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Charles Eisenstein is a public speaker, philosopher and author. His work covers a wide range of topics, including the history of human civilization, economics, spirituality, and the ecology movement. Key themes explored include anti-consumerism, interdependence, and how myth and narrative influence culture.
According to Eisenstein, global culture is immersed in a destructive “story of separation”, and one of the main goals of his work is to present an alternative “story of interbeing”. Much of his work draws on ideas from Eastern philosophy and the spiritual teachings of various indigenous peoples. Eisenstein has been involved in the Occupy, New Economy, and permaculture movements.
An advocate of the gift economy, he makes much of his work available for free on his website.
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Last 50 posts on own channels (YouTube, Podcast, Medium or Website/Blog):
When Only Love Remains
Published on: 29 Nov 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
How to develope your ability to love
Published on: 27 Nov 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
The Andes-Amazon Ecocultural Corridor
Published on: 27 Nov 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
What is Community?
Published on: 23 Nov 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
The Myth of Separation
Published on: 16 Nov 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
A New Politics
Published on: 15 Nov 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
Charles Eisenstein on Authentic Hope
Published on: 13 Nov 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
Charles Eisenstein on Giving & Receiving
Published on: 10 Nov 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
I am wary of anyone who wants to save the world
Published on: 3 Nov 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
All Of The Crises Today Are Linked
Published on: 1 Nov 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
Life Is A Gift
Published on: 25 Oct 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
The Crossroads of Choice
Published on: 23 Oct 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
Growing The Soul
Published on: 20 Oct 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
Charles Eisenstein on Know Thyself with Andre Duqum
Published on: 19 Oct 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
If we really want it to stop – An excerpt from the Sanity Project Live Call
Published on: 15 Oct 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
The Most Disturbing Thing Is No One Is Disturbed
Published on: 14 Sep 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
You’re Not Here By Mistake
Published on: 8 Sep 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
Anger Is A Sacred Force
Published on: 29 Aug 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
Miracle Stories – Kate
Published on: 29 Aug 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
Slow Down To Find Your Unique Purpose
Published on: 28 Aug 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
What Is Mine To Do?
Published on: 28 Aug 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
Clips from Charles Eisenstein In Dialogue with Dr. Iain McGilchrist
Published on: 27 Aug 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
Humble Lives Issue A Prayer For A Caring World
Published on: 23 Aug 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
A Glitch In The Matrix
Published on: 15 Aug 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
From Birth To Death
Published on: 15 Aug 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
The Principle Behind Timelines
Published on: 15 Aug 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
Self And World
Published on: 15 Aug 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
The Old Story
Published on: 14 Aug 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
We Will Not Be Forced To Let Go
Published on: 14 Aug 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
We’re Not Safe
Published on: 14 Aug 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
The Master and his Emissary – A conversation of Dr. Iain McGilchrist and Charles Eisenstein
Published on: 10 Aug 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
The Nucleus of The Sanity Project
Published on: 26 Jul 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
The Fall – A film by Charles Eisenstein
Published on: 30 Jun 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
The Sanity Project – The Tao of Leadership Part Two: Q&A with Charles
Published on: 29 Jun 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
Everybody has Godlike powers
Published on: 23 Jun 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
All is sacred
Published on: 16 Jun 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
The Sanity Project live call- The Tao of Leadership
Published on: 16 Jun 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
What is our purpose on Earth?
Published on: 9 Jun 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
Why is it so hard for real artists to make money?
Published on: 6 Jun 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
It’s time to take mastery over unconscious choices.
Published on: 5 Jun 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
Staying Sane in the Next Five Years | Charles Eisenstein
Published on: 29 May 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
The Sanity Project Introduction – Program Starts on June 11th, 2023
Published on: 29 May 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
Trueing Resized
Published on: 26 May 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
Technology is not inherently good or bad. We need to teach it the right values.
Published on: 23 May 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
How Charles deals with criticism
Published on: 22 May 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
There’s enough scarcity in the world already, why create even more?
Published on: 18 May 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
Humans have no freaking clue how the world actually works
Published on: 14 May 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
You can’t outsource love
Published on: 10 May 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
This is the basic operating system of the universe
Published on: 8 May 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
Charles Eisenstein talks about Kanye West, David Icke and Elon Musk
Published on: 3 May 23 in Charles Eisenstein – YouTube
by Charles Eisenstein
Charles Eisenstein explores the history and potential future of civilization, tracing the converging crises of our age to the illusion of the separate self. In this landmark book, Eisenstein explains how a disconnection from the natural world and one another is built into the foundations of civilization: into science, religion, money, technology, medicine, and education as we know them. As a result, each of these institutions faces a grave and growing crisis, fueling our near-pathological pursuit of technological fixes even as we push our planet to the brink of collapse.
