Friday, May 22, 7 – 9 pm.
General Public: $15; Caritas Members: $10
How do new scientific understandings of Earth as a living system intersect with cultural stories and narratives of human society as a seamless continuum of our planet? What implications does this have for our physical and spiritual well-being? Martin Ogle explores these questions with a multi-media presentation, bringing to bear a 29-year career as a naturalist, Earth scientist and storyteller.
Ogle blends the “big picture” of Earth’s physiology (a.k.a. “Gaia Theory”) with insights into history, psychology, spirituality, and religion, suggesting our new identity as “Earth-wise humans.” He concludes with new perspectives on entrepreneurship and human creativity and urges us to make the creation of a healthy, thriving world a great spiritual journey as well!
* Gaia Theory was developed in the 1960s by NASA scientist James Lovelock and reveals Earth as a physiological system made up of all organic and inorganic elements and processes. This idea was named “Gaia” after the Greek Goddess of Earth honoring the fact that science is re-discovering what our ancestors knew at a mythological/ cultural level.
To learn more, check out Martin’s website and videos: http://www.entrepreneurialearth.com/resources/videos/
Martin Ogle founded Entrepreneurial Earth LLC, an education and consulting business that applies human creativity to envision and implement sustainable working and living. Martin was Chief Naturalist for the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, 1985-2012 and received the Washington Academy of Sciences’ 2010 Krupsaw Award for outstanding teaching in informal and non-academic settings and the 2012 Arlington Green Patriot Award presented for outstanding work in sustainability in Arlington, VA.