Personal Shifts: A Poetic Through Our Post-Normal Times (Poems for Post-Normal Times)

In an era of chaotic, complex and contradictory global change, "Personal Shifts" offers a poetic lens into the human experience of navigating post-normal times. This collection weaves together themes of personal transformation, ecological awareness, and spiritual awakening to create a compelling narrative of adaptation and growth in the face of complexity and uncertainty.

Through four carefully curated chapters, the poems explore the inner alchemy of transformation, the web of ecological interconnection, the creative potential of uncertainty, and the wisdom of embracing paradox. Drawing on insights from futures studies, systems thinking, and contemplative practice, these verses written over eight years (2016-2024) offer both mirror and medicine for those seeking to find their way through our turbulent age.

Perfect for readers interested in contemporary poetry, personal development, ecological consciousness, and societal transformation, "Personal Shifts" provides a unique bridge between personal and planetary evolution.

Dr Phillip Daffara comes from a family of farmers which shaped his passion for nurturing ideas like social seeds within a planet of possibilities.

Phillip Daffara is an Architect, Urban Futurist, Regenerative Practitioner and Poet. He believes in empowering people to be the architects of their own cities and futures.

His vision is to make holistic places, using all the senses.