Getting into the flow, and the flow essences

Posted on March 18, 2026 by alexander.mcd@gmail.com

The Power of Flow

Why don’t we get into our flow zone – not just out of our comfort zone? The last few years have seen a considerable increase in interest in flow states, and getting into the flow, and rightly so – it is a powerful and effective, joyful way to live your life. Apart from the obvious benefits of reduction in stress and increase in peace and happiness, it has been shown that being in your flow actually makes you more effective in dealing with the challenges of our world, and tends to increase your wealth (of course the true inner wealth is vastly increased by living like this, but also people’s income tends to increase). Roger Hamilton found he was able to predict the changes in people’s financial situation 6 months in advance by analysing how much they were in flow.

So flow is great, but how do we access it. There are many people who advocate techniques like meditation etc. And I think this is great, but one of the biggest keys seems to me finding your particular style of flow – the things that put you into flow, and basically your flow personality. Some people like to organise, some like to communicate, some like to create etc. We all have different personalities and when we live in line with our personal strengths and weaknesses we are able to access flow and do our greatest work.

Your Flow Profile

Check out the chart to find your flow type

Extraversion vs Introversion

On the right we have the extraverts – known for the love of colour and variety and surprises – and hence conversation and communication. On the left we have the Introverts – known for their love of structure and order and predictability – and hence systems, and things. There are also Ambiverts who like some of each. Do not measure yourself according to what you do – people can learn to do almost anything, the real difference is what you like – what puts you into flow and makes you feel relaxed and energised.

Intuitive vs Sensing

Everyone can develop their intuition, and everyone can sense things, but these words are talking about something else – whether you look at the big picture – everything at once, and process ideas as one image – which creates for fast thinking, and often highly creative (intuitive) or whether you like to feel things carefully, one piece at a time, to get directly involved – kinaesthetic learning, which leads to slow thinking, but much more connected and in tune with the moment (sensing). As with extraverts and introverts there is also a point in the middle which balances the two. If you were planting a garden would you start with drawing a map (intuitive), or finding the shovel? (sensing)

The 8 Profiles

The combination of these qualities leads to 8 flow profiles. Some of you will be familiar with systems of personality profiling similar to this, and there are many that are actually identical – including wealth dynamics, and it is very closely connected to the iiching and jungian psychology as well. I suspect the personality types of ancient greek medicine are probably also the same.

Sky Eagle

The sky eagle is the most creative. Many people who are diagnosed with ADD are simply eagles who have not learnt to channel their intense creativity. They often complain of having too many ideas, but in their strongest are great at launching things, and then moving onto other things – if you can design that into your life as a strength then all is well, and the creativity can be a wonderful gift. In wealth dynamics these people are called Creators

Thunder Monkey

Thunder monkeys are performers by nature – very creative and very expressive. Many become actors, singers or chefs because of their love for an audience, and ability to rise to the moment with panache. Though great with charisma and gaining attention they are often weak in practicalities, and need support with that side of things. If they can shine their light on something of value, and use the support of others to create structure around them then they can bring great things into the world. In Wealth Dynamics they are called Stars

Fire lion

Fire Lions are the great communicators – the lion symbol should be understood similar to the lion king – these are the great listeners and conversationalists, and leaders – at their lowest they can just be gossips, but at their highest are coaches, counsellors, and leaders who understand how to unite a team and bring all into their highest and most effective versions. In Wealth Dynamics these are called Supporters.

Mountain Crane

The mountain cranes can get a clear view and travel between different places and people, and can put together partners and elements to create together – they run great parties and events, they meet many people, focus on connection, and are also often good at introducing the right people to each other – match makers, connectors. They love meeting and listening to others, but often do not know what to say when asked to speak for themselves. In Wealth Dynamics these are called Deal Makers.

Earth Wolf

The Earth Wolf is focused on service – how can I help you? This can lead to skill in shopkeeping, waiting and serving in restaurants, medicine – anything which is focused on serving each person. They also are very natural traders. Many I have met say that they are not great conversationalists, and have trouble finding what to say, but would rather do than talk. In Wealth Dynamics these are called Traders.

