EARTH SPIRIT ACTION

EARTH SPIRIT ACTION http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film.html Vandana Shiva, Starhawk, Matthew Fox, Ruth Rosenhek and John Seed speak on Deep Ecology, Living Democracy and Revolution in Consciousness in a fast moving discussion of the type of change that needs to take place for a Sustainable Future. An inspirational and stimulating film including beautiful nature footage and a colourful array of global action shots. (16mins21secs).  I have had no teacher bigger than the seed, not a book, not a text, not a journal as it is this little little form of life, the seed, that has taught me every lesson. http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film.html#0 f5592e6f-46c6-4dbd-b592-7342ca521093 http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/Vandana_still/thumb.jpg http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/Vandana_still/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_316_98"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_1">I have had no teacher bigger than the seed, not a book, not a text, not a journal as it is this little little form of life, the seed, that has taught me every lesson.</p></div></div> We’re breeding a whole society of eco-illiterate people who don’t have the chance to develop a deeper understanding of the Earth and natural processes and instead to manipulate or remove nature is all too comfortable for many people. http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film.html#1 6bc08f73-4265-4eb8-a001-550d291a919c http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/Ruth_still/thumb.jpg http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/Ruth_still/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_316_98"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">We’re breeding a whole society of eco-illiterate people who don’t have the chance to develop a deeper understanding of the Earth and natural processes and instead to manipulate or remove nature is all too comfortable for many people. </p></div></div> To suddenly be in a position where we’re being called forth to address an issue of this magnitude...I just think it’s a tremendous privilege...and it can also be very upsetting! http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film.html#2 312b5c62-c36e-4b0c-aa8c-3aa671fc580f http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/Seed_still/thumb.jpg http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/Seed_still/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_316_98"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">To suddenly be in a position where we’re being called forth to address an issue of this magnitude...I just think it’s a tremendous privilege...and it can also be very upsetting!</p></div></div> The problem is not just social structures; it’s also psychic structures. Afterall our institutions are projections of our own souls, of our own beings, So if we’re really going to make lasting change, we’ve got to change the inside of people as well as the outside of our institutions and both has to be going on at once. http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film.html#3 8999bcf8-5015-4f19-b8b6-726c97d808fe http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/mf_titled/thumb.jpg http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/mf_titled/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_316_98"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">T<span style="line-height: 15px; " class="style_4">he problem is not just social structures; it’s also psychic structures. Afterall our institutions are projections of our own souls, of our own beings, So if we’re really going to make lasting change, we’ve got to change the inside of people as well as the outside of our institutions and both has to be going on at once.</span></p></div></div> I would rather be crazy and unrealistic then be realistic if that means accepting the conditions that are leading to the destruction of the Earth and the devastation of so many of her people. http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film.html#4 52dc74b5-525c-4c96-8a4e-8653ec6694c0 http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/starhawk_still/thumb.jpg http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/starhawk_still/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_316_98"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_4">I would rather be crazy and unrealistic then be realistic if that means accepting the conditions that are leading to the destruction of the Earth and the devastation of so many of her people. </p></div></div> If we don’t have a real relationship with the Earth, we’re not going to be very effective as Earth Healers or Earth Changers or Consciousness Changers. (Starhawk) http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film.html#5 49e113a9-31a9-4581-bf1d-48931508222e http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/jai_city/thumb.jpg http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/jai_city/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_316_98"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">If we don’t have a real relationship with the Earth, we’re not going to be very effective as Earth Healers or Earth Changers or Consciousness Changers. (Starhawk)</p></div></div> The nature out there and the nature in here are one and the same, they’re continuous. There is no separation. (John Seed) http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film.html#6 f9a48541-4767-4573-a6df-c9383caa05e8 http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/3d_tree_2/thumb.jpg http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/3d_tree_2/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 15px; " class="style_External_316_98"><div class="style_5"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_5">The nature out there and the nature in here are one and the same, they’re continuous. There is no separation. <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_5">(John Seed)</p></div></div> The sense of separation that all modern humans are suffering from is the problem. It’s that illusion of separation that allows us to treat the world as if it was a resource. (John Seed) http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film.html#7 cc52f1c0-49ef-4d22-910d-5475f6016a2c http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/clearfell/thumb.jpg http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/clearfell/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 9px; " class="style_External_316_98_1"><div class="style_6"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_5">The sense of separation that all modern humans are suffering from is the problem. It’s that illusion of separation that allows us to treat the world as if it was a resource. <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_5">(John Seed)</p></div></div> I try my best to combine the most creative actions of constructive work and the highest form of resistance to the biggest abuser of power. (Vandana Shiva) http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film.html#8 4cfbfca7-7da3-4f28-8f22-89a7766e42b4 http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/clown_face/thumb.jpg http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/clown_face/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 7px; " class="style_External_316_98_2"><div class="style_7"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">I try my best to combine the most creative actions of constructive work and the highest form of resistance to the biggest abuser of power. (Vandana Shiva)</p></div></div> Stand Up! Speak Truth! It’s a strong action in and of itself. (Ruth Rosenhek) http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film.html#9 ea92d49f-6cce-48de-995d-fd668b5f85c8 http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/man_with_sign/thumb.jpg http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/man_with_sign/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_316_98"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_7">Stand Up! <br/></p><p class="paragraph_style_7">Speak Truth! <br/></p><p class="paragraph_style_7">It’s a strong action in and of itself.<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_7">(Ruth Rosenhek)</p></div></div> We have a whole Universe of revelation and inspiration that’s coming our way, but we ignore it! (Matthew Fox) http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film.html#10 08f1e5da-3bf5-472a-9f6b-618ad0a06a41 http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/billion_yr_story/thumb.jpg http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/billion_yr_story/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 2px; " class="style_External_316_98_3"><div class="style_8"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_8">We have a whole Universe of revelation and inspiration that’s coming our way, but we ignore it!<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_8">(Matthew Fox)</p></div></div> It’s only a profound revolution in consciousness that can allow us to move through the present crisis and into a shining future. (John Seed) http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film.html#11 7ba6a2a6-87a4-4b48-87fd-446cb44ffded http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/boy_om_tree/thumb.jpg http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/ESA/Site/The_Film_files/Media/boy_om_tree/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 7px; " class="style_External_316_98_2"><div class="style_7"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_4">It’s only a profound revolution in consciousness that can allow us to move through the present crisis and into a shining future. (John Seed)</p></div></div>