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"Our
awareness of universal change is so encompassing that it is as though our
languages have lost all nouns; now they must be replaced with verbs. Nouns
represent concepts of “things,” while verbs signify action and
transformation. Objects no longer exist; there are only events. Subatomic
particles, viruses and elephants, societies and galaxies are no longer
represented by the fixed, mental imagery we have been used to. Objects must yield to
connections, processes, and patterns of change. Something dramatic is about to
happen in the way we understand reality, the way we understand our nouns."
Excerpt
from "There will come a time . . ." by Anne and Rolf Solheim
The
Universe is considered a living being, . . . nowhere exists anything lasting,
any immobility, anything complete; instead we must realize that all is in continuous motion and flux . . . .
Goethe
in "Metamorphose" 1807
Here are some links that give an idea of what the world is all about
these days:
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Centre for Human Emergence
presents Spiral Dynamics (Don Beck's system
explaining how value sets in different cultures and time periods have
influenced societies and ways of life) and Integral Thinking (Ken
Wilber's map of consciousness). With these tools it is possible BOTH to
understand today's turbulent world AND to build bridges to a better
future. |
Norwegian anthropologist
Thomas
Hylland Eriksen
often appears in Scandinavian magazines and television. His
web site is a good starting point for comprehending the human realm.
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Worldwatch
Institute
gives
a running account of Earth’s physical health and human activity
influencing it.
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World
Transformation
is an all-encompassing site mainly concerned with alternative
(or little known) World processes. |
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The great thinkers
are presented by Alexander Chislenko, a Russian living in Boston. His
web site contributes to the understanding of man, humanity, the world
and the universe. |
Peter
Russel
is
internationally known for monitoring the pulse of the collective body of
humanity. His home page gives useful hints to trends and thinking beyond
the general fashion of economics, politics and finance. |
| James Lovelock's
website gives a somewhat bleak but realistic insight into
the state of the world, about sustainability, climate, pollution and
energy. |
Oneworld
online
is probably the largest collection of organizations (750 NGOs) on the
web working for development, environment and human rights. They keep an
open eye on news not generally found in the tabloids. |
