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Fire Is the Best Medicine

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 12 min read Charlie Deist Chaos, Environmentalism, Medicine, Nature, Pandemic

Just as apocalypse means revelation, so can fire be medicine and poison. “Fire medicine” confers benefits on individuals and communities.

(Nurpalah Dee)

Essays Religion

Unlearning Some Western Mindsets

July 31, 2019October 28, 2021 17 min read Jeff Savage Agriculture, Christianity, Environmentalism, Parenting, Schooling

An over-reliance on our Western Mindset creates several obstacles to human flourishing—informing agriculture, education, work, and parenting.

Become this delicate earth gardening Erraticus

(Vardan Harutyunyan)

Culture Ideas

Become This Delicate Skin of the Earth

July 28, 2019June 1, 2020 4 min read Jeanell Innerarity Death, Environmentalism, Gardening

When we each return to the earth, we can be secure in knowing that we are part of the grand planetary story, not separate from it.

Let A Thousand Green New Deals Bloom Erraticus Image by Climate Reality Project

(The Climate Reality Project)

Essays Science & Tech

Let a Thousand Green New Deals Bloom

February 26, 2019June 1, 2020 12 min read Charlie Deist Climate Change, Environmentalism, Politics

We don’t need a Green New Deal so much as many green new deals.

(Boris Smokrovic)

Essays Psychology

Honeybees and Zen During Ecological Collapse

February 14, 2019June 1, 2020 7 min read Heather Swan Ancient Wisdom, Buddhism, Environmentalism, Nature

Honeybees don’t only inform us of further ecological collapse but invite us into being more mindful: present and compassionate.

(Yosh Ginsu)

Essays Science & Tech

What Earthquakes Teach Us About Embracing Uncertainty

January 22, 2019June 1, 2020 12 min read Nicole Carloni Environmentalism, Epistemology, Essential Reading, Nature

For natural disasters large enough to reshape society, Dr. Lucy Jones explains, “The best fit to the data is that it’s random. And we hate it. Random makes people really upset.” But such uncertainty doesn’t have to leave us feeling helpless—we should embrace the inherent chaos of the universe.

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