Ants : 1
Total : Total + 1
--
*"Ant societies function through individual ants acting collectively in accord with simple, local information to carry on all of their survival activities."*
Now what...? [[Learn more about ants|ANTS2]] or [[return to the dreamscape?|DREAMSCAPE3]]
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Ants: 0
Wavicles: 0
Mushrooms: 0
Ferns: 0
Dandelions: 0
Starlings: 0
Total: 0
--
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You're in the **dreamscape**. As the blue and purple smoke clears, you see something. What is it? What do you see?
...
[[ants|ANTS1]] ...
[[mushrooms|MUSHROOMS1]] ...
[[ferns|FERNS1]] ...
[[dandelions|DANDELIONS1]] ...
[[starlings|STARLINGS1]] ...
[[wavicles|WAVICLES1]]
...
Ants : 2
Total : Total + 1
--
*"Every ant relies on the work of others in producing their own work. Cooperative work. Collective sustainability."*
You think about that... and as you think, your thoughts begin to drift...
[if Total === 12]
And now... **_you can feel it_**: something is shifting... changing.
Do you want to [[**wake up**|WAKING]] or do you want to [[**dream again**|DREAMSCAPE0]]?
[else]
[[**_You keep dreaming_**...|DREAMSCAPE1]]
[continue]
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You're back in the **dreamscape**. Slowly the smoke clears again. What do you see now?
[if Ants === 0]
... ... ... [[ants|ANTS1]] ... ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Ants === 1]
... ... [[more ants|ANTS2]] ... ... ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Mushrooms === 0]
... ... [[mushrooms|MUSHROOMS1]] ... ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Mushrooms === 1]
... ... ... [[more mushrooms|MUSHROOMS2]] ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Ferns === 0]
... ... ... ... [[ferns|FERNS1]] ... ...
[continue]
[if Ferns === 1]
... ... [[more ferns|FERNS2]] ... ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Dandelions === 0]
... [[dandelions|DANDELIONS1]] ... ... ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Dandelions === 1]
... ... [[more dandelions|DANDELIONS2]] ... ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Starlings === 0]
... ... ... [[starlings|STARLINGS1]] ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Starlings === 1]
... ... ... ... [[more starlings|STARLINGS2]] ... ...
[continue]
[if Wavicles === 0]
... ... [[wavicles|WAVICLES1]] ... ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Wavicles === 1]
... ... ... ... [[more wavicles|WAVICLES2]] ... ...
[continue]
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Mushrooms : 1
Total : Total + 1
--
Underneath the mushrooms is... the mycelium.
*"Mycelium is the part of the fungus that grows underground in thread-like formations. It connects roots to one another and breaks down plant material to create healthier ecosystems."*
Now what...? [[Learn more about mushrooms|MUSHROOMS2]] or [[return to the dreamscape?|DREAMSCAPE2]]
{embed image: 'https://myfest.lauragibbs.net/twine/images/Mushrooms.jpg', alt:'mushrooms in a forest'}
Ferns : 1
Total : Total + 1
--
*"Ferns are a form of fractal. A fractal is an object or quantity that displays self similarity, which means it looks roughly the same at any scale."*
Now what...? [[Learn more about ferns|FERNS2]] or [[return to the dreamscape?|DREAMSCAPE1]]
{embed image: 'https://myfest.lauragibbs.net/twine/images/Fern.jpg', alt:'fern branches'}
Dandelions : 1
Total : Total + 1
--
*"The dandelion flower head can change into a white, globular seed head overnight. Each seed has a tiny parachute that allows it to spread far and wide in the wind. The entire plant has medicinal properties."*
Now what...? [[Learn more about dandelions|DANDELIONS2]] or [[return to the dreamscape?|DREAMSCAPE3]]
{embed image: 'https://myfest.lauragibbs.net/twine/images/DandelionWish.jpg', alt:'dandelion head with seeds blowing in the wind'}
Starlings : 1
Total : Total + 1
--
*"The synchronized movement patterns of a starling flock is also known as a murmuration. Guided by simple rules, starling murmurations can react to their environment as a group without a central leader orchestrating their choices."*
Now what...? [[Learn more about starlings|STARLINGS2]] or [[return to the dreamscape?|DREAMSCAPE2]]
{embed image: 'https://myfest.lauragibbs.net/twine/images/MurmurationGretna.jpg', alt:'flight of starlings in the air'}
Wavicles : 1
Total : Total + 1
--
You are not sure what you see when you look at the wavicles. They are so small. Tiny waves. Tiny particles.
*"Between observations as the wavicle evolves on its own, it behaves like a wave; distributed across space, exploring different intermixing paths to all possible destinations. However, when its location or speed is measured, it appears definite and concrete, like a particle."*
Now what...? [[Learn more about wavicles|WAVICLES2]] or [[return to the dreamscape?|DREAMSCAPE1]]
{embed image: 'https://myfest.lauragibbs.net/twine/images/WaveParticle.jpg', alt:'abstract view of subatomic particles as waves'}
Mushrooms : 2
Total : Total + 1
--
*"Mycelium is the largest organism on earth. Interconnectedness. Remediation. Detoxification."*
You think about that... and as you think, your thoughts begin to drift...
[if Total === 12]
And now... **_you can feel it_**: something is shifting... changing.
Do you want to [[**wake up**|WAKING]] or do you want to [[**dream again**|DREAMSCAPE0]]?
