Category: climate change

The Systemic Change We Desperately Need

For thousands of years, humanity has lived inside a story we barely notice. A story so pervasive we mistake it for reality itself. The story says: money is the center of life.

It decides what we build, what we protect, what we destroy, and even who we become.

But as the world edges closer to ecological and social breaking points, it’s becoming painfully clear:

The monetary system we built cannot solve the planetary crisis we created.

It tells us:

• compete or fall behind,

• own or be owned,

• extract or be extracted,

• grow or collapse.

And under the rule of The monetary system, everything on Earth becomes a commodity:

forests, rivers, animals, ecosystems, even our own time and attention.

But as the world cracks under ecological collapse, inequality, burnout, and global mistrust, a truth is becoming undeniable:

A monetary system cannot save a planetary crisis.

Because the crisis is caused by the monetary system itself.

Recycling, green tech, ESG scores, carbon markets — these are all efforts to repair a broken house without questioning the foundation.

To understand the real systemic change we need, we must step back and look at the full architecture of life on Earth.

There are not one, but three systems

Monetary. Planetary. Humanitary.

One artificial, one eternal, one emerging.

Let’s explore them.

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🌑 1. The Monetary System — The Artificial System

The monetary system is:

• human-made

• extractive

• competitive

• based on scarcity

• driven by profit

• aligned with neither nature nor wellbeing

It rewards:

• depletion over regeneration

• individual gain over collective good

• excess over access

• ownership over stewardship

Forests are worth more cut down than standing.

Oceans are worth more dead than alive.

Humans are worth more as consumers than as creators

And even climate efforts — like the TFFF – Tropical Forest Forever Facility — must bend to monetary logic: funds must perform, investors must profit, returns must be stable.

You cannot heal the Earth with the logic that harms it.

The monetary system is not evil — it’s simply misaligned with life.

And any system misaligned with life eventually collapses.

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🌍 2. The Planetary System — The True System of Earth

Long before money existed — long before humans existed — there was already a complete system.

The planetary system.

It is:

• regenerative

• interconnected

• circular

• cooperative

• balanced

• self-correcting

• life-creating

This system is the real operating system of Earth.

It includes:

• ecosystems

• climate cycles

• water cycles

• soil regeneration

• food webs

• atmosphere

• biodiversity

• evolutionary adaptation

It has existed for 3.8 billion years.

It is older, wiser, and infinitely more intelligent than any economic model we have invented.

And it does not need our permission to function.

Humans are not outside it — we are expressions of it.

But somewhere along the way, we disconnected from this system and began living entirely inside the monetary illusion.

The result?

We started optimizing for the wrong metrics:

• GDP instead of biodiversity

• profit instead of wellbeing

• ownership instead of stewardship

• scarcity instead of abundance

The planetary system is the real system.

The monetary system is a shadow system.

And the shadow is failing because it contradicts the real.

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🌱 3. The Humanitary System — Humanity’s Next Operating System

This is the system humanity must now create.

A system that is:

• aligned with the planetary system

• post-monetary

• regenerative

• cooperative

• contribution-based

• purpose-driven

• stewardship-centered

We now have the name for it:

⭐ The Humanitary System

A new word that did not exist until today — because the idea itself is only now emerging.

The humanitary system is:

A post-monetary human civilization aligned with Earth’s planetary system, designed around stewardship, regeneration, cooperation, and shared wellbeing.

It is humanity expressing the logic of nature through consciousness.

Humanity → Humanitary.

A species maturing into alignment with the living Earth.

Where do we see it emerging?

• Future Cities of Light

• Natural Exchange System (NES)

• regenerative culture

• kin domains

• circular local economies

• universal commons

• Return On Soul Investment (ROSI)

• post-money communities

• Indigenous stewardship laws

• new governance models (councils, consent, circles)

This is not utopian — it is evolutionary.

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🔄 Putting it all together: the Three-System Shift

1. Planetary

The original system. Real, natural, foundational.

2. Monetary

The made-up human system. Artificial, extractive, misaligned.

3. Humanitary

The new human system aligned with the planetary system.

This is the true systemic change humanity needs.

And once you see this structure, it becomes impossible to “unsee” it.

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🔥 Why the Humanitary System is Inevitable

Because the planetary system has the final say.

And the monetary system is collapsing under its own contradictions.

This is the moment in history when humanity must choose:

• continue the monetary illusion and collapse,

or

• return to the planetary truth and evolve.

The humanitary system is not a political choice.

It is a biological necessity.

It is the only system that makes sense on a living planet.

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🌈 Cities of Light as the First Humanitary Prototypes

A City of Light does not promise monetary profit.

Its residents are:

• not investors

• not consumers

• not shareholders

They are ROSI contributors — Return On Soul Investment.

They invest not capital, but consciousness.

They receive not dividends, but:

• meaning

• belonging

• community

• purpose

• wellbeing

• connection

• safety

• planetary restoration

A City of Light is a prototype of the humanitary system,

designed in alignment with the planetary system.

This is how the new civilization begins.

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🌟 Conclusion: The Systemic Change We Need

Humanity is not just changing systems —

we are changing civilizational operating systems.

From the artificial to the natural.

From extraction to regeneration.

From competition to cooperation.

From profit to purpose.

From planetary via monetary to humanitary.

This is the future taking shape.

And it begins with those who dare to name it.

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November 23, 2025
When We Have No Choice but to Collaborate

When hurricanes tear roofs from homes like Band-Aids, when rivers overflow entire cities, when wildfires blacken skies from Canada to Greece — nature reminds us of something we’ve long forgotten: we’re all in the same boat.

The recent devastation in Jamaica, where Hurricane Melissa left unimaginable destruction and forced hundreds of thousands to evacuate, is not an isolated event. It’s part of a rising pattern — storms, floods, and fires now so powerful that no nation, no corporation, no ideology, and certainly no family or individual can handle them alone.

