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Forest Bathing & Forest Therapy

Forest Bathing & Forest Therapy

Laura Emerson Alaskauu1.substack.com Book:  Log Cabin Reflections, about living off-grid in remote Alaska   Do you know the terms Forest Bathing and Forest Therapy? They refer to immersion in nature for several hours at a time, on a repeated basis.  This is not a time...

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How Nature Restores Us to Ourselves

How Nature Restores Us to Ourselves

Image: Kyle Sanguin on Unsplash Encountering nature in silence, solitude, and seclusion, we become immersed in present moment awareness and find renewal. Where I live in the northeast it’s winter. Being close to one of the Great Lakes, we experience what’s called...

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The Hedonicon: a Scripture Whose Time Has Come

The Hedonicon: a Scripture Whose Time Has Come

In recent weeks, our friend Nate published The Hedonicon: The Holy Book of Epicurus as an e-book and in paperback edition. Nate is an artist/musician who wrote the Dude’s Letter to Menoeceus, and he has also written for the Society of Epicurus and has contributed to...

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The Evolutionary Philosophy Circle

Ed Gibney is a writer, philosopher, and co-founder of the Evolutionary Philosophy Circle (EPC). The EPC is one of several groups that are operating within ProSocial World (PW), which is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2020 by distinguished scientists...

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Nature’s Path of Continuing Creation

Nature's Path of Continuing Creation by J. X. Mason presents a new Way of Living that is based on Nature, Reason, Science, and factual history.  Miracles and myths are gone, except for the miracle of ongoing creation itself — simple parts joining together to emerge as...

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Nature as Our Path to Inner Wisdom

Nature as Our Path to Inner Wisdom

Image by Robert Lukeman on Unsplash Within us is an infinite source of wisdom. By immersing ourselves mindfully in nature, we can unlock our inner source of knowledge that can’t be acquired through intellect alone.   There is within each and  every one of us a hidden...

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Yule is for Renewal

Yule is for Renewal

  Image by Hernan Sanchez on Unsplash by Elle Harrigan Oh, how we love this time of year! The decorations. The food. The gift giving (and receiving)! We set up evergreen trees laden with lights, put wreaths on the door, and hang mistletoe, rarely with any sense...

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