Je Suis Charlie may be the most potent vaccine for an Ebola of the Human Soul that has been eating away the flesh of the human psyche since the first acts of terror were shouted in the name of Allahu Akbar. God is Great. God is Good. But the God [...]
Here is the Integral City 2014 Meta Blog. It connects the 4 Voices of the Integral City to the Planet, People, Place and Power that energized us in 2014. It follows the tradition of Integral City Meta Blog 2013 Integral City Logo History 1989-2014 Equinox/Solstice Newsletters – Integral City Reflective Organ Integral City [...]
This newsletter is published quarterly using a cycle of perspectives on the Integral City viewed from: Planet, People, Place and Power. The theme of this issue is Power. The concept of morphic or Akashic fields creates the possibility that we could harness the intelligence that is concentrated in the city to generate much greater (more [...]
What does the US-China handshake on climate change mean for our Planet of Cities? When Eagle Shakes Hands with the Dragon On the one hand it should give them confidence that they are the seed beds of global change – for it is cities who took the initiative on the climate file. While [...]
International Organization for Standards (ISO) has announced a new standard for quality of life in cities. ISO City Standard (retrieved from http://conference.cityminded.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Patricia_McCarney_PDF.pdf) In London, UK on November 17-18, 2014, ISO in conjunction the World Council on City Data (WCCD) launches the the first international standard for sustainable cities, ISO 37120: Sustainable development of communities [...]
I am truly awed with the announcement that the European Space Agency has finessed a washing machine sized lander on the ubiquitous Comet 67P/C. Philae on Comet (retrieved from http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30034060) That’s like driving a hole-in-one to a comet not much larger than an earth-sized 4 km golf course – but with a drive that [...]
Remembrance Day has traditionally commemorated human life lost in defense of our freedoms. We long for Peace. World Peace Flame, Palace of Peace, den Haag, NL But as our worlds have expanded the dimensions of space, time and moral influence, so too have we expanded the “reach” of peace. We have grown Traditional [...]
When I think about harm, I am generally trying to ward off the harm others or circumstances might do to me. World Peace Flame The human species has evolved through a continuous onslaught of external threats from the natural world that have taught us to avoid, remove, reduce or prevent harm in [...]
How do you celebrate Remembrance Day in a community that does not believe in war? Peace Palace den Haag, NL It’s a question I have never asked myself, until I moved into a community designed by the Mennonites. I knew they opposed the (Abbotsford) air show because it promoted war planes/machinery. And I [...]
I am Integral City. Web of Conversations I am a web of constant, connecting, mysteriously transformative conversations, manifesting the 12 City Intelligences, [i] amongst my 4 voices[ii] — citizens, government, organizations, and businesses. Some people align towards, others resist, co-creating a more beautiful and sustainable world. Worldviews expand from self, to city, to world, [...]