Background
Clive Horlock developed the word ‘Sansense’ as a result of his experience from working with a group of San people. This experience, together with information gained from subsequent research revealed a culture which had:
- Successfully survived in Africa for tens of thousands of years – even under the harshest of conditions
- Allowed its practitioners to enjoy a high level of happiness and wellbeing despite having no possessions nor status.
- No negative impact on the environment, so much so that they could be described as the quintessential conservationists
- Never engaged in warfare
In addition he discovered that the San exhibited the human characteristics essential for sustainable human survival and wellbeing. These included:
- A remarkable capacity for resilience and acceptance
- A culture which understood the need to keep things simple and the benefits of expressing gratitude
- Deep connections, or relationships with community, the environment and with the inner self.
- A belief that humans were spiritual beings and spiritually connected to all other lifeforms.
- The fact that the San people were far more sophisticated than history has given them credit for.
Clive does not consider himself to be a Bushmen expert but a student of their survival philosophies, and he asks himself the question:
How did the Bushmen achieve all of the above, and can this ancient wisdom provide solutions to the challenges we face in the modern world?
Clive also realised that the answers to these questions, and that which defined the culture and success of the San people, has largely been excluded from mainstream education.
His mission is to address this omission through the sharing of Sansense.
Sharing of SANSENSE
To share and understand the ‘common sense’ or wisdom of the San also requires a basic understanding of the human psychological mind. (Bearing in mind that biologically the psychological mind of the San people is no different to that of any other modern human)
This, understanding, together with answers to the questions above, are shared through Sansense Immersive Experiences and Presentations available.
Also shared are the ways in which the San managed to avoid the anthropocentric behaviour which threatens our planet today.
Background
Clive Horlock developed the word ‘Sansense’ as a result of his experience from working with a group of San people. This experience, together with information gained from subsequent research revealed a culture which had:
- Successfully survived in Africa for tens of thousands of years – even under the harshest of conditions
- Allowed its practitioners to enjoy a high level of happiness and wellbeing despite having no possessions nor status.
- No negative impact on the environment, so much so that they could be described as the quintessential conservationists
- Never engaged in warfare
In addition he discovered that the San exhibited the human characteristics essential for sustainable human survival and wellbeing. These included:
- A remarkable capacity for resilience and acceptance
- A culture which understood the need to keep things simple and the benefits of expressing gratitude
- Deep connections, or relationships with community, the environment and with the inner self.
- A belief that humans were spiritual beings and spiritually connected to all other lifeforms.
- The fact that the San people were far more sophisticated than history has given them credit for.
Clive does not consider himself to be a Bushmen expert but a student of their survival philosophies, and he asks himself the question:
How did the Bushmen achieve all of the above, and can this ancient wisdom provide solutions to the challenges we face in the modern world?
Clive also realised that the answers to these questions, and that which defined the culture and success of the San people, has largely been excluded from mainstream education.
His mission is to address this omission through the sharing of Sansense.
Sharing of SANSENSE
To share and understand the ‘common sense’ or wisdom of the San also requires a basic understanding of the human psychological mind. (Bearing in mind that biologically the psychological mind of the San people is no different to that of any other modern human)
This, understanding, together with answers to the questions above, are shared through Sansense Immersive Experiences and Presentations available.
Also shared are the ways in which the San managed to avoid the anthropocentric behaviour which threatens our planet today.