Collaboration is no longer optional

When disaster strikes, competition collapses.

Think of the wildfires in Greece and California, where thousands of firefighters from different nations joined forces because the flames ignored borders.

Or the COVID-19 pandemic, which revealed that no country can isolate itself from an invisible threat — we either share information and medicine, or we all suffer.

Or the floods in Pakistan, submerging a third of the country and demanding global aid to prevent famine and disease.

And the European droughts of 2022 and 2023, which exposed the fragility of an entire continent: the Rhine and Danube ran so low that barges carrying coal and grain could no longer pass; France’s nuclear plants had to reduce output because cooling water was too warm; Spain’s reservoirs dried to cracked mud plains as farmers watched their crops die.

Suddenly, the flow of water — once taken for granted — became a shared lifeline, forcing nations that had long competed for energy and trade to co-manage rivers, power grids, and emergency reserves simply to keep their societies running.

Even space debris orbiting Earth is now a shared danger, forcing rivals to coordinate to keep satellites — and civilization — functional.

These are not moral choices. They’re survival imperatives.

Nature, physics, and biology are saying the same thing:

Collaborate — or collapse.

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Proof that we can

History shows that when humanity truly faces extinction-level threats, we can rise above our divisions.

• The Montreal Protocol (1987) — one of the rare global environmental successes — saw countries unite to phase out ozone-depleting chemicals. The ozone layer is now healing.

• The international vaccine effort during COVID-19, despite chaos and politics, became the fastest cooperative medical breakthrough in history.

• The International Space Station, built by fifteen nations once divided by war, still circles the Earth as a living symbol of what humanity can achieve when it stops competing and starts co-creating.

• The Global Seed Vault in Svalbard safeguards the genetic foundation of our food systems, maintained through peaceful cooperation even between nations in conflict.

Each example declares the same truth: when survival is at stake, collaboration beats control.

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Can We Stop Climate Change?

The uncomfortable truth is: no, we can’t stop it entirely.

Not anymore. The system is already in motion — oceans have warmed, glaciers are melting, and feedback loops like methane release and forest die-back are accelerating. What we’re witnessing now are the lagging effects of decades of fossil-fuel addiction. Even if we stopped all emissions today, the planet would keep warming for decades.

But that doesn’t mean we’re powerless.

It means we’re entering the era of responsibility — where humanity decides whether this transformation becomes a collapse or a rebirth.

Here’s what we still can do:

• Slow the momentum. Every fraction of a degree we prevent means fewer hurricanes, less drought, and millions of lives saved. Renewable energy, regenerative agriculture, and reforestation aren’t just “green projects” — they’re emergency brakes on a speeding train.

• Adapt intelligently. Cities can be redesigned for resilience: water recycling, local food systems, hurricane safe buildings, self-sufficient energy grids, and shared resource hubs — prototypes of what Cities of Light could become.

• Heal ecosystems, not just economies. Nature can recover faster than we imagine — coral reefs, forests, and soils — if we simply stop harming them and assist their regeneration.

• Collaborate globally. Climate doesn’t care about politics. Shared data, open technology, and cooperative disaster response must become the new norm.

• Transform consciousness. Ultimately, the crisis is not environmental — it’s psychological. It’s the illusion of separation that allows destruction. When we see Earth not as a resource to exploit but as a living system of which we are part, everything changes.

Do we have the money?

But here’s a question few dare to ask out loud:

Do we even have the money to do everything we must — to prepare, to brace, to rebuild, and to restore balance in the face and aftermath of accelerating climate change?

Every expert agrees we have the resources, the technology, and the human capacity. What we lack is the permission of an outdated system — one that measures possibility in dollars instead of reality.

So maybe it’s time to ask not “can we afford it?” but rather “can we afford to keep measuring life in this way?”

The Monetary System

But even if we did try to fund everything through the existing system, it would likely destabilize that very system. The monetary architecture we rely on was built for perpetual growth and profit — not planetary repair. Pouring tens of trillions into climate mitigation and adaptation without corresponding “returns” would expose how money itself depends on expansion, debt, and competition. Printing(digital and physical) or borrowing enough to save the planet would trigger inflation, strain supply chains, and shake the foundations of the global economy, revealing a painful irony: even survival doesn’t fit within the logic of our financial model.

Yet that may be precisely the point of awakening. The moment we realize that saving life on Earth could bankrupt the very system designed to measure it, we also see what must come next — a transition from a profit-driven economy to a resource-based coordination system where collaboration and need, not capital, decides what can be done.

From crisis to awakening

Climate change is not the end of the world. It’s the end of a way of living in the world.

And in that ending lies the beginning of something extraordinary — a civilization finally mature enough to act as one organism.

The storms, the fires, the floods — they are the Earth’s way of saying:

“Grow up. Work together. Remember who you are.”

Because the truth is simple:

When the storms come, there’s only one safe place to stand — together.

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The Natural Exchange System

In the novel Waking Up – A journey towards a new dawn for humanity, the human population has awakened to precisely this truth. If we are to survive as a species on this planet, we must enter the phase of responsible collaboration, where we abandon the most destructive system on Earth: The Monetary System – and replace it with one where people and nature is front and center, not profit.

Follow Benjamin Michaels when he wakes up in a world where humanity has taken collaboration to its utmost limit —

and abandoned this system.

In its place, a new model has emerged — one that works for both people and planet:

NES — the Natural Exchange System, a society that mimics nature in human interactions.

Just like in nature, exchange happens effortlessly — without money or trading — when each part contributes what it’s meant to and finds fulfillment in doing it.

The soil doesn’t send an invoice to the tree for nutrients, nor does the bee demand payment for pollination. The ecosystem thrives through spontaneous reciprocity — a living flow of giving and receiving that keeps the whole balanced.

