{"product_id":"asleep-at-the-will-etmol-roman-clynegove-9798999945549","title":"Asleep at the Will: The Dormant Soul Complex","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Framework for Moving Beyond Extractive Civilization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents a comprehensive speculative social philosophy examining why contemporary life often feels profoundly unfulfilling despite material abundance. The author argues that since the Bronze Age, human civilizations have developed increasingly sophisticated extractive systems that operate across economic, social, and psychological dimensions-creating what amounts to an ecosystem of extraction that affects individual psyches at the deepest level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing extensively on Jungian psychology, Marxian analysis, systems theory, and regenerative principles, this work proposes a concrete pathway from extractive to regenerative civilization through individual psychological development and organic community formation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCore Concepts Explored: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExtractive Systems\u003c\/b\u003e - The sophisticated interrelationships between primary extractive systems and their subordinate paraextractive and subextractive networks, revealing how extraction operates with variable degrees across all facets of civilization\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Dormant Soul Complex\u003c\/b\u003e - A psychological condition, based on Jung's theory of complexes, arising from the syntonic relationship between collective and individual shadows, creating internalized predispositions toward extraction and vital energy dormancy\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIndividuation as Response\u003c\/b\u003e - How Jung's individuation process enables people to transform their relationship to shadow material and develop resistance to collective shadow influences\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEudaimonic Sovereignty\u003c\/b\u003e - The emergent capacity for authentic self-determination that allows individuals to identify, evaluate, and strategically disengage from extractive relationships and systems\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKoinonic Syntonomy\u003c\/b\u003e - The natural formation of small, mutually beneficial groups among individuals developing sovereignty, creating localized generative alternatives\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAutonomic Synergeia\u003c\/b\u003e - How conscious communities organically evolve into larger regenerative infrastructure, gradually transitioning societal power away from extractive systems\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe framework demonstrates that extraction isn't merely an economic phenomenon but represents a fundamental organizing principle of human civilization that operates through psychological, social, and structural dimensions. Unlike traditional political solutions that often reproduce extractive patterns, this approach suggests that meaningful transformation requires individual psychological work as the foundation for collective change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than proposing a planned utopia, the book examines how decentralized, emergent transformation might unfold through networks of psychologically developed individuals. It acknowledges the deep complexity of extraction embedded throughout human systems while offering a practical methodology for those seeking to build alternatives to contemporary extractive patterns. The vision presented is intentionally organic and evolutionary rather than revolutionary, emphasizing sustainable transformation over rapid disruption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Etmol Roman Clynegove\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798999945549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Resonant Path Press, LLC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d","brand":"Etmol Roman Clynegove","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447172804863,"sku":"9798999945549","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_06dc2405-ccb0-4bec-bab9-199160eb709c.jpg?v=1777229327","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/asleep-at-the-will-etmol-roman-clynegove-9798999945549","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}