Lake Bear

Lake bears like peace and security. They tend to be quiet people who focus on research, and understanding before action, are often good at project management and accountability, and investing in whatever is important to them – whether that is family, or money, or other things. They like stability that will last for the long term. In Wealth Dynamics they are called Accumulators.

Crystal Phoenix

Crystal Phoenixes are the most focused on elegance and beauty. They prefer to do things gracefully, make beautiful spaces, organise things. Western classical art including classical music is based on this personality, and whatever they do if they can spend their time and do it carefully then they turn perfectionism into a great art, and beautiful, and wonderful things come out of it. In Wealth Dynamics they are called Lords.

Cloud Dragons

Cloud dragons are focused on problem solving, and fixing things. These are the people who would buy a motorbike, and take it apart and put it back together before riding it, the ones who come alive when given a problem – engineers, programmers. They tend to be very practical and while loving to create elegant solutions are comfortable in their work overalls not needing to be elegant themselves. In Wealth Dynamics they are called Mechanics

Flow Frequencies and consciousness

Each of these flow personalities is brought into their highest potential by a particular kind of flow state – similar, but a different flavour, or frequency of mind. As my work has been for many years about states of consciousness i have been able to identify precisely the frequencies of consciouness that lead to flow and effectiveness for each of these profiles. In order to help people to come into their optimum flow state I have created a range of vibrational medicines that help you come into your flow state. I call these the Flow Essences.

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The Healing Of Israel-Palestine

Posted on March 31, 2025 by alexander.mcd@gmail.com

I was asked recently about what a PROUTist solution for Israel-Palestine might look like (for those not familiar with PROUT it is a theory of how to create ideal societies based on communitarian, and spiritual principles). Now I thought about this and realised I didn’t know the answer, so I did some study and some thinking and came up with some key points that I think would at least point us in the right direction to healing the conflict in Israel-Palestine.


Enlightened Leadership

In Prout these are called Sadvipras – we need great leaders who can unite the country in a visionary positive way, not in a aggressive conflicting way. Great leaders like this are hard to come by, and always come out of a deep inner journey – people who find their inner connection with the great, and are able to bring that connection to life in the world.

  1. For those wishing to really make a difference the first step is to become a sadvipra yourself, to develop the leadership qualities necessary to truly bring others towards a more positive existence. To expand your consciousness through the layers of the mind – beyond love and devotion to unity and connection – to be part of that divine ocean of love and joy. This can be achieved in many ways. Some manage to achieve it through Ananda Marga Yoga which has some links to Prout theory, but some achieve it through other pathways as well. If you want to be part of the solution then this is the first step.

2. Teach others to become sadvipras – it is unlikely that one enlightened person alone is enough to transform the society. We need leaders of many kinds in many areas, and we need the many to follow and to join in that spirit of connection. So it will be necessary to teach deep spirituality to others. There remains a question of in what form should this be done that I will address later on.

3. We may need sadvipras in politics in places of political power to bring the control away from selfish, and aggressive people to people who can lead us in the right direction. This may also require a new political party that is based on connection and a positive vision

Analyse the Social Cycle

In Prout society is seen as having four phases – based on the power structures. We have the community power, the warrior power, the intellectual power and the financial power, and we cycle through these power structures. In israel-palestine there is a lot of influence of financial power the same as the whole world over under capitalism, but there is also a very strong element of warrior power, and warrior power includes not just wars and battles, but also strong dictatorial leaders, and controlling governments. On the positive it often also includes strong visionary and charismatic leaders. On the israeli side many people live their ordinary lives focused on the financial and not the military, but still you can see the movement away from free enterprise to control. On the palestinian side it is clear that many are turning to military, combative answers to their problems, and there is a strong tendency towards a sense for the need of courage and standing up for one’s rights. I think the nation is in the early stages of warrior power.

  1. In the early stages of warrior power there is a need for warrior answers – it is not yet the time to move the cycle on to something new, but the time to unite people under a common banner to march together towards a greater vision.