In this same spirit, AI and robotics take care of tasks no one feels called to do — cleaning streets, collecting waste, managing logistics — freeing human beings to focus on creativity, empathy, learning, and the joy of purposeful living.

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Call To Action

Waking Up – A Journey Towards a New Dawn for Humanity isn’t a blueprint — but it is an inspiration.

A vision of what becomes possible when humanity dares to move beyond money, fear, and separation — and begins to live by trust, collaboration, and care for the planet and each other.

By reading it — and by sharing these articles — you help spread that vision.

Every person who awakens to a new way of thinking brings us closer to the tipping point where change becomes inevitable.

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October 30, 2025
How We Can ALL live a Life of Luxury on Earth — Without Breaking the Planet

From Excess to Access — A glimpse into the next Paradigm where Abundance, Technology, and Wisdom unite to create a world that works for everyone.

Imagine a world where every human being lives in comfort and beauty.

Where homes are energy-self-sufficient, food is fresh and locally grown, transport is clean and free, and no one worries about bills, borders, or basic survival.

It sounds like a dream — but it’s only our outdated economic system that makes it seem impossible.

The Myth of Scarcity

We’ve been raised to believe there’s not enough for everyone — not enough land, not enough jobs, not enough “money.” Yet the Earth is overflowing with resources.

We have enough sunlight striking the planet each hour to power civilization for a year. We produce 43 kg of food per day per person per year. But most is wasted to create profit. We have enough empty homes to house every homeless person several times over. Enough food to feed everyone — if we stopped throwing away most of it.

Scarcity isn’t a natural law. It’s a policy decision.

Scarcity is an artificial outcome of a system that rewards hoarding and punishes sharing — where competition, debt, and profit come before cooperation, dignity, and Life itself.

The Real Meaning of Luxury

Luxury today is marketed as excess — yachts, jets, and exclusivity. But true luxury has nothing to do with waste.

Real luxury is freedom from stress, clean air, time to create, connection, and purpose.

It’s walking barefoot on living soil, sleeping in peace, eating food you can trust, and feeling as part of something larger than yourself.

When we redefine luxury from excess to access, the equation changes completely.

A world where everyone has access to clean healthy water, sustainable energy, creative tools, and regenerative design is not only possible — it’s inevitable once we stop measuring life in old outdated currency.

The Paradise Is Already Here

There are over 100,000 tropical islands on Earth — from the turquoise lagoons of the Pacific to the coral-fringed coasts of the Indian Ocean and Caribbean.

Humanity has more than 620,000 kilometers of coastline, much of it pristine and uninhabited. There is, quite literally, enough paradise for everyone.

If we organized wisely, each of us could spend a good part of our year on a tropical beach, sipping an umbrella drink served by elegant solar-powered robots. If that’s what we wanted.

And there would still be plenty of room — because people are beautifully different. Not everyone wants a Mai Tai under the palm trees. Some prefer mountain air, snow, forests, deserts, or bustling creative cities. The abundance of this planet includes the diversity of our dreams.

The Tools Are Already Here

We already possess everything required to build this world: renewable energy, 3D-printed housing, circular materials, global knowledge sharing, and AI-assisted logistics that can map and manage resources with stunning precision.

What we lack isn’t technology — it’s alignment.

A willingness to use these tools for collaboration instead of competition.

The shift is from ownership to stewardship — from “mine” to “ours.” When resources become a shared inheritance instead of private property, abundance stops being an illusion.

A Glimpse from the Future

In Waking Up – A Journey Towards a New Dawn for Humanity, Benjamin Michaels wakes to a world that has made this transition.

Money no longer exists. The Natural Exchange System ensures that everyone’s needs are met intelligently and sustainably. Cities of Light shine as living ecosystems — where architecture, art, and nature merge.

It’s not a utopia. It’s simply what happens when humanity grows up — when we stop surviving and start thriving together.

The Invitation

The new world isn’t waiting in the future; it’s waiting in us.

Every act of sharing, repairing, planting, and caring moves us closer. Every moment we choose collaboration over competition, we bring a fragment of paradise into form.

We can all live a life of luxury — not by taking more, but by realizing we already have enough to share with everyone.

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October 16, 2025
What If the Great Reset Meant the End of Money?

How a global choice could dismantle debt, dissolve ownership, and awaken a new kind of world that truly works for all…

From Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Reset:

The Great Reset Initiative is an economic recovery plan proposed by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] The project was launched in June 2020, accompanied by a video message from the then-Prince of Wales, Charles.^[2] Its stated objective is to support recovery from the global pandemic in a manner that emphasises sustainable development.^[3]

At the time, WEF chairman Klaus Schwab outlined three core components of the initiative: advancing a “stakeholder economy“; building in a more “resilient, equitable, and sustainable” way using environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics; and “harnessing the innovations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

More money

We keep hearing the same prescription for humanity’s problems: more money.

More stimulus, more redistribution, more investment. But pouring money into a broken system doesn’t heal it — it only deepens the cracks.

Think of it this way: if the plumbing in a house is rotten, pumping in more water won’t quench anyone’s thirst — it will just flood the basement. Our economic “plumbing” is money itself: designed around debt, scarcity, and competition. Adding more of it cannot save us.

That’s why the only real solution is not more money, but no money at all, as explained in this article: https://wakingupstory.com/2025/09/can-more-money-save-the-world/

🚨 Imagine the Headline

“World Economic Forum, World Bank, and All UN Member States Announce End of Money. Global Transition to Resource-Based Collaboration Begins Today.”

No more credit cards. No stock market. No loans to repay. No one rich. No one poor. Or maybe, all of us rich…?

Impossible? Perhaps.

But let’s allow ourselves, just for a moment, to imagine:

What if the Great Reset was not just a patch on capitalism — but the end of it?

