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TheRelationBetweenLongHair
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Itwouldbeamistaketothinkthisculture
clearcutsonlyforests,itclearcutsour
psychesaswell.Itwouldbeamistaketo
thinkitdamsonlyrivers.Weourselvesare
dammed(anddamned)byitaswell.It
wouldbeamistaketothinkitcreatesdead
zonesonlyintheocean.Itcreatesdead
zonesinourheartsandminds.Itwouldbe
amistaketothinkitfragmentsonlyour
habitat.Wetooarefragmented,splitoff,
shredded,rent,torn.~DerrickJensen

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Colonialism,expansionism,imperialism,
callitwhatyouwill.Ithassystematically
destroyedbothourpsychologicalandecologicalenvironments.Itisaheartlessmanmachinehell
bentonconquering,consuming,controllingandrepeating,adinfinitum.LikeFrantzFanonsaid,
Colonialismisnotamachinecapableofthinking,abodyendowedwithreason.Itisnaked
violence.
Andinitsnakedviolenceitleavespathsofmassdestructionthattransformhealthyenvironments
intoburntouthusks.Unhealthyandunsustainable,colonialismisanenginewithoutdated
machineryandparochial,dyedinthewoolequipment.Itrampagesoverenvironmentslikea
mindless,hyperviolentbackhoeclosemindedanddoggedinitsobsoletedogeatdog
worldview.
Whatgetschewedupisntjustthebiospherebutthehumanpsyche,thehumanheart,andthe
humansoul.Andtheonlythingstandinginitswayarehealthy,reasonable,compassionate,and
ecocentrichumanbeings.SelfawarepeoplethatunderstandandempathizewiththeSioux
proverb:Theearthwasnotgiventoyou,butloanedtoyou.Wedonotinherititfromour
ancestorsweborrowitfromourchildren.Herearethreewaystodecolonizethehuman
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1)Decolonizeyourself
Keepingoneeyeonthewaytheworldoughttobe,whileneverlosingsightofthewayitis,
requirespermanent,precariousbalance.Itrequiresfacingsquarelythefactthatyouwillneverget
theworldyouwant,whilerefusingtotalkyourselfoutofwantingit.~SusanNeiman

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Inacolonizedworld,itsextremely
difficulttodifferentiatemedicinefrom
poison.Itsalmostasifwehaveto
becomeawarebeforewecanbecome
aware.LikeGeorgeOrwellsaid,Until
theybecomeconscioustheywillnever
rebel,anduntilaftertheyhaverebelled
theycannotbecomeconscious.
Frustratingindeed.
Soinlightofthiscontradictoryself
awakeningrevolution,whatisonetodo?
Firstandforemost,wehavetobeokay
withgettinguncomfortable.LikeBrene
Brownsaid,Youcanhavecourageor
youcanhavecomfort,butyoucanthave
both.
Oncecouragehassufficientlytrumpedcomfort,wecanchallengeourselvesintobuildinganew
worldintheshelloftheold.Wecandenytheegocentriccommunitiesandembracethecreation
ofecocentriccommunities.Wecanchoosetobreakthecycleoframpantnaturedeprivation.Like
CarlJungsaid,Civilizedmanisindangeroflosingallcontactwiththeworldofinstincta
dangerthatisstillfurtherincreasedbyhislivinganurbanexistenceinwhatseemstobeapurely
manmadeenvironment.Thislossofinstinctislargelyresponsibleforthepathologicalcondition
ofourcontemporaryculture.
Wecanmakeacommitmenttorestoreourconnectiontomotherearth.Wecanwakeuptowhat
thenativepeoplesofthisearthhavealwaysknown:thatultimatelythedamagingdevelopmentof
colonizationservesonlytoseparateusfromeachotherandfromtheveryfoundationoflifeitself.
Wecanrealizethattheoilmongersandwarmongersareus.Andthenslowly,systematically,
begintounoilmongerandunwarmongerourselvesbyreplacingoilwithrenewableand
violencewithlove.

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2)Decolonizethroughprogressivetechnology
Revolutionisatoncethemosttragicandredeemingsocialexperience.Itiswhatsocietiesdo

