Cqwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-reasoning%2Cqwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507%2Cgpt-4o-chatgpt-03-25#intelligence-vs-cost-to-run-artificial-analysis-intelligence-index) (note the log scale on the x-axis).
- Dandelion’s current workhorse is [Gemini 2.5 Flash](https://github.com/symbiota-coop/dandelion/blob/master/lib/open_router.rb), in standard and thinking variants.
[](https://artificialanalysis.ai/models?models=o3%2Cgpt-4-1%2Co4-mini%2Cgemini-2-5-flash-reasoning%2Cgemini-2-5-flash%2Cgemini-2-5-pro%2Cclaude-4-sonnet-thinking%2Cclaude-4-opus-thinking%2Cclaude-4-opus%2Cclaude-4-sonnet%2Cmagistral-small%2Cmagistral-medium%2Cdeepseek-r1%2Cdeepseek-v3-0324%2Cminimax-m1-80k%2Ckimi-k2%2Cqwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-reasoning%2Cqwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507%2Cgpt-4o-chatgpt-03-25#intelligence-vs-cost-to-run-artificial-analysis-intelligence-index)
_Note: Qwen3 235B (Reasoning) shown here is the original version, not the just-released 2507 version. I expect the 2507 version to be on the intelligence-cost frontier._
## Offerings from friends
Dandelion is closing on [£5m tickets sold](https://dandelion.events/). Why not list your next event there?
- Breadchain friends will be at the [Crypto Commons Gathering](https://ccg2025.vercel.app/) in Austria at the [Commons Hub](https://www.commons-hub.at/), 24-29 Aug 🍞
- Join jae spencer-keyse, Jan Baeriswyl and Dominique Antonina for the fourth [Futurecraft Residency](https://dandelion.events/e/futurecraft-garden), this time taking place at [The Garden](https://thegarden.pt/) near Porto, Portugal, 2-8 Sep 🌿
- Life Itself’s [Second Renaissance proto-festival](https://news.lifeitself.org/p/second-renaissance-proto-festival), France, 5-7 Sep and [3-month Practicum](https://news.lifeitself.org/p/life-itself-practicum-autumn-2025), Sep-Dec
- [Beatrix Bliss](https://beatrixbliss.co.uk/) is co-facilitating the [Mountain Medicine Meditation psilocybin retreat](https://www.mountainmedicinemeditation.org/) in Portugal, 12-19 Nov, with bursaries available on request 🍄🟫
Until next time, mettā,
Stephen
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