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Charles Eisenstein: The Two Great Stories That Give Meaning to Our Lives

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What matters in life? Who are we? Every culture has answers to these questions. And the way we answer them has profound effects on the health of people and planet.

This is a consciousness-shifting clip from the excellent film "Occupied Cascadia," released online for free by the film-makers in 2012.

Watch the full film here. 

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