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Sapience: The Moment Is Now
Five Star Review of Sapience: The Moment Is Now
The graphic above encapsulates the essence of this Five Star review in images. The full review is provided below. It was reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2024 on Amazon. I welcome more reviews from all readers of Sapience.
This book is hard to classify. It is set in a dystopian future where multi-national corporations (Multis) control what used to be the USA. That might sound like Sci-Fi but this Sci-Fi setting is more to provide the scaffolding for a compelling and thought-provoking deep dive into the nuances of human consciousness, societal evolution, and the pivotal choices we face in the modern era.
The book challenges readers to reconsider their understanding of what it means to be truly 'sapient'—to possess wisdom and discernment. It explores the historical context of human development, tracing our journey from primitive beginnings to the complex, interconnected societies we inhabit today. This historical journey chews up quite a few chapters but helps convey the book's central message: that the moment for profound change and self-awareness is now – in a world facing climate change, the rise of AI, income inequality and populist support of authoritarianism.
One of the standout features of "Sapience" is that draws on a wide array of disciplines, including economics, politics, psychology, anthropology, and ethics, to build a comprehensive picture of humanity's current predicament. Moreover, "Sapience" is not just a theoretical treatise; it is a call to action. The book urges individuals to cultivate mindfulness, ethical responsibility, and a deeper connection with the world around them. It emphasizes the importance of collective action and the need for a paradigm shift in how we view progress and success. A quote for a feel of the book:
"Even people riding on the upper crests of the waves of civilization feel it… if they are honest with themselves, there is a constant tug pulling on the conscience of all human beings living in all civilizations and in all social levels all over the world that they don’t matter, that they are not valued, that they are not a treasured member of society. Nobody is. How can they be?
Groups of connected individuals used to be 20 to 30 members. Back then, 5,000+ years ago, everybody mattered, everybody had something of value, a talent, an ability that was needed and helped the tribe survive. And this was a gift… and it was treasured by everybody in the tribe.
In the modern world, where a thousand people … probably more… can do the same job for even less than what you need to do it, everybody feels themselves to be a disposable commodity used by a mindless machine man calls civilization. "
The book is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of humanity and the steps we must take to ensure a sustainable and enlightened path forward. It is a powerful reminder that the choices we make today will shape the world of tomorrow, and it inspires readers to rise to the challenge with wisdom and resolve. The book ends on a cliffhanger being the first volume in a set.
Welcome
Welcome to this space, which is dedicated to celebrating you and who you are becoming (really, who you have always been). This is a place committed to bringing wisdom back into our species name by stirring consciousness through art, story, and essay.
Why Art and Story?
Because each of us is a story unfolding through space and time. Now, as no other time in human history, we need new and better stories about ourselves, about each other, and about our collective story for this is our shared reality. Homo sapiens is a single species that evolved on Earth, emerging out of billions and billions of other life that evolved on Earth. Now it alone holds the keys to the entire kingdom of life here on our fragile blue marble suspended in space. Supposedly, we are the wise ones, but have we lost the very wisdom for which our species was named. Now, we need the wisdom for which our species was named. We may have caused this disease, but we are also the medicine of Now. And, this is why art and story are essential for they help us tell better stories about ourselves by helping us uncover and understand more of who we really are.
Every thought, choice, and action we make is like a vote on the direction our collective tide of consciousness flows. This direction creates Now, and this is why every human being is needed to create a better Now. As we learn how to swim once again in the deeper waters of our consciousness, we can begin to access deeper ways of being and wisdom needed to solve complex global challenges. We can learn how to unite mind and psyche allowing us to access creativity that helps us rediscover ways of thinking and being in the world that are life affirming and sustainable.
When we listen to each other’s stories, we heal and grow as individuals and groups, which empowers us to become better individuals who can contribute stronger, better threads to our shared reality (i.e., the stories we tell about ourselves, our families, friends, communities, cities, countries, and world). This is not new work. It is as old as the first humans sitting around the first camp fires telling stories. We choose the quality of the thread we contribute to Now moment by moment.
This site shares stories and art about the New Ancients (who are us). We are the ones who are rising and moving into the deep waters of our individual and collective consciousness. Welcome to this space and to your growing role as a story teller of this moment in time.
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