Dizem que é uma espécie de... ecologia espiritual! A ecosofia, a metafísica da ecologia?
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«Every effort to be made to prevent lost generations of young people
growing up with no knowledge of or connection to the natural world. Some schools
are able to take their pupils to camps, city and country farms and to visit the
countryside. It is encouraging to hear about the development of ‘Forest Schools’
for young folk and even the Japanese concept of ‘Forest Bathing’ for people
with little opportunity to envelop themselves in the wilderness. Any kind of
outdoor experience is so valuable. Learning about growing things, about birds
and wild animals, insects and bees, butterflies and ladybirds, enriches the
soul.
None of these activities costs money, but rather the spending of time on
spiritual exploration and adventure. It may seem difficult to see that looking
at a wild flower will offer a connection to the Creator but if these simple
adventures don’t happen, there can be a spiritual void.» [GREEN, 2022: 10]
«In this book many traditional ideas about Nature and sustaining our
relationship whit the green world may be explored. We can all rebuild or extend
our connection to wild places, to trees and stones, to plants and animals, to
rivers and oceans, and to the tides and cycles of our ever-turning planet. We
can restore the ancient magical arts which have guided people since the Stone
Age, learn to heal ourselves and perhaps others, and through this help heal the
Earth. By respecting life we can develop a modern spiritual impulse that
honours the past, works with change and creates hope for the future.» [GREEN, 2022: 11]
«Most people
who were shut in longed to walk in green spaces, or go to the beach, or a
holiday destination. To desire to go out into Nature. Even in cities gardens,
parks and river or coastlines make up quite a large proportion of the
landscape, but before Covid 19 we were able to ignore it and concentrate on the
built for what it offered us. (…) Many people were ‘Nature-deficient’,
especially children. Being outdoors allows our bodies to absorb essential
Vitamin D, even on cloudy days, which is vital to our wellbeing. But daylight,
unfiltered by a building, is important to our mental and spiritual health too.»
[GREEN, 2022: 172-173]
«Open your
inner eyes to the source of life and practice Spiritual Ecology – you will know
the magic is real.» [GREEN, 2022: 174]
LIVRO
GREEN, Marian. 2022. An Introduction to Spiritual Ecology – The Magic
of Nature. Ramsbury: Robert Hale.
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