What if the Divine Feminine in-formed the UN Copenhagen Climate Change Conference?

One of the most exciting panels at the Parliament of the World's Religions last week was on the Divine Feminine, and later, Sister Joan Chittester was the catalyst for a question and answer session on the Divine Feminine that drew over 500 people. Sister Joan was then set to travel to the Copenhagen talks on Climate Change. [More detail with Kathe Schaaf at http://www.womenattheparliament.blogspot.com/ .]

My friend and partner Ann Smith (Ways Women Lead, http://www.wayswomenlead.net/ ) writes of Sister Joan: Joan Chittister is known throughout the world as one of the most prophetic voices for today’s times. She is a leader in the global women’s movement. I remember when she spoke at the Women and Power Conference that was held in New York City with 1200 women attending. This was a gathering of spiritual and secular women co-sponsored by Omega Institute and Eve Ensler’s organization. It was the first time that I had experienced a blending of the two intentions. The majority of the women attending were anti-religious. Sister Joan was the only woman speaking as a religious person. She received a standing ovation with cheers to have her run for president of the US. She transformed prejudices that day, and continues to be right on in her message, a message that transcends gender and the divide between secular, religious and spiritual.

"Without the inner freedom it takes to defy the chains of convention, without the self-esteem it takes to trust our own truth, we face our worlds unprepared and unaware.” Joan Chittister

Just think about the two global conferences occurring simultaneously today... people gathered from every religious tradition on one side of the world reaching into spiritual commonalities, while representatives from 192 nations gather on the other side of the world to consider the climatic fate of the planet that rests between the two conferences. Consider Sister Joan, perhaps others, personally bridging these conferences, threading the energies of the Divine Feminine across the world into the secular world...

On the Parliament side, December 1, the Association for Global New Thought (http://www.agnt.org/) , Unity.FM, and the Gaiafield Center for Subtle Activism (http://www.gaiafield.net/; see WiseClimate2009) co-created a global blessing and meditation from the Parliament for both conferences. [Tune into the energy of this subtle activism at www.unity.fm/program/SpecialBroadcast.]

On the Copenhagen side, Sister Joan joins a multi-faith delegation of key religious figures, organized by the Global Peace Initiative of Women, who will be emphasizing the moral and spiritual aspects of the climate change issue, as well as the need for each individual to do their part. Their conference, taking place from Dec 7-13, is entitled: "Addressing Climate Change by Awakening to Oneness", and on Dec 10, Sister Joan will be participating in a panel called "The Divine Feminine: An essential force in addressing climate change." She will be in "East-West" dialogue with Swamini Pramananda Saraswati, Spiritual teacher and educator from India. [See http://www.gpiw.org/ and http://www.gpiw.org/copenhagen.html for more information.]

The overlap of these conferences, the continuity in spiritual intention, the presence of the Divine Feminine, the global convergence of perspectives that each represents... these are deep moments of potential unity for humanity. Are you feeling this?