Megamaya is human sovereignty extended by machines, then by systems of machines, then by systems of systems, until the globe becomes a real, worldly maya. I refused to define it. It's a radial category, and I meant that.
How the word moved
I coined it in July 2018 in Newsletter 12, the same essay where I started using globe as my shorthand for human power in the Anthropocene. After 2018 I hardly touched it.
In my words
"Megamaya is a radial category."
from 2018 Newsletter 12: Megamaya, 4 Jul 2018
"Megamaya is out there in the world."
from 2018 Newsletter 12: Megamaya, 4 Jul 2018
Related
- Related Globe - I introduced the two together.
- Related Emptiness - Indian philosophy was the toolkit I reached for.
Still open
I left it undefined on purpose and then mostly left it alone. I don't know whether it deserves a comeback.