Into the Mystic.

I had a direction for this post two days ago, but I didn't have time for it. Now I have time for it, but I forget which direction I was going to take. So I'll start rambling and hopefully it comes back to me.
Jung wrote of the 'participation mystique'. Anyone that's ever watched a technicolor sunrise spill orange juice and grenadine over fast retreating darkness will understand this implicitly. In layman's terms the participation mystique refers to the sense of oneness and unity that humanity had with the environment when we were primitive active participants in it. The magic of the universe is somehow more palpable in natural places than it is in our urban islands of insanity. It's why walking to work seems so much more refreshing than biking, why a good thunderstorm is more exciting than the best hollywood blockbuster.
This week I'm disconnecting cable and my land line. I'll be using just the internet and my cell phone for all of my family's communication and entertainment needs. I'd love to say that this comes from some noble motivation like going off grid, or raising less media dependent children. I'd love to say that it's an attempt to reconnect with nature. It's not. It's cheaper, and I can get movies and tv over the net.
That being said, I'm an optimist of the highest order. The big telecom and cable companies are struggling because a lot of people are doing what I'm doing. I like to think of it as a form of evolution. The further integration of humanity and technology. Unlike most hippies, I believe that science and technology won't bring about the destruction of mankind, but that they are our best hope.
I read a fantastic article this week. Organic light is a reality already, with bio-luminous trees a very real possibility in the not too distant future. Imagine a world where instead of streetlights our roads are lined with glowing trees. Instead of lamps you'd read by the light of bio-luminous palm fronds. I see a world where all our devices become hybrid organics, giving back oxygen, taking away greenhouse gasses, and perhaps more importantly, returning our species to a partnership with nature as opposed to a battle against it. Not going to proofread this, because I'm pretty tired right now. Those are the thoughts in a nutshell anyway. Maybe not as coherent or flowing as I'd like, there they are.