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abstraction, 61
ammonia, 62–63
anger, 29
animals, 47
anticipated loss, 34–35
anxiety: defense mechanisms for, 36–39; security and, 20; transformation and, 25; with anticipated loss, 34–35; with change, xi, 17–18, 20, 77–78; with climate change, 28–42; with death, 60; with world’s end, 60
apartheid, 131–32
Apollo 8, 45
archetypes: complexes from, 32; of disunion, 67–68; of feminine, 65–66; gods as, 108; of harmony seekers, 21–24; of hero and heroine, 50–54; interconnectedness of, 124; on Internet, 90; in Jungian psychology, xii, 5, 19–21; of masculine, 64–66; meaning and, 108–9; of old person, 19–21; of opposites, 59–60, 65–68; of security, 21–24; transformation and, 136–37; of union, 67–68; within unconscious, 32; of young person, 19–21
Arctic sea ice, loss of, 28
Armstrong, Neil, 47
arts, 10, 53; intuition in, 62; meaning and, 110
attention deficit disorder, 89
Augustine (Saint), 135
authority, 74–75; hierarchical, 21
awakening: to interconnectedness, 117–37; to One World, 138–42; transpersonal and, 129–37. See also transformation
awareness: for balance, 80–81; of beauty, 100; Buddhism and, xii; of change, 25; of defense mechanisms, 41; of interconnectedness, 127, 134
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 125
bacteria, 63
balance: awareness for, 80–81; change and, 73–74; of complexes, 75; of energy, 76; in future, 79; of imagination, 80; of opposites, 72–82; overconsumption and, 78–79; psyche and, 79; restoration of, 79; in social systems, 74–75; transformation of, 79; unconscious and, 79
beauty: being in the world and, 99–104; belief systems for, 140; imagination and, 103; meaning in, 103; in science, 100–101; technology and, 101–2; transformation and, 102, 134–35
behavior patterns: change and, 17–18. See also self-defeating behaviors
being in the world: beauty and, 99–104; body and, 93–95; of Christians, 88; exploration of, 85–98; God and, 88; gods and, 87; of Greeks, 87–88; Heidegger and, 86; meaning and, 105–14; mood, 95–96; of Romans, 88; space and, 91–92; technology and, 88–93; transformation of, 134. See also sense of being
belief systems, 74–75, 100, 140
Big Bang, 139
body: being in the world and, 93–95; dysmorphia, 93
Campbell, Joseph, 3, 45, 50–52
Capra, Fritjof, 9
carbon dioxide, 3–4, 92; energy and, 76; Faint Young Sun paradox and, 63; from fossil fuels, 8, 12–13, 76; global warming from, 14; as greenhouse gas, 13
categorization, of science, 48
Catholic Church, in Middle Ages, 75
change: anxiety with, xi, 17–18, 77–78; awareness of, 25; balance and, 73–74; behavior patterns and, 17–18; defense mechanisms and, 36–40; dis-ease and, 77–78; harmony seekers and, 21; learning to embrace, 16–27; positive outcomes from, 24–25; psyche and, 77; sense of being and, 17–18; tipping points and, 124; transformation and, 26. See also climate change
classification, of science, 48
climate change: anxiety with, 28–42; compassion and, 143–44; disunion and, 68; energy and, 73; ethics and, 6; Europe and, 23; extinction events and, 7; fugues and, 125–27; in hierarchy of needs, 121; images and, 45–56; loss from, 29–31; morality and, 6; from nuclear war, 130–31; oceans and, 92; opposites and, 57–82, 72–82; in past two decades, 28; polarity with, 59; psychology and, 3–15; religion and, 35; science on, 4, 29; spirituality and, 6; United States and, 23
clock, of Union of Concerned Scientists, 47
cognitive dissonance, 21
Cold War, 130–31
collective consciousness, 119
compartmentalization, 38
