The Manifesto of the Initiation

By Garry Rogers

This is Where We Go From HereWe stand at the terminal edge of the Holocene, facing a planetary crisis that technology cannot resolve. The Manifesto of the Initiation posits that the collapse of industrial civilization is not a catastrophic failure, but a necessary evolutionary bottleneck designed to force humanity from pathological adolescence into mature sapience. Grounding philosophy in the empirical "Sonoran Blueprint," the text shows how ecosystems survive volatility not by recovering past complexity, but through radical simplification and the rise of resilient generalists. This is a thermodynamic correction, shattering the fragile structures built on the temporary "carbon pulse" of fossil fuels. Rather than futile maintenance, the author advocates for "strategic abandonment" and an "Ark strategy" to preserve the seeds of knowledge. We must prepare not for the end of life, but for the "Quiet Earth" of recovery.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G5DPYZPQ
• ISBN13: 9798277575086
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 28 Pages
• Weight: 0.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"