Everything seems to be bigger in the US, incl. the disasters. Really terrible situation now: two moral worldviews splitting the population in two halves. Big hugs to all from Copenhagen, Lene On 04-11-2020 15:05, Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx wrote: > > Hi TOK Folks, > > Well, that was an interesting night, huh? Pretty much setting the > stage for exactly what I hoped would not happen. > > The clash of identity that is unfolding before our eyes is epic. > > If you get to the end of the UTUA story I shared, I think the lessons > remain as important as ever. > > Try to orient your energy toward love and wisdom in the days to come. > > Big hugs to all, > Gregg > > *From:* Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx > *Sent:* Monday, November 2, 2020 8:00 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > *Subject:* TOK The Quest for the Scepter of UTUA > > Hi TOK List, > > As Zak Stein has so brilliantly noted, one of the most profound ways > to understand the current metacrises in this time between worlds is to > consider it a crisis of education and teacherly authority. Zak means > this in the broadest and deepest senses of the word “education”. As > such, it becomes akin to socialization and the failing authority is > found in the institutions that stretch far beyond K-12 schools, and > include higher education, politics, and the capacity for > intergenerational sense and meaning making to cultivate the necessary > knowledge and practices for valued states of being in future > generations. The Unified Theory adopts a new perspective on knowledge > and the human condition and our 21^st Century cosmic coordinates. It > seeks to both serve, to quote Zak Ali, as “the ultimate sense and > meaning making tool” and to play a role in the transitional, kairotic > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_kairotic&d=DwID-g&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=jeDS1w3pn7xlhEQDx_24ouKvZqZ5D6i5r_7VzMQ9q24&s=sol77HbCgLRMeM37s47ZXjUZ1kqz5uQUDIkzeMN_zmw&e= > period that that we find > ourselves in. The idea here is that we have a 20-30 year period to > upgrade our mental-cultural operating systems and reframe the way we > process data into information into knowledge into wisdom. > > Toward that end, I am sharing with you an educational product from > what I call “The World of UTUA”. It is an educational journey that > imagines what schooling might look like from the vantage point of the > Garden. It is structured in a way that is designed to be fun and pull > on the archetypes of older elementary/middle school kids. As you will > see, it is especially designed for boys. This is mostly because of the > origin of this product was a question from my younger brother, Tim, > whose three boys were 8, 10, 11 at the time it was made. As such, it > is clearly titled toward the masculine. I make no apologies for this,. > Indeed, it is strongly justified in the larger context. If there is a > center of crisis in education, it is, very arguably, found with boys > (see, e.g., here > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.amazon.com_Boy-2DCrisis-2DBoys-2DStruggling-2DAbout_dp_1942952716&d=DwID-g&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=jeDS1w3pn7xlhEQDx_24ouKvZqZ5D6i5r_7VzMQ9q24&s=V2EfPkxAh-V5lbpMqVpwnhkxs9agPx8Wq-fVAU_Vdv8&e= >). > > The prompt for the original slide deck in 2017 was my brother’s > question: */What does the Unified Theory say is the most significant > problem of the day and how would it address it?/* This product was my > answer. I have added a few very minor alterations, but what I am > sharing is essentially the original form (summer of 2017). What is > added from the original (here > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.gregghenriques.com_world-2Dof-2Dutua.html&d=DwID-g&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=jeDS1w3pn7xlhEQDx_24ouKvZqZ5D6i5r_7VzMQ9q24&s=f3c7W-TF5ErFmzD92q5rSsj8bCNhuZO2JwvKic2rNso&e= >) is a better color > scheme and the narration, both on the slide deck itself and then the > explanation of what the symbolism means. A reason I wanted to do this > is because over the past 8 months many people have been added to the > list that have more of an art and technological skill set. One day > perhaps some one with real skill in those fields will advance this > product. > > Here is the narrated video: > > The Quest for the Scepter of UTUA > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__drive.google.com_file_d_1eayonaemhLL-2DxVibeOfKHcuMbCf-5F2TT0_view-3Fusp-3Dsharing&d=DwID-g&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=jeDS1w3pn7xlhEQDx_24ouKvZqZ5D6i5r_7VzMQ9q24&s=8SuitOQsbWEJCQOO7aoNjeKqHm3RXlKSThcMFpc5vOo&e= > > > Here is the adult/educator version that explains the symbolism: > > Explanation of the Symbolism of the Quest for UTUA > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__drive.google.com_file_d_1wzOur2eu5g6aZFI11dYZRlhMpGxbXSyj_view-3Fusp-3Dsharing&d=DwID-g&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=jeDS1w3pn7xlhEQDx_24ouKvZqZ5D6i5r_7VzMQ9q24&s=oCzxSuLm1MEzWnAIcZGtWpMxt_qyQix33ouPCi87peQ&e= > > > Here is the no voice slide deck (please note that the font appears off > here, in the translation in to google slides…happy to email the > original slide deck in anyone wants it). > > Quest for UTUA Slide Deck > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__drive.google.com_file_d_1a7ec23-5FrRrPOd1IcJkT99MzZPksM9P2X_view-3Fusp-3Dsharing&d=DwID-g&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=jeDS1w3pn7xlhEQDx_24ouKvZqZ5D6i5r_7VzMQ9q24&s=PS01ftN5MjyCp--J1XTJfRP7ocXXIMN69TcvhwsCDAY&e= > > > A