The lunch meal for Day One of The Meaning of Money programme at Concord Institute, prepared by Sebastian James and his team: Puy Lentil Stew, Short Grain Rice, Cabbage with Arame, Baked Squash. The Meaning of Money is a new programme, in line with similar programmes which take place at Concord. A chance to look at things, as they are, providing an opportunity to transform them. The intention of this particular course was to transform our relationship with money from one that attempts to define us as human beings, to one in which money exists in service of our commitments and well-being. The origin of the word ‘Money’ comes from the Ancient Greeks’ ‘Nomos’ – The God of Spirit or Law, who was in constant conflict with ‘Physis’ – Chaos, or the Material world. As humans, we occupy these two worlds at the same time. Money, potentially, could be envisioned as a grounding factor between the two. How would our lives look, if this was the case?
