The War against the Self and the World
Control is a central theme of The Ascent of Humanity. Whether we speak of the technologist dream of perfecting our control over nature, or the spiritualist dream of perfecting human nature, the basic...
View ArticleFrom Nonviolence to Service
Leadership in Miki Kashtan’s Reweaving our Human Fabric I have never been comfortable with leadership. Nonetheless, there I was leading a five-day retreat with twenty-something seasoned leaders,...
View ArticleIn a Rhino, Everything
This article has been translated into French and Russian. I received the following email from a young woman, a student at an elite law school. I want to quote it in full, because it cuts so deep to...
View ArticleZika and the Mentality of Control
The ruling institutions of this world are quite comfortable with a virus. First with SARS, then H1N1, then ebola and now the Zika virus, mainstream media and official organizations have been quick to...
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Mutiny of the Soul, Revisited
Over the years, I’ve probably received more mail about Mutiny of the Soul than any other essay I’ve written. The idea of the article has been hugely validating for many readers: that depression, ADHD,...
View ArticlePsychedelics and Systems Change
Originally published (in a modified form) on the MAPS Bulletin (Spring 2016) Many arguments for the legalization of cannabis and psychedelics draw on their relative harmlessness. Countering the...
View ArticleGrief and Carbon Reductionism
The environmentalist Michael Mielke just wrote to me the following, “We came back over-and-over to the realization that the climate movement must proceed through the several stages of grief to get to...
View ArticleBy Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them
I’m dealing with massive cognitive dissonance right now. Multiple, contradictory beliefs and perceptions inhabit my mind, each compelling on its own terms. How do I choose? I’ll share two of the most...
View ArticleThe Fertile Ground of Bewilderment
The other day I was speaking to a small audience at a music festival and thought to allude to Brexit to make a point. Some in the circle looked a bit mystified, so I asked, “Everyone knows what...
View ArticleOf Horseshoe Crabs and Empathy
“That estuary used to be full of kelp and eels when we were kids,” said Stella. “It was full of all kinds of wildlife. Crabs, clams, horseshoe crabs – there was a mussel bed right over there – one...
View ArticleThe Lid is Off
It is getting harder to keep a secret these days. The collective shadow of our society, once safely relegated to the dark basement of the unmentionable, is now exposed to daylight, forcing us to face...
View ArticleThis Is How War Begins
This essay has been translated into German. “Their stupidity is amusing.” “Stopping Trump is essential. Anyone who says otherwise is either foolish or blinded by privilege.” “People should get...
View ArticleThe Election: Of Hate, Grief, and a New Story
This essay has been translated into German as well as Spanish and French. Normal is coming unhinged. For the last eight years it has been possible for most people (at least in the relatively...
View ArticleStanding Rock: A Change of Heart
I am told by Native American friends active at Standing Rock that the elders are counseling the Water Protectors to undertake each action prayerfully and to stay off the warpath. I would like to...
View ArticleBrushes with the Mainstream
Last week I had two brushes with the mainstream of American culture and politics. The first was an appearance on a PBS television show, the Tavis Smiley show. As far as I can remember, this was only...
View ArticleLa croissance ne peut pas nous sortir de la dette, quoique fasse la Réserve...
Le Président de la Réserve Fédérale (Fed) Ben Bernanke a déclaré au symposium de Jackson Hole que la banque allait aider à promouvoir une reprise économique forte. L’engagement de Ben Bernanke, le...
View ArticleTrauer und CO2-Reduktionismus
Von Charles Eisenstein, Mittwoch, 3. Februar 2016 Eben schrieb mir der Umweltschützer Michael Mielke Folgendes: "Immer wieder sind wir auf die Einsicht zurückgekommen, dass die Klimaschutzbewegung erst...
View ArticleCharles Eisenstein zu Gast bei Oprah Winfrey: “Super Soul Sunday”...
Transkript: Marcy Gold Übersetzung: Nikola Winter Oprah (Einleitung): Heute ist der Autor, Kulturphilosoph und Redner Charles Eisenstein bei Super Soul Sunday zu Gast. Charles ist bekannt geworden für...
View ArticleDas Zeitalter, in dem wir einander brauchen
Von Charles Eisenstein Mittwoch, 5. Juli 2017 Vor fünfzehn Jahren, als ich begann Bücher zu schreiben, hatte ich große Hoffnungen, eines Tages "entdeckt" zu werden, und dass "meine Botschaft" dadurch...
View ArticleLa croissance ne peut pas nous sortir de la dette, quoique fasse la Réserve...
Le Président de la Réserve Fédérale (Fed) Ben Bernanke a déclaré au symposium de Jackson Hole que la banque allait aider à promouvoir une reprise économique forte. L’engagement de Ben Bernanke, le...
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