Fortunately, an Age of Reunion is emerging out of the birth pangs of an earth in crisis. As our old constructs of self and world dissolve in crisis, we are entering a new narrative of interbeing, a more expansive sense of self, and a more ecological relationship to nature. Our darkest hour bears the possibility of a more beautiful world—not through the extension of millennia-old methods of management and control but by fundamentally reimagining ourselves and our systems. Breathtaking in its scope and intelligence, The Ascent of Humanity is a remarkable book showing what it truly means to be human.
Flipping the script on climate change, Eisenstein makes a case for a wholesale reimagining of the framing, tactics, and goals we employ in our journey to heal from ecological destruction.
With research and insight, Charles Eisenstein details how the quantification of the natural world leads to a lack of integration and our “fight” mentality. With an entire chapter unpacking the climate change denier’s point of view, he advocates for expanding our exclusive focus on carbon emissions to see the broader picture beyond our short-sighted and incomplete approach. The rivers, forests, and creatures of the natural and material world are sacred and valuable in their own right, not simply for carbon credits or preventing the extinction of one species versus another. After all, when you ask someone why they first became an environmentalist, they’re likely to point to the river they played in, the ocean they visited, the wild animals they observed, or the trees they climbed when they were a kid. This refocusing away from impending catastrophe and our inevitable doom cultivates meaningful emotional and psychological connections and provides real, actionable steps to caring for the earth. Freeing ourselves from a war mentality and seeing the bigger picture of how everything from prison reform to saving the whales can contribute to our planetary ecological health, we resist reflexive postures of solution and blame and reach toward the deep place where commitment lives.
Transformational Weight Loss describes an alternative to the treadmill of self-denial, self-control, and dieting. It begins with the insight that if trying hard didn’t work, trying harder is doing more of what doesn’t work. There are very few guidelines about what to eat and not to eat in this book. Instead, it presents a whole new way of eating, a new way of seeing food, exercise, and the body. Revolutionary, it also strikes a deep chord of common sense. Among thousands of diet and nutrition books on the market today, this book is a profoundly new voice, especially for anyone ready to transform the condition of obesity and all the mental, emotional, and spiritual conditions that go along with it.
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Jim talks with Charles Eisenstein about the environment and the ideas in his book Climate: A New Story. They discuss Charles’s involvement with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s presidential campaign, his first
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Playing for Team Human today, Author and Gift Economy Advocate, Charles Eisenstein.Charles joins Team Human to share how he believes quantification is changing the way we think about climate, ecology
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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
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Heute scheint sich die westliche Welt, allen voran die Vereinigten Staaten, inmitten einer klassischen Girard’schen Opferkrise zu befinden. Einst verlässliche soziale Institutionen zerbröckeln. Die Öffentlichkeit verliert das Vertrauen in ihre
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Wir leben ein Doppelleben, zivilisiert in wissenschaftlichen und technischen Dingen, wild und primitiv in den Dingen der Seele. Dass wir uns nicht mehr bewusst sind, primitiv zu sein, macht unsere
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Die Überwindung der erlösenden Gewalt Diese Essayreihe soll einen Weg aufzeigen, das alte Muster zu überwinden, bei dem die Gesellschaft ihre Wut, Ängste und Rivalitäten an einer entmenschlichten Opfergruppe entlädt.
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Sailors on a becalmed sea, we sense the stirring of a breeze. – Carl Sagan The human collective has in the last several years transitioned into a new stage of
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A friend wrote me about her dilemma. She owns a company employing hundreds of people and is a staunch critic of that-which-shall-not-be-named. She said she has been trying to fly
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All right everyone, I said was going to expand beyond formal essays here on Substack, so here are some reflections on things I’ve been reading, hearing, and watching. To continue
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Let’s say I’m addicted to prescription pain-killers. You are my concerned friend. “Charles,” you say, “you’ve really got to get off this medication. It’s ruining your health, and someday you’re
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Moving Beyond Redemptive Violence This essay is the final installment of a series. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 3.5 The purpose of this essay series is to illuminate
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Part 3-and-a-half of the Girard series Note to readers: This material didn’t quite fit into Parts 1, 2, or 3, but it has some relevant ideas and sets up Part
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Mittwoch, 28. Mai 2014 ursprünglich erschienen im Kosmos Journal [https://www.kosmosjournal.org/article/development-in-the-ecological-age/] Leben Sie in einem entwickelten oder in einem Entwicklungsland? Wenn Ihr Land über ein weitverzweigtes Straßen- und Schienennetz und viele
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Von Charles Eisenstein Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 Vor fünfzehn Jahren, als ich begann Bücher zu schreiben, hatte ich große Hoffnungen, eines Tages “entdeckt” zu werden, und dass “meine Botschaft” dadurch
