Summary Of John Michael Greer S Dark Age America
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Summary Of John Michael Greer S Dark Age America
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Author : Everest Media,
language : en
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
Release Date : 2022-05-18T22:59:00Z
Summary Of John Michael Greer S Dark Age America written by Everest Media, and has been published by Everest Media LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-18T22:59:00Z with Political Science categories.
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The closer we get to the limits to growth, the more our current trajectory points toward a difficult future, and the less people in the industrial world seem to be able to imagine any alternative to driving the existing order of things onward. #2 The hard fact that we are heading towards a considerably worse future than the present, by almost any imaginable definition, is hard to argue against. The hope that tomorrow will be better than today is ingrained in the collective imagination of the modern world. #3 The term dark age is used to describe the future that we are heading towards. It is a period of time where there are no written records, and the thread of collective memory and cultural continuity snaps. #4 The more a civilization declines, the more it resembles every other civilization in decline. The reversion to the mean is a common pattern in the twilight and aftermath of civilizations. Modern industrial society, especially here in North America, is showing all the symptoms of a civilization on its way toward history's compost bin.
The Retro Future
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Author : John Michael Greer
language : en
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Release Date : 2017-08-21
The Retro Future written by John Michael Greer and has been published by New Society Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-21 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The author of The Long Descent examines a solution for the troubles of our modern age: technical regression. To most people paying attention to the collision between industrial society and the hard limits of a finite planet, it’s clear that things are going very, very wrong. We no longer have unlimited time and resources to deal with the crises that define our future, and the options are limited to the tools we have on hand right now. This book is about one very powerful option: deliberate technological regression. Technological regression isn’t about “going back”—it’s about using the past as a resource to meet the needs of the present. It starts from the recognition that older technologies generally use fewer resources and cost less than modern equivalents, and it embraces the heresy of technological choice—our ability to choose or refuse the technologies pushed by corporate interests. People are already ditching smartphones and going back to “dumb phones” and land lines and e-book sales are declining while printed books rebound. Clear signs among many that blind faith in progress is faltering and opening up the possibility that the best way forward may well involve going back. A must-read for anyone willing to think the unthinkable and embrace the possibilities of a retro future. Praise for The Retro Future “Whether or not you accept John Michael Greer’s argument that a deindustrialized future is inevitable, you’ll appreciate his call for the freedom to select the best technologies of the past—worthy and sustainable tools, not pernicious prosthetics. Greer’s vision of a “post-progress” world is clear, smart, and ultimately hopeful.” —Richard Polt, professor of philosophy, Xavier University; author, The Typewriter Revolution: A Typist’s Companion for the 21st Century “What might your life be like without an automobile, TV, or a mobile phone? Ask John Michael Greer, who lives that way and recommends it as practice for the soon-to-be-normal. Greer says we are embarked upon the post-progress era. Climate change, loose nukes, and resource exhaustion are among its many challenges. In The Retro Future, Greer looks backward to mark the way forward.” —Albert Bates, author, The Post-Petroleum Survival Guide, The Biochar Solution, and The Paris Agreement
The Long Descent
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Author : John Michael Greer
language : en
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Release Date : 2008-09-01
The Long Descent written by John Michael Greer and has been published by New Society Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-01 with Political Science categories.
Americans are expressing deep concern about US dependence on petroleum, rising energy prices and the threat of climate change. Unlike the energy crisis of the 1970s, however, there is a lurking fear that, now, the times are different and the crisis may not easily be resolved. The Long Descent examines the basis of such fear through three core themes: Industrial society is following the same well-worn path that has led other civilizations into decline, a path involving a much slower and more complex transformation than the sudden catastrophes imagined by so many social critics today. The roots of the crisis lie in the cultural stories that shape the way we understand the world. Since problems cannot be solved with the same thinking that created thyem, these ways of thinking need to be replaced with others better suited to the needs of our time. It is too late for massive programs for top-down change; the change must come from individuals. Hope exists in actions that range from taking up a handicraft or adopting an "obsolete" technology, through planting an organic vegetable garden, taking charge of your own health care or spirituality, and building community. Focusing eloquently on constructive adaptation to massive change, this book will have wide appeal.
The Ecotechnic Future
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Author : John Michael Greer
language : en
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Release Date : 2009-10-01
The Ecotechnic Future written by John Michael Greer and has been published by New Society Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-01 with Social Science categories.
How to survive and thrive in the post-industrial age In response to the coming impact of peak oil, John Michael Greer helps us envision the transition from an industrial society to a sustainable ecotechnic world-not returning to the past, but creating a society that supports relatively advanced technology on a sustainable resource base. Fusing human ecology and history, this book challenges assumptions held by mainstream and alternative thinkers about the evolution of human societies. Human societies, like ecosystems, evolve in complex and unpredictable ways, making it futile to try to impose rigid ideological forms on the patterns of evolutionary change. Instead, social change must explore many pathways over which we have no control. The troubling and exhilarating prospect of an open-ended future, he proposes, requires dissensus-a deliberate acceptance of radical diversity that widens the range of potential approaches to infinity. Written in three parts, the book places the present crisis of the industrial world in its historical and ecological context in part one; part two explores the toolkit for Ecotechnic Age, and part three opens a door to the complexity of future visions. For anyone concerned about peak oil and the future of the industrial society, this book provides a solid analysis of how we got to where we are, and a practical toolkit to prepare for the future.
