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Connecting
with Naturescapes
Section Overview
The power
of ecopsychological practice is found in the connections we make and the
action we take from the mirrors, messages, dreams and visions received
from the natural environment. These messages can be life-changing, mind-expanding,
and heart-warming. Stories in this section Connecting with Naturescapes,
describe the link between the personal and the spiritual where the inner
journey of transformation matches the outer journey in nature.
Entering into the rainforest, theres a sense of awe mixed with the
damp musky atmosphere, the luscious green surroundings, the chatter of
birds, and the gigantic trees. In Connecting
with Tropical Nature, Joanna Gilligan steps into the northern Queensland
rainforest and discovers a power she takes home with her. But sustaining
this feeling back in the city is a hard task.
There are still patches of old growth forest in Australia but most are
the site of tough environmental action. But the potential for healing
through connection with the forest is ignored by those who see the forest
in narrow economic terms, Nick Alsop shows us another way through Spirit/Nature/Self
Connections.
Picking up rubbish on the beach and being confronted by piles of plastic
washed up along the shore, Rosemary Baillie realises that the anger she
feels at humanitys short-sightedness can be washed away by the power
of the waves. It is her Sacred
Ecology Of Service With The Sea.
In Forest Nature Connecting Jenny Fancis
explores her changing relationship with forestscape - from one of experiencing
the shadow to one of reverence and feeling at home.
One of the core activities in the Social and Sacred course was to spend
a night in the forest, connecting with self, the local terrain and the
locals. Mark Boulet explores his experiences of being in the forest and
brings back to the city a lesson in humility in his story, A
Night in the Forest.
Landscapes of the Heart is a collaboration
containing some of the finest nature writing and reflection. The book
touched reviewer Sylvie Shaw deeply.
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