Posts Tagged ‘Pierre Prandevand’
From Masculine Win-Lose to Feminine Win-Win
Today I’d like to introduce a thoughtful piece by one of our favorite authors, the delightful Pierre Pradevand, author of The Gentle Art of Blessing.
For many millennia, especially since the creation of the first cities, societies which were dominated by men were run essentially on the basis of a win-lose (competitive, Darwinian, masculin) paradigm. As long as technologies were extremely primitive, population density very sparse, and communications almost inexistent, this model could seem to function – and in fact, it did function for those in power: the nobility, the military, the rich, the clergy of all creeds and men.
However, with the advent of the Industrial Revolution, things changed dramatically. From around one billion in 1800, world population has reached close to seven billion today. (more…)
The Blessing of Pierre Prandevand
This past week, we had an author visit our office. His name is Pierre Prandevand and he is the author of a book called The Gentle Art of Blessing. I found this topic of interest as it mirrors a shamanic teaching: being aware of your own energy, and living in a good way to bring about the best karma to all.
In the shamanic teaching (and it really isn’t a solely shamanic teaching as it has echoes in many other areas, I find), I am to be aware of how I am being at all times, of what energy I am putting out at all times. It is an awareness of how I am affecting others, life, my energetic environment. I am to take a step back and see how I may need to alter my behavior, my energy, my intention, how I respond versus how I react.
