| Title | Jim Channon, Corporate Shaman and Basis for Hollywood Character, Dies at 77 | |
| Date | Tuesday September 19 2017, @04:09PM | |
| Author | Fnord666 | |
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| from the RIP dept. | ||
Channon, whose work with the U.S. military was featured in the book "The Men Who Stare at Goats," and served as the basis for a character in the film of the same name, died Sept. 10 at his ecohomestead in Hawi. He was 77.
[...] In 1979, Channon returned from a two-year research trip, presenting Pentagon leaders with the "First Earth Battalion Operations Manual," according to a report from The Boston Globe.
The book, a copy of which can be found at Channon's online archive, is the man's vision for "warrior monks" in the U.S. Army.
"The First Earth wants the action orientation of the warrior, but tempered with the patience and sensitivity and ethics of the monk," reads a page from the manual. "These are the soldiers who have the power to make paradise. Why go for anything less?"
Channon later pivoted to consulting work for corporations, becoming the first "corporate shaman," consulting with the likes of AT&T, Du Pont and Whirlpool, according to an article published in Fortune.
"I think for him it was the collision of the two worlds," Dee said of the corporate shaman moniker. "You know, very straight, stiff corporate guys. And here's this wild medicine man talking to them not just about numbers and spreadsheets but also heart and soul and vision and corporate values and just kind of turning up the color on that part of their work."
Parker Channon said he believes his father's attitude and clear position as an intelligent, curious explorer got people to give him their attention.
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