Deep Times Journal
Deep Times is a journal offering articles, art, and poetry rooted in the Work That Reconnects, which emphasizes interdependence within ecosystems and societies. It aims to foster life-sustaining, equitable cultures through inspiration drawn from reconnecting with ancestors and future generations, a concept termed “Deep Time” by Joanna Macy.
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In this issue...
March 2026
Welcome to the March 2026 issue of Deep Times. Our theme for this issue is Harvesting the Gifts of the Ancestors. We chose this theme in part because Joanna Macy, our beloved Work That Reconnects root teacher, became an esteemed ancestor this summer when...
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In this issue:
Joanna Macy’s Legacy
A treasury of short pieces describing how people are carrying on Joanna’s legacy in their life and work
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Origin Stories: Deep Times: A Journal of the Work That Reconnects
~ A history of Deep Times journal based on interviews with a few early members of the editorial team.
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Ancestral Gift Walk (Queer condensed Adaptation)
a ritual-practice / poetic facilitation script weaving together Deep Time, embodied reconnection, and queer memory
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From First Cell to Footstep: Practising Ancestry in Deep Time
Lizz describes a walk in Deep Time in Australia
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What the Wildflowers Know: A Practice
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Margo's personal journey through social activism, ecovillage living, and Buddhism.
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Seeing with New/Ancient Eyes
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Dancing For Change: The Role of the Body in Creating...
The author describes how a group of non dancers discovers how to listen to the wisdom of their bodies, to feel and to express...
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Purposeful Memoir as Another Doorway into the Work That Reconnects
Dr. Browdy, a writer and professor of literature and writing, prompts us to experience the potential and alchemy of each stage of the Spiral,...
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Honouring Our pain
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When Ancestors Speak through the Body
Joanna shares her healing of ancestral grief and its wider implications
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Ancestral Grief Ceremony
Sara recounts her experience of overwhelming grief for the world giving way to play.
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