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We live in a time of compounding planetary crises. While each of us may see these crises from our respective lenses of ecology, economy, geopolitics, culture, and psychology, we argue (along with a growing number of research centers and intellectuals) that the crises are in fact interrelated. Considering this, we propose a fresh alternative for identifying the emergent property of metacrisis and pathways for human evolution.
Meditation on Metacrisis
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The Holistic Vision, Hydropower, and the Spirit of the Beaver
Climate finance, clean energy, sustainable development, and electrification are the tip of the iceberg. This investigation sheds light on the “most subtle and imperceptible formative layer of our operations”, revealing the pattern imprinted on the cosmos by the modern paradigm.
Eclipsing the Renaissance | Notes from the Ancestral-Future
Although the renaissance made possible the modern age, little is it known that the primary stimulus of the Renaissance was a return to ancestral knowledge. In this installment we observe the potency of the ancestral-future for evolving the modern paradigm.
Goethean Science | A Method for Fostering Integral Knowledge
Operating at a planetary scale, how can we develop the appropriate mode to handle meta-problems? We explore the life and epistemology of poet, scientist, and statesman - Goethe - particularly his approach to science and the interrelations of phenomena.
Conservation Lifestyles | A Study of Geospatial Data & ecological cultures
Global power, leadership, and control lies primarily in the hands of imperial powers. But how does this make sense if we want to enter an age of sustainability and planetary flourishing? In this article we discuss the geospatial data evidencing which cultures are masters of conservation.
The Metacrisis Meets Traditional Ecological Knowledge
The idea of Metacrisis is not a new one, having first emerged in 1971 when it was called a problematique by the Club of Rome. We detail a bit more the origins of the meta-problems and the potential for Traditional Ecological Knowledge to contriute in evolving the modern paradigm.
Transdisciplinarity is a key for an age quagmired in fragmentation and hyper-specialization. A good method for understanding transdisciplinarity is through the scientific metaphor provided by Quantum Mechanics. In this article we discuss how this is done.
Quantum Mechanics & Transdisciplinarity
The Forest Spirits of Myanmar | Exploring a Polycentric Ontology
Doesn’t it feel like people see the same reality and yet perceive a totally different world? We often want to create a unifying and homogenizing order to culture which would make it all the same, but perhaps improving our coexistence skills is more realistic? Here we explore a polycentric ontology.
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