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All Spiritual Traditions Arise From The Land

FEATURES 
The Great Powers of the Universe Are Turning Against Us
Audrey Shenandoah
Eighteen years later, this keynote address from the first Global Forum on Environment and Development for Survival rings more urgently than ever.

A Letter to the Huichols of San Andres
Expressing the Values of the Tatewarí Group
Eliot Cowan and David Wiley
Two Americanos deliver a passionate plea to the elders of their adoptive homeland, a village high in mountains of Mexico’s Sierra Madres.

Finding Sustainability in the 21st Century
Bill Plotkin
As we face the sweeping transformations of the 21st century, nature and soul stand as our wisest and most trustworthy guides.

Blood Moon
Cathi Davis
It’s an ancient practice little remembered in the Western world – keening, the practice of ritualized grieving – and some women are recognizing its power.

The Wheel of Sharp Weapons
Robert Sachs
The weapons used against us are made by our own hands.  How do we transform them into tools for peace?
 
An Okanagan Worldview of Society
Jeanette Armstrong
America’s dominant culture is founded upon “the majority rules,”  but here we learn the minority voices are the most important to consider because they speak what others may be afraid to hear.

Bonding Fires
Waynonaha Two Worlds
In the high desert of the Eastern Nevada, Spring’s ritual fires clear away Winter debris and reveal which families have survived.

Love Cracked My Heart
A Conversation with Ram Dass
Mary Lane
The irrepressible leader of the psychedelic movement remembers how a guru’s unconditional love changed his life forever.

My Last Wishes
Andres A. Buenfil Friedman
Andres is gone, but his words live on as he asks us to consider what is really important about living.

Where is the Holy Land
Leslie Gray
With Every Step we walk on the sacred bones of our ancestors.