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Becoming ecosynchronous, part 2. Achieving sustainable development via personal development
Author(s) -
Hay Robert
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
sustainable development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.115
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1099-1719
pISSN - 0968-0802
DOI - 10.1002/sd.257
Subject(s) - sustainability , sustainable development , synchronicity , sync , environmental ethics , soul , engineering ethics , sociology , political science , business , computer science , psychology , epistemology , engineering , law , frame (networking) , ecology , telecommunications , philosophy , psychoanalysis , biology
Part 1 (Hay, 2005) reviewed the root causes of our society's unsustainable condition and introduced a new approach, becoming ecosynchronous , to discuss how the unfolding of self (becoming) and being aware of events that are meaningfully related (synchronicity) can help us to get in sync with nature and become more sustainable. In Part 2, becoming ecosynchronous is examined further to present a comprehensive program toward achieving sustainability. Ways in which personal development can be considered and advanced in a sustainability framework are demonstrated, with reference to an ecocentric position. Orientation, contexts, meaningful relations, developing a sense of place, adult development (as part of becoming) and synchronicity (as tied to a revised view of reality) are discussed first. The development of a culture of permanency , to address our society's soul sickness , is explored in the conclusion, via practical applications, aspects of societal transformation and principles of becoming ecosynchronous . Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.