Central to the discussion is the ancient Greek concept of 'Temenos' - a sacred space extending beyond the confines of a temple into the city. This idea is crucial in reimagining urban spaces not just as functional entities but as extensions of sacred, communal areas. The book argues for viewing the entire city through this lens, transforming urban planning into a more holistic and respectful practice toward both the environment and its inhabitants. Urban planning and depth psychology may appear as disparate...
Central to the discussion is the ancient Greek concept of 'Temenos' - a sacred space extending beyond the confines of a temple into the city. This idea is crucial in reimagining urban spaces not just as functional entities but as extensions of sacred, communal areas. The book argues for viewing the entire city through this lens, transforming urban planning into a more holistic and respectful practice toward both the environment and its inhabitants. Urban planning and depth psychology may appear as disparate fields, yet their intersection offers novel insights into city design and architecture.
The article further explores how contemporary urban planning can benefit from this approach, especially considering today's societal and environmental challenges. It discusses the need for cities to transcend utilitarian views, integrating practicality with a deeper spiritual and communal essence.
There is also a critique of modern furniture design and architecture, contrasting the intentional and lasting designs of the past with the transient and utility-focused trends of today. This critique extends to discussing how the values reflected in our buildings and urban spaces have evolved and why a reevaluation of these values is essential.
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Join us as we unravel the fascinating connections between our built environment, spiritual values, and collective consciousness, delving into topics like mythology, shamanism, integral spirituality, and much more. 🌌📖 Will Selman, a distinguished urban consultant and founder of the Institute for Symbolic Urbanism, takes us on an eclectic journey through time and culture, offering a fresh perspective on city life and its potential to be a source of psychic uplift. 🏛️💫 If you're a spiritual seeker or an urban advocate passionate about soulful placemaking, this episode is a must-listen! 🎧🌆 So sit back, relax, and get ready for an inspiring conversation that'll make you see cities and towns in a whole new light. Let's get started! 🎉🎧
The unfortunate state of our cities and towns is not so much a problem of design and policy as a reflection of a loss of spiritual values and purpose on a civilizational scale. But if our built environment reflects our deeper spiritual intentions, the experience of the city can be a source of psychic uplift. So argues urban consultant Will Selman in his tour de force book Temenos: The Design and Experience of Urbanism as Spiritual Path.
Selman begins with the assertion that the fundamental task of humanity, throughout time and across cultures, is the spiritual quest to awaken to greater insight and more conscious awareness. This is an evolutionary process on the personal and collective level, and, as he then illustrates, our built environments have an important role to play in that psycho-spiritual awakening.
Temenos takes the reader on an eclectic journey through ancient mythology, shamanism, Jungian psychology, integral spirituality, sacred geometry, money and materialism, the history of suburban sprawl, and urbanism as storytelling, to name a few stops along the way to his final destination—a new approach to design he calls “Symbolic Urbanism,” based on the example of L’Enfant’s plan for Washington, DC. Using images and compelling storytelling, Temenos is an engaging read for spiritual seekers who desire to discover the potential of urban towns and cities to support their journey, and for advocates of urban placemaking who desire to infuse their work with a more soulful approach.
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Will Selman, CNU-A, is a New Urbanist land planning consultant in Washington, DC and founder of the Institute for Symbolic Urbanism. A thirty-year member of the Congress for the New Urbanism, he is professionally focused on issues surrounding land development, zoning and comprehensive planning, the design of traditional walkable and sustainable mixed-use neighborhoods, community visioning and charrettes.
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