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Transkript: Marcy Gold Übersetzung: Nikola Winter Oprah (Einleitung): Heute ist der Autor, Kulturphilosoph und Redner Charles Eisenstein bei Super Soul Sunday zu Gast. Charles ist bekannt geworden für seine außergewöhnlichen
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Von Charles Eisenstein, Mittwoch, 3. Februar 2016 Eben schrieb mir der Umweltschützer Michael Mielke Folgendes: “Immer wieder sind wir auf die Einsicht zurückgekommen, dass die Klimaschutzbewegung erst durch mehrere Stadien
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Le Président de la Réserve Fédérale (Fed) Ben Bernanke a déclaré au symposium de Jackson Hole que la banque allait aider à promouvoir une reprise économique forte. L’engagement de Ben
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Image by JR KorpaLike a lot of people, I’ve been deeply affected by what’s been happening in the Amazon in 2019.Deforestation has reached double the rate of last year, as the red
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Over the past decade I’ve watched with alarm the widening polarization of the body politic across Western societies (and to some extent globally).As commonly recognized, the public is split into
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Photo by Paweł CzerwińskiLet’s begin with beer.Every day I drive past a billboard for Coors Light with the slogan, “Coors rocks Harrisburg.” Now, does anybody actually believe that Coors does in
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I had a conversation with my brother yesterday about Thom Hartmann’s Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight. John is a farmer with sophisticated literary tastes and a refreshingly unconventional, earthy perspective
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More than any other species, human beings are gifted with the power to manipulate their environment and the ability to accumulate and transmit knowledge across generations.The first of these gifts
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Photo by Martin AdamsIf I say, “The reason the hawk circled over me nine times and headed East was to tell me to begin my return journey,” does that sound scientific
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Photo by Colton SturgeonOnce upon our time, our distant ancestors were animists who believed in the innate divinity of all things.Spirit was a property of matter, and all things possessed it: not
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Photo by Drew HaysThis article has been translated into Portuguese. Originally published Friday, December 9th, 2005.Did you know that right now, we are in the midst of a disease epidemic that is
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Photo by Shaun SalmonIt all started when I was living in Taiwan, 21 years old, having just graduated from Yale with a degree in mathematics and philosophy.Of course I did what
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I often think of these famous words of Viktor Frankl: “We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of
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An excerpt from “Safety Third,” an essay you can read in full at https://buff.ly/3OIcR8B
Leadership has gotten a bad name, when we’re supposed to be non-patriarchal and non-hierarchical. Because so many bad things have been done in the name of leadership, it may seem like leadership is itself a bad thing. But I want to reclaim it and resuscitate it and call it to its higher order. A leader is somebody who is faithful
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Many true artists struggle financially because of the cultive quantity. A faithful artist is in service to the work itself, which implies there is no guarantee that the art they produce will be accepted or popularised by the market.Why is it so hard for real artists to make money?buff.ly#art #creativity #mainstreamUSEFUL LINKS:👉 Here you can read Charles’ essays on Substack:
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Trueing Resizedbuff.lyUSEFUL LINKS:👉 Here you can listen to the full interview on A Gathering of Stories – the Pandemic is a Prism: https://www.agatheringofstories.com/👉 Here yo…
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What if we used technology to make everything the government does transparent to the people, instead of the other way around?Technology is not inherently good or bad. We need to teach it the right values.buff.ly#ai #technology #artificialintelligence USEFUL LINKS:👉 Here you can listen to the full interview on the We Know How Show:https://wearenotsam.com/the-we-know…
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The climate crisis is not a technical problem but a crisis of separation from life and the totality of beingA mature relationship with naturebuff.ly#cop27 #separation #climatecrisis The climate crisis is not a technical problem but a crisis of separation from life and the totality of being. This intervie…
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A concept of doing business in a way that’s aligned with the story of interbeing.There’s enough scarcity in the world already, why create even more?buff.lyUSEFUL LINKS:👉 Here you can watch the full interview on the Derek Loudermilk Show:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evgMOApm2IY&t=3s👉 Here you can read Charl…
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https://buff.ly/3o9VZy4 There’s an intelligence network operating on this world that is almost entirely invisible to humans who have been acculturated to the reductionistic forced-based causality of modern science.Humans have no freaking clue how the world actually worksbuff.lyUSEFUL LINKS:👉 Here you can listen to the full interview on the Derek Loudermilk Show:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evgMOApm2IY👉 Here you can read Charle…
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Futuristic vs. regenerative agriculture – which path do we want to take?Futuristic vs. regenerative agriculture – which path do we want to take?buff.lyCharles Eisenstein – Money or ecology: investors have to make a choice on which master they serve. Segment of Charles’ interview on the podcast ‘Investing in…
