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Jennifer Hynes (JH) in conversation with Michael Dowd and Carolyn Baker

0:05

Conversation title: A Grand Rite of Passage

0:11

Preview 1: "Waking Up"

0:16

Preview 2: "The Grand Rite of Passage"

1:22

Host Michael Dowd (MD) summarizes intent of Post-Doom conversations

2:12

Dowd introduces cohost, Carolyn Baker and her books

2:54

Carolyn Banker (CB) on Jennifer's contributions (Extinction Radio, Arctic Methane)

3:14

CB:: What name/description do you use for your sense of a deteriorating future?

3:55

JH: We are on a "downward spiral"; in "Sixth Great Extinction" (humans, too)

4:29

JH: We have lived from a time of abundance to a time of great decline (social, climate)

6:16

JH: We didn't know that our lives were going to be like this

6:56

CB: What was your journey into this awakening?

7:38

JH: gradual awakening to climate change begins 2005: Greenland ice melt

8:23

JH: realization brought panic attacks at night; "I felt the Earth crying out"

10:08

JH: Passenger flight over Greenland during worst ice melt (Sept 2012)

11:18

JH: "What makes one person wake up, while the others are still asleep?"

15:22

JH: Waking up to the crisis requires "processing" info & emotions ever after

16:05

JH: Aftermath: began following the Arctic News Blogspot

16:50

JH: 2013 read Carolyn Baker's book, "Sacred Demise," then met her

17:20

JH: 2014 gave her first presentation on Arctic Methane as a tipping point

17:41

JH: her talk put on youtube, then reposted by Arctic News Blogspot

19:24

JH: became outspoken advocate of climate education

21:00

CB: How does your Tibetan Buddhist practice help you process emotions?

21:20

JH: belief in reincarnation and evolution of consciousness helps

21:40

JH: also benefits from a longer term perspective; tries to see the bigger picture

22:39

CB: Are you influenced by Joanna Macy, Thomas Berry, Brian Swimme?

23:20

MD interjects: "beliefs are not for mapping reality but molding behavior"

23:56

JH: Yes, beliefs important for a foundation of strength (still feels despair)

26:14

JH: despair for helpless creatures; human core is love, but shadows too

26:53

JH: a tenet of Buddhism is to act with loving-kindness

28:14

MD: quotes Joanna Macy, then Q: Is "the big picture" helpful?

28:55

JH: surprising how helpful the internet community connections are

29:53

JH: What we are really seeking in these times is a sense of belonging

30:45

JH: "This is too much to bear alone;" awareness spreads into everyday life

31:50

CB: What is your perspective on death/impermanence, both personal and collective

32:25

JH: "Impermanence and death go hand-in-hand with our human existence"

33:32

JH: "Death is an advisor; death is a teacher; death teaches us to love life"

34:12

JH: "Those of us called to wake up are also called to shepherd this awareness"

34:40

JH: "called to participate in a rite of passage"

34:52

JH: wider awakening into stages of grief, internal violence, shadows

35:20

JH: a choice; can either wake up or stay asleep

36:10

MD: has personally moved past frantic trying to wake people up

36:33

MD: quotes Stephen Jenkinson ("Griefwalker")

37:00

MD: "abrupt climate change"; dark humor; trusting time

38:04

CB: importance of also letting go of the judgment of others

39:02

CB: What has opened up for you positively after grief work?

39:22

JH: describes "post-doom awareness" and "post-doom consciousness"

39:53

JH: actions: do what you can, give of yourself, play your role

42:33

CB: Some things it is now too late for; others it is not yet too late

42:53

MD: his story of speaking as Alligator during recent Council of All Beings

43:20

CB: What has opened up for you through grieving?

45:03

JH: attending grief ceremonies really helped; a deep peace (even joy) can result

45:29

MD: story of recently participating in "The Work that Reconnects"

46:33

MD: Paul Chefurka originated idea of "post-doom doorway"

47:40

MD: "Doom is the midpoint between denial and regeneration/death"

47:54

JH: "This is the grand rite of passage ... we will become bigger beings"

