By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 30 Jul 22
Today I saw a monarch butterfly. It was the only one I have seen this summer, and I am sad. I have been preserving all the milkweed that has been coming up as a weed in my gardens. An insignificant gesture, but for me it is a little prayer. (For audio version, click here.) I’ve […] The post Monarchs and Lightning Bugs first appeared on Charles Eisenstein.
Today I saw a monarch butterfly. It was the only one I have seen this summer, and I am sad. I have been preserving all the milkweed that has been coming up as a weed in my gardens. An insignificant gesture, but for me it is a little prayer. (For audio version, click here.) I’ve […] The post Monarchs and
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 19 Jul 22
I want to share with you this deep and far-ranging conversation I had with Indy Rishi Singh for a podcast called Political Hope. (Spotify, Apple). We could sure use some hope right now, at a time of vicious partisanship, entrenched power structures, intensifying paralysis, and political deadlock. What is politics, but the way human groups make […] The post Political Hope first appeared on Charles Eisenstein.
I want to share with you this deep and far-ranging conversation I had with Indy Rishi Singh for a podcast called Political Hope. (Spotify, Apple). We could sure use some hope right now, at a time of vicious partisanship, entrenched power structures, intensifying paralysis, and political deadlock. What is politics, but the way human groups make […] The post Political Hope
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 21 Jun 22
After publishing my last essay I received a beautiful letter from a friend who homesteads in Massachusetts. I will share it in full, changing only the names. * * * Good morning brother. As I read your latest essay this morning, I am ever more grateful for my EMBODIED life. I’ll share a little story […] The post The Heart of the Fawn first appeared on Charles Eisenstein.
After publishing my last essay I received a beautiful letter from a friend who homesteads in Massachusetts. I will share it in full, changing only the names. * * * Good morning brother. As I read your latest essay this morning, I am ever more grateful for my EMBODIED life. I’ll share a little story […] The post The Heart
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 26 Apr 22
Last weekend I spoke to a lovely gathering of people in Hudson, NY, on themes of gratitude, sorrow, humility, and reunion. One thing I remember saying is that, much as it may be that our civilization sorely lacks humility and gratitude, these are not virtues to aspire to, nor are they goals to attain. I […] The post The Good World first appeared on Charles Eisenstein.
Last weekend I spoke to a lovely gathering of people in Hudson, NY, on themes of gratitude, sorrow, humility, and reunion. One thing I remember saying is that, much as it may be that our civilization sorely lacks humility and gratitude, these are not virtues to aspire to, nor are they goals to attain. I […] The post The Good
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 4 Apr 22
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 post The Economy Series first appeared on Charles Eisenstein.
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 post The Economy
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 16 Feb 22
Hi everyone, I was just on a family trip and wrote an essay about current events, people power, etc. which I saved on a USB drive which now is completely dead. I’m taking it as an opportunity to rethink it. In the meantime, here is a short essay I wrote for a website called Trends with […] The post The Paradox of Busy first appeared on Charles Eisenstein.
Hi everyone, I was just on a family trip and wrote an essay about current events, people power, etc. which I saved on a USB drive which now is completely dead. I’m taking it as an opportunity to rethink it. In the meantime, here is a short essay I wrote for a website called Trends with […] The post The Paradox
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 8 Dec 21
I want to share with you a gorgeous rendering of my allegory A Gathering of the Tribe in the form of a 9-minute film conceived by Aubrey Marcus, with animation by Aldous Massie and original score by Jon Hopkins. I narrated the piece, though not quite on purpose—it was part of the podcast last spring with Aubrey. […] The post A Gathering of the Tribe first appeared on Charles Eisenstein.
I want to share with you a gorgeous rendering of my allegory A Gathering of the Tribe in the form of a 9-minute film conceived by Aubrey Marcus, with animation by Aldous Massie and original score by Jon Hopkins. I narrated the piece, though not quite on purpose—it was part of the podcast last spring with Aubrey. […] The post A Gathering
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 4 Dec 21
Last week I spent the Thanksgiving holiday with some members of my extended family. My brother, sister, and their spouses; nieces and nephews, my father, two of my grown sons, my ex-wife and her husband—14 adults in all—gathered around the table. Despite (or perhaps because of) the passing last year of my mother, the clan […] The post The Human Family first appeared on Charles Eisenstein.
Last week I spent the Thanksgiving holiday with some members of my extended family. My brother, sister, and their spouses; nieces and nephews, my father, two of my grown sons, my ex-wife and her husband—14 adults in all—gathered around the table. Despite (or perhaps because of) the passing last year of my mother, the clan […] The post The Human