World As Lover, World as Self 30th Anniversary Edition Book Discussion Group

Do you enjoy reading books and discussing them in community? Would you like that opportunity with one of Joanna Macy’s classic books?

Released in 2021, the 30th anniversary edition of World as Lover, World As Self shares some of Joanna Macy’s essential teachings, updated for this decade. Interhelp will be offering a four-session, online book discussion group to explore the four sections of the book.

This will be a lightly facilitated community space to explore insights and questions together, as we delve into some of Joanna Macy’s core teachings.

“World as Lover, World as Self is essential reading. The new, thoroughly reimagined thirtieth anniversary edition, however takes essential to another level. This new edition weaves together Macy’s decades-old wisdom with fresh insights that speak directly to our troubled times. As Macy astutely notes, we have “entered the bardo” a space between worlds where the line between the Great Unraveling and the Great Turning is razor-thin. What better guide could we have in this moment than Macy herself, who draws deeply from the three wells of engaged Buddhism, deep ecology, and systems theory to bring us clear-eyed visions of how to build a sustainable society?” – Rebecca Kneale Gould, Environmental Studies, Middlebudy College

The four sessions will happen on alternating Mondays: March 30, April 13, April 27, and May 11 from 6-7:30pm ET and will be most fruitful if participants have read the corresponding section of the book (each section contains 4-5 short chapters) before the discussion session.

Sessions will be recorded if you need to miss a particular session, although we do hope you can join us live so you can add to the discussion.

We are looking forward to this community opportunity to deepen in some of Joanna Macy’s essential teachings!