Politics of Being
In a time of profound global disruptions, Politics of Being – Wisdom and Science for a New Development Paradigm by Thomas Legrand, PhD, offers a visionary and grounded framework for how politics can be reimagined as a pathway toward individual and collective flourishing and evolution. This book, which received the Nautilus Book Award Grand Prize in 2024, has been recognized by prominent spiritual, political, and academic leaders as a breakthrough, enabling the positioning of these ideas in the mainstream conversation.
The book club
Many readers have expressed their wishes to dive deeper into this work and share with peers its resonance with their own personal experiences and perspectives, as a way to process and integrate more fully this reflection.
This book club invites participants into a transformative space of heartfelt dialogue, deep listening and courageous reflection where the personal and the political meet. It intends to be an important step in building a community around the Politics of Being vision, as well as an opportunity to figure out how to empower participants to offer themselves such Politics of Being Book Clubs.
Format
This will take the form of 8 monthly 2-hour sessions on zoom, each dedicated to a book’s part to read in advance. Each session will be following a similar structure centered around sharing circles, preceded by a short meditation and introduction on the book’s part to be discussed, and concluded by a short time for harvest, integration and check-out.
The following principles will structure our sharing:
- Full presence (video on, no multi-tasking, etc.),
- Authenticity and speak from the heart,
- Deep Listening,
- Respect and non-judgment,
- Compassion & kindness,
- Self-awareness and willingness to do the inner work,
- Confidentiality of the sharing,
- Silence is allowed (not mandatory to share in plenary).
Planning for this first cohort
The sessions will be hold on the second Thursday of each month from 7 to 9 pm CET / 1 to 3 pm ET / 10 am to 12 pm PT.
Date and time:
- Introduction, January 8th 2026
- Sustainability as Collective Awakening, February 12th, 2026
- Spiritual Values as the Foundation of the Politics of Being (1/2), March 12th, 2026
- Spiritual Values as the Foundation of the Politics of Being (2/2), April 9th, 2026
- An Agenda for Action (1/2), May 14th, 2026
- An Agenda for Action (2/2), June 11th, 2026
- The Politics of Being in practice, July 9th, 2026
- Epilogue, August 13th, 2026
Facilitator
Emelina Corrales, coach and facilitator, poet, co-creator of the Politics of Being, will be facilitating this book club. As Thomas Legrand’s partner, she has been closely involved in shaping Politics of Being.
Thomas Legrand, author of Politics of Being, will participate in some sessions, including the first and the final one.
Benefits and commitments
Participants will enjoy the following benefits:
- Deepening their understanding of Politics of Being;
- Exploring the personal resonance and calling with Politics of Being;
- Exploring the possibility to facilitate such Politics of Being book club;
- Processing and integrating at a deeper level the Politics of Being vision;
- Connecting with a global community of like-minded participants.
Participants are expected to read in advance the book’s part to be discussed and be committed to attend in principle all sessions, and abide to the book club principles (see above).
Registration and costs
This is the link to register by December 15th
Contributions will be by heartfelt donations. The suggested average amount is USD 120 and should not be an obstacle to participation. Please mention “Book club” and your name. For more information: read more details on our website. For any questions please write to corralesemelina@gmail.com
This book club is not a training and more than an exploration of a powerful book, it is an invitation into a way of being that honors the sacredness of our purpose on Earth and the power of community. As we gather in dialogue, silence, and shared inquiry, we become the living seeds of evolution. Each session will be a step toward weaving the inner and outer dimensions of transformation, cultivating the wisdom, love, and courage needed for a politics and a world of being.
