From the global bestselling author of Stealing Fire
“A book on the biggest sort of thinking, written by an author with an eye for what matters, an ear for story and a mind for the sublime."
David Eagleman
Neuroscientist at Stanford, author of Livewired
And the idea is this.
Slowly over the past few decades, and now suddenly, all at once, we’re suffering from a collapse in Meaning. Fundamentalism and nihilism are filling that vacuum, with consequences that affect us all.
In a world that needs us at our best, diseases of despair, tribalism, and disaster fatigue are leaving us at our worst.
It’s vital that we regain control of the stories we’re telling because they are shaping the future we’re creating. To do that, we have to remember our deepest inspiration, heal our pain and apathy, and connect to each other like never before.
If we can do that, we’ve got a shot at solving the big problems we face.
And if we can’t? Well, the dustbin of history has swallowed civilizations older and fancier than ours.
So you can learn to boost your creativity, rekindle your relationships, revitalize your body, and answer once and for all, the questions of why we're here and what do we do now?
Over 40 pages unpacking the book's tools and models in a visual, easy to follow format
The 12 Playground Rules for how to architect culture into a world that works for all
A 3-page glossary on all the terms in the book––from psychology to neuroscience to mythology
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The first, Choose Your Own Apocalypse, takes a look at our current Meaning Crisis –– where we are today, why it’s so hard to make sense of the world, what might be coming next, and what to do about it.
It also makes a case that many of our efforts to cope, whether anxiety and denial, or tribalism and identity politics, are likely making things worse.
"This enrapturing book not only details various drivers of our cultural evolution, it becomes one itself.”
"An invaluable roadmap for transformational consciousness and culture."
Applies the creative firm IDEO’s design thinking to the Meaning Crisis. This is where the book gets hands on –– taking a look at the strongest evolutionary drivers that can bring about inspiration, healing, and connection.
From breathing, to movement, sexuality, music, and substances –– these are the everyday tools to help us wake up, grow up, and show up.
AKA –– how to blow yourself sky high with household materials. And the best part? They’re accessible, by anyone anywhere, no middleman required. Transcendence democratized.
The final third of the book, Ethical Cult Building, focuses on the tricky nature of putting these kinds of experiences into gear and into culture—because, anytime in the past when we’ve figured out combinations of peak states and deep healing, we’ve almost always ended up with problematic culty communities. Playing with fire has left a lot of people burned.
This section lays out a roadmap for sparking a thousand fires around the world––each one unique and tailored to the needs and values of its participants. Think of it as an open-source toolkit for building ethical culture.
"In his rhythmic prose, Wheal crafts a fool-proof formula for transcendence. A mystical balm."
Jamie Wheal is the author of Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work and the founder of the Flow Genome Project, an international organization dedicated to the research and training of human performance.
His work and ideas have been covered in The New York Times, Financial Times, Wired, Entrepreneur, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Inc., and TED. He has spoken at Stanford University, MIT, the Harvard Club, Imperial College, Singularity University, the U.S. NavalWar College and Special Operations Command, Sandhurst RoyalMilitary Academy, the Bohemian Club, and the United Nations.
He lives high in the Rocky Mountains in an off-grid cabin with his partner, Julie; two children, Lucas and Emma; and their golden retrievers, Aslan and Calliope. When not writing, he can be found mountain biking, kitesurfing, and backcountry skiing.
Over 40 pages unpacking the book's tools and models in a visual, easy to follow format
The 12 Playground Rules for how to architect culture into a world that works for all
A 3-page glossary on all the terms in the book––from psychology to neuroscience to mythology
Please include all digits and dashes from Amazon. (ex: 111-1111111-1111111)
This will appear on your order confirmation page and in the Amazon receipt email.
You're also welcome to just forward your book receipt to us at hello@flowgenomeproject.com (especially if you didn't get it on Amazon)
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Image Credit: ESO/VISTA/J. Emerson. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit