Category Archives: Blog: Currents & Futures

Envisioning a Positive Future… Part 2

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Shariff

backcasting and through casting… Continue reading →

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Envisioning a Positive Future… (Part 1)

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Shariff

I said, “Name one book of speculative (“science”) fiction that provides a positive future for humanity…” Tom Atlee named three… Continue reading →

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Synopsis of the Series: “The Metamorphosis of Humanity”

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Shariff

Book One – 2015-2035. Book Two – 2055-2085. Book Three – 2085-2125. Continue reading →

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Pre-Launch Announcement for Book Series!

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Shariff

Next week, the Summer Solstice will mark the launch of a paradigm-shifting new book. Continue reading →

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VIOLENCE IS PSYCHOTIC… And We Suffer Mass Psychosis

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Shariff

Violence is psychotic… Continue reading →

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The Death (and Re-Birth) of Utopia

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Shariff

Want to know why our times feel so perilous? It’s called a failure of imagination… Continue reading →

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Revelations from a Mexican Lizard…

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Shariff

Greetings; In mid-July, I returned to the city of Merida, in the Yucatan area of Mexico, for the purpose of finishing my latest book. It didn’t get finished. Needless to say, I was pretty bummed out about that.  But, as … Continue reading →

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Shariff on “The Politics of Love & Justice”

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Shariff

Listen to Shariff’s interview on “The Politics of Love & Justice”. Continue reading →

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Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne Coming to Portland

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Shariff

Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne of Sarvodaya Shramadana, Sri Lanka. Continue reading →

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Beyond Activism: Your Five Pathways for a Transformed World

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Shariff

Traditional ways of activism are yielding decreasing returns. Yet the need to “do something” has never been greater… Continue reading →

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