Composting
Power-Over Culture

A quarterly practice community meeting

for change makers, leaders and activists:

Samhain/November 2025, Brigid/February 2026, Beltaine/May 2026,

Lughnasadh/August 2026, Samhain/November 2026

Hosted by Sara McFarland, with Claire Milne and other inner-led change-makers

Unleashing Life's transformative potential through Earth-centric inner-led change...

Often, we think the only way to respond to these times is to work in the outer world of social action, trying to “right wrongs”, “save the earth” or create practical alternatives. And while action is absolutely needed to respond to the injustices of modernity - both human and other than human - it is also true that we must transform the inner power-over culture which expresses itself as systems of injustice. When we think about trying to effect change at a systemic level, so many of us become frozen with helplessness, despair or anger, although we feel a sense of urgency, we do not know what to do. We do not want to repeat patterns of power-over, but do not have alternatives for earth cherishing, relational ways of organising and responding to the polycrisis.

We at Starter Culture believe, perhaps now more than ever, it is time to tend our inner experience of how we relate with; Earth; our groups and movements; our relationships, families and communities; and with ourselves, to guide the change we long for in the world. It is time for an ontological shift in our way of being.

What we'll get up to...

We will gather to explore and engage the tools and practices of composting the power-over paradigm and together

Build an experiential map through our 4 Vital Ingredients and our Design Principles for Relational Culture

Explore a personal and cultural power analysis

Track the shadow of modernity that we each carry within

Within our mother culture of Primal Attunement, engage in relational practices for relationship with yourself, with other humans, with other-than-humans and the more than human.

In short, together we will build relational culture through inner-led practices of transforming civilisation trauma and re-membering ourselves as Earth Community.

This is an Earth-born offering for those who are tracking the inner and long to compost power-over culture within themselves, and cultivate the ground of a co-evolutionary consciousness with Earth community. It is designed to be an online exploration, so that you can deepen in to the conversation with the other than human and the more than humans in your home place, and weave these practices into your every day life. And it is a place for community and connection, to support each other in co-creating Earth-centric Culture that includes all beings into the future.

Relational Agreements...

Although some of the work will be therapeutic, it is not intended as therapy. We ask that you make sure you have the resources- inner and outer- to participate in this program, including a therapist if you need one. In addition, we will do our best to create brave spaces that are safe enough for us to do deep and sometimes edgy work together. We ask that you not police other’s shares and that you are willing to be both radically responsible as well as vulnerably honest with each other so that we might build trust within the group.

This offering is by donation, no one will be turned away for lack of funds (suggested donation of 33 pounds)

We’ll meet each time for 2 hours

Dates TBA

Online Registration Form

Step 1 of 2

Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Enter Email Confirm Email

Birthday(Required)

Pronouns(Required)

Timezone(Required)

Place you live(Required)

Where did you hear about us?(Required)

Name of program you are registering for(Required)

Our relationships with money are deeply entangled in the power-over paradigm we seek to help compost. Within Starter Culture and in regards to our programs, we see this as an ongoing inquiry rather than something that we will somehow be able to ‘fix’ and get to a perfect solution around.

For our work to be financially viable we need there to be a mix of contributions across the sliding scale. (If all participants pay the lowest/lower end of the sliding scale we will not cover all our monthly costs.) And with this said, we recognise our own relative financial privilege and our longing to offer our work in the spirit of mutual generosity.

Currently, we unfortunately do not have scholarship monies, although we hope to do so in the future. Therefore, if you give more, you support those who cannot pay as much to be able to attend. If the lowest end of the scale still does not feel possible for you, please reach out. (Once our minimum participant number has been reached or enough folks have payed the higher end of the scale, we offer 2 pay what you can spots for online courses).

We ask that you take some time to listen into what feels like the right contribution for you, as a guide we offer this:

Low end of the scale: I am regularly not able to meet my needs

Mid-scale: I am able to meet my basic needs

Mid-high end of scale: I am able to meet my basic needs as well as, for example, to go on holiday without worrying about it.

High end of scale (or higher!): I have savings / own my own house and would like to share this abundance so others with less financial abundance can benefit from this support.

Thanks for being part of this financial experiment with us …

Amount you are paying (sliding scale on program page)(Required)

Is there anything you would like us to know/any needs you have in order to support you for this course?(Required)

Would you like to receive our newsletter with updates on all our offerings?(Required)

Welcome

CompostingPower-Over Culture