Coming across Joanna Macy again after years of not reading about Deep Ecology/Deep Green philosophies of such people was something I had forgotten about. Yet looking round what she was talking about in 'The Great Turning' is happening. That slow recognition is happening in society now, such movements as Extinction Rebellion are creating the maelstrom of thought that is needed to protect the Earth.
Threatened with the destruction of the world because of climate change people are beginning to think. Surely that is a miracle in my own lifetime. I will not be pessimistic, though in our Western world we are still too preoccupied with wealth but around the world people are adjusting their care of the land. Whether it is planting trees or changing their farming methods there is a slow ground swell of action.
Macy is a storyteller, listen to The Battle of Shambhala, we are assaulted on all sides by the trivia of news, we all fall foul of it, but it is soon gone. Put good stories in your head, stop contemplating your navel for a start, look outward and remember that everything is intrinsically interwoven down to the smallest insect.
Did me good to read this today Thelma - thank you!
ReplyDeleteAnd you had a good meal as well, the weather may also be improving, so lots to look forward to.
DeleteI feel like the tide is slowing beginning to turn, as long as it maintains that momentum all will be well.
ReplyDeleteIt needs strength and it has been heartening to see children taking these first steps.
DeleteSo compelling. HOw old is this video?
ReplyDeleteJoanna Macy herself is pretty old, born in 1929, but the video is 2017 Tabor.
DeleteIt is a great turning we need.
ReplyDeleteHi Joanne and welcome, She is American with a clear vision of the world. Her teachings are probably ignored by mainstream audience but yet there is a slow turning but sadly it is a battle as always.
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