--Check out parts 1 and 2 of this series here first.-- I admit this term “fractal praxis” may seem vague, as I advocate for engaging with any issue at “the pattern level.” And that can mean a vast range of possible shapes of behavior. And that's because we're dealing with whole systems.  Yet this is not an “anything goes” theory. This is a theory and a methodology of … [Read more...] about Fractal Praxis and Covid-19, Pt. 3: Choosing for Holistic Pattern Improvement

In the first piece in this series on managing Covid-19 responses in accordance with fractal praxis, I wrote: “In the midst of uncertainty, the best medicine is an all encompassing strategy. What general patterns will tend to reduce unwanted outcomes?” Ultimately what patterns you choose to include and disinclude in your lifestyle reflects your beliefs. My household may … [Read more...] about Fractal Praxis and Covid-19, Part 2: Enacting Belief, Encoding Histories

This is part 1 of 3 in a series about how the Covid-19 pandemic illustrates the relevance of fractal praxis, an original theory-technique system developed by Caroline Savery based on whole systems thinking. (Jump to Part 2, Part 3) The phenomenon of the global spread of the Covid-19 virus illustrates a reality that this society commonly seeks to obscure: uncertainty is … [Read more...] about Fractal Praxis and Covid-19, Pt. 1: Uncertainty, complexity and choice-making principles

this was written just after an especially liberating-ecstatic coaching session with a client through the Plenty Pact model. set up an exploratory session with me if you are yearning for dialogue that transforms. *** Conversations that transform. I produce them.  (We produce them, through our braided unfolding cognition.It is the very process of making meaning of … [Read more...] about How I generate conversations that transform

Recently a comrade in the social permaculture design space posted a message asking for guidance, particularly belief and perspective frameworks, that make it feasible to avoid total engrossing despair at the state of the world and the climate. How can we keep motivated, how can we keep going? Especially when ourselves or our loved ones are in really dark places with … [Read more...] about How to stay sane and grounded amidst climate catastrophe and civilization dissolution