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insteadofcommittingsuicide,whenthealternativesareexhaustedandalltheconnectionsthat
bindmenslivesinfamiliarpatternsarecut.~AndrewKopkind
Wecanusetechnologytoprogressivelyevolve
insteadofregressivelydevolve.Wehavethe
creativecapacitytoovercomeourlimits.We
alwayshave.Thisiswhatmakesusmost
authenticallyhuman.Andthiscreative
capacitymanifestsitselfthroughour
technologies.Italwayshas.
Technologycanbeprogressiveand
constructive,orregressiveanddestructivea
kindoftechnoontologicaldoubleedged
sword.Wearecreatedbywhatwehave
created:shoes,thewheel,andcomputers.
Likewise,wearedestroyedbywhatwehave
created:guns,theatomicbomb,andrunaway
capitalism.Therearehealthyandunhealthy
waystouseourtechnologies.Wejusthaveto
getbetteratusingtheminhealthierways.
Technologyhasforeverbeenlikeasecondskinforhumans.Thequestionis:willthatskinbe
armorlikeandinvulnerable,andthusdestructiveandunsustainableorrobustandadaptable,and
thusconstructiveandsustainable.Balanceiskey.Moderationisthesecret.TheGoldenMeanis
forcingourheadovertheedgeofthehumanabyss.
TheGoldenRatioisslappingusacrosstheface.TheMiddleWayisperhapstheonlywaytoright
theship,butthevastmajorityofpeoplearetoobusysinkingitwiththeirextremistviewstosee
thatperhapsrockingtheboatinmoderationisthewaytostayafloat.
Alongwithemergingrenewableenergytechnologies,guerrillagardeningisanexceptional
technologyfordecolonizingthehumancondition.OrwhatabouttheVenusProjectandthe
ZeitgeistMovement,andtheirideaofmovingtowardsaresourcebasedeconomyinsteadofa
monetarybasedonemoneybeingahugehurdlefortheevolutionofourspecies.LikeDouglas
Adamssaid,Togiverealserviceyoumustaddsomethingwhichcannotbeboughtormeasured
withmoney,andthatissincerityandintegrity.
OrwhataboutGoogleandthecollectiveconsciousnessoftheinternet,ortheHubbleTelescope
ortheOverviewEffect,oreventheuseofsmartphones.Thesetechnologieshaveawayof
creatingwhatJasonSilvacallstechnosocialwormholesthatliterallyshrinkourlineofsight
andsquashtheoutdatednotionofoutofsight,outofmind.Withthesewormholeswecan
shrinkspaceandtimeandcometogetherthroughecoconsciouscells,forums,threads,posts,
websites,withwhichwecancrushtheoverreachofcolonialismfromtheinsideout.

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3)TransformtheDesertoftheRealintotheGardenoftheNew
TheGreatLieisthatthisiscivilization.Itsnotcivilized.Ithasliterallybeenthemostblood
thirstybrutalizingsystemeverimposeduponthisplanet.Thisisnotcivilization,thisistheGreat
Lie.Orifitdoesrepresentcivilization,andthatistrulywhatcivilizationis,thentheGreatLieis
thatcivilizationisgoodforus.~JohnTrudell
Whoarethecaptainsofspaceshipearth?Weare.Eachandeveryoneofushasaparttoplayin
steeringthismostpreciousvessel.WemustbeabletotransformtheWastelandoftheHyperreal
intotheDesertoftheRealintotheGardenoftheNew.
TheWastelandoftheHyperrealisthe
worldthathasbeenleftbehindbyoutdated
colonialismandparochialimperialism.Itis
theravaged,burntouthuskuponwhichwe
allcurrentlywalkblindfolded.TheDesert
oftheRealisthatblindfoldremoved,the
psychological/spiritual/existentialwakeup
calltotheextentofourdestructionandto
thefullrealizationofthedamagethatthe
WastelandoftheHyperrealhascaused.
Onecannotevenfathomthepossibilityof

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theGardenoftheNewwithoutfirst
removingthisblindfold.TheGardenofthe
Newisanupdated,healthy,andsustainable
worldwhereecoconsciouspeoplehave
rediscoveredasacredbalancebetweennatureandthehumansoul.
Thisevolutiontakesshapewithintheprocessoftechnosocialrewilding,keepinginmindthatwe
arenotregressingintosavagery,butprogressingintoahealthiermoresustainableworldforusall.
Ittakesplacewithinthecourageousheartofeachofusdecolonizingourselvesandrisingupfrom
theguttersofanoutdatedwayofbeinghumanintheworld.
Itsanawakeningtobothourrootsandourwings,andhowtobalancethepowerofboth.Itsan
emergence,areimagining,anexistentialrevelationandaspiritualrevolution.Inshort:its
providence,andthesalvationofourspecies.Butuntilsuchtimecanpass,dearreader,heedthe
wisewordsofJohnTrudell,Protectyourspirit,becauseyouareintheplacewherespiritsget
eaten.
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ByGaryZMcGee

Gary'Z'McGee,aformerNavyIntelligenceSpecialistturnedphilosopher,isthe
authorofBirthdaySuitofGodandTheLookingGlassMan.Hisworksareinspiredby
thegreatphilosophersoftheagesandhiswideawakeviewofthemodernworld.

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