Psychozoic Era

Description

DeepSeek:

“The Psychozoic Era (from Greek psyche meaning "mind" and zoic meaning "life") is a proposed geological epoch or era emphasizing the transformative role of human consciousness and activity in shaping Earth's ecosystems, climate, and geology. The concept parallels other suggested Anthropocene terminologies but places greater emphasis on the cognitive and cultural dimensions of human influence rather than just its physical impacts.

The term "Psychozoic" was first introduced in the early 20th century, notably by geologist William J. Sollas (1905) and later popularized by Jesuit priest and paleontologist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1955). Teilhard envisioned the Psychozoic Era as the stage in Earth's evolution where human thought—through technology, culture, and collective knowledge—becomes the dominant geological force.

Unlike the Anthropocene, which focuses on measurable human impacts like carbon emissions and mass extinctions, the Psychozoic Era frames humanity's influence in terms of conscious agency, suggesting that human cognition itself is reshaping planetary systems."