In our current economic and social system, based on scarcity and competition, people are generally disconnected. Disconnection is not wrong or evil, it is a natural response to fear, ignorance, distrust and greed. These things have served humanity well in certain times and have evolved within us to respond to circumstances of scarcity, stress and danger as a survival mechanism. However, it does not serve us well in bringing joy, harmony or connection to our lives. If we can agree that those are the preferred states of being, we must create a social system that guides us to that outcome.

The pathway to wholeness and love are through wisdom and action. This is the healing vortex. We need to do the work to integrate wisdom and action by journeying journey down the vortex, and the more nourishing the environment around us, the easier the work is.

The more nourishing the environment around us, the easier the journey down the healing vortex is. That is why the current consumerist economy, political divisions, global warming, social inequality, gender violence, poverty and so much more is making the journey so hard. Despite almost everyone wanting to feel love and connection, so many people are living in fear and stress.

The duality of wisdom and action can be seen as the inner and the outer work (of course, it is not actually a duality – it is a three dimensional integrated space). The inner work of raising our consciousness, wisdom and connection, and the outer work of creating the physical, social and economic conditions within which we as humans can thrive. Put simply, we need to create the right mindset and the right setting for humans to flourish and find connection and love in a thriving living ecosystem.