The Age of Enamorment: The Age of Technological Narcissus.

There was the Dark Ages, The Age of Iron, the Age of Enlightenment, Colonization, The Age of Industrialization, The Atomic Age, The Information Age...

I contend that from the age of Iron and metal, man entered the age of Enamorment, in which he became so enamored of things, of himself, of dominion over the world, of technology, that there was fueled a rapid, frenetic, at times senseless, self-defeating and death defying technological enamorment, which we stand squarely in the midst of at this very moment.

It is my contention that wherever there is a world and beings which enter an age of technology, that world will enter an age of enamorment.

The world, must brace itself. The worlds "other" creatures must brace themselves, The worlds resources, plants, life forms, and very life sustaining processes and objects, must brace themselves as the planets enamored, technology wielding creatures enter fully, blindly, with zest, zeal, and without an ounce of compunction and at times, no control, or ability to rein in their desires, or to exercise any foresight, as they dive, plunge, toss, throw themselves into a full enamorment of their minds, thoughts, ego's, and technology. It is the fable of narcissus played out, through technolgy, which is the ultimate mirror for the imagined, inner processes, of our burgeoning, reaching, spiritually excluded super-meditation upon heirarchical otherness-technical complexity.

The world, can sustain itself through the onslaught. The world can survive and persist, and heal. man will survive, the creatures will survive, but not without grave, dire, consequences, which also serve to put a final end to the age of enamorment.

We will know when we have exited the age of enamorment.

When we use technology, to live in harmony with the world. To live more simply, in more symbiosis, with more diversity, more leisure, more teaching, learning, loving, praying, contemplation, meditation and intentionality and a minimum of technology. when we are able to wield technology to simplify our lives, add leisure to our lives, to de-industrialize, de-assemble our most recent creations.. when we use technology to harness and tap into the earths natural powers... when we use as our guide and measure for "good" technology, it's value in lengthening and sustaining the race of man, and all other animals.. when we use technology in this way, then we will be able to say that we are beginning to enter the age of de-enamorment, and true technological advance.

then we will have entered the true rising of the golden age of man, from the ashes of enamorment.