{"product_id":"soul-of-the-kingdom-biological-process-and-the-structure-of-consciousness-9780974197623","title":"Soul of the Kingdom: Biological Process and the Structure of Consciousness","description":"\u003cp\u003eA new kingdom evolves every billion years or so. A kingdom is evolving now, within human consciousness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganic molecules combine into the first kingdom - bacterial cells, which amalgamate into the second kingdom - complex cells, which colonize into the third kingdom - animals. The consciousness of each higher-level organism remains reducible to that of its parts, but takes on a wholeness over and above its parts. Individual cells experience photons, but the organism as a whole sees. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe evolutionary process continues in the current era: cities evolve circulatory systems, electrical grids, and municipal plumbing. Television moves human consciousness from direct visual perception to the mediated experience of a pixel screen, while virtual reality programs create consciousness entirely distinct from physical reality. But mindless process is not adaptation. Civilization cannot face the hard realities of life on Earth without a spiritual realization of humanity in relation to the natural world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe kingdom will not live without its soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAvery, Samuel C.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Samuel Avery moved from New York City to a small homestead farm in the woods of central Kentucky, where he raises food, writes books, and runs a small solar installation company.","brand":"Compari","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50846813716754,"sku":"9780974197623","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_768224fd-7d11-479b-a66b-a3268d46b13e.jpg?v=1737366408","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/soul-of-the-kingdom-biological-process-and-the-structure-of-consciousness-9780974197623","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}