By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 3 Apr 21
The “wood bud moment” of organizing The “wood bud moment” of human organizing is when the meme of a generative & transformative initiative jumps from one mind to another, where it is absorbed by a fertile terrain.I think of an initiative as generative when it generates more collective energy than it consumes.The initiative is transformative when the information in its DNA instructs all of its off-springs, over the subsequent generations, to guide the evolution of their consciousness to the next plateau.In biomimicry-inspired organizing, the “wood bud moment” starts with a hardly perceptible, tiny extrusion on a branch of activity or
The “wood bud moment” of organizing The “wood bud moment” of human organizing is when the meme of a generative & transformative initiative jumps from one mind to another, where it is absorbed by a fertile terrain.I think of an initiative as generative when it generates more collective energy than it consumes.The initiative is transformative when the information in its
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 2 Apr 21
Of the six new forms of politics (the former being Democratization, Gemeinschaft, Existential, Emancipation and Empirical politics) the Politics of Theory is the strangest, the most radical and the most complex. It, more than any of the previously discussed ones, builds upon the successful implementation of the other five. If you don’t have all the other ones in place, this one can and will flip out in every conceivable manner. And yet, in a way, it constitutes the very essence of metamodern politics. It is the most dangerous of all of my ideas. Time for dangerous dreams, on the edge
Of the six new forms of politics (the former being Democratization, Gemeinschaft, Existential, Emancipation and Empirical politics) the Politics of Theory is the strangest, the most radical and the most complex. It, more than any of the previously discussed ones, builds upon the successful implementation of the other five. If you don’t have all the other ones in place, this
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 27 Mar 21
We’re now on week 7 of my 9-week course on Post-Progressive Politics. I’m pleased to say our 50 person group has gelled nicely—they’re asking tough questions and making great progress. It’s an honor to be with these fine folks every Wednesday night! The post My Course on Post-Progressive Politics is making great progress appeared first on Steve McIntosh: Official Website.
We’re now on week 7 of my 9-week course on Post-Progressive Politics. I’m pleased to say our 50 person group has gelled nicely—they’re asking tough questions and making great progress. It’s an honor to be with these fine folks every Wednesday night! The post My Course on Post-Progressive Politics is making great progress appeared first on Steve McIntosh: Official Website.
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 27 Mar 21
We’re now on week 7 of my 9-week course on Post-Progressive Politics. I’m pleased to say our 50 person group has gelled nicely—they’re asking tough questions and making great progress. It’s an honor to be with these fine folks every Wednesday night! ShareThe post Our Course on Post-Progressive Politics is Making Great Progress appeared first on Institute for Cultural Evolution.
We’re now on week 7 of my 9-week course on Post-Progressive Politics. I’m pleased to say our 50 person group has gelled nicely—they’re asking tough questions and making great progress. It’s an honor to be with these fine folks every Wednesday night! ShareThe post Our Course on Post-Progressive Politics is Making Great Progress appeared first on Institute for Cultural Evolution.
