The following wisdom leaders feel the key to change and life sustaining action is rooted in seeing nature as sentient – a being worthy and deserving of personal relationship. How may we renew our connection to the natural world, no matter where we live? How does nature connect us to our spiritual nature? What does “wild nature” really mean and how does our lifestyle honor it? The answers to these and many other questions can be found on these four programs specially selected from the New Dimensions program archive.
Gary Snyder is a renowned poet, activist, and ecologist. Gary Snyder is a renowned poet, activist, and ecologist. “We have a long and respectable history of being deeply involved and totally at home in the natural world,” says Snyder, “and we can recapture that. We can live it again.” Read more »
Jensen notes: a principal problem with Western thought is that it views the natural world as a metaphor and nature as a commodity. He argues that the key to change and life sustaining action is rooted in seeing nature as sentient – a being worthy and deserving of personal relationship. Read more »
Mushrooms are our ancestors. Mycelium fields have a consciousness. Most importantly, they create the soil on which all of life on earth depends. Dedicated mycologist, Stamets, regales us with fascinating stories of the healing power of mushrooms, and how they play a key role in reversing the destructive impact our modern technology and industry have had on our planet. Read more »
Exploring Nature’s Wildness In The CityEven in the midst of a city we can rediscover our connection with the natural world. Haupt reminds us that “we’re intimately involved in the more-than-human world at every moment.” This author of Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness delights us with fascinating stories of crows and more. Read more »
