Tag: domination
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A Knife Edge
Slowly our culture is responding yet we are at a knife’s edge, balanced between the collapse of civilization and the transformation to a more healthy society. It is not yet clear what we shall be. An interesting reflection of a significant day in our modern culture. How To Transform Apocalypse Fatigue Into Action On Global…
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Our Uncertain Future
Resilience.org has recently presented an excellent forum entitled Uncertain Future Forum (20190715-20190726) highlighting “If collapse is imminent, how do we respond? Each is short, succinct, and pertinent to the issues. Dancing with Grief, Dahr Jamail, 20190715 I have the greatest respect for Jamail as one of the most authentic writers of the issues of climate…
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We Are Failing As A Culture
What follows are a multitude of links to the many aspects of how we are failing as a culture. Each is well written from my perspective. I am aware that more and more we are talking about the climate crisis, yet we are still mainly at the stage of talking; we still fail to come…
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The Need For A Coup, Part 2
This is my second and concluding post on the need for a coup. Earlier I noted Schmookler, in The Parable Of The Tribes, suggesting that a civilization based on power (the original basis by which civilizations emerge) is not sustainable: it demonstrates neither synergy, enhancing the welfare or all, nor viability, sustainable in its continuing…
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The Need For A Coup, Part 1
I said in my last post that I would consider the possibility of a coup. At some level, I truly accept that the need for a coup is the only way in which humanity will survive. I’m not a historian, nor a philosopher, nor do I have a military background, so what follows will simply…
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Cognitive Dissonance
At present, I am experiencing cognitive dissonance as I survey various internet sources after the weekend. As I have previously mentioned I am enrolled in a two-year program of contemplative practice, attempting to access a deeper wisdom on the nature of the universe — you could call it seeking God, but for me, it is…
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The Uphill Battle
I am constantly amazes by the uphill battle that our species must take in order to manifest our greatness. I believe most people are good-hearted, yet we are constantly engaged in activist work, usually as a result of the power dynamics that drive our civilization. I’ve previously written on the nature of power, and how…
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So Much Pain
In my readings this week, I have not found anything that I can really focus on as important and worth recommending, yet I am also aware of how much pain is being expressed, ranging from apparent police violations of the right of individuals to the incredible destruction of Hurricane Harvey (and its significance to climate…
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The Healing Of Wounds
For about 25 years, my career was that of a physician, principally as a specialist anesthetist. As such, I was frequently exposed to the consequences of trauma, and the healing of wounds. The ideal example, for me, of healing would be that of elective surgery in a healthy patient, say someone coming for knee surgery.…
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The Insanity Continues
Last week I thought the world was fairly stable; immature, yes; moving in the direction of catastrophe, yes; but in immediate danger, no. This week I am not so certain — truly the insanity continues. Especially with: the threat of nuclear war markedly increasing, in theatrical fashion the slowly tightening net on the legal entanglement…
Awakening From Your Anger 