Spiritual Education

  1. As we discussed above there is a need for spiritual education – this is not just for the great individual leaders that we need, but also to open the hearts of the people so they are ready to receive peaceful, connection solutions, and to heal the wounds that have developed over so many years. Thus it is not only necessary to show deep spiritual answers, but also to package them in such a way that people are ready to receive them, and that they speak to the people’s current religious and ideological positions.
  2. In Palestine there may be room for a military-like community service movement – for those who wish to stand up and do something for the problem – let them have an alternative to joining the violent struggle, and let them join the non-violent struggle. Something like what in Ananda Marga is called VSS – Volunteer Social Security One will have to be careful that there is no sense that it is challenging islam, or asking people to change their religion I think that will only create more conflict. So it should reference islam, or at least be compatible with it.
  3. Among the jewish israelis there is a lot of room for a softer approach there is an interest in alternative approaches to spirituality such as meditation and yoga, and there are many non religious people who would prefer a new approach. It would be good to still make the approach compatible with Jewish teachings so that it can attract support across the society and not just with those who have turned away from the traditional practices.

Community Development

In order for people to live happily together their basic needs must be met, and so it is essential to do community development (and sometimes relief work) to look after people and develop communities where people can live happily. Happy people are peaceful people, when people’s basic needs are met they will not easily join a fight or start a war, they will prefer to simply live their lives and find their own ways to contribute to the community around them.

  1. Obviously in Palestinian communities there is a lot of need for developing the true wealth of the community, and much of the standard community development approaches used in the third world can be applied.
  2. In the Jewish communities we generally see a lot more wealth, but still people live in stress and their is a lack of true community so community development is still necessary.
  3. In this article I am not talking very much about the other communities in israel – the Druze, the Christians etc. These are less important to the issue because they are not very involved in the conflict, but they are very important to a united society – and community development should be applied with them, and their help should also be used to support others in the peace process.

A Uniting Vision

A uniting vision for a future society that we can move towards must be developed. Some people have made some beginning steps in this direction, but in conflict resolution it is known that a true uniting vision requires enthusiastic agreement – not just “that would be good enough” but “that would be wonderful”, and so a deeper exploration of this topic needs to be done, and a greater vision needs to be created.

  1. Interview people from different sides of the issue and understand their needs. Understand not just what they think should happen, but what are the key practical and emotional needs they have in being able to support a direction. This must include religious and non-religious from all the main religions and communities. Do they need a name that they can believe in? Do they need freedom and autonomy? Safety? Respect? What is it that underlies the conflict – we must ask what people need and often we must ask “why?” as this is what makes the underlying needs visible.
  2. Develop a vision of how we could meet ALL those needs – I do mean ALL of them – and it is possible. Just be creative, and dig deep to understand and we will be able to find a solution. We must then take this solution back to the people and check that they like it. When we have a vision that people like then we can move on to create a movement – I do not know the details of what our vision would be, but I can see that it would contain some key elements – indepent regions that are also cooperating for the wellbeing of all, possibly a new name and identity that is more uniting, probably a recognition of all the religions, and a guarantee of religious freedom,
  3. Create a social movement based on that uniting vision. This may become a political party, or a movement that is less directly involved in political elections, but still engages in the future of the country. This may have slightly different forms among the different communities, but at heart it is one vision.

Building Connection

In any community work the first step is always to build connection, and that can be done in various ways

  1. relief work can help us to make connection with the people in need
  2. cultural celebrations can build connection among the people and it can be a very good thing to celebrate the traditional cultures, and to develop cross cultural celebrations – are there ways that we can dance the traditional dances of the different cultures together?
  3. Other artistic creations that touch people can open up people’s hearts and spirits and create interest and openness for more movement in this direction.
  4. There are already some good actions being taken in this field and one can collaborate and support the existing good work.

A Practical Proposal

How would I put all of these elements together into a practical project that would heal and transform Israel-Palestine? Here are my thoughts

Peace Warriors Club

A movement of people who would stand up for peace and fight for a better tomorrow. I would base it on teaching Aikido and the other inner martial arts that promote peace and spiritual awakening, and incorporate meditation techniques. This should be an approach that is not in any way in conflict with the existing religious traditions, and therefore can be supported by all sides, and can attract the warrior energy that is now going towards conflict and violence into non-violent society building actions.

Engage this club not just in learning peaceful martial arts, but in applying them in practice to make a difference – engage in such actions as

  1. Relief work
  2. Interviews to create a common vision
  3. Creating Cultural Celebrations
  4. Doing performances and demonstrations that inspire people on the new path of peace
  5. Engage in appropriate community development activities depending on the location.

