The Kogi
indigenous people of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Colombia
The Kogi
In 2014, I received an invitation to travel to the mountains of Colombia to meet the indigenous Kogi people. They asked me to write a book to share their message with the world. I accepted this extraordinary offer and spent several months with the Kogi, who gradually shared their unique perspectives on the world with me.
But what can modern society learn from this indigenous people? The Kogi inspire us to deeply embed and genuinely implement regenerative thinking and acting on individual, social, and ecological levels. Their wisdom lays the foundation for a future of resilience and in service to life.
Civilization
The Kogi live in a highly developed culture that has existed for over 4000 years. They have found ways to live sustainably as a civilisation in harmony with nature.
Elaborate social processes, inner consciousness work and regenerative community structures make their socially and ecologically balanced society possible. Without major power hierarchies, they orient themselves to the natural order of life.
Mindset Vault
The jungle-covered mountain slopes of the Sierra Nevada have protected the unique culture of the Kogi from outside influences over the past centuries. This is how they have been able to preserve their original knowledge and their completely different understanding of the world until today.
At the core of their thinking is the interconnectedness of all life and how to create conditions conducive to life. This awareness is enormously valuable for our many challenges.
Experts
The Kogi are not only socially highly knowledgeable, but above all outstanding experts in the design of a sustainable society and ecosystem regeneration. Based on their ancient perspective, they repeatedly show extraordinary results regarding the biodiversity of their land and the functioning coexistence of society and nature.
Guardians of the future
A profound paradigm shift and change in consciousness is being called for everywhere at the moment. More and more people understand that only if we take a fundamentally different approach to life we can become sustainable as a society or economy.
This is exactly where indigenous knowledge can help us. Fortunately, the Kogi decided to contact us some time ago. They want to work with us to preserve life on our earth in all its diversity.