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Category Archives: Spirituality

Fire, Ice, Prophesy

By Lauralee Alben | Published September 22, 2023

In the Medieval Old Norse poem,“Völuspá,” the god Odin listens to the Völva prophesy the world’s birth, death, and rebirth. 2021 marked a massive eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano near Reykjavík, eclipsed by the most recent one in December 2023. Nine years earlier in Iceland, the Okjökull glacier was declared dead due to climate change. […]

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Transforming crisis into consciousness

By Lauralee Alben | Published February 11, 2021

From within the sanctum of inner transformation, the butterfly effect of each blessed one of us is amplifying the sea change in consciousness that is occurring right now. At this nexus of self, crisis, and life, we can use design as both vessel and revelation to evolve a flourishing world. 

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Loving the mystery: Mary Oliver’s legacy

By Lauralee Alben | Published January 22, 2019

I’ve been reflecting deeply on Mary Oliver’s love and mastery of the art of questioning — everything.

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Born to create | Part 5: Wisdom

By Lauralee Alben | Published November 14, 2016

Creativity sources from our souls. This unifying spirit is always flowing. Design with it for the highest good. Its intention is to co-evolve us. 

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What’s at risk? | Part 4: The Salt Doll

By Lauralee Alben | Published August 14, 2016

What is it about water that transforms risk into rewarding experiences? At the Blue Mind Summit, I heard the mesmerizing call of water in the inspiring talk by retired neurologist Dr. Andrew Stern, Founder of the Lost Bird Project and Smart Fin. He shared a story that embodies Flow, which we define in Sea Change […]

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What’s at risk?

By Lauralee Alben | Published June 7, 2016

What is it about water that transforms risk into rewarding experiences? Risk is an essential component of any sea change. At the Sea Change Design Institute, we work with leaders and organizations who are committed to co-creating life-revering transformations. At the sixth annual Blue Mind Summit, I searched for sea changes in the intriguing presentations by adventurers, […]

Also posted in Evolutionary Potential, Flow, Humanity, Nature, Poetry, Transformation, Water Mimicry | | Tagged #100DaysOfBlue, Ben Thwaits, Blue Mind, Chris Bertish, Dr. Andrew Stern, Lost Bird Project, Louise Zimanyi, Northwest Passage, PlayFutures, Reggio Children, Toben LaFrancois, Wallace J. Nichols | Comments Off on What’s at risk?

Water blessings

By Lauralee Alben | Published February 19, 2016

Ceremony is essential. It summons us into sacred space and offers us the time to design insightful beginnings and endings. This newborn year is just a few months old, but for many of us, its potential is compromised by days consumed with the driving force of our over-committed lives. Ceremony gives us a chance to […]

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The search for love

By Lauralee Alben | Published December 10, 2015

It’s a quicksilver time of year. As the life-giving winter rains finally fall upon Santa Cruz, the land cloaks itself in mist. Monterey Bay is an ever-changing mirage, with silver-shining waters and mysteriously emerging mountains standing sentinel near its shores. In this season of limited light, my thoughts turn toward the sacred. This is a […]

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