How soon is now?
Subtitle: from personal initiation to global transformation
By: Daniel Pinchbeck ; preface by Sting ; introduction by Russell Brand
Contributors: Sting (Musician), writer of preface; Brand, Russell, 1975- writer of introduction
Publisher: Watkins
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9781780289724
Subjects: Globalization; Social action; Social change
Description: "Drawing on extensive research, Daniel Pinchbeck presents a compelling argument for the need for change on a global basis. The central thesis is that humanity has unconsciously self-willed ecological catastrophe to bring about a transcendence of our current condition. We are facing an initiatory ordeal on a planetary scale. We can understand that this initiation is necessary for us to evolve from one state of being - our current level of consciousness - to the next. Overcoming outmoded ideologies, we will realize ourselves as one unified being, a planetary super-organism in a symbiotic relationship with the Earth's ecology and the entire web of life"-- Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-265) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part One: Planetary Initiation; title: 1. Burning Down the House; title: 2. Ecstatic Contact with the Cosmos; title: Part Two: Hard Limits; title: 3. Earth Changes; title: Part Three: Regenerative Solutions; title: 4. Energy; title: 5. Farming; title: 6. Industry; title: Part Four: God, Love and Revolution; title: 7. Mythology; title: 8. Love; title: 9. Rebellion; title: 10. Revolution; title: Part Five: Post-Capitalism: Property, Money and Power; title: 11. Possession Trance; title: 12. The Money Problem; title: 13. Power and Leadership; title: Epilogue: Conclusion and Action Plan; title: Conclusion: What Do We Do Now?