cyberfests
Topic 50 · 8 responses · archived october 2000
~terry
Sat, Oct 20, 2001 (08:54)
seed
"I'm interested in cyberfests and ways of having people exchange information, music, and other aspects of culture around the globe as rapidly as possible toward transformation. The Internet itself is a giant self-organizing living system that is a bit chaotic at present but has the potential for being the first real democracy in the world, for example."
http://www.scottlondon.com/insight/scripts/sahtouris.html
~terry
Sat, Oct 20, 2001 (08:55)
#1
"I'm trying to help the five indigenous groups I work with in the Andes to
develop a cultural center that will revive and promote Andean culture with
its wonderful agriculture -- the most intensive and productive experiments
in history were done in the Andes, and over half the food eaten in the
world today traces back to the Andes. Their music is very healthy and
alive and good for people. Their natural-dyed weavings and arts, the
wisdom of their elders, their language, these are all things we are trying
to preserve. I think that the world at large would benefit very much from
learning about them. The Incas social organization was a kind of
paternalistic welfare state that guaranteed food and housing and jobs and
didn't overwork people. There are some positive things we can learn from
that.
So I'm trying to help to promote this ancient culture to the world at
large as well as preserve and protect it for its own descendants in the
Andes. I think the Andes are a very important place in the world,
spiritually and physically. Many Tibetan lamas are coming there saying
that there is a shift in energy from the Himalayas to the Andes. We hope
that is true and that great lessons can be learned from that source.
http://www.scottlondon.com/insight/scripts/sahtouris.html
excerpted from:
From Mechanics to Organics:
An Interview with Elisabet Sahtouris
~terry
Sat, Oct 20, 2001 (08:56)
#2
Geobiologist Elisabet Sahtouris belongs to a handful of innovative scientists who are rethinking the classical model and advancing fresh new perspectives. She believes the task of modern science is to shift "from mechanics to organics" and embrace a more holistic, systems-based approach.
Sahtouris is the author of EarthDance: Living Systems in Evolution, Biology Revisioned (co-authored with Willis Harman) and A Walk Through Time (co-authored with Brian Swimme). She is a consultant expert on indigenous peoples for the United Nations, a Findhorn fellow, and serves on the advisory board of the Institute for Sustainable Development and Alternative Futures.
~terry
Thu, Nov 15, 2001 (07:29)
#3
Not a cyberfest, but a notable event in my world.
I'm tying the knot at 10 am on Sunday.
Getting married to Dorothy Helen Epp of Vancouver BC.
~terry
Thu, Nov 15, 2001 (07:31)
#4
Should I webcast it?
~terry
Fri, Nov 16, 2001 (17:25)
#5
No one has a comment?
~wolf
Mon, Nov 19, 2001 (20:04)
#6
is this the candy? yes, webcast it, if you're willing to share your lives with a bunch of complete strangers. and congratulations!!! *HUGS* when are you tying the knot?
~terry
Mon, Nov 19, 2001 (21:29)
#7
Pictures at http://www.spring.net/wedding/
It was a wonderful wedding.
~wolf
Mon, Nov 19, 2001 (23:26)
#8
very nice pictures!!!