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Laura Williams

Founder of The Aluna Project

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Imagine a breathtaking sculpture that combines cutting edge design and technology with an ancient knowledge of the Earth’s natural rhythms.
A monumental timepiece for the planet, a beacon for a sustainable future, reconnecting people with the Moon and tides.
 
Larger than Stonehenge, Aluna’s forty metre wide, five storey high structure is made up of three concentric translucent recycled glass rings. By looking at how each ring is illuminated, you can follow the Moon’s movements, its current phase and the ebb and flow of the tides. This animation of light is called Alunatime. Laura Williams imagined it. And one day, her dream will become a reality.

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Websites

alunatime.org
The world's first tidal powered moon clock.
transitiontowns.org
Communities coming together to respond to the challenges and opportunities of Peak Oil and Climate Change.
positivenews.org.uk
Reporting on issues rarely covered by the mainstream media, promoting the many enterprises that are working for a sustainable future.
longplayer.org
Longplayer, a 1000 year long piece of music which started to play on the 01.01.2000 and will continue without repetition, until the 31.12.2999.
longnow.org
The Clock of The Long Now, providing counterpoint to today’s "faster/cheaper" mind set and promoting "slower/better" thinking for the next 10,000 years.
avaaz.org
The World in Action - new global web movement with a simple democratic mission: to close the gap between the world we have, and the world most people everywhere want.
severn-bore.co.uk
The Severn Bore tidal surge wave, one of Britain's few truly spectacular natural phenomena…to disappear forever, should the proposed giant scale Cardiff-Westonsupermare hydro barrage go through.
slowlab.net
Promoting ‘slowness’ or what they call 'Slow design' as a positive catalyst of individual, socio-cultural and environmental well-being.

Books

Sun, Moon & Earth
Author: Robin Heath
Description: The best explanation of the graceful dance of these celestial orbs.
ISBN: 1904263461
Cosmicomics
Author: Italo Calvino
Description: Touching, humorous tales of the origins of consciousness and the physical world.
ISBN: 0156226006
Green Psychology: Transforming Our Relationship to the Earth
Author: Ralph Metzner
Description: Discussing and healing the rift between humans and the natural world.
ISBN: 0892817984
The Power of Now
Author: Eckhart Tolle
Description: Great for learning to keep a focused mind in an overwhelmingly hectic world!
ISBN: 1591790719

Organisations

The Tairona Trust
“Alúna” is the Kogi’s word for ‘cosmic ocean’, where everything has come from and will return to, the bridge between the universe and the human spirit. The Kogi’s message is for us in the industrial world to slow down and reconnect with our natural universe, before it is too late.
Institute of Noetic Sciences
Researching the potentials and powers of consciousness and its relationship to the physical world. Founded by Apollo Astronaut Edgar Mitchell after his epiphany on returning to the Earth from the Moon.
Gaia Foundation
Promoting understanding of the Earth’s eco-system, and the restoration of cultural and biological diversity for ecological and community resilience.
Be The Change
Bringing positive change around the world for environmental sustainability, social justice and spiritual fulfilment.
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