Worldview- critical to direction and intention of design
Worldview Literacy
understand our WV
Make better sense of it
Routes and strategies for conscious future developments
quantity
wholesale
Turn down the bad, turn up the good!
Working toward an increased ecological regeneration and Social Justice inspired world!
Coherence and Integrity
Completeness
Compatibility
synthesize integrative common ground
Themes, Memes and Semes
Distort reality
Continue to add to the dysfunctional system
Book 2
Project Worldview
Intentions
Developing literacy around worldviews
Meta Themes
Spade=Earthly
a persons relationship to natural world, support of or participating in certain activities, that impact nature
Clubs=Cluster Group
an persons relationship to other people, including the whole society they are part of, participating in these activities associated with these groups
Heart's=Relationships
an individual's interaction with another person with respect to the underlying motivation and the extent to which thinking, feeling, and doing are under control
Diamonds=Guiding Star
how a person relates ro knowledge, including the basis for knowledge, the orientation adopted and tools used for learning more
Book 3 - The Patrix
'pluralistic relativism'
we cannot make judgements about how appropriate is another person's or culture's value and belief systems, that every set of values and beliefs is just as valid as any other worldview.
At Gaia U
many a value and belief that go to make up the systems we call worldviews (including our own) arise from deep, unresolved patterns of distress and lead to inhuman (oppressive) behaviors.
The Patrix
the matrix of oppression/internalized oppression
It is NOT inevitable, and it does not need to dominate the design of our societies
It can easily slide into life without us knowing it
The New JIm Crow
Become a Patrix Spotter and Patrix Busters
Themes of Patrix
Classism
Racism
Sexism
Homophobia
Able-bodied-ism
Men's Oppression
What the Patrix Does
best is artificially separate individuals and groups of people one from the other in order to weaken them against an oppressor and, indeed, set them against each other creating conflicts that divert their attention from the larger aggression
Cop in the Head= internalized oppression
we are carrying both oppressor and oppressed patterns
RC
Re-evaluation Counseling is a process whereby people of all ages and of all backgrounds can learn how to exchange effective help with each other in order to free themselves from the effects of past distress experiences.
What layers of the Patrix have I been carrying with me in my life?
Spiral Dynamics- Book 4
map our bio-psychological development
Life Conditions
individuals grow and develop through exposure to experiences and circumstances
Six Nations: Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora
Are there other Folks out there life the 6 Nations?