INTRODUCING 'POEGTAP' : An ancient manifesto for a radical new way of living.
LETS FACE IT - OUR BEAUTIFUL WORLD IS A TRAIN-WRECK!
The long-established world order, already fragile and increasingly unstable, was totally derailed a few years ago by the global coronavirus pandemic. As the world recovered, the 'powers-that-be' -big business, big government, big finance, - frantically tried to put the pieces back together and salvage from the wreckage as much as possible of the old ways. Even worse, whenever they can they are now rebuilding with added benefit to themselves, at any cost to anything and anyone except them and theirs.
BUT WHAT IF THE OLD WAYS ARE THE PROBLEM?
What if it was not all about money, markets and me, me, me? The pandemic was not all bad news, there were many wonderful good news tales. What if the different perspectives on life that dealing with the pandemic revealed to us can help us to put the pieces back in a new way? What if what we learned can point us towards a new world order - more compassionate, more equal, more peaceful, more sustainable, more healthy, more gentle - in short, more human : the world as it was always meant to be?
What if we could: RE-THINK / RE-SET / RESTORE?
Recovery is being made more difficult by the horrors of international aggression, which is impacting global politics and economics. Many more people are taking a narrower, polarised, world-view : one which is centred upon their own little world, ensuring their own wellbeing whatever the cost to others - and to the planet. One in which truth is distorted and it is impossible to know who or what to trust. As a result there is a loss of focus upon the big picture and the over-riding issues of our time : the future well-being of mother-ship Earth and all who inhabit her.
All the more reason why we now need a joined-up approach to getting the train-wreck back on track.
WHAT IF AN ANCIENT MANIFESTO COULD OFFER A WAY FORWARD?'PEACE ON EARTH, GOODWILL TO ALL PEOPLE' IS NOT A RELIGIOUS MANTRA NOR A POLITICAL SLOGAN. IT IS, QUITE SIMPLY, THE ONLY WAY FOR US ALL TO LIVE TOGETHER ON THIS PLANET.
It's a manifesto that was first set out two millennia ago in the years following the Christmas story. Sadly, though, the Poegtap vision has been buried deep within Christian church institutions by centuries of 'religion', over-focussing on the messenger whilst often under-playing the message, and we think it's time to unpack it from all of that and let it loose on the world.
POEGTAP is essentially about holding on to the 'Christmas Spirit' : that seasonal upsurge in generosity and conviviality - that peaceful goodwill - that so many of us experience at the Christmas-time, whether we are 'believers' or not, and carrying it forward into the rest of the year.
Here are our seven broad themes for a joined-up approach to living a better life : OUR 7-POINT POEGTAP 'HUMANIFESTO'
Peace on earth begins with me.
One world. One natural order. One humanity.
Earth, ecology, stewardship and responsible lifestyle.
Goodwill to all people. Always.
Teaching and training : wisdom learned and wisdom passed on.
Asylum, sanctuary and respect.
Personal well-being : body, mind and spirit.
These are the seven main principles of Poegtap. They are very loosely framed to cover as broad a curriculum as possible, and of course there is a degree of overlap. Some will be familiar to you, perhaps already part of your lifestyle, some maybe less so, but we believe all are needed for a joined-up way forward.
Change like this never comes from the top downwards; it always begins with grass-roots determination.
POEGTAP is an initiative aimed at doing just that, and we hope that, with your help, this website will become its handbook.
The plan is that we kick-start it with some themes, and then folk chip in with their own ideas, source material and experiences to help to build up a resource for a new way of living.
The Poegtap Community welcomes anyone who shares these concerns, and who is interested in exploring together how to make a difference. We invite you to explore these pages to find out more :
LETS FACE IT - OUR BEAUTIFUL WORLD IS A TRAIN-WRECK!
The long-established world order, already fragile and increasingly unstable, was totally derailed a few years ago by the global coronavirus pandemic. As the world recovered, the 'powers-that-be' -big business, big government, big finance, - frantically tried to put the pieces back together and salvage from the wreckage as much as possible of the old ways. Even worse, whenever they can they are now rebuilding with added benefit to themselves, at any cost to anything and anyone except them and theirs.
