Quantum Wisdom in the Paradoxes of the Metacrisis

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This article invites readers to explore the profound interplay between personal inner work and the collective challenges of our times. Grounded in the paradoxes of life—accepting mortality while choosing to live fully, surrendering control while embracing creative agency—it looks at how these tensions shape our experiences of the world. Reflecting on the metacrisis of climate change, societal polarization, and personal struggles, Jennifer Harvey Sallin weaves insights from meditation, transpersonal awareness, and quantum metaphors to encourage a deeper understanding of how our inner and outer worlds inform each other. This thought-provoking piece challenges us to reflect on our creative role in an interconnected universe while offering inspiration for navigating complexity and crisis with grace and wisdom.

Degrowth: The Path to a Better Life

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A good life is built upon our relationships – to ourselves, with others, and to the whole of life. In a growth-dependent paradigm (i.e. Capitalism), the need for growth at all expenses puts pressure on us and our relationships, toxifying the psychic, social, environmental and spiritual fabric into which we weave our life experience. In contrast, a degrowth framework allows us to live in an embodied present in which our relationships are based on real living, mutual aid, a sense of place and community care, and joy and collective meaning. This article explores the psychological and physical harms of growthist ideology, and how we can individually and collectively create a better life that meets our true needs for thriving.

Ecological Grief, Compassion & Action

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I’ve worked hard over the last year to find a sense of optimism and hope regarding the state of the world, especially regarding the climate emergency. I have found it is essential to diligently work through grief, despair, and paralysis. But for some of us, we are processing much more than just the state of the world: in facing the climate emergency, we are also facing our childhood trauma head on. How can we heal and find our unique voice and contribution to the collective? What role does compassion play passion play in the process of transmuting our grief and pain into committed action?