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The Descents of Man: Descents to “Civilization” — Control … Human Devolution in Light of the Trauma of Birth; Our Separation from Nature Began When We Stood Up

Posted on March 22, 2018 by sillymickel

The Descents of Man: Descents to “Civilization” — Control … Human Devolution in Light of the Trauma of Birth; Our Separation from Nature Began When We Stood Up — which is Chapter 6 of *Psychology of Apocalypse: Ecopsychology, Activism, … Continue reading →

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“You cannot construct an economic utopia upon the misery of anyone: The Planetmates reveal why civilization equals suffering, Marxism, free life and human misery, enslavement … “Our suffering matters, you see.”

Posted on March 27, 2014 by sillymickel

The Planetmates reveal why civilization equals suffering, Marxism, free life and human misery, enslavement: “The huge structures of civilization are monuments to, and are equal in size to, the size of the freedom lost”: “…with hired, coerced labor, we have … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, anthropology, Economics, Environment, globalrevolution, Health and wellness, History, new paradigm, occupywallstreet, philosophy, psychology, science, Spirituality, WeThePeople | Tagged capitalism, civilization, creativity, economics, ego, enslavement, free will, human misery, injustice, instinct, labor, life, Marxism, misery, monuments, nature, Planetmate, pleasure, skylines, spirituality, suffering, surplus value, work, worker, wrong-gettedness | Leave a comment

“You need to believe life in Nature is brutish, so as not to despair about the onerous quality of your own”: The Planetmates reveal the origins of work, what a Planetmate’s life is like, control, and the suffering humans brought to Nature

Posted on March 17, 2014 by sillymickel

“The more you added to your survival burden by controlling your food sources rather than accepting Nature’s bounty and providence, the more work you created for yourself. All the things Nature does automatically, effortlessly, and joyously in the creation of … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, anthropology, Economics, Environment, globalrevolution, Health and wellness, History, occupywallstreet, philosophy, psychology, Spirituality | Tagged civilization, consciousness, control, culture, humans, life, nature, pain, Philosophy, planet, psychology, religion, science, society, species, spirituality, stores, suffering, work | Leave a comment

Where There Is Hope and What Did You Expect Awakening to Look Like? Look Hard Enough, You Just Might See the Seeds of Light Amidst the Darkness Surrounding.

Posted on May 31, 2013 by sillymickel

Rebirthing Rituals, the Hard Rain Fallin’, and the Value of Popular Culture in Awakening: The Price of Peace Is Inner Sight … Better Hitler Had Jumped Into Mosh Pits Chapter Ten: Where There Is Hope, Cultural Rebirthing Societal Self-Analysis and … Continue reading →

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What’s Involved in Stopping War and Ecocide and the Necessary Mess of Transformation: Hard to Believe, But We’re Getting Saner

Posted on May 29, 2013 by sillymickel

The Cycle of All Events, the Evolution of Parenting, and Auspicious Collective Regressions: Being Crazy in an Insane World Might Mean You’re the Sane One Chapter Nine: Regressions in the Service of Society — Messy Healing There Is a Cycle … Continue reading →

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We Could Use More “Narcissistic” Generations. Rebirthing Rituals, Part 7: Know Thyself … Let the Buck Stop Here!

Posted on July 23, 2012 by sillymickel

Moratorium … Let the Buck Stop Here! Rebirthing Rituals, Part 7: We Could Use More “Narcissistic” Generations “Know Thyself” ~ “Narcissistic”? Self-Discovery, Soul-Searching, Psychological-Mindedness, Self-Analysis – Sixties Generation So, we have taken a look at the need for societies … Continue reading →

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The Most Evolved Parenting … Boomers and Millennials … and The Cyclical Nature of History: Rebirthing Rituals, Part Four – I Know It’s Hard to Believe But We’ve Been Getting Saner

Posted on July 20, 2012 by sillymickel

Thanks to You We’re Getting Saner: Rebirthing Rituals, Part Four – The Most Evolved Parenting … Boomers and Millennials … and The Cyclical Nature of History Arthur Janov was also the first to note that the acting-out and overt neurotic … Continue reading →

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A Re-Visioning of “Civilization” in Light of Impending Apocalypse … Prometheus Made us “Civilized” … And Doomed: 21st Century and Its Discontents, Part 13

Posted on May 15, 2012 by sillymickel

Kaleidoscope of Postmodern Life, Part Thirteen: On Defiance, Alienation from Nature, “Civilization,” Apocalypse, Marxism, OWS, and Ayn Rand Will “Progress of Man” Be Humanity’s Epitaph? All of the “achievements” of “civilization,” these increases of control over Nature, are traditionally … Continue reading →

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Deep Thoughts on The Fall – On Sacrifice, Dominion Over Death, Meat, and Murder … Beginning Our Apocalypse: 21st Century and Its Discontents, Part 12

Posted on May 13, 2012 by sillymickel

Kaleidoscope of Postmodern Life, Part Twelve: Deep Thoughts on The Fall – On Sacrifice, Dominion Over Death , Meat, and Murder… How We Started Our Slide Into Savagery Deep Thought on the Falls – Meat, Sacrifice, and the Determination of … Continue reading →