Artistic Launch

Starting a movement like this takes something more than just talking about it, it requires touching people and inspiring people. I am in favour of doing this through art. What I could imagine doing is a movement theatre production that shows in a stylised form the conflicts that the nation has gone through, and is going through and how we could imagine it being resolved. I would highlight aikido non-violent techniques, and related dance forms such as contact improv, and show the concept of how we could step beyond our current mess into something more beautiful, and hopefully touch people enough to be able to start something.

In Conclusion

I have a plan for a transformation of Israel-Palestine – what do you think? does it make sense to you? What do you think I am missing?

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Gaia Thrive Collaborative Business Community

Posted on December 24, 2024 by alexander.mcd@gmail.com

Gaia Thrive is a project to support the transformation of the world of business from one of competition and stress to one of cooperation and presence. We can and should make business as peaceful and loving as the rest of our lives. In fact most of us spend so much time in business and work that it is perhaps the most important part of life to be transformed.

Business can be done in a way based on finding our flow, and each of us contributing in our best way, and supporting each other so that together we go further and are stronger than separately. This requires a shift in attitude towards being rather than doing, but is no less effective than stressful doing based business. In fact in many cases more effective. It also requires a shift in structures from individual wealth and control based companies to collective wealth and control based cooperatives and democratic businesses. (note you can still become wealthy – if that is your goal)

We invest in businesses that are ready to grow into cooperative businesses with money and time. This allows us to focus on startups and enterprises that are exciting but still quite small.

you can invest in us in the ethical investment of building community ventures, and you can support through your time, and build yourself a career as our partner, and you can bring your projects for us to build together. Let us flourish as one.

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Working with Spiritual Energy Fields

Posted on December 24, 2024 by alexander.mcd@gmail.com

A course in practical spirituality based on understanding and sensing the infinite universal energy field and how it interacts with individual human and other energy fields.

Spiritual energy fields surround everything that we do and everything that we interact with. When we understand their influence, and can work with them it allows us to create gentle, but effective responses to the challenges of the world, to fill our lives and the lives of people around us with love, peace, health, abundance and wellbeing, to heal, to fix problems, and to deal with the challenges facing the world. Whatever it is that you would like to deal with – understanding these energy fields will enable you to do it in a better and deeper way.

This course is based on a series of related and connected classes in different subjects and approaches to the spiritual energy fields. Each one gives you a piece of wisdom, and an approach that can help in your life in different ways.

Classes include:
– Taichi, Aikido and the spiritual martial arts
– Qi, Prana and healing with energy fields
– Consciousness in Business and Leadership
– Social Transformation, unity, community and cooperation
– Culture, music and Dance
– Spiritual Traditions of the world, spiritual awakening, and spiritual ministry

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Gregorian Chant Revival

Posted on December 24, 2024 by alexander.mcd@gmail.com

The Church has lost a lot of people’s interest, and for a while it seemed that people were turning away from spirituality altogether, but now there is a rise in a passionate interest in authentic deep spiritual practice thought most people turn to the east for inspiration. But among those who have turned away from the church there remains a love for the ancient gregorian chant. Few can deny its beauty and depth. There is the opportunity and the call for a Gregorian Chant Revival – to show those who have become disillusioned with the church that the depth and mystery of spiritual practice that they are looking for do not have to be found on the other side of the world, that our own tradition has it too. To give people a taste of the deep peace that can be found in the traditional catholic spiritual practices – that the west also knows about mantra and sacred language. To those people interested in esoteric wisdom the traditional latin chants of the catholic church combined with the esoteric understandings that imbue christianity can become a powerful allure.

I wish to revive Gregorian Chant – to bring it back to the churches, and back to the people – to show people the power that is infused in them, and the love and peace. This can be done through performances with specific Chants, or with simpler liturgies – The Divinum Officium, or the officium parvum beatae mariae virginis for example, and we can in time begin to put on the complete mass in Gregorian Chant. This is an opportunity for any church that wants to be part of the new wave of spiritual interest that is spreading over the world, and to become again a leader in spiritual development.

