In light of this new story from the New York Times, Thursday's (3-24-16) free webinar on Depth Psychology and Climate Change with climate scientist/Jungian Dr. Jeff Kiehl is even more important...
NYT: "Scientists Warn of Perilous Climate Shift With
So appreciated this article which articulates something I often feel implicitly--but don't always acknowledge explicitly....
"We are beginning to learn that our brains are hardwired to react positively to water and that being near it can calm and co
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These statistics are yet another voice that will touch you in the cry to take notice of what's going on on our planet:
"There are currently 422 trees per person in the world but, if current trends continue, that will fall to 214 in 150 years. It’s
Read more…An Indigenous Approach To Healing Trauma (via Alliance member Lori Pye, founder of Viridis Institute (Grad programs for Ecopsychology))
People have always experienced pain, and in the vast span of time before the colonial expansion of western culture
Read more…I've had two "big" dreams where Lion showed up recently, one that feels very personal, and one just last week that I think is clearly the voice of the earth speaking.
This story makes my heart hurt, and captures a bit the mood of that second dream:
"A
There is a growing body of environmental psychology looking at how the natural world affects people, and especially power of specific natural sounds....
From The Guardian, 2011 (NOTE: This was to be a 3-year study, so it would be interesting if any
Read more…This short but important article caught my eye the other day and I wanted to share it here. I've done a lot of writing and contemplating on this topic, one I believe is deeply depth psychological. I would love to have a conversation online (either by
"The spiritual urge is so strong in us humans because in our incompleteness we are bound to ask about the meaning of life and the ground of our existence.
But what is this ground? As a network of relationships the natural world is not a thing at all
Read more…Just came across this post about a revolutionary idea, for our culture at least, about alternative ideas to cremation (which requires a lot of energy) and traditional burial (which usually takes up space with a non-biodegradable coffin and stone mar
Read more…I saw this post on Facebook today and wanted to share. What a beautiful example of what we can do in the midst of ongoing planetary crisis...Maybe some Alliance members will want to post. Also, what can we do her in the Ecopsychology group on the Al
Read more…Thank you for your post Eric. I went to your website, explored, and read your post in full.
I so appreciate your suggestion that we all need to include more reflective practice in our daily lives.
Playing daily outdoors and intentionally building a
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