NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED!
THE 3 AND THE 4: Emergenc(y) of the Unknown Future
Do you really want to know the soul of the global crisis that will probably take us all out? We rush to put out one brush fire after another across the world—financial collapse, literal bush fires, political mayhem, angry calls for social justice, and yes, the covid-19 virus pandemic. All these fires are
appearing above, on the visible surface of life and we treat each of them as a separate problem to overcome.
I call this surface reality the 3.
As important as they each are, underneath and connecting them all is a rhizomic layer which “carries on about its own business. It is driven by forces beyond human control…”
I call this deeper reality the 4.
What is the relationship between the catastrophes occurring on the surface of life and the unknown future rushing towards us from the rhizome? This is the same question as asking what is the relationship between the 3 and the 4—a question that has deep roots in antiquity but now has an urgent relevance today.
