The Web of Meaning
By Jeremy Lent and Nicholas Joyce
Jeremy Lent | What I call animate intelligence, and Earth wisdom, is a very similar take on the same thing, which is this recognition that life itself has spent billions of years here on Earth, evolving ways of doing things and being healthy as part of bigger ecosystems, and showing incredible intelligence.
Today You Are a River in My Hands | Once Trees Grew Inside Me
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Today You Are a River in My Hands | Once Trees Grew Inside Me
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Signposts and Hedges | Visiting My Brother’s Nebraska Farmstead On August 30th At Dusk
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Signposts and Hedges | Visiting My Brother’s Nebraska Farmstead On August 30th At Dusk
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Practicing the Art of Wonder through Radical Presence
Our own radical presence to what fascinates us elicits similar creativity to that of the hummingbird’s. To allow ourselves to be drawn toward what most deeply moves us is an embrace of Eros, a desire for union with the ground of our being.
How Not to Lose the Elephant for All its Parts
Recognizing how every part of an animal manifests an underlying unity is an exhilarating experience. What seemed separate comes together, and we sense that we are seeing the elephant truly for the first time.
Between Prayer Mat and Smoke Hole
By Martin Shaw
Let’s start by kneeling down.
Because the thing I’d love to talk about is beneath us.
It’s a little worn, possibly with hurt feelings, but it’s there.
It’s a prayer mat. We’re all praying to something.
To Reason with a Madman
Article Beliefs
To Reason with a Madman
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The Wisdom of Our Ancestors
By David Korten
The frontiers of science now give us an ever-deepening understanding of the interdependence of life. Quantum physics tells us that relationships, not particles, are the foundation of what we experience as material reality.
Indigenous to Life
The central lesson of many Earth wisdom traditions is about alignment with life as a process, living in right relationship and letting life’s regenerative patterns flow through us. In this way of being we understand ourselves not as owners but rather as expressions of place.
Trauma and Regeneration
By Soul Shivers
Everyone reacts differently to trauma, even in shared traumatic events. One person may be fine while the other one gets trapped in a cycle of anxiety. It’s very important to know when we approach healing that it’s actually something to work through in our bodies.