complexes: from archetypes, 32; balance of, 75; in Jungian psychology, xii; from loss, 31–34; meaning and, 107–8
concepts, of science, 61
consumption, 78, 93, 144; as meaning, 111; in One World, 140; sense of being and, 18. See also overconsumption
contrast, of opposites, 60
creation, myths about, 60
creativity, 79; from imagination, 81; Jung on, 81; meaning and, 106; transformation and, 135
crises, transformation and, xi
cynicism, 79
Dante, 46
death, 60
decision making: emotions and, 7; opposites and, 59, 64
defense mechanisms, 36–40, 77–78; for anxiety, 36–39; awareness of, 41; compartmentalization as, 38; denial as, 37–38; dissociation as, 39; distortion as, 38; projection as, 39; rationalization as, 38
Demeter, 49
Democrats, 71
destruction, myths about, 60
diabetes, 93
Dis, 69–70
distortion, 38
disunion, archetype of, 67–68
Divine Comedy (Dante), 46
Dreyfus, Hubert, 87
emotions: advertising and, 33; decision making and, 7; opposites and, 70–71; with loss, 31–39
energy: balance of, 76; carbon dioxide and, 76; change and, 25; climate change and, 73; consumption of, 78; fossil fuels for, 78, 121–22; interconnectedness of, 121–22; for lifestyle, 18; in oceans, 13, 92; in One World, 140; overconsumption of, 78, 111; renewable, 52
Europe, 23
experienced loss, 35
extinction events, 7
Faint Young Sun paradox, 62–63
fairy tales, 66
Famine, 49
fear. See anxiety
feminine: archetype of, 65–66; patriarchy and, 94
fight-or-flight response, 36
fossil fuels: carbon dioxide from, 8, 12–13, 76; commitment to, 78; Dis and, 70; discovery of, 8; for energy, 78, 121–22; global warming from, 14–15; for lifestyle, 24
fossils, 7–8
Frodo (fictional character), 53–54
fugues, 125–27
future, xi–xiv, 4, 9, 24, 46, 133; balance in, 79; consumption and, 144; opposites in, 57
Galileo, 45–46
GDP. See gross domestic product
genetics, 139–40
globalization, 24, 122, 127–28
global warming: from carbon dioxide, 14; from fossil fuels, 14–15; in future, 133; from greenhouse gases, 4; Jungian psychology and, 5; from overconsumption, 111; science of, 90; United States and, 121
GNH. See gross national happiness
God, xiii, 35, 48; being in the world and, 88; as transpersonal, 135
gods, 87, 108; meaning from, 112–13
Greeks: being in the world of, 87–88; Ideas of, 87–88; kairos of, 136; myths of, 66, 112; natural world and, 48–50
greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide as, 13; Faint Young Sun paradox and, 62–63; global warming from, 4
grief, 35
Grof, Stanislav, 129
gross domestic product (GDP), 9, 103
gross national happiness (GNH), 103
harmony seekers: archetypes of, 21–24; change and, 21; ethics of, 22; inclusivity of, 21; social psychology and, 21–24
helplessness, 29
hero and heroine, 50–54
hierarchical authority, 21
hierarchy of needs, 120–21
Higher Power, 135
Hollis, James, 106
Holocaust, 109
hopelessness, 29
humanities, 10
Hurricane Katrina, 77
Hurricane Sandy, 121
Ideas, 87–88
images: of animals, 47; art and, 53; climate change and, 45–56; for future, 46; on Internet, 90; in Jungian psychology, 6; in prescientific world, 47–48; in psyche, 46; for transformation, 45–56
imagination, 35, 46; balance of, 80; beauty and, 103; creativity from, 81
inclusivity, 21
Indra’s net, 122
Industrial Revolution, 4, 8, 12
infrared energy, 13
intellect, 101
interconnectedness, 9, 80–81; of archetypes, 124; awakening to, 117–37; awareness of, 127, 134; empathy and, 123–24; of energy, 121–22; globalization and, 127–28; hierarchy of needs and, 120–21; from Internet, 134; of music, 124–26; of One World, 138–42; resilience and, 118, 122; science on, 118; of social systems, 119; transformation and, 117–37; wholeness and, 127
