Manifesto for the Noosphere

2011-09-06 Body, Mind & Spirit

Author : Jose Arguelles
Release : 2011-09-06
Genre : Body, Mind & Spirit
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Download or read book Manifesto for the Noosphere written by Jose Arguelles. This book was released on 2011-09-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The noosphere, identified in the early twentieth century as intrinsic to the next stage of human and terrestrial evolution, is defined as the Earth’s “mental sphere” or stratum of human thought. Manifesto for the Noosphere, the final work by renowned author José Argüelles, predicts that the noosphere will be fully accessed on December 21, 2012—but warns that we will only successfully make this evolutionary jump through an act of collective consciousness among humans on Earth. The ascension to the noosphere or Supermind (using the terminology of Sri Aurobindo), Argüelles says, will be an unprecedented “mind shift” that mirrors the emergence of life itself on the planet. Manifesto for the Noosphere is intended to inform and prepare humanity for the nature and magnitude of this shift. Argüelles brings in the Mayan long-count calendar, radical theories on the nature of time, advanced states of consciousness, and the possible intervention of galactic intelligence. He carefully details the role of the noosphere in relation to other planetary strata (hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere) as well as the history and nature of the biosphere-noosphere transition and the intermediary phases of the technosphere and cybersphere. About the Imprint: EVOLVER EDITIONS promotes a new counterculture that recognizes humanity's visionary potential and takes tangible, pragmatic steps to realize it. EVOLVER EDITIONS explores the dynamics of personal, collective, and global change from a wide range of perspectives. EVOLVER EDITIONS is an imprint of North Atlantic Books and is produced in collaboration with Evolver, LLC.

The Biosphere and Noosphere Reader

2012-10-02 Science

Author : David Pitt
Release : 2012-10-02
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 185/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Biosphere and Noosphere Reader written by David Pitt. This book was released on 2012-10-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Reader is the first comprehensive history of the noosphere and biosphere. Drawing on classical influences, modern parallels, and insights into the future, the Reader traces the emergence of noosphere and biosphere concepts within the concept of environmental change. Reproducing material from seminla works, both past and present, key ideas and writings of prominent thinkers are presented, including Bergson, Vernadsky, Lovelock, Russell, Needham, Huxley, Medawar, Toynbee and Boulding, and extensive introductory pieces bu the editors drawattention to common themes and competing ideas. Focussing on issues of origins, theories, parallels and potential, the discussions place issues in a broad context, compare and contrast central concepts with those of the Gaia hypothesis, sustainability and global change, and examine the potential application of noospheric ideas to current debates about culture, education and technology in such realms as the Internet, space exploration, and the emergence of super-consciousness. Literally the `sphere of mind or intellect', the noosphere is aprt of the `realm of the possible' in human affairs, where there is a conscious effort to tackle global issues The noosphere concept captures a number of key contemporary issues - social evolution, global ecology, Gaia, deep ecology and global environmental change - contributing to ongoing debates concerning the implications of emerging technologies.

The Economics of the Noosphere

2015-09-03 Business & Economics

Author : Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
Release : 2015-09-03
Genre : Business & Economics
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Download or read book The Economics of the Noosphere written by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.. This book was released on 2015-09-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "American Economist Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr., has been right in his long-range economic and related forecasts--in contrast to virtually all other economists and political leaders, who have been simply wrong. This fact has not gone unnoticed. Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and a growing chorus of nations are putting more and more of the ideas in this book into action. The time has come when all economists and political thinkers who want to remain relevant to unfolding world realities, will now wish to go much more deeply into the work of LaRouche, than simply his now-vindicated forecasts as such. They will wish to acquaint themselves with, for example, the scientific concepts of biogeochemist Vladimir Vernadsky--the initiator of the idea of the biosphere--whose concept of the "noosphere" has been used and enhanced by LaRouche."

Out of the Noosphere

1998-10-27 Nature

Author : Editors of Outside magazine
Release : 1998-10-27
Genre : Nature
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Download or read book Out of the Noosphere written by Editors of Outside magazine. This book was released on 1998-10-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected from the pages of the popular magazine for outdoor enthusiasts, here is a wonderful tour of the natural world and an incisive overview of the people and animals who inhabit it. Published to coincide with Outdoor magazine's 15th anniversary.

Darwin's Pharmacy

2011-10-01 Science

Author : Richard M. Doyle
Release : 2011-10-01
Genre : Science
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Download or read book Darwin's Pharmacy written by Richard M. Doyle. This book was released on 2011-10-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are humans unwitting partners in evolution with psychedelic plants? Darwin’s Pharmacy shows they are by weaving the evolutionary theory of sexual selection and the study of rhetoric together with the science and literature of psychedelic drugs. Long suppressed as components of the human tool kit, psychedelic plants can be usefully modeled as “eloquence adjuncts” that intensify a crucial component of sexual selection in humans: discourse. Psychedelic plants seduce us to interact with them, building an ongoing interdependence: rhetoric as evolutionary mechanism. In doing so, they engage our awareness of the noosphere, or thinking stratum of the earth. The realization that the human organism is part of an interconnected ecosystem is an apprehension of immanence that could ultimately benefit the planet and its inhabitants. To explore the rhetoric of the psychedelic experience and its significance to evolution, Doyle takes his readers on an epic journey through the writings of William Burroughs and Kary Mullis, the work of ethnobotanists and anthropologists, and anonymous trip reports. The results offer surprising insights into evolutionary theory, the war on drugs, the internet, and the nature of human consciousness itself. Watch the book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xof-t2cAob4

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