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VISIONARY INSPIRATION Welcome to our inspiration page. This page is an inspiration for the "Vision for the Future" webpage. May it inspire your vision! 'The vision process is always self-examination. It's never, "God, I want this. Make this happen." It's always, "What do I have to become to live the vision, to manifest it, to reveal it?" The visioning process, then, is a process of transformation of the individual.' - Reverend Michael Beckwith "Visualising is a mental process governed by the reasoning or conscious mind; visioning is a spiritual process governed by intuition, or the superconscious mind." - Florence Scovel Shinn "Visioning is a process that can more easily bypass our "isues" and go straight to a whole new set of possibilities for our lives. For the impressions and inspirations we receive when we engage in the visioning process usually live outside and beyond how we currently think of ourselves. Holding a vision always requires us to adjust ourselves in some way to accommodate that vision. It's a discipline to practice living our lives inside of a vision"- Katherine Thomas "Pain pushes until vision pulls" - Unknown "It is our future and not our past that determines what kind of choices we make" - Katherine Thomas "The future is not to be predicted, but created." - Ervin Laszlo “What if humans designed products and systems that leave an ecological footprint to delight in, not lament?” -Bill McDonough INSPIRATION FOR THE FUTURE www.TED.com
Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world. Probably some of the greatest inspiration on the web. Visit it and watch the 'most favorited'. It's worth the time.
The New Civilisation, by Vladimir Megre "The New Civilisation paints a vivid image of a radiant future, in which conflict between the powerful and the helpless, the rich and the poor, the city and the country can be transcended and lead to transformations in both the individual and society" You can find out more about this book and the other's in the Ringing Cedars of Russia series, HERE
The Future by Design - by Jaques Fresco
Imagine a world where war is outdated, there is no shortage of resources, and every human being enjoys a high standard of living.
Watch a trailer on the film here Crossing the Event Horizon - by Nassim Haramein
Nassim Haramein's lifelong journey into the geometry of space-time has lead to a coherent understanding of the Watch parts of his DvD series on Youtube Extraordinary Energy Systems
Just like we use less than 10% of our brain potential, we also use less than 10% of the energy potential available to us. This is not just current solar energy, but the potential that lies in tapping the Zero Point Energy field. Find out about innovative new technology developments at www.PESwiki.com. Read up about zero point energy technologies here and here. Biomimicry "Doing it nature’s way has the potential to change the way we grow food, make materials, harness energy, heal ourselves, store information, and conduct business. In each case, nature would be model, measure, and mentor." - Janine Benyus
Watch Janine Benyus addressing the Clean Tech Investors conference on Youtube here "It is an incredibly competent universe that we live in. This earth, this Eden, that we’re on is a living example of the fact that if we want to live here gracefully, as a welcome species, we can. That’s what gives me hope. Knowing what I know, reading the same warning signs as we’re all reading, I do know the existent proof of the fact that you can live abundantly in a way in which you sip energy, you use a minimal amount of materials to meet your needs, and you live as a community that actually is able to enhance the place that you live. Life creates conditions conducive to life. •As a biological species, which we are, I really believe that we can do the same thing. I think that for us it’s going to take some help. We’re going to need mentoring in it. But I take my hope from the fact that, whereas we’re a very young species, we are surrounded by at least 10–30 million species that are much older than we are, and they have figured it out. •There’s no lack of information about how nature works. We’re starting to really understand how life has managed to make this place a home. Now there are people who are taking what we know and actually saying to themselves, ‘Can we emulate that?’ That’s, where I think we could turn around and begin to come home to the planet" - Janine Benyus Watch Janine Benyus on TED.com here
Visit the following website to find out more: www.biomimicry.net Some of the pioneers in Biomimicry include: Wes Jackson (The Land Institute) is studying prairies as a model for an agriculture that features edible, perennial polycultures and that would sustain, rather than strain, the land.
