"One of the greatest thinkers of our age"
George Monbiot​, The Guardian

Jeremy Lent's new book, The Web of Meaning, integrates science and traditional wisdom to lay out a solid foundation for a worldview of deep interconnectedness

USA/Canada

New Society Publishers

UK/Commonwealth

Profile Books

​Available now: USA | Canada | UK

WINNER OF TWO NAUTILUS AWARDS, 2022

GOLD AWARD
WORLD CULTURES' TRANSFORMATIONAL
​GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
SILVER AWARD
​SCIENCE
​& COSMOLOGY

Upcoming Course

10-WEEK ONLINE COURSE BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

​PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF DEEP TRANSFORMATION
​
Laying the Groundwork for an Ecological Civilization

This course, based largely on the work of Jeremy Lent’s recent book The Web of Meaning, but also drawing on many other diverse sources, lays out principles and practices of deep transformation for the individual, for community, and for society at large.

It offers participants a deep but accessible guided exploration of an alternative life-affirming worldview based on the intersection of modern science and the world’s great wisdom traditions, along with an inspiring and practical vision of pathways that could lead to an Ecological Civilization.

Dive into your own experience of
​Deep Transformation

  • Understand the flaws of our dominant worldview
  • Explore an alternative, life-affirming worldview of deep interconnectedness
  • Learn how modern science validates the great wisdom traditions of earlier cultures
  • Discover the exciting and practical pathways that lead to a regenerative future: an Ecological Civilization
​
Each week you can expect:
  • Two pre-recorded presentations of approximately 30 minutes (ranging 25–35 minutes)
  • Assigned readings (including chapters from The Web of Meaning as well as other articles, excerpts, and occasional videos)
  • Questions for reflection and prompts to share in the course community platform
  • Discussion Groups to explore questions posed as the end of each presentation (students expected to attend one session per week. Discussion groups are offered at 4 PM and 2 AM UTC to accommodate most time zones).
  • Hourlong weekly live Q&A and discussion with Jeremy Lent
Program Overview
Start Date: September 24, 2022
Length: 10 weeks​
Study Time: 4 hours+/week
Cost: Sliding scale £75–£150 for entire course
Some full scholarships available upon application
​Registration: Until September 30 2022

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​​Is humanity headed for collapse?

For techno-utopia?

​Or for something completely different?


 The Patterning Instinct explores the way humans have made meaning from the cosmos from hunter-gatherer times to the present day.

Prometheus Books, 2017

2017 Nautilus
​Silver Award Winner

Social Sciences and Education Category

The mindset that led to

​ the Scientific Revolution...


​... also led to genocides and environmental havoc.




​Our rampant

consumerism

is consuming

the earth

Jeremy Lent

Jeremy Lent is an author and founder of the nonprofit Liology Institute, dedicated to fostering a worldview that could enable humanity to thrive sustainably on the earth.

​The Liology Institute, which integrates systems science with ancient wisdom traditions, holds regular workshops and other events in the San Francisco Bay Area.

In addition to The Patterning Instinct, Jeremy is author of the novel Requiem of the Human Soul. Formerly, he was the founder, CEO, and chairman of a publicly traded internet company.

Lent holds a BA in English Literature from Cambridge University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

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