intuition, 60–61, 62; in Jungian psychology, 63–64; senses and, 64
isotopes, 13
job security, 35
Jung, C. G., 57; on creativity, 81; on meaning, 105; on psyche, 75–76; on transformation, 136–37
Jungian psychology: archetypes in, xii, 5, 19–21; complexes in, xii; global warming and, 5; images in, 6; intuition in, 63–64; on meaning, 6, 107; metaphor in, 6; overpopulation and, 6; spirituality and, 6; unconscious and, xii, 5–6, 124; visibility from, 69
kairos, 136
Kelly, Sean, 87
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 47, 123, 131
knowing, opposites and, 61
knowledge, with wisdom, 11
Lao Tzu, 16
law of conservation of energy, 13
lifestyle: energy for, 18; fossil fuels for, 24; health in, 25; meaning and, 109–10; in One World, 140; renewable energy and, 52; of self-defeating behaviors, 112. See also consumption
Living Myth, 142
Lord of the Rings, The (Tolkien), 50, 53–54, 66
loss: anticipated, 34–35; of autonomy, 35; from climate change, 29–31; complexes from, 31–34; emotions with, 31–39; emptiness and, 30; of feminine, 66
MAD. See mutually assured destruction
masculine, 65–66
Maslow, Abraham, 120–21
materialism: authentic life and, 111–12; autonomy and, 111–12; consumption and, 93; meaning from, 111, 113; myth of, 113
meaning: archetypes and, 108–9; arts and, 110; in beauty, 103; being in the world and, 105–14; complexes and, 107–8; consumption and, 111; creativity and, 106; emptiness and, 78; in feeling, 30; from gods, 112–13; from identification, 107; Jungian psychology on, 6, 107; lifestyle and, 109–10; from materialism, 111, 113; from power, 113; from religion, 106–7; security from, 106; from status, 109; symbols and, 47, 106; from transpersonal, xiii; from wealth, 113; in wholeness, 110–11
Merchant, Carolyn, 66
metaphor, 6, 53, 90; art and, 53; of Greeks, 49–50; for transformation, 55
methane, 63
militarism, 107
mood, 95–96
morality, 6
mother, xii
mourning, 35
Muir, John, 121
multitasking, 89
mutually assured destruction (MAD), 130–31
myths: about creation, 60; about destruction, 60; of Greeks, 66, 112; Living Myth, 142; masculine/feminine dyad in, 66; of materialism, 113; about opposites, 60
nationalism, 107
natural world, Greeks and, 48–50
Nature, as transpersonal, 135
nuclear war, 130–31
obesity, 93
O’Donohue, John, 99
Odyssey (Homer), 46
old person (senex), 19–21
One World, 138–42
opposites: archetypes of, 59–60, 65–68; balance of, 72–82; of climate change, 57–82; contrast of, 60; creation/destruction dyad, 60; decision making and, 59, 64; Dis and, 69–70; emotions and, 70–71; of equality/authority dyad, 74–75; in future, 57; intuition and, 60–61, 62; masculine/feminine dyad, 65–66; myths about, 60; polarity of, 58, 71; psyche and, 75–76; in science, 58–59; senses and, 60, 61–62; transformation of, 71
overconsumption: balance and, 78–79; of energy, 78, 111; global warming from, 111; of natural resources, 133
overpopulation, 6
Pascal, Blaise, 117
patriarchy, 94
phenomenology, 10
philosophy, xii–xiii
Plato, 87–88
poverty, 25
powerlessness, 33
prescientific world, 47–48
projection, 39
psyche: balance and, 79; change and, 77; images in, 46; Jung on, 75–76; opposites and, 75–76; overconsumption and, 78; self-regulation of, 75–76; transformation and, xii
psychology, 3–15. See also Jungian psychology; social psychology
puer (young person), 19–21
purpose (telos), 140
quality, quantity with, 80
quantification, of science, 48
