Capitalism overwhelms our senses while also insulating us from the connection we need
Ayesha Khan, Ph.D.wokescientist.substack.com
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Capitalism overwhelms our senses while also insulating us from the connection we need
We can spend so much time in our homes, cars, offices, and shopping malls that we feel removed from nature and separate from each other and even ourselves. With our world so circumscribed, we become cut off from a natural vitality and connection with life. We may feel numb, flat, or simply disconnected from a sense of purpose. Spring flowers and wi
... See moreMark Coleman • Awake in the Wild
The prevailing materialistic culture has created a divided world where the sacred is relegated to churches and temples, the body to the gym, mental health to pills from the pharmacy. Economic growth is pursued as if it had nothing to do with the environment and ignorance, racism, and warfare continue to separate people and nations. These divisions
... See moreStanislav Grof • Holotropic Breathwork, Second Edition: A New Approach to Self-Exploration and Therapy (SUNY series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology)
Our around-the-clock overexposure to global human suffering, our daily feed of what we once considered catastrophic events — political, ecological, cultural — when combined with diminished attention spans, smaller and smaller chunks of content, and baked-in cross-platform imperatives to remain emotionally removed from any given person, place, or ev... See more
Heather Havrilesky • The Rise of Emotional Divestment
