Issue 232 • September/October 2005

Welcome

NATURE KNOWS US - DO WE KNOW NATURE? • Satish Kumar

Feature Articles

TRUE CONSERVATIVES • Chris Lloyd

To gain the trust of the British people, the Conservative Party has to become truly conservative.

A THIN VEIN OF ANGER • Adam Thorpe

What should a writer do when world affairs do not obey the rules of 'fairy-tale'?

TIME TO ACT • Tony Juniper

Why are we finding it so hard to address one of the biggest threats of our time?

TAKING STOCK • Peter Lang

Why Britain should use the euro... and keep the pound.

DREAMING IN DAYLIGHT • Katherine Marshall

Religious and development leaders come together to address the problems of poverty.

THE GREAT DESTROYER • Andrew Simms

How to fall out of love with four wheels and an engine.

MUSHROOM MAGIC • Paul Stamets

Oyster mushrooms cleaning up oils pills - whatever next?

BUILDING BRIDGES • Swati Chopra

Buddhism and science come together for the benefit of each other.

Photo Feature

REPLENISH THE EARTH • Sebastião Salgado

Salgado introduces his Genesis project.

The Arts

THE SEEKER • Martha Horan

Sohan Qadri's paintings are meditations on the deep enchantment of the soul.

ELEGANT PORCELAIN • Hannah Prothero

Potter Gilda Westermann throws porcelain with spirit.

BEAUTY AND LOVE • Philip Vann

Brancusi's simple sculptures encapsulate complexity itself.

WELL-SPRING OF TRUTH • Kamaan Singh

C. F. John integrates art with politics and life.

RHYTHMIC FORMS • Harland Walshaw

Antoni Gaudí was a craftsman-architect devoted to organic patterns.

RESONANT SEEDS • Daniel Levy

Music will let us discover the real patterns of the universe.

Frontline

PEACE GROVES • John Moat

Commemorating Armistice Day with a commitment to peace.

NOMADIC JOURNEYS • William Cretney

The lost gardens of Sinai.

Regulars

Poetry • Peter Abbs

Visionaries • Herbert Girardet

Notes From The Underground • David Nicholson-Lord

Touchstone • Colin Hodgetts

Small Steps • Ruth Rosselson

A Sense of Place • Ulric Van Den Bogaerde

Recipes • Christopher Hobbs

Letters to the Editors

Reviews

THE BIG PICTURE

FLAT VISION • Vandana Shiva

The World is Flat

MADE WITH LOVE • Julia Ponsonby

The Beauty of Craft

KINDLING AT THE LIMITS • Lynne Wycherley

Viva la Vida

ISMS', 'WASMS' AND 'ATIONS' • Ed Mayo

Limits to Privatization

A TIMELESS TALE • Paul Zeal

The Buddha and the Terrorist

POTTING ON • Sandy Brown

An Autobiography of Sorts

COUNTERBLAST • Mary Tasker

Teaching Toward Freedom

BOOKS IN BRIEF • Marian Van Eyk McCain

Web Exclusives

Article - THE NECESSARY ANGEL • Joan Walley

Balancing ideals with actions is a constant challenge.

Article - THE MOUNTAIN AND THE VALLEY • Rabbi Lawrence Troster

Environmentalism transcends religious boundaries.

Review - CALL OF THE SELF • Richard Lane

Just Beyond The Visible by Andrew Machon

Review - ESSENCE OF ENTANGLEMENT • Rosalind Brackenbury

Dark Nights of the Soul by Thomas Moore

Review - EXPERIMENTS IN APPLIED GAIA • Stephanie Mills

A Safe and Sustainable World by Nancy Jack Todd

Review - SPIRIT SANCTURARIES • Piers Moore Ede

In Praise of Slow by Carl Honoré

Review - WAITING FOR RAIN • Kate Eshelby

Gem Squash Tokoloshe by Rachel Zadok