What is the Hollyhock Summer Gathering?
A collective experience at the Hollyhock Retreat Center on Cortes Island between 100+ attendees from all geographies, professions and expertise — all who are as brilliant, unique and inspiring as my humble brain can imagine. The experience was part conference, part mind-melting paradigm shift, part divine intervention, and part jam session. Ever go to an event where every person you meet, each conversation is a colorful vortex full of thoughtful charisma and valuable information? It’s a group such as that, with a common goal: work to make this planet, society and culture a… living utopia. Utopia? Hell no! We weren’t bullshitting ourselves, please… we are far from Utopia*. We were there to (1) share our ideas, gifts, projects and vision, (2) gain perspective from others’ experience, abilities and expertise, (3) strategize with our resources on how to get a more holistic and equitable world that looks towards creativity, thoughtfulness and integrity for solutions needed on local, regiona
