Orbits

Planets orbiting around the sun create the solar system. It follows the rules of physics to work. Culture follows rules, too. We must understand that, much like gravity, these rules align things.

What is essential to understand is what we are centered around. What pulls us? What keeps us compliant? What happens when we break the rules? Which can be bent? Who benefits? Who gains status? We can all point to the sun and understand we are rotating around it.

However, it is much more challenging to point to the invisible forces of power at the center of culture. If we can’t see the landscape, we can’t possibly learn to navigate it. More importantly, we must ask, what are we trying to build around?