Only the Planet Is Larger

THE ONLY ENTITY LARGER THAN THE GROUP OF WORLD NATIONS, AND INCLUDING THE ENTIRE ENVIRONMENT, IS THE PLANET EARTH ITSELF.  HOWEVER, MANY RESEARCHERS HAVE POINTED OUT THAT WHILE EVERY SCHOOL CHILD KNOWS WE LIVE ON A PLANET, FEW PEOPLE HAVE A VISCERAL SENSE OF THEIR PLANETARY EXISTENCE INFORMING THEIR PERSPECTIVES AND CHOICES.

Manifesto on Planetary Consciousness – The Dalai Lama and Ervin Laszlo

Planetary thinking – Brookings Institution

Sustainable development - Wikipedia

Multistakeholder governance - Wikipedia

The Value of Planetary Awareness and Identity

BRINGING PLANETARY AWARENESS AND IDENTITY INTO WORLD CULTURE WOULD PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR IDENTIFICATION THAT HAS LAND, A VISIBLE IMAGE, AND HISTORY THAT ENCOMPASSES ALL OF CIVILIZATION, AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE ENVIRONMENT, BUT IS NOT THE EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF ANY NATION OR OTHER IDENTITY GROUP.  THIS WOULD BRING PLANETARY PERSPECTIVES INTO PERSONAL AWARENESS AND CHOICES, AND POTENTIALLY, INTO WORLD AGENDAS.

The Overview Effect of the Space Experience

FOR THE LAST SIX DECADES, ASTRONAUTS HAVE DESCRIBED THE EXPERIENCE OF SEEING THE EARTH AS A PLANET EMBEDDED IN A UNIVERSE OF STARS, FROM OUTSIDE THE ATMOSPHERE.  WIDELY KNOWN IN THE SPACE COMMUNITY AS THE OVERVIEW EFFECT, THE ASTRONAUTS HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT HOW MANY ASPECTS OF THIS BEAUTIFUL, AND AWE-INSPIRING SIGHT HAVE AFFECTED THEIR PERSPECTIVES AND LIFE CHOICES.

Buy the feature film PLANETARY: http://www.vimeo.com/ondemand/planetary For more info about PLANETARY and Planetary Collective visit http://www.weareplanetary.com. On the 40th anniversary of the famous ‘Blue Marble’ photograph taken of Earth from space, Planetary Collective presents a short film documenting astronauts’ life-changing stories of seeing the Earth from the outside – a perspective-altering experience often described as the Overview Effect. The Overview Effect, first described by author Frank White in 1987, is an experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and mankind’s place upon it. Common features of the experience are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment. ‘Overview’ is a short film that explores this phenomenon through interviews with five astronauts who have experienced the Overview Effect. The film also features insights from commentators and thinkers on the wider implications and importance of this understanding for society, and our relationship to the environment. CAST • EDGAR MITCHELL – Apollo 14 astronaut and founder of the Institute of Noetic Sciences • RON GARAN – ISS astronaut and founder of humanitarian organization Fragile Oasis • NICOLE STOTT – Shuttle and ISS astronaut and member of Fragile Oasis • JEFF HOFFMAN – Shuttle astronaut and senior lecturer at MIT • SHANE KIMBROUGH – Shuttle/ISS astronaut and Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army • FRANK WHITE – space theorist and author of the book ‘The Overview Effect’ • DAVID LOY- philosopher and author • DAVID BEAVER – philosopher and co-founder of The Overview Institute ———- CREW Producer: STEVE KENNEDY Director: GUY REID Editor: STEVE KENNEDY Director of Photography: CHRISTOPHER FERSTAD Original Score: HUMAN SUITS Dubbing Mixer: PATCH MORRISON ———- TECHNICAL INFORMATION Filmed with Canon 5D Mk ii. Additional footage from NASA / ESA archives Duration: 19 minutes ———- Planetary Collective: http://www.planetarycollective.com/ Overview Microsite: http://www.overviewthemovie.com/ Human Suits (original score): http://www.humansuits.com/ For more information: The Overview Institute: http://www.overviewinstitute.org/ Fragile Oasis: http://www.fragileoasis.org/

The Overview Institute

The Overview Effect: Human Exploration and Human Evolution – Frank White

Overview Video - Vimeo

The Case for Planetary Awareness – Space Times Magazine

 
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