In recognition of the Center for Spirituality and Sustainability’s annual Celebration of World Faiths, the Center submitted a 45 minute video presentation to the Parliament of World Religions. The Center’s video was streamed by the Parliament along with presentations from Dr. Jane Goodall, Prof. Wande Abimbola, Marianne Williamson, Richard Tarnas and His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. It was also screened live in the Fuller Dome on 10/20/21. On Sunday 11/7/21, at 7PM Central Time, “Seeing the All in All…” is having a YouTube premiere. You will be able to watch it live on YouTube being at 7PM on 11/7 and join in the live chat discussion. In this video presentation, Center Director, Benjamin Lowder, draws connections between sacred geometry, Buckminster Fuller, hermeticism, Meister Eckhart, the perennial philosophy, alchemy, architecture, kabbalah, integrating polarities and dissolving boundaries. Lowder will be on hand for Q & A in the YouTube Premiere chat window.
fuller dome
50 Years to the Day, A Reading of Bucky's "Geoview"
10/22/21 Celebration in the Dome
On 10/22/71 Buckminster Fuller dedicated the miniature earth geodesic dome he and Shoji Sadao designed for the newly created Southern Illinois University campus in Edwardsville Illinois. Bucky read an essay that day in 1971 to dedicate the building. The essay is titled “Geoview” and it describes Fuller’s vision and intention for the creation of his Edwardsville dome. 50 years to the day, on 10/22/21, Bucky’s family and supporters came together for a 50th anniversary reading of his “ Geoview” essay. Bucky’s language is verbose but when examined, it is revealed to be exactly constructed to convey the meaning he had intended it to communicate. Get inside the mind of Buckminster Fuller and enjoy this 50th Aniiversary reading of “Geoview” :
A 50th Anniversary reading of Buckminster Fuller's "Geoview" essay, originally read by Bucky for the 1971 dedication of his Religious Center, miniature-earth, "Geoscope" dome built on the SIUE campus. "Geoview" is read here on 10/22/21 (50 years from the day Bucky read it) by Bucky's grandson Jaime Snyder, his granddaughter Alexandra Snyder May, Bucky scholar David McConville, Bucky's colleague Amy Edmondson, Bucky devotee Benjamin Lowder, Bucky's niece Lucilla Fuller Marvel, and author of the Bucky play D. W. Jacobs. Today the Center is known as the Fuller Dome and it is managed by a nonprofit org. the Center for Spirituality & Sustainability.
Earth Day 2021
The Center for Spirituality & Sustainability, presents a noon hour program in observance of Earth Day, on Thursday, April 22nd, 2021 in the Fuller Dome on the SIUE campus.
You may join us in person in the Fuller Dome. Seating will be limited to the first 40 attendees. Masks are required in the Fuller Dome. You may also join us here in a Facebook Live stream. The CSS is teaming up with Sally Burgess of Studio Gaia and the Sierra Club to offer this program integrating prayer with action. We'll be opening with a guided mediation / prayer for the planet followed by outlining legislation and actions steps directed to bring our relationship with the planet into balance.
Earth Day in the Fuller Dome
Earth Day 2019
For Earth Day 2019 we created a two fold celebration of the planet. The first half of our celebration occurred at noon on Earth Day and featured a “Blessing For Our Planet” by Rev. Annie Clark, our 2014 Spirituality Award Winner. Those in attendance joined hands in a circle beneath the dome and offered a blessing that included the request to:
“Let us each care for this gift entrusted to us. Let us individually and collectively open ourselves to be worthy of this stewardship, as we joyfully shower unconditional love, compassion and care for our planet, which so wonderfully provides for us.” - Rev. Annie Clark
Earth Day 2019 “Blessing For Our Planet” photo by Howard Ash, Southern Illinois University Marketing and Communications
The second half of our Earth Day celebration consisted of a round-table style discussion lead by a distinguished panel of professionals working in the fields of sustainable design. The discussion utilized Buckminster Fuller’s legacy as a catalyst for entering into an analysis of contemporary sustainable design practices lead by the considerable shared experience of our panelists:
John C. Guenther, FAIA,
LEED AP
John C. Guenther Architect
Daniel F. Hellmuth, AIA
LEEDTM Accredited Professional Principal
hellmuth + bicknese architects
William Odell, FAIA,
LEED® AP
HOK Architects
Angela A. Moore, LEED AP O+M,
TRUE Advisor Facilities and Sustainability Coordinator
Missouri Historical Society
2019 Spirituality & Sustainability Awards Dinner
The Center for Spirituality and Sustainability is hosting its 16th annual Leadership Awards Dinner on Saturday, March 30th, at 7:00 p.m. in the LeClaire Room on the N. O. Nelson Campus of Lewis and Clark Community College in Edwardsville. Each year the Center bestows two awards, one for Spirituality Leadership and one for Leadership in Sustainability. These dual awards reflect the Center’s mission to “promote humanity’s sacred connection to the Earth and each other.” The 2019 Spirituality and Sustainability Award recipients are:
Spirituality Leadership Award:Rev. Steve Jackson– Reverend Steve Jackson is the Pastor of Mt. Joy Missionary Baptist Church, the oldest Black Baptist Church in Edwardsville, Illinois. Mt. Joy has been richly blessed to have had Rev. Steve Jackson as its Pastor for over 40 years. He has worked to increase the diversity of the congregation and the youth program under his leadership has grown tremendously to include children’s church, young people’s dramatic performances, praise dance troop, worship and praise team.
