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Shupe authored "REDISCOVERING THE WISDOM OF HUMAN NATURE"—How Civilization Destroys Happiness, in hopes it will inspire a reawakening to our inborn wisdom—Nature's map of life, which civilized life ignores, to our grave detriment. Regaining our natural sense of order, purpose, and belonging cannot be forced. It will result from our recognition that our only access to the wisdom of our souls is the feelings we experience, considering our present circumstances. Feelings inspired by our concerns about the imagined future, on the other hand, dissociate us from the wisdom of our souls, the souls of those around us, and, most ominously, from the experience of being alive to the moment. When forced, by prescribed laws, to repress our feelings of the moment, out of concern for our future wellbeing, we are not living. We are marking time.
The result of this spiritual alienation is pain. To manage it, we modern humans' "space" ourselves out on beliefs, ideologies, drugs, hope, dreams—and even the promise of science. When those fail to quell the pain, people turn to suicide—the only option left.
Shupe's answer is to return to the natural "spiritual homes" in which Homo sapiens once thrived. But people cannot establish a spiritual home, merely by design or intent. Spiritual homes will eventually form naturally:
When enough people become disillusioned with the false promises of modern life, they will acquire an entirely new perspective on what life is about—one that is virtually the opposite of what civilization teaches. Among spiritually awakened people, a real home is organic. Indeed, for humans to experience a natural sense of belonging and contentment, a spiritual home—one that is maintained by our emotional intelligence—is the only option that exists.