Cultivating the Holistic Worldview & Practice
An applied awareness programme for personal empowerment in a world in fundamental transition.
The programme is grounded in well-researched, albeit emergent, applied holistic science, complexity theory, and quantum neuroscience.
Participation will help unlock your innate capacity to take the quantum leap to the critical ‘process’ perspective – enabling better navigation of the super-wicked ‘edge of chaos’ problems-spaces as we enter the ‘Great Transition’.
Free 1-hour Taster session: 1st February 2022 Register for the FREE taster session
First formal session: 13th March 2022 Register for the next session
To register for any other of the 16 sessions, please use the same link above.
See below for:
Course programme
Cost + donation basis
Time commitment
Registration details
Course created and led by Dr Claudius van Wyk, Founder and Chair of the Holos Earth Project:
“This offering is a synthesis of my life experience working with complexity approaches to address whole-dynamical system complex issues. At its essence will be creating the shared space to take the quantum leap in self-transcendent perspective and practice to true holism – beyond intellectualism. We will explore and endeavour a compassionate embrace of the ‘is-ness’ of the human evolutionary trajectory and allow the deeper purposeful nature of ‘Being’ itself to inform our vision of possibility.”
Dr Claudius van Wyk
Course Programme
Semester 1
March/April 2022
Introducing holistic science – we will examine dynamical whole systems (organisations, communities, societies, ecosystems, etc.), exploring At De Lange’s 7 enabling conditions for dynamic organisation vitality
Session 1 – Sunday 13th March 2022:
Introduction to the perspective of the original author of holism, Jan Christian Smuts, describing a hierarchy of creative evolution:
- Quantum underworld
- Material manifestation
- Living systems emergence
- Responsive awareness
- Human personality
- Social organisation
- Value creation
Session 2 – Sunday 20th March 2022:
Introduction to physicist At de Lange’s seven essentialities for living system vitality:
- Sureness
- Wholeness
- Otherness
- Openness
- Spareness
- Liveness
- Fruitfulness
Introducing complexity theory we will offer a seven-phase process – how to apply ‘Complex Human Adaptive Intelligence’ – working with dynamical whole systems (developed by The Evolutionary Transformations Group).
Session 3 – Sunday 27th March 2022:
We re-examine VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) and identify the core indicative features of complex dynamical systems. We introduce the EMK methodology of (a) the multidimensionality of the problem-space, (b) creating an enabling environment, and (c) entering the field of possibilities.
Session 4 – Sunday 03 April 2022:
We examine the nature of a complex problem-space and how to embrace it – introduction to Snowden’s differentiation between ‘simple’, ‘complicated’, ‘complex’ and ‘chaotic’ situations.
Semester 2
April/May 2022
Session 5 – Sunday 24th April 2022 8th May 2022:
Personal emotional positioning in respect of the complex problem-space – addressing the impact of emotional attitudinal stances:
- Frustration and anger
- Anxiety and fear
- Loss and deprivation
- Aversion
- Joyful engagement
Session 6 – Sunday 1st May 2022 15th May 2022:
We examine values stance, as the core organising criteria for focus, to addressing the problem-space in nine archetypes
- Caveman
- Clansman
- Warrior
- Gatekeeper
- Entrepreneur
- Humanist
- Systems analyst
- Universalist
- Shaman
In our exploration of Quantum Neuroscience relevant NLP principles will be offered located in a quantum perspective as researched with neurosurgeon Ian Weinberg (Quantum Determinism).
- Learning about and enhancing perception
- Managing emotions to reflow energy and motivation
- Learning how to escape the trap of inhibiting language
- How to establish compelling outcomes
- Learning how to reprogramme past inhibiting experiences
- Practicing exquisite attendance
Session 7 – Sunday 8th May 2022 22nd May 2022:
Exploring Velmans’ ‘reflexive monism’ and Korzybski’s ‘map and territory’ – learning about and enhancing perception
Session 8 – Sunday 15th May 2022 29th May 2022:
Transforming ‘emotions’ into ‘energy seeking purpose’ – modifying Rachel Jack’s 4 responses – managing emotions to reflow energy and motivation
Semester 3
June/July 2022
Session 9 – Sunday 5th June 2022 12th June 2022:
Exploring the ‘ linguistic metamodel’ to enhance ‘process perception’ – learning how to escape the trap of inhibiting language
Session 10 – Sunday 12th June 2022 19th June 2022:
Establishing compelling outcomes and enhanced creativity – practicing adaptive agility
Session 11 – Sunday 19th June 2022 26th June 2022:
Working with James’ timeline to integrate and transcend inhibiting past experience
Session 12 – Sunday 26th June 2022 3rd July 2022:
Practicing the power of ‘pacing and leading’ (rapport) – as exquisite attendance.
Semester 4
July/August 2022
We encapsulate the learnings in the five-sided Pentagon.
The core capacities:
- Presence
- Agility
- Engagement
- Resilience
- Creativity
Session 13 – Sunday 10th July 2022 17th July 2022:
Examining and practicing presence and agility – ‘being with process’
Session 14 – Sunday 17th July 2022 24th July 2022:
Applying presence and agility to enhanced ‘engagement/commitment and shared resilience (Taleb’s antifragile)
Session 15 – Sunday 24th July 2022 31st July 2022:
Exploring the Disney process of creativity – correlated to At de Lange’s 7 essentialities.
Session 16 – Sunday 31 July 2022 14th August 2022:
On-line co-facilitated evaluation of learnings.
Cost + donation
You are requested to cover the basic admin costs of £100 per semester – £400 basic fee for the entire course. You are free to make a further donation as you feel moved.
Please contact us for payment details.
Time commitment
32 hours of training will be offered in four “semesters” of four-weeks with a break of two weeks in between each block for research and practice.
Course registration
Free 1-hour Taster session: 1st February 2022 Register for the FREE taster session
First formal session: 13th March 2022 Register for the course