Social Breakdown and Initiation
By Charles Eisenstein and Orland Bishop
Orland: ...A 'right' is not just for me. It's an acknowledgement that the framework that gives me access to my own potential is the same framework that gives access to someone else's potential. So this is the idea of civility. Civility is the framework that allows people to communicate in ways that allows the collective potential to be realized and achieved.
Koyaanisqatsi
Dear Reader,
Do you remember the word Koyaanisqatsi? In the Hopi language it means unbalanced life. Many now recognize we are out of balance, not only in our human relations, but with animals, plants and even minerals. Such realization can potentially lead to wise response. If a boat full of people is tipping, even one calm person can help avert panic and redistribute the weight more evenly.…
Kosmos Journal: Five Most-Read 2014
1. Development in the Ecological Age, By Charles Eisenstein
Do you live in a developed nation or a developing nation? If your nation has an extensive system of roads, rail and airports, if it is fully electrified, if it is mostly urban and suburban, if modern medicine is widespread, if literacy and education are near-universal, if most people are connected to the Internet, and if, most…
Excerpt – Development in the Ecological Age
Charles Eisenstein
By Charles Eisenstein
"Do you live in a developed nation or a developing nation? If your nation has an extensive system of roads, rail and airports, if it is fully electrified, if it is mostly urban and suburban, if modern medicine is widespread, if literacy and education are near-universal, if most people are connected to the Internet, and if, most crucially, per capita…