The Council of All Beings is a colorful, sometimes solemn, creative, communal ritual that allows us to step aside from our human identity and speak on behalf of other life-forms. It is excellent for growing the ecological self, for it brings a sense of our solidarity with all life, and fresh awareness of the gifts each species brings and damage wrought by one upstart species. Participants allow themselves to be chosen by another life-form, for whom they will speak in Council. They prepare themselves to do this by reflecting on their life-form, often by making a mask or creative representation to represent it, and finally gathering in a formal, structured Council to share their reflections. ~adapted from Coming Back to Life, J. Macy and M. Young Brown
“I have seen that participants have a heart-expanding experience of the natural world through participating in the Council!” ~S. Linda
Encountering Earth 