Using poetry, film and song, John will explore the philosophy of deep ecology and the psychological tools that allow us to be engaged and effective agents of healing change in these challenging times while avoiding depression, burnout and futility.

ECOLOGY AND SPIRITUALITY

Ecology and Spirituality" is a multi-media presentation by John Seed which includes film of forest monks in Thailand ordaining old-growth trees, ecological Judaism and Christianity and "Reweaving Shiva's Robes", the story of the reforestation of Arunachala, the sacred mountain in the south of India.

We live in a critical time where climate change, species extinction, and degradation of soil, water and air threaten not only the survival of humanity but of the entire Cenozoic epoch.

In the midst of the 6th great extinction spasm in the history of Earth, how can the various faith traditions that have sustained humankind through the millennia help us to weather the storm that threatens our existence? How can we nourish the growing shoots of ecological awareness in these traditions and strengthen the bridges between these faiths and ecological understanding?