Resurgence & Ecologist magazine Issue 256 • September/October 2009

Exploring Consciousness

Quantum Leap • Satish Kumar

Consciousness is not merely a philosophical or scientific theory: it is a living reality.

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.

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.

Business for a Better World • Chris Nicols & Chris Seeley

Recognising our ultimate interdependence with the natural world is a key to successful business.

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.

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.

The Matrix of Matter • Max Planck

The mind is the matrix of all matter.

Cosmic Memory • Ervin László

Review of The Akashic Experience: Science and the Cosmic Memory Field.

A Spur to Action • Herbert Girardet

Review of A Renewable World: Policies, Practices and Technologies.

A Journey of Awakening • Duane Elgin

Review of The Living Universe: Where Are We? Who Are We? Where Are We Going?

Goodness of the Earth • Adam Thorpe

Review of Essential Agrarian and Environmental Writings.

A Personal Painting Language • Philip Vann

Review of Ivon Hitchens.

The Art of Art • Suzi Gablik

Review of Seven Days in the Art World and Art and Upheaval: Artists on the World's Frontline.

The Ananda Experience • Shakti Maira

Review of Beauty.

God Consciousness • Christopher McCoy

Review of The Third Jesus: How to Find Truth and Love in Today's World.

Dignified Independence • Alwyn Marriage

Review of Weeds and Wild Flowers.

A Vista of Spiritual Consciousness • Chellis Glendinning

Review of Imagining Place: Photographs of a Tall Grass Prairie.

Getting A Grip • Paul Allen

Review of The Transition Timeline: For A Local Resilient Future.

Nature as Teacher • Caroline Walker

Review of Sense and Sustainability: Educating for a Low Carbon World.

Against Civilisation • Dan Grace

Review of Time's Up! An Uncivilized Solution to a Global Crisis.

Unravelling The Great Work • Peter Marshall

Review of Mercurius: The Marriage of Heaven and Earth.

Article - Migrating Stones • Alyson Hallett

Following your dreams can lead you on a journey of unexpected dimensions.

Review - Beyond Cultural Narrowness • Brian Murphy

Review of Betty Swanwick: Artist and Visionary.

Review - Evolution by Design • Arthur Edwards

Review of The End of Money and the Future of Civilisation.

Review - Colour and Hope • George Monbiot & Paul Kingsnorth

Review of Solsbury Hill: Chronicle of a Road Protest.

Review - Focused Minds • Christopher Titmuss

Review of Failsafe: Saving the Earth from Ourselves.

Review - Local Solutions • Julian Rose

Review of Changing Course for Life: Local Solutions to Global Problems.

Review - Organic Money • James Bruges

Review of Inquiries Into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing As If Food, Farm, and Fertility Mattered.

Review - Solidarity Stories • Chellis Glendinning

Review of Dignity and Defiance: Stories from Bolivia’s Challenge to Globalization.

Review - The Art of Life • Sheila Rowbotham

Review of Edward Carpenter: A Life of Liberty and Love.

Review - Transformation • Jeremy Hilton

Review of Out of Time: Poems 1998-2008.

Review - Troubled Waters • Trevor Turpin

Review of Water Conflicts in India: A Million Revolts in the Making.