Is There Still a Place for Zoos?
By Dave Neale, via AnimalsAsia.org
To answer the question as to whether or not zoos serve a purpose is very difficult. Every zoo is different. For instance, in many cases visiting a zoo in countries such as China and Vietnam can be a very negative educational experience, where the conditions in which the animals are being kept are unacceptable. I know that the majority of the visitors do not…
Joanna Macy on ‘Waking Up Together’
Excerpted from an interview by Dahr Jamail, in Truthout
Learning to See in the Dark Amid Catastrophe: An Interview With Deep Ecologist Joanna Macy
Jamail | What is called of us now, from the planet? What are we being called to do at this time?
Macy | To wake up together. That is actually the name of the movement in Sri Lanka that I went over to do field work with. Sarvodaya. Taking the…
The Sustainable Development Goals and Conscious Communication with Nature
A conversation by Dr. Maia Kincaid and Dr. Lisinka Ulatowska.
Lisinka: On September 27, 2015, a bold new global agenda to eradicate poverty in all its forms and to pursue a sustainable future was adopted by the 193 Member States of the United Nations. At its heart: 17 Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs. which rested on 3 pillars: the economy, society and the environment.
I have been…
Returning Home to Our Place in the Cosmos
By Mark Phillips
In Kosmos Journal SPRING | SUMMER 2017
The first time I wept for the Earth I was alone in the woods in late summer after a long run. It was, I believe, the combination of runner’s high, a sense of connection to the beautiful natural setting, and the culmination of several months’ personal awakening to the gravity of our ecological crises. I just stood there with my hands on…
Spiritual Retreat as Pilgrimage – Slowing to the Pace of Our Ancestors
By Geoff Dalglish, via Findhorn Foundation
‘As a pilgrim I discover the mystery, the magic, the meaning and the magnificence of life in every step I take, in every sound I hear and in every sight I see’ -Satish Kumar, spiritual and ecological activist
How interesting it is that I’ve travelled many millions of miles flying, driving and sailing – and yet it is only while walking at the pace…
Walking Water | A Political Prayer
By Kate Bunney and Gigi Coyle
We walked up into the Angeles Forest from Antelope Valley. The group was excited because the next day, after spending the night in Green Valley, we would walk alongside Bouquet Canyon Reservoir seeing the first open body of water in two weeks. For much of the journey we had walked in extreme heat and extreme winds - walking next to a pipe – the LA Aqueduct – that…
An Interview with Sister Miriam Therese MacGillis at Genesis Farm
By Miriam Therese MacGillis, Rhonda Fabian
In Kosmos Journal SPRING | SUMMER 2017
Sister Miriam | The physical changes, including climate chaos that we’re presently experiencing, are the greatest changes that have happened to Earth’s life in the last 65 million years, which scientists refer to as the Cenozoic Era. This amazing flourishing of life after the death of the dinosaurs is coming to an…
Readers Respond | How Are You Walking in a World on Fire?
We asked you, our readers, about your personal journeys Walking in a World On Fire, and you responded by sharing your stories of courage, art and activism. We have selected a few here.
NIKKI COFFELT, PhD
Unapologetically Savage | Painting: Acrylic on Canvas.
"I know how it is when chasing the high becomes a lifestyle..until everything and everyone is reduced to a grey scale. I know what it…
Walking in a World On Fire – Part 2
Dear Readers,
In this edition of Kosmos Online, we continue the theme of the pilgrim's journey and the intersection of place and purpose. We begin with two exceptional features from the fresh Spring | Summer edition of Kosmos Journal.
Mark Phillips is a young gifted writer with a heart for service. I love how he describes his deepening relationship with the Earth as a cosmic rewilding,…
Walking in a World On Fire – Part 1
Dear Reader,
These days it can be tempting to withdraw from the world. The challenges seem insurmountable. Yet, never has Life felt more precious than right now. The sense of what is at stake, what might be lost makes the spring flowers especially beautiful. We are called at this moment, unlike any in human memory, not to withdraw, but to use all our experience, collective consciousness and…