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Tipping points, asteroids and mass extinctions

Posted on Feb 16th, 2008 by Malcolm : Green Man Malcolm

Today, I want to connect a few dots that bring a new perspective to my reflections on the future of humanity in my last entry. We hear a lot these days about ‘tipping points’ from... More »

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May we all have a Transformative New Year

Posted on Jan 1st, 2008 by Malcolm : Green Man Malcolm

It feels a little strange to be writing New Year wishes on 1 January. For me, the real year’s end and year’s beginning happened 10 days ago at the Solstice when we ended our plunge... More »

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Civilization and climate change

Posted on Jul 18th, 2007 by Malcolm : Green Man Malcolm

In my last entry, I outlined the rise and fall of early partnership cultures as described by Riane Eisler. She made an implicit connection between the destruction of the partnership civilization and environmental conditions when... More »

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The rise and fall of partnership societies

Posted on Jul 12th, 2007 by Malcolm : Green Man Malcolm

In the last two entries, I introduced Riane Eisler’s partnership and dominator models of society, discussed the nature of trauma, and argued that it could explain the emergence and stability of dominator cultures. The origins... More »

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Dominator v partnership societies and relationships

Posted on Jun 30th, 2007 by Malcolm : Green Man Malcolm

On 21 June I posted some thoughts on why it is so hard to change the world. At the end, I outlined a theory that I’m developing that our human predicament can be explained by... More »

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