When a child is born, there is a person, skilled in understanding and full of compassion, who attends to the birth and ensures a joyful outcome. We are about to witness a different kind of birth, or perhaps rebirth, of a culture and this article is about how we might nurture that process with all… Continue reading Attending to the rebirth of a culture
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Setting places apart out of the deepest respect for nature
I am standing in a place I love. Behind me are mature oak and ash trees towering over the path. They border an old drove road now densely wooded and a remarkable space for wildlife on our suburban estate. To my left is a semi-wild area of our local park. The earth was sculpted around… Continue reading Setting places apart out of the deepest respect for nature
Changing the world – one neighbourhood at a time
With bright coloured headdresses and holding flowers, the procession set off. From young ones in arms through to some over eighty years old, they walked through the neighbourhood in celebration of our relationship with the Earth. When they arrived at the festival site, they were met by the Brigstowe Village Band, arrayed in 19th century,… Continue reading Changing the world – one neighbourhood at a time
The Three Phases of Human History
We are living through the dawn of a new phase in human history. We are about to make our relationship with the Earth the most important aspect of our lives. This is the inevitable outcome of our behaviour. We know about our impacts on the climate and on biodiversity, the degradation of soils, the loss… Continue reading The Three Phases of Human History
The Art of Creating Shared Imagination
Something is missing. Our unceasing worrying about the environmental crisis has a monotonous tone. Day after day we hear more and more news of this or that extreme weather event accompanied by dire predictions of the future, and then some forlorn voice will pipe up with ‘But it is not too late, if only we… Continue reading The Art of Creating Shared Imagination
The Earth is a higher power
The Earth is a Higher Power We certainly are amazing creatures. We can split the atom, sequence the gene, send probes to Mars and walk on the Moon. We can communicate in a second across the world, have explored almost all the earth’s surface and our scientific knowledge grows deeper by the day. These are… Continue reading The Earth is a higher power