Earth Talk: Humus, Humility, Holism with Charles Eisenstein

A recording of Charles Eisenstein's Earth Talk given in our Joy of Six series on 1 July 2020.
For hundreds of years, modern society has conceived of progress in terms of an increasing ability to exercise control - over nature, over enemies, over bad people, even over ourselves. Despite decades of development, when Covid-19 hit, holistic medicine was ignored. Similarly, holistic agriculture remains marginal despite urgent ecological need for it.
This session will explore the limits of the material and social technologies of control. We will bring in data points that that way of seeing the world excludes. And we will conceive a future in holistic terms and peek at some other modes of “technology” that may be part of it.
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Charles Eisenstein is a speaker and writer focusing on themes of human culture and identity. He is the author of several books, most recently Sacred Economics and The More Beautiful World our Hearts Know is Possible, and his newest book, Climate: A New Story. His background includes a degree in mathematics and philosophy from Yale, a decade in Taiwan as a translator, and stints as a college instructor, a yoga teacher, and a construction worker. He is the father of four and currently writes and speaks full-time. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.
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[@MichaelLavocah]

14:50 - the idea of the "conquest of the self" as mirroring the "conquest of nature" - brilliant.

[@nickroutledge5649]

And the Roundup analogy. Perfect.

[@Rhimeson]

A beautiful mind and heart in alignment, Charles is always refreshing and profound to listen to. Thanks!

[@paulbraga4460]

all this disconnect is not a modern thing which came only with car, trains, emails or to industrialization. i suggest we would be mistaken if we think that. a problem is that we want to wrap our mind around this and we cannot. while Charles is trying to do this, the more lost we may be or become. Donella Meadows in her work in systems thinking suggests a place way beyond "thinking". and science can be as problematic as religion. joseph chilton pearce speaks of religion, scientific or ecclesiastic. when you are in the zone, whatever you are doing - football, chess, tai-chi, basketball, drafting a pleading, growing a garden, you are not thinking, indeed "you" are not even there as you are lost in the activity, becoming one with it...bless all

[@lorawilliams346]

Very excellent discussion and thoughtful questions from listeners... love the words of humility..it happens to you..it is a gift... so very true..dogmatism is the enemy I believe... and I was steeped in it for many years .. looking back such a wretched place to be.. the opposite of humility it is the essence of pride. . I always write my favorite points in a book that i can reference back to..i have much to write in my book from this talk..love so much of what was said..thankyou both so very much for sharing wisdom and aligning a path for truth...peace, love and joy to all..Lora

[@jylyhughes5085]

Thank you Charles ..... you are a light and inspiration ....

[@MrMadalien]

So far I have struggled to find anyone better than Charles at defining the problems that humanity currently faces. It always comes down to this story of separation. Always. The world has become this hydra of problems each with their own unique apocalyptic outcomes and impossible solutions, the source is the story that we tell ourselves and have repeated for generations.

[@dinomiles7999]

Our spirit our Essence our souls we have lost our connection to Nature can we get it back is the question we are conditioned to believe that progress has a bigger Mall bigger city bigger car faster car it's not about technology in one respect it is but in the real respective essence of life and nature it is not but we will not forward because it's all value and put on the dollar the value of us stuff in the stock market and what we create materially nothing to do with spiritualism anymore it's gone hope we can revive it eyes mind Hot & Soul wide-open good luck to everybody this planet is turning into a cement Rock

[@beverlystone4513]

I think we are up against powerful forces that do not want us to live in harmony with one another and our planet.

[@beverlystone4513]

It is fascinating to think of viruses as being avenues to our genetic evolution.

[@abelhas09]

Glyphosate is in everything. Plays a significant role in all the pandemics Charles speaks of. Historically most pandemics involve poisoning and soil depletion.

[@dinomiles7999]

Here's the Enemy??? We have a real need to identify the Enemy. If we can't identify who or what it IS ! Then WE are the Enemy..... Eyes mind heart and soul wide open no fear..... Will we ever get there ????

[@dinomiles7999]

We ARE only human . We ARE a flawed creation.... Eyes mind heart and soul wide open no fear......

[@MrDanrn999]

Thank you

[@davidclark9143]

The Enemy is Us individually and collectively

[@prana8660]

Charles is great

[@veryskeptical2409]

On July 8th. 2021 I became the 147th. person to give this talk a thumbs up.

[@teddyc2012]

When I read or listen to Charles he always helps me look at the world and myself in a new way. This is so helpful. He is a gem!

[@davidclark9143]

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