Cosmology on deep ecology

Each being in the universe is the result of 13.8 billion years of creative development

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Each being in the universe is the result of 13.8 billion years of creative development.

Humans are that part of the Earth that has awakened to itself

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Humans are that part of the Earth that has awakened to itself.

If you understand that you are made of stellar material, you understand your kinship with every other being

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If you understand that you are made of stellar material, you understand your kinship with every other being.

The future depends on whether we can learn to see ourselves as Earth

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The future depends on whether we can learn to see ourselves as Earth.

The greatest discovery of the scientific enterprise is that we live in a developing universe

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The greatest discovery of the scientific enterprise is that we live in a developing universe.

The universe is not a collection of objects but a communion of subjects

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The universe is not a collection of objects but a communion of subjects.

The universe is the primary sacred community, the primary revelation, the primary text

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The universe is the primary sacred community, the primary revelation, the primary text.

We are the first generation of humans to know the story of the universe

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We are the first generation of humans to know the story of the universe.

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“We are the universe becoming conscious of itself” - Brian Swimme

Profile: Brian Swimme

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Brian Swimme is a mathematical cosmologist and cultural historian who examines the implications of modern cosmology for human meaning and purpose. Trained as a mathematician at the University of Oregon and in gravitational dynamics at the University of California, Swimme shifted from technical research to communicating how scientific understanding of the universe relates to human consciousness and culture.

Swimme collaborated with cultural historian Thomas Berry to write The Universe Story (1992), a synthesis of scientific cosmology and cultural wisdom. The work presents the 13.8-billion-year evolution of the universe as a narrative framework for examining human place within cosmic processes.

Profile: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) was a Jesuit priest, paleontologist, and visionary thinker who pioneered the integration of evolutionary science with mystical spirituality, articulating cosmic evolution as a fundamentally spiritual process moving toward greater consciousness and unity. His cosmic vision provided essential foundations for contemporary approaches to ecological spirituality and planetary consciousness.

Trained as both paleontologist and theologian, Teilhard spent decades studying fossil evidence of human evolution while developing a mystical understanding of cosmic development as the unfolding of divine creativity. His work in China during the 1920s-1930s, including participation in discovering Peking Man, grounded his spiritual insights in empirical paleontological research. This unique integration anticipated many themes in contemporary cosmology while offering spiritual interpretation of scientific discoveries about universe evolution.

Profile: Thomas Berry

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Thomas Berry (1914-2009) was a cultural historian, cosmologist, and self-described “geologian” who examined human-Earth relationships through the lens of both scientific cosmology and spiritual traditions. His concept of the “Universe Story” proposed that cosmic evolution provides a framework for examining human purpose and ecological consciousness.

Trained in history and theology, Berry studied Asian cultures and religions throughout his early career. His encounters with indigenous worldviews and Eastern philosophies suggested alternatives to Western approaches to nature, informing his work on articulating new cultural narratives.

Earth as Peppercorn (The Thousand-Yard Model)

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“The Thousand-Yard Model, or The Earth as a Peppercorn” — © 1989 Guy Ottewell, published by Universal Workshop. Reproduced here with attribution, following the same practice used by educational and outreach organisations worldwide — including NOIRLab and the Rainforest Information Centre, where John Seed has used it for many years as part of the Deep Ecology workshops. Guy Ottewell has continued to write and publish astronomical guides through Universal Workshop — his shop is worth a visit if this exercise is useful to you.

4) Formation of the solar system

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4.5 billion years ago, our Solar System forms from the remains of the supernova explosion.The sun and a great disk of matter emerge—all the planets and other members of our solar system family. Here begins the story of what will become one blue-and-white pearl of a planet. Great Bombardment! Comets and meteorites pelt the Earth. Finally a Mars-sized body impacts the proto-Earth with such force that the whole mass becomes molten once more. The intruder plunges towards the centre of the Earth and the moon is born, popping out from the side opposite the impact. This also causes the Earth to tilt 23 degrees to the side thenceforth giving rise to the seasons of the year.

3) Grandmother supernova

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8 billion years later, 4.6 billion years ago, our Grandmother Star becomes a supernova.She gives up her life in an explosion of possibilities . She becomes a supernova giving rise to our Star, what we call the Sun. The Grandmother Star was huge in comparison to her child and when she exploded she formed a ball nearly 5 million times the diameter of the Sun. Our sun in mainly composed of hydrogen (which composes about 90% of all the atoms in the universe).