Animate Earth
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008It is obvious that some kind of shift has to happen, will happen.
Observing and understanding the corporate world, the global economy, politics and society are crucial components to realize where we are at. But this won’t give us the keys to change, I don’t believe in changing from ‘within’, sticking to the old paradigms.
There is a lot coming up concerning the shift of paradigm, the shift of consciousness. One of the voices is Stephan Harding, Co-ordinator of the MSc in Holistic Science at Schumacher College, where he is also Resident Ecologist and a teacher. In his book ‘Animate Earth’ he explores how Gaian science can help us to develop a sense of connectedness with the ‘more-than-human’ world. His work is based on a careful integration of rational scientific analysis with our intuition, sensing and feeling.
Read an exerpt of the first chapter:



