"We’re presently in the terminal Cenozoic and we have to move into a new period, something equivalent to the transition from the Mesozoic to the Cenozoic, or from the Paleozoic to the Mesozoic… So my own thinking has been to go back to a cosmological answer… My own approach is not psychological; it’s not sociological; it’s not theological or epistemological. My approach is cosmological.
We need a myth, but a myth that speaks out of the scientific tradition, something that is both scientific and mythic, because myth is a part of science; science
All things have a ‘person’ aspect, a subjective aspect. The universe is a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects. Everything carries this capacity for presence and rapport in some way… If there is compassion in the universe, it must be a dimension of the universe. All things are a dimension of each other, all things express a dimension of the universe."
–Thomas Berry, Lectures in Assisi, Italy, 1991.
(Edited by Drew Dellinger)
About Drew Dellinger
Drew Dellinger, Ph.D., is an internationally known speaker, poet, writer, and teacher whose keynotes and poetry performances—which address ecology, justice, cosmology, and connectedness—have inspired minds and hearts around the world. He is also a consultant, filmmaker, and founder of Planetize the Movement.
Dellinger has presented at over 1400 events across the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. He has spoken and performed at numerous conferences—including TEDWomen, Bioneers, the Green Festival, the Dream Reborn, and the Parliament of the World’s Religions—as well as colleges and universities, poetry venues, protests, and places of worship.
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