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Existential Risk and the Evolution of Love offers a transformative philosophical vision for addressing the crises currently threatening humanity’s survival. At the core of this work is the concept of Existential Risk—a term encompassing the social, environmental, and technological challenges we face today. Marc Gafni proposes a bold response: the creation of a new Story of Value that sparks a Planetary Awakening in Love through the collective power of Unique Self Symphonies. The concept of Unique Self reveals the intrinsic value in each individual’s unique expression of the deeper Field of Value, calling us to contribute our distinct gifts to the evolution of love. As we unite in Unique Self Symphonies, humanity plays its part in the cosmic unfolding of love, giving rise to Homo amor—the new human and new humanity. This volume of “oral essays” calls for a CosmoErotic Humanism, an interconnected vision of Reality, grounded in First Principles and Values that reflect the Field of ErosValue. It challenges the collapse of traditional value systems and invites humanity to reconnect through a shared narrative that fosters global intimacy, cooperation, and co-ordination. Rather than resorting to denial, domination, or doomerism, Gafni argues that embracing Outrageous Love offers the only true path forward, one based on clarified desire. Only by awakening to our Unique Selves can we navigate the existential risks of our time and step into a future shaped by the ongoing evolution of love and ever-deepening intimacy.
Dr. Marc Gafni has been described as a world philosopher — a kind of galaxy heart brain — integrating wisdom from across multiple disciplines into what he has called a New Story of Value in response to the meta-crisis. One cultural critic described Gafni as a cross between Einstein, Da Vinci, and Rumi, with a dash of Robin Williams working at the cutting edge of the new narrative, collaborating with a team of leading-edge thinkers articulating a new vision of meaning for the world. Another wrote, “Gafni thinks in terms of panoramic vision but with an attention to intricate nuance and detail, which together generate a level of beauty and truth that, as Michael Murphy wrote, changes the game. And yet, he has the capacity to speak to virtually any audience with a direct sincerity, passion, and simple precision that melts hearts and blows open minds.” The renowned feminist theorist, cultural critic, and spiritual teacher Sally Kempton described Gafni as one of the great heart masters of this generation. Gafni is playing a pivotal role in evolving a new dharma or meta-theory of meaning overflowing with heart — a new set of distinctions that is helping to re-shape key pivoting points in global consciousness and culture. Gafni’s doctorate is from Oxford University with a masters degree from Bar Ilan University. He holds an orthodox rabbinic certification from the Chief Rabbinate in Israel and non-denominational rabbinic ordination. He is the author of forty books, of which only the first twelve have been published, including the award-winning Your Unique Self: The Radical Path to Personal Enlightenment.
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