Thought provoking
The first issue of Nature, in 1869, opened with a collection of aphorisms by the German poet Goethe, expressing his vision of nature's living powers:
"Nature! We are surrounded and embraced by her; powerless to separate ourselves from her, and powerless to penetrate beyond her.... We live in her midst and know her not. She is incessantly speaking to... See more
The Hidden Goddesses of Darwinism
Rupert Sheldrake, quoting Goethe;
To be a gardener is to give a fuck. To be a gardener is to be invested in a place—to know it, to protect it, to be present to it. How can we protect and heal ourselves and our planet if we’re not willing to step into, and value, the role of the gardener?
Georgina Reid • Audacious Gardening: On Daring to Care - Wonderground
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