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The Nature of the Future: Marina Gorbis and the Raven




The Nature of the Future: From Institutions to Amplified Individuals

Socialstructing is a new model that empowers individuals, rather than institutions, to create impact by utilizing modern technology to build large networks. In this audio lecture, Marina Gorbis describes how micro-contributions from people in these networks enable flexibility and unlock potential in ways that institutions cannot. She shares three stories about successful socialstructing: the transformation of an abandoned building, fostering science education, and collecting crime-related data worldwide. Gorbis explains that, through socialstructing, technology allows individuals to accomplish difficult tasks without money, staff, or management, and generates new types of value that can replace institutional approaches in the future.

Marina Gorbis [1] is a futurist and social scientist. She serves as executive director at the Institute for the Future (IFTF), a Silicon Valley nonprofit research and consulting organization. May 20, Stanford Business School [2]


A little thought about the headline here can help us connect it to the prevailing Cardinal Cross , more specifically to the Pluto (in Capricorn) square to Uranus (in Aries). Pluto is in patriarchal Capricorn, guardian of institutions, governments, structures and the old guard—while Uranus is in Aries, the sign of pioneering innovation and defenders of autonomy and individual rights. So we have decaying (Pluto) institutions (Capricorn) facing a challenge from pioneering individuals (Aries) using new technology (Uranus).




But why now? The chart for the current New Moon solar eclipse at Stanford is shown here. Notice the Grand Cross straddling the meridian axis. Ebertin’s key phrase for Uranus-Pluto is “the end of an old order and the beginning of a new one”. In addition eclipses always give us a hint about what is passing away and what is about to come. Among other things, on the MC with Mars,  which has just stationed direct on May 20, are the stars of Corvus, the raven.

Countless cultures point to the raven as a harbinger of powerful secrets. Moreover, the raven is a messenger too, so its business is in both keeping and communicating deep mysteries.

Native North American tribes saw the raven as the bringer of light. In fact, south western tribes (Hopi, Navajo, Zuni) felt the raven flew out from the dark womb of the cosmos, and with it brought the light of the sun (dawning of understanding). Messages that are beyond space and time are nestled in the midnight wings of the Raven and come to only those within the tribe who are worthy of the knowledge.
Consequently, the raven is considered a venerated bird of creation, for without the raven, humans would forever live in darkness. [3]

Marina Gorbis, in Silicon Valley, appears to be in tune with the new order about to be born.


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