THU OCT 22 | Godmothers Gather
June Cohen & Gabby Reece
The Great Remembering
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THU OCT 22 @ 6 P.M.
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2280 Lillie Avenue, Summerland, CA 93067
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Media and technology pioneer June Cohenâthe co-creator of TED Talks and âMasters of Scaleââjoins us to discuss The Great Remembering: Powerful Ancient Practices That Modern Life Lostâand the New Science Bringing Them Back, in which she time travels across cultures, continents, and centuries to investigate what we left behind: Wisdom systems for communal awe and communal grief. Sheâll be joined in conversation by former professional volleyball player Gabby Reece, a sports announcer, TV show host, and podcast host.
What if the most powerful solutions for the crises of modern life are actually found...in our past?
We see it in headlines, in trendlines, in our own lives: Weâve never been more anxious, more divided, or more lost.
The problem isnât that we lack solutions. Itâs that we abandoned the ones that actually worked.
For thousands of years, across every culture on earth, humans built sophisticated âwisdom systemsâ to meet our deepest needsârooted in physical challenge, sensory immersion, communal ritual, and belonging. But in our pursuit of progress, we dismantled practices like the sauna, the festival, and the epic physical challenge.
What cutting-edge neuroscience, cell biology, and psychology are now confirming is as surprising as it is obvious: These practices werenât primitive. They were sophisticated solutions to the oldest human problems. And the science is finally proving why they worked.
The mental health crisis. The climate crisis. The crisis of social division. The rise of AI challenging our way of life. At every rupture like this, humans have looked to the past to find their way forward.
The answers are already there. We just need to remember.