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Hi, I am giving a talk in Ashville area in North Carolina on May 19th. The subject is The Next Five Years. Use this link for more info: https://sites.google.com/view/thenextfiveyears/ #charleseisenstein #CharlesEisenstein
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I did a fun game on the Deepen With Christina Podcast – picturing what the role of famous people on this planet is.Charles Eisenstein talks about Kanye West, David Icke and Elon Muskbuff.ly#elonmusk #kanyewest #davidickeBelonging with Charles Eisenstein & Aspen VeronicaDeepen With Christina PodcastUSEFUL LINKS:👉 Here you can listen to the full…
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Psychedelics, Sacred Medecines, Purpose & Business with Charles EisensteinPsychedelics, Sacred Medecines, Purpose & Business with Charles Eisensteinbuff.lyPlease click here for more information and free registration: https://psychedelicsandsoul.com/charles
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In the pursuit of economic growth, we loose some aspects of what makes live precious.You can’t outsource lovebuff.ly#money #society #loveUSEFUL LINKS:👉 Here you can listen to the full interview on the Love & Liberation podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66DEUt6R8jk👉…
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When negative comments get under my skin, this is what I do…How Charles deals with criticismbuff.lyUSEFUL LINKS:👉 Here you can listen to the full interview on the Derek Loudermilk Show:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evgMOApm2IY&t=3s👉 Here you can read C…
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How does the future of humanity and planet Earth look like according to Charles? https://buff.ly/3KirwF0
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Instead of growing your business, sometimes the most important thing to do in life is spend time with your children, parents, partner and other loved ones. https://buff.ly/3G7YQNH
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In his interview on the Psychedelic Entrepreneur Podcast, Charles goes back to the origins of his writing career. https://buff.ly/3zom5iX
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Honored to share the stage with @zachbushmd @christinaweber @garrain.jones @stefanossifandos and @delbigtree at next week’s @riseindependents! Join us and be part of the movement! Use CHARLESEISENSTEIN code to get tickets at https://buff.ly/3lWNzJg or https://buff.ly/3zreTmd
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https://buff.ly/3Kh3s6R Is it the privilege of the middle and upper class to think about the purpose of life, while the underclass has to worry about where their next meal is coming from? #contribution #morebeautifulworld #purpose
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https://buff.ly/3M5TTcl How society ostracizes outsiders/disruptors. Clip from the No Plan B podcast. #science #culture #outsiders
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Charles talks with Indy Rishi Singh about democracy. (Political Hope Podcast) #democracy #sweden #ownership #democracy https://buff.ly/3M0Gu53
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The Robot Who Wanted to Be a Man https://charleseisenstein.substack.com/p/the-robot-who-wanted-to-be-a-man
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I wrote this article on the murder of the Ecuadorian indigenous leader Eduardo Mendua. Hoping to move beyond reflexive blame patterns to actually address the roots. https://charleseisenstein.substack.com/p/the-forest-protectors
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https://charleseisenstein.substack.com/p/view-from-the-other-side?utm_source=twitter&sd=pf . Sharing a gorgeous, moving account of a near-death experience.
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https://charleseisenstein.substack.com/p/the-sun-is-alive-and-why-that-matters?utm_source=twitter&sd=pf
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How technology has decreased the strength of communities. This is a segment froman interview on the Psychedelic Entrepreneur Podcast with host Beth Weinstein. https://buff.ly/3J40dPK
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Wow, what a beautiful animated short film that Ben Sinclair / Fire Lily Studio made around my description of Interbeing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NDAuJ5WqY4
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This is a story that validates children’s innate knowledge that we live in an animate universe, that we are not alone as the sole subjects of this world. For purchasing and details, I’ll refer you to my post about it on substack https://buff.ly/3V2ySA9
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In order to truly be healthy, we must enrich our relationships – not only with the people in our lives, but also with the ecosystems around us. https://buff.ly/3sPzEEJ
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A conversation about control, ideology and universal intelligence. https://buff.ly/3TYDerZ
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A conversation about understanding “the other”, totalitarianism and the Big Reset. https://buff.ly/3Wr4XDl
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Charles answers the question: “What’s the root cause of separation?” https://buff.ly/3Nr5MIk
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A conversation about the new world we’ve been waiting for. https://buff.ly/3Dw6eQU
New essay: https://charleseisenstein.substack.com/p/amnesty-yesand-here-is-the-price The price of forgiveness for the Emily Osters of the world, those who went along with medical totalitarianism, is honest inquiry, self-reflection, and apology. What is the price of amnesty for the Covid criminals? Their price is disclosure.
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Charles describes how criticism from both the left and the right side makes him very thoughtful about when it’s the right time to speak up. https://buff.ly/3DtpP4r
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In this video, Charles talks about the importance of recognizing each other’s gifts. https://buff.ly/3N2WNgr
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