The universe of the emerging worldview is an alive and undivided whole created as one entity with its elements interconnected, interrelated, and interdependent. All betterment flows from the totality as the diverse parts interact and organize together in patterns that balance and sustain the essence of the whole. The potential for change is unlimited and uncommitted. This is a universe of spirit, purpose, meaning, and mystery. The earth is once again the nurturing mother of the ancients.
Humans are a presence in nature just as all other species of plants and animals are.
People are part of the unbroken whole - not separate, detached, and superior. Meaning flows naturally from people's connection with everything else in the universe. I watched as a 40 foot long and 40-ton great gray whale surfaced slowly beneath the boat and gently introduced her new child to the boat's elated occupants. Her gentle and knowing return of my excited stare linked us in a mystical moment. I realized that in one slight movement she could destroy the boat and kill its occupants.