I have always been a fan of fake news. I don’t mean the kind that we see in today’s disinformation campaigns on Facebook and Twitter. It’s the work of 1960’s pranksters such as Paul Krassner, Abbie Hoffman, or Robert Anton Wilson and the Discordians that I always admired. That tradition has been carried on well […]
Beyond Pranks, Satire, and Sensemaking Read More »
I’ve made no secret of my skepticism about the blockchain as a solution for our economic woes. Yes, the economy is tilted, corrupt, and easily gamed — but the solution is likely social, not technological. While national, debt-based central currencies create terrible incentives, abstractions, and growth mandates, moving our transactions to a decentralized ledger maintained
Yearning for Proof Read More »
Founder and Director of Longpath and author of the upcoming book, Longpath: Becoming the Great Ancestors Our Future Needs, Ari Wallach discusses the fundamentally human need to belong, and how it will determine our collective chances for survival. In his monologue, Rushkoff stakes his future on the solidarity of the people over the cynicism of
Team Human ep. 206: Ari Wallach Read More »
Hello readers. It has been some ten years since I’ve written extensively on economic topics. I intend to revisit them in 2022, because they are starting to loom large in people’s consciousness. They will likely loom larger still in the coming year, as we face the prospect of significant economic turmoil. Economic turmoil breeds political
The Economy Series Read More »
Some timely and practical clarity I’d like to share with you a recording of a live call I hosted last week on peace-building. Audio and video versions are below, followed by a couple excerpts and then at the bottom by a very short and important note to my readers. To Continue Reading Please Visit My
Aubrey Marcus: “When it was recommended that I do a podcast with Rabbi Dr. Marc Gafni, I knew nothing about him. I dove straight into his body of work and my life will never be the same. This is perhaps the most paradigm shifting podcast I have ever recorded. It tells the tale of the
Aubrey Marcus and Dr. Marc Gafni – Secrets of the Cosmo Erotic Universe Read More »
How to Move Beyond Technocracy In turbulent times, society becomes vulnerable to false meaning-makers who would rescue us from our bewilderment. They offer to collapse complication and chaos into simple explanations for what is happening. They tell you what is real and what is not, who is good and who is bad. They pose a
Reinventing Progress Read More »
Dr. Marc Gafni and James Bampfield speak about Enlightenment and Intimacy in this beautiful conversation. “Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.”
Dr. Marc Gafni on Spiritual Practice – Podcast with James Bampfield Read More »
Layman Pascal is joined by Dr. Marc Gafni, the co-founder of the Center for Integral Wisdom and the author of multiple books and essays on integrative spirituality and spiritual activism. Marc presents his vision of what a planetary politics could and should be, and together they explore the question of AI and the enormous challenges
What paths lie ahead for religion and spirituality in the 21st Century? How might the insights of modernity and post-modernity impact and inform humanity’s ancient wisdom traditions? How are we to enact, together, new spiritual visions – independently, or within our respective traditions – that can respond adequately to the challenges of our times? ON