For those interested in thinking even more boldly – how about a training course in esoteric wisdom that combines some of the topics deeply interesting to people at the moment – spiritual martial arts, and healing methods, practical spirituality applied to building community and relationships and a more spiritual world, with Gregorian Chant and christian practice. This is something that would transform people, transform the towns in which they take place and truly make a difference in the world.

I am looking for support and partners in the Gregorian Chant Revival – who wants to learn to chant? what churches would like to host gregorian chant services? Who would be interested in taking this in exciting directions?

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Clube de Comunicação em Português

Posted on December 22, 2024 by alexander.mcd@gmail.com

O Clube de Comunicação em Português é um projeto destinado a ajudar imigrantes em Portugal a aprender português de uma forma divertida e comunicativa, enquanto se envolvem na cultura, nas tradições e na sociedade ao mesmo tempo. Oferecemos aulas de língua baseadas na compreensão de músicas e histórias, além de atividades de comunicação (não focadas no aprendizado de gramática). Isso permite que você adquira o idioma da mesma forma que uma criança e se divirta ao longo do caminho.

Iniciantes – Português através da Cultura e da Música

No curso para iniciantes, aprendemos canções tradicionais portuguesas e, talvez, até algumas danças – uma ótima oportunidade para conhecer um pouco da cultura. Quando se animam, os portugueses são ótimos cantores, e não é só sobre o fado! Prepare-se para rir e aprender, ganhar confiança e desenvolver a habilidade de se fazer entender em português (e ficar à vontade para usar uma gramática imperfeita, desde que consiga transmitir sua mensagem). Você aprenderá formas gramaticais básicas e vocabulário, e ao final do curso será capaz de contar pequenas histórias sobre o que está acontecendo na sua vida.

Intermediário – Construindo Comunidade em Portugal

No nível intermediário, os alunos são capazes de se envolver em conceitos e questões mais complexas, por isso estudamos artigos relacionados à construção de comunidade e à sociedade em Portugal. Quais são as questões sociais ao nosso redor? Como podemos nos engajar mais com as pessoas e a sociedade, e o que é necessário para cercar-se de uma bela comunidade aqui em Portugal? Você aprenderá gramática e vocabulário mais avançados, mas o foco não será a gramática e sim a discussão. Esteja preparado para expressar sua própria opinião sobre os temas abordados na aula.

Avançado – Português em Acção

Quando chegamos ao nível avançado, os alunos já possuem competência na comunicação, sendo capazes de transmitir suas ideias e compreender os outros com facilidade. Em vez de continuar desenvolvendo o idioma por meio de livros ou estudos tradicionais, assumimos um projeto que utiliza as habilidades de comunicação dos alunos, permitindo que eles desenvolvam e ajustem suas competências linguísticas por meio da aplicação prática do português.

Cada turma pode decidir qual projeto deseja realizar. Pode ser teatro, escrever um livro em conjunto ou abordar uma questão social. Os professores tornam-se facilitadores e assistentes, ajudando na realização do projeto e nas dificuldades linguísticas que possam surgir. Por exemplo, ao escrever uma carta sobre uma questão social, pode ser necessário ajustar o texto para que soe profissional. Nesse processo de revisão e melhorias, muito aprendizado acontece.

Ao final do curso avançado, você terá desenvolvido bastante confiança para usar o português na vida cotidiana, além de refinar sua habilidade de se expressar corretamente e com eficácia sobre questões complexas.

Base Filosófica

O design do Clube de Conversação em Português é fortemente baseado nos princípios da Economia Comunitária da Teoria da Utilização Progressiva, no Desenvolvimento Comunitário Participativo e nos estudos mais recentes sobre Aquisição de Línguas. Ele é inspirado em iniciativas educacionais socialmente engajadas, como o projeto “This is not an Ulpan” em Israel, o trabalho de Paulo Freire e o Teatro do Oprimido de Augusto Boal.

O clube adota uma abordagem inclusiva e flexível, com espaço para ideias e melhorias de outras pessoas, desde que estejam alinhadas à meta maior de criar unidade, harmonia e comunidade. Essa estrutura permite que o aprendizado do idioma vá além da comunicação, tornando-se também um meio de empoderamento, colaboração e transformação social.