Sustainability Leadership Award:Goshen Market– For over twenty years the Land of Goshen Community Market in Edwardsville, IL. Has provided local produce, crafts, and music to downtown Edwardsville. The Market has proven to be an integral part of the community using its resources to provide greater access to healthy food, encourage the growth of local agriculture and to educate the community on sustainable farming practices.
The Center for Spirituality and Sustainability is a nonprofit multifaith home for spirituality and sustainability efforts housed in the Buckminster Fuller designed dome on the SIUE campus.
Tickets for the Awards Dinner are $55, to reserve your ticket call
Juli Jacobson at (618) 650-3246 or email: juljaco@siue.edu
Equinox Balance
Spring Equinox Event Under the Dome, 3/20/19
The day of the Spring Equinox marks a seasonal transition point when the amount of daylight is equal to the amount of darkness. This represents a powerful opportunity to discover balance inside of ourselves and the world around us. The Equinox is a time for us to come into alignment within ourselves and consider the larger planetary motions that are also coming into balance on the day of the Equinox.
Dianna Lucas presents “Equinox Balance” in the Fuller Dome 3/20/19 from 6:30 - 8:30 PM
We are hosting a special “Equinox Balance” program in the Fuller Dome being lead by Dianna Lucas. Dianna is a student and teacher of meditation and movement techniques with more than 35 years of experience. For “Equinox Balance” Dianna will be combining yoga and guided meditation with sound under the Fuller Dome to promote physical and spiritual alignment. The program will run from 6:30 to 8:30 with an optional potluck to follow. Guests may bring a dish to share if they would like to stay after the program for a community potluck and conversation. $40 registration for the “Equinox Balance” program Includes Sacred Cacao by Dianna and the community potluck. Register here on Dianna’s “Sacred Wisdom” website, space is limited. We look forward to seeing you on the equinox in the Center’s miniature earth dome, designed by Buckminster Fuller for the SIUE campus in Edwardsville, IL.
yoga with Dianna
guided meditation
sound healing
sacred Cacao
2019 Spirituality & Sustainability Awards Dinner
The Center for Spirituality and Sustainability is hosting its 16th annual Leadership Awards Dinner on Saturday, March 30th, at 7:00 p.m. in the LeClaire Room on the N. O. Nelson Campus of Lewis and Clark Community College in Edwardsville. Each year the Center bestows two awards, one for Spirituality Leadership and one for Leadership in Sustainability. These dual awards reflect the Center’s mission to “promote humanity’s sacred connection to the Earth and each other.” The 2019 Spirituality and Sustainability Award recipients are:
Spirituality Leadership Award:Rev. Steve Jackson– Reverend Steve Jackson is the Pastor of Mt. Joy Missionary Baptist Church, the oldest Black Baptist Church in Edwardsville, Illinois. Mt. Joy has been richly blessed to have had Rev. Steve Jackson as its Pastor for over 40 years. He has worked to increase the diversity of the congregation and the youth program under his leadership has grown tremendously to include children’s church, young people’s dramatic performances, praise dance troop, worship and praise team.
Sustainability Leadership Award:Goshen Market– For over twenty years the Land of Goshen Community Market in Edwardsville, IL. Has provided local produce, crafts, and music to downtown Edwardsville. The Market has proven to be an integral part of the community using its resources to provide greater access to healthy food, encourage the growth of local agriculture and to educate the community on sustainable farming practices.
The Center for Spirituality and Sustainability is a nonprofit multifaith home for spirituality and sustainability efforts housed in the Buckminster Fuller designed dome on the SIUE campus.
Tickets for the Awards Dinner are $55, to reserve your ticket call
Juli Jacobson at (618) 650-3246 or email: juljaco@siue.edu