What I call a “butterfly culture” is one that is regenerative and life-affirming, in "right relationship" and harmonious abundance with...

Finding coherence and aliveness by honoring what’s real I’m increasingly being drawn by coherence for more aliveness. This description fits with what I experience: “Wholeness, coherence [is] a sense of all parts of yourself being connected and pulling together. You can tell when it’s present, either in yourself or others. There’s a profound sense of inner peace, an all-rightness with whatever is going on. When you’re in the presence of wholeness, you don’t need to strive to b

Signs of our new world birthing and emerging with new life. Context: This is the same context I wrote in Part 1 and Part 2 of this series. If you read this in one of those posts, you could skip to the new examples below. When I was pregnant, my water broke and initiated my labor process. My pregnancy was “breaking down” and was definitely ending . From another viewpoint, I was breaking open because new life — my son — was entering this world , and IT WAS TIME! As I see it,

Signs of our new world birthing and emerging with new life. In Part 1 of this series, I wrote that when I was pregnant, my water broke and initiated my labor process. My pregnancy was “breaking down” and was definitely ending . From another view, I was breaking open  because new life — my son — was entering this world , and IT WAS TIME!   As I see it, collectively and culturally we’re in a similar process. We’re pregnant , and we’re breaking down   and   breaking open becau

Signs of our new world birthing and emerging with new life. When I was pregnant, my water broke and initiated my labor process. My pregnancy was “breaking down” and was definitely ending . From another view, I was breaking open  because new life — my son — was entering this world , and IT WAS TIME!   As I see it, collectively and culturally we’re in a similar process. We’re pregnant , and we’re breaking down   and   breaking open because we’re birthing and our new world is e

The ‘60’s & ‘70’s countercultural revolution had a life-giving narrative and  a compelling “soundtrack” that carried it. We’re missing those now. I’m a Boomer, and the events we’re living through in the U.S. today feel very familiar to me, similar to the countercultural revolution of the 60’s & 70’s. Here are a couple of important differences: 1.     The revolution of the 60’s & 70’s had a compelling, powerful narrative that we’re missing today, and 2.     That narrative was

We’re being called to create a new world. Here are signs we’re doing it. This post focuses on the metalevel, the big picture of our current interwoven crises and the paradigm shift that’s happening in our whole system because of that.   The specific examples I detailed in my ebook Hiding In Plain Sight: Evidence of Our Life-Aligned, Regenerative Culture Emerging    and my previous blogposts are like the trees that make up a forest.   This is a beginning look at the “forest” t

Wisdom perspectives can bring more joy and aliveness The Cultural Butterfly Project is intended to be an antidote and good medicine for...

I’ve been publishing the Cultural Butterfly Project since January 2019, blogging to help inspire, encourage, and inform people about the...

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Just FYI: For those of you who might prefer reading on Substack or be curious about it, I’m now also publishing my blog posts on my...

This is a follow up to my previous post Our emerging life-aligned culture is gaining ground .   While our current world is crumbling and...

Here’s more evidence that it’s taking root and spreading It’s obvious that our current world is crumbling and unraveling in so many ways....

I’ve done three firewalks. They’re   all   about   consciousness . During the 1990’s I participated in three firewalks, one a month for...

It's showing up as our old world unravels.   It’s obvious that our current world is crumbling and unraveling in so many ways. However,...