Not to be confused with Dianetics, L. Ron Hubbard's occultish work that spawned Scientology, Synergetics is the opposite of that disinfo stream. The magnum opus of the late R. Buckminster Fuller, it is nothing short of an explorer's guide to the workings of our universe.
Synergetics is a thorough investigation into both physical and nonphysical reality. It's easily one of the most exceptional books of this century.
However, Synergetics is now long out of print. Fuller's estate recently agreed to put both volumes online, where virtual communities have grown. It is interpreted and explored; Kirby Urner's thriving Synergetics-L mailing list is a prime example.
Fuller's Synergetics may not be taught in schools anytime soon, but the amorphous Net is bringing his vital lifework to the world.
Synergetics: Explorations in the Geometry of Thinking, by R. Buckminster Fuller: free. Macmillan Publishing Company: on the Web at www.servtech.com/public/rwgray/synergetics/synergetics.html.
STREET CRED
Age of Interpretation Online Synergy