Weavers Quest
Proponents of degrowth argue that economic growth is predicated on the continuous extraction of natural resources, and so infinite growth in a world in which resources are finite is, by definition, impossible. In fact, the pursuit of infinite growth is what led civilization down the path of climate change, ecological destruction, biodiversity loss,
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Something Strange Happens When You Trace How Connected We Are
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How do we as citizens put things right? By, as Jung wrote, ‘touching nature from the inside’. Walking in the woods, lying on the grass, swimming in the sea, practising gratitude for our food, the air we breathe, the water we bathe in, the animals and stars and sunsets we delight in. Seeking the ‘numinous’ again, the sacred and the awesome in the
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This work is about relationship—with sacred medicines, self, loved ones, community, humanity, and the miracle of life on Earth. None of our healing, empowerment, and self-liberation matters if we cannot be in high relationship with this most exquisite and extraordinary home planet—and all the other precious living beings we share her with. That is
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While there are symbols from nature within dominator lore, the ways in which they are represented serve to illustrate human superiority as opposed to showing an equal balance between human and nature. Popular themes within this lore, such as the hero’s journey, emphasize aggression and opposition and often incorporate natural elements only as... See more
The Ecological Importance of Folklore | Voices for Biodiversity
Found confirmation on the stories of our modern societies influencing behavior and vice versa. “Folklore of Modern Dominator Societies”
The association of certain rocks, trees orbushes with stories of the faeries, then, can lead to very real changes inbehaviour. Recent moves to recognise the legal personhood of environmentalfeatures, such as rivers and mountains, in order to ensure their protection mightalso be understood in this context
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From Time and Mind Vol. 13 No. 3, 221-225 Folklore, landcscape and ecology: joining the dots
“That we cannot organize for collective liberation without tending to the nervous systems of the people doing the organizing.
That trauma is not just a personal experience, but a political condition—shaped by borders, by war, by racism, by colonial theft.
That healing is not separate from resistance—it is a form of it.
That we need slowness, presence,
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“Flourishing: deep, vigorous growth, Thriving- To orient one- self toward the flourishing of life- human and more-than-human life-is to acknowledge that those lives exist and have inherent value, that we are directly and indirectly connected to those lives and have some responsibility to them, and that we are therefore called upon to act on that
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