The Overview Effect

Posted by Rick MG at 10:45, 02 Jan 2013

Planetary Collective wrote:
The Overview Effect, first described by author Frank White in 1987, is an experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and mankind’s place upon it. Common features of the experience are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment.

The late Larry Hagman argued every politician should take LSD. Graham Hancock says our illustrious leaders should drink ayahuasca 10 times. A magical mystery tour may be a lot cheaper than a physical trip to outer space, but seeing the Earth from orbit is the ultimate way to alter one's perspective of life, the universe, & everything. The Overview Effect by Planetary Collective is a terrific short film exploring this life-and-mind-changing phenomenon through interviews with five astronauts, as well as other commentators & thinkers. Hopefully with the advent of space tourism, we can all experience the Overview Effect one day -- but with Virgin Galactic charging $200,000 a pop, most of us will have to make do licking toads. Until space travel becomes affordable for all, the pioneers of space travel and their message of expanded awareness can be our guide. We thought we were traveling to the moon, but we really went into space for a new perspective of Earth and our place on it.

Planetary Collective.
The Overview Institute.
The Overview Effect by Frank White (Amazon US).
Fragile Oasis.
Institute of Noetic Sciences.

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Posted by jupiter.enteract on 03 Jan 2013 at about 01:00.

Beautiful video (definitely enlarge to full-screen!)

from the National-Realism-Dept.
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Posted by Inannawhimsey on 03 Jan 2013 at about 08:09.

so beautiful when virgins (of any sort -- religious, sexual, literature, joy, fun, sadness, grief, American, etc etc) break their cherry :3

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Posted by Rick MG on 03 Jan 2013 at about 12:08.

Sums it up for me (bit iffy about the hair though, Sting).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB6a-iD6ZOY

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awesome!!
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Posted by drschelter on 02 Mar 2013 at about 19:46.

I backed their Kickstarter, lets hope they get their funding, this is a film that needs to be made!

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