Petrus's Recommended Resources

[petrus4]

These are online resources which are either related to The Abundance Paradigm, or are otherwise positive.  They are not only recommended for an increased understanding of TAP, but the news sources listed here can also serve as uplifting alternatives to Alex Jones or the various other sources of doom porn that exist on the Web.

I would like to request that Amaterasu sticky this thread, and possibly also add to the list herself with any other materials that she considers appropriate.

Books:-

The Abundance
Paradigm - Most of you have probably already read Amaterasu's book, but if
you haven't, this is a recommended first step.  While Amy's book certainly isn't
the only one written about a TAP/RBE/EVS scenario, it is by far the most easily
accessible that I have come across.

Looking Backwards from
2000 to 1887 by Edward Bellamy.  This was the first in a series of two
books describing a TAP-like society, written in 1887.  While of course, the
technology described here is obsolete for the most part, what is interesting is
the degree to which it implies that a TAP-based society could have been
feasible, even that long ago.  The social model here actually is not identical
to Amaterasu's, in the sense that a degree of human labour is considered
compulsory, due to the lack of mechanisation at the time.  Still, it is probably
about as close as could be envisioned, from within Bellamy's context.

Equality -
Edward Bellamy's sequal to Looking Backwards.

The Ascent of Humanity.
This is the first of Charles Eisenstein's two books, describing the ethical
basis of a practical Gift Economy.

Sacred Economics, Charles
Eisenstein's second book.

Applied Metaphysics for
Beginners by Christian D. Larson.

News sites:-

Inhabitat - In it's own words, Inhabitat is,
"your online guide to the best green design ideas, innovations and inspiration
to build a cleaner, brighter, and better future."

Good.Is - This is a user-maintained media site
which focuses primarily on positive information of various different kinds;
including some of what Inhabitat covers, but also a lot more.

Permaculture News - This is the
international site for news and information relating to Permaculture.

The Eden Project - This is a large plant
conservatory in Cornwall, England, and is also what I hope will be the prototype
of a global network of such sites, eventually forming an ecological backbone,
analogous to that of the Internet.  They also conduct botanical research, as
well as education programs, and various forms of entertainment.

Ming the Mechanic - The blog of Flemming Alan Funch.
Flemming is an extremely positive and lateral thinker.  His other two domains,
World Transformation and
New Civilisation are also very much worth
investigating.

Wake Up World - News site focusing again on
positive news, and information about societal transformation.

[Amaterasu]

Not sure how I missed this, Petrus.  Thank You so much!

Interestingly, a fair amount of My work can be found at Wake Up World....