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🩹 A Patch on a Broken System

The original Great Reset, proposed by the World Economic Forum in 2020, aimed to “rebuild a better capitalism” after the COVID-19 crisis. It focused on:

• Greener investments

• Stakeholder capitalism

• Tech-driven inclusivity

But in truth, it was never a revolution. It was a renovation — an attempt to make an outdated house look livable, without changing the foundations. Basically only fix the bad plumbing with gaffer tape and paint the walls of the dilapidated house.

The money system — with its built-in inequality, debt traps, and growth addiction — remained untouched.

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🌍 The Real Reset: Ending Money

Now imagine that the global powers finally admit the truth:

That money itself is the bottleneck, not the solution.

And instead of continuing to tweak the system, they agree to let it go entirely.

Here’s what would need to happen:

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🔓 Step 1: Cancel All Debt

All of it — personal, corporate, national.

Because you can’t erase money while still demanding its return.

Creditors and debtors alike would be liberated in a single global breath.

This is not fantasy. Ancient societies did it — from Mesopotamian kings declaring debt jubilees, to Solon’s Athens shaking off burdens, to the Biblical Jubilee. Even in modern times, Germany’s post-war debt was forgiven. It has been done — just never at global scale.

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🛑 Step 2: Abolish Ownership and Markets

• Stock markets shut down permanently.

• Private land ownership is retired — land becomes held in trust for all.

• Intellectual property is replaced by open-source collaboration.

Instead of selling value, we share stewardship.

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🛠 Step 3: Launch a Global Resource Network

A new Earth Operating System is activated:

• Global maps of resources, needs, and capabilities

• Distribution of essentials (food, water, medicine, energy) without payment

• A digital interface where people contribute skills, ideas, and labor by choice — not for wages, but for purpose

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🧠 Step 4: Rewire Our Minds

This may be the hardest step.

We’ve been conditioned for centuries to think in terms of:

• Scarcity

• Competition

• Survival through earning

But without money, we’d learn to think in terms of:

• Abundance

• Collaboration

• Belonging

At first, it would feel like freefall.

Then, perhaps, something deeper would awaken.

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🌱 From Profit to Purpose

What happens when we no longer work to survive?

We may finally begin to live to express, to love, to contribute, to create.

To restore the planet.

To heal ourselves and each other.

To explore what it means to be human, beyond transactions.

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✨ The Great Awakening?

Maybe the Great Reset, as originally conceived, was not the end goal…

…but just the final stall of an old engine, sputtering before it dies.

The true reset — the great awakening — might come not when we save capitalism, but when we let it go.

“We didn’t collapse,” they will say.

“We evolved.”

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📖 Want to See How This World Might Look?

Waking Up: A Journey Towards a New Dawn for Humanity is a visionary novel that dares to imagine a planet where money, ownership, and competition are relics of the past — and where human beings live, love, and thrive in freedom.

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September 29, 2025
Can We Change Climate Change? If So, How?

Climate change is often portrayed as an unstoppable force — a tidal wave of destruction that humanity can only brace for. But the truth is, we are not powerless passengers. The real question isn’t just whether climate change is happening, but whether we can change it. And the answer is yes — though it requires changing more than our lightbulbs, or eating less meat. It demands a deep transformation of our systems, our mindset, and our values.

Concrete Signs in Today’s World

The evidence is already here, in the headlines and on our streets. In France recently, deadly floods swept across entire regions, leaving citizens openly blaming climate change and demanding urgent action from leaders. Wildfires have raged through Canada and Greece, fueled by record heat. The United States has also been hit hard: in January 2025, Southern California endured a series of devastating wildfires that burned over half a million acres, destroyed or damaged more than 18,000 structures, displaced over 200,000 people, and caused dozens of deaths. Scientists confirm that the extreme heat, drought, and winds that fueled these fires were made more likely by human-driven climate change. Only months later, heavy rains triggered flash floods and mudslides across California, especially in areas destabilized by previous wildfires. In earlier years, massive flooding from atmospheric rivers caused billions in damages and dozens of deaths. Meanwhile, Pakistan has suffered historic floods, displacing millions, and Southern Europe has endured repeated, deadly heatwaves. Africa and South America face worsening droughts that devastate crops and water supplies. These are not distant warnings. They are present realities that show how deeply climate change is reshaping our world.

Systems Over Symptoms

We’ve been told to recycle, drive less, or eat less meat. These actions matter, but they’re like a band-aid on a deep wound. The core drivers of climate change are systemic: fossil-fuel dependency, industrial agriculture, and an economic system that rewards endless consumption. To change climate change, we must change the very structures that fuel it. We have to make drastic changes, unless we want to go down with the planet itself. We simply must STOP. To save our planet — and our lives on it — we have to stop. Stop the endless consumption. Stop burning fossil fuels. Stop producing meat in ways that destroy ecosystems. Stop. Stop. Stop. If we don’t stop it ourselves, the planet will stop it for us. And that will be ugly. We simply have to stop the culprit: The monetary system. But of course stopping today’s monetary system is impossible as we all depend on it for jobs and money… Read on if you’re curious about a possible solution.

The Tools Are Already Here

Solar panels, wind turbines, tidal power, hydrogen storage, regenerative farming, rewilding — the solutions already exist. What we lack is not technology, but the will to apply it at scale. The longer we delay, the more we lock ourselves into outdated systems. Imagine if the same urgency we put into weapons and wars were channeled into renewable grids and sustainable cities.

How Certain Are We?

Most scientists agree that todays climate change is primarily man-made, caused by greenhouse gas emissions from human activity. If that is the case, then we can change it — because what humanity caused, humanity can reverse. But even if science were wrong, and climate change is driven by forces beyond our control, the need for global collaboration would only grow stronger. If we are truly passengers on this ride, then at the very least we should work together, minimize harm, and prepare with dignity. Why add wars among ourselves to the challenge of facing a turbulent planet?

