Falco Tarassaco:
The connection
with the Plant World
24 October 2017
Falco Tarassaco, founder and spiritual guide of Damanhur, dedicated weekly meetings to all the guests in Damanhur to deepen the exploration of various themes. Here he explains the importance of the connection with the Plant World...
Portraits of extraordinary people: Maia Reseda
20 October 2017
Extraordinary people are those who have the desire and the courage to change themselves and their own lives at any age. This is the story of Maia who, at age 45, discovered that she had a strong vocation for healing and transformed her life, deciding to live in Damanhur.
Choosing makes us free! Really?
17 October 2017
"Choosing makes us free!" Really? When I heard this statement for the first time, it seemed like a folly to me. I thought that choosing something right away would mean that I would have missed out on something else, that is, the thing I did not choose. After such a decision, I would only have one possibility, the one I had chosen, and not all the others, so I felt a nervousness rise inside of me
Falco Tarassaco:
Why did we choose animal names?
13 October 2017
Falco Tarassaco, founder and spiritual guide of Damanhur, dedicated weekly meetings to all the guests in Damanhur to deepen the exploration of various themes.
Here he explains why Damanhurians chose to use an animal name.
An unexpected power
12 October 2017
I am fortunate to have had many experiences related to death and its inseparable companion, life. In Damanhurian philosophy, as in the philosophies of ancient civilizations and indigenous peoples, death and life are...
Knowing how to live and knowing how to die
12 October 2017
Are you afraid of death? If you answered yes, this writing could help you to change your mind. If you answered no, the next question is: How are you preparing for this passage?
Sacred Art in the Temples of Humankind
11 October 2017
The sacred art in the Temples of Humankind plays the role of creating a bridge between our material plane and the subtle dimensions of existence, through a language that makes it possible to establish contact with the forces that inhabit the spiritual ecosystem in which we are immersed.
Oracle for Damanhur, October 2017
10 October 2017
This Oracle is dedicated to the essence of connection between people that is made of positive thinking and helping others make their dreams come true.
Ramarra Bucaneve:
Rebirth through illness
5 October 2017
When we get ill, the first thing we realize is having lost that state of well-being that we often take for granted.
However, the imbalance that illness can create also holds the potential to find new and sometimes stronger points of balance. If our attention and awareness move from the problem to the solution, illness can also be seen as a precious opportunity for rebirth that too often remains hidden by the anxiety and suffering that it stimulates in all of us.
Sonata for a Chestnut
3 October 2017
When plants play music with human beings, it is always moving, and there was an indescribable feeling that was shared by everyone present during a duet with a chestnut tree and Maurizio Verna, guitarist and composer from Ivrea, Italy. Maurizio performed in the Sacred Woods Temple during an end-of-summer evening, creating harmonies that were so intense that they left everyone speechless...
Help us to reforest Senegal!
2 October 2017
We need your help to fight malnutrition in Guédé Chantier, the Senegalese sister village of Damanhur!
By December, we would like to plant 1,600 fruit trees, and we are seeking funds to finance this important initiative.The project is a medium-term strategy to stop wind erosion and ensure basic food for the community, in preparation for 2023 when the population growth will increase and food resources will be totally insufficient.
By December, we would like to plant 1,600 fruit trees, and we are seeking funds to finance this important initiative.
Falco Tarassaco:
Why was the New Life program created?
27 September 2017
Falco Tarassaco, founder and spiritual guide of Damanhur, dedicated weekly meetings to all the guests, here he responds to questions about the creation of the New Life program.
Ecovillage Design Education and much more!
21 September 2017
We have just finished the EDE course here in Damanhur! Four weeks of very intense training involving 21 people from 10 different countries...
Pig, where are you?
19 September 2017
This article is particularly addressed to non-native Italian speakers. It's an invitation to sense a little of the playfulness in the air at Damanhur and to share in some of my most amusing experiences. You know that Damanhurians choose to have an animal name... but what happens in everyday life when you call someone by an animal name?
The emotions of the Ballad
19 September 2017
This ballad has involved more than a hundred Damanhurians, and it demonstrated how much talent is contained in the Popolo (People) of Damanhur. It was an event that took place with hundreds of participants, including many friends and guests who came just for the show, in addition to those where synchronically present in Damanhur on the days of the performance...
Oracle for Damanhur, September 2017
18 September 2017
The Oracle of September 2017 is the 400th Oracle of Damanhur. May the Oracle support and address our future steps, through transformation and awareness.
A buried treasure, Elena’s experience
13 September 2017
Four years ago, in September of 2013, I became aware of Damanhur's existence. Before I had even physically gone there, I felt a new sensation within me, as if a big machine with incredibly complex gears had finally been put into motion.
Digging in the Temples:
the experience of
Formica
Coriandolo
12 September 2017
The place I love the most in the Temples of Humankind is the corridor leading to the deepest area of the Temples, carved into the bare rock and left as it is, as it was when we dug it out, because it brings me back in time and reminds me of when the Temples were still an unspeakable secret, more than 25 years ago.
Why I came to Damanhur: Murice Drimia
9 September 2017
Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call this article "Why I stayed in Damanhur"... because Murice was born in Damanhur and decided to become a citizen at age 22!
A community of individualists… that grow together
5 September 2017
The Tecnarcato is a set of methods and tools that favor and encourage individual renewal. It involves the creation of a program based on deadlines with precise goals, and the choice of a friend who will be your mirror on this journey, to help you stay on the path.
The directed divine spark?
5 September 2017
We would like to share some techniques that can help you to define your goals for the coming year. We also invite you to not wait until 2018 to do this, and to take advantage of the summer's effervescence that you've just experienced to shape an unforgettable year.
The fundamental list
5 September 2017
Have you ever asked, "If I would like to go and live in Damanhur, what would I really need?"
Certainly you need a lot of courage, a precise and decisive choice, curiosity, desire to learn and put yourself to the test, a drive toward change, a desire to dream, to do something useful for the world and for humanity, a willingness to share with others. All this is definitely useful, although dear readers, today I reveal the six secrets that make it easier to start a new life in Damanhur!
Seeking a spiritual community
29 August 2017
Falco Tarassaco:
How to overcome personal traps?
25 August 2017
Falco Tarassaco, founder and spiritual guide of Damanhur, dedicated weekly meetings to all the guests in Damanhur to deepen the exploration of various themes.
Here he responds to a question about how a personal feature can be a defect or a virtue.