The world's leading expert on reversing soil desertification shows how ecology can flourish only when spiritual elements are present * Uses a parable from the African oral tradition to provide a living testimony of what has been lost with the rise of modern technology * Provides a vital account of the strong relationship between soil and soul and how this relationship can be restored As in the Heart, So in the Earth is a strong indictment of a civilization that, while seeking domination over the earth, mutilates, tortures, and desacralizes it. For Pierre Rabhi ecology is inseparable from spirituality. He shows how the growing desertification of North Africa is a reflection of the desert that is claiming the hearts and souls of the inhabitants of the Western world--how dead soil is mirrored in our deadened souls--and how reconciliation with Mother Earth must be accompanied by relearning our ancestors' reverence for the soil. Using a traditional African parable grounded in the very wisdom of the earth, Pierre Rabhi seeks to initiate the reader into a time when the people that dwelled on this planet did so harmoniously and could converse easily with the land. Village elder Tyemoro recounts the gradual destruction of his village's culture and all that has sustained it as the miracles promised by modern technology brought more harm than good. This same drama is recurring throughout the world, where indigenous value systems that have endured for millennia are torn apart by contact with modern civilization. Yet Rahbi offers hope--if those in the modern world will stop to hear the words of their ancestors who worked the land, for our destiny is linked irrevocably to that of the earth.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
ISBN-13
9781594770814
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96238284
Product Key Features
Book Title
ASIN the Heart So in the Earth: Reversing the Desertification of the Soul and the Soil
Author
Pierre Rabhi
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Religious History, Management
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Pierre Rabhi
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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