Delight
7th September 2015, 17:33
Einstein may NOT have said this but it is useful as a quote
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I have been noticing the anxiety around me concerning finance and economy. It seems to me that we may be facing a challenge to the very basis of what we consider economy. Though completely counter to what we have been experiencing, a "gift economy" is a way out of a no win bind.
A gift economy, gift culture or gift exchange is a mode of exchange where valuables are not sold, but rather given without an explicit agreement for immediate or future rewards.[1] This contrasts with a barter economy or a market economy, where social norms and custom govern gift exchange. Gifts are not given in an explicit exchange of goods or services for money or some other commodity.[2]
The nature of gift economies forms the subject of a foundational debate in anthropology. Anthropological research into gift economies began with Bronisław Malinowski's description of the Kula ring[3] in the Trobriand Islands during World War I.[4] The Kula trade appeared to be gift-like since Trobrianders would travel great distances over dangerous seas to give what were considered valuable objects without any guarantee of a return. Malinowski's debate with the French anthropologist Marcel Mauss quickly established the complexity of "gift exchange" and introduced a series of technical terms such as reciprocity, inalienable possessions, and prestation to distinguish between the different forms of exchange.[5][6]
According to anthropologists Maurice Bloch and Jonathan Parry, it is the unsettled relationship between market and non-market exchange that attracts the most attention. Gift economies are said, by some,[7] to build communities, and that the market serves as an acid on those relationships.[8]
Gift exchange is distinguished from other forms of exchange by a number of principles, such as the form of property rights governing the articles exchanged; whether gifting forms a distinct "sphere of exchange" that can be characterized as an "economic system"; and the character of the social relationship that the gift exchange establishes. Gift ideology in highly commercialized societies differs from the "prestations" typical of non-market societies. Gift economies must also be differentiated from several closely related phenomena, such as common property regimes and the exchange of non-commodified labour.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gift_economy
So I have been contemplating how this conception of exchange places each of as the source of giving, of being a gift, of offering our energy. This conception fits with the woo woo concepts I embrace concerning the way we may have what we already have, or experience what we already are being superficially known as "law of attraction". Books I like such as "Sacred Economy" are sources of inspiration.
In fact, a wayshower for us is Charles Eisenstein. I posted this in Gio's thread but many may have missed his work?
I really like this writer Charles Eisenstein. He wrote this in Huff post: The Need for Venture Science (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-eisenstein/the-need-for-venture-scie_b_8045434.html). He wrote Sacred Economics (http://sacred-economics.com/) that is a great book IMO.
He makes his books available to read online. I think he walks his talk.
EEZkQv25uEs
The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible. (http://charleseisenstein.net/project/the-more-beautiful-world-our-hearts-know-is-possible/)I will call it the Story of Interbeing, the Age of Reunion, the ecological age, the world of the gift. It offers an entirely different set of answers to the defining questions of life. Here are some of the principles of the new story:
That my being partakes of your being and that of all beings. This goes beyond interdependency—our very existence is relational.
That, therefore, what we do to another, we do to ourselves.
That each of us has a unique and necessary gift to give the world.
That the purpose of life is to express our gifts.
That every act is significant and has an effect on the cosmos.
That we are fundamentally unseparate from each other, from all beings, and from the universe.
That every person we encounter and every experience we have mirrors something in ourselves.
That humanity is meant to join fully the tribe of all life on Earth, offering our uniquely human gifts toward the well-being and development of the whole.
That purpose, consciousness, and intelligence are innate properties of matter and the universe.
So one of the greatest challenges is knowing what we have to give. Then another is willingness to offer with no strings and finally, receiving gifts. There are other challenges and other benefits. Think about it?What do you have to share and how easy is giving/receiving as gifts? Other thoughts?
Many will be fearful thinking all is crashing if the old ways fail. Who will be different? Who will know they are the source of the creation of wealth in a way it has never been practiced at least recently???
