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GreenSpirit - Path to a New Consciousness Paperback – 30 April 2010
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The definitive book on 21st Century 'green spirituality' and its key role in creating a peaceful, just and sustainable world.
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'GreenSpirit: Path to a New Consciousness' offers numerous healing and inspiring insights; notably, that Earth and the universe are primary divine Revelation, a truth to be transmitted to our children as early and effectively as possible. (Thomas Berry) A valuable guide to some of the deepest thinking on the connections between ecology and spirituality. Never before have so many important ideas on these subjects been assembled between the covers of a single book. (Rupert Sheldrake, Ph.D., biologist and author of A New Science of Life)
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This Book is edited by Marian Van Eyk McCain, a retired psychotherapist and health educator, is the author of six books, a freelance writer, blogger, columnist, book reviewer and Co-Editor of 'GreenSpirit Journal.' See www.elderwoman.org
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Publisher : John Hunt Publishing (30 April 2010)
Language : English
Paperback : 294 pages
ISBN-10 : 184694290X
ISBN-13 : 978-1846942907
Dimensions : 14.38 x 1.65 x 21.84 cmCustomer Reviews:
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Marian Van Eyk McCain
Trained first as a social worker and then as a psychologist, I worked for many years aa a psychotherapist and health educator. Now 'retired' from the workforce, I am a free-lance writer, an editor, a columnist and the author of eight books.
My first book 'TRANSFORMATION THROUGH MENOPAUSE' was published in New York by Bergin & Garvey in 1991. Described by one reviewer as an 'heirloom book,' it was the first to focus on the spiritual and psychological aspects of the 'change of life,' and to reframe this important phase of women's lives as a significant rite of passage and an opportunity for personal growth. It continues to make steady sales, and appears on an increasing number of recommended reading lists for mid-life women.
The second book, 'ELDERWOMAN: reap the wisdom, feel the power, embrace the joy,' was published by Findhorn Press in March, 2002. 'ELDERWOMAN' is not only - as the name suggests - a book about aging and personal development, it is also a reminder of the ancient and special relationship which mature women have always had with the Earth and the world of Nature. This book is about reclaiming that special relationship and living it in a way that fits the twenty-first century. It is about women re-owning their power and taking their rightful place as 'wise elders' in a culture that badly needs the benefit of their wisdom and understanding.
My next book, 'THE LILYPAD LIST:7 steps to the simple life'is all about living simply and sustainably - and joyfully. This is something which is becoming increasingly important in these days of looming environmental crisis. 'THE LILYPAD LIST' was published by Findhorn Press in 2004 and has now been translated into several languages.
In 2006, my first collection of short stories was published by Bean Terrace Books under the title 'APRICOT HARVEST'. And in 2009 I published my first full-length novel, 'THE BIRD MENDERS', a story of love and healing.
Returning to non-fiction in 2002, I edited the anthology, 'GREENSPIRIT: PATH TO A NEW CONSCIOUSNESS' published by Earth Books (an imprint and went on to produce two more books for that publishing company, both in their 'Made Easy' series. The first, on one of my favourite themes, simole living, is entitled 'DOWNSHIFING MADE EASY: How to plan for your planet-friendly future' (2011). The second, which draws upon my many years of clinical experience as a therapist, is 'SELF-THERAPY MADE EASY,' published in September 2012.
If you visit my primary website at www.elderwoman.org you can find out a whole lot more about me and my work and how to contact me. There you can also sign up for my e-zine and apply for an invitation to the social network I created especially for 'third-age' women. I have two other websites also. These are www.simpleliving.org.uk. and www.greenspirit.me.uk I hope you will visit one - or maybe even all - of them.
By the way, if you are interested in simple living, somewhere in the bowels of Amazon.com is the 'So You'd Like To' guide that I wrote about that topic, listing all my favourite books on the subject. It is at: http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguides/fullview/573NMGJ9LOVR/ref=cm_pdp_sylt_title_1 (but you will have to copy and paste that into your browser window I'm afraid, as Amazon isn't allowing me to put live links on this page yet. I hope they change that rule soon!)
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Piers Warren
5.0 out of 5 stars Wisdom...Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 August 2014
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I've just finished reading GreenSpirit - Path to a new Consciousness. What a fabulous collection of thoughts and wisdom! I'm one of those, probably many, people who have felt like this all my life and wondered why so few other people feel the same but just seem locked into creating wealth for consumerism. Great to have discovered this new and growing collection of like-minded folks. Thank you Marian and all who created the book...
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Kathleen Martin
5.0 out of 5 stars GreenSpiritReviewed in the United States on 10 November 2010
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The introduction to this book says that "a GreenSpirit way of seeing the world...grew out of...the hunger for meaning, for a deep sense of connectedness." I felt my own hunger for meaning and connectedness being fulfilled as I wove my way through the readings. I found myself wanting to meet the various people who wrote different chapters so that I might continue the discussions they had started. Fortunately, I will be able to pursue their ideas further through the notes and references provided by the thoughtful editor. This is one of those books to which I will return again and again.
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Annie Dragonfly
5.0 out of 5 stars An Earth-Centered HandbookReviewed in the United States on 23 December 2012
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This collection of essays is profound and thought-provoking and deserves a slow respectful read. It is about a movement for the future, not a religion with dogma, but a way of life that honors our precious planet as our first priority. It is a timely way to open our minds and hearts to the new attitude we will need if we are to survive - if our Earth is to survive as a living planet.
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