But now we can look at the prospect in clearer terms backed by scientific data and void from transcendent meaning, and when doing so it is undeniable that our Earth warning us through ecological distress signals that she can no longer go on supporting life in the state human life has condemned her to. This is the era that Macy believes many indigenous tribes and ancient cultures were predicting in the new millennium. .
To better understand how we can begin to heal the Earth giver of all life we must first understand the world in which she and I and you live in. Macy explains how there are four distinct lenses in which all peoples perceive the world, the first lense is, "World as Battlefield ". World as Battlefield encompasses the concept that one may see the world as a battleground where good and evil are pitted against each other, this is a lense that is primitive. Macy warns of how this lense can be persuasive in times when one or entire cultures feel threatened. This lense is also good for lending a false sense of certainty, for example if one is fighting in the name of his or her God which is happening more today than one mind can even conceptualize, he or she feels as if they will ultimately win due because their cause is in the name of the greatest good they know, their own God, William Irwin Thompson has called this kind of certainty and self-righteousness that goes with it, the "apartheid of good "(19).Many support this lense due to the fact that they're religious affiliation may have trained them to view the world in such a way so the second coming of christ may happen, this is a common trait among many major religions. You can see this lense being used today in fear producing propaganda, violent video games and war. The issues surrounding the middle east are direct products of humans using this lense, for example the War on Terror is a prime example of this frame of mind taking hold, but it is not just politicians that fall prey to the battlefield frame of mind.