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Aliveness is the Antidote — Lessons from Damanhur's Temples of Humankind

Inside Damanhur's secret underground Temples of Humankind. Where joy is rebellion, beauty is resistance and presence is protest in the fight against anti-life.
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The World Does Not Need Another ESG Report
A Poetic Exploration on the Bullsh*t of Sustainability Reporting.
 • Tijn Tjoelker
Beyond Sustainability — A Meditation on Language
Why I stopped using the term “Sustainability” and what lies beyond.
 • Tijn Tjoelker
Bioregioning — The Practice of Life Coming Home to Place.
A poetic exploration on the term "Bioregioning". Published in Meander Magazine.
 • Tijn Tjoelker and Meanderings
The Spirit of Water — To Let Go Is to Return
A meditation on water, wisdom, and the many names of the divine. What a Norwegian fjord taught me about letting go and coming home.
 • Tijn Tjoelker
Thorn Walkers — The Barefoot Pilgrim's Path in the Age of Empty Tourism
What if we traveled not as tourists but as pilgrims? A meditation on barefoot walking, sacred slowness, and choosing the thorns of reality over the…
 • Tijn Tjoelker
The Serviceberry — An Economy of Gifts and Abundance
Transforming the Tragedy of the Commons into Abundance of Community.
 • Tijn Tjoelker
Soul Surfing
A Zen Practice Poem — Surfing as Meditation.
 • Tijn Tjoelker
Clarity over Productivity
What if the world does not need your productivity, but your clarity?
 • Tijn Tjoelker
Watersheds of Caring
Where the boundaries of belonging and tributaries of compassion meet.
 • Tijn Tjoelker
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