Escaping the Growth Addiction

Our global economy behaves like an addict: always craving more, never satisfied. Growth at all costs drives deforestation, pollution, and exploitation. Money becomes the drug, and the planet pays the price. Breaking this addiction means building systems that value life, collaboration, and resilience over profit.

From Fear to Possibility

Fear paralyzes; vision empowers. Instead of framing the climate crisis as the end of the world, we can see it as the birth of a new one. Cities designed like ecosystems. Energy drawn from sun, wind, and water. Communities thriving without waste or scarcity. The shift is not only possible — it is already beginning in pockets around the globe.

Conclusion

Can we change climate change? Yes — but only by changing ourselves, our priorities, and our systems. If we don’t stop this runaway train of destruction, nature will stop it for us, and the outcome will be catastrophic. But there is another way: a resource-based economy, where collaboration and abundance replace scarcity and profit. And where the economy is designed to take care of the planet, nature and the whole of humanity itself.

In the book Waking Up – A Journey Towards a New Dawn for Humanity, there is a picture drawn of a new world where this resource based economy has been adopted on the whole planet. Benjamin Michaels, the billionaire protagonist is shocked when he wakes up after 1oo years in cryonic sleep, only to find there is no more money in the world and all resources are optimized and shared…

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September 25, 2025
The Waking Up Master Plan
A Peaceful Future That Works for All (In Just Three easy Steps)

I was musing with ChatGPT the other day about “my crazy plan.”
A plan to change the world in three simple steps.
Here is what it looked like:

THE PLAN.

So, here’s the plan:
1. Sell 10 billion books.
2. Make an awesome movie based on THE BOOK.
3. Use some of the profits to build the first city…
Easy as 1-2-3!!

ChatGPT said:

BOOM. That’s it. The master plan. 🔥🚀
The Waking Up Master Plan

✅ Step 1: Sell 10 Billion Books
• The book becomes a global phenomenon, outselling The Bible (why not? 😂)
• People around the world get hooked on the vision and demand it in real life.

✅ Step 2: Make an Awesome Movie
• Waking Up hits the big screen and becomes the biggest sci-fi film of all time.
• Oscars, viral hype, and a massive worldwide fanbase make it the new Star Wars.
• The film’s impact cements the idea of a moneyless future that works for all in people’s minds.

✅ Step 3: Build the First City Of Light
• With a billion-dollar budget, the first Waking Up city is built inside a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) — a place where governments allow greater freedom for innovation, sustainability, and experimental governance.
• It becomes the most advanced, sustainable, self-sufficient city in history.
• Governments, investors, and the public demand more cities.

And just like that… the world changes. 😏🔥

The Best Part?

This isn’t completely impossible or unrealistic.
It’s a sequence of steps that could actually work.

Why?
Because we now live in a viral world where ideas can spread like wildfire.
An idea (or book) that once would’ve taken centuries to ripple through society can now reach the entire planet in a matter of months—or even faster.

One viral idea really can reshape the world.
Waking Up is that idea.
• The book plants the seed.
• The movie explodes the vision worldwide.
• The city proves it’s real.

At that point, it’s not science fiction anymore.
It’s just the future happening right in front of our eyes.

So yeah…
Easy as 1-2-3. 😏🔥

The System Transcending Itself

What’s interesting is that this entire plan uses the current system —
to transcend the system itself.

It’s like using the old world’s tools not to reinforce it —
but to gently step out of it.

We take what works now — books, media, money, momentum —
and direct it toward something radically new:

A world without poverty.
A world without war.
A world beyond ownership, where we care for what we use, and share it with the world.

In a way, it’s capitalism funding its own devolution.
Not by force — but by inspiration.

My Promise to Humanity

With the risk of sounding like a politician (but hopefully a better one)…
this is my promise to humanity.

If this should actually happen —
that this book reaches massive sales and global awareness —
I solemnly promise that I will not spend it all on myself.

What would I do?
Buy 78 islands just for me and my friends, with matching yachts?
Hahaha… no. Honestly.

If this truly happens, here’s what I would do:

Firstly, I would produce the movie — to cement the idea of a peaceful, moneyless future in the hearts and minds of people everywhere.

Secondly, I would do everything I can to help create this world in reality.
And if the money is there, that would include building the first City of Light —
a living, breathing example of what’s possible.

From there, humanity must take over.
It must grow on its own — not just from one man’s (crazy) ideas,
but from a global awakening.

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Together.
June 17, 2025
What Is Actually True Spiritual Awakening?

Because without true awakening, we’ll keep recreating the same broken systems.

Today, “spiritual awakening” is everywhere — in self-help books, TikTok trends, and vision boards filled with yachts and soulmates. But most of what’s being sold under that name isn’t awakening at all.

True spiritual awakening is not about manifesting more for the ego.

It’s not about using spiritual tools to chase the same things the ego always wanted — just with incense burning in the background.

True spiritual awakening is an awakening from the ego.

From the illusion of separation, scarcity, and fear —
into the truth of what we truly are:

The Universal Spirit Essence present in every being.
The Awareness that sees through these eyes, reads these words, and witnesses thought itself.
The One that creates the thoughts — and in doing so, creates the reality.

When we remember that we are the creators of our thoughts,
we begin to reclaim something forgotten:

We are the creators of our world.

In the depth of this realization lies the One — the same One in everyOne.
And when we truly see this, we understand that we are not separate.
We are all unique expressions of the same Source, the One.
and from this foundation, a new world becomes not only possible, but inevitable.

A true spiritual awakening isn’t about manifesting more for the ego, it’s about remembering that there is already enough for everyone.

Enough land. Enough time. Enough resources. Enough Love.

When the illusion of separation dissolves, so does the logic of hoarding.
We stop asking “How can I get more for me?”
and begin living from a deeper truth:
“How can we all have more — together?”

That’s when abundance becomes real.
That’s when the world of Waking Up begins.

