Holding the Moment Together: A Full Moon Invitation to Collective Consciousness

At a time when much is unraveling and much is being reimagined, you are warmly invited to join us this May, under the light of the Full Moon, to pause together, and to reconnect in a shared space of collective healing and awareness.

In these first months of 2026, it can feel as though pressures are intensifying, especially for those of us who are paying close attention and working for change. Around the world, democratic systems are under strain, with nearly three-quarters of people now living under some form of authoritarian rule. Women’s rights and bodily autonomy continue to be undermined, while conflict, displacement, and deepening humanitarian crises are ravaging many regions across the globe.

At the same time, the climate crisis is no longer a distant horizon but a lived and accelerating reality: the past three years have exceeded the 1.5°C threshold, and scientists warn that we are approaching irreversible tipping points. Some ecosystems, including coral reefs, are already crossing into collapse.

As news and social media often amplify what is broken or at risk, many of us find ourselves carrying a quiet sense of doom, eco-anxiety, overwhelm, a feeling of powerlessness, and at times the simple urge to switch off and retreat into distraction.

And yet, this is only part of the story.

At the very same time, people are organizing, regenerating, and reimagining how we live together on this Earth. Renewable energy is expanding at unprecedented rates, now approaching half of global electricity capacity. Communities are building local resilience networks, experimenting with circular economies, and reviving practices of care, reciprocity, and stewardship. Activists continue to defend human rights and ecological integrity, often at great personal risk. Farmers and gardeners are restoring soil and biodiversity through regenerative practices. New forms of decentralized and participatory governance are being tested. Across many contexts, there is a quiet but persistent movement toward healing: of land, of relationships, of historical wounds.

This is the simultaneousness of our time: unraveling and emergence, grief and creativity, collapse and renewal existing side by side.

To be present to this moment is not to deny the severity of what is unfolding, nor to rush toward blind optimism. It is to learn how to hold complexity, to acknowledge that some systems are indeed breaking down, that we do not know what will come next, and that living with this uncertainty is a skill we all will need to practice.

From within that uncertainty, a different set of questions begins to take shape: 

• What sustains us now? What connects us? 
• What gives us the strength to remain present, responsive, and human in the face of so much change? 
• How can we shift collective consciousness to bring forth the “more beautiful world that our hearts know is possible” (Charles Eisenstein)? 

The work of thinkers and practitioners such as Margaret Wheatley, Joanna Macy, and Claire Milne offers gentle but grounded guidance here. Wheatley speaks of creating “islands of sanity”, small, intentional spaces where people come together to practice presence, listening, and meaningful conversation amidst fragmentation. Joanna Macy reminds us that hope is not something we passively feel, but something we enact: a practice of choosing to remain in relationship with life. 

“Active Hope is not wishful thinking. Active Hope is waking up to the beauty of life on whose behalf we can act.” - Joanna Macy

And Claire Milne invites the possibility of a collective initiation and cultural transformation in learning not to fix, but to be with what it is, as things fall apart. 

It is in this spirit that we invite you to join us.

Across many traditions, the full moon is a time of illumination and remembrance. In Buddhist cultures, this particular moon is held as especially sacred, marking moments of awakening in the life of the Buddha and inviting reflection on compassion, wisdom, and liberation. It is a time to see more clearly, both within and around us.

In the consciousness of interbeing, of our deep and inseparable interconnectedness, we gather beneath this same moon. Across places, languages, and lived realities, we come together to cultivate awareness, to listen deeply. And to nurture ourselves as we show up in a world that is both fragile and alive with possibility.

• May 1st (Full Moon)
• 15:00 – 16:30 UTC
• Theme: Raising Collective Consciousness

This gathering will be a space to slow down, to arrive together, to reflect and share, and to reconnect with what matters most. A space to remember that even in times of fragmentation, we are not alone. Something meaningful can emerge when we come together with presence and care.

We are using a new event portal, so please register again even if you have joined us before.  It may look like an online shop, but all events are free. Simply complete the registration to receive a confirmation email, plus reminders to have the zoom link handy closer to the event.

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Our events are offered in the spirit of a gift economy, to remain accessible to all. You are warmly welcome to join freely. If you feel called, you may support this work through a one-time or monthly contribution, helping us to compensate guest speakers and interpreters and sustain this offering.

We look forward to gathering with you in this shared moment, under the same moon.

With care,

The Cultural Transformation Hosting Team

Transition Network International