Reality Sandwich is one of my favorite sites for its consistent array of interesting articles by visionary writers, hosted by visionary author, Daniel Pinchbeck. Charles Eisenstein’s vision of a better tomorrow below mirrors what NPD sees coming as we move through the rapids of change. Read his excellent and compelling essay by clicking on the link below.

Reality Sandwich’s Featured Contributor: Charles Eisenstein Charles is a writer, speaker, and the author of “The Ascent of Humanity” and two other books, with more on the way. In a former life, he was a math and philosophy major at Yale, a Chinese translator in Taiwan, and a part-time faculty at Penn State. He has three children, and dedicates all he does to the more beautiful world our hearts tell us is possible. You can find his most recent article “Money and the Crisis of Civilization” here: RS: What brought you to Reality Sandwich? A: Through a rather extraordinary coincidence I became acquainted with Daniel Pinchbeck, and recognized some deep similarities in our thinking. I knew his audience would be receptive to my work, and vice versa. Plus, as they say in improvisational theater, I like to “accept all offers”. RS: What transformations do you hope to see in your lifetime? A: I foresee a world of such joy, abundance, and beauty that I hardly dare to describe it. This world is not a hope, it is an inevitability. I believe I will see it unfolding in earnest in my lifetime. It is my pleasure and my calling to do whatever is in my power to bring this world into being. It is already closer than close, a mere shift of perception away. This is true on both the personal and collective level. We catch glimpses of it, now and then, by the grace of something beyond our ken. It is a world where work and art are reunited, where no one asks, “How can I make a living?” but rather, “What is my gift to the world?”; where humanity is united in allowing the planet to heal; where money is an aid to generosity not competition or accumulation; where a multitude of long-suppressed and barely-imagined technologies, both material and psychological, blossom. I am not a dreamer. I know these transformations are inevitable, because they naturally accompany the new sense-of-self, the new human identity, that the present convergence of crises is propelling us toward.