DEEP ECOLOGY
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The Last Tree is new to the practice of Deep Ecology. We first came upon this philosophy while reading Joanna Macy’s book Coming Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World (NSP, 1998). What a great feeling when you hear a language that echos how you understand the world.
Each of us has felt overwhelmed by the devastation around us: souless jobs; exponential waste; famine and poverty; animal cruelty; disfunctional relationships; rising pollution – the list is inexhaustible. There is too much to digest so we switch off in order to cope.
As we deaden our senses to the destruction we become equally numb to our surroundings, for they are one in the same. In our anaesthetised state we loose our sense of purpose and primal connection to life. What if we had the opportunity to play and grieve in the enormity of what we are facing, imagine if we turned our overwhelmed state into an energising experience?
Deep Ecology workshops reconnect people to their story within the complex system of the universe. A vibrant relationship with nature is essential for our psychological and physical health. Magically the workshops create a space between the tension of the present world and the breadth of an ageless, eternal world. Deep Ecology work offers moments of powerful connection and release.
The Last Tree is learning how to facilitate Deep Ecology workshops and while we’re infants in this field we’re equipped to get the ball rolling for you. Alternatively, please look at the links page for workshops being run by John Seed and other Deep Ecology information.
Photo: Tree watching at sunset in the wetlands near my Ma's home - Ilka Blue.