Published in Office for the Future·PinnedPart 1 — A New Declaration of Interdependence: Healing Our Global Intimacy Disorder Through an Evolving Universal Grammar of Shared Value“We need a new Declaration of Independence together with a new Declaration of Interdependence. Not only are all human beings created equal; all human beings are born creative and all human beings are irreducibly unique. Uniqueness unlike separateness is not the cause of alienation but the currency of connection. All…Independence Day6 min read
Published in Office for the Future·PinnedABOUTThe Office for the future Reality is at a crisis point. We stand poised between two futures. We are at a moment in history where the future could be the best of times, or the future could be the worst of times. We stand at a unique pivotal point poised between unbearable promise and joy…First Principles2 min read
1 day agoSeduce Thyself: Taking Responsibility for Your Own ArousalListen to this spontaneously recorded, beautiful deep invitation by Dr. Marc Gafni, to join episode 293 of our weekly live broadcast of One Mountain, Many Paths [click here to register for free or watch the replay of episode 293 HERE] Seduce Thyself: Taking Responsibility for Your Own Arousal The old Delphic Oracle in ancient Greece said: Know…Seduction3 min read
Published in Office for the Future·Apr 27Making Sense of the World Through Ukraine: The Clash Between Two Love StoriesSense-making as sacred activism — This is an unplugged, lightly edited, oral talk, by Dr. Marc Gafni. There was no attempt to turn this into a formal written essay. It should be read as a kind of oral essay. It covers a lot of ground and creates a broad and deep context of value allowing…New Politics61 min read
Published in Office for the Future·Apr 22World Religion: Re-ligare as a Context for Our DiversityThis short bullet-point introduction is taken from a spontaneous live talk given on the weekly broadcast of One Mountain, Many Paths, which Dr. Marc Gafni co-founded together with his evolutionary partner Barbara Marx Hubbard. These are unedited and unplugged excerpts of Dr. Gafni’s talk created by his students. Thus, the…World Religion4 min read
Published in Office for the Future·Mar 20The Moral Bankruptcy of the Moral Equivalency Arguments about the Russian Invasion of UkraineThis is an unplugged, lightly edited, oral talk, by Dr. Marc Gafni one in a series of talks doing sense making on the Ukraine and our larger world context, inviting us to a way forward, to a memory of the future. At stake is the very future of humanity This is all about Ukraine, and it is not…Ukraine Invasion41 min read
Published in Office for the Future·Feb 19The Challenge — Meta-Crisis: The Response — A New Cultural Enlightenment: “Unique Self and Unique Self Symphonies”This short introduction is taken from a spontaneous live talk given on the weekly broadcast of One Mountain, Many Paths. These are unedited and unplugged excerpts of Dr. Gafni’s talk created by his students. We’re here in this place together, in this community of pioneering souls, at this moment poised…New Identity7 min read
Published in Office for the Future·Feb 17The Evolutionary Technology of Chant: Portal to the New Story of ValueThis short introduction is taken from a spontaneous live talk given on the weekly broadcast of One Mountain, Many Paths. These are unedited and unplugged excerpts of Dr. Gafni’s talk created by his students. Where does the New Story come from? How do we know anything? Where do we know…New Universe Story5 min read
Published in Office for the Future·Feb 4Don’t Look Up: Death Stands Before Eternity and Says Only YesThis short introduction is taken from a spontaneous live talk given on the weekly broadcast of One Mountain, Many Paths. These are unedited and unplugged excerpts of Dr. Gafni’s talk created by his students. This is part 5 of a series reading the movie Don’t Look Up as a text…Death5 min read
Published in Office for the Future·Jan 26Don’t Look Up “We’re All Gonna Die”: The Key Seven Inner Knowings of Immortality That Are Essential in Responding to Existential RiskThis short introduction is taken from a spontaneous live talk given on the weekly broadcast of One Mountain, Many Paths. These are unedited and unplugged excerpts of Dr. Gafni’s talk created by his students. This is part of a series reading the movie Don’t Look Up as a text of…Dont Look Up11 min read