Living in the Energy Economy — How Extractive Culture Is Draining Nature, Bodies, and Spirit

We are living inside an energy economy — not just one tied to oil or electricity, but a pervasive system that treats all forms of energy as if they are infinite, controllable, and owed. It commodifies nature’s cycles, bodies’ capacities, emotional labor, mental focus, and even spiritual clarity. And it does so under the assumption that energy doesn’t need rest, rhythm, or replenishment — it just needs to be better managed.