Participe

O Clube de Conversação em Português é um espaço aberto e inclusivo, onde todos podem contribuir para construir uma comunidade vibrante e acolhedora. Existem várias maneiras de se envolver:

  • Como Aluno: Aprenda português de forma divertida e prática, enquanto se conecta com a cultura e as pessoas de Portugal.
  • Como Facilitador: Traga suas habilidades, ideias e energia para apoiar aulas, projetos e atividades comunitárias.
  • Como Parceiro: Colabore com o clube oferecendo recursos, ideias ou ajudando a organizar eventos que promovam integração e aprendizado.
  • Como Voluntário: Ajude na logística, organização ou no planejamento de atividades, contribuindo para o crescimento do clube.

Junte-se a nós e torne-se parte dessa jornada de aprendizado, união e transformação comunitária!

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Portuguese Communication Club

Posted on December 22, 2024 by alexander.mcd@gmail.com

The Portuguese Communication Club is a project to help immigrants in portugal to learn portuguese in a fun communicative way, and to engage in the culture and tradition and society at the same time. We teach language classes that are based on understanding songs and stories and communicating ourselves (not on learning grammar) This enables you to acquire the language in the same way a child does and have fun on the way

Beginners – Portuguese through Culture and song

In the beginners course we learn traditional portuguese songs and we might even learn some dances – get to know something about the culture. When you get them going the portuguese are great singers, and it is not just fado. Expect to laugh and learn, develop confidence and the ability to make yourself understood in portuguese (and to get comfortable using bad grammar as long as it gets the point across) you will learn basic grammatical forms and vocabulary and by the end of it be able to tell short stories about what is going on in your life

Intermediate – Community building in portugal

At the intermediate level students are able to engage in more complicated concepts and issues so we study articles related to community building and society in Portugal. What are the social issues around us? How can we engage more with the people and society and what does it take to surround yourself with a beautiful community here in Portugal? You will learn more advanced grammar and vocabulary, but the focus will not be the grammar it will be the discussion be prepared to have your own opinion on the topics shared in the class.

Advanced – Portuguese in action.

Once we get to advanced level students have a competency in communication, and are able to get their point across, and also to undertsand others quite well. Rather than working on developing the language through more book learning or studying we take on a project that will use students communication skills, and allow them to develop and fine tune their language skills through practical application of the language. Each class can decide for themselves what project they are going to take on. They might choose to do theatre, or to write a book together, or to tackle a social issue. The teachers become facilitators and assistants to help take on this project and to help when language issues come up. For example in writing a letter on a social issue it might be that some editing is needed to make it sound professional, so in working through the editing and improvements a lot of learning takes place. At the end of the advanced course you can expect to have developed a lot of confidence in using portuguese in daily life, and fine tuning the portuguese usage so that you are confident to express correctly and effectively regarding complicated issues.

Philosophical Background

The design of the Portuguese Conversation Club is heavily based in the Community Economics of the Progress Utilisation Theory, Participatory Community Development, and the latest studies in Language Acquisition. Inspired by other socially active education such as “This is not an Ulpan” in israel, and the work of paulo freire, and the liberation theatre of Augusto Boal. It has a lot of room in it for other people’s ideas and improvements as long as it is always in the direction of creating unity, harmony and community.

Get Involved

Help us develop educational material, become a teacher or an assistant, or host a class yourself. We are interested in proposals, partnerships and suggestions.

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Projeto Harmonia

Posted on December 18, 2024 by alexander.mcd@gmail.com

Project Harmony

Music can be a tool for community transformation, and I would like to use music to build community, connection and wellbeing in portugal. I do this with solo and group performances that are imbued with the spirit of uplifting joyous connection, and also have a message that can help people take one step towards a more connected society.

Strengthening Tradition

A large part of the strength of a community depends on the health of its traditions. By reviving traditions (not in a cold preserved way on the stage, but in a living way where the people celebrate together as one) we can strengthen the bonds between people, the pride of belonging, and the self knowledge of the people. We can sing and we can dance and we can share the joy. This can set the stage for many more opportunities for building community and positive projects. It is also deeply imbued with the other elements of deep wisdom and spirituality despite it often seeming secular on the surface.