[else]
[[**_You keep dreaming_**...|DREAMSCAPE1]]
[continue]
{embed image: 'https://myfest.lauragibbs.net/twine/images/MyceliaFlickr.jpg', alt:'close-up of fungus root network'}
Ferns : 2
Total : Total + 1
--
*"Small-scale solutions impact the whole system. Use similar principles to build at all scales."*
You think about that... and as you think, your thoughts begin to drift...
[if Total === 12]
And now... **_you can feel it_**: something is shifting... changing.
Do you want to [[**wake up**|WAKING]] or do you want to [[**dream again**|DREAMSCAPE0]]?
[else]
[[**_You keep dreaming_**...|DREAMSCAPE1]]
[continue]
{embed image: 'https://myfest.lauragibbs.net/twine/images/FractalFern.jpg', alt:'macrosopic view of fractal fern leaf structures'}
Dandelions : 2
Total : Total + 1
--
*"Dandelions are often mistakenly identified as weeds, aggressively removed, but are hard to uproot; the top is pulled but the long taproot remains. Resilience. Resistance. Regeneration. Decentralization."*
You think about that... and as you think, your thoughts begin to drift...
[if Total === 12]
And now... **_you can feel it_**: something is shifting... changing.
Do you want to [[**wake up**|WAKING]] or do you want to [[**dream again**|DREAMSCAPE0]]?
[else]
[[**_You keep dreaming_**...|DREAMSCAPE3]]
[continue]
{embed image: 'https://myfest.lauragibbs.net/twine/images/DandelionField.jpg', alt:'field of dandelion flowers'}
Starlings : 2
Total : Total + 1
--
*"In any instant, any part of the flock can transform the movement of the whole flock. Collective leadership and partnership. Adaptability."*
You think about that... and as you think, your thoughts begin to drift...
[if Total === 12]
And now... **_you can feel it_**: something is shifting... changing.
Do you want to [[**wake up**|WAKING]] or do you want to [[**dream again**|DREAMSCAPE0]]?
[else]
[[**_You keep dreaming_**...|DREAMSCAPE2]]
[continue]
{embed image: 'https://myfest.lauragibbs.net/twine/images/StarlingShapes.jpg', alt:'flight of starlings at sunset'}
Wavicles : 2
Total : Total + 1
--
*"The more certain we are about either a wavicle's speed or position, the more uncertain we become about the other. Uncertainty. Doubt. Valuing both process and outcome."*
You think about that... and as you think, your thoughts begin to drift...
[if Total === 12]
And now... **_you can feel it_**: something is shifting... changing.
Do you want to [[**wake up**|WAKING]] or do you want to [[**dream again**|DREAMSCAPE0]]?
[else]
[[**_You keep dreaming_**...|DREAMSCAPE2]]
[continue]
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You are **awake** now.
With new **wisdom**.
The wisdom of ants and starlings, of ferns and dandelions and mushrooms, the wisdom of wavicles.
Take that with you into the waking world, and **_keep on dreaming_**.
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You're back in the **dreamscape**, and the swirling smoke begins to clear. What do you see now?
[if Ants === 0]
... ... ... [[ants|ANTS1]] ... ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Ants === 1]
... ... [[more ants|ANTS2]] ... ... ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Mushrooms === 0]
... ... [[mushrooms|MUSHROOMS1]] ... ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Mushrooms === 1]
... ... ... [[more mushrooms|MUSHROOMS2]] ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Ferns === 0]
... ... ... ... [[ferns|FERNS1]] ... ...
[continue]
[if Ferns === 1]
... ... [[more ferns|FERNS2]] ... ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Dandelions === 0]
... [[dandelions|DANDELIONS1]] ... ... ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Dandelions === 1]
... ... [[more dandelions|DANDELIONS2]] ... ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Starlings === 0]
... ... ... [[starlings|STARLINGS1]] ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Starlings === 1]
... ... ... ... [[more starlings|STARLINGS2]] ... ...
[continue]
[if Wavicles === 0]
... ... [[wavicles|WAVICLES1]] ... ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Wavicles === 1]
... ... ... ... [[more wavicles|WAVICLES2]] ... ...
[continue]
{embed image: 'https://myfest.lauragibbs.net/twine/images/DreamSwirl3.jpg', alt:'smoky swirl of purple and blue'}
You're back in the **dreamscape** watching the smoke as it swirls and then clears. What do you see now?
[if Ants === 0]
... ... ... [[ants|ANTS1]] ... ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Ants === 1]
... ... [[more ants|ANTS2]] ... ... ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Mushrooms === 0]
... ... [[mushrooms|MUSHROOMS1]] ... ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Mushrooms === 1]
... ... ... [[more mushrooms|MUSHROOMS2]] ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Ferns === 0]
... ... ... ... [[ferns|FERNS1]] ... ...
[continue]
[if Ferns === 1]
... ... [[more ferns|FERNS2]] ... ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Dandelions === 0]
... [[dandelions|DANDELIONS1]] ... ... ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Dandelions === 1]
... ... [[more dandelions|DANDELIONS2]] ... ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Starlings === 0]
... ... ... [[starlings|STARLINGS1]] ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Starlings === 1]
... ... ... ... [[more starlings|STARLINGS2]] ... ...
[continue]
[if Wavicles === 0]
... ... [[wavicles|WAVICLES1]] ... ... ... ...
[continue]
[if Wavicles === 1]
... ... ... ... [[more wavicles|WAVICLES2]] ... ...
[continue]
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