48:57

MD: sums up importance of moving through the post-doom doorway

50:09

CB: Carolyn's closing remarks; quotes Mary Oliver

51:10

JH: expresses gratitude

51:44
Jennifer Hynes: Post-doom with Michael Dowd and Carolyn Baker
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2019Aug 25
Michael Dowd is joined by Carolyn Baker to cohost this 50-minute conversation with Jennifer Hynes, whose educational videos address escalating climate trends, particularly the release of methane hydrates in a melting Arctic. She is also co-producer and contributor at Extinction Radio. Topics by linked timecodes: 00:05 Jennifer Hynes (JH) in conversation with Michael Dowd and Carolyn Baker 00:11 - Conversation title: A Grand Rite of Passage 00:16 - Preview 1: "Waking Up" 01:22 - Preview 2: "The Grand Rite of Passage" 02:12 - Host Michael Dowd (MD) summarizes intent of Post-Doom conversations 02:54 - Dowd introduces cohost, Carolyn Baker and her books 03:14 - Carolyn Banker (CB) on Jennifer's contributions (Extinction Radio, Arctic Methane) 03:55 - CB:: What name/description do you use for your sense of a deteriorating future? 04:29 - JH: We are on a "downward spiral"; in "Sixth Great Extinction" (humans, too) 06:16 - JH: We have lived from a time of abundance to a time of great decline (social, climate) 06:56 - JH: We didn't know that our lives were going to be like this 07:38 - CB: What was your journey into this awakening? 08:23 - JH: gradual awakening to climate change begins 2005: Greenland ice melt 10:08 - JH: realization brought panic attacks at night; "I felt the Earth crying out" 11:18 - JH: Passenger flight over Greenland during worst ice melt (Sept 2012) 15:22 - JH: "What makes one person wake up, while the others are still asleep?" 16:05 - JH: Waking up to the crisis requires "processing" info & emotions ever after 16:50 - JH: Aftermath: began following the Arctic News Blogspot 17:20 - JH: 2013 read Carolyn Baker's book, "Sacred Demise," then met her 17:41 - JH: 2014 gave her first presentation on Arctic Methane as a tipping point 19:24 - JH: her talk put on youtube, then reposted by Arctic News Blogspot 21:00 - JH: became outspoken advocate of climate education 21:20 - CB: How does your Tibetan Buddhist practice help you process emotions? 21:40 - JH: belief in reincarnation and evolution of consciousness helps 22:39 - JH: also benefits from a longer term perspective; tries to see the bigger picture 23:20 - CB: Are you influenced by Joanna Macy, Thomas Berry, Brian Swimme? 23:56 - MD interjects: "beliefs are not for mapping reality but molding behavior" 26:14 - JH: Yes, beliefs important for a foundation of strength (still feels despair) 26:53 - JH: despair for helpless creatures; human core is love, but shadows too 28:14 - JH: a tenet of Buddhism is to act with loving-kindness 28:55 - MD: quotes Joanna Macy, then Q: Is "the big picture" helpful? 29:53 - JH: surprising how helpful the internet community connections are 30:45 - JH: What we are really seeking in these times is a sense of belonging 31:50 - JH: "This is too much to bear alone;" awareness spreads into everyday life 32:25 - CB: What is your perspective on death/impermanence, both personal and collective 33:32 - JH: "Impermanence and death go hand-in-hand with our human existence" 34:12 - JH: "Death is an advisor; death is a teacher; death teaches us to love life" 34:40 - JH: "Those of us called to wake up are also called to shepherd this awareness" 34:52 - JH: "called to participate in a rite of passage" 35:20 - JH: wider awakening into stages of grief, internal violence, shadows 36:10 - JH: a choice; can either wake up or stay asleep 36:33 - MD: has personally moved past frantic trying to wake people up 37:00 - MD: quotes Stephen Jenkinson ("Griefwalker") 38:04 - MD: "abrupt climate change"; dark humor; trusting time 39:02 - CB: importance of also letting go of the judgment of others 39:22 - CB: What has opened up for you positively after grief work? 39:53 - JH: describes "post-doom awareness" and "post-doom consciousness" 42:33 - JH: actions: do what you can, give of yourself, play your role 42:53 - CB: Some things it is now too late for; others it is not yet too late 43:20 - MD: his story of speaking as Alligator during recent Council of All Beings 45:03 - CB: What has opened up for you through grieving? 45:29 - JH: attending grief ceremonies really helped; a deep peace (even joy) can result 46:33 - MD: story of recently participating in "The Work that Reconnects" 47:40 - MD: Paul Chefurka originated idea of "post-doom doorway" 47:54 - MD: "Doom is the midpoint between denial and regeneration/death" 48:57 - JH: "This is the grand rite of passage ... we will become bigger beings" 50:09 - MD: sums up importance of moving through the post-doom doorway 51:10 - CB: Carolyn's closing remarks; quotes Mary Oliver 51:44 - JH: expresses gratitude Website of Jennifer Hynes: https://jenniferhynes99.wordpress.com... Full playlist of Post-Doom Conversations:    • Postdoom conversations with Michael Dowd  

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