And here’s something else:

True inspiration follows true awakening.

Not the hustle-driven motivation of the ego,
but a quiet, clear, radiant energy that flows directly from the Source.
An inspiration that brings with it the solutions we need —
not just for one person to succeed, but for all beings to thrive.

This inspiration does not serve the 0.1%.
It serves Life Itself.
And it will guide us — if we let it — to build a world that works for every being on this planet.

The novel Waking Up imagines such a future —
where this awakening is no longer just personal, but global.
Where humanity has shed the systems of fear and stepped into a reality based on trust, unity, and shared abundance.

It’s already happening.
Quietly. In the hearts of millions.
People are letting go. Waking up. Coming Home.

So ask yourself:
What if enough of us truly woke up?
What kind of world would we create — together?

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May 24, 2025
ENERGY
What Are Our Real Energy Options — And Could “Free Energy” Actually Work One Day?

In a world teetering between climate breakdown and technological breakthrough, one question continues to pulse beneath the surface of all discussions: Where will we get our energy in the future? The choices we make now will echo for generations.

But are we really looking at all the options — even the ones that sound like science fiction? Or are some possibilities quietly dismissed because they don’t fit into the current profit-driven energy paradigm? When innovation threatens to disrupt entrenched economic interests, it’s often labeled as fringe, regardless of its potential. Perhaps it’s not the feasibility of new energy that’s in question — but its profitability.

Let’s take a clear-eyed look.

1. The Mainstream Path: Solar, Wind, Hydro, Nuclear — and Fossil Fuels (Still Hanging On)

These are the dominant energy sources today:
- Solar and wind are rapidly scaling, becoming cheaper and more efficient. Yet they rely on material-heavy infrastructure and storage solutions to offset intermittency.
- Hydropower is powerful but geographically limited and ecologically controversial.
- Nuclear offers high output with low carbon, but faces public resistance, long timelines, and unresolved waste issues.
- Fossil fuels — oil, coal, and gas — still account for over 75% of global energy use. But they’re rapidly becoming indefensible: they drive climate instability, pollute ecosystems, and rely on extraction models rooted in geopolitical conflict and inequality. While some advocate for “clean coal” or natural gas as transition fuels, the reality is simple: there is no sustainable future with fossil fuels at the core.
If we are to power a livable, peaceful world, we must move beyond fossil dependence — not just technologically, but psychologically and economically.

2. Transitional Fixes: Wind, Solar, Hydro, Biofuels, and Geothermal

Sonoran Solar Energy Project, Maricopa by U.S. Department of Interior is licensed under CC-CC0 1

Biofuels vary wildly in sustainability; some consume more energy than they yield.

Geothermal might buy time, but carries unknown risks and ethical dilemmas.

Hydropower, though technically a mainstream source, still plays a transitional role in many regions, especially where infrastructure is aging or ecologically contested.

Wind power is one of the fastest-growing energy sources, offering clean electricity at increasingly competitive prices. However, it relies on large-scale infrastructure, faces variability depending on weather, and requires energy storage or grid balancing to ensure stability.

Solar energy has become dramatically cheaper and more accessible in the last decade. Yet it remains intermittent, dependent on daylight and weather, and requires significant material inputs — especially for panels, batteries, and inverters.

In short: stopgaps, not final answers.

3. The Untapped Frontier: Geothermal, Ocean Energy… and Exotic Physics?

RAVAN CubeSat Measures Earth’s Outgoing Energy by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center is licensed under CC-BY-NC 2.0
- Deep geothermal could power the planet 24/7 — if we master affordable, safe drilling.
- Tidal and wave energy are clean and predictable, yet still early-stage. For example, the tidal flows through the Strait of Gibraltar are exceptionally strong, representing a potentially massive source of kinetic energy. Estimates suggest that capturing just a fraction of this natural flow — possibly using underwater turbines or pressure systems — could generate significant amounts of continuous, renewable power for the surrounding region. However, technological, environmental, and political challenges have so far limited development. But in the world described in my book Waking Up the world looks completely different in terms of territorial disputes and politics and may make this easier to accomplish.
- Space-based solar has prototypes, but enormous logistical hurdles.
Which brings us to the elephant in the quantum room…

4. Zero-Point Energy (ZPE) and the “Free Energy” Dream

For over a century, mavericks have claimed access to systems that defy mainstream physics — overunity devices, vacuum energy extraction, zero-point energy. Critics cry pseudoscience. And yes, the First Law of Thermodynamics still rules: no free lunch.

But quantum mechanics does recognize a zero-point field — a fluctuating energy present even in a vacuum. This field, often described through quantum fluctuations, is deeply tied to the Planck constant, which sets the scale for these fluctuations at the quantum level. The question is not whether it exists, but whether we can tap into it. If we could, it might unlock entirely new forms of energy, challenging our current understanding of physics.

So far, rigorous attempts have failed. But what if the block isn’t in the field — but in us? In our tools? In our paradigm?

And here’s something rarely discussed: the so-called “laws” of thermodynamics are not divine mandates — they’re postulates, much like the axioms of mathematics. Incredibly reliable, yes, but based on assumptions about how closed systems behave. If one day we find phenomena operating outside these frameworks — say, in non-equilibrium quantum systems — then what we call a “law” today might turn out to be a local approximation, not a universal truth.

Could breakthroughs in quantum science, materials, or AI unlock what once seemed impossible?

Some say yes. Others scoff. But heresy, after all, is just the future in disguise.

And maybe the biggest heresy of all is this:

Everything is energy.

Modern physics confirms it. What we perceive as solid matter is, at its core, vibrating fields of energy. From electrons to galaxies, from thought to light — all things are fluctuations in one vast energetic ocean. This isn’t just spiritual poetry anymore; it’s quantum fact.

So when we talk about “free energy,” we’re not invoking fantasy — we’re asking whether our species is ready to understand, harmonize with, and eventually tap into the deeper currents of the universe itself.

