Animate EarthStephan HardingLabel: Green BooksDescription: In Animate Earth Stephan Harding explores how Gaian science can help us to develop a sense of connectedness with the 'more-than-human' world. His work is based on careful integration of rational scientific analysis with our intuition sensing and feeling - a vitally important task at this time of severe ecological and climate crisis. Stephan Harding replaces the cold objectifying language of science with a way of speaking of our planet as a sentient living being rather than as a dead inert mechanism. For example chemical reactions are described using metaphors from human life such as marriage attraction repulsion etc. so as to bring personality back into the world of rocks atmosphere water and living things In this sense the book is a contemporary attempt to rediscover anima mundi (the soul of the world) through Gaian science whilst assuming no prior knowledge of science.Animate Earth argues that we need to establish a right relationship with the planet as a living entity in which we are indissolubly embedded - and to which in the final analysis we are all accountable. The book inspires the reader to connect with a profound sense of the intrinsic value of the Earth and to discover what it means to live as harmoniously as possible within a sentient creature of planetary proportions. This expanded second edition includes a new chapter on fungi new contemplative exercises and an update on the global climate situation.The DVD of the Animate Earth film is available through animateearth.com. Presented by Dr Stephan Harding it features interviews with leading environmentalists scientists and spiritual leaders including Brian Goodwin Iain McGilchrist Fritjof Capra Vandana Shiva Jules Cashford and Satish Kumar.
