The Ascent of Humanity by Charles Eisenstein
The Age of Separation, the Age of Reunion, and the convergence of crises that is birthing the transition
I believe the time has come to stop making people pay for intellectual property. That is why the entire text of The Ascent of Humanity is on line, along with all my recordings, video, and so on. I offer all of these in the spirit of a gift. If gratitude moves you to give to me in return, to support me and my work, I would be grateful. Here, you can send me money via Paypal (you will be taken to a Paypal screen to confirm).
How much should you pay? Choose an amount you feel good about. When you choose the right gift, in this or any situation, you'll know it by a feeling of rightness, lightness, and clarity. If you have a suspicious attitude toward me for requesting payment, imagining perhaps that all this "gift" talk is a stratagem to get more money, then by all means pay with a gift to someone else.
A time is coming when we will shift from a profit-taking economy to a gift economy, from an economy of "how can I take the most?" to "how can I best give of my gifts?" I would like to begin living in the new world today.