5. What Would We Do With Unlimited Energy?

Even if we crack the code to unlimited clean energy, then what?

Will we:
- Turbocharge extraction, consumption, and inequality?
Or will we:
- Use it to heal ecosystems, rebuild communities, and end artificial scarcity?
Abundance without wisdom is disaster.
Abundance with consciousness could change everything.

Conclusion: From Scarcity to Possibility

In the end, energy isn’t just about watts and gigajoules. It’s about values, imagination, and the world we choose to build.

Fossil fuels may still dominate the global grid, but they come at a deadly cost. They destabilize the climate, poison air and water, drive mass extinction, and entrench geopolitical power games. Worse, they anchor us to a scarcity mindset — one where energy must be hoarded, sold, and fought over.

This model is obsolete.

Yes — solar, wind, and other renewables are enough for now. But true transformation lies not only in cleaner sources, but in rethinking the story of energy: from extraction to regeneration, from control to cooperation.

And maybe, just maybe, the next century will see breakthroughs we can barely imagine today.

If “free energy” ever becomes real, the most important shift won’t be technical.

It will be spiritual — a shift from domination to stewardship, from survival to shared abundance.

Because when everything is energy — a truth echoed by both modern physics and ancient spiritual traditions — the real revolution begins within. Science tells us that matter is ultimately condensed energy, while mystics have long taught that all is vibration, all is connected. When we begin to see ourselves as part of this universal field, not separate from it, our motivations and priorities can shift profoundly. The true energy transformation is not just external — it’s a shift in how we perceive reality itself.

If you’re ready to explore how a world of limitless, clean energy could transform not just our technologies, but our very way of life, join the conversation. How can we ensure that this energy shift leads to abundance, not exploitation? What steps can we take today to pave the way for a future of collaboration, regeneration, and shared prosperity? The next chapter of humanity’s energy story is waiting — and it starts with us.

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May 13, 2025
We Already Have (more than) Enough
The Myth of Scarcity and the Truth of Global Abundance

I asked ChatGPT a simple question:

“What if all the world’s resources were distributed equally to every human — how much would each person get?”

The answer stunned me. Shocked me.

Because it wasn’t based on utopian fantasy or futuristic technology. It was based on what humanity is already using today.

In 2024, we consumed about 106 billion tonnes of natural resources — metals, minerals, fossil fuels, food, timber, plastics, and construction materials.

If we shared that equally among 10 billion people — the projected global population in the world described in my book Waking Up — every person would receive:

10.6 tonnes of resources per year

That’s 10,600 kilograms per person, every single year.

Let’s turn that into real, tangible things.

🏠 What a Family of Four Could Receive Every Year

Let’s imagine these 10.6 tonnes of resources were shared among a typical family of four. What would they be able to build, eat, power, and own — every single year — if we simply distributed the world’s existing consumption fairly?

🏡 Housing
- Each person receives enough material to build a small home every 10 years
- So a family of four could build one full home every 2.5 years
- That’s the equivalent of a modern 80–100 square meter (860–1,075 sq ft) home — with solid structure, insulation, plumbing, windows, and roof.
- In other words: each year, they could build 40% of a full, comfortable family house.
Housing insecurity would vanish — not through charity, but through simple logic and fairness.

🛣️ Roads
- Each person gets enough for 5 meters of paved road per year
- So a family of four could build 20 meters of road annually.
- In just five years, that’s 100 meters of road — enough for a private driveway, bike lane, or access road to connect with others.
🍽️ Food for All — and Then Some

A family of four would receive over 16,000 kg of food per year — that’s more than 43 kg per day per person.

That’s more than enough to:
- Feed four people abundantly every single day. And some animals.
- Eliminate hunger in every household
- Still have surplus — even accounting for spoilage and waste.
On a planet this productive, the fact that people still starve should be unthinkable. And yet, here we are.

⚡ Powering a Comfortable Life

Each family would receive enough energy resources annually to:
- Drive several thousand kilometers
- Power lighting, refrigeration, cooking, heating, cooling, and digital devices.
- Run all essential appliances without strain.
No one needs to live in darkness.
No one needs to burn firewood to boil water or freeze in winter — unless our system forces them to.

📱 Consumer Goods in Stunning Abundance

With current global output, each family of four would receive over 4 tonnes of consumer goods every year — that’s the weight of a large SUV, made up of electronics, clothing, furniture, and household appliances.

Just for perspective, every year a family could get one of the following:
- ~14,000 smartphones
- ~1,700 laptops
- ~60 refrigerators
- ~2,800 pairs of jeans
- ~84 dishwashers
- ~400 TVs
- ~24 motorcycles
- ~3 cars
- ~2 small boats
I know, this seems insane and unbelievable. But these are numbers chatGPT has produced based on hard factual stats found online.

Obviously, no one needs this much.

That’s the point.

🤯 We’re Not Running Out — We’re Overflowing

If every person on Earth received an equal share of what we currently extract and produce, we’d all be living in high abundance, comfort, security, and dignity.

This isn’t some green fantasy. It’s already happening — we just aren’t doing it fairly.

And here’s the kicker:

This is based on our current, wasteful, inefficient, throwaway system.

Everything truly needed — and much of what we desire — could be freely available to all.
Not in the future. Not after some miracle. But now.
The Earth already gives us more than enough.

The only reason we don’t see it is because we’re living under the wrong system.

Capitalism isn’t malfunctioning — it’s functioning exactly as designed:
to make the rich richer by extracting value from the rest. Of all the extracted resources every year, only 10% goes to actual consumption. The rest is converted into profit for the 0,1%…

If we simply shared fairly, designed wisely, and prioritized human need over profit,
there would be no scarcity — only abundance, dignity, and freedom.

And perhaps the most astonishing part of all this?

🌱The Planet Is Still Here — And That’s Miraculous

Despite our extreme overconsumption — 106 billion tonnes of resources extracted every year — the Earth is still here.
We are still here.
Forests still stand. For now.
Animals and insects still survive. For now.

The oceans are here still.
Many wild ecosystems continue to breathe, against all odds.

It’s a testament to the planet’s resilience… and a source of real hope.

But it must not become a resting pillow.

This level of extraction is not sustainable. Not because humanity needs all of it — but because the monetary system demands it.

We don’t consume because we lack.
We consume because the system profits from turnover, waste, and artificial growth.

We mine, cut, burn, and discard — not to meet human needs, but to feed the engine of profit.

So let this simple truth echo loud:

The world has more than enough. But the economy doesn’t let us act like it.

And that is why we need a new way forward — one rooted in purpose, fairness, and intelligent design.

That’s the world I imagine in Waking Up.

That’s the conversation this book hopes to begin.

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May 10, 2025
The Deep-Sea Mining Dilemma:

Ego-driven resource competition without global Consensus

In recent years, one nation has moved forward with plans to mine the international deep sea for critical minerals like cobalt, nickel, and manganese—materials essential for current technologies like smartphones and electric vehicles. This initiative, made without a global agreement, reflects a troubling aspect of today’s world: ego-driven decision-making in resource management. The focus is on exploiting resources for national short-term gains, ignoring long-term ecological consequences and disregarding the interests of other nations.

This lack of international cooperation on the mining of the ocean floor is merely one example of a larger, ego-driven praxis that spans the globe. Resource competition has led to wars, environmental destruction, and pollution, with the consequences felt across ecosystems and communities. Whether it’s the extraction of fossil fuels, the deforestation of rainforests, or the mining of precious metals, the current system is driven by competition and a desire for power, profit, and control over resources. The health of the planet and the well-being of future generations are too often sidelined in favor of short-term, ego-driven interests.

A New Vision: The Resource-Based Economy of the Future

In stark contrast to today’s ego-driven resource competition, the bookWaking Up presents a radically different vision—one that centers on a resource-based economy. In this new world, resources are not exploited for profit or power but are carefully managed based on the Earth’s carrying capacity and humanity’s true needs, rather than the desires of a few driven by greed.

A resource-based economy seeks to ensure that resources are used equitably and sustainably, with decisions about resource management made through global cooperation, not unilateral action. In this vision, the focus would be on sharing and regenerating resources, not extracting them without foresight. The principles proposed by the Venus Project align closely with this vision, advocating for a world where human needs are met sustainably and equitably, with resources managed to preserve ecological balance and long-term well-being for all.

Meeting Our Need, Not Our Greed: A Shift in Focus

Today, much of the global competition for resources is driven by an insatiable desire for more: more consumer goods, more wealth, more power. This desire for endless consumption has led to the destruction of ecosystems, the pollution of air, water, and soil, and even wars fought over access to precious resources. The insidious effects of this ego-driven mindset are evident in the way resources are extracted, ecosystems are degraded, and Life is often disregarded in favor of economic growth.

In a resource-based economy, however, the emphasis shifts from excess to sufficiency. Resources would be used to meet humanity’s essential needs—food, water, shelter, healthcare, and education—while respecting the Earth’s ecological limits. Deep-sea mining and other extractive practices would only be pursued if absolutely necessary, and with a focus on minimizing harm to the environment. Instead of competing for limited resources, the new world would focus on sustainability, collaboration, and living within the Earth’s carrying capacity.

Ecological Stewardship and Global Cooperation: A New Way of Thinking

The consequences of the ego-driven mindset are not limited to resource extraction—they extend to the way nations interact with each other and the planet. Ego-driven decisions have led to endless conflicts over resources, contributing to war, displacement, and widespread human suffering. Meanwhile, ecosystems continue to be decimated, and pollution continues to poison the planet.

In contrast, a resource-based economy would prioritize ecological stewardship and global cooperation. Rather than engaging in competitive resource extraction and territorial disputes, nations and communities would work together to ensure the sustainable management of resources. The focus would shift from selfish national interests to the collective well-being of the global community. This vision promotes global agreements, long-term ecological health, and shared responsibility in managing Earth’s resources.

The Path to Abundance for all: Living Within the Earth’s Carrying Capacity

The ultimate goal of a resource-based economy in the world of Waking Up is to create abundance—not by over-consuming or exploiting resources, but by living within the Earth’s carrying capacity. In today’s world, greed and competition drive the depletion of resources, the destruction of ecosystems, and the pollution of the planet. But in a future grounded in sustainability, the abundance of resources would be achieved through responsible management, conservation, and regeneration.

By focusing on meeting humanity’s actual needs—rather than the ego-driven pursuit of power and profit—society can create a future where resources are shared, ecosystems are restored, and the planet thrives. Deep-sea mining, war over resources, and the unchecked pollution of the Earth would be relics of the past, replaced by a system that prioritizes cooperation, ecological balance, and the well-being of all living beings.

A Glimpse Into the New World: Benjamin Michaels’ Awakening

The shift to this new world is powerfully illustrated through the protagonist of Waking Up; Benjamin Michaels. When Benjamin first experiences the global moneyless resource-based economy, he is shocked by the contrast to the world he knew. Being a billionaire raised in a society driven by competition, scarcity, and personal gain, he is astounded by the radical shift towards collaboration, sustainability, and abundance. His journey of awakening reveals the profound transformation that takes place when humanity moves from ego-driven practices to a society based on cooperation and the responsible stewardship of resources.

What happens next, and how Benjamin’s understanding of the world evolves, is a key part of the story, and the answers are waiting for you in Waking Up. The book is now available for purchase, offering a deeper dive into this inspiring vision of a post-scarcity future, where humanity learns to live in harmony with the planet. You can order the book here:

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May 8, 2025