"ecocosmology" is about seeing the universe in a way that relates to holistic, organic, and natural principles such that something comes from something else, etc., as opposed to filling in the blanks with magic seeds, mystery matter, and expanding space, etc., and just fudging in the math to make it work.
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in general terms for discussion....
What is "Cosmology"?...

  “Cosmology is a global endeavor including a multidisciplinary dialog of mutual cooperation in which scientists grappling with complex concepts or collections of astronomical data can turn to artists for visual illustrations and physical models in the process of exploration of the universe toward an ever more creative flow of ideas.   It is not a battle of mythologies or a war about which deity can beat up which other deity, or which universe story should be considered the one holy truth, and it is not part of any religion or particular concrete single theory answer or model to date.  Cosmology embodies the open question of what the universe is all about and everyone everywhere in every language on Earth can share this open question.”

"What is "The Universe"?...
....And where did it come from, and how does it work?  These questions have by and large been reduced to "How do we prove The Big Bang Theory?".  Efforts to prove this ever changing theory have all but taken over science budgets, observatory time, and the creative power of thousands of individuals working in the field leaving other avenues and directions of exploration and imagination virtually shut out or ignored.  The fact that it really does not relate to the actual universe is being seen by more and more individuals every day." (see Big Bang Business page)
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"The big question now is; how do we escape the limitations of modern scientific dogma to create a bold new creative era of cosmology?"

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"Pardigm Shift" began as a term for revolutionary change in science, but it has also become a term used in reference to a supposed big change in thinking.  In one meaning of the term, all the old popular ways of thinking are packed up and moved into a "new" way of thinking.  Much like a "new and improved" product, it is really just the same thing repackaged with some small changes.  This phenomemon is one of the reasons things are getting worse and environmental damage is increasing rather than improving even though there is a "green movement" and "global warming awareness", etc..  There is this illusion of action while things actually become more of the same, or worse.  The same philosophy and religion and lifestyle do not add up to a "Paradigm Shift" at all.   Included within this system is of course popular cosmology with it's attempt to drag the tired old big bang idea into yet another generation of futile effort.
   In a true shift of thinking and revolution of consciousness, there will be no big bang or genesis idea.  Something new will come.
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Water People
   Some things just cannot be undone once done.   It is vital and critical therefore to see what is coming well in advance as to prevent that which cannot be repaired or replaced.  In the case of the most valuable and necessary comodity on Earth, drinking water, it is just about too late to make the changes needed to protect this stuff of life.  A view that water is water and it's no big deal, we'll just filter and clean it up, ignors the great complexity of natural water with the miriad ingredients and what it does for and in the body that is required for optimal functioning of the body and brain, not to mention that our bodies do a great deal of hard work to deal with the chemicals, toxins, and bacteria in bad water and our organs age and wear out faster from all that work.  People can survive on bad water, but to thrive good water is required whether in crops and fruits or in a glass.   
   If there were such a thing as "The Fountain of Youth", it would probably just be related to someone finding the perfect water for themselves, most likely in the region their ancestors came from, and becoming more healthy and revitalized.  It's like an engine that had been running on crude home distilled fuel suddenly getting a tank full of regular gas from a gas station for the first time...it would not be a miracle, it would just run the way it was built to run.  The shame of this is though that worldwide water is being polluted, changed, altered with additives, and the water of our ancestors no longer exists.
   Something I repeat again and again in these pages is that this is related to philosophy and cosmology that we are not of this Earth and above things like water and air and soil, when in fact it is the very stuff we are made of and evolved in, etc.   If there is to be a "higher power" one looks up to, let it be also a looking inward to what is alive within us and what actually makes us up.   We are beings of the water.
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    "Are the solutions to the biggest problems facing humanity today a matter of changing our minds?   What ideas lie behind the escalating devastation of the natural ecosystems around the world?  Does the way we view ourselves and the nature of our cosmology directly translate to our relationship, or lack thereof, with nature?  Are our ideas are killing us?  Have we been blind to let this happen, or just asleep?"

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  Tidal wave of awakening creativity?... (2005)

As humanity dives ever more quickly into irreversible global devastation of Earth’s natural environment and an end to our ability to continue to exist as a viable species, there seems to be another phenomenon coexisting as an emerging and awakening force all over the world.  It remains to be seen whether this is the birth of a new global consciousness, a paradigm shift perhaps blending Western ideas with ancient Mayan and other cultural principles, or a movement unlike anything that has ever happened before.  Given the dissatisfactory and monotonous results and solutions offered by popular science, religion, and major philosophies, people are designing their own cosmologies and articulating visions and dreams that offer new perspective and diverse possibilities for humanity to revolutionize the way we live and think.  While there are presently millions of separate individuals writing, making art, and expressing new ideas unseen by many others, this is changing as we surf the Internet and discover each other.  As this unfolds, we will no doubt uncover more differences than similarities, but I feel that over time just the fact that we are all searching, dreaming, and envisioning new things may be enough for us to begin to connect and relate to one another without fighting over who’s idea should be accepted and believed by everyone else, but rather joining in a celebration of our rights and joys in being different.  The “one global philosphy” idea does not seem to be natural, or possible or desirable at all, but the notion of having a global interconnected appreciation of individuality as essential to life on Earth, well now, that seems more like it.

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Also included in this site: a young man's dreams played out sketch pads and on canvas with oil paints and brushes, and a wild model of the universe with different realms interrelated...it's something like a science fiction story told in art, but it is also a story of a passionate period in my life in which anything I could dream, visualize, or imagine could come to life on my canvas.  It is this kind of freedom that is lost in mainstream cosmology I think, and it is my wish to help foster further creative imagination in the field.  But mostly this is just part of the story of my life.

ART GALLERY ELEMENT:

   This site is in part a venue for ideas that have been a part of my life for decades and for symbols and images inspired by dreams in 1971 related to ideas about the large scale structure of the universe and my personal quest to understand myself and the cosmos. 

   In general, the pyramid below tells a story of the universe that includes different realms beyond what can be seen.  In a steady state solid cosmos, a black hole like event takes place and grows to incredible proportions.  This forms three different areas:  the solid surroundings, the hole, and the core of the hole that formed it.  The visible universe we view and consider commonly as the entire cosmos takes place on, or just above the surface of the core of the giant void.  As dense black-hole-like matter flares up (something like a Solar flare) moving away from the dense core into the void and expanding as it moves, it is followed by an interior flare of the dense core matter which explodes like a fireworks display moving through the other matter spinning through it and collecting it as it goes forming bodies - planets and stars, which also collect forming galaxies.  It is a story of one thing related to another and related to yet another...like life and birth and death all being interconnected and circular, so goes this dream of the cosmos.

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