#82 | Frankly
Power vs Life: Towards Wide Boundary Sovereignty
Description
We are alive at a critical juncture for human civilization, and the biosphere, where the pursuit and accumulation of power – accelerated by technology and AI – increasingly threatens the support systems of the diversity and majesty of complex life on Earth. These high stakes of our times require a radical reimagination and commitment to who we are capable of becoming as homo sapiens: a shift from narrow to wide-boundary sovereignty, moving beyond individual survival strategies and towards collective wisdom and restraint.
In this Frankly, Nate outlines nine aspirational categories for empowering more individuals towards mature and resilient development in service of life. From intellectual to ecological to psycho-spiritual, these act as signposts to help guide us towards forming interconnected islands of coherence in the face of an uncertain future.
What does it mean to be authentically sovereign in an interconnected world? How can we develop personal and collective resilience? And what changes can you make in your own life to help better steer humanity through the turbulence of our times?
In French, we have a motto that says that a simple drawing is often better than a long explanation. Jean-Marc Jancovici Carbone 4 President
That’s very understandable because with left atmosphere thinking, one of the problems is that you see everything as a series of problems that must have solutions. Iain McGilchrist Neuroscientist and Philosopher
We can’t have hundreds and hundreds of real relationships that are healthy because that requires time and effort and full attention and awareness of being in real relationship and conversation with the other human. Nate Hagens Director of ISEOF
This is the crux of the whole problem. Individual parts of nature are more valuable than the biocomplexity of nature. Thomas Crowther Founder Restor
Show Notes & Links to Learn More
03:36 – The Sovereign Individual book
07:57 – Frankly on the Behavioral Stack
09:06 – Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
09:33 – The influence of breathing on the nervous system
09:51 – The vagus nerve + parasympathetic vs sympathetic nervous system
10:56 – Craniosacral therapy
14:17 – Limbic System
14:28 – Supernormal Stimuli
16:56 – Metacognition
19:06 – The tree of life
22:04 – Devices plugged in in the average american household
23:35 – Intermittent fasting
27:44 – Ashley Hodgson + TGS Episode
35:30 – DJ White + TGS Episode + Reality Roundtable
