When an individual is journeying, no matter where or how, a certain degree of attention is required in order to arrive safely. If one is piloting a plane or scuba or sky diving or bicycling, one must pay very close attention to the task at hand, in order to avoid a fatal outcome. The journey of consciously navigating collapse is no less daunting, and enormous awareness of what is at stake is required in order to maximize the likelihood of survival and evoke the creativity necessary for manifesting and sustaining a new paradigm. My experience with human beings is that the desire to do or feel good is not sufficient to carry us through the darkest hours of the journey.
the words of Joanna Macy come to mind as she repeatedly counsels readers and audiences not to be afraid of the darkness and to allow ourselves to feel the pain and loss visited upon us by civilization.
clipped from: carolynbaker.net 