Publications
A curation of long-form articles and essays. We write on a wide range of topics — from systems change and regeneration to business and trauma, yet always combining holistic perceiving with analytical thinking.
Our background as visual artists allows us to weave engaging storytelling with beautiful self-made and curated visuals.
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Belonging and Butterflies in Times of Breakdown
An exploration into stories and the in-between
Limbo (hand-cut collage) Niels Devisscher (2022)
Written for the online publication Emerge, this essay, enriched by hand-cut collage art, dives deeper into stories and why they matter.
“The stories we tell ourselves and each other guide how we live in and relate to the world. They are the social technology through which we make sense of the world and give meaning to our lived experiences.”
We’re in the midst of ecological collapse. The world-creating stories we live by are breaking down, which leaves many in an empty space — in a world in between worlds. Here, we may lose our sense of meaning or feel disconnected from our work. We don’t want to continue with business as usual. The values we desire to embody no longer align with those of our workplaces, communities, or society. How do we navigate this liminal space?
Denial of Your Creativity Fuels Planetary Degeneration
Rewilding Agency and Creative Life Force Energy
In this essay, Ruta explores the importance of recognizing and embracing our own creative energy. Drawing inspiration from the life and work of painter Agnes Pelton, she reflects on our tendency to undervalue and deny our creative potential. Societal conditioning has led us to devalue our creativity and divert our energy into systems that perpetuate exploitation and extractivism. We are called to consider the true value of their creative life force energy and its potential for personal and planetary healing.
“There’s something about putting forward your creative vision and voice despite inner and outer resistance. A certain non-negotiability and prevalence. Call it a weed, re-growing in a garden—perseverance, and belief in your own work.
But why does it take so long to hear this part of ourselves? Why do we resist that inner voice that has the capacity to transform us into the truest versions of ourselves?”
By reclaiming and prioritizing our creative work, we can redirect our energy towards endeavors that align with our core values and contribute to the regenerative paradigm.
The essay encourages readers to recognize the systemic patterns of thought that perpetuate the devaluation of creativity and to embark on a journey of self-discovery and self-expression. By doing so, we can resist the extractive mindset and create a more fulfilling and sustainable path for ourselves and the world.
Seedless Fruit, Vulnerability, and Healing
Daniel Farò
In a three-part article series, Ruta reflects on the Flourish! Learning Journey, hosted by One Resilient Earth. The first article inquires about modernity’s avoidance of vulnerability and the consequences of remaining closed to the call of ecological self.
“Only in modernity healing is a solitary process, obsessed with individual restoration to normalcy and productivity. Western culture lives in amnesia of the ecological self that requires communal soil, watering of meaning, nourishment of beauty, and temporal self-expressions. The ecological self is fundamentally vulnerable to all aspects around it, vulnerable to natural needs and rhythms it cannot name, nor understand in isolation.”
“Vulnerability isn’t just about feelings, it’s about personal truth—the edge of authenticity—and the edge of discomfort that allows your truth to connect with others.”
Mental wellness needs to be part of our response to climate change. Here’s why.
Human flourishing and planetary health are interconnected. Digital collage by Niels Devisscher (2021)
To address the climate crisis, we need to prioritize mental wellness. To find inner healing, and to restore connections with self, others, and nature.
We need active hope and radical imagination — recognizing that we matter more than we often think; that the future can be different from today’s reality.
Mental wellness is the ability to find strength in the face of climate change, and to be active agents in the unfolding change process toward a thriving world.
“Environmental collapse also stems from centuries of disconnection. By creating and reinforcing imaginary boundaries, we separated ourselves from the rest of nature. As a result of this imagined separation, we have come to view nature’s gifts as infinite natural resources to be extracted and exploited, entirely in service to our species.”
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