Issue 256 • September/October 2009
Exploring Consciousness
Welcome
Quantum Leap • Satish Kumar
Consciousness is not merely a philosophical or scientific theory: it is a living reality.
Frontline
Project Greenhands • Clare Dakin
Exploring the tree-based revolution of Tamil Nadu.
Elephant Ecosystems • John Seed
Elephants once ranged throughout most of Asia, but now their habitat is reduced to isolated fragments.
Cracking the Nut • Jules Pretty
An indigenous tree that can reforest land and provide high-quality oil.
A Garden to Grow People • Johannes Moeller
Transformational learning at Embercombe, Dartmoor.
Consciousness
Quantum Entanglement • Deepak Chopra
We are all entangled in consciousness.
Evolutionary Habits • Rachel Flemming
An interview with Rupert Sheldrake.
Natural Mind • Peter Russell
Will humanity take a quantum leap in consciousness, to create a resilient future?
Indra's Net • Thích Nhất Hạnh
In Indra's Net, the one is present in the all, and the all is present in the one.
God is not Dead • Amit Goswami
Quantum possibilities are created with the interjection of consciousness into physics.
Remaking the World • Lynne McTaggart
New scientific stories with which to reimagine our future.
Shamans, Yogis & Alchemists • Ralph Metzner
Ancient tranformative teachings that can help us realise our potential.
At Death's Door • Peter Fenwick
Death is a much more mysterious process than the mere switching-off of life.
Undercurrents
Business for a Better World • Chris Nicols & Chris Seeley
Recognising our ultimate interdependence with the natural world is a key to successful business.
The Arts
Art and Consciousness • Sandy Brown
The art we choose to make and buy represents the state of our collective psyche.
Waves of Joy • Valentine Harding
For Bauls of Bengal the ecstatic path of music is their way of life.
Mountain Affinity • Rukmini Sekhar
Reflections on the work of Russian painter, Vladimir Zaitsev.
Regulars
Deep Spirit - The Muse • Thomas Moore
Recognising the other forms of consciousness at work in the world.
The Occasional Didymus - Dead or Alive • John Moat
The 'quantum' occassional Didymus.
Poetry - The Family of Things • Thomas Bailey
Mary Oliver's poetry celebrates the utter and irreducible beauty of the ordinary world.
Short Story - Postponed Mangoes • Shakti Maira
Day after day the most delicious mangoes would be harvested, but none eaten.
Transition Time - Going Local • Mark Boyle
What do I miss from my old life? I miss out on bank statements, utility bills and traffic jams.
Recipes - Autumn Riches • Jane Le Besque
Foraged foods and garden delights combine to create an unusual treat.
Letter from America - People of the Caribou • Laird Townsend
Stop what you are doing now, and do what your ancestors did.
A Sense of Place - Perpetual Salvage • James Everett Kibler
Patience and slow observation are key to knowing a place well.
Gardening - Apples • Brigitte Norland
Inspiring in blossom, nurturing in their yield, they are the very heart of our gardens.
Letters to the Editors
Members' Page - Are You an Earth Pilgrim? • Ian Tennant
Inspiration from Satish's new book, Earth Pilgrim.
Quotes
The Matrix of Matter • Max Planck
The mind is the matrix of all matter.
Reviews
Cosmic Memory • Ervin László
The Akashic Experience: Science and the Cosmic Memory Field.
A Spur to Action • Herbert Girardet
A Renewable World: Policies, Practices and Technologies.
A Journey of Awakening • Duane Elgin
The Living Universe: Where Are We? Who Are We? Where Are We Going?
Goodness of the Earth • Adam Thorpe
Essential Agrarian and Environmental Writings.
A Personal Painting Language • Philip Vann
Ivon Hitchens.
The Art of Art • Suzi Gablik
Seven Days in the Art World and Art and Upheaval: Artists on the World's Frontline.
The Ananda Experience • Shakti Maira
Beauty.
God Consciousness • Christopher McCoy
The Third Jesus: How to Find Truth and Love in Today's World.
Dignified Independence • Alwyn Marriage
Weeds and Wild Flowers.
A Vista of Spiritual Consciousness • Chellis Glendinning
Imagining Place: Photographs of a Tall Grass Prairie.
Getting A Grip • Paul Allen
The Transition Timeline: For A Local Resilient Future.
Nature as Teacher • Caroline Walker
Sense and Sustainability: Educating for a Low Carbon World.
Against Civilisation • Dan Grace
Time's Up! An Uncivilized Solution to a Global Crisis.
Unravelling The Great Work • Peter Marshall
Mercurius: The Marriage of Heaven and Earth.
Web Exclusives
Article - Migrating Stones • Alyson Hallett
Following your dreams can lead you on a journey of unexpected dimensions.
Review - Beyond Cultural Narrowness • Brian Murphy
Betty Swanwick: Artist and Visionary.
Review - Evolution by Design • Arthur Edwards
The End of Money and the Future of Civilisation.
Review - Colour and Hope • George Monbiot & Paul Kingsnorth
Solsbury Hill: Chronicle of a Road Protest.
Review - Focused Minds • Christopher Titmuss
Failsafe: Saving the Earth from Ourselves.
Review - Local Solutions • Julian Rose
Changing Course for Life: Local Solutions to Global Problems.
Review - Organic Money • James Bruges
Inquiries Into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing As If Food, Farm, and Fertility Mattered.
Review - Solidarity Stories • Chellis Glendinning
Dignity and Defiance: Stories from Bolivia’s Challenge to Globalization.
Review - The Art of Life • Sheila Rowbotham
Edward Carpenter: A Life of Liberty and Love.
Review - Transformation • Jeremy Hilton
Out of Time: Poems 1998-2008.
Review - Troubled Waters • Trevor Turpin
Water Conflicts in India: A Million Revolts in the Making.