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Table of Contents
Prologue
How I stumbled into my evolutionary epiphany............................ ix
Introduction.............................................................................................. 1
Poem: Stardust settles on earth to learn........................................ 8
I. Reflections on Evolution and Creation ................................... 9
1. Evolution 2.0: A Big History that embraces
all the sciences ...................................................................................... 11
Poem: Since the Big Bang never stopped ............................... 28
2. The Big CPU.......................................................................................... 29
Poem: The same golden force..................................................... 35
II. Reflections on Evolutionary Activism .......................... 37
3. What is the evolutionary activist worldview?.................................. 39
Poem: Showing up....................................................................... 42
4. My evolution in to evolutionary activism......................................... 43
Prayer: A prayer of evolutionary affirmation ..................... 48
5. What is evolutionary activism?........................................................... 49
Poem: Riotous meadow people ................................................. 54
6. What makes evolutionary activism different
from other forms of activism?.......................................................... 55
Poem: Star story children ....................................................... 65
7. Learning to be evolution.................................................................... 66
Poem: Calling of Creation........................................................ 82
8. Becoming evolution's conscious weavers ....................................... 83
Poem: First of all ........................................................................ 92
III. Reflections on Strategy and Tactics........................... 95
9. Learning from our evolutionary past into
our evolutionary future ................................................................... 97
Poem: That Great Evolving Power ......................................... 112
10. A "Big Story" evolutionary fitness program............................................................... 114
Poem: A larger force works through us............................................................... 121
11. The strategic synergy of individual and
collective ................................................................................................. 122
Poem: Journey power story questions.............................................................. 128
12. The evolutionary role of conversation................................................................................. 130
Poem: The facilitator................................................................................................................. 144
13. Transformational leverage............................................................................................................. 146
Poem: Life like spring............................................................................................................. 153
IV. Reflections on Evolutionary Grace and
Appreciation .................................................... ........................................................ 155
14. Goodness Gracious: evolutionary integrity
and our engagement with life............................................................................................. 157
Poem: A powerful Grace.................................................................................................. 162
15. Active appreciation................................................................................................................................ 164
Poem: The whole knows...................................................................................................... 170
V. Reflections on Crises and Democracy........................ 173
16. Six degrees of separation from reality...................................................................... 175
Poem: Mother Earth's message............................................................................. 180
17. Something bigger than Life is trying to work through us................ 184
Prayer: Prayer for conscious evolution..................................................... 196
18. Building wise democracy as crises emerge....................................................... 197
Poem: We are on the edge............................................................................................ 211
19. Democracy and the evolution of societal
intelligence....................................................................................................................................... 213
Poem: Ultimately global catastrophe
is about life................................................................................................................. 221
VI. Reflections on Systems ......................................... ........................................ 225
20. Caring and systemic awareness: Does
compassion itself need to evolve?............................................................................. 227
Poem: What we long for............................................................................................. 238
21. What makes a social system conscious?............................................................ 239
Poem: You can't hide anymore.......................................................................... 248
VII. Reflections on an Evolutionary Activist
Movement............................................................................................................. 249
22. A rationale and guidance for nonviolence
as a basis for conscious evolutionary activism....................................... 251
Poem: Together at the leading edge....................................................... 268
23. Five areas to attend to when building an
evolutionary activism movement........................................................................ 271
Poem: Sunshine being meditation............................................................ 274
24. Imagining an activist movement for the
conscious evolution of social systems.............................................................. 276
Poem: To Martin Luther King, Jr................................................... 282
25. Some ways to engage in co-creating this
movement ........................................................................................ 284
Poem: Co-aliveness............................................................................................... 290
Appendices................................................................................................................................ 293
A. An annotated informal glossary of basic terms.................................... 295
B. Evolutionary Life............................................................................................................................. 301
C. Models of transformational leverage.................................................................... 303
Index ............................................................................................ 315
About the author ...................................................... .................................................... 335
Acknowledgments .................................................... .................................................. 337
Praise for Reflections on Evolutionary Activism ......... ....... 341
Poem: Just a moment............................................................................................. 344
Table of Contents
Prologue
How I stumbled into my evolutionary epiphany............................ ix
Introduction.............................................................................................. 1
Poem: Stardust settles on earth to learn........................................ 8
I. Reflections on Evolution and Creation ................................... 9
1. Evolution 2.0: A Big History that embraces
all the sciences ...................................................................................... 11
Poem: Since the Big Bang never stopped ............................... 28
2. The Big CPU.......................................................................................... 29
Poem: The same golden force..................................................... 35
II. Reflections on Evolutionary Activism .......................... 37
3. What is the evolutionary activist worldview?.................................. 39
Poem: Showing up....................................................................... 42
4. My evolution in to evolutionary activism......................................... 43
Prayer: A prayer of evolutionary affirmation ..................... 48
5. What is evolutionary activism?........................................................... 49
Poem: Riotous meadow people ................................................. 54
6. What makes evolutionary activism different
from other forms of activism?.......................................................... 55
Poem: Star story children ....................................................... 65
7. Learning to be evolution.................................................................... 66
Poem: Calling of Creation........................................................ 82
8. Becoming evolution's conscious weavers ....................................... 83
Poem: First of all ........................................................................ 92
III. Reflections on Strategy and Tactics........................... 95
9. Learning from our evolutionary past into
our evolutionary future ................................................................... 97
Poem: That Great Evolving Power ......................................... 112
10. A "Big Story" evolutionary fitness program
Poem: A larger force works through us
11. The strategic synergy of individual and
collective ..................................................................
Poem: Journey power story questions
12. The evolutionary role of conversation
Poem: The facilitator
13. Transformational leverage
Poem: Life like spring
IV. Reflections on Evolutionary Grace and
Appreciation
14. Goodness Gracious: evolutionary integrity
and our engagement with life
Poem: A powerful Grace
15. Active appreciation
Poem: The whole knows
V. Reflections on Crises and Democracy........................ 173
16. Six degrees of separation from reality
Poem: Mother Earth's message
17. Something bigger than Life is trying to work through us
Prayer: Prayer for conscious evolution
18. Building wise democracy as crises emerge
Poem: We are on the edge
19. Democracy and the evolution of societal
intelligence
Poem: Ultimately global catastrophe
is about life
VI. Reflections on Systems
20. Caring and systemic awareness: Does
compassion itself need to evolve?
Poem: What we long for
21. What makes a social system conscious?
Poem: You can't hide anymore
VII. Reflections on an Evolutionary Activist
Movement
22. A rationale and guidance for nonviolence
as a basis for conscious evolutionary activism
Poem: Together at the leading edge
23. Five areas to attend to when building an
evolutionary activism movement
Poem: Sunshine being meditation
24. Imagining an activist movement for the
conscious evolution of social systems
Poem: To Martin Luther King, Jr.
25. Some ways to engage in co-creating this
movement ....................................................
Poem: Co-aliveness
Appendices
A. An annotated informal glossary of basic terms
B. Evolutionary Life
C. Models of transformational leverage
Index ....................................................
About the author
Acknowledgments
Praise for Reflections on Evolutionary Activism
Poem: Just a moment