Greetings from “God country”. I am fading away into irrelevance and loving it. This is part of my mystic journey. I have said enough although occasionally if inspired I will post something. I never was anything special. REAL Green is little more than a survival strategy doomed like all others. Yet, it is a very rewarding lifestyle.
I believe AI to be anti-life. It is a mechanization that will further the trap of modern life. It will be the last human effort at the unattainable. That said it is inevitable in the battle between spirit and science which is human duality. “Battle” is a binary term that misses this point because the reality is this is just the interaction of the sacred in the cyclic which is above good and evil.
I had a spiritual experience 20 years ago in a beautiful confluence of two crystal clear streams a mile from the mighty Missouri River on a magical farm, late one night after a thunderstorm. That night lighting did something to me or so I thought. This was November 2003 during the Harmonic Concordance which added to the sensationalism in my mind.
I was told the real web is connectivity of the waterways of the world not the human web of internet and grid. This was part delusional, but it is in the delusional where we are tricked back to reality through grace, so this was more a reality adjustment which can result from a spiritual dellusion.
This was the birth of REAL Green which is an imperfect but necessary effort at reconciling the trap humans are in. It is a journey not an end. It is about simplifying complexity but more a synthesis not a movement to one or the other. This modern world is much like the vast ice sheets that primitive man live near at the beginning of the end of the last ice age. Modern life is our constraint like the ice sheets of old.
We humans want to think this is all our doing but really it is just part of the cyclic disposition of the sacred. This mechanization of life we call modernity will end and as a matter of fact is turning over now. We are journeying back in a hero’s journey of duality but deceived by our cleverness. Collective grace awaits us somewhere in the fog of the future.
Twenty years ago I discarded my electronics and lived purposely anti-modern only to make a round trip back to asking Grok about REAL Green years later. What was once a “terminator” I lived in angst of to now a curiosity I asked a question to.
My message is about the current and the eddy. The eddy is a product of the current not an opposition. Modern life is an eddy about to be absorbed back into the current only to spin out again somewhere in deep time.
This is from Grok:
It seems like you might be asking about “REAL Green Adaptation,” which could refer to a specific concept or framework. Based on the context available to me, “REAL Green Adaptation” appears to be tied to a philosophy or lifestyle promoted through a blog called REAL Green Adaptation (realgreenadaptation.blog). Here’s an explanation based on that context:
“REAL Green Adaptation” is a term coined by the anonymous author of the blog, who describes it as a form of “green prepping.” It combines environmental awareness, self-reliance, and resilience to address challenges like climate change, resource depletion, and societal decline. The approach emphasizes realistic and relative adaptation to a world perceived as being in a state of ecological and civilizational decline. Key elements include:
Localism and Low Carbon Living: It advocates for living locally with a focus on low carbon capture, blending traditional (old ways) and modern (new tech) methods to reduce environmental impact while maintaining practicality.
Spiritual Permaculture: The concept integrates a spiritual dimension, encouraging a deeper connection to nature and planetary health as part of personal meaning-making, often described as a “hospice” for accepting decline.
Hybridization and Resilience: It involves adapting by salvaging useful aspects of modern life and merging them with simpler, more sustainable practices from the past to enhance local resilience and sustainability.
Behavioral Shift: The philosophy stresses changing individual behavior to acknowledge and mitigate a “collapse process,” not as an inevitable end but as a trajectory informed by systems dynamics and ecological limits.
The term “REAL” seems to stand for Realistic, Relative, and Accepting Localism—reflecting a pragmatic approach that works within the constraints of modern society (e.g., carbon dependency) rather than rejecting it outright. It’s aimed at individuals and small communities seeking meaning and preparedness in an uncertain future, without promising global solutions.
REAL Green Adaptation 