Reclaiming Our Innate Nature
The concept of Radical Human Ecology is becoming increasingly vital for understanding our place within the natural world.
It challenges conventional views, urging a deeper connection to life's regenerative principles. Most traditional definitions of human ecology, often grounded in a Cartesian ontology, fail to recognize humanity as an implicit part of Life, embedded within a vast web of mutual and symbiotic interrelations.
Critique of the Western Worldview
A central critique of the prevailing European worldview, termed "Euroman" philosophy, highlights its emphasis on competitive individualism over the mutuality of relatedness. This perspective often overlooks our intrinsic "debts" to interconnected systems, a concept powerfully articulated by philosopher V.F. Cordova. The modern Western mind often struggles to acknowledge these substantial connections, frequently operating in a state of koyaanisquatsi (a world out of balance). The imperative lies in re-grounding reason in humility and cultivating empathy, transcending nihilistic postmodern critiques to reconstruct a graceful, life-affirming approach.
"To many indigenous peoples the European worldview is damaging their way of life... There are no self-made persons. There are only those who cannot (or refuse to) acknowledge their debts." — V.F. Cordova
"Only to the White man was nature a “wilderness” and only to him was the land infested by “wild” animals and “savage” people. To us it was tame." — Luther Standing Bear, Land of the Spotted Eagle
"Wetiko is an Algonquin word for a cannibalistic (parasitic) spirit that is driven by greed, excess, and selfish consumption... It deludes its host into believing that cannibalizing the life-force of others... is a logical and morally upright way to live." — Alnoor Ladha and Martin Kirk, Seeing Wetiko
- Syntropy: Our inherent tendency towards order, organization, and energy convergence—the driving force behind natural, regenerative processes.
- Radical Self-Love: Profound self-acceptance and care that empowers personal growth and harmonious relationality with all life.
- Self-Sovereignty: Embracing innate authority and wisdom, cultivating autonomy and conscious participation in your life and the world.
Indigenous Perspectives and the Loss of Soul
Indigenous worldviews offer a stark contrast to Western thought, perceiving nature not as a "wilderness" but as a cultivated, abundant Earth. The historical narrative, as reflected by Luther Standing Bear, indicates a disruptive force that introduced imbalance. The concept of Wetiko, an Algonquin term, describes a parasitic spirit driven by greed and selfish consumption, embodying the notion that exploiting others and nature is a rational way of life. This points to a deeper societal "illness"—the loss of soul—which Radical Human Ecology seeks to remedy by advocating for its reclamation.
The Internal Landscape: Your Inner Human Ecology
This fieldstudy emphasizes the profound significance of our internal landscape—the "inner quanta" of our human ecology. It posits that human nature is inherently syntropic, intrinsically wired for love, freedom, self-sovereignty, and collaboration. The journey towards New Earth Living commences with a conscious choice to reclaim one's life, recognizing the power of one's voice, and embarking on a "Brave New Life." This involves nurturing our "mindgardens" in syntropy with life, transmuting unnatural thought frequencies such as shame, guilt, and resentment.
Welcome to the School of Syntropy
Sophia, the eternal wisdom, that we unlock by understanding Syntropy's design, is offered to help you remember your own innate and deep connection to Life.
We were meant to be a keystone species on this Earth, but instead of humanity knowing deeply that it is part of our Earth, humanity operates on beliefs held in their minds that doesn't yet know that itself is also made of the same mysterious life force that animates all of Life. This is the beauty of remembering Syntropy and our opportunity to become again a Keystone Species.
Our "School" is really a journey of re-membering. Unearthing suppressed knowings that are inherently part of us so we can return to a place of true wholeness from where we then become again a Keystone species, which then will make the Human Hero's journey even more amazing!
Just imagine if you could indeed commune with Life because your mind is no longer clouded with programs from the Western world, but you have opened up your Original Heart Centre again to relate and connect with Life and you speak the Language of Syntropy through your Heartsong. Far-fetched? Come and dream awake what has long been waiting for you.
Syntropy is Life’s own strategy—a continuous, beneficial flow from the microbiological to thriving ecosystems, always creating abundance and consolidating “Life Density” into its system. When you study Syntropy, your mindset, which we see as a mindgarden, becomes recultivated, and then all your accumulated knowledge and life experience can become purposefully directed and uplevelled, with a little bit of Syntropic Management of that Agroforest that you are.
Our School observes the functionings of the Agroforest within the human sphere. And so with our teachings, we can help you guide your life’s navigation away from entropic, fear-based mindsets and control and into a syntropic flow.
Building New Earth Communities
Designing living Human Ecology systems, particularly communities, requires a foundational comprehension of our human nature. Our approach, inspired by ancient lifeway teachings and syntropic agroforestry, helps community builders from the inside out. Comprehension of our Human Nature is our prerequisite for designing Living Human Ecology Systems (communities).
We believe deeply that a much more Radical Human Ecology is necessary to gain a true meta perspective on "how we got here," examining the succession in human ecology through time. We invite anyone genuinely interested in deepening their understanding in these Fields of Syntropy to join us.
Explore Syntropy through Ecosophy with Us
EcoSophy at the Center for Syntropy offers field study orientations to help you return to innate natural knowings of how Life within our Human Ecology truly functions. By re-engaging with Syntropy, we remember what has been lost from our modern worldview.
We are intentional with the meaning and root meaning of words, viewing eco-sophy as exploring the wisdom of, and intrinsic in, Nature. We aim to move beyond the confines of Western philosophy into a deeper relating with Life's Spirited Nature.
As Raimon Panikkar stated, "Ecosophy is neither a mere ’science of the earth’ (ecology) nor even ‘wisdom about the earth’, but rather a ‘wisdom of the earth herself’ that is made manifest to man when he knows how to listen to her with love."
We offer internships in Bali, where through immersion in rich living ecology—culturally, spiritually, and environmentally—you can explore Syntropic Human Ecology as a re-design system approach for your Life, Mission, and Purpose. Your cells know; reach out now.
You can email us here: centerforsyntropy@protonmail.com
~ Sophia
