Daniel PinchbeckNavigating the Great Transition

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Daniel Pinchbeck

Navigating the Great Transition

The Earth Keepers

Is collapse already underway? We discuss tech oligarchs and transhumanism as the second attractor, mutual aid and small quiet networks, civic tools like those of Audrey Tang, AI as helpful and risky, esoteric Christianity, and letting the way find us.

04:32 Biggest obstacles 06:27 Meaning of third attractor 08:46 Inner development and spirit 18:51 Communities, prototypes, scaling 25:40 Systems and governance 27:48 What must happen 31:19 Education and next generations 32:00 Role of AI 34:07 Stories, myth and art 37:37 Shared values and worldviews 42:24 Co-created or emergent 54:33 Hope and optimism 55:23 Vision of the future world 57:13 Closing reflections

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Daniel Pinchbeck is an American author, journalist, and public intellectual recognized for his work exploring psychedelics, shamanism, ecology, and contemporary consciousness movements.He is the Author of Breaking Open the Head, 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, How Soon Is Now, & When Plants Dream. Host: LIMINAL NEWS Podcast. Founder: THE LIMINAL INSTITUTE, offering online seminars, eBooks, and audiobooks | www.liminal.news.

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