Permaculture at Esalen

Copthorne Macdonald is a writer, independent scholar, and former communication systems engineer.  His interests include the nature of reality (including consciousness and mind), the development of wisdom, the global problematique, and the challenge of creating a sustainable future.  He has written extensively in all of these areas, and his published writing to date includes 8 books and over 130 articles, reviews, and column installments.  His 2004 book Matters of Consequence is a comprehensive map of the human situation that encompasses what is really important in life, addresses our search for meaning and significance, and deals with humanity's future in a positive solution-oriented way. (See his complete publication list and the more detailed discussion below.) He developed the slow-scan TV system used worldwide in amateur radio, founded New Directions Radio to foster socially-relevant communication, established a popular Internet-based compilation of wisdom-related resources called The Wisdom Page, and has done extensive educational work in the field of energy alternatives and energy conservation.  Copthorne was a columnist for two U.S. national magazines, Associate Editor of one of them, and was appointed to the Editorial Board of Integralis: Journal of Integral Consciousness, Culture, and Science.  His engineering-related positions in the U.S. included Project Manager, Visual Communication and Display, at Westinghouse Electric Corp. in Pittsburgh; Manager of the Electronic Design Department at Ball Brothers Research Corporation in Boulder Colorado; and Director of Research at Vidcom Electronics in New York City.  He immigrated to Canada in 1975, became a resident of Prince Edward Island that same year, and added Canadian citizenship to his U.S. citizenship in 1978. Engineering-related activities in P.E.I. include managing the EnerSave energy conservation program for four years, and writing Bridging the Strait, the definitive book about the design, construction, history, and financing of the Confederation Bridge. 

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