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Origins Volume X Issue 6
My Cosmic Story: The Dark Energy by Noha Tarek Please click on this link (a pdf version is here) for this profound personal reflection of a journey into big history by a graduate student from Egypt, who says “My B.Sc. and M.Sc. are in the discipline of political science. I have been working also in the field of […]
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Evolution: A Big History Perspective
A macro-evolutionary approach and the new field of Big History seeks to develop an inclusive view of the Cosmos, Earth, life and humanity by erasing boundaries between disciplines. Table of Contents below: I. Evolution and Understanding of Big History David Christian The Evolution of Big History: A Short Introduction . . Fred Spier Big […]
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Big History and a Coming of Age Story
Incorporating the deep future into big history helps to produce a coming of age story to complement an origin one. Presented by Lowell Gustafson to the 2020 Globalistics International Conference and the Fourth International Symposium of Big History and Global Evolution at Lomonosov Moscow State University, October 20-24, 2020.
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Imagining a Different World
Today we find ourselves in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a recession and a looming climate change. We can’t depend upon our economic, political and legal systems because they are what are causing our problems. We need a different way of imagining our future. This chronicle suggests that we turn to the insights of […]
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Radiant Light – The Power of Light in Daily Life
This is a short article on the transformative power of light, based on a presentation I gave for the DTN Equinox celebration in September 2020.
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Shamanic Thinking in a changing World
Years ago Albert Einstein said, “We can’t solve our problems with the the same kind of thinkin we used to create the problems.” We are facing–a pandemic, a economic recession and the ever looming climate change. What kind of thinking do we need to deal with these situations. This article suggests we turn to an […]
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The survivors: the long consolation of ferns
Since the middle of March, when California’s shelter in place started, an acupuncturist friend has been offering weekly meditations via phone. She starts by asking us to imagine ourselves in a nurturing place in nature. I invariably find myself on a forest floor, trees reaching high above me, leafy branches arching overhead. I’m surrounded by […]
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Register Now! Free Equinox Gathering (Sept. 9, 7:00 PM ET)
Explore the Physics and Mystery of Light. Tune into the heavens with this Equinox Gathering on Sept. 9th, 7:00 PM ET. See Earth in her solar context. Join us for an en-light-ening exploration of the magical and mysterious nature of light. Light has been a theme in mythology, spiritual traditions, and cultures around the world […]
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Man’s Search For Meaning
This article uses the insights of Viktor Frank and his experience in Nazi concentration camps to...
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