The transition from a paradigm of opacity/power to transparency/ethics IS the bridge humanity now crosses. It is a passage best led by individuals and groups with evenly-balanced masculine/feminine polarity, pluralists and those who oriented more around Eros than Phobos. ~ Nathaniel Hansen, Athens, Greece.
RELATED RESOURCES:
Eros by Neumann (the best writer on the story of Psyche and Eros. He is a depth psychologist).
Facebook and Twitter have a self-healing power which was once harnessed by ancient Greek philosophers, according to a new study.
PhD student Theresa Sauter, from the Queensland University of Technology, is examining how social-networking websites help people form their own identity.
“Social-networking sites, blogs, online discussion forums and online journals represent modern arenas for individuals to write themselves into being,” the Courier Mail quoted Sauter as saying.
“A lot of people see social networking as a new way for people to interact but I’m interested in examining it as a way to form an identity and understand ourselves,” she added.
The study will focus on the history and benefits of writing about oneself.
“The ancient Greek philosophers used a reflective notebook to write down what they had read and their thoughts on it,” she said.
“Early Christians and Puritans kept confessional diaries, while … in the 20th century self-writing was commonly used in therapy to enable people to explore and heal themselves,” she added.
In her opinion, Facebook is the modern-day equivalent.
“We now live in a secularist society but people are still concerned with getting things off their chest. People put status updates on their Facebook account confessing everything.
“They are feeling compelled to be honest and reveal themselves. People have always felt this way but doing it in the public realm means they are simultaneously surrendering some of their privacy,” she said. (Source: ANI)
Social networks owe a lot to the hippie movement, which introduced 20th century humans to the concept of weaving relationships, celebrating pluralism and harmonizing difference. We are currently in a fabulous age characterized by syncretism, “both-and”, synesthesia, multi-valence and other such fabulous poly-phenomena. Generosity and hospitality between sub-cultures and religions is highly suggested. ~ Nathaniel Hansen
Social networks have changed the face of what it means to be human. We are no longer bound by the confines of the physical realm. Human social networks are launching pads, entrance halls, to the fantastic and limitless realm of spirit…welcome to Forever, mankind. We are moments from a collectively-experienced “tasting” of once intangible concepts like Infinity, Forever and Eternity.
Virtual goods are the new economy. We are firmly caught in a river of thought that is carrying all of us into vicinities known by ancient peoples: places like Dreamtime AND Hyperborea. Our very dreams, the images that fill our minds, have a value to ourselves, our communities, our pareas, our World.
The nature of competition has changed forever. And the earth from which we now may mine gold IS firmly the Imagination.
Those who are primarily physically-oriented and adept in the realm of Density (not a negative or perjorative realm at all) are now being introduced to the Subtler realms – places well known by artists, poets, philosophers, meta-physicians and the like. They need only apply the same principles to the Invisible realm and their livings will be secure. The practioners of the subtle are now free to peddle their goods, their crafts and, most importantly, the fantastic realms of Within, a far vaster realm than Without. ~ Nathaniel Hansen
Cool #1 – Social Shopping moves forward another step:
Jodi Bricker, Vice President of Digital for Levi’s® Americas said, “We’re creating a new social shopping experience that will change the way people shop online and, frankly, make buying jeans more fun. We’re excited to pioneer this new technology and help our loyal fans connect with our brand and share their favorite Levi’s® products with friends.” (http://bit.ly/cool_social_idea_1)
Cool #2 – digg Labs:
Nice way to check in on the latest: (http://bit.ly/cool_social_idea_2)
Cool #3 – Facebook Social Graph moves forward another few steps:
The new Graph API attempts to drastically simplify the way developers read and write data to Facebook. It presents a simple, consistent view of the Facebook social graph, uniformly representing objects in the graph (e.g., people, photos, events, and fan pages) and the connections between them (e.g., friend relationships, shared content, and photo tags). (http://bit.ly/cool_social_idea_3)
Cool #4 – An on-going GREAT social numbers counting project by Gary Hayes:
Gary Hayes Social Media Counts v1.8!!!
LARGE VIEW OF SOCIAL COUNT HERE!
Cool #5 – This is THE future:
Augmented Reality 1 – A 28 Second Movie on How it Works
AR 2 – Esquire’s Augmented Reality Issue
AR 3 – James Cameron’s Avatar Toys Augmented Reality Demo
AR 4 – Augmented Reality Business Models
…and the world’s first Commercial Augmented Reality Conference in SF is happening NOW: http://america.arconf.com/2010/
Cool #6 – Smart Clothing is sexy and truly amazing!:
Smart Fabric!
Smart Fabric Conference 2010: (http://bit.ly/smart_fabric_conference2010)
PING by Electric Foxy – Ping is a garment that connects to your Facebook account wirelessly and from anywhere. It allows you to stay connected to your friends and groups of friends simply by performing natural gestures that are built into the mechanics of the garments we wear. Lift up a hood, tie a bow, zip, button, and simply move, bend and swing to ping your friends naturally and automatically. No phone, no laptop, no hardware. Simply go about your day, look good and stay connected. (http://bit.ly/electricfoxy_PING)
