Wisdom
Keepers.
October 17 · 2026
Millions of people across every time zone pausing together — in ceremony, in music, in prayer — as one synchronized wave of human connection.
Indigenous
Wisdom
What happens when ancient lineages from across the globe — across every culture and continent — come together to speak the same prayer, activate the land, and guide humanity home? A timeless frequency is awakened.
Ancestral Resonance
Indigenous Elders represent an unbroken chain of ecological wisdom. Their traditions hold the deep memory of how to live in reciprocity with natural systems, offering an essential spiritual and practical roadmap for planetary survival.
The Symbolic Wave
Beginning in Aotearoa New Zealand—the first land to greet the morning sun—The Invocation for a New Earth circles the globe. Spoken in original native tongues, this continuous wave of prayer unites diverse lineages into a single, shared frequency.
Embodied Intention
At the close of the invocation, the Elders invite us to touch the Earth directly. This simple act of grounding translates prayer into an embodied commitment, transforming a synchronized global moment into millions of localized actions.
Cultural Guardians
Representing nations from North and South America, Africa, Europe, Oceania, and Asia, the Elders serve as the true spiritual anchors of October 17. Their guidance ensures our modern technology remains in service to sacred, ancient truth.
Origin marks a pivotal moment for humanity — a celebration of our return to our role as a keystone species. With the convergence of modern science, technology, and ancestral wisdom, we can now realign human activity with natural systems, restoring health, vitality, and harmony with Earth's rebirth.
Dr. Zach Bush — OriginFind
Your
Place.
Whether you're in Johannesburg, London, Bali, or your own backyard — October 17 is yours. Register your handprint, host a gathering, or join us at the Cradle of Humankind.
Host a
Public
Gathering
Organise a public screening, community circle, or outdoor celebration. Access free resources, a live broadcast feed, and connect your community into the global synchronized moment.
Organise a Gathering →South
Africa
Festival
Join us at the Cradle of Humankind — the UNESCO birthplace of our species — for three days of music, ceremony, and visionary voices, live-streamed as the anchor of the global moment.
View SA Event & Tickets →Seed
The
Dream.
Every handprint on the map is a declaration: I am here. I belong to this Earth. I choose to help it thrive. Become part of the world's largest synchronized act of human connection.
Movement Be the first to receive updates, event details, and ways to participate in the global moment.
The prayer begins in Aotearoa New Zealand, the first land to meet the sun, and then travels across the world featuring Elders from Oceania to Asia to Africa to Europe to the Americas, becoming a symbolic wave of intention circling the planet.
This simple act turns the ceremony into an embodied intention, anchoring the global moment in countless local commitments.
Guided by the legendary Jon Anderson from YES in collaboration with internationally renowned artists from across the world, the Anthem will fuse ancestral instruments with modern beats, cutting through borders to create a collective celebration of joy and unity.
Hover a card to learn more
Social Movement
ORIGIN is a global social movement uniting millions of people across every culture, community, and continent. From living rooms to city parks, it invites everyday people to become active participants in a new story for humanity — one rooted in shared purpose, collective care, and the belief that ordinary actions, taken together, can shift the course of our world.
Learn More ↗Regenerative Action
At the heart of ORIGIN is a call to act — to plant seeds, restore soil, and tend to the living systems that sustain all life. Regenerative action means moving beyond sustainability toward actively healing the Earth. Through planting ceremonies, community projects, and the global Seed the Dream initiative, participants take tangible steps to become caretakers of a thriving future.
Learn More ↗Indigenous Wisdom
Indigenous Elders are at the heart of ORIGIN, serving as wisdom keepers, cultural guardians, and spiritual anchors for the global gathering. Their presence reminds us that regeneration is not a new idea, but an ancient way of living in right relationship with the Earth, with each other, and with future generations. Through prayer, story, ceremony, and ancestral knowledge, the Elders help guide ORIGIN back to its deepest purpose.
Learn More ↗Mobilizing Capital
ORIGIN mobilizes capital by turning global attention into tangible regenerative action. Through aligned donors, philanthropic partners, brands, and impact investors, ORIGIN directs resources toward projects restoring soil, water, food systems, community resilience, and ecosystem health. By uniting culture, ceremony, and collective participation, ORIGIN creates a powerful new pathway for moving capital toward the regeneration of people and planet.
Learn More ↗ORIGIN is an unprecedented worldwide event happening in-person and online, bringing together ancestral wisdom, modern innovation, and collective participation to reconnect humanity with its shared roots and shared responsibility. From family living rooms and backyards to public gatherings in clubs, community centers, city parks, and natural landscapes – everyone is invited to participate. The climax of the event is a synchronized Moment of Global Unity, when millions of people around the world and across every time zone, pause together to affirm a positive vision for a new Earth.
