9 May 2006 @ 11:22, by swanny
Gaiaville Update
May 9, 2006
Earth
A. Jonas
The Gaianthroposphere or Gaiaville
The attempts to realize the "Gaia Concept" seem to be somewhat futile, not because Gaia does not exist but more so because Gaia has seemingly or has evolved or changed or happened.
In as much as Gaia in inception is a Earth or Earth/Moon Entity or synthesis, it now would appear that it has perhaps, due to the architectural abilities of humans trans-systhesisied or evolved or co-evolved into a Structure we could call Gaiaville.
Given the sentience of Gaia and perhaps the sentience attributed by some to the very stones and rock of the Earth, structures or "composite structures" contrived by humans and ?, would constitute a new "form" or expression of the totality of Gaia.
This Gaia/Human synthesis or composite structure though not actually intended or ? by either Gaia or Humanity, (such be the some what subconscious nature of stigmergy and autopoiesis,) but none the less realized but undiscovered till recent, creates or realizes an entirely new entity or sentient being perhaps. A Gaiaville of human and Gaian conception and synthesis and apparent synergy and symbiosis, that while perhaps not necessarily a dominating factor on the planet as yet but visible and viable and persistent and influential. (Note pyramids age of 6000 years and the effect of pyramid power, also perhaps apparent in mountains)
This Gaia/Human Structure thus or Gaiaville exerts then perhaps a sentient influence on the global or holistic whole.
What though, is the essence or basis though of Gaiaville? For if we are to accept its existence and effect it would be useful to somehow best understand its apparent will or intent.
Certainly its effect and relics and artifacts lie scattered above and below the ground around the entire planet exerting some kind of conscious or unconscious effect or influence or purpose but it is not entirely "clear" as to how we are to understand this sentient influence. How are we to decipher the "Gaiaville Consciousness", as it were or is, however complex or simple?
BACKGROUND JUNE 24, 2006
GAIAVILLE: A HARMONIOUS INTERSYSTEM? Research into the philosophical disposition of humanity, seems to suggest and indicate, that the apparent dichotomy or divergence between nature and humanity may have its beginnings before the birth of Christ, with the ideas and theories of the early Greek philosophers. The terms "physis" and "nomos" seem to be terms that the Greeks used to mark the distinction or difference between man and nature, and so it was or became. These terms physis, which came to epitomize "nature" and nomos, which came to epitomize man or law, seem to be the onset of the man vs nature or law vs nature struggle, which has continued for many centuries. Sometime around 1450 AD or so, during the time of the Renaissance, this battle seemed to come to a lull of sorts and a truce or reconciliation between man and nature occurred. This was perhaps precipitated or influenced by the discovery of the Americas and the roundness of the world and the realizations that man and the Earth, were not the center of the Universe. Humbled perhaps by such findings by such as Galelieo and Columbus , it seems the realization of an antinomy occurred and climaxed around 1592 AD. It was short lived though, as once again with the findings of Sir Isaac Newton and calculus and such, the old struggle of the superiority of man was once again asserted and has continued pretty much unabated until modern times. Modern physics though now suggests some non-Newtonian aspects and as well with the discoveries of Einstein, along with the development and progress of computers and such, we now seem to be in the midst of another reconciliation or Renaissance. Another stage of antinomy, that while similar, the contradictory or opposing elements or principles are more established or defined in their own right and identity. It is as it seems a second honeymoon, between the physis or feminine or nature aspects and terms and the nomos or law or masculine aspects or terms. Now, if we then, look at each of these aspects i.e.: physis and nomos, or law and nature, in their own right as established systems, then something interesting happens, as each seems to constitute a sphere of influence or existence in our current understanding i.e.; the biosphere (physis) and the anthroposphere (nomos) This then gives us the opportunity to act or endeavor perhaps to coordinate or harmonize this duality into a unified "INTERSYSTEM" or "Gaiaville" in deference to the work of Lovelock and Macluan. Gaiaville, what will these harmonized natural and human systems look like? This perhaps remains to be seen and the challenge that we now face. This resulting "intersystem" will or could be a sight to behold though for in many ways it will constitute a marriage, mutuality or relationality of and from what has gone on before and what is now developing. The union of man and nature thus can begin to be regarded as the new antinomy with each having an equal and valid value/worth and truth, but each not being the same and uniquely distinct in their own being. A. G. Jonas Canada June 24, 2004 Summer
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