Harmony

The week that Queen Elisabeth II died, and King Charles III was crowned King, I found his book, Harmony, in the English book section at Emmaus in Sion, a place where people can bring their things to benefit the community that lives from donations, selling secondhand furniture, clothing, books, dishware, and other items, so that they can rebuild their lives after a period of homelessness. It was a wonderful synchronicity to find his book the week he was crowned king and it gave me the possibility to discover his vision of harmony and balance. He weaves together insights that connect ancient traditions, sacred geometry, spirituality, art, literature, and poetry with a golden thread that interconnects humanity’s heritage.
 
HRH the Prince of Wales, now King Charles III, wrote the book Harmony in 2010. He addresses the planetary challenges that we are currently facing with a transformed perception inspired by the ancient wisdom traditions. He refers to integral and sacred ways of understanding the Uni-verse, looking forward, and proposing solutions in relation to agricultural production, education, healthcare, and business. He applies a philosophy of wholeness that recognizes Nature’s patterns and sacred geometry. He explains how human beings as part of Nature, a life form or species emerging from and formed by the Earth’s self-organizing systems. His vision also underscores the importance of well-being, questioning mechanistic approaches to science that disconnect.
 
In his book, he refers to the Lord’s prayer, explaining how the prayer was changed from “in Earth as in Heaven” to “on Earth as in Heaven” in the translation process. When I wrote Homing In, the relational approach of living in/on Earthship was an important insight that was emboldened by my writing process and became a guiding metaphor. However, I wasn’t aware that the original Bible translation calls us to live in Earth as in Heaven. Now I comprehend that I was attuning in to a form of living wisdom that was whispering in my ear and pointing to our relationship with Earth as well as our positioning in between Heaven and Earth.
 
Understanding our interconnectedness reinforces the relationship between our human family and the Creation. Notions of kinship can inspire us to adopt ways of relating and belonging in/on Earthship. An integral vision connects science with the traditional cosmologies that tell stories of the unfolding of life of Earth, explaining the life-giving processes and affirming the sacredness of all lifeforms. The challenge of weaving together a coherent narrative of livability is before us.
 
Here is a speech from a conference the Prince of Wales, the recently crowned King Charles III, gave in 2017 about Harmony and the importance of a philosophy of wholeness that leads to well-being. Hopefully, King Charles’ kingship and leadership will elicit a systemic reflection on both harmony and well-being. Living wisdom is present in Nature. If we can learn to mimic the harmonious natural systems that sustain life on Earth, we can co-create a hopeful future. The wisdom traditions offer a holistic tapestry, weaving together insights in a mandala of creative joining together. Let us learn to harness the greening power of Nature in ways that don’t deplete our Earth’s resources, causing unbalance that can lead to extinction.
“God save the King”

Here is a link to The Harmony Project that offers a curriculum for sustainable ways of living and wholeness.
https://www.theharmonyproject.org.uk