Nature Observation and Phenomenology
Tue, 03 Sept
|Zoom Webinar
Sessions take place every Tuesday over six weeks (3 September - 8 October) Learning to see in new ways, developing capacities to expand our perception, and looking with attentive and curious focus, while allowing the plant, the animal, the natural process to reveal itself.
Time & Location
03 Sept 2024, 19:00 SAST – 08 Oct 2024, 20:30 SAST
Zoom Webinar
About the event
In this module, we will explore the practice of Goethean observation which focuses on developing ways of looking that attempt to remain faithful to the object of observation while paying attention to the very activity of our looking.
Through a range of nature observation exercises, we will practice entering into a form of curious conversation with what we observe, learning to bring ourselves into dialogue in an engaged and receptive way. The exercises will include returning to a place (daily sit-spot), careful plant observation, drawing, writing and recall.
By practising, and paying attention to different ways of looking, we aim to develop capacities of seeing where through our curious and rigorous observation we remain open and receptive to what emerges, allowing the phenomenon of what we observe to be revealed.
Cost:
We rely on donations to sustain our programs, encouraging contributions according to individual means. We suggest participants from Africa donate…