The Utopian World Championship

Mytchell Mead: Collaborating with the Creator

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For me, participating in the Utopian World Championship is an opportunity to explore novel approaches to one of human kinds’ oldest aspirations. Because utopias have long been presented in terms ranging from world orders to societies and political systems, a unique project must examine other approaches. The following work will do little to describe an economy, a world order or a political system. Although it may have such things, just as a person may wear clothing on the body, the clothing has little to do with functioning of human wearing them. Thus, this work will examine the inner realm of a utopia and allow the reader to dress the utopia as they see fit.

Begin by thinking in terms of an ecosystem. Although maybe not immediately discernable, every piece within an ecosystem plays a critical role and the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Most importantly the essence that defines and give it life are imperceptible and uncontrollable. An ecosystem is highly complex yet entirely graceful in its construct.

In contrast, most modern human social and cultural structures are complicated and require contrivances to support otherwise unsustainable components. The technologies (social and physical) that compliment these human constructs match the consciousness which created them: limited by our limited capacity.

I propose it is possible to support the creation of something beyond our limited capacity by artfully implementing a design is that is inviting to something greater. We construct that which is within our ability with the intention to surrender control of the rest, enticing nature’s infinite wisdom to be our co-creator and guide. That which appears random and chaotic may actually be simplest, most elegant way of serving the needs of the group.

By relinquishing individual agendas, desires, control and motives we promote consciousness. We will examine the concept of conscious culture, where the consciousness of the group is allowed to form and grow and in turn imbue the individual participants with greater awareness and aliveness. Using nature as our model, the evolution of consciousness germinates the accompanying social and physical manifestations, which in turn nurture consciousness. Such an entity invites that extra life-giving element, like the ether or the prana or the soul, that which cannot be controlled or measured or captured.

"Those who look for the laws of nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator." Antonio Gaudi

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Part I. Introduction to a concept.

1. Abstract

For me, the Utopian World Championship is an invitation to explore unique, novel approaches to one of human kinds’ oldest aspirations. Because utopias have long been presented in terms ranging from world orders to societies and political systems, my challenge became to find a unique approach to be explored. Therefore the following work will do little to describe an economy, a world order or a political system. Although it may have such things, just as a person may wear clothing on the body, the clothing has little to do with the functioning of the human wearing them. Thus, this work will examine the inner realm of a utopia and allow the reader to imagine what kind of clothing the utopia might dawn.

A unique approach, I discovered, might simply be unique to indo-European language speakers due to the perspective and/or subtlety our languages can bear. The subtlety of language always holds critical keys to how a culture is structured. For all our learning, we often overlook the vast teachings beholden within existences of subtle natures. Many indigenous cultures are effectively acephalous societies, perhaps both product of and reflected in their languages. Several Native American languages, for example have no term, in fact no concept for any sort of hierarchy. In these languages there is no concept of one person being better than, higher than, more important than another. There are no bosses, rulers, kings and no underlings, subjects, serfs. There are, however, hundreds of thousands of words for relationships one to another as equal beings of the creator and the love imbued throughout. And yet there is no concept for love of a possession. You cannot love your shoes. In the subtleties of the language, love is a term of reciprocity and if you were to love your shoes, implied would be a psychological imbalance. Also in these languages, all beings are counted as equal; as inhabitants of the earth. Indo-European languages are rich with hierarchy, comparison, competition. So are our cultures. In this work I will attempt to transcend language to impart a unique approach to the idea of utopia.

"A human being is a part of a whole, called by us “universe”, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty."

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