The Cooperative Society

A large part of my vision for a vibrant community comes from my study of Progressive socialism, cooperatives and participatory community development. I would like to bring songs and stories and shows that highlight and educate on the important elements of such a society and how we get there. It would help people to understand that there is a way forward, and what that way is, and how they can be involved.

Spirituality

Spirituality is imbued in every note and ever song and every show, but it can also sometimes be more overt. It is wonderful to bring light to the authentic deep spiritual traditions that surround us. Especially the local traditions that people often turn away from for lack of a deep understanding, and transformative experience, but also the traditions of the world. We can celebrate together, in a deep spiritual way.

Highlighting Projects, Issues and Opportunities

Music has the possibility of touching many people, and opening their hearts and the minds to new directions. Sometimes music by itself is enough, but often it is only the beginning and should lead to classes, workshops, projects, businesses, charitable fundraising – wherever the need and interest lies. Each show, each performance is a way of touching people and bringing them one step towards unity, and should be combined with ways to support people more. We can promote many good ventures, and we can create our own new ventures from the shows and performances.

Clothing and design

In time i see the musical program becoming more and more linked to other projects especially including the clothing design project – beautiful clothing is a simple way that people can take the joy that they feel in the performance or celebration and bring it into their lives. Clothing design is another whole field and project however, and I will devote another post to it.

Opportunities

Projeto Harmonia needs musicians and other performers, songwriters, organisers, promoters. If this project speaks to your heart then it would be great if you can get involved.

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Resonance is the key to all challenges in life.

When in resonance things transform, when out of resonance they resist.  Are you resonating with your challenges?

Resonance includes:

Flow – in resonance with oneself

Harmony – in resonance with the world around

Connection – in resonance with the cosmic energy

Simple and Deep

It is a simple principle and a lifetimes study to learn to resonate with all of life

Every personal problem, every relationship problem, every environmental, political and social problem can be resolved simply through resonance – and I would go so far as to say cannot be resolved in any other way

Everything you do in your life creates some kind of resonance, it is an unavoidable aspect of our lives.

Are you aware of your resonance?

Posted on March 26, 2024 by alexander.mcd@gmail.com | Leave a comment

When you ask people what they dream of in an ideal world, it is always very similar – community, connection, beautiful gardens, abundance and sharing etc. and yet we are surrounded by such a plethora of conflicts that seem so difficult to resolve. Why is that? How can it be that we agree so much on the big things, but when it comes to the little things there is so much conflict? The truth is that in our deepest desires there is little conflict. We dream of positive things that synergise, but when we refuse to believe in our dreams and try to do smaller, seemingly more practical things we lose track of that beauty and the ideas are no longer universally agreed.

If we are to transform society effectively and solve our problems as a global community we need to use the same principles as with relationships – presence, and synergy – find directions that create enthusiastic agreement. This is possible and in fact much easier than many people think, but it requires some personal growth and some understanding of the forces at play.

This is often simplified to 2 forces – the conservative force of the conventional system and the progressive force of the movement for change, and in some cases that is enough to get a general understanding, but in many cases it helps to look a bit deeper and see the four corners of the political map – four psychological approaches to life and how they each have their important part to say. I will include some more in depth exploration of the 4 elements and 4 psychological types as it applies to society.

When dealing with 2 forces the synergy always involves some kind of combination of the 2 directions – in order to create a third direction that can be agreed upon by all – for example there are many conflicts between money and economy and jobs vs environment, and preservation of beauty. The resolution always involves some kind of community, environmentally conscious business – generally a cooperative that provides for both needs at the same time.

When dealing with the complete 4 forces the resolution is always a cycle – or a spiral we keep moving between one approach to another depending on the needs of the day.

Either way there is the need for those who can step outside of the conflict, stand in the middle and facilitate a better solution. This is the big challenge in social transformation, large or small – to have the presence and inner peace, and wisdom to be able to stand in the middle and help all people come together in an ideal solution.

This is why personal development is essential for change agents, and practicing and becoming effective in all the other areas of life will make you also effective in change making, so change makers should study personal spiritual growth, relationship development, business leadership, and community building in order to be able to bring all the pieces into play.

Posted on March 25, 2024 by alexander.mcd@gmail.com | Leave a comment