In times of rupture, gaia still holds us
Moments of rupture arrive the way storms do, not as isolated events, but as expressions of deeper atmospheric conditions.
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How human ecology education can counter learned social hierarchies — Cont’d
Rather than viewing human beings primarily through categories such as gender, race, appearance, or social status, human ecology begins with the shared needs and experiences that unite us all.
Pilgrimage within the heart: On a trip to Scotland’s Isle of Iona, reflections on poetry and gathering
I’m writing this post from the Isle of Iona, a small island with a rich history.
How human ecology education can counter learned social hierarchies
Social hierarchies based on gender, race, appearance, and status are often learned rather than inevitable. Human ecology education offers one framework for helping people recognize these patterns and build more equitable relationships and communities.
Comfort, resilience, and healing: Discovering the Spiritual Wisdom of Trees – book excerpt
We do not need to bear witness to and grieve the loss of our tree kin, or other losses we might suffer, by ourselves. Trees, who have shown extraordinary resilience in the face of extensive injury, are companions well suited to our journey through sorrow to healing.
Private property is losing its moral legitimacy
The centrality of property to political economy is a metaphysical error, institutionalized forgetting, spawning violence and uncountable injury.
Learning to unlearn our baneful relationship with the natural world
How did we, as children, come to believe that banana spiders were ours to capture and kill? We thought nothing of the welfare of the insects.
Allowing space for nature: Rewilding to heal the earth
Although rewilding is often thought of as keeping humans “away”, people must be integrated into much of the rewilding process, living alongside and allowing space for wildness.
Why I paint endangered species as sacred icons
I started painting endangered species the way I once painted saints and angels. Each painting became a kind of prayer and an appeal to our capacity to widen our love and awaken our conscience.
Researchers are finding evidence that fish feel pain. What does that mean for the ethics of seafood?
Fish are often treated as reflex-bound creatures, bodies without minds. Yet, study by study, from anatomy labs to behavioural experiments, mounting evidence to the contrary has emerged.
A magnificent internationale: Building a just world with nature
The magnificent Internationale created by Nature is today facing a pivotal choice: either to construct a new world empire or to build the city in which Nature and humanity dwell together.
How listening can help us respond to a planet in crisis
What does it mean to listen to a planet in crisis? Scholars, scientists and artists are using sound to better understand biodiversity and the climate crisis, while challenging us to reconsider our relationship with the living world.
