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Talking to a Tree in Mourning

Talking to a Tree in Mourning

What if you were the very last tree? The only one left to keep our secrets, hear our laments or grieve our sorrows? Your own? Would we stop the madness? See wonder through new eyes? Hold sacred vigils? Could a child reach out and touch? Feel the rivulet roughness of...

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Little in Nature is Straight

Little in Nature is Straight

Laura Emerson When I fly into a city, what strikes me most are all the straight lines: long grids of streets and highways bisected at neat 90 degree angles, set with rectangular buildings, miles of telephone wires and railroad tracks.   This is especially striking in...

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Containing Climate Change to Save Us

Containing Climate Change to Save Us

Dr. Carr's 50-Year Commitment to Climate Change Solutions with Action “New book on climate looks back on 50 years of calls for change. It carries values that Dr. Carr has communicated to those within and outside of science and religion circles for decades.” Susan...

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Nature’s Spiritual Gatherings

Nature’s Spiritual Gatherings

“The only good mass gatherings or groups that I know of are for the generally inclusive celebration of life;such as music, dance, the arts, weddings, funerals, etc.”  – Jacqueline Payne We can and should assemble outdoors.  Nature walking, Group meditations, hiking,...

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