COMING BACK TO LIFE: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World |
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FOREWORD by Matthew Fox PREFACE by Joanna Macy PREFACE by Molly Young Brown The choice for a sustainable world The Great Turning 2. THE GREATEST DANGER: APATHEIA, THE DEADENING OF MIND & HEART Pain for the world Psychological sources of its repression: fear of pain and despair, distrust of our own intelligence, belief in the separate self, etc. Socio-economic sources of repression: the mass media, job and time pressure, social violence. Consequences and costs of repression: fragmentation and alienation, blaming and scapegoating, political passivity, diminished intellectual performance, and burn-out. Breaking free 3. THE BASIC MIRACLE: OUR TRUE NATURE AND POWER Living Systems Theory: how life self-organizes, the holonic shift in consciousness, Gaia Theory, positive disintegration Deep Ecology: beyond anthropocentrism, the ecological self, three related movements– ecofeminism, ecojustice, ecopsychology. Ancient Teachings: the Abraham religions, Earth-centered religions, Buddhist teachings The Nature of Our Power: Power-over, power-with, feedback and the power of disclosure and refusal, synergy and grace 4. THE WORK THAT RECONNECTS The Goals of the Work Theoretical Foundations The Shambhala Prophecy 5. GUIDING GROUP WORK 6. AFFIRMATION: COMING FROM GRATITUDE The value of gratitude Exercises The presence of gratitude throughout the work 7. DESPAIR WORK: OWNING AND HONORING OUR PAIN FOR THE WORLD Notes on guiding these exercises Exercises 8. THE SHIFT: SEEING WITH NEW EYES Nature and significance of the Shift Part I. Brain Food: key concepts, pointers for teaching them Part II. Exercises 9. DEEP TIME: DRAWING ON PAST AND FUTURE GENERATIONS A healthier relationship to time Exercises 10. THE COUNCIL OF ALL BEINGS: REJOINING THE NATURAL WORLD The genesis and purpose of deep ecology work Exercises 11. GOING FORTH Learnings we bring back into our lives and communities Exercises 12. MEDITATIONS FOR COMING BACK TO LIFE APPENDIX A: Chief Seattle's Message APPENDIX B: The Bestiary APPENDIX C: A Council of All Beings: "The Site Speaks" RESOURCES |
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