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The Anthropocene marks the modern era—a time beginning in the mid-1940s when humanity became the dominant force shaping the Earth’s climate and environment. This epoch is defined by profound changes, with human activity altering the planet’s systems in ways that threaten the very fabric of life on Earth.

Central to this is the Anthropocene Crisis, a convergence of existential threats that include climate and ecological collapse, nuclear war, artificial intelligence, and microplastic contamination. The Anthropocene Crisis endangers humanity and risks annihilating much of life on Earth in the years, decades, and centuries to come. Yet, as humans have caused this crisis, we also hold the power to resolve it by transforming how we inhabit this planet.

At the heart of this transformation lies a new paradigm grounded in five interconnected missions:

1 - Replacing fossil fuels with sustainable clean energy.

2 - Rewilding one-third of nature to restore ecosystems.

3 - Cleaning up the toxic legacy of industrial civilization, including safely drawing down a trillion tons of CO2 from the atmosphere.

4 - Fostering a fair and efficient circular economy that promotes peace.

5 - Restoring the spiritual connection between people and nature.

Vita Religion teaches that the Anthropocene Crisis exists because many people have become spiritually disconnected from nature. This disconnection has eroded the moral concern for our Living Planet, which serves as humanity’s life support system. For most of human history, our spirituality was deeply intertwined with the natural world—the forests, rivers, seasons, and creatures we lived among. Reconnecting spiritually with nature is not a novel concept but a return to our roots. By rekindling this bond, humanity can find a natural pathway to resolving the Anthropocene Crisis.

If we succeed, we could enter a new era called the Verdant Age—a time when humans and the biosphere thrive together in harmony. This flourishing could extend into what Vita Religion calls the Long Future: the period between now and the distant day, one to two billion years from now, when the aging Sun transforms into a Red Giant, rendering Earth uninhabitable. Vita Religion envisions a world where humanity thrives for a Galactic Year—approximately 230 million years—a birthright for Homo sapiens if we act responsibly now. While some imagine humanity’s future among the stars, Vita Religion views such endeavors as premature distractions from addressing the immediate Anthropocene Crisis.

The roots of this crisis run deep. Around 70,000 years ago, humanity experienced the Cognitive Revolution, a period marked by advancements in language, culture, and the emergence of spiritual and creative expression. For tens of thousands of years, our spirituality resonated with the ecosystems we inhabited. Then, during the Axial Age (2,800 to 2,300 years ago), many of today’s major philosophies and religions emerged, including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism. These belief systems largely ignored the biosphere’s role as a life support system—unsurprising given the abundance of nature at the time and humanity’s limited understanding of Earth’s systems.

As the Anthropocene Crisis reveals, this disconnection from nature has had profound consequences. To address it, Vita Religion calls for a mass movement to reconnect humanity with the Living Planet. On an individual level, this can be achieved through conditions that foster ecophany—an ecological epiphany where one feels a deep, spiritual connection to nature. On a global scale, rapid, mass ecophany—where millions experience this awakening—could catalyze the transformation needed to avert catastrophe.

Unlike traditional religions, Vita Religion does not teach the existence of gods or an eternal soul, as these are viewed as unknowable conjectures irrelevant to humanity’s survival. Similarly, the New Age focus on the Cosmos is seen as a distraction from the critical task of ensuring the biosphere’s health. Instead, Vita Religion emphasizes the interconnectedness of all life on Earth, embodied in the concept of Gya—the Living Planet.

Vita Religion frames the human spirit in two forms: corporeal and non-corporeal. The corporeal spirit is the essence that animates our bodies—our breath, heartbeat, and motion—beginning at conception and ending with death. The non-corporeal spirit is what we leave behind: the trees we plant, the ideas we share, and the memories we inspire. When we die, the energy and minerals in our bodies should return to the Earth’s cycles, nourishing the web of life that sustains all organisms.

The Anthropocene Crisis demands that humanity rise to meet its greatest challenge. By reconnecting spiritually and intellectually to nature, we can restore balance and enter the Verdant Age. The path forward is clear: embrace sustainable practices, heal the planet, and rekindle our bond with the natural world. Together, we can ensure that humanity and the biosphere thrive for eons to come.