Sounds of SAND #121 From Science to Spirit: Elisabet Sahtouris
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Mar 6, 2025 In this enlightening discussion, Elisabet Sahtouris, an evolution biologist and futurist, explores the intersection of science and spirituality. She highlights the importance of indigenous wisdom in environmental understanding and critiques traditional Western scientific models. Sahtouris discusses the evolution of consciousness, showcasing how it parallels biological evolution and emphasizes the power of recycling in transformation. Her metaphor of a caterpillar to butterfly resonates through economic change, while she stresses urgent climate action for future generations.
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Indigenous Science: A Holistic Approach
- Indigenous science combines inner intuition with outer world observation, creating a holistic perspective.
- This approach integrates internal and external realities, unlike Western science's external focus and Eastern science's internal focus.
Indigenous Knowledge of Bees
- An Amazonian child can identify 300 bee species by shape, behavior, and medicinal properties.
- This demonstrates the deep scientific knowledge held within indigenous cultures, surpassing typical Western understanding.
Living Universe vs. Non-Living Universe
- The living universe concept assumes inherent cosmic consciousness and intelligence from the beginning.
- This contrasts with the Western science view of a non-living universe evolving into a living one.