Dark Age America
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Author : John Michael Greer
language : en
Publisher: New Society Publisher
Release Date : 2016-08-15
Dark Age America written by John Michael Greer and has been published by New Society Publisher this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-15 with Social Science categories.
After decades of missed opportunities, the door to a sustainable future has closed, and the future we face now is one in which today’s industrial civilization unravels in the face of uncontrolled climate change and resource depletion. The questions we need to ask now focus on what comes next. This book provides a hard but hopeful look at the answer
Not The Future We Ordered
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Author : John Michael Greer
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-03-08
Not The Future We Ordered written by John Michael Greer and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-08 with Psychology categories.
For well over half a century, since the first credible warnings of petroleum depletion were raised in the 1950s, contemporary industrial civilization has been caught in a remarkable paradox: a culture more focused on problem solving than any other has repeatedly failed to deal with, or even consider, the problem most likely to bring its own history to a full stop. The coming of peak oil-the peaking and irreversible decline of world petroleum production-poses an existential threat to societies in which every sector of the economy depends on petroleum-based transport, and no known energy source can scale up extensively or quickly enough to replace dwindling oil supplies. Not The Future We Ordered is the first study of the psychological dimensions of that decision and its consequences, as a case study in the social psychology of collective failure, and as an issue with which psychologists and therapists will be confronted repeatedly in the years ahead.
The Occult Book
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Author : John Michael Greer
language : en
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Release Date : 2017-10-03
The Occult Book written by John Michael Greer and has been published by Union Square & Co. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-03 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Explore the occult from ancient times to the modern day with one of its most respected scholars and practitioners. Take an enlightening journey through occult history, exploring 100 dramatic incidents, arcane knowledge, and key historical figures from around the world. John Michael Greer delves into two millennia of tradition, from the earliest alchemists to pagan rituals; from the Philosopher’s Stone to Cabala, the first tarot, and the Knights Templar; and from the first horoscopes to fortune-telling trials and the birth of modern witchcraft, or Wicca. Each entry features a stunning image or intriguing item of ephemera.
Do I Stay Christian
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Author : Brian D. McLaren
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2022-08-04
Do I Stay Christian written by Brian D. McLaren and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-04 with Religion categories.
Dubbed 'a heroic gate-crasher' by New York Times bestselling author Glennon Doyle, Brian McLaren explores reasons to leave or stay within the church and if so, how ... Do I Stay Christian? addresses in public the powerful question that surprising numbers of people - including pastors, priests and other religious leaders - are asking in private. Picking up where Brian's warmly received Faith After Doubt (2021) leaves off, Do I Stay Christian? is not McLaren's attempt to persuade Christians to dig in their heels or run for the exit. Instead, he combines his own experience with that of thousands of people who have confided in him over the years to help readers make a responsible, honest, ethical decision about their religious identity. There is a way to say both yes and no to the question of staying Christian, McLaren says, by shifting the focus from whether we stay Christian to how we stay human. If Do I Stay Christian? is the question you're asking - or if it's a question that someone you love is asking - this is the book you've been waiting for. 'Brian's new book on remaining Christian knocks it out of the ballpark in terms of framing and naming the questions. I cannot stop reading it. Thank you, Brian!' Fr Richard Rohr, OFM, founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation, author of The Universal Christ
The King In Orange
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Author : John Michael Greer
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2021-05-04
The King In Orange written by John Michael Greer and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-04 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
• Details the magical war that took place behind the scenes of the 2016 election • Examines in detail the failed magical actions of Trump’s opponents, with insights on political magic from Dion Fortune’s war letters • Reveals the influence of a number of occult forces from Julius Evola to chaos magick to show how the political and magical landscape of American society has permanently changed since the 2016 election Magic and politics seem like unlikely bedfellows, but in The King in Orange, author John Michael Greer goes beyond superficial memes and extreme partisanship to reveal the unmentionable realities that spawned the unexpected presidential victory of an elderly real-estate mogul turned reality-TV star and which continue to drive the deepening divide that is now the defining characteristic of American society. Greer convincingly shows how two competing schools of magic were led to contend for the presidency in 2016 and details the magical war that took place behind the scenes of the campaign. Through the influence of a number of occult forces, from Julius Evola to chaos magicians as well as the cult of positive thinking, Greer shows that the main contenders in this magical war were the status quo magical state--as defined by the late scholar Ioan Couliano--which has repurposed the “manipulative magic” techniques of the Renaissance magi into the subliminal techniques of modern advertising, and an older, deeper, and less reasonable form of magic--the “magic of the excluded”--which was employed by chaos magicians and alt-right internet wizards, whose desires coalesced in the form of a frog avatar that led the assault against the world we knew. Examining in detail the magical actions of Trump’s opponents, with insights on political magic from occultist Dion Fortune’s war letters, the author discusses how the magic of the privileged has functioned to keep the comfortable classes from being able to respond effectively to the populist challenge and how and why the “Magic Resistance,” which tried to turn magic against Trump, has failed. Showing how the political and magical landscape of American society has permanently changed since the 2016 election cycle, Greer reveals that understanding the coming of the King in Orange will be a crucial step in making sense of the world for a long time to come.
Atlantis
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Author : John Michael Greer
language : en
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Release Date : 2007
Atlantis written by John Michael Greer and has been published by Llewellyn Worldwide this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Atlantis (Legendary place) categories.
Traces the legend of Atlantis from the original stories found in the works of Plato to the latest scientific debates and discoveries, and argues that the threat of global warming may lead modern society to the same fate.