A soulful and exploratory dialogue about the philosophical undercurrents and participatory necessities of Self and civilisation in our modern world of change, with Daniel Thorson of Emerge and Tim Adalin.

Timestamps are accurate for the YouTube version. The podcast audio has been shortened for a better listening experience.

4:51 Part One – Introduction and exploration into the emergent topics of the Sensemaking web & metamodernism, tracked through Daniel’s podcast inquiry, Emerge.

16:51 Part Two – Philosophical dialogue (the following are themes that come up, not, necessarily, explicitly posed questions.)

• How deeply embedded are rivalrous dynamics in human beings?
• How can we make good decisions in a world of multi-layered, multi-durational change?
• Omni-win dynamics (win-win dynamics) and the value of losing. Read more about omni-win dynamics here: https://civilizationemerging.com/new-economics-series-part-ii/
• The importance of sovereignty and individual decision-making
• The importance of soul and soul-making in the transition
• The divisional nature of questions
• A transcendent dynamic beyond win-lose
• Making losing less bad
• Negative feedback loops and addiction as reciprocal narrowing
• Self-transcendence as reciprocal opening in relation to system dynamics
• Continued transformation as the oscillatory creative advance of experience, with love and respect for our adaptive foundational roots, and enthusiasm for future oriented, adaptive change.
• The importance of dialogue.
• The deep necessity of participation in the world.

For a prescient articulation of key generator functions underpinning the transformations of our world, listen to the Emerge podcast episode with Daniel Schmachtenberger here:

https://anchor.fm/emerge/episodes/Daniel-Schmachtenberger—Utopia-or-Bust-Designing-a-Non-Self-Terminating-Civilization-e4rdf8

Learn more about the Monastic Academy Daniel practices at here: https://www.monasticacademy.com/

Daniel on Twitter – https://twitter.com/dthorson

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