Inspirations!

The Original Inspiration

The community that inspired all of this is the Yakima Valley Society for Cultural Education, headquartered in Yakima, WA.  They started years ago with a firmly-held mission and has not failed to deliver! I don't want to over-sell them, but I'm not sure that's quite possible. They are an amazing group of people. This is the same organization behind The Grand Syndicate Ball. If you ever find yourself in the Yakima area, please look them up! 

Inspired Things!

Jaymes O'Pheron has done a uniquely good job of articulating values and practical applications of them! He's created several different avenues through which to further exploring and developing this rich culture. I don't recall if these  were inspired by Banquet and Ball or were in his head before, you'll have to ask him, but even lightly perusing his material is edifying. Please, check out his sites!

ASH, the Academy of Sage Heroes - a uniquely focused and diversified organization! Check out their page for a full explanation. It's worth the read! 

Catalytic Conversations - articles, podcasts, workshops, consulting

Catalytic Curiosity Podcast - the podcast itself!

Orthopraxis Podcast - a joint podcast with Jaymes O'Pheron and Ravi Thieme discussing all manner of topics worth discussing!