Charles Eisenstein explores the history and potential future of civilization, tracing the converging crises of our age to the illusion of the separate self. In this limited hardcover edition of Eisenstein's landmark book, he argues that our disconnection from one another and the natural world has mislaid the foundations of science, religion, money, technology, economics, medicine, and education as we know them. It has fired our near-pathological pursuit of technological Utopias even as we push ourselves and our planet to the brink of collapse.

Fortunately, an Age of Reunion is emerging...

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In a time of social and ecological crisis, what can we as individuals do to make the world a better place? This inspirational and thought-provoking book serves as an empowering antidote to the cynicism, frustration, paralysis, and overwhelm so many of us are feeling, replacing it with a grounding reminder of what's true: we are all connected, and our small, personal choices bear unsuspected transformational power. By fully embracing and practicing this principle of interconnectedness--called interbeing--we become more effective agents of...

Charles Eisenstein explores the history and potential future of civilization, tracing the converging crises of our age to the illusion of the separate self. In this landmark book, Eisenstein explains how a disconnection from the natural world and one another is built into the foundations of civilization: into science, religion, money, technology, medicine, and education as we know them. As a result, each of these institutions faces a grave and growing crisis, fueling our near-pathological pursuit of technological fixes even as we push our planet to the brink of collapse.

Fortunately, an...

Posvátná ekonomie sleduje historii peněz od starověkých ekonomik darů až po moderní kapitalismus a odhaluje, jak peněžní systém přispěl k odcizení, konkurenci a nedostatku, jak zničil společenství a jak si vynutil nekonečný růst. Dnes tyto trendy dosáhly svého extrému - ale v důsledku jejich zhroucení můžeme najít velkou příležitost k přechodu k propojenějšímu, ekologičtějšímu a udržitelnějšímu způsobu bytí.

Tato kniha pojednává o tom, jak se může změnit peněžní systém, aby tento přechod ztělesňoval, a jak bychom se mohli...