As in the Heart, So in the Earth
As in the Heart, So in the Earth: Reversing the Desertification of the Soul and the Soil Pierre Rabhi, Yehudi Menuhin (Foreword)
Publisher: Park Street Press
ISBN: 1594770816
DDC: 304.2
Edition: Paperback; 2006-06-06
Summary:
The world’s leading expert on reversing soil desertification shows
how ecology can flourish only when spiritual elements are present•
Uses a parable from the African oral tradition to provide a living
testimony of what has been lost with the rise of modern technology•
Provides a vital account of the strong relationship between soil and
soul and how this relationship can be restoredAs in the Heart, So in
the Earth is a strong indictment of a civilization that, while
seeking domination over the earth, mutilates, tortures, and
desacralizes it. For Pierre Rabhi ecology is inseparable from
spirituality. He shows how the growing desertification of North
Africa is a reflection of the “desert” that is claiming the hearts
and souls of the inhabitants of the Western world--how dead soil is
mirrored in our deadened souls--and how reconciliation with Mother
Earth must be accompanied by relearning our ancestors’ reverence for
the soil.Using a traditional African parable grounded in the very
wisdom of the earth, Pierre Rabhi seeks to initiate the reader into a
time when the people that dwelled on this planet did so harmoniously
and could converse easily with the land. Village elder Tyemoro
recounts the gradual destruction of his village’s culture and all
that has sustained it as the miracles promised by modern technology
brought more harm than good. This same drama is recurring throughout
the world, where indigenous value systems that have endured for
millennia are torn apart by contact with modern civilization. Yet
Rahbi offers hope--if those in the modern world will stop to hear the
words of their ancestors who worked the land, for our destiny is
linked irrevocably to that of the earth.
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