Comments on: Walking the Talk However Far We Can

By: What Makes Me (You) Burn? « Therioshamanism

What Makes Me (You) Burn? « Therioshamanism — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:50:56 +0000

[...] not just a matter of the big things, either. It’s the little things, as I’ve mentioned before. The ends of celery stalks and carrots. A part of a carton of milk that goes bad. The hair in our [...]

By: therioshamanism

therioshamanism — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:14:56 +0000

Theokleia–Part of the problem, I think, is that we’re trained early on to compartmentalize our lives–the person who allows spirituality to permeate hir entire life is seen as “ungrounded” or “a fanatic”. Therefore, we’re careful to keep our religions and the rest of our lives separate, for the most part. While pagans have gotten better about integration, it’s still a habit to pigeonhole. And thank you for the book recommendation–it sounds excellent!

Ash–It’s easy to get overwhelmed, too, by the enormity of the problem. And yes, we do need to be aware of the big picture–but not to the point of giving up on what we can do in our own personal sphere of influence.

By: Ash

Ash — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:19:40 +0000

Being an environmentally-friendly pagan (or non-pagan, for that matter) isn’t about worrying about what you can’t do right now–it’s about what you can do, and being aware of the choices you make with regards to the resources and opportunities available to you at any given time.

This is so true that I wish *everyone* got this. And not just about big issues, like enviromental activism, but it is true for all parts of lives.

Of course, the tricky part is understanding our power – what *can* we do and motivation. Great post!

By: Theokleia

Theokleia — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:32:16 +0000

Three cheers! I find it very hard to respect Pagans who honour the Earth in their spirituality and then live thoughtlessly on it the rest of the time.

I have been reading a wonderful book I got given for Christmas and have thought a couple of times that you might find it interesting. It’s called:
Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth, Healing the Mind
(ISBN 978-0-87156-406-1 if you would like to look it up)

It’s a collection of essays by ecologists and psychologists about the links between the two disciplines. Earth-based spirituality comes up incredibly often. From what I’ve read of your blog, you might find it very interesting.