The principles of motherhood, the orientation towards the common good, and care for our fellow creatures and our planet have almost completely disappeared from society. Our relationship to life, to other people, and to the gifts of nature has been collectively replaced by the pursuit of possession.

The planetary limits of growth and exploitation have now been reached and fatally overstretched, posing a threat to both humanity and the Earth. At the same time, social erosion has occurred.

For hundreds of thousands of years, the matrix of all human societies has been to honor life at all levels. As humanity, we have possessed, since our beginnings, the historical experience of how to live well without destroying our planet and how to live in peaceful societies.

Can we, women and men, once again draw from the wellsprings of the feminine, the nurturing, and the inherited wisdom of life and co-creation? Can we leave behind the old patterns of behavior that lead to war, create regenerative, peaceful cultures, and be life-affirming?

Is lasting peace possible?

How can we halt the destructive developments and heal the personal and societal damage this system inflicts? How can we establish a healing and respectful connection with nature, rediscovering a sense of participation in the living world? How do we, as women and men, step into the future?

In "Roots and Present," we will delve into the consciousness of our ancestors, into the deep history of the people of this continent, and discover that there was and is an indigenous European tradition of peace. We will encounter testimonies of life-affirming societies that inspire us to stand up for life.

In the "Roots and Present" format, Rosemarie Kirschmann and I share the knowledge and experience we have gathered over many decades on this topic. Together, we possess 146 years of life experience.

“I am not suggesting a return to the Stone Age.

My intention is neither reactionary nor conservative, but simply subversive. Utopian imagination, like capitalism, industry, and all of humanity, is apparently trapped in a one-way street future that knows only growth.

I am merely trying to think about how to get out of this predicament.”

Ursula K. Le Guin