---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jeremy Lent <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 9:20 PM Subject: Patterning Instinct news To: Michel <[email protected]>
Recent article and upcoming events View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/6dacd0693a3b/patterning-instinct-news-1853961?e=706ecc7286> <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=215b335189&e=706ecc7286> What Would an Ecological Civilization Look Like? Dear Michel, Last week, the UN's climate change task force, the IPCC, put the world on notice that we have just 12 years to turn around our trajectory to global disaster. Without drastic changes, we're well on the way to full-blown climate breakdown, they warn, with unprecedented drought, flooding, and famine. We need, they declare, "rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society.” But what exactly does that mean? Following the IPCC's report, I published an article describing some of the elements of what this might entail, entitled "*We Need an Ecological Civilization Before It's Too Late. <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=0447bee0ed&e=706ecc7286>*" Please read it and share your thoughts with me—and others you think might be interested. If you've read *The Patterning Instinct*, you'll know that in the final chapter I write about the need for a Great Transformation of society, encompassing a transformation of virtually every aspect of human experience: our values, our goals, and our collective behavior. I've come to believe that "Ecological Civilization" may be the best name for what might emerge from this transition: a civilization based on the sustainable health of interconnected living systems. I'll be presenting on the topic of Ecological Civilization with my friend and colleague, David Korten, at the *Parliament of World Religions* <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=63ebe37f09&e=706ecc7286> in Toronto from November 1–7. David has organized four panels on this theme, and we'll be joined in this discussion by luminaries John Cobb and Matthew Fox. In another panel, John and I will be in conversation with Mary Evelyn Tucker on the topic of "*A Grounded Understanding of Harmony for Earth Justice*." I hope to see some of you there! If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area, I invite you to join me at Stanford University's *Contemplation By Design Summit* on *Tuesday, October 30 at 7 p.m*. I'll be giving a talk on *"Cultural Mindfulness: Recognizing How Culture Shapes Our Patterns of Thought"*—and you can register here for free <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=1605e98770&e=706ecc7286> . Also, you might enjoy listening to a couple of recent interviews I gave related to this urgent topic: one with Derrick Jensen's Resistance Radio <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=f1ca99ee60&e=706ecc7286>, and the other with Joe Brewer from the Center on Applied Cultural Evolution <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=208acfe524&e=706ecc7286> . The future is still up for grabs—I urge you to do your part to help move us toward a path of sustainable flourishing, before it's too late! Best regards, Jeremy BUY THE PATTERNING INSTINCT <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=ead33c7241&e=706ecc7286> BUY THE AUDIBLE EDITION <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=9958c22331&e=706ecc7286> ARTICLE <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=0e228c70c2&e=706ecc7286> *We Need an Ecological Civilization Before It's Too Late* <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=71278371fe&e=706ecc7286> *October 10, 2018* In the face of climate breakdown and ecological overshoot, we need to restructure the fundamentals of our global cultural/economic system to cultivate an “ecological civilization”: one that prioritizes the health of living systems over short-term wealth production. *[Read more] <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=b8f84feaa2&e=706ecc7286> [Resilience] <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=7d3f94ecfd&e=706ecc7286> [EcoWatch] <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=6b7408f0ce&e=706ecc7286> [Common Dreams] <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=3b9e9bb169&e=706ecc7286>* FEATURED INTERVIEWS <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=538a62d823&e=706ecc7286> Interview: *Resistance Radio* with Derrick Jensen <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=034bf5c1b8&e=706ecc7286> *We discuss how do we change the stories of the culture? How do cultures change, and how can we transform things as rapidly as they need to be changed?* September 28, 2018 | 49 min <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=6cece27e7d&e=706ecc7286> Interview: *Beyond the Growth Paradigm *with Joe Brewer <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=b11aa7fcee&e=706ecc7286> *Together we explore how to apply insights about the importance of cultural root metaphors to the transformation of our globalized economy in the next few decades.* October 4, 2018 | 1 hr UPCOMING EVENTS <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=3eedb732a3&e=706ecc7286> *Tuesday Oct 30 | 7:00–8:15 pm Stanford University | Contemplation by Design Summit* *Cultural Mindfulness: Recognizing How Culture Shapes Our Patterns of Thought* Jeremy will identify historical foundations of our modern worldview and show how, by becoming mindful of our patterns of thought, we have the potential to redirect them for more beneficial outcomes. Register and more info. <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=7d1b2e8f67&e=706ecc7286> ------------------------------ <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=8906a60c25&e=706ecc7286> *Thu Nov 1–Wed Nov 7 2018 Parliament of World Religions | Toronto* Jeremy will take part in two panels during this weeklong conference: *Panel: To Choose Our Common Future | Ecological Civilization Series* *Panel: A Grounded Understanding of Harmony for Earth Justice | Earth Justice Series* Register and more info. <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=32f162d682&e=706ecc7286> BUY THE PATTERNING INSTINCT <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=dd955d447e&e=706ecc7286> <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=b528c4164b&e=706ecc7286> <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=5fd3b0d54a&e=706ecc7286> <https://jeremylent.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca3f163a7a35137b9c600dcba&id=861f79ee3f&e=706ecc7286> *Copyright © 2018 Liology Institute, All rights reserved.* Your are receiving this email because I believe you'll be interested, or you signed up for my newsletter. *Our mailing address is:* Liology Institute P.O. 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