Gus diZerega – Page 15 – SPIRIT | NATURE

Capitalism vs. the Market II: re-integrating markets into civil society

Posted on February 27, 2013February 27, 2013 by Gus

The solution to ending capitalism’s dominance over human beings and human values has two dimensions. First, capitalist enterprises must be subordinated to the larger ethical standards of civil society. The “capitalist ecosystem” I described in Part I must be reabsorbed … Read more

Penetrating the world of Spirit

Posted on February 24, 2013February 24, 2013 by Gus

One of the most interesting discoveries I made about modern Paganism is the large number of people identifying with us because they feel at home here. They like the way we celebrate seeing ourselves as a part of a larger … Read more

Capitalism vs. the Market

Posted on February 22, 2013February 27, 2013 by Gus

A Biographical preface

Years ago I considered myself a libertarian. I was convinced that free societies depended on individuals having the resources to cooperate with one another on mutually agreeable terms. Networks of such cooperative relationships generated markets. Markets are … Read more

The Mirage of Monotheism

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Gus

For thousands of years people lived in a world they experienced as populated by a multitude of spiritual forces. Apparently they did not think of them as being subordinate to some central divine king, if for no other reason than … Read more

Cities and the incoherence of libertarian theory and practice

Posted on February 10, 2013February 11, 2013 by Gus

One of the top right-wing illusions about reality (there are so many) is that high taxes and regulations are always bad for businesses, and reducing both will attract them. It comes from their apparent incapacity to think in contexts: what … Read more

Pentecostals, Ayn Rand, and why the heart should come before the mind

Posted on February 7, 2013February 11, 2013 by Gus

The day after Brigit I drove down to Oakland to give a talk on the Mondragon co-operatives of Spain. Afterwards I met with a Pagan friend for lunch and invited another who I had not met previously, but with whom … Read more

Coping with thought forms

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Gus

My final post in a series of three is up on Patheos concerning thought forms and the nature of their impact on American life today. It discusses what we might be able to do to help weaken the worst of … Read more

Pagans and the Living World

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Gus

A new post just went up on the Witches and Pagans site. It includes links to two excellent books making the case that the world is conscious “all the way down.”… Read more

Thought Forms and the American Crisis: Esoteric Insights

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Gus

The next installment of my examination of thought forms and their relevance for understanding life today is up at Patheos.… Read more

Guns and Power: Making sense of our gun controversies

Posted on January 18, 2013February 20, 2018 by Gus

The day after Thanksgiving my Texas niece invited me to join her and other family members at a shooting range north of St. Louis. She enjoys target shooting and had brought a .38, a .45 and a 9mm pistol with … Read more