BUT WHAT IF THE OLD WAYS ARE THE PROBLEM?
What if it was not all about money, markets and me, me, me? The pandemic was not all bad news, there were many wonderful good news tales. What if the different perspectives on life that dealing with the pandemic revealed to us can help us to put the pieces back in a new way? What if what we learned can point us towards a new world order - more compassionate, more equal, more peaceful, more sustainable, more healthy, more gentle - in short, more human : the world as it was always meant to be?
What if we could: RE-THINK / RE-SET / RESTORE?
Recovery is being made more difficult by the horrors of international aggression, which is impacting global politics and economics. Many more people are taking a narrower, polarised, world-view : one which is centred upon their own little world, ensuring their own wellbeing whatever the cost to others - and to the planet. One in which truth is distorted and it is impossible to know who or what to trust. As a result there is a loss of focus upon the big picture and the over-riding issues of our time : the future well-being of mother-ship Earth and all who inhabit her.
All the more reason why we now need a joined-up approach to getting the train-wreck back on track.
WHAT IF AN ANCIENT MANIFESTO COULD OFFER A WAY FORWARD?
Peace on earth begins with me.
One world. One natural order. One humanity.
Earth, ecology, stewardship and responsible lifestyle.
Goodwill to all people. Always.
Teaching and training : wisdom learned and wisdom passed on.
Asylum, sanctuary and respect.
Personal well-being : body, mind and spirit.
These are the seven main principles of Poegtap. They are very loosely framed to cover as broad a curriculum as possible, and of course there is a degree of overlap. Some will be familiar to you, perhaps already part of your lifestyle, some maybe less so, but we believe all are needed for a joined-up way forward.
'PEACE ON EARTH, GOODWILL TO ALL PEOPLE' IS NOT A RELIGIOUS MANTRA NOR A POLITICAL SLOGAN.
IT IS, QUITE SIMPLY, THE ONLY WAY FOR US ALL TO LIVE TOGETHER ON THIS PLANET.
It's a manifesto that was first set out two millennia ago in the years following the Christmas story.
Sadly, though, the Poegtap vision has been buried deep within Christian church institutions by centuries of 'religion', over-focussing on the messenger whilst often under-playing the message, and we think it's time to unpack it from all of that and let it loose on the world.
POEGTAP is essentially about holding on to the 'Christmas Spirit' : that seasonal upsurge in generosity and conviviality - that peaceful goodwill - that so many of us experience at the Christmas-time, whether we are 'believers' or not, and carrying it forward into the rest of the year.
Here are our seven broad themes for a joined-up approach to living a better life : OUR 7-POINT POEGTAP 'HUMANIFESTO'
Peace on earth begins with me.
One world. One natural order. One humanity.
Earth, ecology, stewardship and responsible lifestyle.
Goodwill to all people. Always.
Teaching and training : wisdom learned and wisdom passed on.
Asylum, sanctuary and respect.
Personal well-being : body, mind and spirit.
These are the seven main principles of Poegtap. They are very loosely framed to cover as broad a curriculum as possible, and of course there is a degree of overlap. Some will be familiar to you, perhaps already part of your lifestyle, some maybe less so, but we believe all are needed for a joined-up way forward.
Change like this never comes from the top downwards; it always begins with grass-roots determination.
POEGTAP is an initiative aimed at doing just that, and we hope that, with your help, this website will become its handbook.
The plan is that we kick-start it with some themes, and then folk chip in with their own ideas, source material and experiences to help to build up a resource for a new way of living.
The Poegtap Community welcomes anyone who shares these concerns, and who is interested in exploring together how to make a difference. We invite you to explore these pages to find out more :
POEGTAP is an initiative aimed at doing just that, and we hope that, with your help, this website will become its handbook.
The plan is that we kick-start it with some themes, and then folk chip in with their own ideas, source material and experiences to help to build up a resource for a new way of living.
The Poegtap Community welcomes anyone who shares these concerns, and who is interested in exploring together how to make a difference. We invite you to explore these pages to find out more :