Latest

  • Watch the Blessing Ceremony at Bekandze Farm School

    Watch the Blessing Ceremony at Bekandze Farm School

    I made (very) short film about the blessing ceremony for the resilient and regenerative farm school that we recently launched here in Indonesia. It ends with the info on the crowdfund, which is an essential part of our effort to become a catalyst in the local area. Please visit our page to see if you… Read more

  • Major life changes become the least risky option

    Major life changes become the least risky option

    This is a time when major life changes seem the least risky option. That is because none of us will escape what is unfolding, and so we have ‘permission’ to go wild, while recognising we can’t avoid losing things, but can still gain what’s most important, in the deepest sense. I decided to share these… Read more

  • Stubborn optimism in an era of collapse

    Stubborn optimism in an era of collapse

    The weak but well-funded arguments for techno-optimism in the face of climate chaos have kept on coming. In response to such deluded, misleading and anti-radical ‘hopes’, I decided to look at what it is that I am optimistic about. It turns out – quite a lot! … Continue reading Stubborn optimism in an era of collapse… Read more

  • Clouds of suffering can have silver linings – reflections on childhood.

    Clouds of suffering can have silver linings – reflections on childhood.

    I know that when I’m anxious I’m not the wisest or kindest version of myself. Because that is the same for most of us, collapse-anticipators fear how people might make difficult situations a lot worse by delusional or aggressive responses. There are multiple ways of trying to help ourselves think and act more kindly and… Read more

  • Crowdfund – Organic Farming Education for a Resilient Bali

    Crowdfund – Organic Farming Education for a Resilient Bali

    If you are observing the recent science and news on the environment, then you know we have entered an era of increasing disruption. Like many people, I want to respond in ways that reduce harm and create possibility. That is the aim of a new farm school in Indonesia. Already, we are helping more local… Read more

  • Laughing off the apocalypse?

    Laughing off the apocalypse?

    There was an interesting interview with Gavin Schmidt recently. He is one of the most senior climatologists in the world, heading up NASA’s department on climate science. Refreshingly, unlike the other senior climatologists, he didn’t sidestep how recent weather was not predicted by mainstream climatology. He told the American science celebrity Neil deGrasse Tyson that… Read more

Donate to keep Jem writing / Read his book Breaking Together / Read Jem’s key ideas on collapse / Subscribe to this blog / Study with Jem / Browse his latest posts / Read the Scholars’ Warning / Visit the Deep Adaptation Forum / Receive Jem’s Biannual Bulletin / Receive the Deep Adaptation Review / Watch some of Jem’s talks / Find Emotional Support / Jem’s actual views on Covid