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“There is no one story that will replace the American dream, but stories
like this one—and there are thousands—can inform the myth or myths
we create for building and preserving the next culture. In order to do so,
however, we must recognize that we cannot live without myth, for it is an
essential part of our humanity. If we attempt to do so—given the fact that
something in us needs myth—we
will only create more myths that echo
the American dream—with themes of heroism, greed, entitlement, narcissism,
exploitation, exceptionalism, and myriad abuses of power. How we prepare for and navigate collapse will provide the raw materials for the myths we make and will live by in a postindustrial world.”
― Carolyn Baker, Collapsing Consciously: Transformative Truths for Turbulent Times

“Understanding the shadow masculine or shadow feminine in oneself is
crucial not only for enhancing one ’s own wholeness but for championing
justice between genders and all diverse groups in the community. If the
shadow is not recognized and dealt with, it will dominate an individual or . . . community, resulting in untold suffering.”
― Carolyn Baker, Collapsing Consciously: Transformative Truths for Turbulent Times

“Gratitude is a state of mind that inherently recognizes interdependence with the external world, whether it be other humans, nature, the sacred, or a combination of these.”
― Carolyn Baker, Collapsing Consciously: Transformative Truths for Turbulent Times

“If we can practice opening to the crises in our personal lives as teaching moments, as evolutionary stepping stones, we will be far better prepared emotionally and spiritually for the trauma that collapse will foist on us and everyone around us.”
― Carolyn Baker, Collapsing Consciously: Transformative Truths for Turbulent Times