EnLifenment
Reimagining who and what we are at the end of our world. Exploring Gaian philosophy, deep ecology, technology, soul, systems, praxis & possibility.
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Stand in the Authority of Your Aliveness (opens the original)
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What is the root of any person’s authority?For me, authority begins and ends in the clarity that I am a unique location in the fabric of Life. I am part and participant in the continuously unfolding intelligence of this Earth. I am an earthling, bodily bound to the livingness around me<div class="image2-ins
We Are Losing Great Ones. Let Us Carry Them With Us. (opens the original)
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We lost Dolly last Tuesday. The world mourned an icon, a woman who somehow managed to be a “girl next door,” a sex object, and driver of culture, all at the same time. Not many human beings have brought as much sunshine to the world. Beyond the obvious luminosity of her musical persona, the list of her philanthropic achievements dazzles. Her projects span childhood literacy, disaster relief, medical research and — my favorite — a 30,000 foot aviary for rehabilitated bald eagles. I will remember
tender, fierce (opens the original)
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Robustness Over Performance: What Biology Can Teach Us That Civilization Forgot (opens the original)
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NOTE: This is not an original piece of writing. It is a respectful summary of The Optimization Trap: Why Too Much Efficiency Makes us Fragile, Nate Hagens’ August 5th conversation with biologist and biophysicist Olivier Hamant, director of the Michael Serres Institute and research director at INRAE on The Great Simplification.I was so moved by the conversation that I felt compelled to summarize key points for others to easily access. These concepts are of critical salience to narrative, design a
Altar-ing Reality (opens the original)
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