Our actions are not isolated but are shaped by the very materials and ecosystems we engage with. While this sounds beautiful, how do with actually live according to this understanding?
Thanks for offering us a (transformed) framework for taking these concepts into praxis. I love Barad's agentic realism. Reading her book years ago was an opening for me into the reality of animism, not from a romanticized indigeneous wannabe but from a base level of the real. And I think the work now lies in living the ideas (imperfectly but sincerely)...getting from the head and the heart into the gut and the hands. Why I appreciate your writings here in practical philosophy Jessica, that offer us pathways to get our hands dirty;-)
Redefining the drama cycle is a fascinating way of recasting out relationship with the rest of Gaia, especially naming the hubris of 'saving the planet', the guilt of being inevitably entangled in the persecutor role, and providing a perspective to see beyond both. I am also exploring how we with our particular human intelligence have a role to play as part of Gaia's feedback systems in contributing to the planet's healing.
Thanks for offering us a (transformed) framework for taking these concepts into praxis. I love Barad's agentic realism. Reading her book years ago was an opening for me into the reality of animism, not from a romanticized indigeneous wannabe but from a base level of the real. And I think the work now lies in living the ideas (imperfectly but sincerely)...getting from the head and the heart into the gut and the hands. Why I appreciate your writings here in practical philosophy Jessica, that offer us pathways to get our hands dirty;-)
Thank you, Katie! I love her ideas as well and find it very challenging to bring them into praxis ☺️
Redefining the drama cycle is a fascinating way of recasting out relationship with the rest of Gaia, especially naming the hubris of 'saving the planet', the guilt of being inevitably entangled in the persecutor role, and providing a perspective to see beyond both. I am also exploring how we with our particular human intelligence have a role to play as part of Gaia's feedback systems in contributing to the planet's healing.
That sounds great. Is there one particularly helpful tool or mindset shift or text that you can recommend that you have you come across?