A Radical Guide to Reality - Exploring Wholeness and Agency in Learning

 

As I reflect on my developmental journey, a couple of stumbling blocks stand out - the myth of separation and not truly accepting my agency. Too late in life, I began reading about recent scientific insights confirming the inherent wholeness of reality.  One of those books, The Cosmic Hologram, by Jude Currivan, kick-started a seven-year continuing conversation with Jude about how to make that unitive perspective more accessible.  I feel A Radical Guide to Reality is an important and beautiful 16-minute short film highlighting images of our unified and creative Universe. The film is freely available to view and share on YouTube. The unitive perspective presented in this film, aimed at ‘young people and truth seekers of all ages,’ can be a shared framework of wholeness to help develop authentic generative communities.

Leading educators are developing and supporting learning environments where participants experience wholeness and agency.  Wholeness is recognizing and honoring the inherent undivided interconnection of all creation. Agency is the freedom to sense and respond from our authentic patterns in that wholeness.

How might this film be a foundation for transformative learning experiences across different age groups? Over time, this blog will explore this question, hopefully aided by your input. A growing number of groups worldwide are holding focus groups and imagining how this film can spark curiosity and learning in the context of its unitive narrative.

Learners of all ages will likely benefit from some structure and scaffolding before and after viewing the film. The film is generally suited for learners 13 and older, as younger children may have difficulty understanding the shared concepts. Those aged 13-22 will likely be in a setting where this film fits into an existing subject like science, ecology, or Big History.

Several focus groups in the US and UK have already been held, with participants 13-97 years old. In the UK, young teenagers reported that the film helped them to feel like they belonged and that what they did in life mattered. In the US, several older groups, with participants 19-97 years old, had varied reactions.  Some felt confirmed in what they already believed.  Some felt significantly challenged, saying the film's perspective was not what they had learned in their family, church, school, or science classes.

Many viewers had questions about particular terms, so there is a glossary to bridge gaps in understanding. Several wanted to know how this unitive perspective would affect their daily life. Some were looking for a specific purpose or call to action.

An introductory session would be helpful before viewing the film, with an affirmation of the age and scale of the Universe, its vibrant creativity, the complementary nature of waves/particles, and the vast spaces between particles in an atom. In that introductory session, access to the glossary could be given, with time for questions about the terms and a particular focus on the key terms: 

  • Microcosmic Co-creators (MCs)

  • Emergence

  • Living Universe

  • Planck Scale

  • Cosmic Hologram

  • Holotropic Attractor Pattern

Learners could also begin by participating in centering experiences. After viewing the film, the presenter could devote significant discussion time to suggested prompts or particular questions from the viewers.

As more people use this film in learning environments, we will expand this discussion to include current learnings. We’re especially interested in integrating a unitive perspective in educational settings. Please share your thoughts with us. We would love to hear from you on insights, reflections, and any of the following:

  • How could the film shape how we learn and connect? 

  • What emotions or insights arose while watching the film? 

  • Did anything in the film change your current worldview? 

  • How might embracing a unitive perspective help change the way we relate to each other and the world?

  • What practical steps could individuals, communities, or organizations take to embody the lessons shared from the film?

If you have viewed the film and would like to share your experiences, please contact me, Chuck Peters, at cpetersia@mac.com. 

Please note again that the film is free to view, share, and use on YouTube and is currently available subtitled with the closed captioning option in 19 languages from Arabic to Ukrainian - and more to come.

Chuck Peters is a member of the core team of WholeWorld-View and is curating responses to the film from learners of all ages.

 
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