Leadership for Deep Adaptation
Whichever way you cut it, we’re in for darkening times. That much is assured. We need to start talking about this if we want to survive, for as long as we can, with any shred of dignity. And there is a challenge, raise the bar! We want to be going down fighting, but...
Coming Back to Life in Nature: Arachne on an Ecoretreat
Glistening in tiny raindrops that resemble silver balls of dew, Arachne sits queen of her web, which has appeared overnight across my doorway. Usually i wouldn’t turn an outdoor light on before dawn, as i am comfortable in the darkness and keen to take in as much of...
The Only Kind of Prepping Worth Doing
Bushfires in Australia and wildfires in the Pacific Northwest, and everywhere else they are raging out of control, take out plenty of prepper properties, as well as more conventional buildings (not to mention the millions of other lives). The recent floods in northern...
NTHE: The Ultimate Show
This question must arise, at least for those of us who love nature: are we allowed to enjoy watching it rise up and smite us from the face of the earth? There are two parts to this question; loving the power of nature and resenting the powerful ignorance of humanity....
NTHE: Living the Good Life just as it all comes down
Remember what philosophy was always about? How do we live well, was the question that drove Greek philosophers like Plato. For he and many other thinkers, the good life wasn't about things like pleasure, wealth, or power. But we don't necessarily have to suffer for...
NTHE: Why it is worth facing our imminent demise.
Let's begin with the comment from the inaugural post in this new thread. If Teresita is right and most of us know deep inside that we are doomed in the near future, what do we get out of either facing this probability head on versus not thinking about it too much? As...
Near Term Human Extinction (NTHE) – let’s start this conversation
How then shall we speak of what is to come? It’s time to start talking about Near Term Human Extinction (NTHE). It is the most momentous moment of our species, our swansong, the end. No more living or writing for posterity; that vanity is dust. Homer, Virgil, Dante,...
A New Year of Deep Listening and Deep Connection
Have a happier new year by connecting with nature and your body, mind and breath.
Free Online Workshop – Getting More Deeply Connected with Ecotherapy
We all know something has gone wrong with our relationship to nature. There is also growing evidence that when we feel connected to nature, our wellbeing improves. We see this improvement across all spheres of our life, as deeper connection to nature positively...
Attuning to the Spirit of Place and the Ecomythic
Every now and then, you have a conversation that brings everything together. After many years of working on a concept i have come to call the “ecomythic”, this interview with Al Jeffery from “spaces between” inspired me to become unusually coherent about this realm....