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 25 Mar 21
We are imagining a future in which we as a society find ways of monitoring the development of a number of key issues that pertain to the inner growth and existential wellbeing of all members of society—then offering support to all citizens during key transitional periods of their lives in accordance with their needs and longings. This will lead to significantly less social and economic fallout of people’s periods of crisis, and it will seriously boost the number of highly functional and mentally healthy people. In a similar vein Existential Politics should work to develop the meditation skills and the
We are imagining a future in which we as a society find ways of monitoring the development of a number of key issues that pertain to the inner growth and existential wellbeing of all members of society—then offering support to all citizens during key transitional periods of their lives in accordance with their needs and longings. This will lead to
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 23 Mar 21
Our work, as metamodern philosophers and scientists, is to rewrite the very fabric of what is real, as our participatory perspectives express higher truths, as they mirror more profound insights—and land us in a vast landscape of reflections, gazing deeper into the abyss. Science is the process of building upon what we know, which ultimately always tears down the previously known. It is a dance of consciousness, always delving into a deeper mystery. We don’t live in a universe where “science” tells us “the truth”. We live in a universe where the truth always lies beyond us as we plunge
Our work, as metamodern philosophers and scientists, is to rewrite the very fabric of what is real, as our participatory perspectives express higher truths, as they mirror more profound insights—and land us in a vast landscape of reflections, gazing deeper into the abyss. Science is the process of building upon what we know, which ultimately always tears down the previously
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 9 Mar 21
The first three forms of politics—Democratization, Gemeinschaft and Existential—serve to spur subtle but pervasive transformations of society and everyday life, until we reach a higher equilibrium of human wellbeing, as we achieve a listening society. As I argued in the first part of this book, this follows a long-term historical trend of increasing intimacy of control: larger and larger parts of our minds, behaviors and bodies are coordinated in more complex and deliberate ways. The following is a slightly edited extract from Hanzi Freinacht’s book ‘Nordic Ideology: A Metamodern Guide to Politics, Book Two’. This is the second book in a
The first three forms of politics—Democratization, Gemeinschaft and Existential—serve to spur subtle but pervasive transformations of society and everyday life, until we reach a higher equilibrium of human wellbeing, as we achieve a listening society. As I argued in the first part of this book, this follows a long-term historical trend of increasing intimacy of control: larger and larger parts
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 4 Mar 21
The Institute for Cultural Evolution will be participating in the Integral European Conference 2021, which will again be held online due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. ICE’s President, Steve McIntosh, will be giving a keynote highlighting the emerging Post-Progressive perspective that you won’t want to miss: The Rise of Post-Progressive Politics Politics in America have been broken for quite a while, and many Europeans are deeply concerned about the future of American democracy. The troubling hyperpolarization of American culture, however, can also be seen as a powerfully problematic life condition that can lead to further cultural evolution. In response to this
The Institute for Cultural Evolution will be participating in the Integral European Conference 2021, which will again be held online due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. ICE’s President, Steve McIntosh, will be giving a keynote highlighting the emerging Post-Progressive perspective that you won’t want to miss: The Rise of Post-Progressive Politics Politics in America have been broken for quite a while,
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 2 Mar 21
There have been many versions and nuances of the idea that there may in fact be an intimate relationship between madness and civilization; that civilization itself is bound to growing existential challenges and an escalating inner chaos: Marx’s alienation; Durkheim’s anomie; Weber’s iron cage and disenchantment; Freud’s idea that civilization forces us to lock up sexual and aggressive urges, which leads us to lives of perpetual neurosis and discontent; Fromm’s idea that technological progress makes the sane society increasingly difficult to achieve, which results in an escape from freedom; Foucault’s idea that “madness” is itself an invention of the modern
There have been many versions and nuances of the idea that there may in fact be an intimate relationship between madness and civilization; that civilization itself is bound to growing existential challenges and an escalating inner chaos: Marx’s alienation; Durkheim’s anomie; Weber’s iron cage and disenchantment; Freud’s idea that civilization forces us to lock up sexual and aggressive urges, which
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 2 Mar 21
My Zoom course on post-progressive politics is going well. We have over 40 great participants and folks seem to be enjoying it so far. All 9 weeks of the course will be available on video in late April. Thanks to The Aligned Center for producing the course. Here is their description: Hyperpolarization in American politics has divided our nation, government, friendships, and even our families. The need to find a way forward feels urgent yet unclear. Join Steve McIntosh, author and president of the Institute for Cultural Evolution, for his 9-part course, Becoming Part of the Solution—a deep dive into
My Zoom course on post-progressive politics is going well. We have over 40 great participants and folks seem to be enjoying it so far. All 9 weeks of the course will be available on video in late April. Thanks to The Aligned Center for producing the course. Here is their description: Hyperpolarization in American politics has divided our nation, government,