Guided by Newe elders Delaine and Rick Spilsbury, writer Josh Jackson traces what could be lost if the springs that sustain a sacred grove of Rocky Mountain junipers in far eastern Nevada run dry.
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Editorial Statement
We believe it has always been a radical act to share stories during dark times. As we experience the desecration of our lands and waters, the extinguishing of species, and a loss of sacred connection to the Earth, we look to emerging stories. In them we find the timeless connections between ecology, culture, and spirituality.
Selected Stories
Seeds and Our Coevolved Psyches
by Yuvan Aves
Benchma(r)king
by James Bridle
New Life for the Ezo Spruce
by Aya Kōda
, Translated by Charlotte Goff
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Who would I be if I’d never met a seed? asks naturalist, educator, and ecological activist Yuvan Aves, in this first story from our Seeds and Structures theme.
James Bridle experiments with combining their practical carpentry skills and the abundant theoretical knowledge of AI to build a chair.
In this newly translated excerpt from the Japanese classic, Tree, Aya Kōda travels to the mountain forests of Hokkaido and finds continuity between what has died and what is beginning to live.
Seeds and Structures: A Conversation at London’s Architectural Association
with Marko Milovanovic and Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee
Communion Is Alive
A Conversation with Stephen Blackmer, Susan Murphy, Bonnie Nadzam, and Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee
A Glorian Is a Moment of Grace
An Interview with Terry Tempest Williams
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From stone islands to seed-words for the future to ancient Sufi ontologies, this dynamic conversation traces the stories and perspectives that give shape to our new print volume.
Four practitioners from Sufi, Christian, and Buddhist traditions come together to explore the necessity of allowing faith practices to evolve to meet the ecological needs of our moment.
Filmmaker adam amir takes his young son Rumi out to meet each season with annual practices welcoming the return of snow, migrating animals, blossoms, and berries.
Following four storytellers who are each responding to the darkness of our time, our new Shifting Landscapes documentary film series explores the alchemical power of art and story to bring us back into connection with the living Earth.
An immersive experience of shared breath with the Amazon rainforest.
Immerse yourself in this collection of audio practices engaging the inner and outer senses to reawaken a relationship with the subtle expressions of the seasons.
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