couple of notes if you go first with the narrative. > > First, you will see that it is embedded in a political commentary. I > want to state here, much like I did with my “morning after” letter, is > that the focus of the commentary is on a single individual and his > character. The rest of the implicit commentary is on the general state > of political crisis, and the idea that we need a wise metapolitical > position to emerge that can help us generate a much healthier > political body that can do what it is supposed to do, which build > common ground to cultivate the social-environmental commons that we as > citizens participate in. I hope that is apparent by the framing. > > Second, people are often asking: “Well, given your theory, what can > you do with it?” I have developed some basic answers. CALM-MO, for > example, is a quick but also deep entry point to some foundational > principles and processes of psychological mindfulness. The longer > answer is complex. What it does depends on what you know and can > learn. And it requires that you learn. In fact, it is unapologetic in > that way. Unfortunately, that is the exact opposite of the convenience > and efficiency mindset that people have been socialized in this > culture to expect. After all, we have at our finger tips access to so > much that is immediately “valuable”. Think of the iPhone. With the > products of Steve Jobs to compete with, an intimidating, unusual > knowledge structure that seems to both convey commonsense and offers a > cathedral of depth that doesn’t promise any immediate reward is not > exactly well-placed to activate a dopamine squirt and cultivate base > investment and the eager clicking of more. Oh well. Marketing has > never been my thing. Indeed, I think marketing and deep knowledge of > human psychology is a dangerous combination. There are good reasons my > intuition has been to wrap my theory up into layers that need to be > peeled back like an onion over time. > > Third, unlike the pre-adolescent boys that this product is geared for, > our “test and quest” is not told in twenty minutes, but rather is on > the arc of 20+ years. As adults on the cusp of profound phase shift, > we must be engaged in a “long game”. My sense is that there are seers > out there who are seeing. We need a way to connect them and develop > the tapestry of understanding that allows us to effectively knit > together a frame. The UTOK identifies as this kairotic moment as the > 5^th joint point. As someone like Jordan Peterson would quickly note, > we face the masculine project of “hunting the dragon in the dark”. We > have to net him and bring the prize home to the tribe. Then, we need > to get that understanding to the community. This is the feminine > project of pulling apart the dragon and digesting the story of his > conquest wisely for the community/communitas > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikipedia.org_wiki_Communitas&d=DwID-g&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=jeDS1w3pn7xlhEQDx_24ouKvZqZ5D6i5r_7VzMQ9q24&s=4VSSy33v-qUHC5gpaXJpYUOJRjJUWvogAduhRgtBOfI&e= >. Doing so allows to build > the mythos that allows us to remember where we have been and what we > need to do to avoid disaster in the centuries to follow. Finally, > after the weave of understanding emerges and is found in a community, > we need to cultivate the proper nest > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__drive.google.com_file_d_1Ol6tQcwZYRtBTDNMumQ1mDYlIqVp1zMZ_view&d=DwID-g&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=jeDS1w3pn7xlhEQDx_24ouKvZqZ5D6i5r_7VzMQ9q24&s=8PL_9s8PdKRn0E7qD8ZQ4x0HDb0qNsP5dORB6FD7xLE&e= > > and socialize the children accordingly. This is the long game > developmental project that allows us to transform the trajectory of > mother earth, which seems headed for the ultimate Titanic calamity, > such that we miss the iceberg and sail off in to CALMer seas in the > back half of the 21^st Century. > > This week is an important one. Fingers crossed Humanity still has the > time we need to be heroes. > > Best, > Gregg > > ___________________________________________ > > Gregg Henriques, Ph.D. > Professor > Department of Graduate Psychology > 216 Johnston Hall > MSC 7401 > James Madison University > Harrisonburg, VA 22807 > (540) 568-7857 (phone) > (540) 568-4747 (fax) > > > /Be that which enhances dignity and well-being with integrity./ > > Check out the Unified Theory Of Knowledge homepage at: > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.unifiedtheoryofknowledge.org_&d=DwID-g&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=jeDS1w3pn7xlhEQDx_24ouKvZqZ5D6i5r_7VzMQ9q24&s=pTYbn-GpcycZWSJ22lOV6QKCURFIWnJAtEzYMaC8mf8&e= > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.unifiedtheoryofknowledge.org_&d=DwID-g&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=jeDS1w3pn7xlhEQDx_24ouKvZqZ5D6i5r_7VzMQ9q24&s=pTYbn-GpcycZWSJ22lOV6QKCURFIWnJAtEzYMaC8mf8&e= > > > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > <mailto:mailto:[log in to unmask]> or > click the following link: > http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1 > <http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1> > -- *Lene Rachel Andersen* Futurist, economist, author & keynote speaker Co-founder of Nordic Bildung and the European Bildung Network Full member of the Club of Rome *Nordic Bildung* Vermlandsgade 51, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark www.nordicbildung.org +45 28 96 42 40 ############################ To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1