Charles Eisenstein

Charles is a writer and speaker who says of himself: My main interest now is in exploring the boundaries of what is “possible” according to our received beliefs, received habits, received technologies, and received ways of knowing. For humanity to take that Next Step, we are going to have to violate what is politically practical, socially practical, and even technologically practical. The same holds on the personal and relational level. I have caught glimpses of the impossible in all these realms and I am excited about what lies ahead.

Light Posting from September 27th to October 15th

By Resilience.org Staff, Resilience.org

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September 26, 2019

Of Hate, Grief, and a New Story

By Charles Eisenstein, Charles Eisenstein blog

We are entering a space between stories. After various retrograde versions of a new story rise and fall and we enter a period of true unknowing, an authentic next story will emerge.

March 30, 2017

Brushes with the Mainstream

By Charles Eisenstein, Charles Eisenstein blog

But if we really want to change these things and not just feel righteous about being on the right side, then we have to address the ground from which they spring. To do that, we have to let go of war thinking with its accompanying dehumanization, and enter the question that defines compassion: What is it like to be you?

March 23, 2017

Please Stop Thinking You’re Better Than Trump Supporters

By Charles Eisenstein, YES! magazine

Anything becomes possible with the collapse of dominant institutions.

November 21, 2016

Fear of a Living Planet

By Charles Eisenstein, Kosmos Journal

Does the concept of a living planet uplift and inspire you, or is it a disturbing example of woo-woo nonsense that distracts us from practical, science-based policies?

October 14, 2016

Of Horseshoe Crabs and Empathy

By Charles Eisenstein, Charles Eisenstein blog

I feel quite sure that whatever the scientific explanation for the die-off of the horseshoe crabs and eels, the real reason is the senseless killing Stella described.