COLLAPSE SERIES: Margaret Wheatley - An episode on civilization collapse (warning: truly confronting)

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Jul 30, 2024

Margaret Wheatley, a renowned collapse theorist and leadership consultant, discusses the cyclical nature of civilization and the emotional toll of societal decline. She highlights the importance of adaptive leadership in confronting crises, emphasizing resilience and community engagement. Wheatley challenges the notion of guaranteed spiritual evolution and stresses the need for strong values in future generations. The conversation dives into the paradox of globalization, advocating for local activism as a response to global challenges, and creating 'islands of sanity' amidst despair.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

Navigating Civilization's Collapse

01:58 • 20min

The Illusion of Spiritual Evolution and the Reality of Adaptation

22:21 • 5min

The Unique Global Challenges of Civilization Collapse

27:46 • 4min

The Paradox of Globalization and Acceptance in Uncertain Times

31:26 • 3min

Navigating Despair and Community Resilience

34:39 • 14min

Navigating Privilege and Responsibility in Times of Collapse

48:55 • 5min

Hello, dear wild friends! I'm taking a short break, but I wanted to share some of my previous interviews with guests who delve into themes of collapse, the meta-crisis, and the decline of the systems we've always known to grow—like GDP, technology, population, and prosperity.

Many of you have joined my book serialization project on Substack, where we're navigating the collapse awareness journey together. These interviews provide valuable context for our journey. You can join us here if you're not already part of the project. I release one chapter of my book at a time, and we discuss its contents in the comments, tackling this big, beautiful, hard thing as a community, step by step. In the meantime, enjoy this wild conversation with Meg Wheatley.

Margaret Wheatley (collapse theorist, global leadership consultant) is something of a legend in her field. She has worked for 50 years helping humans adapt to their world using systems analysis, chaos theory and deep spiritualism. Poets, scientists and philosophers quote her writing, she has worked in countless disaster situations and was commissioned to transform the leadership of large institutions. Plus she’s the author of 12 books, including Who Do We Choose to Be? and Restoring Sanity.

This is a challenging conversation and the subject has its deniers. Meg steers our focus to becoming the leaders we want to see amid the cascading crises facing the world and to create “islands of sanity” amid the despair. In this conversation, we cover the responsibility of the rich, why it’s redundant to talk about saving the world, and how to sit in despair and create a meaningful life from it all.

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Meg references the poet David Whyte who has also been a guest on Wild

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