The Law

For a year, we will be hosting a conversation that brings together the elders and spokes-people of western and indigenous wisdom traditions, those who believe that the only way forward for human-kind is to remember our place within the rest of nature.

Together, we will be searching for guidelines and principles that remind us how to fit within our ecological niche, as individuals, as one unified human species, and most importantly, as a part of the family of all life.

We will be looking to remember The Law of Nature

Western Science, capitalism, colonialism, extractivism … the processes that have led to our separation from the natural world and each other, have caused us to forget that the only one way that we can survive on this planet is to respect The Law of Nature.

Where is this Law held? Is it held in the earth-based and wisdom traditions?

Can we recover it by deep listening to the land and the more-than-human world itself? Is it lodged in our collective memory as a human species? What are the principles upon which the law is based? Is the Law the same wherever we are on the Earth, or is it different in different places?

These are some of the questions we will be asking, please join us.

The Law is a series of 6 conversations that will be held online. We have chosen this format so that as many people as possible can join this crucial discussion at this time, and also that we can hear from people around the world. Each session will be 2 hours long, and will include speakers, sharings and time for discussion.

There will be a community forum for participants to stay in touch with each other.

The course will consist of 6 online sessions hosted by Mac Macartney between March and December 2022

Session dates:
30th March
4th May
22nd June
21 September
9 November
21 December

Booking Terms and Conditions

1.  The course fee includes tuition on a live zoom call. Please make sure you are aware of time zone differences before booking. All online courses will be at London UK times.
2.  If you wish to cancel more than 2 weeks before the start of the programme 75% of your fee will be refunded (if you have only made a partial payment then equivalent of 25% of the full fee will be retained).  Later cancellations will incur the whole fee.  If the finances of the programme allows we are happy to transfer your place to another date on just one occasion.
2.  You are responsible for transfer fees and bank administration fees. Please check the amount of these fees with your bank at the point of transfer and add any transfer fees that might be incurred with your payment.
4. Course cancellations are rare, but if Embercombe has to cancel a course, all fees paid will be refunded (unless you choose to accept any substitute we may offer), but no liability can be accepted for any consequential losses you might incur.
5.  You are advised to insure yourself against any losses due to either you having to cancel your place, or the course being cancelled.
6.  Embercombe reserves the right to make changes to the advertised facilitators and programme as necessary.
7. Embercombe reserves the right to reject an application without explanation.
8.  Embercombe reserves the right to require a participant to leave during a course if her, or his, continuing attendance is not in the best interests of the other participants or the community.
9. We respect your privacy. We will only collect, store and use your personal information for defined purposes. We use your information to support and enhance our relationship with you, to process your booking, provide services and support, and share workshop, product, service, news and offerings with you. We do not, and will not sell your personal information.