New Spirit, Wise Action
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The times we live in ask much of us. How can we know the best ways to respond to the converging crises we face? How can we live lives of deep meaning and joy in the midst of confusion and pain, and be catalysts for positive change?
If you practice on a spiritual or ethical path, you already see that chasing wealth, power, or egoic pleasure has…
Developing a Mindful Approach to Earth Justice Work
By John Bell
The story one tells oneself about climate change shapes individual feelings and actions. For example, are we on the verge of breakdown or breakthrough? There is ample evidence for both.
To All My Relations
Tamera has researched the foundations of a possible post-capitalist society for over 40 years and works on building models for ecosystem restoration, regenerative autonomy and above all, for freeing love from fear and reconnecting society with the “sacred matrix” of life.
The Holy Grail of Restoration
By John D. Liu
Over historical time the vegetative cover and evolutionary biodiversity of the Sinai has been in large part lost. Imagine the importance if it were possible to restore the region to ecological health.
Vivian Stockman
Vivian Stockman's images of mountaintop removal coal mining have been published in dozens of books, magazines, newspapers, on websites, and in documentaries. Notable examples include the Charleston Gazette-Mail, the New York Times, Washington Monthly, Orion Magazine, World Watch Magazine, E Magazine, and French Geo.
Vivian is OVEC’s Executive Director. She began with OVEC as a volunteer in 1995,…
Gaia Orion
Gaia Orion is a visionary artist that has gained international recognition by participating in many worldwide projects that are working toward constructive world change. She has exhibited in Paris, New York, San Francisco and Toronto as well as in Mexico, Spain, Germany, Hungary, Russia and Bali.
Gaia is also a creativity coach and a business coach. She is a mentor for anyone willing to ignite…
Rising Earth Consciousness
To address the challenges of 'Rising Earth Awareness,' the theme of this Quarterly, we must reflect on a number of questions: Who is rising? What is rising? What do we mean by 'you,' the other?
Turtles Among Us
Shouldn’t we be paying attention when the turtles head for high ground and wander among us with a kind of desperation? When at their most vulnerable, they come to us? There are many ways to ask why and many ways to answer.
Cultivating Right Livelihood
By Della Duncan and Mark Phillips
When framed as an individual journey, right livelihood is less about what is right or wrong at the moment and more about our own approach to work, on both a daily basis and over the course of a lifetime.
Emergent Universe Oratorio
By Kari Auerbach and Sam Guarnaccia
The EUO was deeply inspired by the work Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Thomas Berry, Brian Swimme, and Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim from the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale University. These seminal thinkers have endeavored to lead us to a new understanding of the place of humans in the Universe.