A fresh take on an old problem
The Embodiment Manifesto
by Philip Shepherd, Author of Radical Wholeness and New Self, New World
The Blind Spot We Harbor, the Revolution to Come
I believe that humanity can survive the crises that are mounting around us – but that our ability to make it will depend on us forging a new kind of clarity.
Specifically, we need to shed light on the story we tell ourselves about what it means to be human. It’s a story almost too familiar to question, yet it provokes fantasies of limitless growth and power, and puts us on a collision course with the realities of our world.
I believe this story is the single greatest danger to our survival.
I also believe that the single most dangerous effect of this story is the way it estranges us from our own bodies, and makes that feel normal.
What if the story we tell ourselves about being human is keeping us disconnected from our bodies—and putting our future at risk? In The Embodiment Manifesto, Philip Shepherd challenges the deeply rooted assumptions that make this separation feel normal.
Explore a provocative call to question our cultural blind spots and discover why reconnecting with the body is more than a personal journey: it’s essential to how we meet the challenges of our world.