There is no one story that will replace the American dream, but storieslike this one—and there are thousands—can inform the myth or myths we create for building and preserving the next culture. In order to do so, however, we must recognize that we cannot live without myth, for it is inessential part of our humanity. If we attempt to do so—given the fact that something in us needs myth—Weill only create more myths that echo the American dream—with themes of heroism, greed, entitlement, narcissism, exploitation, exceptionalism, and myriad abuses of power. How we prepare for and navigate collapse will provide the raw materials for the myths we make and will live by in a postindustrial world.

Collapsing Consciously: Transformative Truths for Turbulent Times