Powers of Place

Book: The Powers of Place: An Inquiry Into the Influence of Place, Space and Environment on Collective Transformation. Renee Levi. (July 2008)

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Tatiana Glad:

"In her recently published study The Powers of Place: An Inquiry Into the Influence of Place, Space and Environment on Collective Transformation (July 2008), Renee Levi surveyed a number of people on their experience of space—from temporal retreats to more permanent establishments. She observed that, “Most of the participants in this study mentioned specific elements they noticed that were part of, and directly influenced, their transformational group experience. These began to appear as patterns or configurations of space that influenced the collective experience.”

Later in the same study, Levi refers to the reciprocal relationships one can have with a place—being ‘held’ by a space and “the importance of feeling contained, safe, comfortable, cared for and secure. Some said that feeling this way in an environment was necessary for the risks, leaps or shifts required for the occurrence of true transformation.” (http://www.kosmosjournal.org/kjo/backissue/f2008/the-hub.shtml)