Cosmic Ecology Course: Part 1 - Human Beings in the Universe

Imagine a university that was dedicated to studying the universe as a whole, not in specialised pieces creating conflicting worldviews.

Since humans on this planet are a component of the universe, the earth and the wider system of universe should be included when we study humanity.

In this course, Dr. Anthony Hodgson will share a vision and a narrative of a cosmic ecology that he has developed over a lifetime of research. He will be drawing on many dimensions of the subject including science, history, spirituality and the arts.

Course Structure:

Some philosophical schools have stated that if you wish to understand humanity, you need to understand the universe; and if you want to understand the universe you need to understand humanity.

On these grounds the course is designed in two parts. This course is Part 1 (Humankind in the Universe), and Part Two (Universe in Humankind) will be a separate course. The Part 2 Course will be run in February/March 2022, so stay tuned for bookings being available later in 2021. You can attend Part 1 without attending Part 2 and visa versa.

The course sessions are each made up from the following components:

• A live participative session by Dr. Anthony Hodgson via Zoom
• Learning challenegs between sessions

Who is this course for?

Part 1 of this course is suitable for anyone trying to make better sense of life at this time of global crisis. It will also be of interest to anyone curious about the unity of science, the nature of spiritual search and development of new insights into the meaning of personal life.

Part 2 will place spiritual search and personal self-development in this wider context of cosmic ecology and communicate some practices on how to achieve a balanced work on oneself.

Timeline:

The sessions run Thursdays 19:00 - 21:00 (BST) every week over a period of nine weeks ( the clocks change on 31 October, so the time will be GMT for the 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th November dates as well as the 2nd December date):

7 October – Module 1: From Terrestrial to Cosmic Ecology

14 October - Module 2: Twelve Levels of the Universe of Observation

21 October – Module 3: The Qualities of Energy at Each Level

28 October – Module 4: Pattern Thinking with Qualitative Systems

4 November – Module 5: Reciprocal Maintenance and the Eight Cosmoses

11 November – Module 6: Transcending the Limitations of Space-time

18 November - Module 7: The Nature and Condition of Humanity

25 November - Module 8: Cosmogenesis and Intelligent Evolution

2 December - Module 9: An Evolutionary History of Humanity

Technical details:

This course is hosted on Zoom, and the session will be recorded. We recommend participating with a high resolution screen so you can view it when the host shares his screen. Course participation by mobile phone is not recommended.

The number of participants is limited to 30 so that there can build a community of sharing interaction is possible and so is different from a usual webinar or course lecture. The interaction includes elements of visual facilitation and continuous visual presence equested to help build the common presence. and for participation in discussions.

The recording of the Zoom session as well as the slides shared during the session will be shared with participants after each module.

See the full pre-course briefing and course information on the H3Uni website.

About the tutor:

The course is led by Dr. Anthony Hodgson, a founding Trustee of H3Uni.

Anthony graduated in chemistry from Imperial College in 1958. After a short period of research he then qualified with a PGCE from the London University Institute of Education. His interest in cosmology, both scientific and traditional, led him to spend ten years with J.G. Bennett at his Institute for the Comparative Study of History, Philosophy and the Sciences at Coombe Springs. This was the period when Bennett was completing Volumes 3 and 4 of his magnum opus, the Dramatic Universe.

After the death of Bennett and some further experiments in education with some of his followers, Anthony pursued a career as a freelance consultant combining facilitation with strategic thinking and scenario planning methods. In parallel he studied different spiritual traditions under a master who was seeking out the unity of spiritual development regardless of cultural and ethnic tradition. This period included pilgrimages to India, Egypt and Turkey.

On retiring from consulting activity Anthony helped the formation of The International Futures Forum, completed a doctorate in systems science and founded with colleagues H3Uni – a university for the third horizon. This course is the basis of a personal challenge that Bennett left with him to carry out a synthesis of the spiritual and the scientific that built on his work.