The Raft is a network and center of gravity for people committed to cultivating a sound society through practical skills, mystical inquiry, and active citizenship.
More and more people feel that the waters are rising.
Our homes, and the literal and imaginary landscapes we inhabit, are becoming unrecognisable.
While some are rushing to solutions, we feel that regenerating our failing civilisation will require stepping into mystery and asking difficult questions.
Events
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Science & Mystery
June 28 | 17:30-18:45 BST Online
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.
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Meaning Harvest
September 11-17
Serenity House, Llangmarch Wells
A gathering for people 18-35 with a focus on finding our place in an uncertain world through a week of community living, the work that reconnects and other practices.
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August Residency
August 20-27
Bidston Observatory, the Wirral
Formal and informal time together with the Raft crew in a magical hill, surrounding beaches, an ancient cemetery, with vital inquiries. Children welcome!
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Imagining Thrutopia
September 4-10
Bidston observatory, the Wirral
Our imaginations are often stuck on a binary track between utopia and dystopia. How do we map the way through, treading the line of the pragmatic sublime?
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May Residency
May 4-14
Iain McGilchrist’s work can help us gain insight into how we can integrate the left and the right, logical, mystical and mythical, the material and the spiritual. We are gathering with him and 16 others for a deep dive on civilisational regeneration.