Much love, Maggie
http://www.mandersenterprises.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/law-of-attraction.jpg
I have been noticing the anxiety around me concerning finance and economy. It seems to me that we may be facing a challenge to the very basis of what we consider economy. Though completely counter to what we have been experiencing, a "gift economy" is a way out of a no win bind.
A gift economy, gift culture or gift exchange is a mode of exchange where valuables are not sold, but rather given without an explicit agreement for immediate or future rewards.[1] This contrasts with a barter economy or a market economy, where social norms and custom govern gift exchange. Gifts are not given in an explicit exchange of goods or services for money or some other commodity.[2]
The nature of gift economies forms the subject of a foundational debate in anthropology. Anthropological research into gift economies began with Bronisław Malinowski's description of the Kula ring[3] in the Trobriand Islands during World War I.[4] The Kula trade appeared to be gift-like since Trobrianders would travel great distances over dangerous seas to give what were considered valuable objects without any guarantee of a return. Malinowski's debate with the French anthropologist Marcel Mauss quickly established the complexity of "gift exchange" and introduced a series of technical terms such as reciprocity, inalienable possessions, and prestation to distinguish between the different forms of exchange.[5][6]
According to anthropologists Maurice Bloch and Jonathan Parry, it is the unsettled relationship between market and non-market exchange that attracts the most attention. Gift economies are said, by some,[7] to build communities, and that the market serves as an acid on those relationships.[8]
Gift exchange is distinguished from other forms of exchange by a number of principles, such as the form of property rights governing the articles exchanged; whether gifting forms a distinct "sphere of exchange" that can be characterized as an "economic system"; and the character of the social relationship that the gift exchange establishes. Gift ideology in highly commercialized societies differs from the "prestations" typical of non-market societies. Gift economies must also be differentiated from several closely related phenomena, such as common property regimes and the exchange of non-commodified labour.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gift_economy
So I have been contemplating how this conception of exchange places each of as the source of giving, of being a gift, of offering our energy. This conception fits with the woo woo concepts I embrace concerning the way we may have what we already have, or experience what we already are being superficially known as "law of attraction". Books I like such as "Sacred Economy" are sources of inspiration.
In fact, a wayshower for us is Charles Eisenstein. I posted this in Gio's thread but many may have missed his work?
I really like this writer Charles Eisenstein. He wrote this in Huff post: The Need for Venture Science (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-eisenstein/the-need-for-venture-scie_b_8045434.html). He wrote Sacred Economics (http://sacred-economics.com/) that is a great book IMO.
He makes his books available to read online. I think he walks his talk.
EEZkQv25uEs
The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible. (http://charleseisenstein.net/project/the-more-beautiful-world-our-hearts-know-is-possible/)I will call it the Story of Interbeing, the Age of Reunion, the ecological age, the world of the gift. It offers an entirely different set of answers to the defining questions of life. Here are some of the principles of the new story:
That my being partakes of your being and that of all beings. This goes beyond interdependency—our very existence is relational.
That, therefore, what we do to another, we do to ourselves.
That each of us has a unique and necessary gift to give the world.
That the purpose of life is to express our gifts.
That every act is significant and has an effect on the cosmos.
That we are fundamentally unseparate from each other, from all beings, and from the universe.
That every person we encounter and every experience we have mirrors something in ourselves.
That humanity is meant to join fully the tribe of all life on Earth, offering our uniquely human gifts toward the well-being and development of the whole.
That purpose, consciousness, and intelligence are innate properties of matter and the universe.
So one of the greatest challenges is knowing what we have to give. Then another is willingness to offer with no strings and finally, receiving gifts. There are other challenges and other benefits. Think about it?What do you have to share and how easy is giving/receiving as gifts? Other thoughts?
Many will be fearful thinking all is crashing if the old ways fail. Who will be different? Who will know they are the source of the creation of wealth in a way it has never been practiced at least recently???
Much love, Maggie