Earth will survive. Shall we? – Some Science, Spirit and Song
This morning an astrophysicist’s essay brought up for me my long-time suspicion that “saving the world” is more about saving ourselves than …
Where anarchy meets wholeness – a new vision of “panarchy”
Whereas anarchy refers to no one in charge, panarchy can refer to everyone and everything in charge – a kind of self-organized …
Meeting the rising tide of refugees, hate, fear… and real water
This post is about Refugees, Muslims, climate change, demagogues, oppression, citizen councils… and the Creative Power of the Universe. If you are shocked …
Seeing nature and extinction thru Buddhist and evolutionary eyes
Here I share a remarkable article exploring a Buddhist perspective on activism, extinction, and “nature”. I also share the evolutionary core of …
Factors that support collective intelligence and wisdom
Many factors play a role in how collectively intelligent or wise a group, system, or situation is. Here I offer tentative lists …
Exploring the many species of Power (with Wholeness in mind)
There is power everywhere, not just in domination and control. Power comes in many forms and guises and is itself evolving. Those …
Empathy notes #4: Toward an era of wise caring
Reason and feeling each have gifts and limitations. Used well together they generate wise caring. There are examples of wise caring in …