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Author Archives: John Halstead

Just Listen

Connecting with a place or the other-than-human being who inhabit a place happens the same way as connecting to another human being …

Posted byJohn HalsteadJune 7, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:animism, listening, nature, relationship5 Comments on Just Listen

A Philosopher for the Apocalypse

“Despite increasing media representation of these threats, we live in what Anders called ‘the age of the inability to be afraid.”

Posted byJohn HalsteadMay 29, 2022May 29, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:apocalypse, Gunther Anders, technologyLeave a comment on A Philosopher for the Apocalypse

COVID Scared Me Into Forgetting My Anarchist Principles

I am concerned about the drift toward authoritarian, even totalitarian (through the use of technology), control implied by COVID restrictions.

Posted byJohn HalsteadMarch 3, 2022March 12, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:anarchism, authoritarianism, COVID, vaccination6 Comments on COVID Scared Me Into Forgetting My Anarchist Principles

Apocalypse Burnout

To a certain extent, the anxiety that we experience when contemplating the “end of the world as we know it”, is a function of privilege.

Posted byJohn HalsteadFebruary 26, 2022May 28, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:burnout, end of the world, privilegeLeave a comment on Apocalypse Burnout

What to Watch (and not) after “Don’t Look Up”

My recommendations for what apocalyptic movies to watch (and not watch)

Posted byJohn HalsteadJanuary 30, 2022Posted inUncategorized5 Comments on What to Watch (and not) after “Don’t Look Up”

What “Don’t Look Up” Gets Right and Wrong

The climate catastrophe is really nothing at all like a comet.

Posted byJohn HalsteadJanuary 16, 2022January 16, 2022Posted inUncategorized3 Comments on What “Don’t Look Up” Gets Right and Wrong

The 12 Steps for Climate Grief: Steps 10-12

10. Show up.
11. Reinvest in meaningful work.
12. Do all this in community with others.

Posted byJohn HalsteadJanuary 15, 2022January 15, 2022Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on The 12 Steps for Climate Grief: Steps 10-12

The 12 Steps for Climate Grief: Steps 7-9

7. Move beyond thinking.
8. Take breaks and rest.
9. Practice gratitude.

Posted byJohn HalsteadJanuary 14, 2022January 15, 2022Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on The 12 Steps for Climate Grief: Steps 7-9

The 12 Steps for Climate Grief: Steps 4-6

Step 4. Honor your mortality and the mortality of all.
Step 5. Let yourself feel all your feelings.
Step 6. Withdraw your projections from others.

Posted byJohn HalsteadJanuary 9, 2022January 15, 2022Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on The 12 Steps for Climate Grief: Steps 4-6

The 12 Steps for Climate Grief: Steps 1-3

Step 1. Accept the severity of our predicament.
Step 2. Acknowledge that we are all part of the problem.
Step 3. Practice sitting with uncertainty.

Posted byJohn HalsteadJanuary 8, 2022January 15, 2022Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on The 12 Steps for Climate Grief: Steps 1-3

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