How Soon Is Now by Pinchbeck, Daniel -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Contents Acknowledgements Preface by Sting Introduction by Russell Brand Part One: Planetary Initiation

1. Burning Down the House

Revolution for the Hell of It System Change Climate Chaos Sandy Riding High The Day of the Dead What Happens Next? Psi Prophecy; Rebellion and the Sacred

2. Ecstatic Contact with the Cosmos

A Coll10_9781ective Rite of Passage The Prefrontal Cortex My Journey Biocentrism Sex and Drugs Global Reboot Competition to Cooperation The Noosphere

Part Two: Hard Limits

3. Earth Changes

Dread or Detachment? Planetary Boundaries Biodiversity Global Warming Feedback Loops Arctic Methane Who Do We Blame? Nitrogen Land Use Fresh Water Ocean Acidification Environmental Toxins Aerosol Pollution What Do We Do?

Part Three: Regenerative Solutions

4. Energy

How Do We Transition? Deep Decarbonization The Solar Singularity The Internet of Energy Algae-based Fuel Nuclear Power; Cold Fusion, Zero Point Making the Energy Transition

5. Farming

Meat What Can We Do? High- and Low-tech Innovation Genetic Engineering Transforming the Food System

6. Industry

Corporations Innovation or Transformation? The Story of Stuff What Do We Do? Inventing the Future Eco-cities Water and Waste Industrial Design and Aesthetics Summing Up

Part Four: God, Love and Revolution

7. Mythology

The Elder Brother The Spiritual Worlds The Cosmic Illusion Technology Is Consciousness

8. Love

Sexuality Is a Superpower Sex at Dawn Eros Unredeemed A Healing Biotope Communion

9. Rebellion

Occupy Reform or Revolution? Democracy and Anarchy Spontaneous Evolution Occult Conspiracy Pronoia

10. Revolution

The Promise of Politics Crisis Is Opportunity Revolution2.0 The Venus Project Permanent Revolution Manufactured Mind

Part Five: Post-Capitalism: Property, Money and Power

11. Possession Trance

The Problem with Property What Do We Do? Stewardship and Usufruct

12. The Money Problem

What’s Wrong with Money? Masters of the Universe Money Is a Design Problem Reformist Approaches Systemic Change What’s After Money?

13. Power and Leadership

Wisdom Revolution Revolt of the Masses Two Forms of Power Liquid Democracy

Epilogue: Conclusion and Action Plan Conclusion: What Do We Do Now?

Unify Social Networks Ecological Conversion We Are the Super-organism Festival Earth The Outer Reaches of Inner Space