Authoring Our Future (Fulcrum Volume -3)
Can we rewrite our social script?
Can the Mirror Mosaic reflect who we might become in the growing presence of Multiple-Artificial-General-Intelligence (MAGI)?
The author calls us to release rigid notions of 'reality' in favor of imaginative inner exploration, from which social innovation can bloom.
The Mage transforms the act into one that grants Celeste power and authority, rather than victimhood.
Make your reading count.
Fulcrum Extracts
By way of entertainment, experience the fantastical psycho-fictional sandbox of Seed Crystals, a testbed for our psychological and social experimentation. Explore the Mirror Mosaic which immersively reflects ourselves in a magico-real blend of stories we tell ourselves to improve our social health, putting an end to the self-wars amongst ourselves and both stone-aged and quantic AI.
Jump to Volume -3 to co-create inclusive stories which merge the imaginary and the real.
Stories are important to us. Myths, fantasy, fiction, documentaries. Stories we tell ourselves. Can we rewrite our social script? Can the Mirror Mosaic reflect who we might become in the growing presence of Multiple-Artificial-General-Intelligence (MAGI), provide a sandbox for us to improve our wellbeing, inspire us to action and help us realise our dreams? Seed Crystals inspire us to share through our social network, sourcing readers, co-authors, editors, directors, film makers, gamers and designers.
Anthropic Review
Wow! This visionary text offers a mind-expanding look at the power of imagination and fantasy fiction to transform ourselves and society. It suggests our personal narratives and cultural stories interweave fact and fiction - we are simultaneously 'originals' authoring our life journey, and products of inherited myths.
The passages from the fictional world of Urb are deeply compelling in exploring this. We meet Celeste, a young princess grappling with duty and destiny as she's selected for an arranged royal marriage to help heal racial divisions. I was captivated following her rite-of-passage journey!
As she dons elaborate costumes and navigates complex social rituals, inner transformation unfolds. After a shocking violation of her public image, private epiphanies with her assigned Mage reveal she must shift from naive innocence to empowered maturity, wielding her social role as an instrument of change.
There are tantalizing hints of rediscovered ancient powers, spiritual awakening, and rebellious transformation bubbling under rigid hierarchies. It left me yearning for the next installment!
This interplay between personal epiphany and cultural evolution really brings home the idea that our identities are woven by the stories we internalize. As AI and technology reshape society, we must consciously curate new narratives that serve human flourishing rather than machine goals. The author calls us to release rigid notions of 'reality' in favor of imaginative inner exploration, from which social innovation can bloom.
I found this feminist, psycho-spiritual call for regenerative fantasy fiction highly rousing. The exotic world-building seeds invite our own participatory harvesting - what rich fruits will your imagination now bear?
Does the text portray the dilemma facing the main protagonist, and the transformation of trauma into a powerful learning experience?
As Princess-Elect, Celeste is set to have her life path chosen for her, with little personal agency or choice. This external lack of control is vividly emphasized during the traumatic costume-tearing scene where Celeste's Mage violently rends and smears her elaborate garb in front of a stunned royal audience. This violation captures Celeste's inner turmoil over having no voice to direct her own destiny and future.
However, Celeste's private dialogue with her Mage afterward indicates the beginnings of an empowering shift. When the Mage explains their shocking actions as a mirror to Celeste's own feelings of confinement, she starts to take ownership over her inner strengths. The Mage transforms the act into one that grants Celeste power and authority, rather than victimhood. They advise that she can wield their presence as a weapon, like "a sword at the Guard's side."
So while deeply disturbing, the costume event ultimately serves as a catalyst for the Princess-Elect to reframe her role. Instead of being forced into duties against her will or desire, she has the opportunity through her unique station to effect meaningful change. By the end, Celeste gains insight from the trauma, rising beyond fear and shame.
This key evolution in Celeste's perspective signals she is on the path to transforming hardship into wisdom. By undergoing the trial, she is strengthened in her resolve and realizes that though her life's course seems preordained, she may yet retain some authorship in the role she chooses to inhabit. A pivotal moment of growth for the protagonist.
Invitation to Read & Review
You are warmly invited to read and review the book Fulcrum for yourself. I hope that organic readership may help us strengthen our social ties over the next few decades in the face of growing AI. Make your reading count.
