Grief
Confounded On The Bridge Between Worlds, By Carolyn Baker
Like so many individuals, I was compelled last week to bear witness to the contrived crisis created by the Trump Administration at the southern US border. The images, the sounds, the stories continue to swirl in my head even as this week brings a host of new, vivid, and shocking reports. I lived on the…
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The Deschooling Dialogues: Grief, Collapse and Mysticism
A powerful dialogue addressing the core issues of our times. Original post in Kosmos Journal. Read the full conversation, here.
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Uninhabitable Earth – Annotated. David Wallace Wells
In 2017 David Wallace Wells posted what would become New York Magazine’s most read article ever. This is a fully annotated version of the same article. The notes are well worth making time for. This article will surely be seen as a massive turning point for our collective attention. Enough to move us into substantial…
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Understanding Ecological Grief, By Neville Ellis
Reposted from Alternet We are living in a time of extraordinary ecological loss. Not only are human actions destabilising the very conditions that sustain life, but it is also increasingly clear that we are pushing the Earth into an entirely new geological era, often described as the Anthropocene Research shows that people increasingly feel…
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The Woman Who Silenced America For Six Minutes And Twenty Seconds, By Carolyn Baker
I’m rarely riveted to television, but yesterday was not an ordinary day. Nearly one million students, parents, and activists were protesting gun violence in America, leaving my mind spinning and my heart swelling as they marched and rallied for their lives. One response was my own recollection and nostalgia of being a college student and…
Read MoreRobert Jensen – After the Harvest Learning to Leave the Planet Gracefully
Robert Jensen writes powerfully about his long time ally, Jim Koplin. A tour through a reverent view of living on Earth.
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Life In The Anthropocene: Field Notes From The Santa Rosa Fires, By Dianne Monroe
Anthropocene: relating to or denoting the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment. The call came a little before 5 am, the morning of Monday, October 9. I stumbled toward the phone and retrieved the message. A neighbor’s voice, “Get…
Read MoreThe Battlefield at Mother Nature. Piercing Video from Marc Haneburght.
Prolific video producer, Marc Haneburght offers us one of his most artful and grief-filled pieces to date. This is a film to watch when you find yourself numb and uninspired. Watching this piece will either invoke your appropriate rage or your grief. Either way our hearts are inspired to break open consciously. Thank you Marc.
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The gifts of conscious grieving
What is the truth about grief? It’s not what our culture tells us about grief. Carolyn explains why conscious grieving is an essential life skill that heals us, heals the community, and heals the Earth and also paradoxically manifests joy and gratitude in our lives and relationships.
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