Thomas and Ana Moore and Devins Gust (University of Arizona) are studying how a leaf captures energy, in hopes of making a molecular-sized solar cell. Their light-sensitive “pentad” mimics a photosynthetic reaction center, creating a tiny, sun-powered battery.
Jeffrey Brinker (Sandia National Lab) has mimicked the abalone’s self-assembly process to create an ultra-tough optically clear glass in a low-temperature, silent manufacturing process.
Jay Harman (PAXscientific) has created a super-efficient fan blades, aerators, and propellers based on the geometry of the flow-friendly spiral found in seashells, kelp, and rams horns. Visit PaxWater to find out more about the water applications.
A. K. Geim (University of Manchester) has developed a glue-free, yet sticky, tape modeled on the dry physical adhesion of the gecko’s “setae” ---tiny bristles on their feet that adhere to surfaces through Van Der Waals forces. The sustainability potential here is in “design for disassembly.” Assembling products using gecko tape instead of glue would allow recyclers to disassemble products without adhesive contamination.
Various researchers in Industrial Ecology are looking for ways to apply nature’s lessons of economy, efficiency, cooperation, and rootedness to the marketplace. Closed-loop eco-parks, patterned after mature ecosystems like redwood forests, are now being built in Chattanooga, Brownsville, Baltimore, and Cape Charles. SolarBotanic will introduce artificial trees that make use of renewable energy from the sun and wind, they are an efficient clean and environmentally sound means of collecting solar radiation and wind energy. SolarBotanic Nanoleaves and the field of photovoltaic thermovoltaic and piezovoltaic technology make use of light, heat and wind and turn it into useable electricity for your home or car.
A striking new alternative energy concept by Mexican-born Agustin Otegui is the next-gen Nano Vent-Skin that sheathes structures in a shimmering solar weave studded with micro-turbines. The concept takes advantage of a structure’s maximum available surface space, and its modular composition allows it to retrofit our old buildings instead of pouring resources into new ones. Plus, the stunning superstructure incorporates micro-organisms to soak up C02
Organic Photovoltaics produced by Konarka are photo-reactive polymer materials invented by Konarka co-founder and Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Alan Heeger. This proprietary material can be printed or coated inexpensively onto flexible substrates using roll-to-roll manufacturing, similar to the way newspaper is printed on large rolls of paper. The resulting Power Plastic can then be manufactured into a wide range of end-use products.
Living Machines The future of wastewater treatment is here!
The Living Machine creates cleansed water that is ready for reuse on site—for tasks such as irrigation and toilet flushing. Since up to 95% of water usage goes to applications like these, the Living Machine can make a huge difference in water consumption. A zoo in the Netherlands saw their water bills reduced by 84% when they installed a Living Machine. See this Portfolio for more examples. The old days of centralized treatment plants, and buried wastewater tanks that produce lots of messy, smelly sludge, are over. The Living Machine represents 21st century technology that treats wastewater to the highest quality:
Visit the Living Machine website How Mushrooms Can Help Save The World
This book is a manual for the mycological rescue of the planet. Setting the stage for the mycorestoration revolution, Mycelium Running unveils new methods for growing mushrooms, generating mycelium, and implanting mushroom colonies into the environment. Capitalizing on the digestive power of mycelium, this pioneering book shows how to strengthen sustainability of habitats while providing a multitude of biological benefits. Based upon the premise that habitats and humans (animals) have immune systems, and that mushrooms are the beneficial bridges for both, Mycelium Running marks the dawn of a new era: the use of mycelial membranes for ecological health. Linking mushroom cultivation, permaculture, ecoforestry, bioremediation and soil enhancement, Stamets makes the case that mushroom farms can be reinvented as healing arts centers, steering ecological evolution for the benefit of humans living in harmony with its inhabitants. Get the book here or from Amazon Watch Paul Stamets speaking on TED.com
Planting Season!
Imagine 1,000,000 South Africans uniting on a single day to plant an organic vegetable in their home or office. Click here to sign up! Have a look at our Genius and Links pages for furthe inspiration.
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