Nature-based spirituality on rise, from Darwin to 'Avatar' Yes, Bobby Drashin says, he wanted to help those nine children learn how to properly plant pansies last Sunday.
"It was more than just 'here's the stuff, dig a hole,' " Drashin said about the gardening lesson he gave the kids at the Chabad house in Ponte Vedra Beach. But it was much more than just planting. "There's something mystical going on," said Drashin, 62, who's become passionate about growing trees and plants since retiring from a career in advertising and journalism. "I tried to communicate that awe and mystery to the kids. " Tu B'Shvat, the Jewish holiday celebrating trees, was the occasion. Drashin said the holiday reminds him that "you really see God in it when you're growing things. " As societies around the world have become more Earth-conscious in recent decades, holidays like Tu B'Shvat have become vehicles for communicating the sacred aspects of nature.
The trend, while welcomed by some, raises concern for others who see it as an erosion of orthodox faith, Taylor said. Eco-spirituality in practice. Let Nature Be Your Guide Blog. The Earthtribe Nature-based School for Spiritual Mentoring. Www.brontaylor.com/environmental_articles/pdf/Taylor. Deep ecology. Deep ecology is a contemporary ecological and environmental philosophy characterized by its advocacy of the inherent worth of living beings regardless of their instrumental utility to human needs, and advocacy for a radical restructuring of modern human societies in accordance with such ideas.
Deep ecology argues that the natural world is a subtle balance of complex inter-relationships in which the existence of organisms is dependent on the existence of others within ecosystems.[1] Human interference with or destruction of the natural world poses a threat therefore not only to humans but to all organisms constituting the natural order. Deep ecology's core principle is the belief that the living environment as a whole should be respected and regarded as having certain inalienable legal rights to live and flourish, independent of their utilitarian instrumental benefits for human use.
Principles[edit] These principles can be refined down into three simple propositions: Development[edit] Earth Wisdom. In This Section Grounding Exercises A Wise Woman's Kitchen Living Green Connecting With Trees, Crystals and Nature Spirits Project: A Witch's Calendar Working with nature spirits, plant and earth energies requires one to stay grounded. Staying grounded is important because one can easily become overwhelmed by the ethereal feelings that come with working within other dimensions, especially if it is a new practice In time, you will find that grounding is a ritual that takes you into a very peaceful, comfortable state, meditative in essence.
Grounding exercises can also be used when facing a stressful situation, when feeling half astral due to in-sufficient protein in the diet, after a massage or energy work, or in the aftermath of a confrontation Sit on a chair, with both feet planted on the floor in front of you. Or Sit quietly amongst your house plants, or with your back against your favorite tree, or with your imagination locked into a nature scene. And of course, your Broom!
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