Summary
In this unfolding Planetary Age, the traditional boundaries that have long defined human identity—nation-states, religious calendars, and politically drawn maps—are increasingly out of step with the interconnected reality of our times. Identity, for most of us, has been inherited: shaped by our gender, citizenship, religion, ethnicity, or even our favorite sports team. These categories have meaning, but they no longer suffice to express our evolving consciousness as inhabitants of one shared world.
At the Alternative Planetary Futures Institute, inspired by the tradition of Integral Futures, we believe that building a planetary civilization requires a parallel reimagining of the self. This is where the Terran Profile comes in.
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About
Terran Profile Overview
Source: Beyond Knowledge by William Halal
A Terran is someone who, while still honoring their other identities, chooses to identify first as a being of Earth—a Terran. This identity expresses a deep awareness of planetary belonging, ecological responsibility, and a shared future in the Space Age. Being Terran does not erase your past—it enlarges your sense of self to include Earth itself, all of humanity, and the web of life.
The Terran Profile is more than a symbolic gesture. It is a meaningful step toward a new civilization—one aligned with planetary consciousness, nature’s cycles, and ethical co-existence. Here, we count time not from the reign of kings or religious events, but from the moment we first saw Earth as one planet—the Earthrise photo. We name days by their relationship to Earth’s rhythms—equinoxes and solstices—rather than imperial calendars. And we describe place not by colonial borders but by latitude and longitude. Your Awakening Day marks when you first became conscious of this planetary identity.
Each Terran Profile includes:
Birth Name and Terran Name: Honoring your origins while expressing your planetary self.
Awakening Day & Year: Based on a reimagined calendar that begins with Earthrise.
Approximate Location: Marked in geocoordinates.
Bioregions Touched: How many planetary zones your life has intersected.
Ethos / Purpose / Inner Calling: A personal declaration of how you serve planetary civilization in the Space Age.
Weblink: If available, to provide further context or contributions.
This profile is a living document—an evolving expression of who you are becoming in alignment with the Earth and cosmos. We invite you to join this transformation.
Acronyms Explained
AE (After the Earthrise Photo)
DANVE (Days After Northern Vernal Equinox). The Northern Vernal Equinox typically occurs around March 20 each year.
DANSS (Days After Northern Summer Solstice)
DANAE (Days After Northern Autumnal Equinox)
DANWS (Days After Northern Winter Solstice)
DASVE (Days After Southern Vernal Equinox)
DASSS (Days After Southern Summer Solstice)
DASAE (Days After Southern Autumnal Equinox)
DASWS (Days After Southern Winter Solstice)
PZT (Planetary Zones Traversed)
Awakening Day/Year: In the new calendar format, indicate when you became aware of your belonging to the Space Age and Planetary Identity (starting from when the NASA Earthrise photo was taken on December 24, 1968).
- Bioregions Touched: How many countries you have visited on the planet showing your exposure to different geographies and cultures. Ultimately we should think about geography and GPS instead of countries, cities, etc.
Contact
Email: Ap-Fi
Terrans
Victor V. Motti
Birth Name: Vahid Vahidi Motlagh (Vahid V. Motlagh)
Terran Name: Victor Vahidi Motti (Victor V. Motti)
Awakening Day: 16 DANVE
Awakening Year: 51 AE
Approximate Location: 38° N, 77° W
Bioregions Touched: 10 PZT
Ethos / Purpose / Inner Calling: Integrate Ideas, People, and Organizations
Weblink:
Steve Kantor
Birth Name: Steve Kantor
Terran Name: Goshido
Awakening Day: 32 DANSS
Awakening Year: 57 AE
Approximate Location: 38° N, 77° W
Bioregions Touched: 75 PZT
Ethos / Purpose / Inner Calling: Love, Connect, and Live Life Boldly
Weblink:
Jerome Clayton Glenn
Birth Name: Jerome Clayton Glenn
Terran Name: Jerry
Awakening Day: 10 DANWS
Awakening Year: 10 AE
Approximate Location: 38° N, 77° W
Bioregions Touched: 70 PZT
Ethos / Purpose / Inner Calling: Merging mystic attitudes toward life with technocrat knowledge of living to make the conscious-technology civilization good
Weblink:
William Halal
Birth Name: William Halal
Terran Name: BillH
Awakening Day: 33 DANSS
Awakening Year: 47 AE
Approximate Location: 38° N, 77° W
Bioregions Touched: 90 PZT
Ethos / Purpose / Inner Calling: One World
Weblink:
Jeremy Pesner
Birth Name: Jeremy Einbender Pesner
Terran Name: Pez
Awakening Day: 37 DANVE
Awakening Year: 57 AE
Approximate Location: 38° N, 77° W
Bioregions Touched: 16 PZT
Ethos / Purpose / Inner Calling: To Demonstrate New Possibility
Weblink:
Honorary Terrans
Walter Truett Anderson
Walter Truett Anderson (born February 27, 1933) is an American political scientist, social psychologist, and author of numerous non-fiction books and articles in newspapers and magazines.
In his public lectures, he frequently speculates that, if we had a history of every advanced species in the universe, we would find that they all had to pass through two large, difficult and unavoidable transitions: accepting conscious responsibility for the future of all life on their planets, and recognizing that their systems of symbolic communication—such as language and mathematics—don’t merely describe reality, but participate in creating it.
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