Two Trails

We all have a choice to make. Are we going to continue to follow the grooves worn into the landscape by civilization or branch off to form new, more sustainable pathways? What are we trying to sustain? The economy? The Nation? Order? Are we just trying to alter our behavior enough survive as a species?

It may be that that choice will come down to a single event, but all the little choices we make everyday show a pattern of behavior that is not likely to change. There are two pathways that emerge as possibilities. One is that we will follow the shaman's way, listening to the plant spirits, and learning to live in harmony on Earth. The other is that we will trust science and technology to protect us, and learn to live in space or underground. It may seem like there is a middle road that will suffice, but not on my map.

The scientist sees chemicals in the brain producing hallucinations, while the shaman says he is talking to plant spirits. Here is the fork in the road. It isn't a fork exactly, more like a hidden trail that can only be found by listening to the plant spirits who guard the entrance. Don't miss the turn off.

cheers,
jim