quantity, with quality, 80
racial inequality: transformation in, 131–32; in United States, 123, 131
rationalization, as defense mechanism, 38
religion: climate change and, 35; meaning from, 106–7. See also Christians
renewable energy, 52
Republicans, polarity of, 71
resilience, 17; interconnectedness and, 118, 122; from security, 19
rock and roll, 46
Romans, being in the world of, 88
sadness, from experienced loss, 35
Sagan, Carl, 62–63
Sam (fictional character), 53–54
science, xi–xii; arts and, 53; beauty in, 100–101; on climate change, 4, 29; concepts of, 61; Descartes and, 88; of global warming, 90; as ground for understanding, 143; on interconnectedness, 118; intuition in, 62; opposites in, 58–59; symbolic language of, 48; uncertainty and, 61; visibility from, 68–69
scripts, 40–41; transformation and, 41. See also complexes
sea level rise, 77
security, 17; anxiety and, 20; archetypes of, 20–24; defense mechanisms for, 77–78; ethics of, 22; from hierarchical authority, 21; from meaning, 106; need for, 18; of old person, 19–20; resilience from, 19; social psychology and, 21–24; young person and, 20
Self, 110–11; as transpersonal, 135
self-defeating behaviors, 113; lifestyle of, 112
self-protection, importance of, 21
self-regulation, of psyche, 75–76
senex (old person), 19–21
sense of being, change and, 17–18
senses: beauty in, 100; intuition and, 64; opposites and, 60, 61–62
separation. See disunion
sex, feminine and, 94
Shakespeare, William, 46
shared responsibility, harmony seekers and, 21
social justice, 25
social media, 90
social psychology: harmony seekers and, 21–24; security and, 21–24
social systems: balance in, 74–75; collective consciousness in, 119; empathy in, 123–24; interconnectedness of, 119
Socrates, 87–88
South Africa, 131–32
space: being in the world and, 91–92; Big Bang and, 139; technology and, 91–92
spirituality, 6, 136. See also religion
stability. See security
status, 109
surprise, 17
symbolic language, 48
symbols: for Christians, 108; meaning and, 47, 106
Tao, 135
Tao Te Ching, 72
technology: beauty and, 101–2; being in the world and, 88–93; space and, 91–92; time and, 92–93
telos (purpose), 140
theory, beauty and, 100–101
thinking, opposites and, 60–61
thinking beings, transformation into, 11
time: being in the world and, 92–93; carbon dioxide and, 92; opposites and, 60; technology and, 92–93
tipping points, 124
Tolkien, J. R. R., 50, 53–54, 66
transformation: anxiety and, 25; archetypes and, 136–37; of balance, 79; beauty and, 102, 134–35; of being in the world, 134; change and, 26; creativity and, 135; crises and, xi; of hero and heroine, 51–52; images for, 45–56; interconnectedness and, 117–37; metaphor for, 55; from music, 46; of opposites, 71; psyche and, xii; in racial inequality, 131–32; scripts and, 41; spirituality and, 136; into thinking beings, 11; transpersonal and, 129–37; Vietnam War and, 132
transpersonal: awakening and, 129–37; Buddhism and, xii; God as, 135; meaning from, xiii; Nature as, 135; Self as, 135
Tyndall, John, 13
type 2 diabetes, 93
uncertainty, 61
Uncle Tom’s Cabin, 46
unconscious: archetypes within, 32; balance and, 79; Jungian psychology and, xii, 5–6, 124; overconsumption and, 78
union, 67–68
Union of Concerned Scientists, 47
United States: climate change and, 23; global warming and, 121; racial inequality in, 123, 131; sea level rise in, 77
Vietnam War, 132
visibility: from Jungian psychology, 69; from science, 68–69
wealth, 113
“what-if” experiments, 14
witch burning, 109
young person (puer), 19–21