An al-qwarhythm for negentropic learning

An al-qwarhythm for negentropic time-seedingTo become an ecofeminist ensemble energy transformer, follow these seed rules in sequence: Set 1 Rule 1:sit together in a circle with your bodyRule 2:follow and, with your body, repeat three rounds:dhaa dhin dhin dhaa / dhaa dhin dhin dhaa / dhaa tin tin taa/ taa…

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Flux Kit July 16-17 workshop discussion summary

Politics:  Care, Degrowth and Regeneration Sympoietics:Detournement DerivativesPrefigurative Modelling Grammar: open-source, negentropic (negation & biomimicry), translation (via paradox, riddles, puzzles) Rhythm: acceleration and slowdown as analogue variationRepair: non-solutionist, via solidarity economy, P2P, social reproductive and regenerative, degrowing energy consumptionForms/media: diagrams, poems, instructions, lists, spells, recipes, catalogues, flip-books, chapbooks, repair manuals COMMUNITY…

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Beth Dempster sympoietics (notes)

SYMPOIETIC AND AUTOPOIETIC SYSTEMS:A NEW DISTINCTION FOR SELF-ORGANIZING SYSTEMS Beth Dempster School of Planning, University of Waterloo,Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G1 E-mail: mbldemps@fes.uwaterloo.ca Sympoiesis vs. Autopoiesis To gain an understanding of the two poietic system heuristics and the significance of their differences, some specific definitions applied by Maturana and Varela…

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Seed Time Poem Cycle

For: Seed Time: Sister Plantings for Regenerative Energy Futures Seed Time Poem Cycle Seed time is composed of memory-storage, dispersal, pyriscence, imbibation, respiration, light, mobilization, sprouting, growth, and regeneration through which negentropic common-being creates a place for Earth-bound lifetimes, giving wisdom, taking care and creating common wealth. Past, present and…

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