welcome to antheosophia
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a cross-disciplinary gathering
of people developing
theory & practice
from living
human
processes
We foster
person-centered
innovation and cultural change.
an theo sophia: (an thay oe soe fee uh)
[[Greek anth flowering, flourishing + eo self- (sui), dawn, shining + sophia wisdom]] 1 wisdom flowering 2 wisdom about flourishing human beings 3 the essential, embodied wisdom of a flowering, luminous human being

The mission of antheosophia is to establish a new cultural pattern, in which thinking from the depths of who we are and know, is just what's done. Then the world built by our formal thinking can be more sound, good for us and other living beings.

Antheosophia provides information and support for thinking and acting from this deep ground. Our practices can help you to find this core, and then to clearly articulate what you haven't before been able to say. This articulation can be informal, but if you choose, you can also build new theory and practice from this level.

Finally, we provide practical help to flesh out a now-articulated sense of what should be happening, so that it is happening. We offer:
  • a public discussion list (and a number of small-group discussion lists as well) dedicated to supporting emergent thinking which happens from our implicit embodied knowing on a variety of topics,
  • consultation and mentoring for those for those who want assistance with person-centered projects, would like to learn to be guided by their implicit knowing in a wide variety of contexts, or would like to work one-to-one on Finding Your Place and Thinking At the Edge
  • workshops and other public offerings which develop skill in working with embodied tacit wisdom, in thinking and in action,
  • a training program for those who are learning how to teach Thinking At the Edge and other ways of working with the tacit wisdom of the whole person.
Antheosophia also maintains And you can find Thinking has become separated from the body, from feeling, and from contemplation in our common understanding. But thinking can be a beautiful bodily process, like breathing. One can rest in it just as deeply as one can rest in one's breath, or one's movement.

To be able to rest deeply in one's embodied thinking it helps to learn first to attend to the felt sense level in one's already-existing contemplative practice. The practice of Focusing is a systematic way of working with this subtle level of embodied experience. When teachers are available who are skilled in teaching this ability as part of contemplative practice across spiritual traditions, this level becomes more widely available to anyone, no matter what their path.

Accordingly, antheosophia offers an 18-month teacher training program for Focusing In Contemplation.

Antheosophia serves social entrepreneurs: people who are innovating practical new solutions to human needs, at key points where something wasn't working before.

Specifically, antheosophia helps at points where something needs to be articulated, or where someone is trying to move past old conceptions to a new way of seeing things that will allow forward movement.

There are two points where being able to articulate something which doesn't yet have words is especially important in the social entrepreneurship life cycle:
  • very early: when you know that there is something that could be done, but you can't quite frame it; when you feel like you're being crazy and impractical, but the need for something is so strong that it won't let you go
  • very late: when you have brought what needed to happen into the world, and a natural next step would be to articulate theory and practice which would extend your reach now, as well as carrying your wisdom forward beyond your lifetime. Often the core of what you have learned along the way is very difficult to put into words. Yet this is what is most needed in the long term.
Find out more about what we are working for.

If you are excited by what you have read here or you have benefited from it, please consider joining us. You can work with us as a volunteer, or give us a gift to help cover the costs of infrastructure such as this website and the discussion lists, as well as ongoing research, development, facilitation, administration, and other work. We often give partial scholarships to those who would not otherwise be able to attend workshops or become teachers, and gratefully accept gifts which are specifically earmarked for scholarships. Finally, we always welcome feedback on this website.

This material © 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 by Kye Nelson. All rights reserved.