Coming to terms with money and finance has become one of the great transformational challenges of our time. The Genius of Money addresses this challenge by presenting an accessible and engaging worldview based on the assumption that money and spirit are deeply connected. It proposes that only if the intersection of spirit and money is taken into account can the financial world be truly reimagined. In response to the economic crisis of our times, John Bloom offers a practical spirituality that assays the financial world as it plays out in our daily lives through our transactions.
The book is divided into three section. "The Poetics of Money" tells something of the cultural story of money by looking at works of art from the Renaissance to Pop and Conceptual art, and exploring these different modes of artistic expression as a way to understand how our own attitudes toward money are formed through the cultural messages we digest, both unconsciously and consciously. "The Topography of Transactions" explores the inner landscape of financial transactions. And finally, "A Wealth of Transformation" consists of interviews with individuals who have transformed themselves themselves, as they have transformed the world, through social entrepreneurship, philanthropy, philosophical inquiry into money, investing, and spiritual practice.
An inspirational and thoughtful collection for those interested in delving deeper into questions related to associative economics and some of the values behind community supported agriculture (CSA).
Author bio: John Bloom is Director of Organizational Culture at www.rsfsocialfinance.orgRSF Social Finance in San Francisco. As part of his work at RSF he is developing the Transforming Money Network, as well as other educational programs that address the intersection of money and spirit in personal and special transformation. He currently writes a blog, www.transformingmoney.blogspot.com. He has founded two non-profits, served as a trustee on several, including Yggdrasil Land Foundation, and has worked with over 100 non-profits in the areas of capacity building and culture change. Bloom also leads workshops, lectures, and has written extensively on education, the economics of a biodynamic CSA, and about money and philanthropy. (Articles by Bloom have appeared in recent issues of the BDA's journal, Biodynamics.
Author: John Bloom
Paperback: 197 pages
Publisher: SteinerBooks (2009)
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