Just wanted to share this short 4-minute video highlighting one of the last South Pacific islands virtually untouched by humans - Kind of breaks your heart to think about it, because, of course, if they're filming it, the "touching" has already begun
Read more…"I don't think there is a way for those who work in service to the earth — for environmentalists, ecologists — to really woo our culture back into a reciprocal or sustainable relation with the land until we draw folks back to our senses, because our
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http://www.spiritualecology.org/publication/darkening-light Art: Betrayal by Mario Sanchez Nevado via Working with Oneness" width="320" height="320"/>The myths of humanity have always included tJust came across this archived web chat, "Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re in Without Going Crazy"--with Joanna Macy. Chris Johnstone and Rob Hopkins. This event took place on Thursday April 18, 2013. If you missed it, you can watch/listen her
Read more…Wanted to share this excellent article "Beyond Restoration-The Case of Ecocide" by Ludwik A. Teclaff, Professor of Law Emeritus at Fordhan University School of Law.
The article outlines the rise of the term "ecocide" and details various aspects. Her
I have long admired Mary-Jayne Rust, a Jungian analyst who, in my opinion, is one of the leading voices in Ecopsychology.
This is a video of a remarkable online talk she recently gave in the U.K.at Schumacher College on facing the personal & collect
Read more…Wanted to share this excellent article from the recently departed Theodore Roszak--a true pioneer in Ecopsychology. It's really a must-read for anyone interested in our relationship to Earth and nature:
Ecopsychology: Eight Principles ~by Theodore Ro
Read more…Today on NPR, there was a story called: BP Oil Well Capped, ButTrauma Still Flowing: More than 1/3 of coastal residents are experiencinganger, anxiety & depression.http://n.pr/hjXZFi
Two more articles I just came across and thought are definitely worth a read:
Mythology of the Green Man, an excerpt from "The Mythic Forest, the Green Man & the Spirit of Nature"--an interesting scholarly paper written by Gary Varner, http://www.au
Read more…Just got back from the eco film fest in Nevada City over the weekend and saw about 15 amazing documentaries. If you love film and ecopsychology, this is the place to go!
One of the films,made by a student at Stanford, was called, "There Once Was an I
Read more…It's a new year, but the trend we are seeing with the collapse of ecosystems and the impact to species continues. Many of you know I did my Master's thesis on the symbolic nature of Colony Collapse Disorder, the mass vanishing of billions of honeybee
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