Events

The Meaning Harvest | September 11-17 | Llangamarch Wells, Mid-Wales In a world that often feels overwhelming and uncertain, how do we rise to the occasion? In an ailing society, so do we stay healthy? As universities and job prospects continue pushing us towards business as usual how can we find guidance and meaning? This … Read more

This civilisation is dying, but people carrying the seeds of a new way of life will survive it. How can we navigate the vast possibilities that lie beyond the coming end of business as usual? A first step is accepting that our renewed imagination and action is required. Our imaginations are often stuck on a simplistic fork … Read more

For much of history, philosophy has meant more than intellectual debate. It has been a way of life — a practice of wisdom to guide how we live, work and relate to each other. Yet in modern times, especially in the West, philosophy is often treated as a purely academic pursuit, disconnected from everyday concerns. … Read more

This less formal gathering will be an opportunity for friends of the Raft and people who feel aligned with its vision and principles to come together as a temporary community, delve into difficult questions of our times, share moments or silence and laughter, take long walks on sandy dunes (nearby sites we often visit are … Read more

“The need for the spiritual – or whatever words you want to give it – is a human universal which does not wait until more ‘basic’ needs are met. It is just as essential as food, shelter and the rest, in order for humans to thrive” (Liz Slade, The God Shaped Hole, 2017). Almost a decade … Read more

How can cutting-edge science help rekindle our appreciation for mystery? Join us for an online inquiry lead by Chamkaur Ghag, leading astroparticle physicist who will be sharing about the relationship between science and the unknown. This is a topic that came up a lot during our residency with Iain McGilchrist, which Chamkaur also attended: the best … Read more

Increasingly, biology sees the history of life as guided by two opposing “forces”, neither of which is “good” or “evil” – but one has been missing from textbooks. Competitive forces we’ve heard about. But cooperative forces explain how formerly separate organisms have fused together permanently, such that they “lose their selves” totally and together form things like… … Read more